NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

……

late at night.

Under the cover of darkness, D made his way to Cheryl's villa and found many police officers guarding the area all night, leaving almost no room to sneak in.

At that moment, Commander Louise's voice came through the headset: "Execute according to plan, K, give us some information."

In the attic of an unsold house, K held a transmitter and aimed at the target house diagonally opposite through the small attic window.

"Yes, sir!" Upon receiving the order, K pulled the trigger, and a black sphere flew out, crashing onto Cheryl's lawn. The sphere automatically cracked open, and fierce flames instantly spread.

"Fire! Fire!" The police immediately began firefighting efforts, but flames suddenly appeared around the house, leaving the previously sufficient manpower stretched thin.

"Let's get started, D."

"Yes." D, who had quickly changed his uniform, adjusted his police cap, picked up a bucket of water, and joined the somewhat chaotic firefighting team.

134. Escaping from Death

court.

The Ark was a sacred place used to judge the guilty, and also an important place to maintain the stability of the Ark.

Any ordinary person who commits a crime will be severely punished by the court, in order to demonstrate the rule of law in Ark.

However, this is only for ordinary people.

The Ark's top executives and dignitaries are not included in this group.

They have their own set of rules. As long as they hire a good legal team, or throw some money at the jury and judge, or at the very least give the plaintiffs a little power shock, they can be in an invincible position.

Death penalty becomes life imprisonment, life imprisonment becomes a fixed term, a fixed term becomes an administrative penalty, and the administrative penalty becomes a countersuit against the plaintiff for false accusation...

This is not a simple change of sentence, but a gradual process.

The stench of decay has begun to permeate the upper echelons of the Ark.

However, this does not mean that all of Ark's top management have been assimilated. Some farsighted executives who did not want to see Ark fall into depravity secretly united to form another 'court'—the Second Court.

The Second Court is specifically for trying wealthy individuals, corporate executives, and even government officials who have committed serious crimes but remain at large.

At this point, the ruling of the second court needs to be enforced.

Dangerous squads were thus created.

……

The raging fire was still burning, and scorching flames would occasionally spread to the villa, so the police officers had no choice but to fight the fire desperately before the fire alarm arrived to prevent it from spreading.

D, disguised as a police officer, took this opportunity to join the group; her goal was to kill Cheryl, who lived in a detached villa.

She didn't actually need to go through all that trouble to sneak in. She could have just launched the incendiary bombs directly onto the villa's roof or through the windows. The exploding incendiary bombs would have turned the villa into a pile of ruins in a short time.

However, when Commander Louise was monitoring the villa, she discovered that her supposed future husband had entered the villa and had not come out for a long time.

Commander Louise immediately changed her battle plan, switching from a brutal direct fire attack to a feint and assassination, in order to avoid harming her beloved.

D agrees with this decision; no matter what, innocent people should not be harmed.

She has now blended into the firefighting team, and no one has noticed that there is an extra person in the police force.

While pretending to put out a fire, D moved closer to the villa, trying to be the person closest to it.

However, the gate was right next to her, so she didn't rush in, because even at this moment, rushing in without orders would attract a lot of attention.

After a short while, the fire gradually subsided. The sheriff also noticed that something was wrong with the source of the flames. After observing for a moment, he pointed to the house where K was and shouted, "That house! The black ball incendiary bomb was fired from that house! Leave seven or eight people here, the rest of you come with me to catch the assassin!"

This was, of course, K deliberately revealing his whereabouts to distract the enemy's police force.

Almost there... At this moment, D shouted, "I'll go check on Ms. Cheryl's safety."

The police chief, who had already run out with his officers, glanced back to confirm that they were in police uniforms and then waved his hand to indicate his agreement.

Upon receiving the order, D immediately rushed into the villa and shouted, "Ms. Cheryl! Ms. Cheryl, are you alright?"

His voice was filled with anxiety, making him sound like a police officer who was perfectly concerned about the safety of the person he was protecting.

"She's alright!" A man's voice came from upstairs; it must have been the voice of Commander Louise's self-proclaimed boyfriend.

“I want to see her condition for myself.” D flicked his sleeve, and a dagger slid down to his cuff. He could kill Cheryl with a single blow as soon as he saw her.

“Come on up!” he shouted.

D immediately hurried upstairs, but as soon as she reached the second floor, before she could even see anyone, a pistol emerged from around the corner and was pressed against her temple.

"that……"

Before D could even defend himself, the man coldly said, "Do you think I can't see through such an obvious feint?"

D continued to play dumb, saying, "I'm just here to check on Ms. Cheryl's safety! How is she now?"

"Stop pretending, I know you're faking it." Li Zuoyi had already released the safety on his pistol.

Seeing that the other party had seen through him, D had no choice but to do as Commander Louise had said: if he was discovered, he should obediently raise his hands. As long as he did not do anything extreme in front of him, he would not make things difficult for him.

"How did you know?" D asked curiously. Her disguise should have been perfect, and she had infiltrated the firefighting team at a very early time, so she shouldn't have been exposed.

“Luck…” White Rabbit stepped out from behind Li Zuoyi and said, “Whoever comes in first to inquire about Cheryl’s safety, I will do the same.”

It was only because of the white rabbit that he successfully encountered the assassin on his very first attempt.

This reason naturally made D feel very aggrieved. She had handled many cases, and there were many where her identity was discovered halfway through, either because she made a mistake or because the other party was too observant and discovered the flaws.

