Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 209: Real Men Don’t Argue with Women

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Real Men Don’t Argue with Women

The silent confrontation finally ended with Mr. Huang’s rationality prevailing, as he fired three or four shots into the sky in frustration.

The loud noise shook the people below the deck, causing them to look up one after another.

Ji Ning stood quietly, waiting for him to finish venting, then threw the gun to a trusted aide nearby.

"Talk."

Suppressing his anger, Mr. Huang responded with one word and sat down again.

This time, his sitting posture was more reserved than before.

Outside, the light rain was falling heavier, and the cargo ship gradually sailed away from the dock.

A man next to Mr. Huang opened a large umbrella, covering him.

But Ji Ning and Gu Shuangcheng did not receive such treatment.

Ji Ning didn’t care, and in front of Mr. Huang and his subordinates, she walked to one side, lifted two wooden boxes over, and found a "chair" for both herself and Gu Shuangcheng. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Mr. Huang’s gaze was dark as he pursed his lips, saying nothing, wanting to see what tricks she was trying to pull.

After Ji Ning sat down, she snapped her fingers.

Mr. Huang and his men were so startled they nearly cursed him out loud.

They saw that the raindrops falling on Ji Ning and Gu Shuangcheng seemed to disappear as if blocked by an invisible board.

Mr. Huang cursed inwardly, while his men widened their eyes in shock, eager to see more clearly.

Ji Ning looked calm, but next to her, Gu Shuangcheng was slightly unsettled.

In his heart, he raised his assessment of Ji Ning’s abilities significantly.

"Let’s talk about your brother’s poisoning first. I believe that by now, you should be aware that the opening ceremony’s site had someone contaminating the guests’ drinking water with poison. However, this poison was a chronic one and would only trigger following intense physical exertion. According to our investigation, your brother did not touch any drinks when he left the site."

Mr. Huang’s expression tightened, his brows furrowed as he harshly said, "Are you saying my brother’s poison is different from the on-site one?"

"Yes. Although I don’t have the autopsy report, I can be one hundred percent sure that the two poisons are different. Your brother was poisoned in the hospital or on the ambulance. As for the perpetrator..."

Mr. Huang cut Ji Ning off ruthlessly, "Nonsense! Do you have any evidence? Don’t think that saying that can cause dissension among the Huang Family."

"Whether it’s dissension or not, you know very well in your heart. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be so aggressive towards me."

Mr. Huang glared fiercely at Ji Ning, wishing he could eat her alive.

Coldness gradually rose on Ji Ning’s face, "I know your intention; I advise you to put away such petty thoughts, otherwise, I don’t mind making the Huang Family experience what the Sun Family felt then."

Mr. Huang clenched his fists in anger, stared at Ji Ning for a while, then gritted his teeth, "Bring the men up for me."

Soon, with the sound of dull, chaotic footsteps, several men, bound hand and foot, were brought up.

The faces of these men were swollen beyond recognition, their clothes soaking wet, with large patches of blood causing a tightness in one’s heart.

"I’ve already interrogated them, and no one admitted to poisoning," Mr. Huang stared into Ji Ning’s eyes, not missing a trace of expression on her face.

Ji Ning remained calm, stood up, walked over to the men lying on the ground, examined their injuries, and then moved to the most severely injured man, stating calmly, "Breaking one’s mouth open doesn’t rely solely on physical pain."

Mr. Huang narrowed his eyes slightly, "What other methods are there?"

"Let him speak for himself."

Mr. Huang laughed twice as if hearing something amusing, suddenly stood up fiercely, "Are you messing with me?"

But Ji Ning’s expression was very cold, her gaze somewhat piercing, "Foul mouth, do you want me to clean it for you?"

"You——"

If looks could kill, Ji Ning would have been diced and fed to the fish, but he knew if his mouth continued to spout obscenities, she would truly put him in a difficult spot in front of his subordinates.

Ji Ning moved her gaze away, looking at the most severely injured man, "I know the purpose of the person behind you, which is nothing more than creating chaos, bringing down the Sun Family, and causing trouble for the Bai Family, Lin Family, or Gu Family, making the families of the Inner City of Beijing fall into disarray. You should have been a sleeper agent in the Huang Family for many years, suddenly exposed because I broke Mr. Huang’s fingers, making him leave the scene in advance, avoiding your large-scale poisoning. But because I have members from the Bai Family, Lin Family, and Gu Family by my side, the person behind you gave the impromptu order to poison to kill Mr. Huang, achieving three birds with one stone. Yet, you were used as a disposable pawn..."

The man lying on the ground blinked his blank eyes twice.

"Although the Huang Family isn’t smart and tends to be impulsive," Here, Ji Ning paused, glancing at Mr. Huang, whose face was dark and grinding his molars, "to be able to expand water transportation to this scale, their brains aren’t particularly stupid, not investigating Mr. Huang’s real cause of death before offending the three major families in Beijing."

Mr. Huang’s expression slightly improved, but Ji Ning’s next words once again darkened his face.

"However, the Huang Family’s intelligence is limited; thinking they can manipulate someone like me without background to bargain with the three families for profit without considering their own weight."

"You..." Mr. Huang was furious, almost cursing again but was frightened back by Ji Ning’s gaze.

Forget it, a good man won’t fight with a woman!

Mr. Huang comforted himself inwardly.

Ji Ning didn’t bother to look at him, continuing to address the man on the ground, "The person behind you should also realize these things, which is why you’ve been abandoned. You have painstakingly been undercover for years but have been betrayed by your people in the end, not even a whole corpse. What’s it worth? You’re not a specifically trained death warrior; you should have someone you love, right?"

Ji Ning glanced at the faint mark on the man’s ring finger.

The man’s blood-soaked hand trembled slightly.

"Tell me, who is your superior? I can protect your lover’s life. The person behind you wouldn’t keep the promise of protecting your family once exposed. He would only eradicate all traces, leaving nothing for others to find him." Ji Ning squatted down, moving closer to the man, speaking softly.

The man’s body trembled more violently, as if suffering from epilepsy.

Ji Ning reached out and tapped the man’s back a few times until his shaking gradually subsided.

Still, the man said nothing, looking as if he was waiting for death, making Mr. Huang wish he could tear him apart.

Ji Ning continued, "They probably haven’t had time to tell you about my identity, right? My name is Ji Ning, A-level detective of the Security Bureau, a multi-system superpower user, with one superpower being the healing system..."

The man’s unmoving eyes finally showed some change, struggling to blink twice, seemingly wanting to lift his head to see her.

Ji Ning immediately flipped him over, letting him face her.

"Go ahead and speak; I’m listening."

The man’s mouth opened and closed, his voice so faint it seemed swallowed by his throat.

Ji Ning bent down, putting her ear close, listening for a while.

But the man’s injuries were too severe, and as he spoke, he died coughing up blood.

When Ji Ning straightened up, closing the man’s eyes, Mr. Huang couldn’t wait to take a few steps forward.

"What did he say?"