Elder brother's garrison

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The man's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red. He desperately pounded on Kaga's wrists, trying to escape from her control. But Kaga's slender, snow-white wrists were like two iron clamps, tightly gripping the man's throat. No matter how hard he punched and kicked, they didn't loosen their grip at all; in fact, they were tightening inch by inch over time.

The man's eyes bulged, his tongue lolled out, veins bulged on his head, and unpleasant sounds came from deep in his throat. His struggles were weakening with the movements of Akami Kaga.

"Leave him alive."

Just then, a soft and gentle girl's voice came from behind the front of the car.

Upon hearing the sound, Kaga Fukami's cold eyes flickered, then she released her grip, letting the nearly lifeless leader fall to the ground.

As soon as the leader fell back to the ground, he began to cough violently. He gasped for fresh air, his whole body writhing with each cough, looking even more like a caterpillar than a caterpillar.

Yu Gan shifted his shocked gaze from the surviving leader, then looked up towards the front of the car.

Under Yu Gan's watchful gaze, three figures climbed onto the front of the train and jumped into the carriage one after another.

Little White, carrying the sunlight on its back, appeared in Yu Gan's field of vision.

"Miss Yu Gan, I've finally found you."

Xiao Bai waved to Yu Gan with a smile on his face.

"Woo? Woo woo!!" Yu Gan, with a gag in her mouth, made a surprised sound to Xiao Bai.

"Peicheng really needs to strengthen its security management. I've only been in Peicheng for a few days and I've already run into so many things." Xiaobai smiled bitterly at Yu Gan from afar. With the help of the two ship girls beside her, she stepped over the carriage full of men's bodies and came to Yu Gan.

Xiao Bai knelt down in front of Yu Gan, reached behind her neck with both hands, untied the gag rope, and slowly removed it.

The large gag was removed from Yu Gan's mouth, along with a lot of the girl's glistening saliva.

Yu Gan, with his tongue almost flattened by the gag, coughed lightly twice.

"How are you? Is anything bothering you?" Xiao Bai placed the gag at his feet and asked Yu Gan with concern.

"No, cough cough...no...it's just that my throat is a little dry..." Yu Gan shook her head, speaking with some difficulty.

York, who was next to Xiaobai, quickly helped Yu Gan up from the ground, and Baltimore also walked behind Yu Gan and quickly untied the ropes binding Yu Gan.

Yu Gan regained her freedom. She rubbed her slightly sore wrist and looked in surprise at Shen Hai Kaga standing not far away.

"Miss Bai, I just saw her... crush a dozen crowbars with her bare hands... That, that wasn't a magic item, was it?"

“Oh…you mean Miss Jia? Well…” Xiao Bai smiled at Yu Gan, “Miss Jia has superhuman strength, so she can do things that ordinary people can’t. You’ll get used to it.”

Chapter 2373 You've Been Defiled!!

"Bending such a bundle of crowbars... and it's just at the level of innate superhuman strength..." Yu Gan murmured as she looked at Xiao Bai, appearing deeply shaken.

"Pfft." Xiao Bai suddenly burst out laughing when she saw Yu Gan's dazed expression.

"Hey? Miss Bai? What, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing... um... I was just thinking that you, Miss Yu Gan, were just kidnapped, and after being rescued, you remained so calm, even having the leisure to complain to me about breaking a crowbar with your bare hands. So I'm just a little impressed." Xiao Bai said with a smile. She patted Yu Gan's shoulder and asked, "Miss Yu Gan, you seem so calm. Have you been kidnapped before?"

"No way!" Yu Gan quickly shook her head. "This is the first time in my life I've ever been kidnapped!"

"You're so composed even though it's your first time. Miss Yu Gan, you're truly gifted in a way." Xiao Bai stroked her chin, looking at her with an admiring expression that suggested she was a promising student.

"..."

Yu Gan was momentarily at a loss for what expression to make.

But...that's true.

Yu Gan lowered her head and looked at her wrist.

The sixteen-year-old girl's delicate wrists still bore a very obvious red and swollen mark from the rope that had been roughly wrapped around them, even though the rope had been untied.

If it weren't for the marks left by the ropes reminding her, Yu Gan might have thought she had just been dreaming.

Was I such a daring person before?

Or is it that... the reason I'm like this is simply because I get a strong sense of security from someone, which makes me not afraid at all...?

Yu Gan raised her head and secretly glanced at Xiao Bai's face.

"Speaking of which, Miss Bai, how did you find me?" Yu Gan asked疑惑地, "I don't have any tools on me that could contact you..."

"About this," Xiaobai smiled sweetly at Yu Gan's question, "whether it was a coincidence or an unintentional act, Miss Yu Gan, do you remember the hundred yuan I gave you this morning?"

