Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 308 - 303: Who Do You Think the Traitor Is?

Chapter 308: Chapter 303: Who Do You Think the Traitor Is?

Silence.

Deathly silence.

Fu Linyang looked at the figure standing on the balcony, his expression gradually returning to calm.

A hint of complexity appeared in his gaze.

Some of the things Ji Ning mentioned, he knew, but some were horrifying, unheard of.

But after listening to Ji Ning today, he suddenly understood the contradictions in the orders issued by the old man before.

He knew he should report the matter to the old man. Ji Ning also told him he could contact the old man, yet he hesitated to dial the phone.

He understood the old man’s character, why he hid certain things from his children while urging them to win over Ji Ning, surely with some ulterior motive.

He dared not delve deeply into the old man’s intentions, but from some of Li Wenxin’s actions, he could tell they shared the same attitude and idea. Now, he didn’t know what the Ye Family’s stance was.

According to his information, the young master of the Ye Family hadn’t appeared in public for a while.

Thinking of this, he pursed his lips, then firmly stood up and walked towards the balcony.

"Ji... I’ll still call you sir. Although this matter seems incredible, I still want to represent the Fu Family to ask you a question..."

Ji Ning did not turn around, "No."

Fu Linyang was stunned, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes.

"You’re fortunate to live in a peaceful era, with many choices and futures, but in chaotic times, there are no choices; people are born with only life and death. You can tell the current Fu Family Head that Commander Ji Ning died 120 years ago at Jiuming Mountain. What is there to fear from someone who has turned to dust?"

The cold voice was not loud, yet it carried a heaviness that made one’s chest tighten, and tears welled up in the eyes.

Fu Linyang stood in a daze for a long time, finally bowing to Ji Ning.

"I will convey everything!"

Ji Ning finally turned around, looking at the humble Fu Linyang in front of him, and said lightly, "Afraid of the return of someone turned to dust, are you guilty?"

Fu Linyang froze.

"Do you know why there was an explosion at the top of Jiuming Mountain 120 years ago?"

"Explosion?" Fu Linyang asked in surprise.

Yes, history only records Commander Ji Ning perishing together with the opposing forces at Jiuming Mountain, without mentioning any explosion.

"Because there was a traitor beside her. Who do you think installed the bombs on Jiuming Mountain?"

Fu Linyang’s pupils widened instantly, holding his breath, seemingly unable to believe it, nor daring to answer this dangerous question.

Ji Ning continued, "In his later years, Li Zhan captured a madman who claimed to be one of the assassins back then, but no one believed him, only a few did. So those who believed established the Ji Family Army. Among those believers, are there any traitors?"

Fu Linyang’s brow furrowed. Although hearing this for the first time, the information was overwhelming, causing his heart to tremble, and his blood seemed to flow backward.

At the same time, Ye Xiangying was shocked, nearly collapsing, due to the words of her confidant on a certain floor.

Under Ji Ning’s spiritual power, she could see everyone’s movements on the ship, her lips curling into a faint smile.

She walked to Fu Linyang’s side, patting his shoulder, and said lightly, "If there is no betrayal, then she’s dead. But now..."

Ji Ning didn’t finish her sentence.

Fu Linyang shivered.

He now only hoped that his family was not the traitor.

Ji Ning opened the door to find Xiao Shun had returned, even eyeing her with slightly red eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Leader."

"Hmm."

"You..."

"Go eat something."

This was destined to be an extraordinary day.

Ji Ning sat at the top of the cruise ship, feeling the sea breeze, looking at the distant ocean.

The dangers lurking beneath the peace were no less than those in chaotic times.

The human heart is complex, power blinds.

Some things can no longer be buried deep underground...

***

Beijing—

A secluded old residence halfway up the mountain.

An old man with gray hair sat in a bamboo rocking chair, wearing glasses, peacefully reading a book in his hands.

The pages of this book have yellowed, indicating it has been read dozens of times.

Yet the old man still perused it seriously, occasionally moistening his finger at the mouth before slowly turning the thin page.

Suddenly, faint footsteps approached from outside.

A middle-aged man in a gray butler’s uniform stepped forward briskly.

"Old Family Head, there’s been an incident with the cruise ship..."

The middle-aged butler bent down, whispered a few words in the old man’s ear, and the old man’s hand turning the page stopped.

He looked at the words on the book with a peaceful face, "Then investigate it."

"Yes—"

"By the way."

The middle-aged butler, about to leave, turned back to the old man’s side, waiting respectfully for instructions.

"Arrange the meeting at Anhe."

The middle-aged butler froze momentarily, then nodded affirmatively.

After he left, the old man slowly looked up, removing his glasses from the bridge of his nose, rubbing his weary eye sockets, and gazing out the window.

It was winter in Beijing.

Outside, everything seemed desolate, yet outside the old man’s window still held the colors of life.

Sturdy pine trees, like the figure in his memory.

After a long time, a sigh echoed in the room: "You were right, she is back, climbed back from hell..."

***

Nighttime.

Ji Ning arrived as agreed.

Ye Xiangying welcomed her into the room, a hint of restraint in her demeanor, her speech unlike the casualness of the afternoon.

"Thirty-One, would you like to drink something?" Ye Xiangying dressed in casual clothes, hair still pinned up but makeup removed, revealing the gentle beauty of a southern woman.

Her beautiful eyes looked at Ji Ning quietly, very serene.

"Anything’s fine." Ji Ning removed her mask, placing it aside.

The layout here, like Fu Linyang’s room, offered a view of the sea.

Only now the sea was pitch black, with no light.

Ye Xiangying took a bottle of mineral water from the room’s fridge, handed it to Ji Ning on the sofa.

If her confidant hadn’t told her about the conversation between Ji Ning and Fu Linyang this afternoon, she wouldn’t feel like she was hitting her foot with a rock now.

She originally wanted to use Huang Ying’s matter to ally Ji Ning with the Ye Family, but now she dared not mention it in front of Ji Ning.

Leaving aside whether her identity was genuine, just the betrayal she mentioned warranted cautious treatment.

The seed of doubt, once planted, no one wants to become a historical sinner.

Even those with schemes wanting to harm Ji Ning dare not act rashly.

She had already initiated a checkmate on the board.

"Does the Ye Family cooperate with the Huang Family?" Ji Ning asked as she took the water, unscrewing the cap.

Ye Xiangying half-sat on a chair, answered, "Yes. The institute needs the Huang Family to transport medical equipment from the Outer Continent. But the Ye Family didn’t know before that the Huang Family was using the Ye Family’s connections to smuggle purified poison from the Pollution Zone to the Outer Continent. It was only after someone exposed the illegal laboratory in the Pollution Zone that the Ye Family discovered this matter."

"So what are you sending people to the West Continent for?"

Ye Xiangying recalled the Family Head’s words from the afternoon, hesitated before speaking, "We want to obtain the latest data outcomes from Hosman Laboratory."