Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 374 - 369: Another One

The chip with a metallic sheen was cleaned once more.

Lin Yuanyang carefully picked up the chip with tweezers and placed it on a clean towel to absorb water.

He then controlled the temperature to dry the water droplets on the chip surface before placing it in a specially designed reader.

Following his actions, the nearby base soldiers immediately operated the smart brain in front of them to activate the base’s electronic defense mode.

This is the electronic information camp of the First Base, primarily responsible for reconnaissance, interception, and decryption of military information.

Ji Ning received information from a human brain biological chip, catching Fu Lishen’s great attention.

Although he had been away from Beijing for many years, he was always aware of the situation there and naturally remembered the 728 project that had been halted years ago.

Now, a related superpower user had appeared and had the chip successfully removed from the back of the brain by Ji Ning. Naturally, Fu Lishen stayed vigilant, eager to obtain firsthand data.

To enable Lin Yuanyang, this genius teenage hacker, to decrypt the chip’s secrets, he generously lent them the entire information camp and brought in technically skilled warriors from the camp to assist on the side.

The process of reading and decrypting information was not short. Lin Yuanyang successfully bypassed the smart brain’s control with his own code, cutting off the remote control of the smart brain at once to prevent the chip from self-destructing.

This sparked Fu Lishen’s interest in recruiting him into the First Base.

He calculated the time of Lin Yuanyang’s high school graduation, thinking about calling the First Military Academy later.

To see if early recruitment was possible, to bring him over.

Unaware of all this, Lin Yuanyang stared at the progress bar on the smart brain screen with delight, eagerly waiting for the decrypted content.

Seeing that the process would take at least another two hours, Ji Ning called Fu Lishen and Ye Xingyan, "Let’s check the cargo, you come too."

It was only then that Fu Lishen turned his gaze to the disguised Ye Xingyan, somewhat intrigued.

Such an excellent brain surgeon is rare!

If only he could stay...

"Detective Ji, I haven’t had the chance to ask, who is this...?"

"Yan Xingye, hello." Ye Xingyan immediately chimed in, afraid Ji Ning would inadvertently expose him.

Ji Ning glanced at him.

Regarding the name, worthy of sharing the same bloodline between father and daughter.

"Doctor Yan, your skills are impressive. Interested in joining the base hospital?"

Ye Xingyan was moved, but seeing Ji Ning’s faint smile, he immediately dismissed the thought.

"No, I’m currently working with Detective Ji."

Does he have several lives to be a doctor under Fu Lishen’s nose?

Fu Lishen was somewhat disappointed, but had no intention of competing with Ji Ning for manpower.

...

Soon —

The three reached the warehouse area of the camp.

Inside were five large cargo trucks, each guarded by fully armed soldiers.

The level of strictness reached the A-level alert standard.

Even if Fu Lishen personally came, the guards would still check their orders and information.

Ye Xingyan inwardly clicked his tongue, abandoning the idea of probing the First Base opportunistically.

"Commander, the goods are in the trucks, aside from samples sent for inspection, the rest are unopened."

Fu Lishen nodded, saying to Ji Ning, "Detective Ji, the goods are all here. You can inspect them."

Ji Ning boarded a truck first, then turned to pull Ye Xingyan up.

The sides of the truck were lined with boxes of materials—medicine, necessities, food—all kinds of things.

Ji Ning used her spiritual ability to scan the goods, confirming there were no forbidden substances.

She then jumped off the truck and inspected the other vehicles, finding all the materials to be legitimate items, with no contraband.

No wonder those from the Hunter Alliance acted without fear, frequently putting pressure.

"How about it? Any issues?" Fu Lishen asked.

"None."

Fu Lishen tightened his lips, his expression growing gloomier.

If there were no issues, then perhaps their own people were exposed.

"Where are the detained individuals?" Ji Ning suddenly asked.

Fu Lishen’s expression shifted, "Are there issues with the people?"

Ji Ning cast him a glance, and Fu Lishen felt somewhat embarrassed.

Following the two, Ye Xingyan glanced back at the trucks, a trace of investigation in his eyes.

...

The place where the truck drivers were detained wasn’t far from the warehouse.

It was a temporary tent area set up for confinement.

Similarly heavily guarded, no one inside could come out, nor could anyone easily visit from outside.

The Hunter Alliance had been requesting their bail, but faced repeated rejections, using the southern defense line as leverage to pressure First Base personnel.

"What was the reason for detention?"

"One driver was carrying banned drugs on him."

"Your person?"

"Uh-huh."

"Was the tip-off also from him?"

Fu Lishen didn’t respond, but his gaze revealed everything.

Ye Xingyan thought to himself that Fu Lishen’s personnel were quite bold, unafraid of erroneous intel causing conflicts between the sides.

The three easily entered the tent area, with each tent confining a truck driver, preventing interaction and coordination of testimonies.

These drivers were all individuals with high physical capability and were locals from Nanling.

During the wartime chaos, almost all Nanling natives perished, and those now living there were from all over.

Language was diverse as well. These truck drivers, perhaps harboring grievances, refused to speak the local dialect, and instead spoke in various regional dialects, making it hard to understand when they spoke quickly.

Ye Xingyan tried hard to discern the words of the man in front of him, then turned to see Ji Ning listening intently.

Then she replied in the same language.

The man’s eyes lit up, his expression somewhat excited, as if recognizing family, with tears faintly brimming in his eyes.

Ye Xingyan: ...

Ji Ning comforted him a bit before turning to head to the next tent.

After leaving, Ye Xingyan asked, "What did you say to each other?"

"He cursed Fu Lishen’s ancestors, and I told him to keep it down."

Ye Xingyan: ...

Fu Lishen: ...

The three were about to enter a new tent when Ji Ning suddenly stopped and turned to look next door.

"Let’s check here first."

"Is there a problem with this one?"

"A bit."

Ji Ning was reluctant to elaborate, stepping over.

The driver in the tent was also a man with a high-grade physique.

He had an honest face and a rather introverted personality.

The soldier who came in first introduced Fu Lishen and Ji Ning to him.

The driver’s expression wasn’t as agitated as the previous one, he merely glanced at them, somewhat indifferent.

Ji Ning stopped the soldier’s questioning, found a chair, and sat down, directly saying, "The stuff is with you, right?"

The driver’s pupils moved slightly, as if not understanding, continuing to fold socks on the bed.

Fu Lishen was surprised, not knowing how Ji Ning determined the driver was problematic.

Just then, the typically quiet Ye Xingyan suddenly spoke up to assist, "They planted a chip in you, right?"

Having just performed surgery on Pan Qing, he was now hypersensitive to those with embedded chips.

The energy fluctuations around these individuals were peculiar.

If not purposefully contacted, it truly went unnoticed.

The driver seemed surprised that someone actually knew, panicking momentarily, suddenly raising his head and revealing his identity.

Thereafter, he resolved to act, grabbing the clothes hanger from the bed to use as a weapon.

Ji Ning was quick too; almost instantly, she had him pressed onto the bed.

Simultaneously pressing two fingers onto the man’s rear head.

The man immediately fell unconscious.

Ji Ning turned her head, her expression serious, "Prepare the operating room!"

The energy in her hand continuously channeling into the man’s arm, seemingly blocking the chip’s remote connection to the smart brain.

"Hurry! The self-destruction protocol in the chip has been activated!"