Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 283 - 278: They Seem to Be Abandoning You

Mr. Huang is cunning and doesn’t easily trust others.

When he has suspicions, he will verify them without Ji Ning needing to say much.

Ji Ning said lightly, "It’s just a guess, no evidence."

Even so, Mr. Huang still stared fiercely at a spot, replying coldly, "Then find the evidence."

In his mind, he recalled his dealings with the Gu Family over the years, which always seemed to be under Lao San’s responsibility.

Before Lao San was attacked at the food festival, he had also met the two young masters of the Gu Family.

Usually, the Gu Family is very low-key and won’t easily show up in public, so why did they come this time?

The more he thought about it, the more unsettled Mr. Huang became, imagining various conspiracy theories.

Ji Ning didn’t care what he was thinking, her purpose was achieved, and it was just right to use the Huang Family to probe the depths of the Gu Family.

After hanging up the phone, she snapped her fingers, and the expressions of the controlled three immediately cleared.

"What are you doing? Let us go! Do you know who we are?" one person shouted defiantly.

Ji Ning didn’t pay attention to him and went to Chang Ru’s room.

Chang Ru was still unconscious, with multiple fractures and abrasions. She almost didn’t survive.

It’s just unknown what she’ll be like when she wakes up?

Ji Ning placed one hand on Chang Ru’s head, and a milky white light fell from her palm, gradually repairing Chang Ru’s body.

Long nights can feel short to the sleeping person, like a dream, but for the awake, it’s a long wait.

Yu Jian hadn’t slept the whole night, constantly on alert.

As sunlight leapt from the horizon, he was so tired he wished he could sleep immediately.

But he didn’t dare, his eyes bloodshot and unsettling.

Huang Ying changed his face again, carrying breakfast as he opened the door.

Seeing Yu Jian’s haggard face, he raised his eyebrow slightly and walked over with a calm expression.

The preferred method in interrogating prisoners is "sleep deprivation," where the person becomes mentally exhausted, their brain foggy, and their will weak.

Yu Jian was resentful but helpless, asking in a hoarse voice, "What do you want for you to untie me?"

Huang Ying shook his head, "Not until we reach the place."

"I can contact them once the ship docks again."

"Next stop?"

"Yes." Yu Jian stared at Huang Ying tightly, trying to convince her of his words.

But after watching him for a while, Huang Ying shook her head again, "I don’t believe you, you’ll run away!"

Yu Jian: ...

He truly wanted to curse, and indeed did, "What the hell do you want? I said I could contact them at the next stop."

Huang Ying silently watched him shout until the black skin of his neck turned red with bulging veins.

Only after he had vented enough and was starting to weaken did Huang Ying pull out a mobile phone from her pocket.

"You can contact them here." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Yu Jian fell into silence again, trembling all over, staring up at Huang Ying.

"You..."

"I only believe what is certain."

A deep sense of helplessness surged through Yu Jian’s body.

He was truly wrong; he shouldn’t have exposed himself so early.

"Are you really under Huang Liu’s command?"

Huang Ying replied blandly, "No, but my surname is Huang..."

Yu Jian squinted his eyes slightly and only after a long pause asked, "Are you under Mr. Huang?"

"No. My branch is too far away."

Huang Ying’s ambiguous statement made Yu Jian feel like he was evaluating her.

Meanwhile, the wariness in his heart was gradually dissolving.

Yu Jian guessed Huang Ying was a distant relative of the Huang Family, not valued due to distant lineage, which is why she was bowing under Huang Liu, hoping to find a chance to regain power in the Huang Family.

If that’s the case, then maybe they could cooperate.

Huang Liu’s piece was useless now, perfect timing to cultivate new ones.

Yu Jian thought silently, while Huang Ying didn’t hurry him, instead taking out breakfast from the paper bag.

It was still Bao Zi.

This time, Yu Jian didn’t reject it like he did at night; he took it and ate heartily.

After eating two Bao Zi in one go, he finally said to Huang Ying, "Dial the phone, let it ring three times and hang up. Then dial again, ring three times and hang up, do it three times. They’ll call back."

Huang Ying put the paper bag down and dialed the number Yu Jian recited, following the instructed method three times.

"Is that enough?" Huang Ying asked suspiciously.

Yu Jian wasn’t in a hurry now, glancing at her, "Rest assured, they’ll call soon."

"Buzz—buzz—"

Just as he spoke, Huang Ying’s phone rang.

An unknown number, no caller ID.

She quickly slid it open and held the phone to Yu Jian’s ear.

Though not on speaker, she was close enough to still hear the voice inside the phone.

The voice was odd, distorted by a voice changer.

"What’s up?"

Yu Jian put on a sycophantic face, "I have something to report to sir."

"Sir is not here, just state the matter directly."

Yu Jian’s smile faded slightly, but his tone remained flattering, "Huang Liu has been captured by them, but his cousin found me and wants to replace Huang Liu to cooperate with sir."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the other party cut off the call.

Yu Jian’s smile froze completely, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Huang Ying silently regretted; the other party was too vigilant.

They likely discovered Yu Jian was also controlled and hung up.

Hopefully, the brief conversation was enough for Lin Yuanyang and his comrades to locate the mastermind’s location.

"Why did they hang up?" Huang Ying seized the initiative.

Yu Jian didn’t understand, but knew this behavior meant he was abandoned by sir.

Instantly deflated, he looked like a withering eggplant, drooping his head to stare at the ground.

Huang Ying refrained from provoking him further, worried he’d do something reckless, hindering the interrogation.

She put away the phone and turned around silently.

"Help me now, and I’ll make sure your wishes are fulfilled."

Suddenly Yu Jian raised his head fiercely, his gaze wolf-like and vicious.

Huang Ying stopped, turned to him, "They seem to have abandoned you."

"Don’t worry, besides them, there are others. As long as the benefits are large enough..."

Yu Jian didn’t finish, but it was enough to tempt Huang Ying.

So there were other fish?

"How can I help you?"

"At the next stop, go to Lotus Sea Lane and find a Huazhou person named Limping Liu. Give him a message, saying you want to buy five sea fish, each weighing 8 pounds. He’ll say none are available, but that he’ll go home to fetch them. You wait there for his fish, and then bring them back."

"Alright."

"Untie me, I need to use the restroom."

Huang Ying thought for a moment, nodded, and went behind Yu Jian to cut the ropes.

"Wait here, I’ll go outside to distract them."

At the moment, Yu Jian’s whole body was numb; even trying to stand was difficult.

He slowly got up after a while.

Huang Ying also came back from outside by then, pointing outside, saying it’s closer to the kitchen, to keep his head down as she led him through.

Yu Jian nodded.

On this ship, he had no escape route, only the option to trust the person before him.

But afterwards, once he succeeded, he’d surely send everyone who abandoned and humiliated him straight to hell!