NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

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Faced with Phoenix's question, old Sam's expression inevitably stiffened a bit. Fortunately, he was a shrewd and experienced man, so he didn't dwell too much on "why the other party knew about the safe house." Instead, he chose to be frank and straightforward, saying:

"It's very simple, just buy it from those bastards in the outer district."

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Upon hearing Sam's straightforward explanation, Phoenix was now stunned.

How could the outer regions, which have no food production capabilities whatsoever, have the leisure to supply the Ark with substandard products that were originally purchased from the Ark?

What kind of nonsense is this?

For this,

The lieutenant smiled.

It has to be said that as long as there are humans in the world, there will inevitably be some magical elements.

As the internet joke goes, novels need to be logically sound, but reality only requires a rough estimate.

Now Phoenix is ​​truly experiencing this firsthand.

The Ark sells food to the Outer Edge, and the Outer Edge then resells the food it bought from the Ark back to the Ark. The money from these sales is then used to buy more food from the Ark, thus creating a bizarre cycle.

"Who do they buy their food from? The black market?"

In fact, the lieutenant was just asking casually, but to his surprise, old man Sam was actually able to answer him correctly.

"I don't know the specifics."

The old man shouldered his hunting rifle, his attitude softening somewhat, but still carrying a hint of arrogance, and said:

"However, having survived all these years, I still know a few tricks up my sleeve."

Those money-grubbing bastards are almost certainly connected to Tetra.

Let me tell you the truth, young man.

Nine out of ten of the numerous underground black markets within Ark have shady ties with Tetra.

Chapter 299 Unaware of the Demon Within

Ksis's family structure is not complicated.

My mother is nearly sixty years old, my younger brother is pursuing a doctoral degree in medicine, and my younger sister has been admitted to the law department of Fangzhou Central University.

Of the three siblings, Xyz was the most "unambitious".

However, it is this "most disappointing" older brother who pays a total of about 300,000 yuan in tuition and living expenses for his younger siblings every year.

In addition to his mother's safe house and his own various expenses, all things considered, Xyx needs to raise between 450,000 and 500,000 credits a year.

"Actually, in our line of work, there aren't many missions that actually require killing. Most of the time, we do shady things for wealthy people in the financial industry."

In the private meeting room next to the capsule sanctuary, Ksis waited for his mother's arrival while explaining the inside story of his new boss.

"For example, you can earn tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan for secretly taking photos of a boss's extramarital affair. It is said that the most outrageous price has been more than one million yuan per photo."

Boss, don't think this money is so easy to make.

Generally speaking, nine times out of ten, the people who hire us to take these kinds of photos are also looking for a business partner. The marriage is essentially a business arrangement, and both partners lead separate private lives.

However, once the affair of being cuckolded is exposed online, the person who was cuckolded will lose face, and the relationship between the couple will definitely suffer...

laugh--

Just as Xyz was getting into the swing of things, a sprightly old lady with curly hair strode in through the door.

She didn't even glance at her eldest son, but immediately turned her gaze to the strange man across the table.

Then, after scanning the entire scene three times, from beginning to end and from end to beginning, the old man with the stern face finally broke into a warm smile and uttered a surprising statement.

"Young man, you're so young, yet you have such an impressive presence. Are you looking for a girlfriend?"

Phoenix: "?"

Xyz: "..."

"If not, Auntie can introduce you to someone. Do you like quiet, pretty, and reserved female college students?"

Do you mind if the woman studied law?

Although it might involve a combined Master's and PhD program, it's fine. It's just studying, and it doesn't prevent us from talking...

"mom!"

Before the old lady could finish speaking, Ksis, who had snapped out of his daze, quickly stood up, took two quick steps forward, carefully took his mother's hand, and half-pleaded and half-pushed her as he led her out of the reception room.

laugh--

The moment the soundproof door closed again, in the corridor, Mr. Killer finally couldn't contain his indignation any longer. He spread his hands and angrily questioned:

"He's my new boss! What kind of boss introduces their daughter to their son's boss?!"

"What happened?!"

To everyone's surprise, instead of feeling any remorse for her behavior, the mother glared at her son with a self-righteous air and began to berate him.

