Chapter 532: Chapter 527: Compromise
Ji Ning frowned slightly.
This opinion had been mentioned by Ye Xingyan before, but now I finally found the root of it.
Ye Xingyan must have been brainwashed by this old man.
The old man seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled faintly, "Commander Ji, facts will make you believe. Just like your friend never expected that she could inherit such a large fortune one day."
Ji Ning was slightly stunned.
***
Elsewhere.
Ye Tong looked in disbelief at the elite man in a suit and leather shoes in front of her.
And in front of her was a contract for the inheritance of Su Qiangwei.
"What did you say? Did I hear wrong?" Ye Tong’s voice trembled, and she was almost dizzy by the golden pie from the man’s mouth.
The man’s expression was rather serious, he pushed the glasses on his nose and said very rigorously, "Ms. Ye Tong, I am Du Qiaoying, the lawyer entrusted by Ms. Su Qiangwei. Since Ms. Su Qiangwei has no husband or children, she divided her estate into three parts, to be inherited by her designated heirs. Ms. Ye Tong, you are one of the beneficiaries of her estate, and you will receive a 30% share of her inheritance, which includes: two properties in Huazhou City, three business cars in her name, five properties in Sea City... Rose Film and Television Group, with a total value of 1.2 billion Huazhou Coins."
At this moment, Ye Tong was already shocked to the point of having a mental short-circuit, instinctively thinking the man in front of her was a swindler, here to cheat the little savings she had.
But remembering that her savings were kept by Ji Ning, she felt at ease again.
"Lawyer Du, although I really want to believe what you said, this matter is too unbelievable. I’ve only met Ms. Su Qiangwei a few times, at most we’re just former and later colleagues. How could she leave such a large inheritance to a semi-stranger like me? Also, Lawyer Du, my friend works in the Security Department, and she’s not low-ranked. If you have any other motives, I advise you to be cautious..."
Ye Tong clutched her pants hard, desperately trying to calm herself down, so as not to be tempted by the man’s words in front of her.
Sister Ning has said that she would definitely receive the same honors as Su Qiangwei in the future, and must stay true to herself, not be tempted.
But she hadn’t even started, why was there already temptation?
Could it be another gang of human traffickers trying to trick her into going out to harvest her organs?
The man saw Ye Tong’s increasingly fearful look and felt slightly amused inside, but to maintain professional conduct, he held back his laughter and said officially, "If you don’t believe me, you can call your friend in the Security Department to help you verify the will’s authenticity."
Ye Tong looked at him warily, trying hard to spot any panic in his face, but unfortunately, she didn’t have Sister Ning’s discernment.
"You wait, I’ll call for confirmation now." Ye Tong showed an expression of "I’m going to call for backup," which made the man unable to suppress a couple of coughs.
Ji Ning, far away in Beizhou, received Ye Tong’s remote SOS call just like that.
After listening, Ji Ning silently looked at the old man opposite her, stood up and took a few steps outside.
"I’ll have someone go take a look. If it’s real, do you want it?"
"Of course I can’t take it. I didn’t earn it myself, holding it wouldn’t feel secure, and it might easily attract gossip. My career has just started..."
Ji Ning quietly listened to Ye Tong’s ramblings, her lips faintly curving upward, "Okay, I’ll have someone handle it, you don’t need to worry about it."
Ye Tong felt half at ease in an instant.
She had returned to Anhe for half a month already, and Sister Ning hadn’t sent any news, while online there was overwhelming news of personnel changes in the Huazhou Alliance, giving her a feeling of an impending storm.
And this feeling seemed to be brought by Sister Ning.
She didn’t dare to ask much and meekly asked, "Sister Ning, when will you come back? Director Lin asked me to ask.
"What’s the matter?"
"Filming a variety show..."
"Have you finished reviewing for the exam?"
"I just finished the exam."
Ji Ning glanced at the time and only then realized Ye Tong had an exam yesterday.
