Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 476 - 471: Investigation (Part 10)

"The best decision I’ve made in my life was coming to 128 Chaoyang Road."

"Here, I changed my fate."

"I became the [Commander] that everyone loves and respects."

"But I also bear her shackles."

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After listening to Su Qiangwei’s frail self-reflection, Ji Ning fell silent for a while before coldly asking, "Where’s your host body?"

Su Qiangwei’s eyes, filled with deep emotion, flashed with surprise, followed by a bitter smile as she replied, "128 Chaoyang Road, that’s where my dream began. I want it to end there too."

Upon obtaining the specific address, Ji Ning immediately sent messages to her team members, instructing them to move out, while disdainfully taunting Su Qiangwei, "I don’t think you want it to end. You just want to keep dreaming."

Su Qiangwei shook her head, "The success rate of the Eternal Life Sect’s chip implantation surgery is only 20%. I might be dead before I finish transferring the memory data."

"In that case, why did you deceive those young girls into becoming members of the Eternal Life Sect and your host bodies?" Ji Ning felt no sympathy for her, only ridicule and disgust.

For the first time, she disliked someone so much that she even wanted to kill her immediately.

Su Qiangwei noticed her disgust, and a self-loathing expression appeared on her face. "I’m sorry, I had no choice. My heart had problems early on, and I relied on their pacemaker to stay alive. If I didn’t agree to their demands, they could turn off the pacemaker anytime. I admit I’m greedy for life and afraid of death, wanting to continue enjoying this world, enjoying the fame and honor you brought me. I also loathe myself for this..."

Ji Ning didn’t want to hear any more of her nonsense and interrupted bluntly, "Write down all the information you know about the West Continent Eternal Life Sect, in as much detail as possible."

Ji Ning threw her a tablet and turned to walk towards the hospital room door, pausing slightly before opening it.

She said coldly, "I don’t want to see your corpse when I return. You better stay alive to redeem yourself, or I’ll make sure you find no peace even after death."

Su Qiangwei was stunned, biting her lip tightly.

***

After Ji Ning left the hospital room, she instructed Ah Da and Ah San, who had just arrived, to keep an eye on Su Qiangwei. Then she drove to 128 Chaoyang Road.

According to the blueprint provided by the You Family, there is indeed an underground fort at this location.

It was converted from an air-raid shelter by the You Family before the chaotic times.

Su Qiangwei probably learned of this secret from You Le’s grandfather.

Ji Ning instructed Ah Er and Ah Si, who arrived first, not to take action and to wait for her before entering.

From the hospital to the canal is not far, taking only about ten minutes by car.

When Ji Ning arrived, Ah Er and Ah Si were scouting the area nearby.

This area was already sealed off by the Security Bureau, but some keen-sensed media refused to leave, sneaking around to capture first-hand news.

Ji Ning glanced at the parked cars nearby, knocked on each window, and directly hypnotized them, saying, "Go home and sleep."

Soon, all the media cars left, and only then did Ji Ning head to the canal, whistling twice to call Ah Er and Ah Si to join her by the riverbank.

"Can this place hide people?" Ah Si curiously looked around.

Shining a flashlight everywhere, trying to find the secret passage Ji Ning mentioned.

Ji Ning looked at the map in her hands, walked forward for about a dozen steps, then stopped, and folded the map up.

"You all can dive, right?"

Ah Er and Ah Si quickly nodded.

When Ji Ning published the task in the group, she requested that those skilled in diving be prioritized.

Xiao Shun and Ah Mu, the veterans within the group, couldn’t swim and regrettably missed out, staying in the training camp to watch over the children.

And the four brothers, who excelled in diving, were honorably sent back to the city to assist Ji Ning with the case.

Among them, Ah Er and Ah Si were the best divers and were called by Ji Ning to the riverbank.

"Get into the water from here."

After saying that, Ji Ning pinched her nose and jumped in first.

Ah Er and Ah Si weren’t prepared when their group leader disappeared out of sight.

They hurriedly pinched their noses and followed.

Underwater, they discovered a small half-meter-high hole deep in the river channel, like a channel dispersing the water flow direction.

The three quickly swam to the front of the small hole and squeezed inside.

This new channel was somewhat long, and after swimming for about five or six minutes, they finally found a space to surface.

Ah Er and Ah Si almost suffocated in the river.

As soon as their heads emerged from the water, they gulped down large breaths of fresh air.

Beside them, Ji Ning glanced at them, as if her eyes said: Is this it? Diving skills?

The two dared not speak, deciding to add another training item in the future, practicing holding their breaths.

Ji Ning led them on a swim forward for dozens of meters before seeing a place to leap onto the side bank.

This appeared to be a drainage area of some building, with several water columns cascading down from the drainage outlets on the sides of the river channel.

Ji Ning led them along the narrow banks, continuing forward until they finally saw a man-made stone stairway leading up.

The three carefully ascended, arriving at a spacious courtyard.

It was eerily quiet all around, the dark environment somewhat eerie.

Ah Si huddled his body, involuntarily shivering.

He wasn’t sure if the wind blowing on his wet clothes made him feel cold.

After walking a distance, Ji Ning suddenly halted, leaning her body backward as if avoiding something.

Then, unexpectedly, Ah Si no longer felt cold.

But the surrounding environment grew even quieter, with no sound of nearby flowing river water.

"Follow," Ji Ning said.

The two hurried behind Ji Ning through an archway, finding two men smoking outside a building.

The red dots flickered in the darkness.

Ah Si’s heart jumped to his throat in tension.

But until the three passed by the two, they had no reaction.

They fell to the ground unconscious without noticing.

Ji Ning retracted her hand and pointed to the nearby building.

"The people are inside, keep it quiet."

The two suddenly became energetic; this was all part of their performance.

Ah Er and Ah Si pulled out their commonly used weapons from their waists and quickly rushed into the room.

Muffled groans echoed inside, and the fight ended swiftly.

"Leader, there are two young girls inside," Ah Si reported to Ji Ning at the door.

Ji Ning finally entered the room, seeing two girls around fifteen or sixteen years old tied to two simple surgical beds.

Their faces were stained with tears, eyes filled with fear, timidly watching them.

Ah Er attempted to smile to reduce their fear, but his smile made him look more like a villain.

The two girls struggled desperately to resist his approach; if not for the cloth gagging their mouths, they might have screamed.

Looking at their faces, Ji Ning sighed inwardly.

Softening her voice a bit, she said, "Don’t be afraid, we’re detectives from the Security Bureau, here to rescue you."

She then revealed her suppression ring and slowly approached them.

The two girls seemed to find Ji Ning somewhat amiable, ceasing their struggles and allowing her to remove the cloth from their mouths.

Ji Ning sliced through the ropes on their bodies with her fingertips, startling them, urging them to retreat.

"This is the Wind Ability. If you train properly, you’ll soon awaken your superpower."

Perhaps Ji Ning’s tone was too calm, or perhaps what she said was intriguing, but a hint of yearning appeared in the girls’ eyes.

One of them, slightly braver than the other, hesitantly asked, "Sister, where are we? Can we still see our idol?"

Ji Ning: ...