NIKKE, when the stars bloom

"She bullied me!"

Phoenix: “…”

……

Human hearts are all grown in flesh,

To keep things fair when both sides are unwilling to cooperate and to prevent any resentment from arising in either party's heart is a technical job that tests one's understanding of human nature.

In this regard, even after receiving repeated training from Mrs. Phoenix, a certain lieutenant still found it extremely difficult to deal with two women whose eyes were about to spark.

"cough!"

The man first coughed as usual, drawing everyone's attention to himself, then reached out and took Honglian's arm, saying:

"Well...everyone calm down. This is underground and there is no danger for the time being."

After finishing this sentence, Phoenix's brain was working at high speed, and he stumbled: "Honglian, she is the Viper I mentioned, my assistant...well, she is also a part-time secretary.

Viper, this is Honglian, a member of the Goddess Troops. We just came back from the surface, so everyone is a little nervous..."

Using the introduction of identities as a starting point, the lieutenant slowly wrested back the right to speak from the women's surging gazes. Immediately afterwards, he urged Viper to take them back to the jurisdiction of the Phoenix on the pretext of discussing subsequent plans.

This set of mind-guided operations, which were not smooth but had very clear ideas, really feasted the eyes of Qianghua and A Tao who were watching the show.

They both served as management, the former was the captain of the melee unit, and the latter was the acting captain of the goddess unit. According to convention, Phoenix had successfully controlled the situation, so the next step was to separate Viper and Red Lotus, and then have a one-on-one discussion in private.

As for how to have a one-on-one conversation...

"Viper, come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."

Returning to Phoenix's territory and back to the hotel converted into an office building, Phoenix's subsequent actions did not surprise the two. After pretending to consult about the development results of the past few days, the man immediately called Viper into his new office under the pretext of discussing confidential information.

"How many mass-produced Nikkis have we collected now?"

After confirming through the consciousness map that no one was eavesdropping at the door, the lieutenant had no intention of mentioning what happened on the way and went straight to the point with his new secretary-general.

And what about venomous snakes?

She was about to act coquettishly, but after hearing her lover's question, she had to put away her little expectations and answered neatly:

"Seventy-three new people, including our original fifty-two, my dear, we have a total of one hundred and twelve and five removed mass-produced Nikkis."

"Seventy-three people in two months?"

According to previous reports, Phoenix knew clearly that the Vipers had not stopped infiltrating the Outer Edge and even the Ark in the past two months. But even so, the advancement efficiency of seventy-three people in two months could hardly be called efficient.

On the one hand, it is because the Phoenix can no longer expand outward without restraint, which will attract some unnecessary attention too early.

On the other hand, the number of mass-produced Nikkis smuggled into the outer zone was actually less than they expected, and it is very likely that the three underworld queens Sakura, Rosanna, and Peony were involved.

As Nikkis and the oppressed, it is reasonable for them to secretly hide the mass-produced Nikkis to prevent them from being persecuted by the gangs.

Just as when Wallom heard that he was going to investigate the "Operation Nikki's trafficking records", he volunteered, it was a universal empathy of like-minded people protecting like-minded people.

"Try to find Sakura and the others these two days and ask them if they can rent some mass-produced Nikkis to Phoenix."

After that, the lieutenant frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

"I have to go back to the Ark tonight. There is a serious criminal named Nikki who is very good at handling interpersonal relationships in the rehabilitation center. Her name is Kansi. I plan to bring her over to help you."

Chapter 288 Will You Follow Me?

Rustling...Russling...

In a desolate suburb of the Ark, a young girl with electromagnetic shackles on her hands was seen carrying large and small bags, sneaking around in a sparsely populated residential area, looking like an unruly person.

A few minutes later.

After confirming that no one was following him, the jailbreak master lifted the manhole cover and crawled into the sewer, then turned on his headlights, turned off the olfactory module, and began to count his goods again.

"Mark's Popeye sausages, Danny's porn magazines, David's peppermint soap...

…and Jason’s TT Star Girl Group poster, Bill’s ultra-thin cup, and Kennett’s Sudoku book.

Hmm! They should all be ready. "

After packing up the goods again, Kansi, feeling happy at having returned with a full load, finally took a contented step and strolled towards the rehabilitation center.

Nowadays,

It's a good day,

It was the fifth anniversary of her residence in the rehabilitation center.

So in order to celebrate his "birthday" properly, Kansi decided to help his brothers and sisters in the rehabilitation center improve their lives for free today.

Naturally, you should be more generous with friends with whom you have a good relationship; you certainly should not be too stingy with strangers with whom you have an average impression; as for those guys with whom you have had conflicts, you won't suffer too much loss by giving them a small symbolic gift, and you may even take the opportunity to improve the bad relationship between you.

If there really is someone who is so short-sighted that he wants to make things difficult for him, Kansi doesn't mind giving him some sociology education.

then,

When she stepped into the underground tunnel of the rehabilitation center again, passed through the rugged and complex network of passages, and finally returned to the familiar underground gathering place, the scene that came into her sight stunned her.

Snapped!

All I heard was the loud and crisp sound of the playing cards being thrown hard onto the bedrock.

"To four."

"I'm sorry."

"You are sorry for all four of you?"

Hearing that someone couldn't even afford four pairs of cards when playing poker, Jason, who only had one card in his hand, didn't feel happy at all. Instead, he put away his smile, frowned, and said dissatisfiedly:

"Xiao Fei, you've lost nine games in a row, and now you don't even bet on four. Are you losing to us on purpose?"

