Fight against the Lord God and spread the power of collapse from Tokyo

"So it's all for profit?" Mo Ren raised his glass.

“No.” Ningguang shook her head, then, under Mo Ren’s puzzled gaze, she smiled from the bottom of her heart and raised her glass: “For my brother’s favor.”

Mo Ren burst out laughing.

Chapter 18 "Happy Cooperation"

In this weird atmosphere, when the two of them were smiling at each other with their own ulterior motives, a knock on the door suddenly sounded at the restaurant entrance.

The maids on both sides of the door slowly opened it, and a middle-aged man with a flustered look on his face and a briefcase in his hand walked in.

“President Ningguang…”

But before he could finish his words, Ningguang, who was wiping her mouth elegantly with a napkin, interrupted him and said, "What are you so flustered about?"

"How many times have I told you to be steady at all times? You've been in charge of the Yokohama branch alone for several years, why are you still like this!"

Hearing Ningguang's words, the middle-aged man's expression froze. Although it was not a reprimand, sweat dripped down his head as he lowered his head. "Yes, I'm very sorry, President!"

"I'm not experienced enough yet, I will..."

"Forget it." Ningguang, who was in a good mood, put down the napkin in her hand and crossed her hands on the table: "What's the matter? Tell me."

"…But, President?"

The middle-aged man glanced obscurely at Mo Ren and the maids around him.

When the maids around consciously retreated, Mo Ren, who keenly caught this look, was about to say something.

At this time, Ningguang, who was in a good mood just now, gently placed her hand on the table.

Snapped.

A crisp sound reached the middle-aged man's ears, and his legs trembled.

"What's going on?"

Ningguang tapped the table lightly with her fingers, then turned to look at the middle-aged man with a smile.

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said with trembling legs: "It's...it's about the Tokyo blockade army."

Ningguang frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Army?"

Ningguang, who had just finished talking about Tokyo with Mo Ren and decided the fate of the students in the Instinct Academy while chatting, didn't mind talking about Tokyo in front of Mo Ren.

But the army in Tokyo is different, after all, it involves some secretive things. Although Ningguang thinks that she can try to guide Mo Ren to become one of her own later, it is not convenient to tell Mo Ren at the moment.

Or should he pull his younger brother into his camp now?

Ningguang hesitated, which was rare.

"Well, is there any secret that you don't want me to know?"

Mo Ren, who was standing by, also understood the situation and stood up, saying, "Sister Ningguang, I am also full and a little sleepy. Can I go and rest first?"

Ningguang hesitated and said subconsciously: "Hmm? Yes, of course."

It was not until Mo Ren walked out of the restaurant that she came back to her senses, sighed regretfully, and looked at the middle-aged man.

"Okay, tell me, what happened to the military in Tokyo?"

The middle-aged man immediately took out the documents and photos from his bag and handed them to Ningguang.

"President, look at this."

"What is this?!" Ningguang took the photo and the document and just read the beginning when her face changed because what was recorded in the document was too outrageous.

"A humanoid armor that can block direct attacks from heavy machine guns and tanks and can transform at will?"

"Hundreds of elite guards armed with heavy weapons were wiped out?"

In the corridor outside, Mo Ren, who had already walked hundreds of meters, was using the small amount of Honkai energy left in his body to eavesdrop on the communication in the distance, while looking at the garden outside at night, with a hint of a smile on his face as if he was appreciating the beautiful view.

"…Is it Jotaro Kujo? It looks like the plan in Tokyo was successful as well?"

"Then I have to move faster."

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Ningguang walked into the meeting room with an unpleasant look on her face.

At this moment in the conference room, Shumu Xuanwu, who should be at home now, was sitting under the bright light, looking at Ningguang who walked in.

"You're here."

Shumu Xuanwu put the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray and looked at Ningguang calmly.

Ningguang also sat down opposite Shumu Xuanwu without any hesitation.

The two people who used to fight each other to the death in the parliament and had no contact with each other in private actually met secretly late at night.

