Noguchi paced anxiously back and forth in the office he had selected, and the tip of his thumb nail became sharp under the ravages of his teeth.

"Dashan, do you have any good ideas?"

Looking at Dashan who had been guarding nearby, Noguchi hoped that his capable subordinate could give him some inspiration.

After thinking for a moment, Dashan turned his eyes to look at the entrance and said:

"Noguchi, first of all, is your purpose clear?"

"Of course! As long as we can get rid of the guys who oppose me in this shelter, it will be fine! So Satomi must be eliminated!"

Dashan narrowed his eyes and gave him a meaningful look.

"If that's the case, why not just take Rimi down and imprison her like Li Yao?"

But in response to Oyama's suggestion, Noguchi turned around and angrily called him "idiot". He crossed his legs and sat roughly on the swivel chair and said:

"You can't use force! If the conflict escalates as Takeuchi said, this shelter will be ruined! I just want to live here and do whatever I want, but I'm not stupid enough to risk my life!"

"In that case, let's just make a gentleman's agreement."

This proposal instantly aroused Noguchi's interest, and he waved his hand repeatedly to signal for him to continue.

Dashan did not hold back and spoke out all his thoughts.

"Noguchi, go and have a face-to-face discussion with Satomi. Since both of you are already aware of the conflict, why not put it on the table and sign an agreement to find a solution." But then Oyama changed the subject, "However, after the agreement is signed, you can pretend to abide by it, and then send someone to raid Satomi's side when she is carrying out her obligations, and disarm them by surprise, and then use this to force Satomi to give up resistance and surrender voluntarily."

Noguchi was overjoyed and clapped his hands in approval. This way, the intensity of the conflict could be minimized. Moreover, after Satomi surrendered, he would be able to deal with her as he pleased. No matter what false charges he made, no one would object.

So he handed over full authority to Dashan, who came up with this brilliant idea.

What Noguchi, who was immersed in the fantasy of victory, didn't know was that the conversation just now had already been heard clearly in the tent next to Satomi.

The captains of the new militia teams who had been summoned earlier gathered together. Listening to the wild laughter coming from the borrowed cell phone in Rimi's hand, they were so nervous that they were frightened.

——"This Noguchi, he's really full of bad intentions!"

——"From his tone and words, I guess he didn't isolate Li Yao for the safety of the shelter in the first place."

——"Yes, this guy is purely selfish and wants to be the king here! If we really escape according to Li Yao's plan, he will have no chance!"

——"Everyone calm down first. What's important is the [Gentleman's Agreement] that follows. This may be our best chance."

Rimi agreed deeply with what one of the captains said.

There were less than three days left before the joint escape plan agreed upon with other shelters. During this period, in order to ensure that Noguchi did not inform the outside world about Li Yao's affairs, she also specially sent several people to other shelters to confirm.

Fortunately, Noguchi did not seem to do so. Of course, it is possible that the guy wanted to take the opportunity to make them suffer heavy losses, and then take over the remnants to strengthen himself.

But just right.

As long as everything goes well for Rimi, Li Yao's plan will not change much.

In other words, it all depends on how Rimi and the others perform in the next three days.

"When you go back, captains, remember to pay close attention to your team members' actions to prevent our news from leaking out. When the agreement is signed, we will use their tricks to take down Noguchi's forces first."

Since Noguchi had previously exposed Li Yao's non-human identity, almost all of the old militia and order maintenance teams in the institute had sided with Noguchi. Even the slightest carelessness could have caught them and then leaked the news to Noguchi.

This is absolutely unacceptable at this critical juncture!

The captains were also fully aware of this and nodded.

But then, a strange feeling of tension came over Rimi.

She was very familiar with this feeling, it was exactly the same as when she was sent to stop the "Star Guide" on the first day of the war.

It is anxiety about the future and disbelief in one's own preparations so far.

She opened her lips slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then asked everyone.

"Everyone, do you really believe in us? Do you believe in Li Yao's plan and judgment? Do you believe that after you survive this, you will have a new life?"

