Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 73: Sister Ning, Can You Help Me Keep a Secret?
The man was instantly stunned, a cold shiver ran up his spine, and his neck felt as if someone had caught hold of it, capable of snapping his breath at any moment.
"I...I..."
"Who did you sell her to again?" Ji Ning’s lips curved up, seemingly smiling, but to the man, she looked terrifying, his black skin turning so red it was nearly purple, unable to catch his breath.
Just when the man thought he was about to suffocate, Ji Ning released her grip.
"Speak!"
The man’s body crashed heavily onto the ground once more, coughing violently like a drowning person, gasping for air.
At that moment, all his attempts to argue evaporated into thin air; he didn’t dare to lie anymore, for he saw murderous intent in the eyes of the young girl before him.
If he didn’t speak the truth now, she would undoubtedly kill him here without hesitation.
"Snake...Snake Boss..."
"Who?"
"The boss of the Black Snake Gang in Nanling."
Ji Ning’s eyes narrowed slightly, Lin Yuanyang’s information on Nanling had specifically highlighted the Black Snake Gang.
The Black Snake Gang is one of the five A-level Hunter Teams of the Hunter Alliance, with the leader Black Snake ranked 35th in the alliance.
He is ruthless in his actions, cunning in character, rarely allowing others to catch him off guard, which grants him significant power in Nanling.
Rumor has it that Black Snake is a high-level superpower user, which is why the Black Snake Gang has remained unscathed over the years, even defending a large section of the buffer zone.
When heading to the Pollution Zone, Ji Ning, wary of trouble, purposely took Ye Tong around the areas governed by these civilian groups and organizations.
Just didn’t expect to encounter related people right next to Nanling.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Suddenly, a shout echoed from a distance.
A few uniformed officers were seen approaching.
It seems someone among the onlookers had reported this to the police.
Ji Ning reached out and gently tapped the back of the man’s head, his gaze instantly becoming dimmer, and his expression more obedient.
"What are you doing here?" The officers asked sternly, scanning the man and then Ji Ning.
The surrounding crowd eagerly reported the incident to them.
Some said the man was a rogue and a trafficker harassing and stalking young girls.
Others claimed Ye Tong was a swindler, deceitfully seeking marriage and money, and the man chased her to demand people.
Some even stated Ji Ning assaulted someone...
A chaotic cacophony, like dozens of ducks quacking simultaneously in a marketplace, making the officers frown and finally say loudly, "You few, follow me to the police station."
At this moment, the man who was still lying on the ground suddenly stood up and shouted, "Officer, I surrender. I trafficked her half a year ago."
The crowd’s noise instantly silenced, looking at him in shock.
Having seen arrogant traffickers, but never seen one so bold?
Daring to openly admit to human trafficking, isn’t he afraid of being beaten to death?
The officers observed him surprisingly for a few moments and then looked at the girl he pointed at, who kept her head down.
Asked, "Is what he said true?"
Ye Tong nodded.
The officers’ gaze on the man immediately changed, and they quickly reached out to handcuff him, controlling him on both sides.
Ji Ning and Ye Tong were then escorted back to the police station.
They weren’t placed in the interrogation room but taken to a spacious meeting room.
The officer recording their statements was also female.
Her voice was gentle, asking about Ye Tong’s selling experience as if in conversation.
At the time Ye Tong was sold, her consciousness was not clear, and the trafficker constantly fed her drugs, she only vaguely heard she was about to go to Nanling.
Later when she arrived in Nanling, she was locked in a small room without windows.
Her captors seemed convinced she couldn’t escape and stopped drugging her, only restricting her movement range.
As Ye Tong gradually regained her strength, she seized the opportunity to escape one night while on the way to the bathroom.
She had no idea where she fled, only knowing the air outside got more polluted until she couldn’t hold on any longer and fainted.
When she opened her eyes again, she was lying in a small clinic.
She wasn’t sure whether she’d been rescued or captured by more bad people, seeing no one in the clinic, she hastily fled again, wandering and escaping until she finally left Nanling.
After drifting to various places, she eventually settled in Anhe City.
The female officer recorded this sympathetically and finally asked, "How were you sold in the first place?"
Ye Tong pressed her lips together, not responding for a long time, until the officer asked again, she bitterly smiled and said, "A relative, in need of money to marry..."
"What relative?"
"My dad."
...
Leaving the police station, the time had reached noon.
The train had already departed, and they needed to buy new tickets.
But neither returned to the train station; instead, they aimlessly walked in one direction.
Ye Tong at the front, Ji Ning at the back.
Until reaching a bridge where Ye Tong stopped.
Staring silently at the calm sea below the bridge, Ye Tong finally spoke to Ji Ning, "Sister Ning, can you keep this secret for me?"
Ji Ning leaned her hands on the railing, also gazing at the sea, and replied with a "Hmm."
Another silence followed.
Until Ji Ning placed a hand on Ye Tong’s shoulder, "Let’s go, dwelling endlessly in past sorrow won’t make you a strong person. You can escape once, but will you keep escaping forever?"
Ye Tong bit her lip and clenched her fists tightly, looking fiercely at the sea, "Sister Ning, I want to become strong, I want to beat up all those bastards who bullied me."
"That’s all you aspire to?" Ji Ning glanced at her.
Ye Tong turned to look at her, seeing Ji Ning coldly staring ahead and said, "The best fate for enemies is a life worse than death."
Ye Tong shivered.
Suddenly the autumn wind felt much colder.
Yet deep inside, she felt restless.
This time they didn’t take the train, instead opting to hire a taxi to the nearest airport, the train was too complicated, flying back felt safer.
The money came from Ji Ning.
After all, she considered herself a millionaire now, with her account balance significantly exceeding Ye Tong’s.
The two smoothly arrived at Anhe City airport without encountering further trouble.
Police surveillance on them also changed after their flight landed.
Ji Ning pretended not to notice, buying skincare products that Bai Xiaotang specifically asked for and then taking a taxi with Ye Tong back to Ming Mansion Gardens.
In the car, Ye Tong held a bag already swapped with gold, silver, and jadeite, picking through it.
"This Jade Pendant suits Tangtang’s complexion, this bracelet seems to be part of a set, perfect to gift both to Tangtang...this little monkey for Xiao Yang..."
The driver looked in the rearview mirror and chatted a bit, "Wow, ladies, you’ve bought quite a few interesting things?"
Ye Tong playfully grabbed another handful of bracelets and strings from the bag and smiled, "Yes, went traveling, happened to stumble upon a jade factory going bankrupt, the boss ran away with his mistress, leaving these jadeites for debt settlement, 100 bucks for a bunch, pick as you wish, we bought a whole bag to wear for fun, want a ring to wear for fun?"
The driver, hearing this, retracted his gaze, politely declined, "No, no, you wear them yourselves..."
Ye Tong gave Ji Ning a look, continuing to pick gifts for Bai Xiaotang and Lin Yuanyang.
Sister Ning said all the gold, silver, jadeite, pearls, and gemstones stored in her space belonged to her.
In other words, she was also a hidden rich lady now, capable of opening a jewelry store.
"Sister Ning, this will definitely look good on you." Ye Tong pulled out a small box from the bag, inside were two obsidian earrings.
When she collected these items, she specifically sought out materials resistant to moisture and corrosion to craft the box, ensuring that even after 120 years, everything inside remained intact with barely any change.
The obsidian earrings still had a sheen, appearing both luxurious and grand.
"Let me put them on for you." Ye Tong eagerly reached for Ji Ning’s earlobe, but Ji Ning grasped her hand and calmly said, "I don’t change my earrings."
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