"That's right. You're still the commander of the Ninth Army."
Sonia nodded.
"The Ninth Army has the authority to make independent judgments. Philomina disobeyed orders during wartime, and I intend to execute her on a date of my choosing. Any objections?"
Su Xiao's words, "on a date of my choosing," carried many implications.
"Uh..."
Sonia was rendered speechless. According to the official laws, there was nothing wrong with what Su Xiao had said. It was entirely reasonable. The crucial factor was that the Ninth Army's establishment was still intact.
"Commander Kukulin's proposal is perfectly reasonable. Frank, go release Philomina."
The tall administrative official spoke. He smiled at Su Xiao and even nodded at Sonia. He was being so agreeable because, before leaving, he had met with the Old Saint King, who had given him these exact instructions:
If Kukulin guarantees his adjutant, then release her.
Clearly, when it came to scheming, the Old Saint King had narrowly beaten the Moon Goddess.
Frank went to release Su Xiao's adjutant, while Su Xiao took the elevator to a heavily guarded basement. He then arrived at a clothing store and casually picked out an outfit to change into.
After waiting in the clothing store for several minutes, Frank, looking extremely tense, emerged from the basement with a girl of eighteen or nineteen. She had short, tea-brown hair and a sleepy expression. She was Philomina, the explosives expert and Su Xiao's adjutant.
"Oh~ Commander, you got released too."
Philomina walked over to Su Xiao in a few steps, bent down, leaned her head toward him, and sniffed with a twitch of her nose.
"Commander, you..."
Bang!
The moment Philomina finished speaking, Su Xiao kicked her away, sending her crashing into a large number of clothing racks.
"Ow~ Looks like it really is you."
Philomina