NIKKE, when the stars bloom

[Shu En: Come to the Missilis Building, come now, quickly! ]

Is this the final list of unlucky people?

Phoenix typed a reply while drinking a carbonated drink.

[Phoenix: Just come here for no reason? ]

[Shu En: Are you an idiot? Of course I prepared a reason to ask you to come here, stop talking nonsense, I want to see you in twenty minutes. ]

[Phoenix: You want me to arrive in 20 minutes during rush hour? Sure, you can have your people come to pick me up in a flying vehicle.]

[Shu En: What's your attitude?! I've already given you those two pieces of scrap metal, and you still want me to send a flying vehicle to pick you up?]

[Phoenix: Then just sit there and wait for me to take a taxi.]

drop--

Exit Balabala, someone was playing with his phone, and said to Mihala who was wiping the table:

"Shu En wants to see me for something."

Shuen?

As this terrible name echoed in the living room.

Mihaela, Yuni, and even Viper, who had not spoken for a long time, all stopped what they were doing at the same time.

Anis, who was browsing the delivery snacks, caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye and raised her head in confusion.

"Shu En, it seems to be...your CEO of Missilis?"

"Ah."

Phoenix put his phone in his pocket and answered for the three of them considerately:

"A brat with a bad temper. I'll tell you the details when I get back."

After saying that, the man raised his head and took a sip of his drink. Taking advantage of this gap, he had already made a corresponding decision in his mind, and then smiled and said:

"You two don't need to come with me this time. Relax, I won't let her transfer you back again."

"…It's okay, I can go with you."

Faced with the commander's promise, Mihala's originally stiff expression quickly returned to its original tenderness. She shook her head, and her eyes showed not only admiration but also determination.

"You can't let the people of Ark become suspicious of you just because you consider the feelings of Yuni and me."

"I've thought about this." Phoenix didn't intend to keep the secret and explained directly, "I plan to let D go with me, the effect should be similar."

"..."

Let a killer follow you? Or did you beat him up yesterday and then use hostages to force him to surrender?

Phoenix's words caused Mihala's mind to go blank for a blink.

The next second, Nikki, who always obeyed the commander's orders, lowered her eyes, swept left and right on the ground twice, suddenly trotted forward a few steps quickly, and grabbed Phoenix's right hand, which had not yet been sutured in the hospital.

“Even so…even so, as long as they don’t see Yuni and I following you, they will still be suspicious of you.

Let me go with you!"

Mihala's concerns are logically sound, but judging from her behavior, they are very problematic, at least for Anis.

Master!

Definitely a master!

With this kind of attack that they would attack at the first opportunity, even if she were the commander, she wouldn't be 100% sure that she could withstand it!

"Um...Does CEO Misilis have any strange physical condition?"

Anis, who hadn't figured out the current situation yet, tried to stop the damn affectionate atmosphere from spreading. By the way, she also wanted to take this opportunity to ask the commander about his current situation.

So the girl teased in a quirky way: "Is she unlucky? The kind that kills people wherever she goes?"

“She’s so bad!!!”

When she heard that Anis wanted to know what kind of person Shuen was, the loli who was still pulling the dog's hair immediately answered excitedly.

"She only beats Yuni and Mihala every day, and calls everyone a piece of scrap metal!"

"Oh~~ It's the biggest boss among the supporters of Nikki's tool theory, right?" Anis looked as if she had suddenly realized something, then raised her eyebrows and asked:

"Then why do you and Mihala have to stay with the commander?"

"Because I'm still under surveillance."

Phoenix lit up his phone with his left hand and checked the time, then roughly browsed the twenty or so insulting messages from Shuen. Then, the man gave orders to the Nikkis in the hall in a concise manner.

“Anis, if you have any questions, ask them first. I’ll tell you what happened these days when I come back.

Mihala, go to the bathroom and call D out, and let's go to the Missilis Building together.

Others are free to move as needed.”

Perhaps influenced by Phoenix's commanding aura, the Nikkis instinctively straightened their bodies and answered in unison:

"Understood, Commander."

……

……

This is a strange man who is willing to have a relationship with Nikki.

Inside the taxi, D, who was disguised as a white-collar worker, sat in the back seat and looked at the profile of Phoenix in the front right passenger seat, feeling mixed emotions.

This was the first time she didn't know how to use her own standards to judge a person's life or death.

If we look at it from the perspective of the Ark's order, this man definitely has anti-government tendencies.

Unlike those who vent their emotions on the Internet, D is sure that if the other party really makes up his mind to rebel one day, he will definitely have the courage and ability to take action.

