NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

—Integrate Aegis units into ground intelligence special squadrons to obtain Lieutenant Phoenix's real-time information.

"I don't know... I don't know what Anderson's plans are..."

The deputy commander meticulously straightened his uniform, shook his head confidently, and strode towards the gate.

"Forget it, with something like this breaking out in the military, that woman Ingrid will probably have to get involved herself... Let's... let's just wait and see..."

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The first level of the Gold Coin Battle.

The hall, which should have been pitch black, was illuminated as brightly as day by more than a dozen powerful searchlights.

In the center of the hall, the muscular CEO of Gokuraku Jodo glanced sideways at the man sitting on the back of Lamo Hague on the first-floor stair landing.

"I thought you cared about your image at least a little. Aren't you afraid that the Ark will order you to be killed?"

"Image?"

Phoenix blinked his innocent eyes, smiled, stood up, and casually grabbed Commander Hague by the back of his collar.

"Oh, you're joking. This isn't a movie shoot. Who would I pose for?"

After saying that, the lieutenant swung his arm and threw the trash in his hand at the medical staff next to Ingrid, kindly reminding them.

"Don't worry, don't worry, he's not dead yet. With some treatment, he might survive."

And what about women?

She didn't even glance at the commander, crossed her arms, and asked calmly, "What, did he offend you too? You wouldn't even let him die, you had to beat him into a permanent cripple?"

"The conscience of heaven and earth."

Upon hearing Ingrid's accusations against him, Phoenix scratched the back of his head in a wronged manner, his tone earnest and sincere.

“You can ask Mr. Mastin for the video recording; he was the one who stabbed me in the stomach first.”

I was terrified, so I had no choice but to break a few of his ribs in the hopes that he would calm down.

Ingrid: "..."

Chapter 142 It's here again!

The fact that the military secretly conducted artificial body modification without parliamentary approval and was exposed not only damaged the interests of the military region, but also dealt a far stronger blow to the Pure Land of Bliss than ordinary people imagined.

Therefore, as the CEO of Elysium, Ingrid risked her life to personally come to the Gold Coin Battle to meet Phoenix himself.

“I’m not here to ask you anything. I’m not interested in how you killed those three modified humans.”

The spirited woman strode to the lieutenant's side and said softly and directly:

"My purpose in coming here is very simple: someone within the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss wants to kill you. I will help you find out the truth about this matter, and I will also use my connections to do everything I can to help you overcome this difficulty."

In exchange for this deal, I need you to tell a lie, which shouldn't be difficult for you.

"Ok?"

Phoenix's eyebrows twitched slightly, a hint of doubt in his expression, as he turned his head to look at Ingrid's profile, which exuded a mature and sophisticated aura.

lie?

The fact that Yursha had already reported the matter of the three modified individuals to the central government suggests that the fact that they were still lying to him at this point might be somewhat self-deceptive.

"The lie is simple: just insist that the three modified individuals admitted that Elysium was involved in their prosthetic limb transplantation process."

"?"

As soon as the woman said this, Phoenix, who was also good at playing dirty tricks, knew exactly what she was thinking.

This seemingly bizarre act of stabbing oneself in the back is actually a good pretext to purge dissenting voices from within.

"Aren't you afraid of ruining yourself?" the lieutenant asked in surprise. "What if you accidentally get some of that dirty water on yourself when it's thrown out? That would be the end of you."

"You think my life would be safe if I didn't do this?"

Sensing the meager concern in the man's voice—a concern she hadn't felt in a long time—Ingrid replied with great displeasure:

"Don't worry, even if I die, I promise I'll wait until you get through this before I die. You don't need to worry about the deal going wrong."

"I don't really care whether the deal goes through or not." Phoenix curled the corner of his mouth, genuinely putting on an indifferent expression.

What should have been an excellent flirting line turned into a rather irritating retort in the mouth of a certain man.

"Whether you live or die is none of my business. I'm just wondering if the internal structure of Elysium is unstable, and the internal structure of Misilis is also unstable, then will the triangular structure of the Ark be broken?"

Ingrid: "..."

This guy's usually pretty smart and emotionally intelligent; he even manages to charm the female receptionist at the firm. So why is he so sarcastic and rude to me?