The captains looked at each other, and then a burst of laughter filled the tent.

——"I don't believe it, but what can we do?"

——"Now all the signs have shown that staying here means death. Instead of following Noguchi, I might as well fight with you guys."

——"It's a gamble. If you win, you live. If you lose, it's the world's fault~"

——"I want my family to survive. Noguchi can't give me hope, but you can. You can."

All kinds of laughter entered her ears and turned into a warm current flowing into Rimi's heart, gradually driving away the strange tension.

A faint crescent moon hung on the corner of Rimi's mouth, and she said softly:

"I believe in Li Yao. He will definitely be able to take us out and let us live well."

Everyone nodded.

After seeing off the captains, Rimi turned her head slightly and asked in a low voice:

"Dashan, can you prepare for the agreement meeting tomorrow?"

"Yes." In the corner, Dashan was seen leaning against the wall with his arms folded. "It just so happens that I don't want to stay in this damn place any longer."

Rimi looked at the receiver in her hand, threw it to Daishan and replied:

"Then when we take action, please play the audio recorded inside to everyone in the shelter."

"Want to take a few more people with you at the end?"

"I just don't want to see these people who were kept in the dark die in obscurity."

Dashan turned his eyes smartly and looked at the indispensable equipment in this subway station which served as a shelter: the radio.

"I understand, leave it to me."

Rimi returned to the tent and sat in it, looking at herself through a small mirror without saying a word.

"Brother Li Yao, believe me, I can do it."

……

the next day.

In Takeuchi's office, Noguchi and Satomi sat opposite each other at the table.

To be honest, even Noguchi himself did not expect that Oyama would act so quickly, so much so that he is still a little dazed sitting in front of the stage.

In contrast, after a night of adjustment, Rimi looked resolute and had no distracting thoughts in her mind.

Watching the meeting between the two factions' representatives, Takeuchi, who was hosting the meeting, also breathed a sigh of relief. At least it was a good thing for him that they took the initiative to propose a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

Noguchi took a handwritten regulation from Oyama who was walking with him and placed it on the table.

"Satoshi, if we continue like this, the cold war between us will turn into a hot war sooner or later. It would be better to resolve our conflict before that day comes. It would also be good for the people in this shelter."

Rimi's brows twitched slightly. This was directly putting the blame on her for the conflict caused by refusing the agreement.

It doesn't matter.

Anyway, she is indeed going to stir up trouble next.

"Since both of us have a large number of weapons, I suggest that we first reduce a certain number of weapons. After that, your new militia will be responsible for external searches and vigilance, and we will be responsible for maintaining order within the station. Is it okay to give the supervision to Brother Takeuchi?"

Rimi didn't take Noguchi's words to heart at all, but in order not to arouse suspicion, she still pretended to refute a few words.

The two sides engaged in a verbal battle over the right to maintain order within the facility. After all, in Noguchi's vision, even if the two sides really engaged in a fierce war, he would be able to create a stalemate by occupying the advantageous terrain of the underground shelter despite his disadvantage in terms of troop quality and numbers.

Naturally, Rimi would seize the opportunity to argue with him, and then pretend to give in and sign the agreement, and Noguchi's conspiracy would be successful!

At the same time, outside the Order Maintenance Team office.

As a member of the Order Guard with a pistol walked out of the door, a pair of strong arms covered his mouth and nose and dragged him into the darkness in the corner.

Looking over, Rimi's new militia members had already been lying in ambush outside. After quietly putting the unlucky guy in a hidden corner, several new militiamen holding rifles leaned against the wall, paying close attention to every move in the office.

Outside the tents and offices of the old militia, the new militia quietly surrounded them.

At the agreement meeting, after a fierce "greeting", Noguchi and Satomi finally reached a prepared consensus to incorporate the power of the new militia into the shelter to balance it with the old militia and the order maintenance team.

Looking at the two names signed on the paper, everyone present smiled and celebrated.

