Elder brother's garrison

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Listening to the ship girls' discussion, Xiaobai tentatively took two steps toward the kitchen.

"Please calm down. We're not the ones who locked you up here. We're just here to ask you some questions..."

"Liars, you're all liars! I won't believe you! Never!!!" The manic man, upon hearing Xiaobai's words, seemed to have had a sore spot touched. His face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, veins bulging from his purplish-red neck. He roared fiercely, his voice instantly drowning out Xiaobai's, "Haven't you hurt me enough?! You've ruined me! You've ruined everything I had!!!"

The man's voice was filled with extreme anger and hatred, as if he and the three people in front of him had some kind of blood feud.

This doesn't seem like the emotion a protector should have...

He just seemed to say, "We destroyed everything he had?"

What does it mean?

Xiao Bai looked at the man's frenzied expression with a puzzled expression, seemingly lost in thought.

The man's curses did not affect Xiaobai's heart at all, but the man's behavior aroused Xiaobai's curiosity.

No matter what, even two months of internet disconnection and confinement shouldn't have caused the person protecting them to react so extremely.

"York, Baltimore, wait here for a moment." Thinking of this, Xiaobai turned to the two ship girls behind her and said, "I need to go out for a bit."

“Oh! Yes, ma’am!” York and Baltimore nodded quickly.

"Then I'll leave this place to you."

“Okay! We won’t let him run around!” York winked and gave an OK sign.

Xiaobai returned via the same route.

When Xiaobai returned to the attic study, Z31 was mopping the floor, and Fletcher was sitting at the computer, typing away on the keyboard.

Seeing that Xiaobai returned so quickly, Z31 and Fletcher turned their heads toward Xiaobai, both showing surprised expressions.

"Oh? Admiral Lu Lin? You're back so soon?"

"Um... something unexpected happened." Xiaobai nodded to the two destroyers. "To make a long story short, after you locked this person in the room, did you do anything to him?"

"What do you mean by 'done something'...?" the two destroyers asked, puzzled.

"That is to say, things that will upset him."

"Ah..." Z31 sighed upon hearing this, then sighed again to Xiaobai, "If we're talking about things that don't make that protector angry, we can say we do it every day."

What did you do?

"That protector was very resistant to us locking him in the room," Z31 explained to Xiaobai. "When we first met him, we explained our identity as the governor's mansion and our purpose, and asked him to cooperate by not contacting the outside world for a while. He immediately showed extremely strong resistance and even tried to escape several times and frequently made attempts to contact the outside world. In order to prevent him from causing trouble, we had no choice but to lock him in the suite on the top floor and confiscate all his communication devices."

"After you revealed your identities as the Governor-General, is he still going to run away?" Xiao Bai frowned upon hearing this.

“Yes.” z31 nodded.

Where is he going if he runs away?

"Regarding this..." Z31 looked at Fletcher, "We had our amazing ship girl sister investigate the organizations he tried to contact. The investigation revealed that he contacted five local TV stations, three online programs, and more than twenty popular website video bloggers."

Under Z31's watchful gaze, Fletcher, understanding the unspoken message, pulled out a stack of folders from the documents, jogged over to Xiaobai, and presented the folders with both hands.

Xiao Bai took the folder from Fletcher, patted Fletcher's head, and then opened the folder to read it carefully.

Fletcher handed Xiaobai a folder containing information about this guardian. The folder was very comprehensive, containing everything from the guardian's surname, address, relatives, and environment, to their education, work experience, and even psychological reports, medical examination data, and interrogation transcripts about the background and consequences of the Deep Sea Dean incident.

Xiaobai quickly found in the file the organization that Z31 had just mentioned, the organization that the protector had tried to contact.

"Hmm...it seems to be mostly variety shows." Xiaobai said to Z31, holding the folder. "What's his purpose in contacting these variety shows?"

“It’s probably for fame and money,” Z31 said to Xiaobai. “As the filmmaker of the Deep Sea Dean’s videos, countless media outlets around the world are now trying to invite him for interviews. These interview agencies are even willing to pay hefty appearance fees. From what we understand, if he’s willing to reveal some inside information that wasn’t in the videos, those media organizations can offer him up to a million dollars in compensation. In fact, before we found this protector, he had already booked schedules with more than a dozen TV stations and received advance payments of over a million dollars.”

“Millions…ah.” Xiaobai looked at the folder with complicated emotions.

The folder in front of Xiaobai shook, and then Z31's little head popped out from the gap at the bottom of the folder. She pouted one cheek and looked up at Xiaobai seriously.

"While cutting off someone's livelihood is indeed wrong, using the Deep Sea Dean's information to make money is absolutely unacceptable!" Z31 raised both hands to make a big X over his chest, then said seriously, "The Deep Sea Dean's videos have already had a very serious impact on human society. If the protector accepts invitations casually at this time, or even fabricates information about the Deep Sea Dean on those programs for a few million in service fees, the issue of the Deep Sea Dean's attitude will become increasingly serious! This is a very selfish act! Just trying to quell this Deep Sea Dean incident has already thrown the Admiral and Governor-General into complete chaos. Now that things are finally starting to look up, we can't let him cause any more trouble!"

