Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 79: Sister Ning, We Were Wrong

"But I am not the head of the Lin Family, and I haven’t had direct contact with superpower users. So, I don’t know how many superpower users are in the Lin Family, what their identities are, and what abilities they have..." Lin Yuanyang said this with a trace of bitterness in his eyes.

Ji Ning nodded slightly, "Continue with what you know."

"As far as I know, superpower users are divided into two categories. One category is incorporated by various continents’ major forces, such as the special departments of the Security Bureau, and the armed forces within those major families in Beijing. The other category is free superpower users, who are relatively independent and dislike being restrained. They usually have strong abilities, so they are most likely to be targeted by the special departments of the Security Bureau. Many members of the Hunter Alliance are free superpower users..."

Ji Ning glanced at the hard drive on the Smart Brain and smirked.

"Among these two types of superpower users, free superpower users have the highest danger level. They usually act according to their wishes, so they can easily harm ordinary people. Thus, the Security Bureau established a special department specifically responsible for investigating, interrogating, and arresting criminal superpower users. These people are called detectives and are divided into five levels, with the highest being S-Class and the lowest being D-Class. The higher the detective’s ability, the higher their level, and the higher the level of the tasks they are assigned..."

Ji Ning paused her finger tapping on the table, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Can these detectives of the Security Bureau also arrest superpower users from other noble families?"

"Yes. According to the laws of the Hua Continent, detectives in the Security Bureau are public officials and belong to the Huazhou Alliance Security Department. Although the person in charge of the Security Bureau is the Family Head of the Li Family, there are other influential figures from different forces in the Security Bureau. They restrain each other and can basically ensure fairness within the Security Bureau."

After Lin Yuanyang finished speaking, Ji Ning just gave a faint smile.

In this world, nothing can guarantee fairness, because those who establish fairness are often a minority, not everyone.

"That’s all I know. Sister Ning, the Red Group member you just looked at should be an S-Class detective. Only S-Class detectives are classified by color, and they take direct orders from the top of the Security Bureau."

Ji Ning nodded, the curve of her lips becoming more pronounced.

***

The next day, before dawn.

Fu Yuanxuan had just come downstairs when he saw three familiar figures already ahead of him, running from the stairwell to the building’s entrance.

He immediately followed.

He saw Bai Xiaotang, Ye Tong, and Lin Yuanyang, all wearing matching maroon sportswear, with four large white characters on the back saying "Number One in the Universe."

Each of them had black weighted bags strapped to their wrists and ankles, bulging and looking very heavy.

Are these three going for a run?

Fu Yuanxuan glanced at the time, it was 5:30 in the morning.

So early?

After years of living in the base, Fu Yuanxuan was already accustomed to early morning running and Body Refinement, but he didn’t expect the seemingly delicate Bai Family heiress and the rumored sickly Lin Family heir who supposedly wouldn’t live past 20 to be so disciplined as to wake up early for a run.

Judging by the appearance of this Lin Family heir, he didn’t look like a sickly person at all.

Fu Yuanxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, pressed his lips, and started running in another direction.

The early morning air was very refreshing, and with almost no one in the neighborhood, it was a perfect setting for a morning exercise.

At the Half Moon Fountain, they encountered each other.

Fu Yuanxuan saw the ghost-like expressions of the three and inexplicably felt much better, greeting them in a cheerful tone: "Morning, you all came to run too?"

Bai Xiaotang, pushed by Ye Tong, reluctantly stepped forward to greet, "Good morning, Brother Fu. You’re running too."

The awkward atmosphere escalated suddenly, and Ye Tong felt that her toes could dig out a three-bedroom apartment on the ground.

Lin Yuanyang, finally unable to bear the awkwardness, said, "Brother Fu, we’re going to start running now."

Fu Yuanxuan acted as if he didn’t notice and replied, "We’re just in time, let’s run together."

"We’re slow."

"It’s fine, I’m not fast either."

Just like that, the once energetic trio felt like frost-damaged eggplants, lacking energy, slowing their pace further and further, until they mostly walked the 20 laps.

Standing on the rooftop of Building 8, Ji Ning watched the four people crawling like turtles and pressed her lips, deciding to increase the routine for the three the next day.

After the four returned to Building 8, Fu Yuanxuan casually asked, "Why didn’t your other roommate run?"

