Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 348 - 343: You’re Just Arguing for the Sake of Arguing!
Hua Continent finally has a stabilizing force, yet you’re letting it go?
Ye Xingming is not smart, and his daughter is becoming increasingly foolish.
Compared to reputation and safety, it’s worthless...
Ye Xingyan cursed in his heart.
Outside the conference hall, Ye Xiangying was also recalling the events that had just transpired.
Internationally, the worth of Ji Ning’s Body Refinement Realm and Laine’s Body Refinement Realm has been debated. With Laine’s Body Refinement Realm gaining more international voice, there seems to be a trend of exceeding Ji Ning’s Body Refinement Realm.
Even within the Hua Continent, more and more people are advocating for Laine’s Body Refinement Realm, which is equivalent to undermining the foundation of Hua Continent and weakening the international influence of Hua Continent’s first Female War God. This is unfavorable for the internal stability of Hua Continent and its international reputation.
So when Joe Lane suggested that Ji Ning help improve Laine’s Body Refinement Realm, she was thrilled.
If this news were to break out, it would significantly enhance the prestige of Hua Continent and severely suppress forces undermining its foundation.
Therefore, she and Fu Linyang mobilized internal relations, eagerly found Ji Ning’s location, and brought Joe Lane over for discussions, only for Ji Ning to refuse, even warning her and Fu Linyang not to entertain such thoughts.
She genuinely couldn’t understand, the more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
Unable to hold back, she left directly, indicating her stance.
"Got a light?" Fu Linyang, who caught up, approached Ye Xiangying and said calmly.
Upon seeing him, Ye Xiangying nodded slightly with a stern face.
The two walked downstairs at a leisurely pace, choosing not to use the elevator.
Ye Xiangying kept a cold face throughout, Fu Linyang sighed, "Xiangying..."
"You don’t need to persuade me, I know what I’m doing. I will regulate my emotions and perform my duties well." Ye Xiangying interrupted him directly, speaking these two sentences stiffly, and sped up her pace, overtaking Fu Linyang "tap tap tap" forward.
An arrogant figure, with a straight backbone.
Fu Linyang sighed silently.
This matter definitely has issues.
***
Inside the meeting room.
Without the two Hua Continent diplomats, the atmosphere was more relaxed.
Joe Lane joked: "Ning, with our friendship, can’t we go to Jiazhou?"
Ji Ning said with a slight smile: "Well, if speaking in terms of friendship, you might not make it out of Hua Continent."
Ye Xingyan’s eyes shone; he always felt Ji Ning’s words were particularly strong.
Joe Lane wasn’t annoyed either, his smile even brighter, "Can I be your neighbor?"
"Of course, the place where those three reside is quite big, with room on both sides..."
"Pfft..." Ye Xingyan couldn’t hold back, glancing at Ji Ning several times.
This person’s fame isn’t solely based on martial prowess, is it?
Just this tongue could anger half the enemies.
However, this Joe Lane is also quite thick-skinned, able to laugh despite such taunts?
Ye Xingyan mused privately, seeing suppressed emotions in Joe Lane’s eyes.
"Ning, you’re still as fond of joking as the rumors say."
"Oh? Do you know how my nickname comes from those rumors?"
Joe Lane was completely unable to laugh this time.
Ji Ning’s nickname—the world’s foremost female demon.
Earned from enemy heads.
Joe Lane realized today’s probing couldn’t continue, glanced at his wristwatch, and courteously said to Ji Ning: "Ning, I have another meeting later, let’s gather another day."
"Take your time, no need to see you off."
Ji Ning’s attitude towards Joe Lane quickly reached the ears of Hua Continent’s top officials.
Fu Ninghao laughed loudly, teasing Li Wenxin: "Hahaha... Now you can rest assured, no matter her identity, her attitude towards Outer Continent People aligns with ours."
Li Wenxin rarely showed a smile, "Regarding her position..."