For this, he deserves to die.

But D's intuition stubbornly denied her logical judgment.

If anyone who has no criminal record and is willing to treat Nikki well should be wiped out, then how many people on the Ark shouldn't die?

"Don't forget what we said to each other."

While the captain of the danger seat was still deep in thought, Phoenix's sudden words instantly brought her back to her senses.

That negotiation in the haunted house?

Remembering the terms that required her to conceal the information from her superiors within fifteen days and prohibited her from tracking and observing him, D hummed noncommittally and did not respond much.

Her eyes subconsciously looked towards the Ark City outside the window.

……

Forty minutes later.

Arriving at the parking lot of the Missilis Building, Phoenix and the other two walked to the first floor lobby of the building under the guidance of Missilis employees.

"Mihala, wait for us on the first floor."

"Ah."

Because communication had already taken place in the car in advance, Mihala did not insist further. Instead, she concealed her worry and watched the commander walk into Shuen's private elevator and finally disappear from her sight.

Drop drop drop-

The moment Phoenix stepped into the elevator and turned around, his phone was bombarded with calls from Shuen.

"Hey."

"Are you kidding me? Who is that woman next to you? Who asked you to bring a woman here? Did you get my permission?!"

The man moved the phone away from his ear in disgust. Just when he was about to respond perfunctorily, Shu En's voice became increasingly sharp.

"Hey! What do you mean by putting your phone away? Do you believe me..."

"It's noisy."

drop--

Someone hung up the phone without any mercy, then looked up at the elevator surveillance camera and waved.

……

Ding-dong-

With a gentle reminder sound, the elevator arrived at the top floor.

The retractable door opened in an orderly manner. The man couldn't help but find it funny to see Shuen with a twisted face, greeting him at the door like a maid.

"Let me introduce you. This is my assistant. He graduated from the assassination department of the university."

Shu En: "You guys, do you really think you are...huh? What did you just say?"

Phoenix: "I said, this is the professional killer I hired."

Shu En: “?”

D: “?”

Chapter 71: Second Meeting with Shu En (Part 2)

With a total area of ​​more than 400 square meters and a ceiling height of nearly eight meters, it is hard to imagine the value of Shuen's private office in this aristocratic area where every inch of land is valuable.

"Hey, could you stop looking at me with such a redneck look?"

Seeing that Phoenix looked like she was visiting the Grand View Garden, Shu En said so with disgust, but from her smug look, it was obvious that she was very satisfied with the genuine expression of amazement expressed by someone.

This is the sense of superiority that comes from being crushed by money.

So plain, so monotonous, so soulless.

"Let's get down to business! What do you want a killer to do?"

Shu En said as she sat back in her expensive smart magnetic levitation chair.

No matter how terrible this kid's character and personality are, he is born into a wealthy aristocratic family after all. The nobility that he inadvertently exudes in his every move is simply not something that a nouveau riche can imitate.

She rested her elbows on the armrests, leaned her head on the back of her hands, frowned and said dissatisfiedly:

"Looking for an assassin, do you think I can't find one myself? You'd better understand that I'm interested in your status as a commander!

Killer?

what!

If Fangzhou really wanted revenge, there was no need to investigate which killer did it. They could just send the Triangle Force to kill all the killers on record."

"Then why don't you check her out on the spot and see if you can find her information in your database."

Facing Shuen's questioning, Phoenix found a sofa and sat down indifferently. He first pointed at the disguised D with his chin, and then said with extremely jumping thoughts:

"What's the matter that made you call me all the way here? Are you really going to hand me the list face to face?"

"..."

Shuen wanted to respond, but somehow, as if she thought of something spoiling the fun, she suddenly lost her elegance and chose to raise her left hand and slide it in the air, activating the projection device on the top panel and placing several pieces of information directly in front of Phoenix.

Five men.

The five were middle-aged men, the youngest of whom was 48 years old.

At a glance, Phoenix naturally didn't recognize any of them given his social status. But D, who was forced to play the role of assistant behind the sofa, saw those faces and his brain nerves immediately jumped wildly.

The five people in the file...

All of them are from the Missilis board? !

Combined with the topic of killers we just discussed, could it be that the target and the CEO of Missilis are planning to work together to assassinate the members of Missilis' board of directors?

This is really...

He really doesn't treat her, a minion of the Inquisition, as an outsider.

Just as D silently put Shuen into her observation team, the little brat, who had no idea that he had been tricked, curled his lips and said: