Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 77: I’ll Find the Answer Myself

"The Pollution Zone covers a vast area and is extremely dangerous. Even superpower users wouldn’t dare to enter easily. But not only did Sister Ning bring Sister Xiaotong, who hasn’t had any professional training, in there, she also accurately found the location of the Emperor’s Tomb and brought out these invaluable antiques unharmed. This can only mean one thing..."

Lin Yuanyang paused at this point, glanced at Ye Tong and Bai Xiaotang, and saw them looking at him with tense faces, their breaths lighter than before. He suppressed the excitement about to leap out of his chest, steadied his voice, and said, "It means Sister Ning knew the location of this Emperor’s Tomb long ago and was very familiar with the structure of the Emperor’s Tomb and the location of the treasure chamber. So Sister Ning is..."

Lin Yuanyang’s voice suddenly raised, with a tremble in his tone, "A descendant of Chairman Ji, right?"

Ji Ning: "..."

I thought this kid had figured it out.

Just this...

"Impossible!"

"Impossible!"

"No."

Three female voices sounded simultaneously.

Bai Xiaotang and Ye Tong glaringly denied Lin Yuanyang.

"My idol was unmarried when he sacrificed himself and couldn’t have descendants."

"Right, Xiao Yang, don’t make wild guesses."

"Then how do you explain Sister Ning’s relationship with these antique collections?" Lin Yuanyang regained his calm, put down the dagger in his hand, and countered.

Bai Xiaotang and Ye Tong were speechless and looked towards Ji Ning.

If they heard correctly, Sister Ning had also denied it earlier.

On the other side of the sofa, Ji Ning’s expression was indifferent, her hands holding the phone screen, seemingly opening the game interface.

She looked up and glanced at the three pairs of eyes full of curiosity, remained silent for a moment, and said, "There is a bit of a relationship."

"What relationship?"

The three moved forward simultaneously, forming a semi-arc around the sofa, their gaze passionate and straightforward, as if they were about to pounce the next second.

Suddenly—

"Ding-dong—"

The doorbell rang.

The three simultaneously looked at the door with dissatisfaction.

Who is it?

So tactless!

Soon, the tactless person appeared in the video phone.

"It’s the owner of building 8, apartment 1601? You have a package at the security booth. Remember to pick it up."

Lin Yuanyang frowned, turned back to look at the three girls by the sofa, "Whose package is it?"

Bai Xiaotang and Ye Tong immediately looked down at their Smart Brain and phone information. Before they could find it, Ji Ning stood up holding her phone, "It’s mine."

She had just received a text message from a strange number.

[The documents have been sent. Please check!]

"I’ll accompany you to get the package," Ye Tong said first.

"I’ll go too." Bai Xiaotang quickly followed.

Finally, the four went out together and happened to meet Fu Yuanxuan, who was also going downstairs to get takeout, in the elevator.

The five people in the same elevator felt a bit crowded.

Fu Yuanxuan leaned against one side of the elevator, silently sizing up the four.

In the end, he set his gaze on Ji Ning.

Ji Ning was not tall, even shorter than Bai Xiaotang, her body thin and frail, at first glance making one feel she was somewhat malnourished, lacking presence, but if truly paying attention to her, one would feel she had an undeniable aura, subtly carrying a hint of danger.

After probing for a while, Fu Yuanxuan suddenly stepped forward half a step and said in a deep voice, "I forgot to introduce myself earlier due to moving in a hurry. My name is Fu Yuanxuan. Thank you for taking care of Tangtang during this time."

Bai Xiaotang was startled by the sudden voice, turned her head to look at him in surprise.

But Fu Yuanxuan’s gaze was always fixed on Ji Ning, who was leaning deep inside the corner of the elevator, carrying a sense of pressure that made Bai Xiaotang instinctively a little scared.

Bai Xiaotang glanced between the two, bit her lip, moved slightly to the side, blocking half of Ji Ning’s body, her voice carrying a slight tremor: "Brother Fu, you... going to get takeout..."

Fu Yuanxuan’s gaze, like cold stars, swept to her face, tender, immature, with a hint of fear due to his intimidation.

Such a girl, he had seen too many, and quickly moved his gaze away with a nod.

Ji Ning crossed her arms without speaking, and Ye Tong also somewhat feared Fu Yuanxuan, kept her mouth shut and pretended to be an ostrich.

The elevator abruptly went silent, only the sound of the chain moving from outside the elevator could be heard.

"Ding—"

The elevator stopped on the 7th floor.

A man preparing to go downstairs to throw away garbage was about to enter when he met a pair of cold eyes, stopped instantly, and quickly retreated back, "You go ahead... I’ll wait for someone..."

As the elevator continued down, the atmosphere inside grew tenser until the sound of the elevator door opening was heard again.

Ji Ning, who was leaning against the innermost side, stood up straight, stepped outside, but was directly blocked by Fu Yuanxuan standing at the door, only then did Ji Ning look up at him, "Move aside, don’t block the way."

"Haven’t we met somewhere?" Fu Yuanxuan’s sharp gaze directly met Ji Ning’s eyes.

Ji Ning seemed to see the face from memories, pursed her lips, diverted her gaze, skirted around him from the side, "We haven’t met."

"But I’m certain I’ve seen you." Fu Yuanxuan’s gaze slightly narrowed, full of certainty.

Ji Ning uttered an "oh", without stopping her steps, hands in pockets, walked out.

Ye Tong sneakily glanced at Fu Yuanxuan clenching his fist, urging Bai Xiaotang to quickly chase after Ji Ning.

Lin Yuanyang just wanted to follow when he heard Fu Yuanxuan’s stiff voice, "Who is she?"

Lin Yuanyang’s steps paused, pushed up his glasses, said, "Sister Ning."

"You know what I’m asking." Fu Yuanxuan turned his body slightly, looked down at this boy whose height barely reached his chest.

The boy’s face looked calm, didn’t dodge nor avoid his gaze, as if completely unaware.

Fu Yuanxuan looked at him for a moment, seeing that he wouldn’t speak, moved his gaze away, and looked at the distant black figure already far away.

"I’ll find the answer myself."

***

Security Booth.

Bai Xiaotang and Ye Tong found their respective packages, then turned to look at Ji Ning, seeing her holding a palm-sized box, lazily leaning against the wall waiting for them.

"Sister Ning, what did you buy? Such a small box?"

Bai Xiaotang curiously craned her neck to see the label on the package in Ji Ning’s hand, it only had a recipient address, but the sender address was completely blank.

What kind of delivery is this?

"Sister Ning..."

"Sent by a friend." Ji Ning slipped the package into her tracksuit pocket, bypassed Bai Xiaotang to look at Fu Yuanxuan who was standing beside a security guard.

Fu Yuanxuan stood two steps away from the security guard, the two seemed to have no communication, but Fu Yuanxuan was always looking at the security guard’s hand casually placed on the table.

The irregular tapping seemed ordinary but formed a sentence: the person who sent the package to Ji Ning was not an employee of the logistics company.

Fu Yuanxuan frowned slightly, turned to look at Ji Ning, meeting her gaze which seemed amused.

Immediately taken aback, he quickly moved his gaze away.

She knew?

When he looked again, Ji Ning had already picked up two cardboard boxes and left on the opposite side.

"Captain, what’s wrong?"

The security guard saw Fu Yuanxuan’s expression was cold, lowered his voice to inquire.

Fu Yuanxuan didn’t answer, his gaze deeply fixed on the front, only after a long time did he say: "Send some people, watch her."