Fu Ninghao immediately rolled his eyes, "What? Do you want all good things to go to your Li Family?"
"Hua Continent hasn’t had a precedent for simultaneous appointments in different departments. Even during chaotic times, she was merely the highest Commander, mainly responsible for armed forces."
Fu Ninghao glared, "Then resign from the Security Department and work at the base."
Li Wenxin saw Fu Ninghao start to act rogue, his face coldly changed a few shades, "To make her the first base leader?"
Fu Ninghao was choked a bit, pounding the table: "You’re just contradicting!"
"Heh..." Li Wenxin chuckled lightly, Fu Ninghao, feeling vexed protested: "Why not give her the Security Department head?"
"As long as she can recover the Ji Family Army, I can quit as the Security Department head."
"You..."
Li Wenxin’s face turned cold, and Fu Ninghao was greatly shocked.
Then he furrowed his brows at him, having known him for decades, sometimes Fu Ninghao truly didn’t understand Li Wenxin.
"When is Joe Lane leaving?" Li Wenxin asked after a period of silence.
Fu Ninghao’s eyes became complex, "Jiuming Mountain is currently closed, I’ll have Xiao Xuan take a look."
Li Wenxin nodded slightly.
On the other side, after sending Joe Lane away, Ye Xiangying declined Fu Linyang’s invitation and returned alone to the meeting hall.
Ji Ning and her party hadn’t left yet, which was specially requested by her to be left by the meeting hall service staff.
At this moment, Ye Xiangying had regained rationality, stood firmly a short distance ahead of Ji Ning, her gaze directly fixed on Ji Ning.
Ye Xingyan thought this niece of unsound mind was preparing to cause trouble for Ji Ning, his face darkened, thinking to let someone message Ye Xingming to reprimand him after they left Hua Continent.
Unexpectedly, Ye Xiangying suddenly bent slightly at the waist, apologized: "Sorry, Mr. Ji. I apologize for my earlier rudeness."
Ji Ning didn’t seem to expect she left them particularly for an apology.
For a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.
But Ye Xiangying didn’t expect a reply either, straightened her waist, and asked seriously: "Mr. Ji, does the Lane family have any improprieties?"
Ji Ning was quite surprised, scrutinized her twice.
A hint of satisfaction appeared in Ye Xingyan’s eyes, thinking: not too foolish after all!
After rationality gradually returned, Ye Xiangying carefully recalled the situation in the meeting hall, the more she thought, the more something felt off.
Ji Ning and Joe Lane seemed to be old acquaintances; reasonably, Ji Ning shouldn’t be so disrespectful to him.
She suddenly remembered that Ji Ning is still an A-level Detective at the Security Department, her mind shook, suddenly suspicious with a conspiracy theory.
Instinctively doubting, she sought verification!
Even though Ye Xiangying wasn’t a research personnel, she still had that spirit of truth-seeking.
So after sending Joe Lane off, she hastily returned to seek confirmation from Ji Ning.
Ji Ning’s expression softened slightly, gesturing for her to sit, after Ye Xiangying sat down, she then spoke a shocking piece of news, "Joe Lane is the actual helmsman of the Lane family."
"What?"
Not to mention Ye Xiangying was shocked by this news, even Ye Xingyan and Huang Ying were stunned with widened eyes.
Compared to the Lane family’s Family Head and first heir, Joe Lane isn’t prominent within the Lane family, rarely appearing in international news coverage.
The only relatively frequent news occurrence is his representation of the Lane family in visiting Hua Continent this time.
Previously they seldom saw related news about him online or on television.
"Is the news reliable?" Ye Xiangying found it hard to believe.
Ji Ning chuckled lightly: "Naturally, he participated in the 1230 incident."
Just as the word fell, a "clang—" was heard.
A chair beside her fell to the ground.
Ye Xingyan stood up with a slight tremble, shockingly asked: "Are you sure?"
