Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 364 - 359: Alliance Conference
After the final exams of cultural subjects, the subsequent test was the physical fitness assessment.
In the almost empty S-Class examination hall, Wu Muzhe looked complexly at the figure inside who, despite an injured arm, was still handling things with ease.
He reiterated his own thoughts.
Joining the team led by Ji Ning was his only opportunity to learn those unfamiliar techniques.
It was also a chance to change his life forever.
As the S-Class physical assessment machine reached its operating limit and automatically stopped attacking, Ji Ning also halted her movements and calmly walked out of the exam hall.
She accepted the mineral water handed over by You Le, lifted her head and drank it down.
You Le looked admiringly, "Sister Ning, have you broken through to 2S in your physique level?"
Ji Ning didn’t answer, but all the students present who participated in the S-Class physical assessment thought so.
Among them, not a single person could make the assessment machine stop voluntarily.
Ji Ning was the only exception.
Having her lead the Anhe Middle School team, could they really win?
***
With the conclusion of various final examinations, Anhe Middle School also welcomed a one-month-long winter vacation.
As holiday students, Bai Xiaotang, Lin Yuanyang, and You Le were packed by Ji Ning onto a private plane.
Flying directly to Nanling City.
This was the only two-week holiday they had as competitors, ruthlessly stripped away by Ji Ning.
Accompanying them was Huang Ying, the professional instructor, and several special agents disguised as Bai Family bodyguards.
On the plane—
Bai Xiaotang watched the news playing on the Smart Brain screen, full of concern, "Sister Ning’s leader is so inconsiderate, she’s injured yet they’re forcing her to work."
Lin Yuanyang, next to her, glanced at her and continued to look at the code on the Smart Brain’s external screen, "With such major news, how could Sister Ning possibly take a vacation?"
"But they shouldn’t just exploit Sister Ning alone." Bai Xiaotang pouted in complaint.
She simply couldn’t bear to leave Sister Ning.
With Sister Ning around, Nanling felt incredibly safe.
Although she had never been there, according to Sister Xiaotong’s explanations, Nanling was a very dangerous grey area.
This time they were going there for a 10-day intense training.
In Sister Ning’s words, strength is honed through real combat!
On the other side.
After Ji Ning got off the plane, she was taken by a black, Security Department exclusive car.
The driver was Li Wenxin’s exclusive driver, taking Ji Ning directly to the Huazhou Alliance’s council hall.
Every time Ji Ning passed by that statue, she felt an urge to reshape it.
This time, the council hall was different from the lively atmosphere of her last visit; Ji Ning obviously felt the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat heavy.
From the moment she entered the council hall, she felt that the security forces nearby had increased by at least thirty percent, and that Sixteenth Rank superpower user from Hua Continent, whom she had encountered twice, was also in the shadows.
Familiar giant round table seated with high-level members of the top forces of the Huazhou Alliance.
In front of them were dozens of individuals participating in the meeting remotely.
Ji Ning was led to the only vacant seat next to the round table.
No one inside the room showed any surprise, as if she belonged there.
Once she was seated, Li Wenxin pressed the microphone in front of him and directly said, "Alright, now that all the attendees have arrived, the meeting officially begins. The theme of this meeting is to discuss the handling of the major international diplomatic incident that occurred on January 8, Year 121 of the New Century, in the control area of Jiuming Mountain Base involving a death and an injury between West Continent delegation member Vic Covell and Jiazhou delegation member Joe Lane. This discussion aims to delineate the accident responsibility for relevant departments and department heads, and explore the cause of the incident..."
After Li Wenxin’s lengthy speech, base representative Fu Ninghao was the first to speak, "In this incident, Jiuming Mountain Base bears unavoidable responsibility. I have already asked Base Commander Zhang Huaixin to prepare a detailed report on the entire incident from start to finish. Please connect Smart Brain to Zhang Huaixin."
Subsequently, a virtual image of Zhang Huaixin appeared in the middle of the giant round table.
Initially, Ji Ning had her head slightly lowered, but when she saw this, she couldn’t help but look up, quite surprised to see Zhang Huaixin standing there in a smaller version, upright.
His virtual image not only reduced the size to scale with the real person but the clarity was such that Ji Ning could even see the acne breakouts on his face from stress.
On the other side, Zhang Huaixin, clad in a base uniform and holding a paper version of the investigation report, reported emotionlessly.
Starting from the Centennial Celebration on January 1, he detailed everything that happened inside Jiuming Mountain Base, which included all actions of Ji Ning and her group within the base control area.
Especially that sentence: "Huazhou Security Department A-Class Detective Ji Ning once had a fierce confrontation with Jiazhou delegation member Joe Lane at Jiuming Mountain Inn."
Succeeded in banishing Ji Ning’s fatigue.
No wonder Fu Ninghao was the first to speak; Zhang Huaixin’s detailed report practically dragged everyone present into trouble.
Investigate responsibility, huh?
Then let’s all investigate, no one should think of running away.
Watching the faces of each representative turning increasingly dark, Ji Ning closed her eyes again.
As one of the main people responsible for this incident, Zhang Huaixin reported for a full 40 minutes.
He spoke flawlessly, without denying the security responsibilities of the base, and minimized their liability, directly implicating the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Security Department.
Between the lines, it was all about:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who asked you to invite these dangerous individuals to Hua Continent? And bring them to Jiuming Mountain?
Security Department, who told you not to check the true capabilities of these two individuals? Brought trouble to our Jiuming Mountain?
Our Jiuming Mountain Base has worked very hard on security, but unfortunately, our capabilities were insufficient to stop the two.
So, Ministry of Finance, shouldn’t you allocate funds to Jiuming Mountain Base to upgrade our personnel and equipment?
With this set of reports, even Ji Ning was impressed with Zhang Huaixin.
The expressions of the heads of the involved departments were terrifyingly grim.
The conference room was quiet for a full minute.
Then the blame-pushing meeting commenced!
The meeting lasted a full 8 hours.
In the end, several consensuses were clarified, several principles established, and some disagreements remained unresolved.
To summarize:
Externally, it was entirely the two continents’ mission’s fault, not only seriously violating international security regulations but also impacting the personal safety of Huazhou people and causing property loss to Jiuming Mountain Base. Huazhou demanded to hold the two delegations accountable for international responsibilities and requested economic compensation. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Internally, each department takes some blame, rectifies independently, and patches all operational loopholes.
Even though Ji Ning was at the table, she didn’t speak, nor did anyone dare ask her to; everyone tacitly ignored her.
At the end of the meeting, Fu Ninghao symbolically asked Ji Ning for her opinion on the discussions.
Ji Ning, with a playful expression, said lightly, "Ask for more compensation, three times more than what you expected, let them know, Huazhou’s entry fee is not cheap!"
Everyone: ...
When it comes to toughness, it has to be you!
After the meeting, Ji Ning was called away by Fu Ninghao.
Accompanying them were Li Wenxin and Ye Xingming.
Ji Ning expected the three to seek her out but didn’t think they’d come together.
They headed to a quiet private dining hall near the alliance conference hall.
A standalone courtyard, quiet and elegant.
Somewhat resembling the place they dined at Anhe previously.
Outside the courtyard remained the highest-level security.
That Sixteenth Rank superpower user was also present.
Once the four were seated, Fu Ninghao called out to the doorway, "Uncle Zhong, please come out and join us!"
