Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 341 - 336: The Trail Seems to Have Gone Cold Here
Ji Ning stared at the message for a long time before turning to Bai Xiaotang and Ye Tong and said, "You two go to the guesthouse first."
Bai Xiaotang and Ye Tong nodded obediently.
They had just received word of the memorial closing unexpectedly that afternoon.
Lin Yuanyang furrowed his brow, feeling that something had happened.
Elsewhere, Feng Lei had already secretly arrived at the Jiuming Mountain Base, looking pained as he listened to the officer’s report.
He truly hadn’t expected his cousin to be so unlucky, even visiting a memorial could be exploited by drug dealers.
"Mr. Feng, according to Mr. Feng Yu’s statement, he was beside the ambassador from Jiazhou, Joe Lane, during his entire visit to the memorial. The only closer contact with other tourists was during the clearing of the memorial, where he accidentally bumped into a middle-aged man wearing a mask. Currently, we need Mr. Feng Yu’s assistance to identify someone from the surveillance, so you’ll need to wait for a bit."
"Thank you for your trouble," Feng Lei replied courteously, then sat silently in the meeting room, waiting.
He had been dealing with hot searches these past few days and had just suppressed the topic when his mother’s friend’s daughter came to Anhe.
He truly had little patience for Jin Jiaojiao, who ran ahead to Jiuming Mountain to find Lin Anqing; luckily, he arrived quickly at the Jiuming Mountain Base.
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
Feng Lei lowered his head to see Jin Jiaojiao’s name displayed on the phone screen, feeling a surge of annoyance, pressing the decline button immediately.
Normally, he would ignore his phone, letting the other party’s call end automatically, but now he lacked patience.
Jin Jiaojiao, seeing the call being hung up, bit her lip and dialed again, only to be hung up once more, her face darkening noticeably.
The manager and assistant beside her asked concernedly, "Jiaojiao, what’s the matter? Is President Feng too busy?"
Jin Jiaojiao put away her phone and looked out the window, replying stiffly, "No."
The two exchanged glances, understanding that Jin Jiaojiao had once more been turned down by President Feng, inevitably feeling a bit disappointed. If Jin Jiaojiao doesn’t succeed, their prospects look bleak too.
After a while, Jin Jiaojiao suddenly said, "Contact Director Lin, tell him I can make a cameo in his drama, no fee necessary."
The manager initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Jin Jiaojiao’s gloomy face, she could only comply.
After Ji Ning reached the Jiuming Mountain Base, she was received by Fu Yuanxuan.
This man was even more silent than during their last meeting, evidently having received warnings from family elders.
Ji Ning didn’t engage much in pleasantries, nodding slightly before following him to where Feng Yu was held.
Unlike Feng Lei, who couldn’t even get a face-to-face meeting, Ji Ning directly entered the interrogation room, seeing Feng Yu looking quite pale.
The initially downcast Feng Yu lit up upon seeing Ji Ning, like a lost puppy finding its owner, eyes brimming with tears and full of grievance, "Sister Ning, I didn’t carry drugs. I was framed..."
Ji Ning slightly nodded and sat down, asking, "How did you meet Joe Lane?"
Feng Yu wiped his eyes and hurriedly responded, "When I was waiting for you at the memorial, I accidentally noticed Joe Lane who was disguised, looked a second time, and was spotted by his entourage, after which I was taken to him. He knew that I knew you and had me accompany him to tour. I thought since you’d take a long time to arrive, I agreed, not expecting... not expecting such bad luck and getting caught in this..."
Ji Ning continued to ask, "How did Joe Lane disguise himself?"
Feng Yu paused, thinking seriously, "He wore a hat and sunglasses. His attire wasn’t formal, just a shirt and jeans, with a travel bag slung on his back. He looked very discreet..."
"How did you confirm he was Joe Lane?"
"He took off the sunglasses when he went to the restroom, I saw him then." Feng Yu touched his nose, evidently embarrassed to admit he had peeked.
"Moreover, he was very knowledgeable about the history of the chaotic times, mentioning a lot that I didn’t know. I think someone from the Lane family might know things we don’t." Feng Yu added, then warily glanced at the base soldiers in the room, seeming to suggest something.
Ji Ning’s gaze paused, revealing a hint of depth.
Feng Yu was very cooperative during the interrogation, and combined with the influence of the Feng family, he was released after reviewing the surveillance footage.
The footage indeed captured Feng Yu and Joe Lane touring together, but didn’t capture the sturdy man colliding with Feng Yu.
Until the entrance and exit cameras captured him, but the image quality was poor, with the man keeping his head down throughout, not showing his face, obviously avoiding the cameras intentionally.
If Feng Yu hadn’t remembered the shirt style of the man, the base soldiers wouldn’t have found any trace of him.
The clues seemed to end here.
"Recently, new types of drugs have surfaced in Anhe City’s underground markets. Our informants have been watching those drug dealers closely, and found some went to the Jiuming Mountain Memorial, so we sent people to follow them. Just as they were about to make a deal, the West Continent ambassador visited suddenly, leading to the memorial clearing early, losing track of our people, thankfully Feng Yu accidentally encountered the man..."
In the office, the Anhe City anti-drug police explained to Ji Ning why Feng Yu had been taken.
Initially, they assumed Feng Yu might recognize the drug dealer’s appearance but hearing the statement found that the dealer was also extremely cautious, making him hard to catch.
Ji Ning glanced at the few people in the office, Fu Yuanxuan and Jiuming Mountain Base leader Zhang Huaixin were very silent, their expressions not looking good, they must have all been involved in planning the capture of the drug dealer, but now it’s failed.
Ji Ning coughed lightly and said calmly, "Shouldn’t we investigate why the West Continent ambassador came to the memorial suddenly today?"
Zhang Huaixin lowered his eyes, looking at the table’s patterns, first replying, "The Foreign Ministry’s schedule is prepared in advance, and strictly confidential, drug dealers can’t know the schedule in advance."
But Fu Yuanxuan suddenly lifted his gaze, sharply questioning Ji Ning, "Do you have other information?"
Ji Ning didn’t answer him, continuing, "Those who know the Foreign Ministry’s schedule aren’t just the Foreign Ministry personnel."
Fu Yuanxuan’s eyes flashed, immediately understanding Ji Ning’s implication, looking straight at the anti-drug head, who also understood Ji Ning, standing up and saying, "Sorry, I’ll go investigate now."
Zhang Huaixin wasn’t rigid in thinking, having figured out Ji Ning’s meaning.
Besides the Foreign Ministry staff knowing the schedule, the entourage of the West Continent ambassador would as well, if the drug dealer knew someone among the ambassador’s entourage, they could use this visit to conduct a transaction and then blend in with the mass of tourists to leave unnoticed.
Zhang Huaixin became a bit angry, slamming the table in fury, "Being too lenient with them allowed them to step out of line and do such things!"
Ji Ning glanced at him, pressing her lips without speaking.
Ye Xingyan had already arrived in Anhe, if nothing were to be stirred up, how could he justify his risks traveling from afar?
