Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 277 - 272: Could It Be Her Imagination?

"Cops?"

"Oh, I forgot, you’re with them. Those four clearly don’t respect you as the boss. Should we teach them a lesson?"

"No need, I still have use for them."

"But boss lady, there are four of them..."

"Do you think I would lose to them?"

"How could I? Boss lady, you..."

"Shh—"

The superpower user’s boss below them got tense.

He held his breath, trying to minimize his presence.

Not far away, Ji Hong had already reached the ceiling passageway where the superpower user’s boss was, closed her eyes to sense carefully.

She had the Wind Ability and suddenly sensed that the wind flow inside was abnormal. However, no matter how she used her superpower, she couldn’t detect a stranger’s presence.

Could it be her imagination?

Ji Hong, self-doubting, scanned everyone around several more times.

Finally, she relaxed and withdrew her superpower.

By now, the superpower user’s boss was drenched in sweat, feeling like he had been pulled from the sea.

It was unclear how long, but he slowly moved his aching limbs and looked to the woman who had appeared around him at some point.

That mysteriously powerful A-level Detective, Ji Ning.

Ji Ning gestured for him to follow, taking him down from the ceiling in an empty room.

This was an abandoned warehouse, filled with miscellaneous items, no water stains on the ground, just some dust.

"What exactly do you want us to do?" The superpower user’s boss asked grumpily, feeling finally safe.

Ji Ning, still dressed as a sailor, stood aside with a calm expression, "Huang Liu was Mr. Huang’s close confidant before he died. This time he’s going to the West Continent to meet the real mastermind behind the deal. This person could be from the Western Continent or Beizhou. I need your help to investigate the forces behind this mastermind."

"Initially, you didn’t mention that. You only asked us to help bring Ji Hong onto the ship, not do all these extra tasks." The superpower user’s boss narrowed his eyes, speaking in a deep voice, the sharpness in his gaze gradually rising.

Ji Ning smiled, "If you want to leave Hua Continent legally, you have to pay the corresponding price. I always adhere to laws and regulations."

If there were trolls right now, the superpower user’s boss would want to roast Ji Ning to death.

How could she say such thick-skinned words without blushing or panting?

"Impossible, Ji Hong is a multi-system superpower user, strong, ruthless, without principles, I’m afraid our brothers might fall into her hands."

"Then pledge allegiance to her first."

The superpower user’s boss paused, glancing at her sideways, "Are you serious?"

Ji Ning’s smile deepened.

The superpower user’s boss felt a little blocked in his heart, how could anyone with the surname Ji be so cunning?

Aren’t these two family?

***

Two days later —

The Huang Family’s ship arrived at a port in the southwest region of Hua Continent.

The people on the ship needed to dock for resupply.

Ji Ning also seized the opportunity to return to the original ship to prepare to send Chang Ru ashore.

The two-day journey on the cargo ship had left Chang Ru looking worn out.

Her face was pale as paper, and she seemed to lack any spirit.

When she saw Ji Ning again, she was almost in tears, clutching Ji Ning’s clothes tightly.

Ji Ning pried her hand away, saying calmly, "I’ll send you ashore later. If you don’t want to die, keep your mouth shut after you get out."

Chang Ru quickly nodded.

She had no calculating thoughts left.

Ji Ning tossed her a set of men’s clothes and a wig, using the excuse of transporting goods to take her off the ship.

Once far from the dock, Chang Ru looked back at the bustling dockworkers, feeling like she had been dreaming, separated by two worlds.

"After leaving the dock, someone will meet you ahead." Ji Ning’s voice pulled her thoughts back; she whispered a thank you and walked briskly away.

After turning a corner, she started running, wanting to distance herself from the dock as much as possible.

At a nearby cold drink store by the dock, Big Head had just stepped out and was almost knocked over by Chang Ru, who angrily cursed, "Can’t you see?"

Chang Ru gasped from the pain but dared not stop, quietly saying, "Sorry."

Then continued running forward.

Big Head clutched his chest, cursing twice more, then turned with a fawning face towards Ji Hong, "Boss lady, the milk tea spilled a bit, I’ll get you a new cup."

Ji Hong glanced at his hand, then at the running Chang Ru, eyes narrowed, lingering for a while, "She came from the dock, right?"

"Huh?" The nearby dockworkers didn’t respond.

Ji Hong pointed to the direction Chang Ru came from, and they finally reacted, glancing at the road to the dock, nodding, "The dock."

"How many ships are docked at the pier?"

"Seems like just ours, right?"

"No, there’s another one."

"That one’s already left."

Upon mentioning this, their expressions suddenly froze, looking at Ji Hong, seeing her face was devoid of any expression, cursing inwardly, "I’ll go chase her now!"

Ji Hong’s gaze was heavy; someone had escaped from the ship, there were surely accomplices.

"Go back and check the list, find who boarded the ship with her."

Chang Ru was unaware that her collision nearly got her caught back on the ship.

In the cabin, the door to the superpower users’ quarters was being banged on vigorously.

Superpower user Lao San opened the door impatiently, "Why the banging? Are you trying to rush us to death?"

The moment he unlocked it, someone using brute force pushed the door open, nearly hitting his nose.

He saw Ji Hong enter with four to five strong dockworkers.

Ji Hong’s face was frosty, as if someone owed her money, and immediately started scanning the entire room, especially approaching the injured girl’s bed, about to lift her blanket.

"What are you doing?" Superpower user Lao Si, who had been caring for the girl, rushed forward, grabbing Ji Hong’s wrist.

Ji Hong countered with a punch, catching the unsuspecting Lao Si in the abdomen.

Already injured, his wound split open immediately.

The other three in the room turned pale.

"Ji Hong, what do you mean?" The superpower user’s boss asked coldly.

Ji Hong lifted the blanket, saw the girl unchanged, threw the blanket back, turned to them, and said calmly, "A rat just slipped off the ship, I want to see if there are other rats on board."

The superpower user’s boss inwardly tensed, facing Ji Hong’s skeptical gaze, adopting a cold face, "We haven’t seen any rats here."

"Really?" Ji Hong’s gaze swept over the four in the room, seeing Lao San who couldn’t hide things was only angrily looking at her without any guilty expression, she finally relaxed.

"If that’s the case, sorry for the disturbance."

Ji Hong turned to leave, but was blocked by superpower user Lao Er.

"Bursting into our room for no reason and hitting people, Miss Ji, don’t you think you owe us an explanation?"

Ji Hong’s expression deepened, eyes stormy, "What explanation?"

"Apologize to Lao Si!"

The two stared into each other’s eyes, refusing to yield, sparks flying between their gazes.

Suddenly, Ji Hong’s icy face lifted a hint of a smile, "Alright..."