Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 248 - 246: Twelve Shi Er Tokens

"Instructor Huang, can you tell me in detail about the progress of this case?"

Seeing her emotions calm down, Huang Ying recounted the case progress that he knew. When he mentioned that she had a stepmother and a half-brother, Ye Tong’s expression froze.

"Are you saying that Ye Dahe really remarried and had a child with the money from selling me?"

"He probably had the child before he sold you." Huang Ying was quite sympathetic.

Ye Tong’s shocked expression gradually turned somber, and she felt a slight sting at the tip of her nose.

No wonder...

No wonder he seldom returned home before, and every time he did, it was either to ask for money or to hit her.

Turns out he had already established a new family outside.

"Such scum isn’t worth it." Huang Ying spoke out again.

Ye Tong clenched her fists tightly, trying her best to suppress the sour feeling in her heart.

The determination in her eyes gradually grew stronger.

"Instructor Huang, how can we get him sentenced for more years?"

Huang Ying glanced sideways at her, "Speak the truth, especially about him abusing you over the years, and it would be even better if there were some eyewitnesses."

Ye Tong thought for a moment and said, "The people in the village basically all know."

"Well, persuade them to testify for you." Huang Ying nodded slightly, suggesting.

Ye Tong nodded.

***

Elsewhere.

Ji Ning looked at the man in the room who dared not make any rash moves.

She tapped the black box in her hand, playfully saying, "Want it?"

The man looked furious, with an even deeper wariness towards Ji Ning in his eyes.

"Miss Ji, you’re now a detective with the Security Bureau, everything should be focused on the bigger picture. What you hold belongs to the Huazhou Alliance..."

Before he could finish, there was a "click".

The black box in Ji Ning’s hand was opened by her.

The man’s pupils dilated, his words were shocked into silence by her actions.

Ji Ning took out half a piece of stone from the black box and tossed it in her hand a couple of times, "Is this the stone you’re talking about?"

The man pressed his lips tightly together, staring intently at the seemingly ordinary piece of stone.

In his heart, he was very unwilling.

How could it possibly be a stone?

The higher-ups clearly said it was a valuable relic of the Commander?

Ji Ning smiled, "You won’t target all the other eleven families too, will you?"

The man’s gaze flickered slightly, Ji Ning was surprised, "You really are?"

During the chaotic times, Huazhou’s main powers were divided into twelve. Although she was pushed to become the head of Huazhou, she hadn’t completely unified the other eleven forces.

At that time, the hostile forces from the Outer Continent coveted Huazhou’s land. To preserve the Huazhou Safety Zone’s territory, the twelve forces temporarily set aside their differences to unite against the outside.

To prevent infiltration by hostile forces, at that time the twelve forces jointly created unique tokens, a total of twelve pieces, each held by the respective force leader. During round-table meetings, leaders of the twelve forces must hold the tokens when attending.

Since her strength was the greatest back then, she was the one to create all twelve tokens and distribute them to the other eleven leaders.

As a result, only she knew what the tokens were. The other leaders knew only of their own tokens and did not know about those of the other forces.

Ji Ning wanted to retrieve the tokens to prevent anyone from exploiting them.

But seeing the man’s expression at that moment, it seemed the tokens were already being targeted.

Ji Ning was momentarily speechless.

"What are you trying to find in those eleven families?" Ji Ning put the stone back and curiously asked.

But the man pursed his lips and remained silent, looking like he’d rather die than comply.

Ji Ning found it somewhat amusing, "After the Huazhou Alliance finds the items, what do they intend to do?"

The man still didn’t speak, this time lowering his head, avoiding her gaze.

Ji Ning smiled, glanced at the unremarkable stone in her hand, flipped it over, and saw a special ancient character engraved on it, Teng.

It was something she carved back in the day.

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t say, Li Wenxin will tell me." Ji Ning purposely said this, putting the stone back into the box.

Sure enough, the man’s body moved slightly, wanting to look up at her, yet held himself back.

Ji Ning smiled, released the constraints on him, and turned to leave.

The man saw she let him go, was very cautious, didn’t move immediately, fearing it was a trap.

It was only after a long time that he carefully left.

Ji Ning coldly chuckled, continuing to eat the dumplings in front of her.

Aunt Zeng across the table looked at her with a complex expression, wanting to ask something but didn’t dare open her mouth, feeling somewhat suffocated.

"Ding dong—"

The doorbell rang.

Aunt Zeng thought Bai Yusen had returned.

With a face full of joy, she ran to open the door, only for Lin Chengsheng to come in, looking somewhat disheveled.

He seemed to have just woken up, with a collision mark still on his forehead.

Seeing Ji Ning, he rudely said, "Ji Ning, I have something to ask you."

Ji Ning, eating her dumplings, looked at him and gave an "mm" sound.

Lin Chengsheng pulled out a chair, sat across from Ji Ning, and asked, "Does Zi Yanran’s death have anything to do with Li Meifang?"

Ji Ning originally thought he came for the Lin Family’s token, not expecting to be asked this question.

She immediately decided to finish her dumplings before dealing with him.

Lin Chengsheng saw Ji Ning not answering and kept eating dumplings, knowing she was reluctant to answer this question.

He thought for a moment and then changed the question, "Does Xiao Yang know about this?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Ji Ning swallowed the dumpling in her mouth, drank a sip of soup, and still didn’t pay him any attention.

Lin Chengsheng stopped questioning and waited quietly for Ji Ning to finish eating.

Only after she finished the batch of dumplings Aunt Zeng had steamed, and Bai Yusen returned to the Bai Family, did Lin Chengsheng hear Ji Ning’s response.

"Not sure, don’t know."

The first answer made one frown, and the second answer brought reassurance.

"Uncle Lin, why are you here?" Bai Yusen walked into the dining room, asking knowingly.

Lin Chengsheng had always regarded Bai Yusen as a highly valued junior, and kindly replied, "I’m just here to discuss some matters with Miss Ji."

"Did Uncle Lin have something to eat? Aunt Zeng..."

"No need to bother, I have a meeting to attend soon." Saying this, Lin Chengsheng stood up, ready to leave.

Before leaving, he thanked Bai Yusen, expressing gratitude for his sister Bai Xiaotang’s care of Lin Yuanyang.

The relationship between the two families was a bit closer than before.

After Lin Chengsheng left, Bai Yusen let Aunt Zeng, who served in the house, leave and asked Ji Ning alone, "Did you find something in the Lin Family?"

Ji Ning nodded slightly, her demeanor more serious than before, "There’s something you need to know."

Bai Yusen sat upright with a serious expression.

"Your parents’ death wasn’t an accident."

Bai Yusen’s hand on the table suddenly tightened, yet there was no sign of surprise in his eyes, clearly indicating he had discovered something already.

Ji Ning noted his expression and knowingly said, "You’ve found out?"

Bai Yusen’s eyes revealed a complex look, "While sorting my parents’ belongings, I saw some things. They should have been... with the Ji Family Army..."

Bai Yusen’s voice was deliberately lowered, as if not wanting others to know.

Ji Ning nodded slightly and continued, "So when those people fled, they took Bai Yulin, who was like a crippled man, with them. Because Bai Yulin was also a member of the Ji Family Army."

Bai Yusen’s face turned somewhat grim.

This was also something he hadn’t been able to understand, why his parents would let an adopted son know about the Ji Family Army, yet had never told him or Tangtang.