If a reporter from a newspaper or TV station could take a photo of the meeting between the two at this time, it would probably shock the entire political arena of District 11.

But unfortunately, the place where the two men met was very safe and secret, with only a small number of men from both sides around. It was impossible for any reporter to sneak in under such circumstances.

As for the relationship between Ningguang and Shumu Xuanwu... the two of them are naturally not as incompatible as they seem on the surface. Sometimes, in order to achieve their goals, the two will even cooperate with each other tacitly.

But the two are not allies. After all, the head is determined by the butt. Ningguang, who relies more on external forces, and Shuruki Xuanwu, who relies more on local people, could not possibly get together.

The cooperation between the two was more of a tacit understanding between smart people.

If the news hadn't been so shocking, they wouldn't have gotten together.

Thinking of this, Ningguang, who was already sitting opposite Shumu Xuanwu, tapped the armrest of the sofa with her right hand and said in a low voice: "Any news from your side?"

Shugi Xuanwu was silent for a moment, then he took out a few photos from the inner pocket of his jacket and threw them on the table opposite Ningguang.

Ningguang looked over.

The photo at this time showed the tall, black humanoid creature covered with a shell that Ningguang had seen before, as well as twisted tanks and photos of various disabled soldiers.

"that's it?"

Ningguang raised an eyebrow.

If it were just these photos she would have had them too.

But unlike her, who is mainly based in business and relies heavily on the empire, Suzuki Genbu, who is rooted in the local area and politics, should have more.

"Humph." Kurumi Xuanwu snorted coldly: "Indeed, I have a lot of information, but why should I tell you?"

As mentioned before, the two are not allies after all, and are even enemies in a sense. It seems that there is really no reason for Kururugi Genbu to tell Ningguang other news.

"No reason?" Ningguang smiled kindly. "Then why did you ask me to meet you here?"

"Just to show off your intelligence capabilities to me?"

After that, Ningguang said with an unchanged expression: "Let's stop these boring tests. You know very well that this matter cannot be suppressed by your strength alone... No, it should be said that even if my strength is added, it is impossible to suppress it completely."

"Too many people have seen this 'thing'... A mere plague in a colony is completely different from a 'thing' that can confront an army head-on. It is inevitable that the Empire's attention will shift."

"If you independents don't want your underground activities to be discovered, you have to rely on us now, right?"

Shumu Xuanwu's expression remained unchanged, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Tsk... This woman, I thought I could scare her in this situation, but it turns out not to be that easy."

But on the surface, Kururugi Genbu said pointedly: "We are the independent faction?"

"Don't talk as if it has nothing to do with you, Ningguang of the Seven Stars. If the Empire knew that you, whom they took the trouble to train, were actually a member of Xinming, would you be able to avoid all this?"

Hearing this, Ningguang's expression changed slightly.

"Seven Stars?! How did he know this code name... Was the information leaked?"

Ningguang didn't care when Shugi Xuanwu pointed out that Xinming was behind her. In fact, many people had speculated that Ningguang had Xinming's background, but Ningguang was still the leader of the pro-imperial faction in District 11.

After all, as long as there is not enough evidence, the imperial nobles who rely on Ningguang for their own benefits will block all these groundless speculations.

But this code name is different... This code name means the entire plan, and theoretically only a few people should know this code name!

If the other party has this code name, does it mean that they have relevant evidence? Even worse, has anyone in Ningguang's line or companion betrayed her?

In an instant, the atmosphere between the two cooled down, and the entire soundproof conference room became silent.

Amid the tense atmosphere, Ningguang gradually calmed down: "...No, if someone betrayed me, the best outcome would be that I'm already on the ship fleeing to Xinming. There's absolutely no way I can be safe and sound. In other words, it should be just a partial leak of intelligence?"

"Besides, the code name Seven Stars represents the spy network that Xinming has set up throughout East Asia. If he really knows the meaning of this code name and has evidence, he would never reveal it himself... He should have just caught some irrelevant information and is deceiving me!"

