Lahat ng Kabanata ng 29 Minutes Left and I'm the Suspected Bomber: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

"Officer, this is absolutely a misunderstanding!"Two police officers held me by the arms. My back was pressed firmly against the hood of the police car, and the handcuffs were cutting painfully into my wrists."I'm Julius Kinney from the headquarter's EOD unit! My badge number is 079527. You can make a call to verify!"Captain Hunter, the head of the criminal unit, flipped through my ID twice, then glanced at the scattered bomb disposal tools on the ground."You can buy any kind of fake ID these days," he said, tossing my badge into an evidence bag. "How do you explain being caught with detonators and a timer when you claim to be a bomb disposal expert?""I never had any detonators in my bag! Those are insulated cutters and liquid nitrogen cooling tanks!"I craned my neck to look at Christine, who was standing ten feet away. She was leaning against another police car, looking down at her phone without a trace of panic on her face."Christine, tell them everything in my bag is s

"Captain Hunter, I'm really scared. Did Julius insist on bringing me to the scene today because he wanted to use the chaos to…"Christine didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood exactly what she was implying.Captain Hunter's expression darkened.No matter how one looked at it, a terminated bomb disposal expert with suspected mental instability showed up at a bomb scene with a bag full of tools and a young female intern in tow, which was downright unsettling."Put him back.""Captain Hunter, she's lying!" I shook my head frantically, my voice already cracking. "There's no disciplinary record in my personnel file! All you need is to check it, and you'll see!""We will check," Captain Hunter replied coldly. "But until we do, you're not going anywhere."I slumped back into the chair."Why…" I stared at Christine's tear-streaked face. "Christine, what did I ever do to you? Do you even know there are over 300 kids in there?"Christine caught sight of Captain Hunter turn

From outside the vehicle came a cacophony of screaming, sirens, and the deafening crash of collapsing buildings.I pressed against the window, straining to see.The three-story structure on the east side of the hotel collapsed entirely, gray dust and smoke sweeping into the street like a giant wave.Fire alarms shrieked relentlessly.The bomb had gone off early.Through the smoke, I saw people stumbling out. Some were clutching their heads, while others had blood streaming down their faces.The command vehicle door was yanked open.Captain Hunter stood there, covered in dust, the radio in his hand screeching with panicked voices."Three floors collapsed on the east side! People are trapped! Fire rescue can't get in! The load-bearing structure is unstable! Reporting to the command center, at least 47 people are confirmed trapped!"My phone buzzed violently in my pocket.It was Captain Baxter.Captain Hunter hesitated for a moment, then pressed the answer button for me and put

My heart sank as I watched Captain Hunter's expression. He was Chief Wyatt's direct subordinate.12 minutes later, several black sedans pulled up.The doors swung open, and a middle-aged man with a buzz cut stormed over, trailed by four uniformed officers behind him."Who's been harassing my niece?"Christine's eyes reddened instantly as she rushed over."Uncle Larry, you finally made it! It's Julius. He showed up at the hotel entrance with a whole case of bombs, got caught by the police, and now he's trying to pin the blame on me."He even got some old geezer to call, pretending to be some kind of security advisor just to scare me! Uncle Larry, look at my wrist—the mark from the handcuffs is still there!"She thrust her wrists in front of Larry. There was indeed a faint red line on them, but she had scratched it there herself.Chief Wyatt glanced down at her wrist, his face darkening as he spun toward Captain Hunter."Scott, do you still want to keep your job? Who gave you th

Chief Wyatt let out a cold laugh and shouted into the phone, "Old geezer, all you can do is repeat yourself. You say you're a security advisor? Fine, bring in the higher-ups then."Stop hiding behind a phone, putting on an act. This city belongs to the Wyatts! No matter how much power you think you have, your reach doesn't extend into my turf."Mr. Ferrell's tone shifted. "Larry, I'm giving you five minutes."Chief Wyatt shoved the phone in front of my face. "Five minutes? Fine. I'll wait right here for five minutes. And if you can't cough up something real by then, I'll treat this call as evidence of a threat against a public official."When that happens, don't think I'll stop at your granddaughter—I'll come for you too!"Christine clapped her hands beside him."Uncle Larry, you're so awesome!" She shot me a wink. "Julius, did you hear that? Five minutes—the countdown starts now."Chief Wyatt dropped himself onto the fold-out stool in the command vehicle, crossing his legs. The