But no one has ever said that he caught her by luck; he was the first.

Li Zuoyi pulled a dagger from her sleeve, and now the evidence was conclusive.

“I am Niki, Commander Louise’s sister.” D immediately said, “Cheryl is a guilty person, she should be tried, where is she now?”

……

As the flames spread around the villa, Black Rabbit and Little Red Riding Hood had already led Cheryl out through the back door.

Although some areas near the backyard were also on fire, it was not too bad, and several police officers were putting out the fire.

"Now, we just need to wait here, right?" Black Rabbit said nervously, as this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

"Yes, once the commander catches that assassin, it'll be over." Little Red Riding Hood said casually, but she remained highly vigilant about her surroundings.

Cheryl was old and frail; she was already out of breath after just a short run downstairs. She never expected it to be this arduous.

Just then, a car pulled up on the small road outside the backyard.

A female police officer who had just finished putting out the fire walked up to Cheryl and said:

"Your car has arrived."

"Are you leaving here?" Little Red Riding Hood asked Cheryl with some surprise.

“Yes, it’s not safe here anymore,” Cheryl said. “I need to find another place.”

"Should we wait for the commander?" Black Rabbit asked.

Before she could finish speaking, a bullet grazed Cheryl's face, instantly creating a gash from which blood slowly began to flow.

The policewoman immediately pulled Cheryl along and ran towards the car whose door had opened.

It's too late.

Several bullets grazed Cheryl's body during the journey, without causing any effective damage.

This infuriated Louise, who was holding a sniper rifle in the distance, and she wanted to curse. How could she be so lucky?

Little Red Riding Hood and the Black Rabbit had no choice but to ensure Cheryl's safety first and escort her to the car. Fortunately, she was not injured.

Inside the speeding car, Cheryl, who had escaped, said to the policewoman driving the car, "I can't believe you actually managed to get me out of the Second Court's surveillance, Claudio."

"I'm just doing what the contract says," Krau said with a smile.

135. Little Red Riding Hood, let me go...

Cheryl has disappeared.

According to Little Red Riding Hood and the Black Rabbit, Cheryl was taken to another safe place in a pre-arranged car, and she was led there by a police officer.

Li Zuo called the police chief to the backyard to inquire about the details, only to find that he was also unaware that Cheryl had made such an arrangement, and the police station had never mentioned having such a contingency plan.

This puzzled Li Zuoyi until he asked the name of the police officer who had followed him...

“Klaus Kellogg?” Li Zuoyi repeated loudly.

“Uh, yes, Captain, that’s what she said.” The sheriff was startled by his expression. “She’s an officer from the neighboring district who came to provide backup.”

"Didn't you check the identities of these unfamiliar police officers?"

Klau is currently wanted by the police, and Li Zuoyi doesn't understand how she has the audacity to show up here.

“Yes, of course.” The sheriff, his hand trembling slightly, took out his phone, tapped a few times on the screen, and handed it to the captain. “She is indeed a police officer.”

Li Zuo took the phone and saw Krau's familiar face; it was undoubtedly the Krau he knew.

However, her phone also showed that she was a police officer in Queens, who had just joined the police department a month ago, and there seemed to be no problem with her officer number or resume.

The sheriff's phone was connected to the police department's intranet, and the data there was linked to Anick's database.

Therefore, this identity cannot be fake; it must be real, allowing for unimpeded movement within the Ark.

Li Zuoyi let the sheriff, who was already drenched in sweat, go, and then sent a message to ask Anik.

[Anik, give me Officer Claudio Kellogg's biographical information.]

Soon, Anik sent over the information, including his date of birth, medical records, and all his grades from kindergarten to police academy...

The life story of a 'living' person thus appeared on Li Zuoyi's phone.

So he asked again: "Tell me when this information was entered."

Anik did not respond.

Tell me the time!

Anik remained silent.

Li Zuo sighed. Now he understood that the person behind this was indeed related to the traitor from back then.

Not only can you add citizens to the Ark at will, you can even arrange for a wanted criminal to brazenly enter the Ark's police station.

This shows how high this person's status and how much power they wield.

Although he narrowly missed arresting Krau, it was still a good thing, as it made him realize that this matter was related to the traitor from back then.

Now all we need to do is gradually find that person.

Li Zuo's phone vibrated. He glanced at it and saw it was a message from Anik:

【sorry】

He knew she was apologizing for not being able to explain the details.

It's okay, I already knew that.

Are you still angry?

No, why do you think I'm angry?

[...because you just added an exclamation mark.]

【I won't get angry with Anick's mom over something like this, unless you tell me not to call you that】

Li Zuoyi was both amused and exasperated. What kind of reason was that? So he offered her a few words of comfort.

However, Anik didn't tell him how terrible his expression was when he sent that message.

When Li Zuoyi returned to the living room on the first floor of the villa, he found that the police chief and the others had already received a notice from the police station and had returned home together.

"Do you know where Cheryl is?" Little Red Riding Hood asked, sitting on the sofa.

Li Zuoyi shook his head.

In other words, we can only rely on her.

Li Zuoyi and Little Red Riding Hood went upstairs and opened the study door. White Rabbit and Black Rabbit were both guarding the assassin who claimed to be D.

“Take it back to the outpost,” Li Zuoyi said after exchanging glances with D for a moment.