“I know that too.” Xiaobai rubbed Z31’s head and sighed. “Hmm… So the reason why this protector is so resistant is because he wanted to make money by taking advantage of Dean Deep Sea’s identity as a filmmaker, but we stopped him.”

"That's how it should be."

"Okay, I understand now." Xiaobai smiled at Z31. "You've really had a tough time this time."

The wages of avarice is death.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like being a parent who cuts off their income.

Now Xiaobai could understand why his protector cursed him as if he were his father's killer the moment he saw him.

I understand completely.

Xiao Bai confirmed the information about the protector with Z31 and Fletcher in the study once again, and then rushed back to the top floor with the protector's folder.

As Xiaobai walked back, she flipped through the information in the folder.

"The protector's name is Chen Rui, male, thirty-four years old. He is currently the chairman of a small online self-media company. He is cautious and greedy. Regarding the filming of the Twin Deep-Sea Deans video, it started because his company needed to produce a video about fishing at sea. So they rented a fishing boat as a demonstration vehicle. During filming, the company was short-handed, so as the chairman, he personally took charge and became the logistics staff for the video production. On the day they went out to sea, they encountered a sudden storm. While everyone else took shelter in the cabin, only Chen Rui noticed the strange thing at sea and used his mobile phone to film the posture of the two Deep-Sea Deans. Hmm... what a coincidence..."

Xiaobai flipped through the documents in the folder and, under the watchful eyes of the black-clad ship girls, walked back to the attic suite.

"Admiral, you're back! Did you get any useful information?"

In the living room, York had already tied the man to the sofa with ropes. While kicking the man's body with her feet, she pulled the ropes tightly and greeted Xiaobai.

"Yes, I'm back..." Xiaobai nodded to York, then his gaze shifted to the man who was bound hand and foot, slightly puzzled. "York, what's going on here..."

"Admiral, you just left, and he tried to escape from the kitchen while we weren't looking. When we tried to stop him, he attacked us with a kitchen knife. We had no choice but to resort to this method to quiet him down," York said regretfully, gently pulling on the rope in his hand. The rope creaked as it tightened on the sofa. "Oh, by the way, Admiral, please don't go near him! If you do, he'll spit on you. I would have been hit if I hadn't dodged quickly!"

"Ughh ...

"Did the Admiral ask why this protector was so emotional?" Baltimore asked Xiaobai curiously from the side.

"Yes, I found out." Xiaobai nodded, handing the folder she had finished reading to Baltimore. Then, standing a few steps away, she looked helplessly at her protector's face. "Well... the reason is simple in some ways, but complicated in others..."

Chapter 2333 A Speech Like a Harem King

"Is this Uncle Chen Rui?" Xiao Bai stood two steps away from the sofa, looking at the protector's almost insane appearance. After thinking for a while, she finally asked.

"Ahhhhh! Uh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh!!!" The man struggled wildly on the sofa as if he had lost his mind, his white teeth grinding in the air, his eyes staring fiercely at Xiaobai's snow-white neck, as if he wanted to rush out and bite Xiaobai's throat off.

Baltimore frowned, stood in front of Little White, and shielded Little White behind her with one hand.

A hand gently patted Baltimore's shoulder.

Baltimore turned around and saw Little White smiling at her, indicating that she was fine.

Baltimore then withdrew.

Xiao Bai thought for a while, then continued walking forward.

“Uncle Chen Rui, you may not believe it, but we really aren’t with the people who arrested you,” Xiao Bai said to Chen Rui. “We just heard that you were someone who discovered the Deep Sea Dean and wanted to investigate some information about him, so we came to ask you.”

"Aaaaaaahhhhh! Aaaaaaahhhhh!" The man didn't listen to Xiaobai at all, he just kept grinding his teeth, his eyes were bloodshot.

“No, Admiral, he won’t listen to anything we say,” York interjected. “I think instead of asking him questions, we should find him a therapist first!”

"..." Xiaobai took a deep breath and sighed.

"Awoooooo..." the man growled, staring intently at Little White.

"How about this? Actually, I just looked into your background and I roughly understand why you're so angry. While I can't say I support you, I do understand how you feel... Well... this can't really be called compensation." Xiao Bai reached into her clothes and pulled out her wallet, then took out a bank card in front of the man. "How about Uncle Chen Rui's method? As long as you can give me some information about Dean Shenhai that I don't know, the money in this bank card is yours."

"Admiral, he can't even understand human speech right now. How can you reason with him?" York said helplessly when he saw Xiaobai making a deal with the man.

"Heh, a little girl who hasn't even grown her first hair yet, what's the chance she has a few hundred dollars in her account?" The man who was biting like a mad dog a second ago suddenly gave a normal, cold laugh the next second.

"Huh? Huh? Huh???" York, who was holding the rope, stared wide-eyed at the man on the sofa in astonishment. "You, you can talk?"

Seeing that the man was speaking normally, Xiaobai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ok.

Being able to communicate would be so much better.

