Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 130: Project 728

Sun Yazhu, whom Ji Ning was thinking of, was currently sitting on the sofa in Suite 1601 of Building 8 in the Ming Mansion Garden.

The Sun Family and the Bai Family didn’t have much business interaction. Although they belonged to the same circle, the two families didn’t socialize together. Especially someone like Sun Yazhu, a female elite, couldn’t possibly have a common topic with a Bai Family trophy wife.

As for the sickly Young Master from the Lin Family, it was even less likely for them to have any intersection.

Of course, that was in the past, but now, because of Ji Ning and Ye Tong’s relationship, Sun Yazhu not only brought gifts and came to visit voluntarily but also had a lively chat with the two of them.

Mainly because Sun Yazhu, with her years of being an expert in the business world, found it very easy to handle a young lady like Bai Xiaotang, who was inexperienced in worldly affairs, during their conversation.

In no time, Sun Yazhu managed to extract enough information from Bai Xiaotang about Ji Ning and Ye Tong’s identities.

She felt a bit envious of the good fortune of this naive young lady.

How could someone, despite being schemed by those around, still end up with two treasure-like girls as acquaintances? What kind of dumb luck is this?

Could it be that the Bai Family, which has continuously had bad luck, is finally going to turn things around?

It seems the Sun Family’s attitude towards the Bai Family needs to change a bit.

Sun Yazhu pondered within.

Continuing to fish for information, she asked, "Do you know when they will be back?"

"Sister Xiaotong is shooting at Jiuming Mountain and will be there for about half a month. Sister Ning went out on business, and it’s uncertain when she’ll return."

Sun Yazhu nodded slightly, took a white envelope from her bag, and placed it on the coffee table.

"This is our hotel’s VIP card. Please do us the honor of visiting once we open."

Bai Xiaotang, feeling somewhat flattered, repeatedly thanked her.

She had quite a few VIP cards from various hotels, including ones from the Sun Family. However, it was the first time she received one directly from Miss Sun herself, rather than through her brother, which was a novel and delightful experience.

The Sun Family’s eldest daughter, the goddess envied by all the young ladies in the circle and often mentioned by her cousin Chang Ru as an idol, was closely connected with Sister Ning and Sister Tong.

Although she explained that they helped her a little, Bai Xiaotang wasn’t foolish; what kind of minor favor would prompt this young lady, in her busy schedule, to bring gifts personally and gift such a coveted card?

Moreover, the way Miss Sun spoke about them suggested a great intimacy, treating them as her own people.

What she called a little favor must be something extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Bai Xiaotang felt a mix of emotions, a bit happy yet also a bit sad.

Outstanding people indeed prefer to associate with others who are also outstanding.

She realized she needed to put in more effort too...

Before leaving, Sun Yazhu turned around, extended her right hand to Bai Xiaotang, and smiled graciously and elegantly.

"Let’s have dinner together when they return. Please see me off!"

Bai Xiaotang’s eyes brightened slightly, and she quickly extended her right hand to shake hers.

Wow, she’s actually shaking hands with the goddess herself.

If people from the circle saw this, they would be insanely jealous, wouldn’t they?

Excited, Bai Xiaotang waved to Sun Yazhu as the elevator doors nearly closed.

Sun Yazhu smiled and waved back slightly, but as the elevator doors fully closed, her smile slowly faded.

She glanced at the information her subordinate had sent to her phone.

She couldn’t quite understand why Ji Ning and Ye Tong would be involved with the Bai Family.

The personality of this Bai Family young lady seemed quite naive, but she couldn’t rule out the possibility that it was an act.

How could someone rumored to be a simpleton be the bosom friend of someone like Ji Ning?

After pondering for a moment, Sun Yazhu sent a voice message to her assistant.

"Go check on the Bai Family to see if there’s any recent new developments?"

***

Meanwhile.

The news of Sun Yazhu’s arrival in Anhe City reached Chang Ru’s ears.

