Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 474 - 469: Investigation (Part 8)
Ever since Su Qiangwei learned that someone within the Security Bureau was investigating her, she’s been constantly worried.
If it were before, she would have been very confident that her decades-long good reputation and vast fan base wouldn’t let anything happen to her, preventing even any investigation from proceeding.
But after the recent incident at the square, she sensed that something might happen to her, which is why she tried her best to stop the West Continent from sending the "Commander" plan to Hua Continent.
[Not everyone can be a Commander]
That’s what General Fu personally told her when she met him back then.
That’s why she strongly opposed the "Manufacturing Commander" plan at the time, because fake is ultimately fake.
Even she herself is fake.
This clear realization is what caused her so much agony.
She found herself deeply trapped in this role, unable to extricate herself, yet more clear-headed than anyone else.
Perhaps it’s time to make a decision.
Su Qiangwei bid farewell to the principal who escorted her and squeezed into the nanny car, pinching her brow tightly.
"Go to Chaoyang Road No. 128."
The driver, wearing sunglasses, glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, "Madam, should we shake off the tail?"
Su Qiangwei’s gaze turned sharp, "No, B plan."
***
Chaoyang Road No. 128 isn’t far from the Film and Television Academy, but it requires taking a detour to cross a canal.
It’s all film companies here, so it’s quite crowded.
Ji Ning and her party didn’t drive, choosing instead to walk directly to the address Su Qiangwei provided.
Crossing the canal on foot via the pedestrian bridge is much faster than driving.
The three strolled leisurely, soon arriving near Chaoyang Road No. 128.
Asheng looked at the nearby ancient-style three-story building and remarked, "The architecture here is quite distinctive."
Ji Ning touched the bricks and stones used in the building, somewhat surprised.
These bricks and stones turned out to be antiques, at least 300 years old.
Unexpectedly, after surviving chaos, there’s still such well-preserved architecture.
She scanned the composition of the bricks again and found Dragon Rock Powder mixed within.
This is rather uncommon.
At least since she arrived here, she’s only seen it twice, but here the brickwork, the city walls, and the stone bridges and stone railings built over the canal all have Dragon Rock Powder.
Dragon Rock Powder’s main characteristic is its high hardness, making it resistant to wear.
It was the primary material for building air-raid shelters and underground bunkers during times of chaos.
So was this originally an air-raid shelter?
Ji Ning remembered the You Family blueprints lying quietly in her space.
Before she could take them out to look, a loud noise thundered from near the canal.
Immediately, someone shouted, "Oh my God—a car flipped into the river. Go rescue them!"
Ji Ning’s expression changed, and she was gone.
Asheng and Wind Girl reacted quickly as well, immediately rushing toward the source of the sound.
At this point, numerous people had gathered around a certain spot along the canal.
In the middle of the river, there was a seven-seat SUV with only half of its tail exposed above water.
Good-hearted citizens were by the riverside removing their clothes, preparing to jump into the river to rescue.
A loud "splash" could be heard as someone had already jumped into the water.
Before the crowd could see clearly, the SUV’s rear window had been broken into a large hole, and the vehicle seemed to be propped up by something, preventing further sinking.
Wind Girl dared not use her superpower openly, so she jumped into the river along with Asheng.
The two swiftly swam to the vehicle’s side and, through the shattered glass, saw the four people inside.
Incredibly, Su Qiangwei was inside, while their team leader had already entered the vehicle and was treating the unconscious three.
Wind Girl was anxious and directly used her superpower underwater, quickly pushing the vehicle toward the shore.
Not only were there tall stone walls along the canal, but also a low bank for walking.
Wind Girl used her superpower to push the SUV directly onto the low bank.
Such a show of Herculean strength elicited photography and cheers from the crowd.
Asheng forcefully opened the driver’s side door and pulled out the unconscious driver inside.
The car window beside the driver’s seat hadn’t been closed tightly, and the car interior was severely flooded. Besides a head injury, the driver had been submerged for some time and showed no signs of life.
Asheng immediately performed emergency resuscitation on him, but with little effect.
"Leader, this person seems to have no breath."
Ji Ning was maintaining the lives of Su Qiangwei and her assistant and couldn’t leave.
She discovered that Su Qiangwei had a serious heart condition, even with a pacemaker implanted, containing a tiny chip.
This situation is rare for a powerful superpower user.
Superpower users have much better physical fitness than ordinary people and rarely contract common ailments.
Unless Su Qiangwei’s lifespan was nearing its end, and her organs were irreversibly deteriorating.
This is a physical side effect some high-level superpower users experience.
"Go contact the Security Bureau and cordon off the area."
***
Outside the hospital room, Ji Ning watched coldly at the woman lying inside.
Nearby was Li Wenxin’s rather solemn voice.
"I don’t care what method you use, but I don’t want Su Qiangwei’s car incident on tomorrow’s headlines. Also, no one should be allowed near the scene for photos, not even Alliance media reporters. Everything will be addressed after the investigation concludes..."
After Li Wenxin hung up the phone, he turned with a grim expression toward Ji Ning, saying, "Come with me."
Wind Girl and Asheng stiffened, immediately looking at Ji Ning.
They looked quite disheveled, with dripping wet clothes, but none suggested leaving.
They had been working alongside Ji Ning non-stop till now.
The driver was confirmed dead, while Su Qiangwei and her assistant were severely injured and unconscious.
While the cause of the SUV rollover was still under investigation, witnesses revealed that the SUV had been chased, moving at high speed before flipping, possibly by Su Qiangwei’s obsessive fans.
This testimony, Ji Ning didn’t believe a word of.
Would a high-level Spiritual Ability User really be chased into a river by fans?
What a joke!
However, chasing might have occurred, but the individuals inside need thorough investigation.
Ji Ning directed Asheng and Wind Girl to first change their clothes, while she followed Li Wenxin to the hospital rooftop.
Li Wenxin raised a hand and created a soundproof barrier around them.
This was his first time using his superpower in Ji Ning’s presence, as a rare vacuum ability user.
He could temporarily create a large vacuum environment, blocking sound transmission.
Though not very destructive, it was extremely useful for someone like him who specialized in intelligence. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"I told you before to handle Su Qiangwei carefully. Not only does she have the Huazhou Alliance behind her, but also more than a billion fans. If certain people learn that the Security Bureau is investigating her and connect this matter with her car crash and severe injury, do you know how serious the consequences could be?"
At this time, Li Wenxin’s face was dark as the bottom of a pot, wishing to invite this ancestral figure before him back into the family’s shrine to be worshiped.
Previously, the Li Family indeed worshiped Ji Ning’s tablet.
After confirming her identity, they removed the tablet.
Opposite Ji Ning was looking grim too, stating bluntly, "She has close ties with the West Continent Eternal Life Sect. Without alerting her, I can’t determine her purpose in returning to Hua Continent. Moreover, this car incident wasn’t an accident and is very likely meticulously orchestrated to enable her quick extraction."