"I can’t go back, you all film properly."
Hearing Ji Ning’s reply, Ye Tong felt a bit lost inside, but still perked up and said, "Sister Ning, stay safe out there. We’re waiting for you to come home."
Ji Ning paused for a moment, her gaze ahead softening a bit, "Okay."
...
After hanging up the call, Ji Ning walked back to the old man’s office.
He was grinding coffee for himself, "You’re ready to return to Hua Continent, right?"
Ji Ning looked at him, "No."
The old man’s fingers paused, sighed with some regret, "It’s really a pity, such a large sum of money would end up with the charity funds."
Ji Ning glanced at him, didn’t speak.
The old man continued, "The young one you planted is quite capable."
Ji Ning’s expression remained unchanged, "Oh? Did she uncover your secrets?"
Since knowing the old man’s capabilities, Ji Ning understood that Ji Hong would definitely be exposed.
The old man poured the ground coffee into filter paper, picked up the small copper kettle beside him, and poured hot water into the dripper.
The thin stream of water slowly dripped to the bottom of the cup, bringing a rich aroma of coffee beans.
The old man unhurriedly brewed the coffee by hand and calmly said, "Being a spy is overqualified for her, let her stay in Beizhou as an assistant researcher."
Ji Ning’s heart stirred slightly, but her face remained impassive, "Are you interested in her healing ability?"
The old man poured the filtered coffee into a small cup and handed it to Ji Ning across from him.
"Healing ability is very rare, her abilities hold great research value. Staying here is more valuable than being a bodyguard outside. What do you say, Commander Ji?"
"I need to ask her." Ji Ning lifted the cup and took a sip.
Her beautiful brows immediately furrowed, upon which the old man pushed a plate of sugar cubes to her.
"Add some sugar, it’ll taste better this way."
The old man sipped from his own cup of strong coffee, a trace of aftertaste on his face, as if the coffee in his cup was a delicacy of the world.
He sipped a few more times before putting down the coffee cup and sincerely said to Ji Ning, "Commander Ji, actually, we could cooperate."
Ji Ning gazed down at the steam rising from the coffee cup, saying faintly, "Cooperation is based on equality, transparency, mutual benefit, but you lack sincerity."
"You mean those 100,000 Death Warriors?" The old man asked understandingly.
Ji Ning lightly tapped her fingertip on the tabletop, "Not just them..."
The old man showed a trace of helplessness, "I can assure Southern Continent not to participate in these matters."
Ji Ning continued tapping on the tabletop.
The old man’s face grew darker, "Top-level authority of Beizhou’s Smart Brain will be shared with you, all data related to Hua Continent will be returned to you."
Ji Ning’s fingers stopped, she shook a finger slightly.
The old man gritted his teeth, "What exactly are your terms? Speak for yourself!"
"First, hand over all illegally obtained data about Hua Continent to be unified and monitored by Hua Continent’s Smart Brain."
"Second, share all research projects inside Beizhou’s bunker with Hua Continent, and suspend all involuntary human experiments."
"Third, hand over all researchers and superpower users involved in persecuting ordinary people to Huazhou Security Department."
The first two conditions, the old man could still accept, but for the third condition, he immediately changed expression, "Impossible. They are all top researchers globally, taking any of them away is a huge loss in research progress."
Ji Ning’s expression also cooled a bit, "You must know, this is the premise of cooperation. Even if you don’t agree, I still have the ability to take them now. You can’t stop..."
The old man’s face turned darker, he griped the coffee cup tightly, glared angrily at Ji Ning.
The energy in the surroundings had already caused a slight tremor in the room’s furnishings, emitting a clattering sound.
Ji Ning was not afraid at all, snapped her fingers, and the surrounding noisy objects instantly quieted.
The old man pressed his tongue against his teeth, finally compromised, yet still proposed his last bottom line.
"Commander Ji, we really need them alive for research. As long as they are alive, anything else is up to you."
