NIKKE, when the stars bloom

Faced with Helen's suspected panic attack, Lieutenant Phoenix, who was serving as a psychologist for the first time, was also very confused. The man, who didn't know what to do, could only put his hands on the other's face.

Snapped!

The cool metal touch and the domineering jaw-lifting movement instantly attracted the girl's attention.

Helen came back to her senses and at this moment finally reunited her gaze with the lieutenant's eyes.

The next second, she heard a hoarse voice that was enough to make people fall asleep gently enveloping her ears.

"Look at me. I'm here. Lavi and the others are waiting outside. Remember, if anyone dares to hide in the corner and spy on you, I will kill him on the spot."

All he says are words of murder. If it were any other man, this crude and perfunctory consolation would not only be unlikely to have a positive effect, it might even produce even more tragic negative effects.

Because everyone knows that the other party is unlikely to really kill the peeper for their own sake.

But the lieutenant is different.

Helen knew very well that her boss was telling her a truth rather than comforting her.

——If anyone dares to peek at her at this time, her boss will really kill him on the spot.

The almost overflowing sense of security was transmitted into the heart of the noble girl from the coldness on both sides of his cheeks. Then, with an absolutely overwhelming force, the negative emotions in her memory were suppressed back into her heart one by one.

"……Um."

After a long while, until the man's metal palm had become warm, Helen regained her resolute expression. Her blue eyes were bright again and her tone became more sonorous and powerful.

"I'll tell you everything I know, Lieutenant.

If it were possible...

I mean, if the lieutenant is willing, I will definitely follow the lieutenant to destroy the production line of this drug."

……

……

After ten minutes,

By the time the girl had broken down the memories that remained in her mind, Phoenix had a general understanding of the so-called "obedient medicine".

According to Helen, this thing itself is an unexpected by-product of a research and development project, and the research and development time must be pushed back to at least fifty years ago. The Missilis Pharmaceutical Team responsible for the development of the drug has long been disbanded.

The pharmaceutical team at the time was planning to develop a new type of analgesic, but they accidentally invented a psychiatric drug that could put a person's consciousness into a chaotic state while retaining conditioned reflexes.

Because the drug did not have the expected analgesic effect and had significant side effects, the pharmaceutical team regarded it as a scrapped project and put it into the archives.

"Based on these known conditions, it means that someone has taken this drug out of the archives, manufactured it on a small scale, and used it on victims, providing erotic services to nobles and high-ranking government officials."

After sorting out all the information in his sea of ​​consciousness, Phoenix started brainstorming alone again and said to himself:

“It’s impossible for the management of Missilis to go to the drug archives to get the drugs. These guys don’t have the leisure time or the time to do that.

So there are only two groups of people who get the medicine.

The first batch were the people in the pharmaceutical team back then.

The second group includes pharmaceutical personnel and scientific researchers who have the authority to review drug files and will actually review them one by one.

No matter who they are, they are all cutting-edge pharmaceutical talents of large companies. Once they get the detailed production process, they can probably make it by themselves.

Then he needs to find someone to work with.

There are human traffickers who take the high-end route, madams who specialize in providing erotic services and corresponding training, and most importantly, the powerful people who can provide a large number of powerful connections.

If he was just an ordinary pharmaceutical worker, he wouldn't have the energy to organize a prostitution ring of this level, which means...

Or, the people who get the drugs are technical management themselves, belonging to the lower class of the technology-invested aristocracy.

Or, he is a businessman who can find all kinds of gangsters and have contacts with the rich and powerful, and has connections with both the black and white worlds. "

After sorting out his thoughts, the lieutenant quickly took out his mobile phone from his pocket, unaware that Helen beside him was staring at him with eyes as scorching as the sun and the ocean, with an expression that seemed to be fascinated.

drip-

"Hey……"

"Hey, you! Are you trying to break the contract on purpose? You find trouble every day and put yourself in jail. So, is the rehabilitation center your home? Do you feel at home there???"

On the other end of the phone, Shuen's unique shrill voice began to torture the quality of the speaker diaphragm.

Phoenix, who had moved the phone away from his ear in advance, followed the old rules and did not give Shuen any initiative at all. He said one word calmly.

"Obedience medicine."

Shu En: “…”

It was as if the music that was playing was suddenly paused. The lieutenant only said three words, and the CEO of Missilis suddenly fell silent.

The thoughtful man did not rush the other party, but just like Helen, he patiently waited for the response and attitude from the other end of the phone.

After a few breaths...

"Hey, how do you know this term? Who told you?"

Still speaking without any cunning words, Shuen told Phoenix her current state of mind with her strength.

--urgent.

Even though the little girl had deliberately slowed down her tone, two consecutive questions that went straight to the point still showed that she was very anxious.

I'm so anxious that I want to know who leaked the scandal that year.

"There are people making this kind of medicine and selling it in the Outer Rim."

