Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 318 - 313: Place an Order for the Black Snake Gang Leader
Ji Ning looked up, her gaze hollow and her pupils deep. It was as if they could capture one’s soul.
The surveillance screen in the control room flickered with a dark shadow for an instant, then returned to normal.
No one noticed this momentary change.
Ji Ning stepped back two paces, then started running and climbed the fence.
Her fingers accurately gripped the gaps in the barbed wire fence.
If Xiao Shun saw this, he’d surely be shocked, because these fences were charged with high voltage; no one except Thunder Ability Users dared to touch them directly.
Ji Ning’s body was light. She leveraged her weight and easily flipped over the barbed wire fence, landing outside the wall.
Inside the wall, there were soldiers patrolling, but when Ji Ning climbed over, they had just finished patrolling that area.
It would take at least 20 minutes before they patrolled there again.
At this moment, it was as if Ji Ning’s whole body was equipped with radar, always able to dodge the base’s soldiers before they noticed her, reaching the vicinity of the research institute’s Xiao Bai building smoothly.
In the single-story building area, there were a lot more researchers.
Ji Ning’s face had changed to that of Ye Xingming’s student.
She was also wearing an additional jacket.
This was the benefit of the Space Ability; it allowed one to equip urgent gear anytime.
***
Inside the office, Ye Xingming clasped his hands together, his gaze fixed ahead, as if pondering something.
After a while, he picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.
"Tighten security tonight, especially in S3 district."
After giving the order, Ye Xingming still felt uneasy. He stood up, took a few steps, then stopped abruptly, quickly turning back and heading to the desk again. He picked up the receiver and dialed another number.
Meanwhile, Ji Ning had already infiltrated the experimental area by impersonating Ye Xingming and his student.
Inside the experimental area, the researchers were all wearing protective suits and masks, making it quite safe.
She utilized this and swiftly reached the area she hadn’t explored before.
"Hey? Which laboratory are you from?"
A researcher saw Ji Ning standing at the entrance of S3 district without going in and came over to call her.
Ji Ning’s voice suddenly changed to that of Ye Xingming: "Has Steven Bart been transported here?"
The researcher, hearing it was the dean, immediately became much more respectful than before, nervously replying, "No, Senior Brother instructed to send the corpse to the freezer."
"Hm, now go and bring him here." Ji Ning remained calm.
The researcher gave her a puzzled look, "Dean, isn’t the S3 lab sealed off?"
"It’s fine, bring the corpse over. No, I’ll go with you to the freezer."
As the two were leaving the experimental area, Ye Xingming also hurriedly entered with a protective suit, arriving in front of the S3 lab.
"Check if anyone went in just now."
The researcher beside him shook his head immediately, "Dean, no one went in."
Ye Xingming nodded slightly, stretched out his right hand, swiped his card at the S3 lab door, and entered alone.
Elsewhere, Ji Ning was controlling the guiding researcher to find Steven Bart’s corpse in the freezer.
Steven Bart, at this moment, resembled an aged elder, peacefully lying on the mortuary bed.
With a wave of her hand, Ji Ning made Steven Bart’s corpse disappear instantly.
After stealing the corpse, Ji Ning didn’t return to the S3 district. Instead, she controlled the researcher to go to the Xiao Bai building.
The Xiao Bai building was divided into an administrative building and a dormitory area.
Ji Ning followed the researcher to his office and controlled his computer.
However, his level was low, with only B-level access permission for information.
"CH3 belongs to S-Class research data, I don’t have access to it." The researcher’s eyes were dull as he spoke.
Ji Ning thought for a moment and then said, "Search which experiment used Netherworld Grass."
The researcher searched within his permission scope for Netherworld Grass and indeed found three low-level experiments that used its extract.
Seeing how he searched the information, Ji Ning started typing a special sequence of numbers in the search box herself.
But the computer screen showed the words: You do not have permission to query!
Ji Ning’s eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze deepening.
They really found that place...
After confirming what she wanted to know, Ji Ning quietly left the research institute.
She sent a message to Huang Ying:
[Place an order for the Black Snake Gang’s boss for me]
Huang Ying, who was negotiating in the West Continent, was taken aback and quietly said to Asheng beside her, "I’ll step out for a moment, you keep an eye on this."
Huang Ying, wearing Huang Liu’s face, left the room.
Having faced three or four assassination attempts while disguised as "Yu Jian," Ji Ning ordered "Yu Jian" to fake his own death when given the chance.
Once Huang Ying shed this identity, she quickly assumed Huang Liu’s identity with Asheng’s help.
However, now that Hosman Laboratory unilaterally terminated the deal, they had to linger in the West Continent for a while, putting on a show in hopes of regaining their trust.
Huang Ying took out her computer, rapidly logged into the Hunter Alliance website, and placed a task order for Black Snake.
When she returned, Asheng was beaming at her, "Sister Ying, we’ve finally received their call. They want us to trade tomorrow morning."
Huang Ying frowned, her expression changed suddenly, "This is bad, we need to leave quickly."
"Huh?"
Huang Ying quickly instructed the captain to set sail and leave the port as soon as possible.
"Sister Ying, Xiao Liu and the others haven’t returned yet."
"Abort the mission, return to the homeland independently."
Huang Ying’s order left Huang Liu’s subordinates bewildered, and many came over to persuade her, but Huang Ying remained adamant.
After dealing with these people, Huang Ying said seriously to Asheng, "This ship can’t leave. We must transfer quickly."
Though Asheng was somewhat confused, his execution was top-notch, swiftly notifying all the undercover agents on the ship to transfer quickly.
Huang Ying, wearing Huang Liu’s face, couldn’t easily leave the freighter, so she was the last one to transfer.
After Asheng and all the undercover agents left the freighter, Huang Ying finally relaxed.
She opened her computer and sent three words to the number Huang Liu had been in contact with.
[Ye Xingyan]
Ten minutes later, those who were installing explosives on the freighter suddenly received the command to abort their action.
"Ring ring ring–––"
The contact phone on the table rang.
Huang Ying didn’t answer immediately, but waited until the phone rang three times before pressing the connect button.
There was silence on the other end, not a sound.
This time, without Asheng’s help, Huang Ying coldly said in her own voice, "My surname is Ji. I want to make a deal with Ye Xingyan!"
The opposite side quickly hung up.
But Huang Ying knew they would contact her again soon.
Huang Ying lowered her head to look at the communicator she shared with Ji Ning, her brow furrowing tightly.
Because another line of words appeared on it.
[Tell Ye Xingyan, I have someone he’s interested in]
Half an hour later, Huang Liu’s phone rang again.
This time, a strange and husky voice came through.
"What’s the deal?"
Looking out at the sea, Huang Ying said, "I have someone you’re interested in."
There was a moment of silence on the other end, and Huang Ying’s heart was in her throat.
Until the voice came again from the phone, "Who?"
"Steven Bart."
