Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 352 - 347: The Overpowered Ultimate Weapon

Chapter 352: Chapter 347: The Overpowered Ultimate Weapon

Joe Lane’s bodyguards now viewed Ji Ning as a raging beast.

Just as Ji Ning was about to "cross the border," they surrounded Joe Lane, fearing that Ji Ning would brawl again with their master in public,

Ji Ning, through the brawny bodyguards, chuckled lightly, "You should be glad you’re standing on the land of the Hua Continent at this moment."

Originally, she thought the contraband found on Feng Yu was planted by someone sent by Ye Xingyan as a diversion. Until she saw Joe Lane at the inn, she suddenly realized that perhaps he planted the contraband.

The purpose was to have the memorial sealed off.

Joe Lane gazed at Ji Ning, whose eyes seemed to see right through him, feeling somewhat irritable.

During times of chaos, Ji Ning was the greatest obstacle to occupying the Hua Continent, and even now, she still felt to him like a thorny challenge.

But his face revealed nothing, calmly saying, "Ning, the grudges between us shouldn’t escalate to international issues."

Seeing his pretense, Ji Ning directly pointed out, "What’s in the memorial? Or rather, what have you hidden in the memorial?"

Joe Lane’s words halted, his lips gradually pressed into a straight line, madness and murderous intent suppressed in his eyes.

This Ji Ning must die!

Standing near Ji Ning, Fu Yuanxuan knew she wouldn’t speak without a reason, immediately giving a signal to the team members.

That person quietly left, not alarming anyone else.

Ji Ning looked at him coldly, continuing, "Planting the contraband on Feng Yu quietly, drawing the attention of the base and authorities, all to seal off the memorial and prevent others from entering. Why did you do this?"

For cover of night, to secretly transfer the contraband hidden in the memorial, having spies lurking within the Hua Continent take the contraband away.

Yet he didn’t expect her to come to Jiuming Mountain, fearing she would notice his intent, unnecessarily bringing people to the inn just to watch her, ensuring she wouldn’t ruin his plan.

And Ye Xingyan was completely used by him.

Still, she couldn’t understand why Joe Lane would come to Jiuming Mountain personally?

These matters really didn’t require a big boss to take personal risk.

Unless he had another plot, one that necessitated his presence at Jiuming Mountain.

Faced with Ji Ning’s straightforward questioning, Joe Lane remained very composed, smiling as he retorted, "Ning, I don’t understand what you’re saying? My encounter with Mr. Feng Yu was purely coincidental, and my arrival here was also part of a pre-arranged itinerary by the Hua Continent. Your baseless suspicions are affecting my personal reputation, please be cautious with your words..."

Joe Lane had extensively studied the culture of the Hua Continent, defusing Ji Ning’s sharp questions in just a few sentences.

Indeed, Ji Ning didn’t have evidence, nor could she prove Joe Lane’s involvement with the contraband.

She lightly pursed her lips for a long time, then smiled, giving Joe Lane a deep look before turning to leave.

The bodyguards around Joe Lane suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, their hands slightly trembling as they moved away from their weapons.

The pressure Ji Ning brought upon them was unprecedented.

***

The snow scenery at Jiuming Mountain was beautiful, with snowy branches adding a unique view.

The main building of the Ji Ning Memorial looked like an enlarged rectangular seal, lying on the snowy ground, with no particular architectural features.

But the memorial didn’t cover a large area, except for the main structure, a 5-kilometer radius was considered within the memorial’s range.

Therefore, the Ji Ning Memorial was divided into indoor and outdoor sections.

The indoor part displayed old items from the Anhe Safety Zone during the chaotic times, while the outdoor area consisted of replicas of period buildings, a favorite spot for film crews to rent for shooting.

Mantis and Leopard, with an elite team, conducted a meticulous search after entering the memorial.

From bottom to top, inside and out, after an eight-hour search, they found no contraband.

Not even any other prohibited items.

Leopard, with an aggrieved face, complained to Mantis, "What exactly is the boss asking us to find? I even searched the vents, found nothing prohibited."

Mantis was under immense pressure, clearly aware that their search results would directly impact whether the Hua Continent continued to detain Joe Lane and his group.

He replied irritably, "Keep searching, check the surveillance, search every place they stayed again."

Leopard could only hold in his frustration and leave again, cursing Joe Lane and his group several times in his heart.

Meanwhile, a near-avalanche occurred on Pan Mountain Road.

Huang Ying didn’t expect that among the pursued four, one had reached an eighth-level superpower, an exceptionally rare earth-type ability.

Wind Girl and Ah Mu were evenly matched against him, nearly letting him escape.

Fortunately, the four superpower users whom Ji Ning had previously coerced arrived in time, capturing the four.

Huang Ying was surprised to see their leader, "You didn’t leave?"

The leader snorted and said nothing, while the second in command replied with a smile, "We’re now Leader Ji’s team members."

Huang Ying was slightly stunned.

If not for having no other options, who would want to live in a foreign place far from home?

Originally, for better cooperation, Ji Ning added the names of these four people among her investigation team, as unofficial members. Until they cooperated with Huang Ying to obtain smuggling evidence and a list for Huang Liu, Ji Ning abruptly "regularized" them.

Now the four have become those who "earn a public salary."

Still, the things they did before couldn’t be completely offset, but fortunately, they hadn’t done anything heinous, mostly acting as hired muscle or daring to venture into the Pollution Zone to steal "toxic plants." Kidnapping Ye Tong was the worst thing they’d done.

Ji Ning made them compensate Ye Tong a large amount for psychological damages, although Ji Ning fronted the money.

They were then required to work unpaid for Ji Ning; this capture was their first task.

Huang Ying nodded at the four, having spent enough time with them on the ship to know them somewhat.

Some superpower users had a small arrogance issue, but none were truly malicious.

They were also responsible for taking care of the trafficked girls Ji Ning assigned them to, so her impression of them was fine.

"Take the people back first. You’re to head to the mountain top cemetery."

The four had no objections, but Wind Girl and Ah Mu looked uneasy.

They knew Huang Ying relatively well, having interacted with him in the investigation group chat despite meeting in person for the first time, being trusted unofficial members by their leader, but they were cautious about these four newcomers.

"Instructor Huang, um... the leader didn’t give the order."

Huang Ying was busy texting Ji Ning and missed their concerns, casually replied, "Oh, Ji Ning told me."

The two: ...

"Take them to the mountain top. We have a tough fight tonight," Huang Ying instructed, leading the four arrested superpower fugitives and the arriving warriors from Jiuming Mountain back.

Unlike the initial journey, the return trip was very smooth.

Ji Ning received the confessions two hours later.

At the time, she was in a makeshift laboratory, watching Ye Xingyan experiment.

Since Jiuming Mountain Base didn’t have a lab, the medical room within the base was temporarily converted for lab use.

Lacking some equipment, Ji Ning used her superpower to patch things together on the spot.

Such times made Ye Xingyan even more aware of the real strength of the first Female War God as described by his ancestors.

A superpower user with multiple abilities, capable of integrating and playing with various powers, was practically a godsend weapon on the battlefield.

No wonder during chaotic times, so many forces wanted her dead!