Thinking of this, Ningguang breathed a sigh of relief, but a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

At this time, Shurugi Xuanwu, who had already achieved his goal of showing the handle, took a step back and took out a piece of information and handed it to Ningguang.

"At least now our goals are the same. Neither you nor I want to confront the Empire head-on, right?"

"So, I guess we can work together?"

Ningguang's gaze paused for a moment on Shumu Xuanwu's information, then she gently took the information and began to look through it.

This document records the confession of Lieutenant General Kusanagi's personal guard. The personal guard, who pretended to be unconscious at the time, listened to the entire conversation between Lieutenant General Kusanagi and the monster that was suspected to have consciousness, and is now in the hands of the independence faction.

"...Honkai energy? The purpose is to rescue?"

After reading the report, many thoughts flashed through Ningguang's mind. Her eyes flickered slightly. She put the report on the table and looked at Kururugi Genbu with a smile.

"So... are you happy to work together?"

Kururugi Genbu also smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Pleasant to work with."

The next day, Kururugi Genbu's body was found by the port gang in Yokohama.

Chapter 19: Shocking Changes in the House of Representatives

Kururugi Genbu is dead.

The leader of the opposition, Genbu Kururugi, who holds nearly half of the seats in the House of Representatives, was found dead in a gang fight last night.

According to the local port gangs in Yokohama, the conflict that led to Genbu Kururugi's death was a conflict between the Fuqinghui from Shinmei and a small local gang.

The Fuqing Society of Xinming wanted to wipe out the local gang and occupy their territory, so they started a fight. For some reason, Shumu Xuanwu and a small number of his confidants appeared in the bar of the local gang and became the innocent victims of the fire.

The leader of the opposition, Kururugi Genbu, died at the hands of a small fry whom he could usually kill with just a stretch of his hands.

——Under normal circumstances, this bombshell news would be enough to shake up the entire political arena of District 11.

The opposition, having lost its leader, needs to elect a new leader, and the political legacy left by Kururugi Genbu needs a successor... All of these will lead to disputes, and even Kururugi Genbu's own death will lead to many open and covert struggles and investigations by various forces...

But at this time, the political arena in District 11 was no longer concerned with these things.

At this moment, they were in panic and fear because of the news coming from the Tokyo blockade troops.

The 11th District Yokohama Provisional House.

The parliamentarians who had just disbanded yesterday gathered together again.

And what was different from before was that this time, everyone gathered together had extremely heavy expressions, as if everyone had been diagnosed with a serious illness at the same moment.

After a moment, it was the fat deputy governor who spoke first, saying dryly, "It was a great misfortune that Councillor Shumu was murdered last night. I think for our safety, we can move the temporary parliament. What do you think?"

But what responded to him was the indifference of many parliamentarians.

At this time, Ningguang sneered: "Is it really because of Councillor Kurumi?"

The deputy governor opened his eyes wide and looked at Ningguang.

He didn't expect that at this time, it was Ningguang, who was pro-Imperial, who questioned him first.

Ningguang also rarely gave in to the deputy governor of the empire as usual, but clapped her hands with a cold face.

Suddenly, several of the men walked into the chamber as if they were at home, ignoring the Deputy Governor's skillful manner, and handed out copies of information to each chamber... The Deputy Governor also had a copy in his hand.

Ningguang stared straight at the deputy governor who was shrinking from the photo in his hand.

At the same time, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

This kind of thing should have been done by someone like Kururugi Genbu, and she could continue to play the role of someone who is close to the empire...but Kururugi Genbu is too smart and too stupid.

It's a pity that the relationship she has built up with the deputy governor over the years is going to be wasted before she can even use it.

Thinking of this, she came back to her senses, looked at the House of Representatives, which had become a little noisy because of the photos, and said loudly like the Governor: "You may not have seen these photos, but you should have received the news, right?"