“Uh… I remember.” Yu Gan nodded, her gaze passing over Xiao Bai’s shoulder and landing on the ground not far away. “It’s over there.”

Xiao Bai turned around and saw Yu Gan's banknotes and personal belongings placed on the ground.

Xiao Bai reached out and picked up the brightest red banknote. With a smile, she handed the banknote to Yu Gan.

"This banknote has a mark I made before, which is why we were able to find you so quickly."

Xiao Bai spread out the banknotes.

Yu Gan then noticed that one corner of the banknote was covered with some shiny red powdery substance.

"This...is this the mark...?"

“Yes, I happen to have some special methods to find these little red, shiny particles.” Xiao Bai folded the banknotes again and placed them in Yu Gan’s palm with a smile. “Miss Yu Gan, don’t lose them this time.”

Yu Gan stared blankly at Xiao Bai's smile, then looked down at the banknotes in her palm.

"Oh oh oh oh!"

Yu Gan snapped out of her daze and quickly put away the banknotes as if they were treasures, carefully stuffing them into the pocket of her innermost garment. Then, as if afraid that Xiao Bai wouldn't know, she nodded to her several times.

"I will cherish this for the rest of my life!!!"

"I'm relieved to see you're alright." Xiaobai rubbed Yu Gan's thin shoulders, then stood up and walked towards Shenhai Kaga.

"Well done." Shiro smiled at Kaga.

"..." Kaga Shinmi blinked blankly.

The woman who was fierce and cold like a wild beast in front of all the men turned into a docile and harmless creature in front of Xiaobai, even showing a hint of inexplicable naivety.

The leader man on the ground, after catching his breath, has gradually regained his senses.

The leader turned over, looking at Abyssal Kaga and Shiro with terror on his face. Then he raised his hand and pointed at Shiro with trembling fingers.

"You...you've committed a grave mistake! You've actually allied yourself with the devil! You're going to hell!"

"Huh? What demon?" Xiaobai didn't understand the man's words. She humbly squatted down and asked the man, "Who are you? Where did you come from? Where are you going? And why did you kidnap Miss Yu Gan?"

The leader's lips trembled as he looked at Xiaobai.

"You...you've been defiled!" the leader shouted, pointing at Little White.

"Huh?" Xiaobai was startled, and her cheeks began to turn red.

"Those who have made a deal with the devil, our gods will no longer accept you!" the leader continued to curse. "I have nothing to say to a filthy person like you!"

"Oh..." Xiaobai understood what the man meant, and her expression gradually returned to normal.

“They seem to be members of some evil religious organization!” Just then, Yu Gan’s voice drifted into Xiao Bai’s ears.

"An evil faith organization? What's that?" Xiaobai turned around and looked at Yu Gan in surprise.

“When I was tied up in the car, I overheard their conversation. It seems they have some kind of monotheistic belief in God…” Yu Gan said to Xiao Bai, holding her wrist. “They also said that those who don’t believe in their God will face the final judgment or something…”

"Is that so?" After hearing Yu Gan's words, Xiao Bai turned to look at the man.

"Hehehehehehe... Our God being misunderstood is also a test given to Him by the world. Time will wash away all sins, and when the final judgment day comes, those who are not saved will go to hell..." The leader chuckled sinisterly, staring at the little white creature before him. Then, as if summoned by some unknown source of courage, he roared, "You too! You are the devil's test! You have come to contribute to the great cause of our God! But all your actions, everything you have done, will be meaningless. Our God has already been tested in the endless space, and He will succeed, He will ultimately cleanse the world of all sins—"

The man screamed, his eyes bloodshot, as he lunged at Xiaobai as if he wanted to perish with her.

But the next second, a leg struck the man's face with lightning speed, kicking him back against the carriage railing.

"Ouch!"

The man let out a painful howl, then his head slumped down, and he collapsed limply to the ground, unconscious.

"Oops! I'm so sorry, Miss Bai!" York withdrew his foot, looking at Xiao Bai with an embarrassed expression. "I just saw him about to hug me, and I... I couldn't help but kick him..."

Chapter 2374 Shroud of the Holy Remains

As a ship girl, York naturally always thinks about protecting her admiral.

Although his admiral might not be as weak as she appeared, she was still a girl after all. Even if no one could hurt her, York would never want to see her accidentally taken advantage of.

So while Xiaobai was talking to the leader, York was on his guard the whole time.

Upon seeing the eccentric leader rushing forward to hug her admiral, York didn't hesitate. She delivered a flying kick to the man, sending him flying beyond her admiral's safety line.

As a result of York's kick, the chief man fainted on the carriage railing.

"Miss Bai, did I hit her a little too hard...?" York looked at Xiao Bai with an embarrassed expression. "No, I'm sorry..."

“…It’s nothing.” Little White smiled at York.

York breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xiaobai did not blame him for acting without permission.

York trotted over to the chief man, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him back to Little White.

The unconscious leader was not thin; he looked to be around 150 or 160 pounds. But his heavy body did not affect York's smooth lifting movements at all.

"Miss Bai, he seems to have fainted." York grabbed the man by the collar with one hand and pointed at him with the other, as if he were a chick. "Should we wake him up to continue questioning him?"

"Hmm... It's rare that we managed to knock him out, let's search him first." Xiao Bai stared intently at the unconscious man's face.

"okay!"

York and Xiaobai quickly reached a consensus.

York received Xiaobai's instructions. She first quickly laid the unconscious man flat on the floor, then knelt down beside him, patted his body from head to toe with both hands, and finally skillfully pulled out a number of well-preserved items from his clothes.

Among the man's belongings were a wallet, a cell phone, some oddly shaped metal ornaments, several identification documents, and a perfectly intact red crowbar.

York presented the items he had looted from the man to Little White.

"This crowbar...it looks familiar." Xiaobai picked up the most conspicuous red crowbar first. "It seems like other people have this too. Is it their organization's standard weapon?"

“A crowbar is a very useful weapon for fighting,” York explained from the side. “Generally speaking, blunt weapons are more lethal in gang fights. And since a crowbar is not a controlled knife, it can be carried on the body under the guise of a tool, making it convenient to enter and exit various places, so it is very popular with these kinds of illegal organizations.”

"Hey... York, you know a lot."

"Hehe, Master Yixian taught me well."

"Where did Yixian learn all this from? I remember she's never been to human society, right?" Xiaobai looked at York curiously.

"According to Master Yixian, they all came from Baidu."

“…The internet is so convenient.” Xiaobai gave a wry smile. She put the crowbar aside and then reached for the man’s wallet.

The man's wallet was quite stylish; it was a black crocodile leather wallet, square and shiny.

Xiao Bai opened his wallet, and what greeted his eyes was a wallet stuffed full of red banknotes.

"Oh...this guy is really rich..." Xiaobai muttered, reaching into the pocket of her wallet where her ID card and bank cards were kept. She rummaged around for a bit and then pulled out an ID card and a few pieces of white paper. "Hmm...this man's name is Zhou Wen, he's thirty-two years old, and he lives in xx group of xx community, xx street, Peicheng...the address on this ID card is quite detailed."

Xiaobai wasn't very interested in the man's personal information. She just glanced at it briefly, then stuffed the ID card back into her wallet and turned her attention to the remaining few white slips of paper.

Xiao Bai unfolded the white paper and found that these were small stickers printed with the words "Indulgences". The stickers were decorated with fancy red patterns and strange slogans such as "God's ears walk the world, acting on behalf of others, giving up money" were written on the back of the stickers.

"What is this?" Xiaobai asked, holding up the piece of paper with a curious look.

“Ah, this looks like an indulgence! I just heard them mention it.” Yu Gan quickly came over and stared at the piece of paper in front of her. “When they kidnapped me before, someone in the car said something wrong, so the leader hinted that he should use money to buy an indulgence to forgive his sins.”

"Is that so?" Xiaobai looked at the piece of paper in her hand, slightly surprised. "It seems these people really do belong to some kind of religious organization..."

“And it’s illegal,” York chimed in.

“Unofficial.” Baltimore nodded in agreement.

Xiao Bai put down the "Indulgence Ticket" and turned her gaze back to the man's belongings.

Once it was realized that the man belonged to an illegal religious organization, the other items became much easier to understand—for example, the oddly shaped metal ornaments were most likely religious symbols or similar items belonging to this organization, as were the identification documents…

Xiao Bai picked up the document and glanced at it.

The document has the same pattern as the "Indulgence," with a photo of a man in the center and the words "High Priest" written in black below the photo.

After closing the document, Xiaobai searched through the man's belongings again and found a small booklet about the size of a palm. The booklet looked new, with a peculiar red flower painted on the cover, surrounded by concentric circles of black thorns, which actually looked quite beautiful.

"The great God descended to earth, using His mercy to influence humanity—offer money, apostles. This will make your noses more sensitive. Faithful believers will be bestowed with the holy shroud of God, the highest reward, a solace for the soul, the sweetness of God. May our God be with you..." Xiaobai read the contents of the booklet, his expression strange. "Huh... what kind of religion is this? What does offering money have to do with the nose? And this holy shroud... the description sounds so..."

Xiao Bai suddenly became interested in this "shroud of the dead".

Xiao Bai, holding the manual, searched through the man's belongings but couldn't find anything that could be described as the Shroud of Relic.

"Doesn't he have the Shroud of Relic?" Little White asked, pointing to the unconscious man, the leader.

"Perhaps it's because he's not a believer, but a high priest?" York replied.