Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 69: Long Live the Commander!

A man with bloodstains on his clothes and arms, holding a knife with a blood-dripping tip, ran onto the platform and yelled at the trailing train police: "Don’t come any closer!"

Among the train police who pursued, one clutched his injured arm, glaring at him, "Don’t be impulsive. Whatever it is, we can sit down and talk."

"Talk my ass. My business failed, I’m in debt up to my neck, and now I’m seriously ill. Why does all the misfortune fall on me? What did I do to deserve this?"

The man screamed in anguish, his eyes wide open, threateningly gesturing at the people around him.

The train police were afraid he might harm the waiting passengers and half-surrounded him, with one officer going to call for backup.

This was a major station, and many people were waiting to board, so the commotion attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

The train police were busy preventing curious onlookers from getting too close while confronting the man, fearing he might suddenly attack ordinary people.

Soon, the commotion outside drew the attention of passengers inside the train, and many ran to the doors to see what was happening. The platform and the carriage became chaotic, and Zhou Yan and the others spent a long time pushing through the crowd to reach the confrontation spot. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Sister Ning, look, Officer Zhou and his team have gone out too." Ye Tong, who was also watching the commotion, tugged at Ji Ning’s clothes and pointed outside.

With the backup from the train’s officers, the pressure on the train police lessened significantly. Together, they were able to corner the man into a dead end, seemingly about to arrest him.

But the man suddenly flashed a crazed smile, forcefully tearing open his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped to his chest.

"Oh my god, there’s a bomb, run!" Someone shouted, and immediately the passengers on the platform scattered like headless flies, running chaotically.

In an instant, chaos erupted on the platform, with people pushing and shoving each other, and even the passengers inside the train were grabbing their luggage and running out, blocking the train doors.

Seeing this, Ye Tong panicked instinctively, but noticing Ji Ning beside her sitting as calm as ever for some reason made her calm down.

Several people in the same carriage picked up their luggage to leave, kindly reminding them as they passed by: "You should run, there’s a terrorist attack on the train."

Ye Tong looked at Ji Ning, who remained unmoved, calmly observing the chaos outside as if she were merely a spectator. Ye Tong tugged at her, "Sister Ning, are we leaving or not?"

"Your Officer Zhou is in trouble."

"What trouble?"

"The prisoner is going to get away." With that, Ji Ning stood up and walked towards the front carriage.

Ye Tong followed closely, her face full of concern.

Fortunately, there weren’t many passengers in their carriage and the two in front of them, and everyone stayed calm, preventing a big rush. Even at the train door, order was maintained without any chaos.

Ye Tong felt relieved, completely unaware that it was only when they passed by that this was the case.

The two managed to reach the carriage where Zhou Yan and his colleagues were escorting the prisoner without difficulty.

At this moment in the carriage, a short man was wielding a captured weapon and confronting the police. Concerned about the safety of passengers who had run into their carriage, the police dared not use their weapons and could only keep shouting, dodging the man’s occasional shots.

When they arrived, they witnessed the man pull the trigger, injuring an officer, then turned and ran towards them.

The sudden turn of events left Ye Tong dumbfounded.

The prisoner had a smile on his face, looking calm, as if he hadn’t just shot someone.

The passengers previously controlled by Ji Ning were startled by the sudden sound. Seeing someone holding a weapon rushing at them, they screamed and ran out of the carriage, even pushing Ji Ning and Ye Tong off the train.

The man took the opportunity to blend into the fleeing crowd and escape the carriage.

Outside the train, Ye Tong got separated from Ji Ning in the chaotic crowd and shouted at her receding figure.

"Sister Ning—"

But Ji Ning soon disappeared into the crowd.

The man successfully escaped, wearing a wider grin, turned to glance at the officers trapped at the door, and waved smugly before preparing to walk away boldly.

However, after taking just two steps, his smile vanished.

Severe pain shot through his knee, and the man widened his eyes in disbelief, looking down at his knee.

He saw a crossbow arrow, with three diamond-shaped fletches flashing with metallic light, embedded in his right knee.

His pupils suddenly contracted as if he had seen something enormous. He pulled the crossbow arrow out with force, ignoring his escape to look at the actual emblem on it, then glanced at the chaotic crowd ahead, seemingly trying to find the person who shot the arrow.

Even when Zhou Yan and other officers forced him to the ground, his eyes remained fixated on the front as if there was someone he needed to find.

Suddenly, he roared, "Hail to the Commander! Long live the Commander! Hahaha..."

The man’s frenzied shout prompted Zhou Yan to cautiously scan the surroundings, but besides the bustling crowd, there was nothing unusual.

Once the man was restrained by the police and escorted off the platform, Ji Ning thoughtfully bent down to pick up the crossbow arrow the man had tossed out before being captured.

The arrow was short, only a palm long, with a special ancient character carved on its tail.

"Sister Ning, finally found you. Hey, isn’t that my crossbow arrow? Why is there blood on it?"

Breathless, Ye Tong ran over, seeing Ji Ning examining the crossbow arrow she had stored in her space, and couldn’t help but ask.

Ji Ning glanced at her, pocketing the arrow, "We’ll talk at home."

Knowing this wasn’t the place to talk, Ji Ning led her back to the carriage.

By this time, the conductor’s voice announced for all passengers to gather their luggage and get off the train to cooperate with a police investigation.

Ye Tong couldn’t help but worry, looking out the window, noticing all station exits filled with heavily armed special forces.

At each exit stood a special individual in a black uniform, wearing sunglasses.

Ji Ning and Ye Tong, carrying their luggage, followed the crowd towards the nearest exit.

There, train officers and staff were waiting to take them through a special passage to the nearest police station for questioning.

Due to the large number of people, everyone was taken in batches for questioning, while the rest waited in a departure hall.

Ji Ning and Ye Tong were already familiar with being questioned. After all, they had just left the interrogation room at the base less than two hours ago.

The questioning was relatively simple, asking for personal information, where they boarded, and where they were headed. However, if they boarded from Nanling’s starting station, they were also asked what they were doing in Nanling and had to provide a reference.

When their reference was revealed as an officer from a certain base, the officers were speechless. After sternly educating them, they were allowed to leave.

The two were reassigned to another train set to depart in the afternoon. To pass the time, they entered a café under the strict surveillance of plainclothes officers.

"Sister Ning, you still haven’t told me about the crossbow arrow."

"We’ll talk at home." Ji Ning said, sipping a strange-tasting drink, casually glancing towards several corners.