The shining Shoko Toyokawa

"So," Su Shi asked, "what do you want us to do? Testify in court? I suggest you protect the surviving soldiers who were persecuted. They can't even find a place to speak out."

"No," the voice denied Su Shi's guess, "We just hope that you can help us hold back that false hero. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to become enemies with Penelope."

'You guys are really good at finding us a job!'

Su Shi gritted her teeth, her body trembling uncontrollably. She thought back to the feeling of standing in front of Xiangzi.

"We refuse! Whether it's blocking it with a MS or using other methods, we refuse!" Li Xi said flatly: "We no longer want to stand on the opposite side of our friends..."

"Even if the truth is buried, it doesn't matter if Cossi's driver is labeled a terrorist?"

For a moment, the two of them were as depressed as deflated balls.

"Just tell us what your plans are..."

Finally, it was Su Shi who broke the silence.

The 'voice' over there immediately told the plan.

On the first day of 2025, the repaired White Trojan set sail to clear the satellite debris cluster in orbit.

The president and a number of high-ranking officials will be present at the time. The mysterious new human claims that he has already instigated many MS pilots responsible for the White Trojan and port defense to defect.

On that day, a violent demonstration will be launched to make the truth known to the public.

The biggest apparent obstacle in this plan is Penelope, whose whereabouts are unknown.

But as long as they could detain the driver, their plan could proceed.

"What happens after this?" After listening, Su Shi asked: "Even if the truth of the matter is revealed and the president resigns, rebellion is rebellion. What good will it do to you?"

"Because we are still alive...revealing the truth about the deceased's death is the meaning of life!"

This time, Su Shi was silent for a longer time. She thought of the girl with aqua blue hair who always led everyone forward. If it were her, what would she choose at this time?

Because you think it might be a conspiracy, do nothing?

Seeing this, Li Xi knew something was wrong and wanted to say something.

But... it was still a beat late.

Su Shi finally "said" that sentence, even thinking about it might implicate her family, "I will try, if I can do it."

The flaxen-haired girl turned her head to look at Li Xi, with an expression of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted, but also of deep worry.

How could she not know the possible consequences of doing such a thing...

But...if even they do nothing, then Xiangzi's brilliance will be completely meaningless.

Li Xi didn't know what kind of mood Su Shi was in when she made up her mind.

"boom!"

However, both Su Shi's determination and the black-haired girl's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden gunshot downstairs.

'Run away!'

A terrified "voice" was heard, and Li Xi also felt someone approaching quickly outside the door, but she only had time to protect Lenai in her arms, and the solid wooden door suddenly opened with a loud bang, almost breaking away from the door frame and flying out.

Where can they escape to?

Beams of lasers that aided aiming shone through the warm air in the room, shining on the three people.

Lenai opened her eyes somewhat bewilderedly, and reflected in her heterochromatic eyes was the "anti-terrorist force" wearing black uniforms, with their faces covered tightly with guns and live ammunition.

"Don't move! Slowly raise your hands! Put your hands where we can see them!"

Amidst the soldiers' roars, Li Xi subconsciously looked towards the flaxen-haired girl.

Bright red blood slowly slid down the corner of her mouth.

She... bit her lip unconsciously.

Li Xi's ears were buzzing, and his feet felt extremely heavy.

They couldn't do anything, just thought about it, and it was already... over...

The gunshots continued downstairs. A petite black-haired girl, seizing the right moment, smashed the glass with several bullet holes with her shoulder and jumped down from the third floor without hesitation.

Like a cat, she swiftly adjusted her landing posture in mid-air, rolled over to relieve the force, and then stood up smoothly and rushed onto the road where cars were speeding.

Suddenly a person rushed out, and the drivers subconsciously braked to avoid him.

The plainclothes officers stationed below just reacted and started to chase, but were left far behind. They seemed to have been ordered to capture him alive, and subconsciously raised their guns, but in the end they did not pull the trigger.

Just as she was about to escape, a Maybach suddenly broke through the guardrail beside the road and chased after her.

Of course, human legs can't outrun Maybach, and she was about to be hit by Maybach in an instant.

At this critical moment, the black-haired girl did not look back, but it was as if she had eyes on her back, and she narrowly avoided the front of the Maybach.

But at this moment, the rear door of the Maybach opened.

The escaping black girl was knocked over by the car door and fell onto the snow-covered green lawn.

She struggled in the snow and tried to get up and run away, but was stepped on by a woman's leather boot on her back.

The owner of the leather boots shouted, "Miss Dolly, is this the pervert who has been following Alice recently?"

Hearing that annoying voice, the black-haired girl in the snow instantly knew who had caused her escape to fail. "You traitor who sold out your friends for fame...Chihaya Aine!!!"

Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya subconsciously lowered his sunglasses and looked down.

My goodness, who else could the person she stepped on in the snow be but the girl who slapped her a few days ago?

Chapter 183: Veritaserum, Final Resolution

Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya personally escorted the black-haired girl to the designated location.

Rather than saying that the lieutenant colonel still had feelings for her, judging by her behavior, it seemed more like she was afraid that someone else would take away her credit.

This made Su Shi and Li Xi, who were being snatched away and 'escorted' by the lieutenant colonel, feel chilled.

"How did you get involved with her?"

The two people sitting in the second row, their hands handcuffed behind their backs, were silent.

He just looked at the lieutenant colonel sitting in the front passenger seat with a complicated look.

"The political situation in America is very chaotic right now. Don't be fooled by a few nice words from others."

The lieutenant colonel paid no attention to their estrangement and continued to instruct them, "When you get there, just insist that you know nothing. I'll find a way to handle the rest."

"You may think I'm mean, but this is the way the world is now. Instead of thinking about trivial things, it's better to enjoy life while we can. We should all be grateful that we are Gundam pilots and people of 'value'..."

