Chapter 299 Ji Boying

They made love all night long, and continued to toss and turn until the late night. The excitement that Xia Yubing had felt from nowhere finally subsided. She used her hands and feet to hold Ning Zhe in her arms as if he were a pillow, and fell into a deep sleep like an octopus.

Psychologically, liking to sleep while hugging something is generally seen as a symbol of lack of security. Ning Zhe looked at Xia Yubing’s peaceful sleeping face and wondered if she was also feeling very insecure now?

Maybe.

Ning Zhe tried to pry open Xia Yubing’s legs that were around his waist, but they were clamped tighter than when he was awake. If he tried to force them open, he would probably wake her up, so he simply turned into a cat and slid off the bed.

Walking past the bar and crossing the indoor swimming pool, Ning Zhe went straight to the floor-to-ceiling window. Looking out from the apartment on the 38th floor, he could directly see the night view of most of Vivian Harbor.

This long-renowned international trade center does not actually look very prosperous now. Residents in many places have already moved out in advance. Deserted residential areas are embedded in the brightly lit city, like black spots painted on a glowing curtain, swallowing up the huge cargo ships docked at the distant dock.

Ning Zhe took a deep breath of the perfectly heated air, walked out of the window, and jumped down.

On the bed behind him, Xia Yubing lay there, quietly opened her eyes, then silently closed them again, crumpled the wool blanket into a ball and hugged it in her arms, without saying a word.

Pulling-

The seagull’s wings cut through the evening breeze and crossed the night sky. Below was a long, curved and wide embankment. The long shore was filled with three-legged and four-cornered concrete wave-breaking blocks. Layers of waves hit them and turned into white foam and disappeared.

A young man wearing a woolen windbreaker and a pure black Zhongshan suit underneath stood quietly on the breakwater, facing the vast sea under the moonlight, until a seagull landed at his feet.

“You are late.” Lan Shiwen said.

“I was delayed by something.” Ning Zhe didn’t explain much.

“Where is that ghost?” Lan Shiwen asked again.

“Here.” Ning Zhe pointed to the wave-breaking blocks piled up under the embankment.

Wave-breaking blocks are artificial structures made of concrete, roughly shaped like a rice dumpling, and weighing more than ten tons. In layman’s terms, they are oversized cement dumplings. Cement blocks of this shape are naturally stable when piled together, and their porous structure can effectively dissipate the energy of waves and protect the embankment. They are especially common at the seaside.

Due to over-exploitation of groundwater and concentrated population, the foundation of Vivian Port has been sinking for many years. It was below sea level in the last century. Therefore, this long breakwater was built to protect the city from being flooded by seawater backflow.

Lan Shiwen squatted down in the direction Ning Zhe pointed, lowered his head and looked into the gap between the wave-breaking blocks. It was pitch black inside.

When I shone the flashlight inside, a face as shriveled as a skeleton appeared before my eyes.

Lan Shiwen was not frightened, but frowned slightly, and then he looked closely at the shriveled and skinny face of the skeleton: there was still some light golden hair on the top of the skull, the bones were clearly uneven, and only two teeth were missing…

“It seems that this man was in his prime and in good health before he died.” Lan Shiwen stood up and asked, “Is he the disqualified person imprisoned in Vanessa Castle?”

“Yes, it’s him.” Ning Zhe did not deny it.

“Did you use Requiem to hypnotize him?” Lan Shiwen continued, “That thing is very random. A ghost hypnotized by Requiem may sleep for ten or eight years if the environment is stable and it is not disturbed. But once it is disturbed by something unexpected, it will most likely wake up on the spot.”

The implication is that this skeleton is dangerous and may wake up at any time.

“A woman shopping in the vegetable market likes to say that the vegetables sold by others are not fresh. A shopkeeper who collects antiques also likes to say that the things in the hands of an unsophisticated seller are fake.” Ning Zhe said calmly, “It’s just to lower the price.” “You figured it out.” Lan Shiwen was not embarrassed at all and raised his hand and said, “Name a price. The rules of this ghost are very useful to the government. You will get a friendly price.”

“I’m so sorry, this is not for sale.” Ning Zhe smiled and shook his head: “I have to keep this ghost for myself.”

If you don’t want to sell it, why did you ask me out to meet you? Are you just kidding? Lan Shiwen glanced at Ning Zhe and said, “You want to control this ghost? But from what I know, the rules of this ghost should not be able to make up for your shortcomings.”

Lan Shiwen didn’t know what Ning Zhe’s core rules were, but after all, he had been killed by Ning Zhe so many times before, so he had gained some experience from trying.

“It’s not a very rational behavior to forcibly control the weirdness that cannot be integrated into your own system. It will only make you die faster.” Lan Shiwen advised: “Instead of keeping this time bomb, it is better to use it to exchange for something that you need more and can use immediately. Many people do this.”

“You don’t need to worry about that.” Ning Zhe smiled and didn’t discuss this topic any more. He said, “I’m looking for you for another matter.”

“what’s up?”

“Tomorrow…oh, it’s past midnight, it’s today. There will be a swimsuit show here at noon today. I suggest you come and attend it if you are free.” Ning Zhe closed his eyes, the slightly salty and cold sea breeze brushed across his cheeks, reminding him of Xia Yubing’s warm breath.

“I’m not interested in watching that kind of stuff.” Lan Shiwen frowned and said, “You’d better be busy.”

“That was the last public event before Vivian Harbor was abandoned, so it was held in a grand manner, and many celebrities came to attend.” Ning Zhe continued, “For example, the Liu family members who fled overseas, and for example… Ji Bochang’s relatives.”

Lan Shiwen’s eyes suddenly widened: “Who are you talking about?”

“Take a look for yourself.” Ning Zhe took out his phone, clicked on a picture and handed it to Lan Shiwen: “This is the guest list I got from Van Dyke’s best friend in his capacity as Van Dyke. There are a few names on it that you may be interested in.”

For example, Liu Hongwen, who fled overseas and avoided Lan Shiwen’s blood type purge.

For example, Shen Changjiang, vice president of the Yanzhou Merchants Association, who fled with Liu Hongwen and sought refuge in Europe.

For example, Ji Bochang’s biological younger brother immigrated overseas long before Ji Bochang was born.

“Ji Boying.”

Ning Zhe said calmly, “Ji Bochang is dead, and you killed his youngest son, leaving only a daughter. If I remember correctly, her name is Shi Yurou? In order to take away the shares of Yunshan Pharmaceutical with dignity, you didn’t kill her.”

“I miscalculated this matter.” Lan Shiwen sighed, “Not long after Yunmengze was unsealed, Shi Yurou, who was under house arrest, disappeared mysteriously. No matter how hard we investigated, we couldn’t find any clues… It turns out she was here.”

Ji Boyang was a shrewd man. He had three sons and two daughters in his life, but only the youngest son Ji Yunying and the youngest daughter Shi Yurou stayed in the country. The rest of his children went abroad early and were entrusted to the care of his younger brother Ji Boying who had immigrated overseas earlier.

“When Ji Boyang was still alive, he had established a connection with a European noble family. His younger brother Ji Boying and his children who went abroad later were all protected by this family and sold a lot of intelligence to them.”

Ning Zhe took his phone back from Lan Shiwen and continued, “The reason why Shi Yurou was able to sneak through the situation under your noses was also due to their help.”

Lan Shiwen remembered the last name circled in red on the guest list: “Flim Misret.”

(End of this chapter)