After confirming that the fish had been hooked, the lieutenant said calmly:

“In fact, I didn’t really care about this matter, but the dead man told me before he died that this medicine was a contraband produced by Missilis, so I felt it necessary to report it to you.

How about this, since it seems you really care about this, why don’t you send me the information you have and I’ll see if I can help you investigate this matter. How about that be an extra compensation for you?

Of course, if you want to understand it as an apology, that’s fine too.”

"Huh~? I'd rather believe that you will apologize than that Ingrid will get married."

Sarcastic words began to come out of the female ghost's mouth again.

However, in response to Phoenix's "respectful" attitude and his intention to "think for her", Shuen, who had a bad character but was honest, finally agreed reluctantly:

"Go back and make a table for me. It's too inefficient to ask one by one."

drip-

As soon as he finished speaking, before Phoenix could respond, CEO Misilis hung up the phone with a self-righteous victory.

In the guest room,

The lieutenant listened to the dead tone on the phone, brought up the Balabala interface with satisfaction, and made a voice call to Viper.

bugu~bugu~

"Venom Snake, you can come back now. You don't have to handle the obedient medicine issue alone. I just tricked a fool into helping me."

Viper: “???”

Chapter 211 Slap

Tried a fool to help?

What kind of idiot can help with this matter involving the inside story of three major companies???

A black market in the Outer Rim.

The venomous snake, who was unaware of the inside story, complained in his heart, but couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and subconsciously wanted to say something teasing like "Honey, did you miss me?"

However, the next second, she quickly recalled that the target on the other end of the phone was not very receptive to sweet talk before the favorability level was full, so she quickly gave up and agreed sweetly.

"Hey~~ I'll be back right away, dear."

beep--

After hanging up the phone, Viper put away her thoughts and was about to turn around and return to Hotel 30955, but unexpectedly, the Jackal who had been following her suddenly stopped where he was, staring at her with a pair of scarlet eyes full of reluctance.

"Ahhhh~ So even jackals can sometimes be too embarrassed to face people?"

Jackal: “…”

Faced with the military advisor's tried-and-true provocation, the little fool didn't fall for it this time. Instead, he remained silent, revealing a rare sentimental expression.

Seeing this, Viper could not help but guess what her simple-minded teammate was thinking, so she could only sigh and helplessly persuade him:

“Jackal, do you know that when something happens to you, Krau’s first reaction is to hide?

She doesn't really care whether you live or die.

Also, you have done so many dangerous things for her in the Outer Edge Zone in the past two years, and you have repaid her for saving your life. You don’t owe her anything, so why do you have to stay with her until death?

What has she got to offer you that's worth it?"

"...How can I only do these things to repay my life-saving favor? Besides, I just helped the captain kill some blind idiots. The captain could also do those things. It doesn't count as repaying the favor at all!"

The jackal bit her lower lip, revealing her silly fangs, and used her limited intelligence to refute:

"Shouldn't I repay the favor of saving my life with my own life?"

"You've already paid it back! And now you owe me your life!"

The venomous snake, who was so angry at the fool's extremely simplistic ideas, could not help but narrow his eyes and continued to fool the other party with a bad temper.

"If I hadn't vouched for you, you would have been dead, didn't you know that?

The reason you are still alive now is because I am using my life to protect you."

"At worst, I can give you my life! Anyway, I just don't like that Phoenix gangster!"

The jackal has always had obvious defects in emotional and behavioral control. After being stimulated by the venomous snake's words, her already slow brain was overloaded on the spot, and a mess of nonsense jumped out of her mouth without thinking.

“This is not allowed, that is not allowed, there are too many rules to count!

What's the point of staying in a place that's no different from the Ark?!"

“They provide meals.”

"..."

The sudden silence was so unexpected.

Seeing that the fool didn't speak, the girl's eyes quietly moved to the surroundings of the black market and added softly:

"And the quantity is large and filling."

"..."

These two sentences easily shook the jackal's self-righteous faith.

After all, who would go against eating for no reason?

and so……

go? Still not going?

Just as the fool was grimacing and scratching her ears over her meal, she suddenly heard the venomous snake smiling and whispering to her.

"Something's wrong...Jackal, don't be so awkward for now. We need to get going."

"?!"

The military advisor's words were like the sound of a gunshot, instantly bringing the jackal, who was in a state of mental confusion, back to rationality.

She was just a little silly, not really stupid. After the Viper's special reminder, the dog with three ponytails quickly caught the strange atmosphere.

In the black market streets,

Passersby of all kinds came and went, but not one of them even glanced at them bickering.

has a problem……

It is impossible for anyone who dares to sneak into the black market to be so honest.

What's more, they just accidentally let out the word "Phoenix".

The gang has been expanding aggressively recently, which has already aroused the vigilance of the old forces in the outer edge areas. There must be spies of this gang in the black market who are keeping an eye on them.