Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 333 - 328: That Is Absolutely Not My Grandfather!
Ji Ning’s question made the other two people look at Li Wenxin.
She clearly remembered how Li Wenxin had previously told her about the "madman" incident.
The disdain and disgust on his face were etched in her memory.
She was initially misled by him, thinking he didn’t want to be involved in creating the "Commander," but had to use this to subdue the Ji Family Army.
But with Ji Hong’s revelation, she had to admire Li Wenxin’s acting skills and cunning.
He was undoubtedly the head of the Huazhou Security Department.
As for the relationship between the Ji Family Army and the three families, she gradually deduced it through her deep understanding of the Ji Family Army and the events around her.
Thus, within Hua Continent, the Ji Family cannot be deemed a rebel organization nor can it be overtly eradicated, and the three families have cooperative relationships with certain factions within the Ji Family Army, which cannot be easily severed and need to provide convenience and protection when necessary.
Ji Ning scanned the expressions of the three, the more serious they looked, the more accurate her speculations were.
Both Li Wenxin and Ye Xingming had seen Ji Ning’s capabilities, and while they respected her, they were also secretly relieved that only one such person was before them.
Li Wenxin was the first to answer, "That madman did exist. Although I haven’t seen him, Brother Fu has."
Li Wenxin was a generation apart from Fu Ninghao, but they were of the same rank, only Ye Xingming was a generation lower within the three families.
Fu Ninghao saw Li Wenxin looking at him, although he wasn’t sure what they specifically discussed, he could roughly guess Li Wenxin was talking about the "time traveler."
He nodded slightly and acknowledged, "I did see him."
He didn’t speak any more extraneous words.
Ji Ning then looked at Ye Xingming and asked, "Didn’t they take the madman to the laboratory later?"
Ye Xingming’s heart tightened, a hint of emotion colored his gaze towards Ji Ning, "No, my elders said he committed suicide after attempting to assassinate Mr. Li." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"Is that so." Ji Ning replied flatly with two words, but her gaze showed little belief.
Ye Xingming’s heart constricted, and he averted his gaze.
Ji Ning’s lips curved upwards, "Why would he want to assassinate Li Zhan?"
This question caused another moment of silence in the room.
Ji Ning turned to Li Wenxin, smiling as she asked, "Could it be related to the explosion at Jiuming Mountain?"
Li Wenxin’s eyes turned sharp with anger instantly, "My grandfather dedicated his life to the peace of Hua Continent, what do you mean by this?"
Ji Ning could see his rage, but she felt no guilt and continued, "Those who could bypass her sight and create havoc at Jiuming Mountain must have been someone she deeply trusted."
"That absolutely wasn’t my grandfather!" Li Wenxin glared at Ji Ning furiously, his hand on the table already clenched into a fist.
Ji Ning looked at Fu Ninghao and Ye Xingming, their eyes also showed displeasure, seemingly as if Ji Ning asked something terribly outrageous.
Li Wenxin said with a stern face, "Regarding Jiuming Mountain, my father had mentioned it to me. A huge sound suddenly came from the backside of the mountain, and everyone at the base thought it was an earthquake. When my grandfather led people to the backside of the mountain, they saw the entire peak of Jiuming Mountain collapsing, as if sliced flat by a gigantic sword. Do you think people of that era were capable of creating such weapons of mass destruction?"
Ji Ning’s face remained calm, she said faintly, "People of the chaotic era indeed couldn’t create them, but could use ones from before the chaos."
"How is that possible?" Fu Ninghao slapped the table with both hands, his eyes wide open, somewhat agitated, yet deeply apprehensive.
Li Wenxin and Ye Xingming were quite surprised looking at him.
Ji Ning chuckled, looking into Fu Ninghao’s eyes, she faintly said words that made his face drastically change, "Do you know why the safe zone was chosen near Jiuming Mountain?"
Fu Ninghao pressed his lips tightly together, evidently knowing the answer.
Ye Xingming glanced at him again and immediately asked, "Why?"
"Because before the chaos, Jiuming Mountain had a secret base, inside the mountain range stored a large number of thermal weapons."
"Is that true?" Li Wenxin looked at Fu Ninghao.
But at this moment, Fu Ninghao’s face looked exceedingly unpleasant, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
Evidently, the ancestors of the three families had hidden this matter from their descendants, but the Fu Family, because they managed the Huazhou Base, had always known about it.
Yet over the years, the Fu Family hadn’t disclosed even a bit of this information to them.
It showed how deep the Fu Family’s intentions ran...
Li Wenxin and Ye Xingming’s faces turned darker, looking at Fu Ninghao with malice.
"The Fu Family really plays its hand well..." Li Wenxin couldn’t help but mock.
Ye Xingming, being a generation lower, dared not directly sneer but his gaze was sharp.
Fu Ninghao, with thick skin, glared angrily, full of momentum, "Most of the weapons inside have been destroyed, only a few can be used. What’s the point of telling you?"
After that, he turned to Ji Ning, his face darkened, "The weapon depot before the chaos might not be known only to our ancestors, among the refugees near Jiuming Mountain, there may be those who previously served at the base."
Ji Ning spun the glass turntable on the table, directing the teapot towards herself, pouring tea as she replied, "That’s possible."
The atmosphere inside the room lightened slightly because of those three words.
Fu Ninghao breathed a sigh of relief, upon realization, his gaze contained a hint of emotion as he looked at Ji Ning.
He discovered that since a moment ago, their emotions had been led by Ji Ning.
This was a taboo in negotiations.
Li Wenxin, after Ji Ning finished pouring tea, turned the turntable, picked up the teapot in front of him, and analyzed, "If outsiders really detonated the thermal weapons, then the person behind it is very well hidden, and their purpose is significant."
Thinking of the person lurking in the shadows, a flash of killing intent crossed his eyes.
Opposite, Ye Xingming, in thoughtful consideration, took a sip of tea and said, "I once heard my father say, when my great-grandfather led people up the mountain to look for the Commander’s corpse, they found some footprints leading down the mountain. At the time great-grandfather didn’t pay attention, thinking the base personnel had come up to check. But later in hindsight, those footprints were very likely left by the person behind the scenes."
Hearing this, Li Wenxin raised his head to look at him, "Why hasn’t this been mentioned to me?"
Ye Xingming glanced at him coolly and adjusted his glasses, "Really? I thought you knew. After all, the Li Family has always been responsible for covert operations."
The two exchanged glances briefly, then expressionlessly turned their gaze away from each other.
Fu Ninghao looked at them with some helplessness, once more facing Ji Ning, "Alright, let’s return to the main topic. Since Mr. Ji hasn’t clearly understood the specifics of what happened back then, why don’t we discuss the current situation?"
Ji Ning took another sip of tea without voicing any opinion.
Seeing that Fu Ninghao was ready to discuss serious matters, Li Wenxin and Ye Xingming slightly restrained their expressions and looked seriously at Ji Ning.
Fu Ninghao continued, "Although the three of us acknowledge your identity, the matter’s too bizarre and lacks substantial evidence. To avoid causing social unrest, we can come to a private cooperation. How about you share your thoughts first..."
