A century after retirement, a post-apocalyptic tycoon is forced to find new employment.

after an hour.

Brother Shen was sitting on the edge of the boat smoking a cigarette. Not far from him sat a young girl. Her body was very thin, and she was wrapped in a heavy men's coat, covering her whole body.

"Shen...Brother Shen...the hot water is here..."

A boatman gingerly brought a thermos kettle, quickly placed it next to the young girl, and ran away, as if the girl was a plague.

Oh my god, I'm scared to death...

Brother Shen took another deep drag on the cigarette and threw the cigarette butt in his hand into the sea.

He stood up and poured a glass of hot water for the young girl.

"Drink some water to warm yourself up, we still have two hours until we reach shore."

The girl slowly stretched out her hand, her slender arms, and her skin was so white that you could see the blood vessels. Brother Shen's eyes darkened, he avoided her hand and placed the hot water cup on the table in front of her.

"Be careful of the burn."

"Thank you..." The young girl's voice was very hoarse, as if it was caused by soaking in the sea for too long.

She picked up the water glass and held it between her hands, her expression half hidden by the rising steam.

Brother Shen was embarrassed to keep staring at the girl, so he took out a cigarette again, sat back to his original position and smoked.

He didn't need to think too much, the girl in front of him was what Mr. Huang asked them to find.

During the day, it was said that strange phenomena occurred in this sea area. Some fishermen saw the sea water suddenly rising into the sky, as if there was a tsunami. At night, Mr. Huang asked them to come here to look for things.

I didn’t say what it was, I just said here, no matter what happens, you should take it with you on board.

Now I understand everything.

Neither he nor the people he led were talkative people.

Most of the people who suddenly appeared on the sea had identity issues, otherwise they would not have entered China in this way.

The young girl took a sip of hot water. She originally thought that he was going to ask her something, and she had prepared an answer in her mind. However, the man in front of her never asked, which made her feel more at ease.

She must have found the right ship.

the other side.

Even though Ji Ning had reported everything that happened at sea, many of the veterans in the Security Department still expressed disbelief in her words and were ready to continue the investigation privately.

Ji Ning didn't bother to pay attention.

After the meeting, Li Wenxin left Ji Ning alone.

The two sat opposite each other across the oval conference table.

The room was even quieter than before. Li Wenxin's eyes were very complicated and full of nostalgia, "He has always been the person I respect the most. His wisdom made the Huazhou Safe Zone the safest place in the world, but he always I lamented that I was not as smart as the commander-in-chief. If the commander-in-chief was still alive, the Huazhou Safe Zone would be even more powerful. At that time, I was thinking, if the commander-in-chief is really so powerful, why is she still there? Missing in the battle of Jiu Mingshan?”

Speaking of this, Li Wenxin's eyes became sharp, and he looked at Ji Ning with a look of reluctance and hatred.

"It was because of her disappearance that Huazhou fell into a civil strife that lasted seven years. The twelve major forces in Huazhou were divided and divided. The other continents watched with eager eyes and took advantage of the situation. The three and a half-year-old children were not allowed to inherit her legacy. , One generation cannot fight against the hostile forces, so two generations and three generations have to fight continuously to achieve the current peaceful and stable situation. Do you know why our direct descendants of the Li family have a small population and have to remain anonymous? "

Li Wenxin's pupils were slightly opened and he stared into Ji Ning's eyes.

"Because most of the direct descendants of the Li family's ancestors all died in a foreign country, and they can't even write their names on the tombstones."

Ji Ning's pupils narrowed slightly and her expression condensed.

The little boy who always liked to giggle at her and loved to joke suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, and her eyes darkened a bit.

It turns out it’s not that you got married late…

"Gu family..."

"The Li family is a direct descendant of the fifth branch, and Gu Beifeng is my cousin." Li Wenxin's words made Ji Ning silent for a long time.

"So the Li family must unify the Ji family army. This is the result that countless of our ancestors sacrificed their lives for. I will never allow anyone to continue to divide Huazhou."

Ji Ning looked at Li Wenxin's torch-like eyes, which were firm, decisive, and ruthless.

This is the most real him...

Ji Ning's heart tightened for a while, but she still asked aloud: "For the sake of the Ji family army, can innocent people be sacrificed?"

Li Wenxin did not answer, but the answer was obvious in his eyes. After calming down, he replied calmly: "If you want peace and stability, someone will always sacrifice, right?"

"So you are the one behind Ji Hong's appearance, monitoring her all the time, and forcing her into a desperate situation step by step, right?"

"If you don't show up, she's the best candidate."

Li Wenxin's attitude said everything.

The temperature in Ji Ning's eyes gradually turned cold. "Then the next step is to use her death to blame the California Lane family and start a conflict between China and California? Then ignite the fire within the Ji family army and make the Ji family army divided. Achieve unification?”

Li Wenxin's breathing became lighter, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.

Ji Ning stood up and turned to leave without looking at him again.

Li Wenxin's hands on the table suddenly tightened, and the white bones at the joints almost broke through the skin.

***
When Ji Ning came out of the Security Department building, snowflakes were already falling outside.

This is the second snowfall in Beijing this winter.

The snowflakes are dense and have turned the ground white.

Ji Ning dislikes snow very much. In times of trouble, snow means that many ordinary people will die again.

Under the white snow, corpses and bones lay everywhere.

"Team leader, are you out?"

Xiao Shun, who was holding a snowball in the courtyard, turned around and saw his team leader standing on the steps, looking up at the sky.

Her brows furrowed slightly, as if something was wrong?
Is it difficult for Minister Li to be the team leader?

Thinking of this, Xiao Shun ignored the snowball in his hand and walked quickly to Ji Ning and asked, "Team leader, what happened? Did Minister Li give you a hard time?"

Ji Ning lowered her head slightly and looked at him. There was no emotion in her eyes, which made Xiao Shun feel that his team leader was disappointed.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to comfort him, he heard Ji Ning ask in a cold voice: "The task Liu Yan gave you has been completed, why don't you leave?"

"Ah?" Xiao Shun's heart tightened, and a guilty conscience instantly appeared in his eyes. Especially when he saw Ji Ning's dark pupils, he couldn't help but feel flustered in his heart, "Team leader, it's not... I don't have Director Liu's mission..."

Xiao Shun looked at her carefully, but saw Ji Ning's lips raised with a hint of sarcasm. She said nothing and walked straight past him.

Xiaoshun shouted "It's over" in his heart, looked back at the door of the security department, and quickly chased after him.

"Team leader, please listen to my explanation. Director Liu did ask me to keep an eye on you at first, but then I stopped reporting. Really, I swear..."

Ji Ning, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

Xiao Shun almost bumped into her, so he quickly retracted his foot, lowered his head, and said with a nasal voice: "I admit... I am Liu Bureau's person. I was sent by him to keep an eye on him at first, but then I didn't send any news. Already..."

"why?"

Xiao Shun stared blankly ahead, but Ji Ning did not turn around.

Xiao Shun clenched his fists, and the temperature in his eyes gradually increased, "Because I think the team leader is different. Although we are agents of the Security Bureau, in a place like the capital, when we meet aristocratic families, who dares to really investigate? Dare to offend a powerful person with powers for an ordinary person? But the team leader is different. You will really investigate for the truth and investigate the case for ordinary people. In your eyes, I see a person with powers. We are equal to ordinary people, there is no distinction between high and low..." (End of Chapter)