What do you mean? You don't treat her like a woman?

Perhaps due to his recent period, a nameless anger suddenly surged in the heart of the CEO of Gokuraku Jodo.

“That kind of thing isn’t important to you, is it, Lieutenant?” Ingrid shrugged, turned around, and gave someone a meaningful look.

"Uh……"

The lieutenant, whose body was faintly adorned with yellow dragon patterns, blinked awkwardly. His strong survival instincts caused his superb acting skills and superb lying abilities to be passively triggered once again.

"If the Ark falls into chaos, and if my backer fails to withstand the pressure, I will definitely be purged afterwards."

Thinking about it that way, whether the Ark is stable or not is still somewhat related to me, right?

"Then you'll have to pray every night that I don't get splashed with dirty water when I'm throwing it around." Knowing that the other party had agreed to her deal, the woman said this and then turned and walked swiftly out of the casino.

"Come out with me, don't waste a single word, and stay in the rehabilitation center until the trial begins."

"Oh."

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The basement level of the teachers' dormitory building at MMR Affiliated High School.

In the tiny "basement" belonging to a certain instructor surnamed Fei, ten Nikis were squeezed in at this moment.

They are:

Mihara, Anis, and Marian, who unilaterally abandoned the venomous snake, reunited with Mihara, and Yuni, who traveled a long way to the high school, were absolutely on Mihara's side.

The original 04-F trio, now consisting of Lapi and Wolfe who are still in a state of confusion, and Christine who is preoccupied and looks terrible.

The courtroom duo, DK the cat and dog killers, reunite.

Finally, only one teacher, Maruchana, remained, all alone.

With just ten women, they could be divided into four major factions on the surface.

Not to mention Anis, who is on good terms with the three of them in private, the family group who have eaten hot pot together, and Mihara, who could be betrayed and targeted at any time because of her status as the first wife.

If it weren't for everyone being worried about someone's current situation, this basement would probably have been artificially expanded by the women.

Staring at the wailing and screaming Ramo Hague on her phone screen, Christine pursed her lips, lowered her head without saying a word, and her clenched fist was so tense that it dripped with bionic blood.

"I...I'll turn myself in. If I admit that I deceived the commander, according to past practice, most of the blame will definitely fall on me."

When she saw in the video that Phoenix kicked the dagger and berated Lamo Hague for not crying.

Having decided to dedicate her life to the commander, Niki shoved her phone into Lapi's hand, intending to rush out the door and take the blame for her commander.

However, as soon as she took a step, a hand gently pulled her arm.

With an air of authority befitting a first wife, Ms. Mihara smiled nonchalantly, and under the sidelong glances of Anis and Marianne, shook her head slightly, covering her lips with her ringed right hand, and said with a smile:

"It seems this young lady has lost her mind. Since the commander chose to act the next day after hearing the information you provided, given his personality, this is definitely not an impulsive act."

I believe the commander is mindful of his own actions.

"If my sister goes out to be a scapegoat now, it will probably disrupt the commander's plans, and in the end, her good intentions will backfire."

On the other side, Anise, not wanting Mihara to steal the spotlight from the first wife, quickly took over the conversation.

"Christine, calm down."

Although the woman's tone made everyone uncomfortable, what she said wasn't really a big problem.

Let me tell you, during the two months you were fighting Lecher on the ground, the Commander became a legendary figure who went to the rehabilitation center three times.

It seems that many people in the central government are protecting the Commander for various reasons, so the Commander won't be so easily sentenced to a heavy sentence.

Hey~ I was right, wasn't I! D!

As the girl spoke, she turned to glance at the icy beauty standing by the door. Unexpectedly, the other woman not only ignored her but also gave a disdainful snort.

"This is none of your business. I will investigate all of Lamo Hague's dirty laundry myself. You can just stay put as usual. You won't be of any help anyway."

"Hey, hey, hey? Are you calling us 'pretty faces'?!"

Seeing that her good intentions had been wasted on the cat, Anise immediately launched into full-on attack mode.

All I heard was her mimicking the other person's cold snort while uttering words as sharp and deadly as a surgical scalpel.

"Hmph hmph hmph hmph—!!!"