Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 194: This Is Simply a Nightmare

Charles didn’t know what to say.

The appearance of the gentleman in his house was indeed extraordinary. From the time he started working here when he was young until now, over 30 years have passed. Charles had gone from a young, strong lad to old Charles, but his gentleman showed no signs of aging at all. It was as if time hadn’t left any trace on him. He remained mature and handsome, strong and vigorous.

This was the power of the gentleman’s abilities.

Admiration gradually appeared in Charles’ eyes. The man glanced at him and did not press the matter further.

"Charles, do I have any plans to go to the Hua Continent soon?"

Charles immediately took out his phone to check, "Sorry, sir, you have no plans to go to the Hua Continent in the near future. But in a while, it’s the memorial day of that female hero of the Hua Continent. The representative of the International Alliance from the Hua Continent has invited you to participate in the event. Your secretary has not responded yet."

The man looked at him, and Charles immediately understood his meaning, putting the event on the schedule without delay.

"Charles, what do you think I should wear to the Hua Continent?"

Charles: ...

The gentleman was a bit too eager, wasn’t he?

Could the friend of the gentleman in the Hua Continent be a woman?

Or a woman whom the gentleman has been thinking about for a long time but couldn’t win over?

***

"Achoo—"

Ji Ning sneezed.

Beside her, Bai Xiaotang was anxiously concerned, "Sister Ning, do you want to drink some hot water? A lot of people have been catching colds lately. I heard a flu virus outbreak has happened again recently."

There were already two sick people at home needing care. If Sister Ning falls ill too, it would just leave her and the unapproachable Instructor Ying. Just thinking about it sounded too hard.

Ji Ning glanced at her and said calmly, "No need. Have you done your homework?"

Bai Xiaotang nodded, looking at her with confusion.

Ji Ning touched her nose, "I haven’t done mine."

Huh? Σ(⊙▽⊙"

Does Sister Ning even need to do homework?

Bai Xiaotang suddenly remembered Ji Ning’s identity as a superpower user, then looked at her school uniform, and whispered, "Don’t you need to transfer to a special class?"

"No need."

"What about the mask?" Bai Xiaotang glanced at the people around them.

"Not needed either."

Bai Xiaotang felt a bit puzzled.

She hadn’t interacted much with superpower users, but she had seen them.

Each one wore a mask, staying far away from ordinary people, afraid of being discovered for who they were.

Why did Ji Ning not need to wear anything then?

She then looked at Ji Ning’s wrist, noticing she wasn’t wearing the superpower user’s exclusive bracelet, but there was a Phoenix Bracelet.

It was quite pretty.

"Sister Ning, you finally came to school!"

Suddenly, a boy’s voice came from not far away. He was a short boy with round-framed glasses, carrying a backpack as he ran over.

Chen Yantao, upon seeing Ji Ning, reacted as if witnessing a deity from his ancestors and was moved to tears.

Ji Ning arched an eyebrow, looking at him.

Chen Yantao pursed his lips but upon spotting Bai Xiaotang, he hesitated, "My senior has something urgent for you! He wants you to spare some time to call him. I tried calling you earlier, but there was no response."

Ji Ning did get his call, but she was dealing with the Sun Family at the time and didn’t answer.

Now, hearing Chen Yantao’s words, it seemed like there was a change in the situation.

Ji Ning had Bai Xiaotang go ahead into the school while she and Chen Yantao stood aside to make a call.

Chen Yantao quickly pulled out his phone and handed it to Ji Ning, "My senior’s friend captured this, but then lost contact. Luckily, he has a habit of automatically uploading photos to the cloud. After failing to contact him, my senior found these photos."

Chen Yantao sent Ji Ning a few photos where the subject of the secret shots was Wang Yanyan.

It was clear that Chen Yantao’s senior had sent a friend to keep tabs on her to complete the task Ji Ning had given.

But this tracking got him into trouble.

