Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 124: You Have Completely Misunderstood Me

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: You Have Completely Misunderstood Me

Fu Yuanxuan looked at her, and Ji Ning pointed at the warehouse gate: "Ask him, and you’ll know."

Fu Yuanxuan remembered the person he saw fainting in the backyard, and pressed his lips together, "You go to the hospital first, we’ll handle things here."

"Zzz—"

Suddenly, the Smart Brain on Fu Yuanxuan’s wrist rang.

Fu Yuanxuan took a few steps to the side and pressed the answer button.

"What’s up?"

"Captain, there’s a woman outside the base claiming to be Bai Xiaotang’s cousin, looking for her."

"Stall her."

"That’s impossible, she’s very insistent and demands to see Bai Xiaotang now. Besides, I think she might already know about Bai Xiaotang’s disappearance."

Fu Yuanxuan glanced back at Ji Ning and Bai Xiaotang, continuing, "Find a way to stall her, we’ll return to the base soon."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Ning chuckled softly: "I’ll take her back to the base first."

***

Meanwhile, at the Jiuming Mountain Base gate.

Chang Ru looked unpleasantly at the soldiers blocking her way.

"I haven’t been able to contact my cousin, I need to go in and see if she’s at the base."

"Sorry, ma’am, Miss Bai is currently in closed training, it’s normal that you can’t reach her by phone." A guard replied politely, but Chang Ru didn’t believe it at all and responded, "What training? With her condition, what can she train for? Who arranged this training? I want to see your leader!"

"Sorry, ma’am, that’s confidential information, you have no right to inquire."

"I’m her sister, I need to ensure her safety. Who’s in charge of this base?"

"Sorry! Our commander is not at the base."

Chang Ru’s face turned ugly with anger at the guard, her sharp nails clutching her bag tightly, wishing she could just slam it down, she took two deep breaths then asked with suppressed anger, "Fine, can I find Ji Ning? Isn’t she part of your base? She’s the one who brought my sister into the base, I need to find her now!"

Just as the two continued to argue, a somewhat hoarse voice spoke up.

"Sister Ning is out."

Chang Ru turned towards the voice, seeing Lin Yuanyang walk out slowly from inside the base gate, hands in his pockets.

Chang Ru’s eyes flashed with an unusual look, her face showed an unnatural smile, "Xiao Yang... is Tangtang okay?"

Lin Yuanyang stopped about five steps away from the gate, pushed his glasses up, "What do you want to happen to her?"

"You child, what are you saying? I’m just worried she might have run into trouble." If it weren’t for the presence of others, Chang Ru would have wanted to tear Lin Yuanyang’s mouth wide open.

This kid was found so quickly.

Really annoying!

Lin Yuanyang stared coldly at her, "She’s in closed training. Sister Ru, why are you here?"

Chang Ru looked at the close-by gate, her expression a bit awkward, "I couldn’t reach Tangtang since last night and I thought something happened to her."

"Don’t worry, what could possibly happen to Bai Xiaotang at the base, it’s the safest place in Hua Continent."

Lin Yuanyang replied, enunciating each word.

Chang Ru felt a bit anxious inside, but her expression remained gentle, "That’s good. I thought Tangtang might be in trouble, now I can report to Brother Yu Sen."

"Alright, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head inside."

"Can’t I come in to take a look around?"

"I’m afraid not. I’ll be off then."

Chang Ru saw Lin Yuanyang was still as cold as ever to anyone except Bai Xiaotang, and she felt very frustrated, quickly called out to him loudly: "Xiao Yang, wait a minute."

Lin Yuanyang stopped, one hand in his pocket, slightly turned his body and glanced sideways at her.

Chang Ru took a deep breath, gestured to him, "Xiao Yang, I need to talk to you, about the Lin Family."

Lin Yuanyang’s eyes flickered slightly, he turned to face her, "Alright, let’s talk outside."

"..."

Beside a black business car.

Lin Yuanyang, wearing glasses, looked directly into Chang Ru’s eyes, with no warmth in his gaze.

"What do you want to say?"

There were no base soldiers here, Chang Ru’s attitude was not as it was before, she sat coolly in the business car seat, with her arms crossed, scrutinizing him.

She spoke certainly, "You don’t like me."

"What you do makes it hard for people to like you."

Chang Ru slightly raised the corner of her mouth, "What have I done?"

"You know full well."

"Xiao Yang, you’ve misunderstood me deeply. In fact, I quite admire you and envy your relationship with Tangtang."

Lin Yuanyang "chuckled", directly cutting her off, "What’s going on with the Lin Family?"

He knew Chang Ru well, she liked to start with emotions when prying for information, that foolish woman Bai Xiaotang had fallen for it countless times since childhood.

Chang Ru was displeased inside, but her face still bore a decent smile, "I don’t know if you’re aware of the Netherworld Grass."

Lin Yuanyang’s eyes turned sharp instantly, "Yes, it’s one of the toxic plants in Hua Continent."

Chang Ru saw his reaction and knew he already understood his condition, she smiled and said, "I happened to hear a rumor that when Mrs. Lin was ambushed years ago, she was apparently poisoned, and that the poison contained Netherworld Grass toxin."

Lin Yuanyang’s fists gradually tightened, Chang Ru continued, "You were weak from childhood, doctors said you wouldn’t live past 20, but sometimes doctors aren’t always right, have you suspected you might be poisoned?"

"Where did you hear that?" Lin Yuanyang struggled to keep his composure, asking coldly.

Chang Ru’s lips slightly curved, her hands clasped on her leg, leisurely twirling her thumbs.

"I have my ways. Regarding the Netherworld Grass toxin, I know of an herb that can suppress it, and I just so happen to have one..."

As she said this, Chang Ru paused, giving a look with some deep meaning.

Lin Yuanyang pressed his lips together, adjusted his glasses, asking, "What do you want?"

Chang Ru’s smile widened, "Don’t think of me so materialistically, Tangtang considers you her brother, so I’m naturally also half your sister. A sister providing her brother with medicine is expected."

Lin Yuanyang didn’t know what she was selling in her gourd, he frowned slightly, "What exactly do you want?"

"Tangtang is currently out there alone, I, as her sister, am not at ease, but luckily you’re here with her, so please look after her for me. If anything happens to her, please let me know so I can come quickly to help."

Lin Yuanyang let out a cold laugh, "Just say you want me to surveil her, there’s no need to make it sound so noble."

"How could that be? I’m concerned for her. She’s the Bai Family’s eldest lady, not a single mistake can be made."

"Heh..."

She seemed relaxed, like joking, "Little Brother Yang, you’ve misunderstood me too deeply. I’m also doing it for Tangtang’s good. Let’s add each other as friends."

Chang Ru wore a smile, raising her wrist.

Lin Yuanyang was puzzled inside, why didn’t she seem guilty at all?

Could it be that the one orchestrating his drugging and Bai Xiaotang’s kidnapping wasn’t her?

If it wasn’t her, then who could it be?

"Little Brother Yang, sometimes in life you need to make the right choices. I believe with your intelligence and wisdom, you should be able to understand my meaning, right?"

Chang Ru tucked her hair behind her ear, looking at the base gate not far away.

A gust of autumn breeze blew by, the leaves rustled, and a brief rain of falling leaves descended.

Autumn leaves scattered all around, some fell into the car, caught by a slender jade hand.

Lin Yuanyang watched Chang Ru for a while without much expression.

Retracting his gaze, he said nothing, turned, and left.

Chang Ru heard the sound of a Smart Brain friend request being accepted, and her lips curved up again, "People, after all, their own life is more important."