Elder brother's garrison

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"Uh... that should be the case..." Commander Lin blushed, scratched his head in confusion, and then groped his way back to his desk and sat down. "The battle is starting tomorrow at the latest. Logically, I should be frantically developing pre-battle plans and preparing for combat as much as possible right now... but... um... I mean... I don't know why, but ever since you left, I've felt really strange. It's like my whole body has been forced to relax. I can't tense up at all, my nerves aren't on edge, and I don't have the motivation to develop any battle plans... It's really strange, really strange."

Commander Lin muttered to himself.

Little White listened from the side and let out a soft "ah".

correct.

Before leaving the Pure White Wings mercenary group, Xiao Bai had used the Admiral Network on Commander Lin.

Xiaobai's admiral network has almost no effect on humans who haven't activated their mental abilities, but even so, she can still influence the target's emotional state to some extent.

Xiaobai had previously used the Admiral Network to convince Commander Lin that he could handle everything. It's probably because of this that Commander Lin was completely unable to enter combat mode after Xiaobai left.

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai smiled at Commander Lin.

"Since that's the case, let's just go with the flow."

“Going with the flow is good; things will work themselves out.” Commander Lin nodded in agreement, placing his extinguished cigarette butt in the ashtray on the table. He looked at Hancock, “Speaking of which, what about the Fire Mercenary Group…”

“The matter has been resolved,” Hancock said.

"It's resolved?!" Commander Lin exclaimed in astonishment. "You really went to the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group's territory??"

"……Um."

"What did the leader of the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group say?"

He said thank you for letting him off the hook.

"???"

Commander Lin was stunned. He looked completely bewildered, first looking down at the ashtray, then blankly staring at the four young men in front of him.

"Hmm... it should be about time now." Xiaobai glanced at the clock in the office and said to Commander Lin, "Take a look at the local news in Kyoto on your phone."

"News?" Commander Lin subconsciously took out his phone.

Commander Lin is getting old, and at his age he doesn't use his phone much. But even so, he still has some news apps on his phone. Following Xiaobai's suggestion, Commander Lin opened a news app and saw a new message refreshed at the top of the screen.

"A fierce brawl involving ship girls occurred at the xx factory in xxx ward of Kyoto. The ship girls involved belong to a large local civilian ship girl mercenary group. This incident further highlights the sensitive position of ship girl groups in human society..."

Chapter 3433 Restless Nights

Commander Lin stared blankly at his phone.

He quickly opened the message page and scrolled down.

The related news page featured numerous photos taken by the police at the scene. The first photo showed an extremely dilapidated factory, as if it had been through a major battle. The second photo showed the factory filled with banners and stripes. The third photo showed a woman, dressed in rags and with her arms stained with blood, looking down and seemingly muttering to herself, being shackled and being carried to a police car.

Ok?

This woman... isn't she the human wife that the leader of the Li Huo Mercenary Group recently married?

Because this woman was inherently mean-spirited and constantly caused trouble for the Pure White Wings mercenary group, even Commander Lin had a deep impression of her.

Commander Lin sat in his chair with a solemn expression. He quickly straightened his back, lowered his head, picked up his phone, and began to read the news intently.

The news report briefly described how the police received the news and rushed to the scene as quickly as possible, only to find the city full of unconscious ship girls, the body of an adult male found in a warehouse in the city center, and a crazed woman riding on his body and relentlessly mutilating him.

Commander Lin frowned as he looked at the document, sweat beading on his forehead; he seemed somewhat nervous.

Commander Lin put down his phone and looked at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai was looking at him with a big smile on his face.

"...Um...So...So...the current state of the Li Huo Mercenary Group is entirely your doing?" Leader Lin asked.

"Yes."

"Then the leader of the Li Huo Mercenary Group, he..." Leader Lin looked at the report about the man's corpse with some inner conflict.

“He has realized his mistake, and what awaits him now is the judgment of the law,” Xiaobai said.

"...?" Commander Lin looked up at Xiaobai, "The judgment of the law?"

"Yes," Xiaobai nodded. "What's wrong?"

"...He's already..." Commander Lin looked down at the report on his phone, and after a while, he suddenly realized, "Oh...I see."