“There isn’t much money in this card, but it’s close to two million.” Xiao Bai said to the man, holding the bank card. “If you cooperate with me obediently, I can’t guarantee that the people from the Governor’s Mansion outside will set you free, but at least the money in this card will be yours.”

"Two million? Hmph..." The man hesitated slightly upon hearing Xiaobai's words, but his expression remained cold. However, his eyes were fixed on Xiaobai's bank card. "Anyone can lie. How can you prove there's two million here? I could say you have two hundred billion! Besides, even if you really did, would you give it to me?"

“I wouldn’t lie to people in a place like this,” Xiaobai said, touching the bank card. “There really is two million in this bank card.”

The money in Xiaobai's bank card was pocket money given to her by Lexington at the naval base before this trip. The money was meant to be a treat for Xiaobai, since she rarely gets a vacation, and she could use it to eat well and buy clothes. However, Xiaobai has been using company funds for meals and drinks so far, with most expenses reimbursed. Before she even has a chance to pay, her ship girls have already taken their wallets and left, so Xiaobai has really had no opportunity to spend the money in this bank card.

But all in all, the card is indeed genuine.

“Admiral, explaining to him verbally alone might not work.” Baltimore, who had been listening to the conversation between Xiaobai and the man, walked behind Xiaobai and gently placed his hands on Xiaobai’s earlobes. “How about we try this method, Admiral? Excuse me.”

"Hey?"

The next second, before Xiaobai could react, Baltimore gently removed the mask from Xiaobai's face.

Her true face was revealed.

In an instant, the man who had been sneering on the sofa stared at Xiaobai's face and froze on the spot.

“You should recognize this face, right?” Baltimore said to the man on the sofa, clutching her mask. “Even without the internet, you should know who she is just by watching TV.”

"You...you are...the manager of that ship girl idol group?!" The man asked Xiaobai with wide eyes.

It seems the man does indeed know Xiaobai.

"You know me?" Xiaobai touched her cheek and said to the man, "That makes things easier. Look, I'm practically a celebrity now, I've been on TV, so my credibility shouldn't be a problem, right? I have no reason to lie to you, and if I did, you can expose my behavior online."

"You..." The man looked at Xiaobai with suspicion. He didn't speak for a moment, but lowered his head thoughtfully for a while before tentatively asking, "You... how can you prove that you are you? What if you are someone else impersonating you? Yes! You have to prove that you are you! Only then will I believe you!"

"You're being way too cautious..." Xiaobai said helplessly.

Xiao Bai recalled the evaluation of Chen Rui in the folder. The Governor's Office documents described Chen Rui as cautious in his actions and greedy for money, which now seemed quite accurate.

"I'm at a disadvantage right now! Do you know how much this information of mine is worth?! I could make millions just by talking about it on any random TV show!!" the man shouted at Xiaobai. "What if I tell you and you go back on your word and go off to make money off this information yourself? Of course I need to make sure I'm sure!"

"Okay..." Xiaobai scratched his head, thought for a while, and then asked, "So how do you want me to prove it?"

"...Lu Ming, Lu Ming!" the man gasped for breath, and said hurriedly, "You were on a show with Lu Ming, and you two were so close on the show! So you must have Lu Ming's contact information! I need you to contact Lu Ming right now! Let me see your conversation!"

"Oh...that's indeed a good idea." Upon hearing this, Xiaobai took out his phone.

Xiao Bai did indeed have Lu Ming's private phone number and had contacted her several times.

However, judging from the voice alone, Uncle Chen, who was obsessed with money, couldn't help but start to suspect that Miss Lu Ming was an imposter. In any case, to avoid further complications, Xiao Bai didn't make a phone call, but instead opened a social software called Penguin.

Xiaobai found Luming in her friends list and sent him a text message: "Are you there? Is it convenient to video chat?"

……

……

Three seconds later.

A "ding-dong" notification sound rang out from Xiaobai's phone.

Lu Ming received a reply.

It's very simple, just one word.

"Ok!"

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Lu Ming's reply, and then clicked on the video call request.

The video call was connected quickly.

On the other side of Xiaobai's screen, Luming's figure appeared.

In the video, Lu Ming is sitting in a chair in the dressing room, wearing her costume. Her stylist team is surrounding her, applying makeup to her face with their respective tools. There are also many staff members coming and going behind her, making the scene look very busy.

"Good morning." In the video, Lu Ming held up her phone to film herself, waved at the camera, and showed a serene smile.

"Good morning, Sister Luming," Xiaobai said with a smile.

"What's the matter?"

"Um... I mean, I have a fan of yours here. Is it convenient for you to let him see you?"

"Fans? Sure."

"Okay!" After getting Lu Ming's permission, Xiao Bai turned the phone camera in front of the man.

When Lu Ming on the screen saw the man who was tied up on the sofa, he was stunned for a moment.

The man tied to the sofa also stared wide-eyed at Lu Ming, as if he didn't want to miss a single inch of footage related to Lu Ming.

"Huh? This status..." Lu Ming exclaimed in surprise on the phone.

"He has rabies and can't move around too much for now. Anyway, Sister Luming, please say hello to him and wish him a speedy recovery," Xiaobai said to Luming, pointing her phone camera at the man.