Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 303 - 298: Pry Open Their Mouths!

The leader of the Gold Team was quite angry, and Xiao Shun, not daring to retort like his own leader, silently took a few steps to the side, sneaked a glance at Ji Ning, and whispered, "Right side of Deck C."

After five minutes, the leader of the Gold Team came briskly with two members and directly asked, "Where’s the bomb?"

Ji Ning ignored him, and Xiao Shun pointed to the sea. The leader’s face instantly turned even darker than before and he angrily said, "Who told you to throw it into the sea? This is crucial evidence! You’ve destroyed it all..."

Before he could finish, Ji Ning suddenly turned around with a cold expression, "Evidence? Evidence that takes lives?"

The leader of the Gold Team glared at her, "There are many ways to neutralize danger, but this isn’t one. Do you know how important this bomb is to the Alliance?"

Ji Ning sneered, "Using lives as a bargaining chip for maximum benefits?"

"Jin Thirty-One, watch your attitude! You are now a member of the Special Ability Team’s Gold Team, and following orders is your duty!" the leader’s voice suddenly rose sharply, and his eyes beneath the mask showed a dangerous glint.

Instantly, the atmosphere became tense.

Xiao Shun didn’t dare to breathe loudly.

The Gold Team leader signaled the two superpower users beside him, who quickly walked to the ship’s edge, opened their palms, facing the sea.

A wave of intense superpower surged around them.

These two were high-level Control Ability Users.

The energy emitted from them made Xiao Shun’s scalp tingle, and he unconsciously took a few steps back.

The seawater around the ship began to ripple and grew increasingly turbulent, starting to boil like hot water, gurgling and splashing higher and higher.

Soon, a pitch-black device emerged from the center of the bubbling water, clearly the thing Ji Ning had just thrown into the sea.

The two controlled the seawater to transport the pitch-black device back onto the ship. The leader of the Gold Team took the device, carefully observed it, but the exterior showed no marks.

He was clearly dissatisfied, and without paying attention to Ji Ning and Xiao Shun, he clutched the device and strode toward the cabin.

The two accompanying him followed, leaving Ji Ning and Xiao Shun alone on the deck.

Xiao Shun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, touched his nose, and awkwardly asked Ji Ning, "Leader, what’s the Gold Team planning to do?"

Ji Ning glanced at him, full of sarcasm, "Take it apart to see if there’s anything they can make a fuss about inside."

***

Banquet hall lounge.

Charles quickly walked up to Joe Lane, bent down, and whispered two sentences in his ear.

Joe Lane, who had been feigning sleep, instantly opened his eyes, got up, and walked out.

Ji Hong, acting as a bodyguard nearby, sensed something was off, wanted to follow but was blocked by Charles.

"Miss Ji, please stay here."

"Is the gentleman alright?" Ji Hong tentatively asked.

Charles’s face showed no change, maintaining a standard faint smile, patiently replying to Ji Hong, "The gentleman would be pleased with your concern for him." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Seeing she couldn’t probe any further, Ji Hong reluctantly let Charles leave.

Elsewhere, Joe Lane went to the room where the bomb was found by Ji Ning, looking grimly at the bodyguards lying on the floor murmuring as if they had seen a ghost.

Though these bodyguards were ordinary people, their physical and psychological resilience were above average.

"Sir, the unconscious people on the floor are all crew members of the ship, and the bomb was discovered in this room. Now the bomb has been obtained by the Hua Continent Alliance, which is very disadvantageous for us."

Joe Lane naturally thought of this, too. His face turned extremely grim, his gaze swept over the unconscious people in the room oppressively. After a long time, he said, "Pry open their mouths!"

"Yes—"

Charles remained bowed until Joe Lane left, then slowly straightened up, quietly stretching his tense legs.

Another person is bound to die...

The Gold Team leader reported the bomb situation to the Security Department and the Hua Continent Alliance.

Soon, the cruise ship, which was supposed to set sail, was ordered to delay departure.

For everyone’s safety, the Port City Security Bureau, customs police, and nearby stationed base soldiers, jointly formed a special team of more than two hundred people to board the ship.

The ship’s original passengers were evacuated and directly controlled.

Ji Ning and Xiao Shun followed members of the Gold Team and Blue Team, beside a dozen officials from the Hua Continent Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Californians were also surrounded by bodyguards, their faces quite grim.

Ye Xiangying frowned slightly, asking the leader of the Gold Team, "Why wasn’t this bomb situation shared with us beforehand?"

The leader of the Gold Team replied coolly, "Our duty is to ensure your safety, and any danger must be reported to the Alliance."

"I meant, before reporting to the Alliance, you should have communicated with us. We could have discussed how to handle it with the Alliance, rather than now, forcibly searching someone’s ship. This could cause serious international issues."

Ye Xiangying was very angry.

But the Gold Team leader came from the Security Bureau, considered a staunch supporter of the opposing faction, naturally at odds with the Ye Family.

A look of disdain flashed in the leader’s eyes, only the weak worry about such petty face disputes.

The Ye Family people are still too soft!

"Vice Minister Ye, my duty is to ensure your safety. If you have objections to my work, you can report them. Moreover, facing such a flagrant provocation on Huazhou territory, I believe a strong counterattack and deterrence are necessary."

"You..."

The Gold Team leader ignored her, turning away directly, leaving Ye Xiangying’s beautiful face taut with anger.

Ji Ning glanced at her, slowly moving beside her, lowering her voice, "The bomb had no markings."

Ye Xiangying was stunned, then replied quietly without a trace, "Thanks."

She quickly left.

The actions of the ship made the Californians on board hold strong opinions against the Huazhou people.

The Foreign Affairs officials had to continuously calm them down.

Xiao Shun instantly understood why their leader didn’t report the bomb directly and threw it into the sea instead.

She probably didn’t want to see this situation, right?

"Leader, do you think these Californians might just leave and not attend the 120th-anniversary celebration?" Xiao Shun asked worriedly.

Ji Ning looked at the Californians, a trace of mockery on her lips.

Opposite, Joe Lane always felt someone was watching him. Suddenly looking up, he only saw two masked Hua Continent superpower users.

Joe Lane felt annoyed.

The Huazhou people are becoming increasingly hypocritical.

How did old friends endure these people back then?

"Mr. Lane... Mr. Lane..."

Joe Lane was pulled back from his drifting thoughts by Ye Xiangying, looked at her with a sullen face, "I will report this matter to the International Alliance. You don’t need to say more!"

Seeing Joe Lane genuinely angry, Ye Xiangying mentally cursed the Gold Team again but maintained a smile on her face, "Mr. Lane, our handling of this matter was indeed inappropriate. So, as compensation, after this celebration, we will allow you a private tour of the Commander’s former residence."

Joe Lane stopped in his tracks, turned to seriously study Ye Xiangying a few times, "Are you sure?"

"Of course. This decision was made after much consideration. We know Mr. Lane’s family is very respectful towards the Commander and has always wanted to visit Huazhou, but due to various reasons, it didn’t happen. This time, Mr. Lane, representing your family and Californian interests, visits us. As the host, we must ensure your visit is worthwhile..."