It seems this wasn't the one who committed the killing...

Perhaps the leader of this Fire Emblem mercenary group has finally received his just deserts...

This kind of person has done a lot of bad things in the past, so this can be considered that God has eyes.

Commander Lin sighed, feeling much relieved.

"What happened to the leader of the Li Huo Mercenary Group?" Xiao Bai asked.

"Nothing, just got caught." Commander Lin nodded, put down his phone, and laughed heartily at Xiaobai. "Anyway, it seems the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group is now effectively defunct. We really owe you all a debt of gratitude! You're truly the saviors of our Pure White Wings Mercenary Group!!!"

"It was nothing," Xiaobai said to Commander Lin.

"Great news! Great news!" Commander Lin picked up the speakerphone on the table and dialed a number. "Hello, is this the front desk in the lobby? Breaking news, the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group has been disbanded. It's not fake news, it's true, absolutely true. Inform everyone, there's no need for combat preparations now. Our Pure White Wings Mercenary Group is on holiday for one day!"

After Commander Lin finished speaking, he hung up the hands-free phone.

A few seconds later, through the closed office door, everyone could hear a loud and enthusiastic cheer suddenly coming from outside.

"Yay! We won!!!"

"Great, great, that's wonderful!"

"Wow! The Blazing Fire Mercenary Group has really disbanded!!!"

"The Pure White Mercenary Group will prevail!!"

"God is on our side!!"

"..."

The enthusiastic cheers and noises passed through the door and reached everyone's ears.

Commander Lin stood up with a smile.

"Well... now that the matter with the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group is settled," Leader Lin stepped forward, facing Hancock and Xiaobai's group, "then let's get down to business."

"Is this a serious matter?"

"Yes..." Commander Lin nodded, took a deep breath, raised his eyes, and said to Xiaobai with utmost solemnity, "...May I ask your name?"

“...My name is Lu Lin.”

"So, you really are... the Admiral, right?"

"We've been exposed?" Xiaobai laughed.

"..." Commander Lin grinned. "It's our first meeting, yet you've been so kind to our mercenary group. And even though I've never revealed any information about my daughter, you still know her name accurately... Plus, the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group is as fragile as an ant in your eyes... No matter how you look at it, you must be the admiral who helped my daughter!"

"It is indeed me," Xiaobai nodded.

Hancock, standing next to Xiaobai, seemed lost in thought. She glanced at Xiaobai silently, her gaze complex but not surprised.

"Oh my! It really is you!" Commander Lin bowed several times to Xiaobai. Looking at her face, he was immediately overjoyed and said, "Really, I was so scared! I always thought you were a middle-aged man! I never imagined you were such a young girl! There are so many heroes in this world..."

"A middle-aged man?" Xiaobai was taken aback. "How could there be such a misunderstanding?"

"Sigh, that's all in the past!" Commander Lin waved his hand and smiled sheepishly. "It's best that you're a girl! That way I don't have to worry about my daughter being..."

"Miss Yueyue?"

"Ahem..." Commander Lin coughed, taking back his previous words, and said to Xiaobai seriously, "In any case, our Pure White Wings Mercenary Group is very grateful to you for what happened today!"

"It's alright." Xiaobai waved her hand. "If something goes wrong with Miss Yueyue's mercenary group, I'll be the one in trouble... If you're gone, who will manage the repair pool for me?"

"Hehe, yes, yes, yes." Commander Lin chuckled. "I wonder if Admiral Lu Lin, you still have time? We'll probably be having a victory celebration banquet later..."

“It’s already very late, so I won’t show up.” Xiaobai shook her head. After thinking for a while, she added to Commander Lin, “Oh right… I don’t really want too many people to know my identity, so you’d better not tell too many people about my coming here.”

"Understood! I understand!" Commander Lin nodded immediately, very solemnly.

Xiao Bai smiled slightly at Commander Lin, then gave Hancock a deep look.

"Hancock, thank you so much for tonight too," Xiaobai said with a smile. "You have to keep tonight's events a secret for me, okay?"

"..." Hancock silently looked at Little White.

Hancock naturally knew what secret she was going to keep for Xiaobai.