"Miss, I’ve found the Sun Family’s eldest daughter as you asked. She’s currently in Anhe City."

Chang Ru was somewhat surprised, "Anhe? Are you sure? Where in Anhe?"

The assistant nodded quickly, "Miss Sun is currently in Anhe negotiating the acquisition with the Marriott Hotel’s management."

"Acquisition?" Chang Ru was taken aback.

She remembered that by this time, the Sun Family’s eldest daughter should have already encountered trouble.

The Sun Family had expended significant manpower and resources to find her, and when they finally did, the young lady was already insane.

To make those who harmed the Sun Family’s eldest daughter pay the price, the Sun Family directly mobilized dark forces and ignored safe zone regulations, tearing those people apart, killing dozens, including women and children.

This incident caused a major stir, and the Sun Family head along with all direct descendants were imprisoned, the Sun Family’s business took a nosedive, and they quickly disappeared from Beijing, consumed by competitors.

At that time, everyone had much to say about the Sun Family, some thought they were affectionate and righteous, while others believed the Sun Family acted too ruthlessly, branding the eldest daughter as a troublemaker.

Back then, she was too far removed from that circle to know the details, just a rough idea, not the entire story.

Could it be that the Sun Family’s eldest daughter hasn’t run into trouble yet?

"Miss, Miss? What’s wrong?"

Chang Ru gathered her emotions, glanced at her assistant, and said calmly, "Since she’s in Anhe, find out her exact location. I plan to meet her."

"Yes."

***

The Marriott Hotel.

Ji Ning pulled down the brim of her hat, avoiding most cameras as she arrived at Room 3412.

The door to the room was ajar, so Ji Ning simply pushed it open and entered.

This was a presidential suite, with very upscale facilities, but still inferior to the Sun Family’s Seven Star Hotel.

Ji Ning didn’t spend much time examining the room and went straight to sit on the sofa, getting directly to the point: "About the dead superpower user in the hospital, what was the purpose of the chip in the back of his head?"

The man sitting on the sofa opposite her wasn’t wearing a human-skin mask this time, and his handsome, mature face was quite striking.

A strange look flickered in Ji Ning’s eyes.

His eyes were dark gray, not those of a pure-blooded Huazhou person.

The man was dressed in a deep blue business suit, with a white shirt underneath, paired with a dark striped tie.

On his wrist was an expensive wristwatch.

An attire of a workplace elite gentleman.

No one would associate him with Anhe City’s underground drug lord upon seeing him.

He obviously hadn’t expected her to ask this question, hesitating slightly with the hand holding his cigar, narrowing his eyes a bit, and countered, "Don’t you know?"

Ji Ning thought for a moment, "I don’t remember."

The man observed her for a while, then extinguished his half-consumed cigar in an ashtray and signaled the bodyguard standing nearby to pour Ji Ning a glass of water.

"Both implanting and removing a chip might cause memory loss, so it’s quite normal. I’m not sure if you’ve heard of the 728 Plan?"

"I haven’t."

"The 728 Plan was proposed thirty years ago by a scholar from the institute as a reverse plan based on the classic Pareto Principle. In the Pareto Principle, humanity is divided into two classes: one with absolute discourse power, standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid — the elite, and the remaining 80% as ordinary people controlled by the elites. Although the elite makes up only 20% of the population, their abilities allow them to possess 80% of the resources in society. Isn’t that quite unfair?"

Ji Ning slightly frowned but didn’t express any views.

The man, seeing she didn’t respond, chuckled and continued: "Just like our society, where superpower users excel and enjoy a superior status and wealth that ordinary people can only dream of reaching."

"But it’s difficult to become a superpower user; having money and status doesn’t guarantee becoming one."

"Yes, exactly!" The man snapped his fingers, complimenting, "Precisely because becoming a superpower user is so random, the elite with money and status wanting to secure their place in the long term must ensure someone in the next generation becomes a superpower user."

"So they funded this plan?"

The man shook his finger, "It’s not that simple..."