Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 421 - 416: Central Region Tournament (Part 9)
Ji Ning naturally understood the group’s fear of losing recognition.
They were definitely keeping a close eye on those superpower users, giving the detectives of Anshui City no chance to approach.
Moreover, since Ji Ning was an A-level detective of the Security Department, without her say, Director Liao from Anshui City had no authority to forcibly intervene.
Both sides must have been at a stalemate for a while, and Director Liao was waiting for her to come forward.
Ji Ning didn’t make it difficult for him, agreeing to Anshui City’s request to assist in the case.
However, she needed to personally remove the chips from the two superpower users with chips implanted at the back of their heads.
The information could not be shared with Anshui City.
Soon after, Ji Ning arrived at the cell where two superpower users were held separately.
The strongest ones, Ah Da and Ah Er, were guarding them.
When they saw Ji Ning, they exhaled deeply.
"Leader, they almost woke up halfway. We injected them with more sedatives. Is that okay?"
When Huang Ying knocked them out, it was disguised as their companion, suddenly launching a sneak attack.
The two did not sense any danger, and the chips at the back of their heads would not initiate the self-destruct program.
Now, they feared the two might wake up.
Huang Ying had already injected them with sedatives before.
But when they were about to regain consciousness, Ah Da and Ah Er gave them another shot.
This sedative isn’t something you inject casually, both fearing they’d cause problems and attract trouble.
Ji Ning glanced at them, "No worries, we’ll perform surgery later. Ah Da, you’ll assist me."
Ah Da was slightly startled, his eyes lit up, and he quickly agreed.
Being out in the field for years, among the four brothers, one definitely needed to be familiar with simple wound treatment and rescuing companions.
As the eldest brother, Ah Da was relatively proficient in medical and pharmacological knowledge.
Previously, when Ye Xingyan was extracting drugs in a makeshift lab, Ah Da secretly studied on the side.
Ji Ning had already noticed his interest in learning there, so she opened some medical permissions for him to facilitate his learning.
After returning from Nanling, Ah Da had been immersed in the ocean of learning.
Now suddenly asked to be Ji Ning’s surgical assistant, he was practically elated, his lips couldn’t help but curl upwards on his usually stoic face.
Ah Er was happy for him too, whispered congratulations, and helped lift the person.
The place where Ji Ning prepared for surgery was in the Security Bureau’s forensic dissection room.
Director Liao was very curious about this chip removal from the back of the head, so he requested to watch from outside.
The dissecting room’s surgical standards weren’t as strict as a hospital operating room, lacking many brain devices.
They borrowed equipment from a nearby large hospital, and only after it arrived did the surgery begin.
The two changed into surgical clothes, ready to perform craniotomies simultaneously on the two superpower users, which required Ah Da’s Wood Element Ability for assistance.
Aside from being used for attack, Ah Da’s Wood Element Ability had a bit of a healing function, though not as effective as pure Healing Ability.
Ji Ning glanced at Ah Da, seeing he was ready, picked up the scalpel and sliced open one person’s scalp.
The surgery process was extremely long; Director Liao came and went, repeatedly visiting the Security Bureau.
He ended up working an additional ten-plus hours before the two emerged from the dissecting room.
The two bloody chips had been washed clean.
Director Liao looked intrigued, but restrained himself, "How are those two?"
"Send them to the hospital, intensive care."
Director Liao heard this and felt downcast, "Can they still wake up?"
"It’s not a big problem."
After all, Pan Qing was unconscious for 20 days before waking up.
She’s still staying in the hospital at First Base.
Director Liao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly arranged for an ambulance, preparing for transfer.
By then, it was already daylight outside; Ji Ning and her team snatched a breakfast at Anshui City’s Security Bureau before returning to the hotel.
Ji Ning instructed the group members to rest in the apartment provided by Anshui City’s Security Bureau, while she took Principal Zhang back to the hotel.
Principal Zhang, who spent a night on a chair, seemed drained of all energy, droopy-eyed, looking ready to fall asleep anytime.
Shortly after getting in the car, he started snoring.
Ji Ning helplessly, parked the car, called hotel security, and had the sleeping Principal Zhang carried back to his room.
This trip made Principal Zhang famous again.
From "Hyperthyroidism Principal" to "Snoring Principal."
***
After resting for a day, the ranking tournament in the central region officially commenced.
Students from three schools stood at the center of the green lawn, intensely watching the large screen on one side.
Displayed were the competition events they would face.
A total of three matches, with three schools competing simultaneously, points awarded based on performance, and final rankings determined later.
The rules specified one superpower event and two ordinary events.
Currently, the first round of draws is underway.
Five competition events are rolling on the screen; Yao Meng and Wang Hao nervously clenched their fists. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Finally, the scrolling text stopped.
[Happy Forward Charge]
A competition resembling an obstacle course, similar to the one Lin Yuanyang and You Le participated in earlier, but differing in that the superpower user’s contest allows opponents to use abilities to set obstacles, impeding each other’s progress.
Just hearing the name, it’s clear this is a chaotic battle among students from three schools, utilizing superpowers.
Its appeal was definitely thrilling, both ordinary teachers and students were eager to watch.
The second match, [Burden the Teammate], resembles a team relay race where five participants carry each other instead of a baton. Who crosses the finish line first scores 10 points, second scores 8 points, and third scores 6 points.
The third match is a reasoning challenge akin to information processing, [Finding the Truth].
Five students must collaborate to piece together a complete incident from hundreds of thousands of fragmented pieces of information and identify the answer.
In other words, find the event, gather clues, and then figure out the answer on their own.
The closer the recreated incident is to the truth, the higher the score.
Without a doubt, across three matches, 12 students were fully involved, leaving no chance to evade.
Participating schools were allowed to adjust student lineups on-site.
It tested each school’s instructors’ understanding of their students’ capabilities and their strategic acumen.
At Anhe Middle School, the superpower students, obviously Yao Meng and Wang Hao, had fixed events.
Among ordinary students, the second event focused on physical fitness.
You Le, Li Mu, and Wu Muzhe all possessed S-Class physiques.
Bai Xiaotang and Ma Shanshan were at A-level physique.
Lin Yuanyang was S-Class in spiritual power, Xu Jiaying and Hu Lingling had reached A-level spiritual power.
Chen Yantao and Yan Song were relatively balanced, both with spiritual power and physique above B5 level.
Huang Ying initially arranged the lineups for the two match events.
Second match: You Le, Li Mu, Wu Muzhe, Bai Xiaotang, Ma Shanshan.
The third match included the remaining five students.
Lin Yuanyang, Hu Lingling, Xu Jiaying, Chen Yantao, and Yan Song.
Once sorted, Huang Ying submitted the rosters, waiting for the subsequent matches.
Unexpectedly, the organizers were truly annoying.
They suddenly changed the rules 10 minutes before the match, demanding a swap of participants between the second and third matches.
Supposedly to encourage all-rounded student development so talent blossoms everywhere.
Blossom, my foot!
