Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 323 - 318: Is Ji Ning Warning Her?

Ji Ning had already speculated, so it wasn’t surprising.

Continuing to ask, "Can we find the whereabouts of You Le’s parents from her?"

Ke Chen was startled and looked hesitant, "We can, but I don’t recommend you do it. Her status in the Ji Family Army is very high, her background very deep, even I can’t reach it. Without a strong background, investigating her leads only to a dead end."

Ke Chen’s gaze was suggestive, carrying a hint of probing.

Ji Ning thought of those forces in the Hua Continent during troubled times, indeed not something someone at Ke Chen’s level could reach.

After a thought, he said, "Call her in to talk."

Ke Chen couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed, sending someone to fetch Wan Xiangye.

Meanwhile.

Wan Xiangye was inside the house contacting the outside, her expression very heavy as she looked at the communicator’s content. After a moment of contemplation, she walked out of the room and said to the person who was always watching her, "I need to see Ke Chen, have him come see me."

Ten minutes later, Wan Xiangye was invited to Ke Chen’s study, feeling extremely suppressed, but her eyes lit up upon seeing Ji Ning. She quickly walked over to sit across from Ji Ning, no longer ignoring her like before.

"Miss Ji, I’ve heard so much about you."

Her tone was even more cordial than when she met Bai Yusen just now.

Ke Chen and Bai Yusen looked at Ji Ning thoughtfully.

Ji Ning was rather cold towards Wan Xiangye, bluntly asking, "Your eyes injured?"

Wan Xiangye was startled, reflexively replied, "No."

"Eye disease?"

Wan Xiangye frowned slightly, suddenly realizing she still had her sunglasses on, understanding what she meant, seemingly explaining, "Can’t see too strong light."

Ji Ning nodded slightly.

Through the sunglasses, she could see her face clearly too.

That face was somewhat familiar, no wonder she wore sunglasses to cover it.

Wan Xiangye saw Ji Ning wasn’t going to delve into her sunglasses anymore, continued saying, "Miss Ji, if I may ask, what’s your relationship with You Le?"

"Classmate."

Classmate?

Wan Xiangye felt relieved in her heart, it’s not a special relationship, then...

"But she’s my team member."

Team member?

Wan Xiangye thought of Ji Ning’s identity, her face slightly changed, could it be that You Le had awakened her superpower too?

Wan Xiangye uncertainly asked, "What team member?"

"A participant for next year’s national league." Ji Ning’s voice was slightly cold, her gaze stared directly at Wan Xiangye’s face, "I don’t want anyone having designs on her.

Wan Xiangye’s expression stiffened slightly.

Was Ji Ning warning her?

A sense of discomfort arose within her.

Her tone became slightly colder, "Miss Ji, rest assured, I’m a friend of You Le’s mother."

"Are her parents still alive?" Ji Ning suddenly asked.

Wan Xiangye: ...

The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.

Bai Yusen and Ke Chen clearly felt this topic touched on Wan Xiangye’s taboo, but inside, they faintly anticipated looking at Ji Ning, wanting to see how she would handle it.

At this moment, Wan Xiangye was extremely shocked, more so than seeing the content of the communicator, if not for the sunglasses covering half her face, everyone present could see her guilty and fearful.

Did Ji Ning know?

How could she know?

Could it be someone from the Security Department found out?

"Alive? Who did Miss Ji hear that from? Is there evidence?" Wan Xiangye struggled to cover her unusual reaction, but her tone was quite unstable, her pitch unconsciously raised significantly.

Ji Ning smiled lightly, "You Le’s mother, Le Wuyou, is an excellent graduate from Beijing Medical University, very talented in pharmacology research. Back then, she was accepted into Beijing Research Institute with excellent grades, working there for a few years, then suddenly resigned to return to her hometown Anhe City and got married... and had a daughter."

Wan Xiangye’s heart rose and fell with Ji Ning’s voice, her whole body’s muscles tensed tightly, wanting to remain calm, but her body unavoidably felt cold, from the inside out.

"I checked Le Wuyou’s same-year graduates’ records back then, there’s no Wan Xiangye in it..."

Wan Xiangye only felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet, her fingers subconsciously gripping her palms, rounded nails piercing deeply into her flesh.

"Because of family reasons, I changed my name. If Miss Ji doesn’t believe it, I can go with you to Beijing Medical University."

Ji Ning looked at her for a moment, didn’t expose her identity, and continued, "Wan Xiangye, was it your idea or Le Wuyou’s idea to take You Le away?"

Wan Xiangye only felt her face was torn off by Ji Ning, still stiff-mouthed, "I don’t understand what you’re saying?"

"What happened to Le Wuyou?"

Wan Xiangye pressed her lips, silent.

Ji Ning’s lips lifted slightly, "You know, I can arrest you anytime, and they wouldn’t dare protect you."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly tensed, so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.

Ke Chen looked between the two a few times, his gaze carrying a hint of confusion.

Wan Xiangye was shocked that Ji Ning actually guessed her true identity.

Couldn’t help but have goosebumps, cold sweat flowing straight down.

Wan Xiangye looked at Ji Ning’s eyes that seemed to see through everything, the corner of her eyes gradually staining with a trace of red, a fearful gaze passing a hint of hatred, like a sound squeezed out from the back teeth, "What exactly do you want?"

"I want to see Le Wuyou."

Wan Xiangye’s eyes instantly widened, staring at her firmly with her neck braced.

There was a breath stuck in her chest, neither up nor down, feeling extremely stifled.

Seeing she was still holding on, Ji Ning ignored her, directly took out the handcrafted crossbow arrow from her pocket, and casually tossed it onto the coffee table.

"Clang..."

The crisp sound struck deeply into everyone’s heart.

Bai Yusen felt his heart twitch upon seeing it.

That was an antique...

Sitting opposite the two, Ke Chen didn’t react at first. Once he saw what was on the table, his gaze instantly became serious, leaning over, quickly took the crossbow arrow from the table to inspect it.

Then he took a sharp breath, looking at Ji Ning with eager eyes, "Is this genuine?"

Wan Xiangye, sitting beside him, also wanted to seize it upon seeing the engraving, but Ke Chen avoided her, so she hurriedly raised her voice, "Ke Chen, this doesn’t belong to you!"

Ke Chen retracted his fingers, holding it tightly, glanced at her with an unfriendly look, and let out a cold snort.

Then he excitedly looked back at Ji Ning, respectfully asked, "Miss Ji, where did you acquire this?"

Ji Ning casually pointed at Bai Yusen, "He gave it."

Bai Yusen: ...

Hearing this, Ke Chen looked at Bai Yusen with fervent eyes again, "Mr. Bai, where did you get this? Will you sell it? I promise to give you a satisfactory price."

Wan Xiangye knew she couldn’t compete with Ke Chen here, so her eyes turned to Ji Ning, urgently and with implied meaning, "Miss Ji, this thing absolutely can’t go to them."

But Ji Ning across the table remained indifferent, her face showing an uninterested expression, as if the crossbow arrow in front of her was just an ordinary object.

"It’s not mine."

"I will tell you Le Wuyou’s whereabouts. But this must be given to me!" Wan Xiangye shouted loudly.

Ke Chen’s body paused, looking nervously at Ji Ning, also sharply reprimanding, "Why? Highest bidder wins!"