novelraw Chapter 866 866: Forgiven the Death Penalty, But Not the Living Pun
Chapter 866 866: Forgiven the Death Penalty, But Not the Living Pun
Qi Jia's pistol was specially made.
Not only was it small and exquisite, its power was immensely great, not at all inferior to military pistols. If an ordinary person were hit by it, even if not in a critical spot, they would immediately lose the ability to move.
Not to mention if it were aimed at the head.
Once fired, death was inevitable, with no chance of survival.
Qi Jia actually had no intention of truly killing; she just wanted to scare Qin Heng away, to make him retreat and not recklessly tread around here, so as not to delay serious matters.
But this scene stunned Xue Qinan and Prince East and the others, making them look at Qi Jia in shock, like they were seeing a ghost.
"Jiajia! Are you insane! Put down the handgun!" Xue Qinan exclaimed in horror, glancing worriedly at Qin Heng. She was somewhat afraid that Qin Heng would strike and kill Qi Jia on the spot.
After all, Qi Jia was a rare astrophysics PhD and had made many contributions in this field. In such changing times, China needed talents, and she didn't want Qi Jia to be harmed.
"Qi Nan, what are you talking about? I'm just stopping them from making trouble!" Qi Jia showed no awareness of the severity of the situation, glancing at Xue Qinan with her brows furrowed, then turned to Qin Heng and said, "I don't care who you are, this place is very important, you mustn't wander around. I order you to leave here immediately!"
"Considering you don't have murderous intent, I won't kill you," Qin Heng said indifferently. His gaze swept over Qi Jia and said, "However, while capital punishment can be avoided, you won't escape punishment."
"Who do you think you are!?" Qi Jia still pointed the pistol at Qin Heng, said coldly, "My patience is limited, and the upcoming things are very urgent, there's no time to act with you here!"
"Hehe." Qin Heng sneered coldly, his eyes squinting slightly, his gaze falling on the pistol in Qi Jia's hand.
Sizzle!!
Just then, an ear-piercing sound rang out, like water splashed onto a red-hot iron plate, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose sharply!
"Ah!!" A scream echoed as blazing white light appeared in Qi Jia's pale palm, dazzlingly wrapping around the pistol.
The white light carried extremely high heat, suddenly appearing in Qi Jia's palm, as though it was scorching her hand with fire, causing her to scream out in pain.
Her palm loosened, instantly letting go of the pistol enveloped in white light, and then the white light abruptly surged, seeming to transform into flames, rising over three meters into the air!!
But within just three seconds, the pure white flame vanished, along with the silvery pistol.
Gone!
The specially made pistol, given to Qi Jia as a defense weapon by the state, simply vanished like that!
Reduced to ash!
No longer existed!!
"How is this possible, how can this be!?" Qi Jia widened her eyes in disbelief, staring at Qin Heng as if seeing a monster.
Even though the pistol was silver in appearance, seemingly made of iron, its main material was a newly developed alloy, incredibly sturdy.
This alloy material was extremely special, according to Qi Jia's knowledge—
Only through immensely powerful specialized instruments and a series of complex processes could this material be cut and shaped.
Using ordinary means, damage was impossible.
Even if attacked by rockets or bombs, even facing the temperature of the sun's surface, it wouldn't be damaged!
In a sense, in Qi Jia's understanding, this pistol was almost impossible to damage.
Yet now, this pistol vanished in such an incomprehensible manner, directly reduced to ash and nonexistence!!
Unbelievable!
Truly unbelievable!
How could such a thing happen!
"Ah!!" Qi Jia suddenly screamed again, finally realizing that the high temperature had charred the hand holding the pistol into black coal!!
Her expression instantly turned into sheer terror, grabbing the arm with her other hand, fixing her gaze on her charred hand, her entire being on the verge of madness.
"No! No, no, no! This can't be! Aaah! Aaaaah!!"
Qi Jia's screams were full of pain and despair; tears covered her beautiful face, and her delicate features seemed twisted, a picture of excruciating agony.
Nearby, Xue Qinan and Prince East remained silent, too afraid to speak, even hesitant to help Qi Jia. After all, it was Qin Heng who acted, leaving them unsure of his current disposition.
Despite Xue Qinan being somewhat close to Qin Heng, witnessing Qin Heng's power akin to a True Immortal from the heavens made her wary of speaking casually to him.
Qin Heng was too powerful.
Faced with someone capable of obliterating them with a breath, who would dare be reckless?
Qi Jia was wailing, yet none present helped her. Xue Qinan and Prince East did nothing, and Qin Heng's people were even more indifferent; Qi Jia's previous behavior sealed her fate.
After a long while.
Qi Jia struggled to collapse onto the ground, crawling to Qin Heng's feet, no longer possessing her former arrogance, she looked at Qin Heng pleadingly, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't have been so arrogant, so unaware like not recognizing Mount Tai! Please have mercy on me, spare me."
Qin Heng looked down at her, his gaze remained cold, unchanged expression, he said softly, "Leaving you alive is already mercy, otherwise you'd have no chance to speak."
Faced with the impulse to squash an ant provoking them suddenly, most would do so; Qi Jia was no different to Qin Heng. Sparing her, due to Xue Qinan's face, he showed mercy.
Qi Jia fell silent, realizing her actions earlier, her regrets deepened, yet it was too late. She could only lie on the ground, her voice trembling, saying, "Sorry, it was all my fault, I've truly realized my mistake."
"Knowing your mistake is good." Qin Heng said indifferently. He didn't intend to do much to Qi Jia and turned to Xue Qinan, saying, "Treat her, consider it a lesson."
After all, they still needed Qi Jia to manipulate the observatory instruments for detailed monitoring of the Earth and outer space, she had usefulness.
Of course, she could operate with one hand, the necessary punishment was given.
"Thank you, Mr. Qin, thank you very much." Xue Qinan hastily expressed gratitude, quickly circulating True Qi to freeze Qi Jia's charred hand, planning future treatment.
Qi Jia watched her charred hand being frozen, the intense pain fading; her entire complexion improved slightly, promptly kneeling before Qin Heng, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for sparing my life."
She truly felt what it means for the strong to be revered. Arrogance and lack of discernment before true power were truly courting disaster!
Her survival was indeed fortunate due to Xue Qinan and the Myth Organization's influence.
"No need for excessive words." Qin Heng said indifferently, then walked into the Astronomical Observation Room, followed by Qin Yun, Song Ningran, Shi Yiguang, and others.
Xue Qinan hurriedly led Qi Jia inside.
The images on the monitor within the observation room remained frozen in Qi Jia's previous observation state, showcasing Earth's current condition and data reports.
Upon seeing the monitor's images, everyone else aside from Qin Heng and Qi Jia froze; Earth had truly expanded, mountains, rivers, everything growing larger, its geographic situation drastically changed!!
"The Earth's diameter has expanded threefold. The original geographical relationships and various infrastructures must be abandoned." Qi Jia inhaled deeply and said, "Now, probably the entire world is plunged into massive panic and turmoil, things are serious."
"It's not just these." Qin Heng looked at the screen and suddenly said, "Furthermore, Earth—or rather the people on Earth—will face even greater changes..."