"No no."

The man called "Xiao Fei" smiled happily, and then casually spread out his hand cards.

——Three of a kind, plus a sharp card.

This type of hand is not considered too outrageous in the eyes of people who play cards frequently. For example, for a small hand like three of a kind, you should either try to play it out at the beginning, or simply put it at the end as a "escape card".

In fact, Jason's own cards are exactly the same as Xiao Fei's.

——Four of four, plus an old king.

As for why he played a pair of four first, it was not because Jason calculated that "Xiao Fei" had an ace in his hand.

He just wanted to let the new young man in front of him have a taste of the sweetness. After all, he has been losing since he joined the game. If he continues to win like this, wouldn't it be the same as cutting off the root of the leek?

But who would have thought that the pair of fours that he had deliberately dealt would, by some strange coincidence, actually kill the young man's hand on the table.

"Xiao Fei, you are so damn unlucky. How could I have guessed this?"

Jason stretched his neck and looked at the three cards in someone's hand. His vivid expression fully demonstrated what it meant to be "not knowing whether to laugh or cry".

Having spent more than ten years in the rehabilitation center, plus more than thirty years before that, this was the first time he had seen such an unlucky guy with such bad luck in playing cards.

No matter how you play, you always lose. It sounds like a top student who always gets zero in exams.

However, just as this group of gamblers were laughing and making fun of Phoenix, at the tunnel intersection, Kansi was staring at Phoenix's profile with her big, round eyes.

he……

Why is he here again?

Is it possible that he really has a penchant for going to jail???

"few……"

The girl was worried that the lieutenant's identity would be exposed, so she quickly changed her words and said:

"Um...Xiao, Xiao Fei, come with me."

Kansi was only being polite, but in reality he had already hurriedly put down the luggage in his hands, walked quickly forward, and ignoring the looks of several cellmates, he grabbed Phoenix's arm and dragged him towards a tunnel path.

……

"Second Lieutenant, what are you doing here again?!"

In the alley, Kansi tried to control her voice and questioned the intention of someone coming uninvited. She looked angry and spoke in a hurry, fearing that the disaster star in front of her would ask her for help again.

The reason why he didn't get caught last time was because he relied on his relationship with the CEO of Paradise...

"Follow me?"

"Eh?"

Hearing Phoenix's straightforward and almost ridiculous question, Kansi, who was completely unprepared in this regard, couldn't help but open his mouth, narrow his eyes, bend his neck forward and lower his head a little.

Does the lieutenant know what he is talking about?

If Ms. Ingrid knew about this, I would definitely die!

Just when Kansi's thoughts turned into a mess, the man's subsequent words were like the terrifying sound effects in a horror movie, scaring the person so much that his face turned pale and he could only stand there in a daze.

"I'm short of management, and there are a lot of vacancies, such as the Urban Planning Department, Public Safety Department, Human Resources Department, you name it."

Without giving Cansidin time to calm down, Phoenix continued to paint his big picture and said, "Didn't you say that you like the feeling of being valued and being indispensable in the team?

How many people can be accommodated in a rehabilitation center?

I have more than 100,000 people who need to be accommodated now, and in the future there will be 200,000, 500,000, or even more people.

How about it, are you interested in giving it a try? "

Chapter 289: Rehabilitation Center Full of Talents

At this moment, Jason was destined not to know that he was experiencing the most glorious period of his life.

He won money from the pocket of a young man, whom he affectionately called "Xiao Fei".

Not only that, when Jason saw the girl returning to the tunnel gathering place in a daze, her watery eyes filled with worry, the man with four lives on his hands suddenly lost his face, stood up from the bedrock, walked up to the new young man, and spoke:

"Xiao Fei..."

A few syllables instantly tugged at the corner of Kansi's eyes.

Although Phoenix's reputation among the people of Ark is not as widely spread as the adult short story of "Lieutenant x CEO".

But she was a wanted jailbreaker after all, and she had to go through the black market to buy a bottle of water in the Ark. Therefore, she knew some seriously distorted gossip, and combined with the content of the conversation in the tunnel just now...

Nowadays, the number of people who dare to call Lieutenant Phoenix "Xiao Fei" in front of him can probably be counted on one hand.

Maybe Uncle Jason and herself are the only two record holders.

"fine!"

Before Jason could start to lecture the younger cellmate as an elder, Kansi quickly moved his feet and stood between the two men. Then he faced the old man, blinked playfully, and explained:

“He didn’t do anything to me, Uncle Jason.

I was just wondering…

Hmm…

If I am away for a while, will it be inconvenient for you in your life?"

"leave?"

Kansi's test was like a petrol bomb, instantly boiling the emotions of the dungeon mates in the gathering.

"No, why would you leave when everything is fine?!"

In the corner, Bill, whose hobby was to try out all kinds of ultra-thin cups, stepped forward first. He was the most shameless among the people present, so he often asked questions that were inconvenient to ask on behalf of everyone.

"Kansi, you are not attracted to this newcomer, are you?

You have to calm down. He is a prisoner just like us. He has no status and no good looks. He is not even as good-looking as the prisoners in our rehabilitation center.

Tell me, you're risking being wanted by the Ark, and you're suddenly going to elope with this unlucky guy who can't even win a poker game, what are you trying to achieve?"

"Who eloped——!"