Bai Xiaotang was about to answer when her clothes were tugged by Ye Tong, Lin Yuanyang spoke in tacit understanding, "Sister Ning couldn’t get up."

"You’re very disciplined."

"Well, my body is already wrecked, if I don’t exercise, I’ll be even more useless," Lin Yuanyang replied in self-mockery, ending the awkward conversation.

Until the elevator doors opened on the 15th floor, Fu Yuanxuan asked before stepping out of the elevator, "Do you run every day?"

"No."

Fu Yuanxuan said nothing more and walked directly out of the elevator.

As soon as the elevator doors closed, the three inside simultaneously breathed a long sigh of relief, their expressions like people escaping disaster.

"Overtime, 30 laps tomorrow," Ji Ning pressed the stopwatch, and mercilessly said.

Bai Xiaotang, with a dejected face, tried to explain, but was scared back by a single glance from Ji Ning.

"You want to say it was Fu Yuanxuan who influenced your run, didn’t you?"

Bai Xiaotang’s eyes were full of grievance, nodding repeatedly, Ji Ning directly tossed a dagger at her feet, "Then stab him now."

Bai Xiaotang’s face turned pale instantly, retreating in fright, fear in her eyes. Ji Ning withdrew her gaze and looked at Ye Tong and Lin Yuanyang.

The two stood up straight immediately, instinctively admitting their fault: "Sister Ning, we were wrong. We won’t be influenced by outsiders again."

"It won’t happen again."

Ji Ning retracted her aura, turned around, and looked into the distance. By now, the sun had broken through the clouds, rising into the sky. The red dawn gradually spread, enveloping the entire world.

The fresh air carried the chill of late autumn, and the wind brushing against their faces felt rather cold.

Ji Ning stood with her back straight, like a tree.

The silent atmosphere made the three of them feel a tinge of fear, worried that Ji Ning would no longer teach them.

"Sister Ning, we..."

"Achoo—"

Ji Ning rubbed her nose, and under the worried gazes of the three, she said, "If you’re late next time, you can come up and catch the cold breeze on your own."

"..."

***

After the Body Refinement, the four split into two groups, Ye Tong took a car to report back to the filming crew, while Ji Ning, Bai Xiaotang, and Lin Yuanyang went to school together.

This was Ji Ning’s first time attending school since her crossing over.

Never having experienced school life, Ji Ning wore the brand-new Anhe Middle School uniform, quite giving off a student vibe.

Bai Xiaotang also put a baseball cap on her, making Ji Ning look even more vibrant.

The three got into a car, with Lin Yuanyang sitting in the passenger seat, and Ji Ning and Bai Xiaotang in the back.

The driver, Uncle Chen, usually silent and not very talkative, for once looked at the back seat through the rearview mirror and made a small talk with Ji Ning: "Miss Ji Ning looks very energetic today."

Ji Ning took a glance at him and thanked him.

From Ming Mansion Garden to Anhe Middle School wasn’t far, just a ten-minute drive.

On regular days, You Le, Xu Jiaying, and Ma Weiwei would wait for someone outside a bun shop 200 meters from the school gate.

Bai Xiaotang always went over to pay for them, and then followed the three into the campus.

Today, the three sat the same way, settling outside the bun shop, waiting for Bai Xiaotang to come by.

Many students from Anhe Middle School, who passed by the bun shop on their way to school, avoided them with expressions of fear and hidden disdain.

But upon seeing the car Bai Xiaotang was in, they showed a hint of sympathy and a curiosity to watch.

"Here they come... the young lady has arrived."

"Even being from Beijing can’t save her from bullying here."

"Shh, keep your voice down, don’t let those three hear you."

"That young lady must be crazy in the head, smiling while paying their bill."

"Money can’t buy willingness, maybe the young lady just likes hanging with these school bullies?"

"That’s true, at least no one else dares to bully her, except those three."

...

The watching students whispered while waiting for Bai Xiaotang in the car to come over as usual.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Bai Xiaotang got out of the car, the usually arrogant school bullies sitting at the table suddenly stood up, leaving the buns, and hurriedly ran towards the car.

They warmly greeted the person who got out from the opposite side of Bai Xiaotang’s car door.

"Sister Ning... when did you get back?"