Looking at Xiaobai's smiling face, Hancock thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

“Admiral Lu Lin, if you’re not available tonight…would you like to come again tomorrow? Or could you tell me where you’re staying? I’ll arrange for someone to pick you up in a private car tomorrow!” Commander Lin hurriedly said from the side, “It’s rare for you to come to Kyoto. If my daughter finds out I didn’t treat you well, she’ll definitely throw a tantrum at me for a long time!”

"Hmm... alright, I'll stay in Kyoto for a few days." Xiaobai thought for a moment and nodded to Commander Lin. "But I won't bother with the private car service. I'll find time to come over myself tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!" Commander Lin nodded hurriedly.

Xiao Bai then smiled and said goodbye to the people in the office before leaving.

Outside the office, the entire building was filled with a joyous atmosphere. Upon hearing that their mercenary group had won without a fight, the ship girls in the lobby immediately switched from a tense and enthusiastic pre-battle mobilization to a New Year's celebration mode. When Xiaobai and the other two arrived in the lobby, the ship girls took off their heavy coats one by one and happily hugged and jumped around in the lobby.

Even when Xiaobai was passing by, several celebrating ship girls mistook her for their own ship girls and took advantage of the chaos to hug her and kiss her on the cheek several times.

Xiao Bai rubbed her face and left the hall.

Stepping out of the building, Xiaobai touched her face and looked back at the building.

"I didn't expect that Miss Yueyue's father would run this mercenary group so well. The atmosphere here is so much better than the previous Li Huo Mercenary Group," Xiaobai exclaimed.

“That’s right,” Changchun nodded and said.

"It's getting late, let's go back and rest," Xiaobai said with a smile.

The crowd responded and headed home.

However, as soon as everyone left the building, the door was pushed open, and Hancock silently followed them out.

The three of them had only taken two steps when they noticed Hancock following behind them.

It was huge, and I glanced back a few times.

“Admiral…look.” Changchun tugged at Xiaobai’s sleeve and pointed to Hancock, who was silently following behind.

Xiaobai naturally noticed the person behind her. She stopped and looked into the distance.

Hancock quickly caught up, stopping a few steps behind Little White, head down, without saying a word.

"Hancock? What are you doing out here?" Xiaobai asked.

"..." Hancock was silent for a moment. She looked up and exchanged glances with Xiaobai and the other two, and said, "...I...don't want you to worry."

"Worried?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

“Yes.” Hancock nodded.

"worry about what?"

“I saw your secret,” Hancock said. “So… I should be in your sight, so you’ll feel more at ease.”

“The secret is… oh…” Little White murmured, looking at Hancock, somewhat enlightened.

Hancock probably felt that seeing herself, a human admiral, able to control her ship's equipment and easily disarm the surrounding ship girls using strange methods was a major event that would keep Shiro up at night...

look.

Even civilian ship girls know just how serious it is that a human admiral has mastered abilities beyond human capabilities.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai smiled at Hancock.

“It’s okay, Hancock, I believe you. You won’t tell anyone.” Xiaobai said.

Actually, Xiaobai isn't too worried about her affairs getting out now. First of all, her position as the world's number one is much more secure than when she first took over the rookie naval base. Also, in the current situation, even if someone spreads rumors about her, probably no one will believe them.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he, the rookie admiral of the naval base, is a fierce and ruthless man who can devour five destroyers in one meal. The trivial matter of using ship equipment is no longer a major rumor.

Chapter 3434 A Day in the Life of Xiaobai

For Xiaobai, whether Hancock is willing to keep her secret or she chooses to reveal it, it doesn't really matter to her.

The pretty boy smiled, his expression unchanged.

However, after hearing what Xiaobai had just said, Hancock stood there, seemingly in a daze.

Being trusted so much in an instant left Hancock momentarily at a loss for what to do.

She could only stand there, staring blankly at Xiaobai and the other two, looking as helpless as a lone little penguin in the polar region, unsure whether to leave or not.

“However, even so… if you’d like to come to my house as a guest, that would be fine too.” Seeing Hancock standing there in a daze, Xiaobai thought for a moment and suddenly felt that Hancock was somewhat pitiful, so she changed her words and said, “This has nothing to do with trust or secrets. Let’s just consider it a friendship we’ve formed together today. How about coming to my house for the night?”