Chapter 277: The Romanian Laboratory (Part 4)

Mediterranean isolated island.

A total of four people came from the Archangel: Kira, Mu, Badgiruel, and Cagalli.

All four cast their gaze toward the slowly descending Full Armor Raider Gundam, watching the cockpit door of the torso open, and an Alliance military officer wearing a helmet descend to the ground with Miriallia.

All four stared at the helmet with complex expressions, each with their own thoughts.

Although Miriallia had informed them in the previous coded communication that Li Boyong was still alive,

because of the code used, it hadn't been described in great detail.

Now, seeing this "hero" from the Earth Alliance's propaganda suddenly appear here, they couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity.

Could it be that the person being promoted as a hero was Li Boyong, who had gone missing during the last great war?

"Yo, long time no see." Miriallia ran over first and greeted Kira.

Behind her, Li Boyong slowly took off his helmet, revealing a bright smile. "Long time no see, everyone."

Then, he walked straight to Badgiruel, ignoring the surprised gazes around him, and pulled her into his arms. "Natarle, finally seeing you again."

Badgiruel, suddenly pulled into his arms, was first startled, then subconsciously wanted to struggle, but the next moment she relaxed her body and gave a soft "hmm" in Li Boyong's arms.

Everyone was waiting quietly, guarding the reunion of the two with their gazes.

Finally, it was Badgiruel who couldn't bear the atmosphere and broke free from Li Boyong's embrace.

She blushed rarely. "Is it really you?"

"Of course." Li Boyong nodded, then told the story he had fabricated again.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you stayed in the Earth Alliance and became the commander of the Phantom Pain unit."

Mu sighed, then asked, "So, you called us here this time—do you intend to return to the Archangel?"

"No." Li Boyong shook his head. "For now, I don't have that plan."

Seeing Badgiruel looking anxious, Li Boyong gave her a "don't worry" look and continued, "I believe you all know about the Orb fleet. My next mission is to lead my unit to cooperate with the Orb fleet to recapture the Suez stronghold."

Then, Li Boyong cast his gaze toward the Orb Prime Minister beside Kira. "Cagalli, can you bear to see the Orb military get involved in the battle between the Alliance and ZAFT?"

Facing Li Boyong's questioning, Cagalli looked helpless. "Of course I don't want to, but what can I do now?"

"I can give you a way, it just depends on whether you are willing." Li Boyong replied, "After taking Suez, I will take you to directly suppress the *Take-Mikazuchi*. At that time, I hope you will use the name of the Orb Prime Minister to take over the Orb military fleet."

"This..."

Facing such a bold proposal, Cagalli was shocked.

She didn't know how to answer, so she could only ask, avoiding the question, "What is your purpose? Since you don't intend to leave the Earth Alliance, why do you want to help me?"

"Of course I have my purpose." Li Boyong explained, "This war, no matter how you look at it, is the Earth Alliance's fault. I believe you should think so too, right?"

"Since that's the case, why don't you leave the Earth Alliance?" Badgiruel asked, puzzled.

"Let me show you some things." Li Boyong took out a light-screen computer from his holster, pulled up some intelligence, and handed it to Badgiruel. "I hope you all take a look."

Kira immediately gathered around, looking at the data on the screen.

It was all inside information about Blue Cosmos and Logos, the script of how war merchants cultivated fanatical extremist organizations to provoke wars and profit from them.

And how Logos pushed public opinion and manipulated the government to forcibly pass the decision to go to war before this war started.

Finally, there was a series of cruel experiments by Logos regarding Enhanced Humans.

"These... these things?" Everyone looked at Li Boyong with complex expressions, clearly having received a huge shock.

"They are all true. The Phantom Pain I belong to is Logos's private armed force. As the commander of this unit, I can obtain a lot of intelligence. Now, in my unit, there are quite a few pilots who are the results of the Enhanced Human project." As he said this, Li Boyong cast his gaze toward Kira. "Kira, you should have an impression. The three Gundams you encountered during the last great war—their pilots were Enhanced Humans."

Memories of fighting the Raider, Forbidden, and Calamity flashed through Kira's mind.

Was that the choice made by Naturals to be able to fight against Coordinators?

"Can you tell us your purpose now?" Mu put away all his playfulness, his expression extremely serious. "Showing us these things, what exactly are you planning?"

"I intend to launch an armed uprising, make all the evidence of Logos's crimes public, and then use force to overthrow Logos." Li Boyong also stated his purpose seriously. "For this purpose, I will unite all forces that can be united, so I hope to get your help."

Hearing Li Boyong's plan, Badgiruel and the others were shocked into silence.

"This... this is truly a bold idea. I can already imagine the scene of the world in chaos." Mu was the first to react, joking with a smile.

"This... if we do this, I don't know how many people will die..."

Cagalli muttered to herself, clearly still in shock from Li Boyong's arrival.

"Do we really have to do this?" Kira began to think about right and wrong. "Is this approach correct, or is it wrong?"

Badgiruel, on the other hand, was concerned. "The Phantom Pain unit you command is Logos's private armed force. Are you sure you can control the unit in your hands?"

After a pause, she continued to ask, "Even if you can control the unit in your hands, for the vast Alliance, it still seems very small. How much certainty do you have that you can succeed?"

"Is it because we are afraid of failure that we continue to let Logos do whatever they want?" Li Boyong countered. "If that's the case, this war will sooner or later evolve into a great war like the last one. Do you want to watch the situation evolve like that?"

Facing Li Boyong's counter-question, Badgiruel showed a relieved smile. "Sure enough, you haven't changed. You're still as daring as you were when you shot Azrael."

"Indeed." Mu agreed, continuing, "But is it really okay to reveal such a bold plan to us just like that? Are you so sure that we will assist you?"

Kira, who was beside him, glanced at Cagalli's confused appearance and interjected, "Sorry, we can't answer you right away. Can you give us some time to consider?"

"Of course, after all, it's such a big thing." Li Boyong nodded. "But I believe you will make the right judgment." After a pause, Li Boyong directly put his arm around Badgiruel's waist, showed a proud smile, and announced, "But to ensure that you don't leak my plan, I need you to provide a hostage first." ===== CHAPTER 278 =====