Chapter 447

Chapter 447: The Thing That Cannot Be Touched!

Seeing that Lin Mo clearly misunderstood, Squadron Leader Chen Renkai shook his head and explained, “We did eliminate them, but can’t you see there’s a bomb here? Hurry up! It’s very dangerous. If we can’t disarm it in three minutes, we all must retreat.”

“A timed bomb? Let me take a look!”

Lin Mo leaned in closer and saw that indeed, there was a panel counting down on the wall, which the bomb expert had removed. Several soldiers appeared to be connecting wires to analyze the signals.

Multiple LED flashlights pointed at the carefully opened area, revealing a large circuit board whose function was unknown.

“Get back up now!” It wasn’t just Squadron Leader Chen Renkai urging Lin Mo to return to the surface; Squadron Leader Zhang Zhenyu joined in as well.

With only three minutes left, it would be such a shame not to explore at least once.

Lin Mo unwound the watch from his left wrist and confidently declared, “I’ll give it a try!”

He had a powerful weapon that not many knew about.

“You’re going to try? Don’t joke around; you’re not a bomb expert.”

Squadron Leader Chen Renkai widened his eyes and shook his head vigorously.

“Even though I’m not a bomb expert, I am an expert in circuit and programming!”

Lin Mo had his own confidence. He waved the watch still on his left wrist, then took it off.

The ten-in-one gold medal electronic probe—the most effective circuit detection device in the world—was in his hands, and it was programmable. Any electronic device that transmitted signals through metal would surely be affected by it.

Even if all else failed, just draining the current would leave it powerless, rendering it useless.

“That’s true!” Chen Renkai removed his helmet, still coughing from the tear gas and gunpowder lingering in the air. He quickly took out a small emergency gas mask from his waist to filter the choking air. The Underground Base’s limited ventilation system struggled to exchange the air in the tunnels and rooms.

However, upon seeing the watch in Lin Mo’s hand, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes. A watch? What could a watch do?

He didn’t understand at all!

He had known for a long time that Lin Mo had this stylish watch, which looked cool—a young man chasing trends; it was nothing strange to have a unique item. Yet, he couldn’t comprehend what Lin Mo meant by waving it around.

“This is…”

As Lin Mo twisted a few knobs, the watch transformed completely. Squadron Leader Chen Renkai was taken aback, glancing at Lin Mo again, realizing it was actually a special piece of equipment. What on earth was this?

“Let me handle it!”

While saying this, Lin Mo continued fiddling with the watch, as if he could always find special combinations to pull and twist. After a few moments of tugging and twisting, the watch lost its original shape and extended several sharp needle-like protrusions, forming a very odd appearance.

With the gold giant dragon at his side, Lin Mo could change it into any shape he desired; even transforming it into a Type 95 rifle wouldn’t be too difficult.

Such complex assembly changes were no challenge for the gold giant dragon.

This device seemed like super high-tech equipment, somewhat resembling 007 gadgets—no, it was even more advanced and extravagant than 007’s special tools. What kind of amazing treasure was this?

Even witnessing it firsthand, he couldn’t understand how a single watch could transform into such a shape; it seemed too fantastical.

“Don’t push it! If it really doesn’t work, just give up.”

Chen Renkai, feeling a bit anxious, unconsciously nodded, awed by Lin Mo’s methods but still skeptical.

Although Squadron Leader Chen Renkai had doubts, Lin Mo’s words carried a degree of credibility.

Though he was a pilot, he was also an aircraft design expert, possessing enough resources and connections to access such high technology. Moreover, it was no surprise that he had recently participated in astronaut selection; his ties to the nation’s top technological institutions were understandable.

Perhaps he had obtained some special tools from somewhere. After all, while working with fighter jets, he often dealt with electronic technology and achieved quite a lot in this area.

“Don’t worry!”

Lin Mo nodded and gave Squadron Leader Chen Renkai a knowing glance before walking toward the countdown detonation device.

“Everyone, retreat to the surface! Get at least five hundred meters away.”

Hearing Lin Mo’s confident words, Squadron Leader Chen Renkai clenched his teeth. Despite not knowing why he felt a strange sense of trust, he gave Lin Mo a chance.

After all, in his understanding, Lin Mo was not arrogant or reckless with his own life. Perhaps he really had the skills, but just to be safe, he ordered everyone to retreat to a safe distance.

