Elder brother's garrison

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“This is none of your business. Let us see Aunt Mei.” The tall man continued without any reaction.

"Ha, you think you can just see Aunt Mei whenever you want?" Xu An scoffed.

"I'm going to Aunt Mei's office."

"Are these three things allowed into Aunt Mei's office?" Xu An laughed again.

Xiao Bai was stunned for a moment. She looked at herself and Miao Yan beside her, and then looked up at the short man with an embarrassed expression next to her.

The short man's embarrassment deepened when Xiaobai looked at him.

"Don't block the way." The tall man didn't see the change in the expressions of the three people behind him; he simply said coldly to Xu An.

"Gao Le, don't think you can do whatever you want just because Aunt Mei trusts you. In Aunt Mei's eyes, you're nothing but a dog. What use is a disobedient dog! You've already caused trouble, and you even dare to bring this kind of scoundrel to see her?" Xu An's expression immediately turned cold. "I'll stop you today!"

As Xu An uttered these words, the people behind him seemed to have an aura that suggested they would step forward and block the four of them.

The tall man's gaze also darkened, but compared to Xu An, his gaze held not only gloom but also a chilling edge.

The short man was immediately terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

Xiao Bai could also clearly sense that the other children and adults around the school hall had all retreated considerably, and the atmosphere in the air was tense.

...It seems there's not much harmony even within this human trafficking organization.

Xiao Bai thought to himself.

Just then, a series of slow footsteps sounded.

Upon hearing footsteps, the atmosphere between Xu An and the tall man instantly dissipated, and both lowered their heads.

Xiao Bai was curious, and she subconsciously looked up and saw several figures walking down the stairs in the distance.

An elderly woman, around fifty years old, with a kind face, like a gentle old grandmother, came down the stairs. She was surrounded by several tall women. Although these tall women all had a numb look in their eyes, they had outstanding beauty in their faces and figures, which was out of place in the gloomy and dilapidated atmosphere of the school.

Xiao Bai looked at the young woman next to the old lady, slightly surprised and thoughtful.

The moment the old lady appeared, the people around her suddenly started shouting in unison.

"Hello, Aunt Mei!!"

The shouts were loud, echoing throughout the entire school hall.

An elderly woman named Aunt Mei came down from the street. She smiled and reached out her hand, letting the tall woman beside her help her to the front of the crowd.

"Oh my, it's so lively here." Aunt Mei said, looking at Xu An, "Xu An, I could hear your voice in the office just now."

“Aunt Mei, it’s Gao Le…” Xu An immediately spoke angrily to Aunt Mei, as if he were tattlering on someone.

"Snapped!"

But before Xu An could finish speaking...

Xu An was met with a resounding slap.

Among the tall women beside Aunt Mei, one stepped forward and slapped Xu An across the face.

Xu An's face was covered in blood from the slap, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He almost fell to the ground, but he staggered and managed to regain his balance.

"Aunt Mei doesn't like noise. Next time you want to make noise, go outside." Aunt Mei looked at Xu An with kindness, her eyes full of gentleness.

“…Yes…” Xu An stared blankly at Aunt Mei, then lowered his head and responded in a low voice.

"Here," Aunt Mei said with a smile, extending her hand to Xu An. "Did the slap hurt?"

“…It doesn’t hurt.” Xu An stepped forward, his expression sincere, and the sharp look in his eyes behind his glasses was gone.

"I'm glad you're thinking of Aunt Mei, but I don't like it if it's too noisy." Aunt Mei touched Xu An's swollen cheek and said with a smile, "Go down, there's nothing for you here."

"Yes." Xu An's expression was excited. He nodded, took a few steps back, then gave Xiao Bai and his group a deep look before leaving with his men.

Aunt Mei turned to look at the tall man, still smiling.

“Xu An is a good young man, but he’s young and impetuous and always wants to get ahead of you. You should give in to him sometimes,” Aunt Mei said.

"Yes." The tall man nodded.

"Alright, let's get down to business," Aunt Mei continued with a smile. "Do you remember what I sent you on this mission, or what?"

"We need to find Shenzhen Hospital to treat this person."

"Yes, did I ask you to do anything else?"

"No."

"Since there isn't, why are you making things difficult for Aunt Mei?" Aunt Mei said with a smile, her voice gentle. "Gaole, you've become bolder now, and you can do things on your own. From now on, will you be in charge of this village?"

"...don't dare."

The tall man lowered his head.

"Hmm, come over here and take a slap, then we'll talk about what happens next," Aunt Mei said casually.

The tall man stepped forward and looked at the tall woman next to Aunt Mei.

The tall woman raised her hand expressionlessly and slapped the tall man across the face.

Snapped!

The crisp sound of a slap echoed throughout the factory area.

That slap was much stronger.

The tall man was clearly in a worse state than Xu An had been. One of his eyes was bloodshot from the slap, and streaks of blood were seeping from his ear and the corner of his mouth.

Even so, the tall man silently maintained his balance and did not sway.

After the tall man received a slap, he continued to bow his head to Aunt Mei.