Noguchi was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling, clapping his hands and laughing:

"To show our sincerity, we will first reduce some of our weapons and store them in the warehouse."

Then he took a landline phone from Dashan, dialed the landlines of the old militia and the order maintenance team, and issued clear instructions in front of everyone.

His voice was high and loud, as if it was deliberately meant for Rimi to see.

Want to laugh!

But you can’t laugh yet!

Just one step away from success!

Noguchi suppressed the corners of his mouth that kept trying to rise, and fantasized about the moment when his victory would come.

But isn’t this also what Rimi feels in her heart?

A moment later, Satomi also received calls from the captains, and she could see Noguchi's smug look from the corner of her eye.

You will not be able to be happy soon, thinking so, Satomi nodded and looked at Noguchi.

"It seems that you have indeed fulfilled the terms of the agreement. Well, I have to show the same sincerity as well."

Noguchi was overjoyed: I’ve been tricked!

In order to realize this plan, he had actually informed his subordinates long ago that this was a tactic of feigning concession, and the weapons they gave up were just a drop in the ocean in their hands, and the big ones had actually been hidden long ago and were ready to be used at any time.

All he has to do next is wait for Rimi to give the order, and then he wins!

Speak up, Rimi, speak up!

Noguchi widened his eyes, staring intently at Rimi's opening and closing lips, looking forward to the words he expected with great joy, and even forgot to lift up the corners of his mouth.

Finally going to win!

"Notify all captains, the operation has begun, suppress all designated targets."

"Eh?"

Noguchi's expression suddenly froze at the moment when his smile was on the verge of limit, and an inexplicable chill poured over his head as if his whole body was attacked by a sudden cold winter wind, and what was imprinted in his eyes at this moment was the playful smile of Rimi after she succeeded.

……

Chapter 194: The Devil in the Skin of a Boy

"on!"

The soldiers of the new militia rushed directly into the offices and gathering places of the maintenance team and the old militia with rifles in hand.

They had just been ordered to cut down on their weapons, and faced with the sudden surprise attack and the new militia whose weapons far outnumbered their own, they had no room to resist at all. Rimi's training was even more effective, and with excellent coordination, all the enemies at the target locations were suppressed and disarmed before they could even react.

"To put it bluntly, the old militia and the Order of the Restoration are nothing more than a group of people who spontaneously organized themselves with weapons, a mob that has the power but doesn't know how to use it. And my new militia has only been trained for half a month, two weeks, at best they can only be considered as a group of rookies who have made it through."

Rimi paused, then a smug and arrogant smile appeared on her lips.

"But using it against you guys who don't even know how to use tactics and have zero military skills and literacy can definitely be considered a dimensionality reduction strike!"

Snapped!

Noguchi angrily slammed the table, pointed at Rimi's head, unable to suppress his rage any longer, and shouted:

"Sirimi, you bitch! Accepting this meeting and signing this agreement, after all, it was all your conspiracy, right? Your nature is rotten to the core!"

It’s not that Rimi can’t accept being scolded like this. After all, the accusations of the weak are as endearing as the crying of a baby in the eyes of the strong. It’s just that it’s somewhat ironic to hear these words coming from Noguchi’s mouth.

She put her elbows on the table and frivolously raised her finger to poke Noguchi's nose.

"Okay, I'll return this sentence to you intact~"

Then Rimi raised her hand and snapped her fingers. Oyama beside her nodded and pressed the play button on the eavesdropping receiver in his hand.

The details of the conspiracy between Noguchi and him yesterday were told word for word to everyone present, and the entire shelter was even displayed through the radio!

Takeuchi, who was supposed to be the referee, held his forehead with regret, but he no longer intervened in the conflict between the two parties because there was no room for mediation.

Suddenly, discussions arose in the shelter. The anxiety that had been accumulating in the shelter for a long time finally turned into all kinds of bizarre rumors, all pointing the finger at Noguchi.

"Dashan, what you have in your hand is——"

Noguchi's small eyes were filled with great shock, for he was very familiar with the receiver that Oyama showed him.

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