The photos were taken near a hotel where a brand event was being held. Wang Yanyan was taken away by two men in black suits inside the hotel.

And Chen Yantao’s senior’s friend vanished after hurriedly taking these photos.

It seemed Wang Yanyan, too, disappeared along with him.

She didn’t attend the brand event, nor did she return to the hotel. Her agency was going out of their mind with worry and had secretly reported it to the police.

Chen Yantao’s senior realized the seriousness of the situation when Wang Yanyan’s agency called the police and promptly contacted Ji Ning.

Since this matter also had some connection to Ji Ning, and knowing she wasn’t an ordinary person, there was a chance she could help find his friend.

Ji Ning, after looking through the pictures, raised an eyebrow, "Where did they go?"

"Peng City."

Ji Ning nodded slightly.

People can’t just vanish into thin air.

Especially not when taken openly from a hotel.

Wang Yanyan either knew the people who took her or they were governmental figures.

Regarding Chen Yantao’s senior’s friend being taken, it was likely due to his secretive photo-taking being discovered. To ensure secrecy, he was temporarily detained.

But reporting it to the police suggested the latter scenario.

For some undisclosed reasons, officials suddenly took Wang Yanyan away, without notifying her agency about such actions.

"Sister Ning, should we report this to the police too?" Chen Yantao asked quietly, thinking of his panicked senior.

Ji Ning glanced at him, "No need, it’s alright."

Chen Yantao instantly felt reassured. If Sister Ning said it’s alright, then it really was not a big deal.

On the other side.

The one who was taken, Wang Yanyan, was truly unfortunate.

The reason was her previous attempt to hire someone to secretly photograph Ji Ning. Her request was not only declined but also backfired, exposing Yan Jing.

She was particularly scared, but while some people would simply stop out of fear and not act, she was the type that, the more afraid she got, the more she wanted to dig out more dirt on Ji Ning to hold it over her. She hired an outsider to track down Ji Ning, even raising her bid.

This person followed Ji Ning to Beijing and indeed captured some consequential things, including the Lin Family’s eldest son being attacked at the airport incident.

Ji Ning knew someone was trailing her at that time but didn’t have the time to deal with him.

This led to him staking out outside the police station, waiting until Ji Ning went to the Security Bureau.

As soon as he showed his face, he was apprehended.

After thorough interrogation, the detectives followed the lead to Wang Yanyan, and then directly brought her in.

As for being the paparazzo who secretly photographed Wang Yanyan, Chen Yantao’s senior’s friend naturally found himself escorted to the Security Bureau for a chat.

"Wang Yanyan, as a public figure, you need to set an example and protect others’ privacy. Fortunately, you didn’t capture anything significant this time. Otherwise, you’d be looking at a charge of espionage."

Wang Yanyan nodded in fear, and her manager, Xu Hua, apologized beside her.

No one knew the level of panic she experienced at the police station when receiving a call from the Security Bureau.

She was almost transformed from the one filing the report to a suspect.

It was sheer nightmare.

The detective handling the case felt a bit sympathetic towards them and kindly reminded them, "Also, people who can go to the Security Bureau have identities that can’t be exposed. You understand that, right?"

"We understand... we understand it all..."

"Please sign the testimony and confidentiality agreement here."

"Alright."

Wang Yanyan shakily signed her name, dazedly following Xu Hua onto the nanny car.

Once the car door closed, and they had driven nearly 1 kilometer, Xu Hua asked Wang Yanyan seriously, "What is going on? Who did you hire someone to secretly photograph? How did it end up involving the Security Bureau?"

Xu Hua considered things more deeply. The person Wang Yanyan targeted must be someone within the entertainment circle, but this person was also connected to the Security Bureau, possibly signaling an official crackdown on the entertainment industry. Hence, they should quickly lay low, stopping all potentially illegal activities.

It would be best to learn from Wang Yanyan about the identity so they could avoid him in the industry in the future.