288: I have a child?

Shen Yuan, who was behind him, was utterly stunned.

Tian Ming turned his head, and it was clear that Shen Yuan also didn't know about her pregnancy.

Ever since she was captured, she had been in a state of disassociation from her consciousness.

In the video, Duke Lawrence's face suddenly turned incredibly grim: "I know that with your ability, finding us is only a matter of time.

Therefore, the moment you appear, I will immediately kill your woman and child.

I will not give you any time to react.

If you dare to gamble, then try it."

Duke Lawrence was like a madman; he opened his shirt, revealing an electronic clock installed near his heart, its hands moving with each heartbeat.

Any damage, or the Duke's death, would cause the entire base to immediately self-destruct.

And beneath the life support pod where Shen Yuan was located, there was an atomic weapons depot.

"Do not come looking for us, unless you can simultaneously destroy me and thirty independent self-destruct systems in the base within a millisecond.

Otherwise, you will regret it."

As Duke Lawrence's words fell, the video ended.

Tian Ming's face was incredibly grim; he glanced at Ji Ruping and said, "Contact Charlie for me and see where the information came from!"

Ji Ruping nodded, and in a moment, she connected to Charlie's live call.

"Sir!"

Tian Ming took a deep breath and asked, "I've seen the video; have you traced the signal source?"

Charlie said with a bitter smile, "Sir, this video was found via mobile beacons, and it was recorded a month ago.

We've found over eighty such beacons.

It's like a message in a bottle; we can't trace the origin's location or area at all."

Tian Ming's emotions didn't erupt into rage; he said, "If I find the base, is it possible to rescue Shen Yuan?"

Charlie shook his head and said, "Sir, if the Duke is determined to go down with us, unless you can pause time, or find all the self-destruct systems in the base and destroy them simultaneously, there's no other way.

I also watched the video and consulted experts.

This is a multi-layered backup system, and given the Duke's personality, it will definitely not be as simple as it appears on the surface.

You simply don't know how many contingencies he has prepared.

Sir, you only have one chance to rescue them, and the failure rate is almost one hundred percent."

Tian Ming was silent for a moment, then said, "You mean I can't do anything?"

Charlie said, "Sir, the Duke will only come out after the child is born.

Currently, Shen Yuan, Miss's body and the child are both under his control; acting rashly will harm them.

The Duke doesn't care about anything; even if you kill off the Lawrence Family now, he won't compromise."

This time, Tian Ming was silent for a long time.

He had the ability to find the opponent's hidden base, but if he found it, the opponent would definitely become nervous.

Tian Ming didn't dare to gamble with the lives of his child and Shen Yuan.

Since Duke Lawrence no longer cared about anything, he wouldn't give him any chance to rescue them.

Even before he entered the base, Duke Lawrence would directly kill them.

Such a thing was something a deranged person would do.

Tian Ming slowly said, "You speed up the relocation of your industries and continue to search for the hidden base's location.

Once found, notify me.

If I don't appear, he won't be nervous, and I can negotiate with him."

"Understood, Sir!"

After hanging up the call, Tian Ming asked Ji Ruping to leave.

He clutched his head, feeling extremely vexed.

Why did he always encounter dead ends? This situation was almost impossible to resolve.

Meanwhile, Shen Yuan slowly walked over and hugged Tian Ming.

"Husband, I need to go back!"

"Our child cannot be without a mother.

Let Xin Xin come out and send me back."

Shen Yuan's tone was very calm.

After recovering from her shock, the first decision she made was to return her consciousness to her original body.

Shen Yuan was very clear about the current situation: Tian Ming was in a dead end, with no even a chance to try.

A flash of light appeared before her eyes, and Xin Xin materialized.

She looked at the young couple before her, a smile gracing her face.

She could control living beings and appear anywhere.

She knew everything.

Tian Ming took a deep breath, his voice softening considerably.

"You won't help me, will you?"

Tian Ming looked at Xin Xin and slowly asked.

Xin Xin pouted: "Solve your own problems yourself.

If I helped you with everything, then this game would be boring."

"So, you knew I had a child?"

"Yes, I knew.

I even helped you out when you were 'working' to increase Little Shen's chances of getting pregnant."

"You..."

Tian Ming didn't know what to say.

Xin Xin said with a smile, "You don't need to thank me.

Human emotions are very complex, and I want you to experience more, as this is beneficial for your growth.

I can help you send Shen Yuan's consciousness back to her original body, but the clone will die immediately.

The original clone's consciousness has already merged into the original body, so, you choose!"

"Is there any way to rescue Shen Yuan and the child?"

"For me, it's very simple: pause the consciousness of everyone in the entire base, putting them into a trance, and you'll have enough time to save them.

However..."

Xin Xin stopped there.

Clearly, she had no intention of helping with the rescue.

Xin Xin could not manipulate non-living matter, which complemented Tian Ming's abilities.

Problems that Tian Ming couldn't solve were no problem for Xin Xin.

Tian Ming understood and said, "I know, you won't help me save them."

"It's good that you understand.

With your current strength, you will encounter fewer and fewer difficulties in the future.

Your life is so short; you still need to experience what you should, otherwise, how can you become my God?"

After Xin Xin finished speaking, she snapped her fingers, and a flash of light appeared before Shen Yuan's eyes; she could now see Xin Xin too.

"You're the Xin Xin my husband talks about?"

Shen Yuan was a bit surprised.

Xin Xin smiled calmly, "How about it? Am I pretty?"

"Pre...pretty.

Xin Xin, you agree to send me back?"

"I can send you back, but once you're sent back, this clone will be useless.

You need to think carefully: on one side is your husband, and on the other is the child in your belly.

Once you go back, you can't come back."

Shen Yuan glanced at Tian Ming, a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

But a moment later, she still made up her mind.

"I want to go back.

My pregnancy should be almost four months now.

Xin Xin, can you promise me one thing?"

"You speak first."

"I don't want to fall into a virtual world.

I hope that when I go back, I can maintain a clear consciousness."

Xin Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, that's simple, I agree."

Shen Yuan plopped down, kneeling.

This action made Tian Ming's heart tremble, and an indescribable feeling surged within him.

Shen Yuan slowly said, "On behalf of my child, thank you.

Please send me back!"