"..." After hearing this, Su Shi couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Are Xiao Mu and the others okay?"

"Don't worry," the lieutenant colonel consoled him. "I'm not just chasing girls around. Everything's fine, except for my lack of freedom... and Wakaba-san having some minor mental issues."

"What exactly is this so-called small problem?!" Su Shi asked hurriedly.

"Miss Ruoye..."

The lieutenant colonel's voice lowered a little.

"She seems to think she is Toyokawa Shoko. Don't worry too much. This seems to be an old symptom for her. She has been showing this trend for about a year. She... just needs time..."

“It takes time to accept reality.”

Li Xi glanced at the driver in the front row and said with a mixture of emotion and sarcasm, "You're really... so high and mighty."

The lieutenant colonel was silent for a moment, then looked at Li Xi seriously and said, "If I don't act so high and mighty, do you know what kind of treatment you will receive?"

Li Xi was speechless, her brows furrowed, and for a moment she didn't know who to be angry with.

Was it Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya's fault? Or was it those damned 'adults'? Compared to all that, Riki hated himself more, being coerced into stopping Xiangzi, and now... being powerless.

The lieutenant colonel turned his head and looked forward, his voice filled with emotion, "Xia... Xiangzi is dead."

"I never want to lose any of you again..."

"Don't worry. Once the political situation stabilizes, I'll send you back to District 11. Remember to take good care of Xiao Deng for me, and then... don't get involved in strange things again."

“Aine…”

Su Shi's eyes gradually became moist, but just when she wanted to say something,

Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya's cell phone suddenly rang. It seemed that he was distracted and thinking about something else. Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya answered the call without even looking at it. What's worse, he accidentally touched the hands-free mode.

A sweet voice flew out from the receiver——

"Honey, I bought some sexy lingerie for tonight..."

Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya hung up the phone in a hurry, turned around and said embarrassedly: "Soyo, what were you trying to say just now?"

Jealous?

Angry?

There is probably a little bit of that, but Su Shi's heart is more filled with sadness.

Only now did she realize that the innocent girl who had been obsessed with Xia Ya...

It’s gone now…

…………

After settling her friends, Aine came to the inquiry room of the black-haired new human girl.

She didn't remember the girl's name, nor did she remember what her kiss tasted like, but she did remember the burning pain on her cheek.

Upon seeing her, the originally silent black-haired girl immediately perked up and shouted, "That's her! She's the mastermind behind this!"

Her hair was a neat short style that barely touched her shoulders, and her skin was a healthy light wheat color. When she accused Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya, her little fangs were faintly visible, as if they were about to rush up and bite her a few times.

Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya ignored her nonsense and pulled a chair to sit down, putting on the headset in front of him.

Opposite the black-haired girl was Naomi Misora, who was so cold that the temperature suddenly dropped two degrees when she sat in the interrogation room.

"Please introduce yourself first. What's your name?"

Naomi Misora ​​opened the notebook and began to record.

"Brunhildr, Regis, oh, maybe Athena too, I'll play with you any way you want."

The black-haired girl squinted at the two of them and said nonchalantly, "The first step is to make me drink water and then not let me go to the bathroom. The second step is to not let me sleep. As soon as I fall asleep, you will scare me awake, right? Is your water dungeon still there?"

"Anyway, these are the only tricks you bastards can use!"

If resentment could kill, then I'm afraid Naomi Misora ​​and Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya would have been killed by her thousands of times.

Misora ​​Naomi ignored her provocation and continued to ask in a businesslike manner, "What is your purpose in talking to these Newtypes? Is it related to those dangerous people contacting the mobile suit pilots?"

"Yes, of course," the black-haired girl smiled, "We plan to launch sanctions against the corrupt American government under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya!"

The situation was at a stalemate for a while, and the black-haired girl had no intention of cooperating at all.

After asking a few more questions, a male voice came from the headset.

"Ms. Misora, Commander Chihaya, we don't have that much time to slowly interrogate her. Let's just use the last resort on her."

The emotion in his voice was too rich, like a drama actor.

"Colonel," Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya asked, puzzled, "What is a last resort?"

"It's a follow-up to the MK-ULTRA program, also known as a truth serum," Naomi Misora ​​explained. "In previous experiments, the American military has tested a large number of chemicals, hoping to find a truth serum that can make prisoners and spies reveal their information."

"LSD, for example, and thiopental,"

"But these drugs all have huge flaws. They can make captives and spies speak, but there's no way to guarantee that what they say isn't lies or just nonsense."

"But recently, a breakthrough was achieved with new technology obtained from America," said Gillian proudly on the other end of the line. "Veritaserum, which compels interrogators to reveal everything, is no longer just a fantasy."

"It's said that it can guarantee that most of what the interrogated person says is true," Misora ​​Naomi shrugged. "You can think of it as a Veritaserum Plus version."

Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya's heart instantly rose. The mere existence of such a thing was enough to make people shudder.

There is nothing wrong with its existence itself, but if it is controlled by a powerful force that is difficult to overthrow, the difficulty for people to overthrow this power will undoubtedly increase dramatically.

As long as an important member of an organization is exposed, most of the organization's layout and plans will be known to this powerful government under its influence.

"This is really good stuff," Lieutenant Colonel Chihaya said reluctantly, "This will make interrogations much easier in the future."

As if he could see through her thoughts, Gillian whispered like a demon on the other end of the headset, "Vice Captain Chihaya, it's not that convenient. This truth serum is still in the experimental stage and has too many uncertain side effects. Therefore, it will not be used on important people."

As soon as he finished speaking, two men in black came in carrying a white suitcase.

They didn't greet the two judges in name only, but used syringes to extract the transparent liquid from the ampoule.