"I only wanted to introduce Sophia to him because he's your boss! Otherwise, with your sister's looks, why would I need to introduce her? She could sell all the fake roses she receives every year!"

"No, Mom! We don't lack money, you're doing this..."

"Not short of money my ass!"

Since the topic of money came up, the old lady immediately blushed.

"You think your dentist brother is stupid, and your lawyer sister is an idiot? The three of you grew up eating from the same pot, how could they not know how much your family has?"

From high school to university, they can give you hundreds of thousands of yuan in tuition fees every year without a second thought. Even if they don't know what you're doing, they can still guess that the money you're getting isn't exactly legitimate!

I'm not short of money...

"What nonsense about not lacking money! If our family really didn't lack money, would we need you, as the older brother, risking your life every day to earn it!"

At this point, the old woman, her eyes red, reached out and grasped Ksis's hand, her voice suddenly lowering:

"Silly boy, do you know that in order to prevent you from continuing to do shady work and pay for her schooling, Sophia has thought several times about becoming the mistress of those rich kids' fathers at school?"

If I hadn't stopped her time and time again, her stubbornness would probably have led her to pay for her tuition long ago.

Mom has figured it out now. Which murderer can have a good end? Your sister's plan is fine. If marrying a rich man can keep you from doing those scumbag things, then so be it. Try to find a younger man.

I think your new boss is very young, and his presence doesn't seem like someone his age. You should try to set him up with someone for your sister, and the rest is up to Sophia herself. If it works out, great, you're the older brother…”

"Shh-"

Upon hearing his mother say that he was the brother-in-law of Lieutenant Killer Star, Kexis felt his vision blurring, yet a strange, inexplicable anticipation lingered in his heart.

Tormented by conflicting thoughts, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he awkwardly steered the conversation away from the blind date topic, changing his tune to:

"Stop, stop, stop, Mom, we've gone off-topic."

I came to see you today because I want to take you, Luther, and Sophia to live in the outer edge of the district for an extended period.

The specific situation is a bit complicated. In short, I just changed jobs and got a new boss, and I'm afraid that someone might break the rules and retaliate against you behind my back.

such,

Let's call out Luther and Sophia first; time is tight, the sooner the better.

Upon hearing this, the old lady's previously bloodshot eyes immediately lit up. For some unknown reason, she readily pulled out her phone and, while making a call, said:

"Alright, alright, let's meet first. I'll have your sister come dressed in office attire. I've been through this before, and you never know what might happen between men and women. If they hit it off, you, as their older brother, can't really interfere."

Xyz: "..."

After a long silence, hearing his mother repeatedly instructing his younger sister to dress "dignifiedly and appropriately," the assassin, who had been licking blood off the edge for many years, could only sigh helplessly and plead.

"...Oh my god—"

……

……

"Is this... okay?"

Upstairs at the Cyber ​​Girlfriend Experience Center, Xsis's most beloved younger sister, a female college student named Sophia, stood nervously with her lips pursed, letting her mother look her over and over, and letting her two older brothers stare at each other with dark faces.

During the phone call, she had already learned most of the details of the matter.

Therefore, tonight she specially wore a seemingly capable but actually slim-fitting and sexy OL suit, and wore a pair of thin-rimmed black glasses without prescription, in order to suppress her student-like appearance as much as possible in a short period of time.

"That's too much. This outfit is similar to what you'd see on a female lawyer in the real world. Wipe off the lipstick, and change the thin-rimmed glasses to thick-rimmed ones. Remember, you have to look like a student, with a touch of naivety."

Under her mother's experienced modifications, Sophia's unique aloofness re-emerged, unlike the noble purity of a flower on a high mountain or a lotus in the mud, but a kind of aloofness and pride that could arouse a man's desire to conquer.

at last,

I still embarked on this path...

This road has been the target of malicious rumors spread behind my back by all sorts of students since junior high school...

The usually proud female college student looked at herself on her phone, then glanced at her brothers with complicated expressions out of the corner of her eye. Remembering what they had secretly done to protect her, the sense of grievance that had been rising in her heart dissipated by most.

This is what the poor were like on the Ark.