Out in the open, five hundred meters away, individual tactical armor should be able to withstand the first wave of shockwaves and debris.

Aside from the bomb disposal expert who stayed behind to disarm the bomb, the others quickly stopped their work and left the Underground Base along the path they came in. It took only a minute, and everyone moved swiftly.

Before exiting, the Night soldiers left signal relays in the base to ensure smooth communication with the people inside.

Squadron Leader Zhang Zhenyu led most of the group to what was considered a safe distance, while Squadron Leader Chen Renkai decided to stay with Lin Mo in the Underground Base, leaving only five people inside.

“Be careful, Dragon Knight. This has a gravity-sensitive detonation device, and a mercury detonator. The circuit board cannot be removed; if it is, it will explode. Even moving it can trigger it. Judging by the structural design and components, it should be a product from Japan’s TDK. Damn it, the North Koreans talk more than they act, but they still have ties to the Japanese.”

One bomb disposal expert warned Lin Mo of what he had guessed before Lin Mo made a move. He himself was uncertain, and while studying the countdown detonation device with another soldier, he couldn’t grasp the technique. If Lin Mo hadn’t volunteered, he and the other soldier would have likely given up.

Knowing when to let go is also a virtue for special forces; dragging out to the last second before disarming a detonation device is just cinematic embellishment. In reality, if faced with an unmovable bomb, they often choose to detonate it on-site.

Unless it’s a large nuclear bomb with no time to evacuate civilians, only then would bomb disposal experts risk their lives to defuse it to the very last moment, trying to minimize losses by sacrificing a few lives to save many others.

The world is hardly perfect.

“Okay! Thank you!”

Lin Mo nodded to the soldier who had reminded him and looked at the glowing LED countdown before approaching the removed panel.

Inside a steel shell recess about 20 centimeters deep, there was a black military-grade 21-layer PCB circuit board, densely packed with numerous surface-mounted components. The materials and workmanship were extremely meticulous, likely maintaining the precision of Japanese electronic products.

To facilitate maintenance of the timed detonation system, the North Koreans hadn’t erased the parameters of the electronic components, allowing Lin Mo to see the specifications of each component on the circuit board clearly.

“Hmm! Not bad from the Japanese; they even used such good components for a one-time detonation device. A ruby solid-state capacitor, let’s see, they even have a set of hidden circuitry and hardware functional modules. This is just the surface layer; there should be another detonation system behind the wall—that’s the main event.” Lin Mo muttered as he studied the board, nodding as he grasped some information. Though he wasn’t a bomb expert, he understood circuits well; compared to the monstrous electronic systems, this detonation device seemed a bit simpler.

“There’s another system? This one is a subsystem?” The two bomb disposal expert soldiers exchanged glances and couldn’t help but slap their thighs, cursing how devious the detonation system was. It even had anti-tampering settings, meaning once it was triggered, unless it was unlocked by one of their own, it couldn’t be disarmed by any other means.

A thick wall not only blocked their view but also concealed another danger.

These North Koreans really knew how to find things. On the surface, they professed to hate the Japanese, but in reality, they still used Japanese products. This was different from civilian goods and appliances; these were military products.

In fact, the North Koreans were not as steadfast in their stance as everyone imagined; otherwise, their leaders wouldn’t hire Japanese chefs.

“We should retreat. If we had a team and 24 hours, perhaps it would still be possible,” one of the soldiers said, and the other nodded in agreement.

“Shall we leave then? Dragon Knight, just forget it. Let’s get out of here; this place will be blown to pieces anyway.” Squadron Leader Chen Renkai, still there, agreed, realizing that their mission had been accomplished—even without any extra gains, they hadn’t lost too much.

Even without this self-destruct system, the Russian bunker-busting missiles would still destroy the place completely.

“No, it’s not necessary. It will be done quickly; just a moment!”

Lin Mo shook his head, holding the strange object shaped from his watch and making slight adjustments. He extended a probe with a fuse directly toward the circuit board in the recess.

“Wait, don’t touch that!”

The two bomb disposal expert soldiers’ expressions changed as they saw Lin Mo aiming for the gravity-sensitive device.

That was not a regular civilian-grade plug exposed; it had a protective casing. If anything went wrong, it would lead to…

But Lin Mo moved quickly, and their warning came too late.