Aunt Mei looked at the tall man and nodded in satisfaction.

"Xu An is still a bit worse than you."

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"Yes, thank you, Aunt Mei," the tall man replied softly.

The blood seeping from his ear turned into a small stream, flowing down his cracked and swollen cheeks, merging with the blood at the corner of his mouth, and dripping down his chin onto his chest, making half of his face look particularly miserable and gruesome.

But Aunt Meryl Streep seemed to thoroughly enjoy the presence of the tall man, her kind eyes revealing great satisfaction.

"You've always been obedient since you were little, I knew I hadn't made a mistake in choosing you," Aunt Mei said slowly.

"..." The tall man remained silent, only nodding.

"Alright, now that you've received that slap, it's time to talk about what's next."

Aunt Mei finally turned her gaze away from the tall man and looked with kind eyes at the short man, Xiao Bai, and Miao Yan.

Xiao Bai clearly felt that the moment Aunt Mei's gaze fell on the three of them, Miao Yan's trembling instantly intensified to its maximum, to the point that she seemed unable to stand steadily.

Miao Yan's behavior was somewhat understandable to Xiao Bai, but what surprised Xiao Bai even more was that the short man's breathing became much more rapid, and Xiao Bai, standing right next to him, could clearly hear the short man's heart pounding.

This Aunt Mei... seems to have a lot of "authority" in this school.

Xiao Bai thought to himself.

"Is this little fellow from our village?" Aunt Mei asked the short man at that moment.

"Yes, yes... I, my name is Gao Yang! Hello, Aunt Mei!" The short man quickly stood at attention, lowered his head, and stammered, "I...I...I used to be responsible for cooking and cleaning, I've never seen you before..."

Aunt Mei nodded and silently looked at the tall man.

“Gao Yang is from Shenzhen. This time when I go to Shenzhen, he can help me find out the local situation.” The tall man, with half of his face covered in blood and gore, explained to Aunt Mei with a blank expression.

"Yes." Aunt Mei nodded.

"This little girl was also captured by Gao Yang." The tall man glanced at Xiaobai and continued speaking to Aunt Mei.

"Oh?" Aunt May's tone rose as she glanced at the short man.

The short man knelt down with a thud, his hands supporting him on the ground. Trembling, he begged Aunt Mei for forgiveness: "Aunt Mei, I...I was wrong. I shouldn't have caused trouble. I...I was blinded by greed. I...I was doing it for our village..."

"Did I give you permission to speak?" Aunt Mei asked with a smile.

"..." The short man shuddered and immediately buried his head in the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

Aunt Mei withdrew her gaze and continued to look at the tall man.

"Gao Le, don't we have rules in our village?"

"Yes."

"What happened to those who, during missions, arbitrarily disrupted the overall situation?"

"Depending on the severity of the situation, minor offenses result in the loss of a finger or arm, while serious offenses result in hanging in the street or drowning in a pond," the tall man said calmly, without any emotional fluctuation.

The moment the man uttered those words, the shorter man's breathing became several times more rapid.

Even a novice using the Kantai Collection's sensory abilities found the short man's frantic heartbeat a bit noisy.

"Okay, you remember that." Aunt Mei looked at the tall man and said, "So you've been dragging this out until now because you want me to do it for you?"

“…The situation was rather unusual at the time.” The tall man said, looking down. “We were already preparing to leave Shenzhen, and he was useful to us, so I didn’t want to make a big fuss.”

"..." Aunt Mei didn't say anything and looked away.

Aunt Mei took a step forward and slowly walked up to Xiaobai and Miao Yan.

Aunt Mei seemed to have never paid much attention to Miao Yan, as if Miao Yan were just a wisp of air. Even so, Miao Yan was quite frightened by Aunt Mei's approach. Large beads of sweat kept pouring out of her thin body, and in a short while, her dry and messy hair was quite damp.

Aunt Mei stood in front of Xiao Bai, gazing at Xiao Bai's face with a kind smile, before slowly reaching out her hand towards Xiao Bai.

Aunt Mei gently pinched Xiaobai's chin, lifted Xiaobai's face, and looked at it again and again.

Xiao Bai didn't resist at all, just stared straight at Aunt Mei with her eyes wide open, letting her pinch her chin.

"What a good girl." Aunt Mei let go of Xiaobai and said with a smile, "When the little girls come to us for the first time, they always cry and make a fuss. It always takes some effort to calm them down. But you are different. You don't cry or make a fuss, and you even dare to stare at me."

Aunt Mei's tone was just like that of a grandmother or auntie in the neighborhood.

"..." Xiaobai blinked but didn't say anything.

"She's beautiful," Aunt Mei said, squinting. "Especially those eyes, so round and bright, like glass beads, they're so pleasing to the eye. Now I understand why you brought her here."

As Aunt Mei spoke, she glanced again at the short man kneeling on the ground.

Aunt Mei suddenly smiled.

Although she had been smiling before, this time, Xiaobai clearly felt that Aunt Mei was smiling from the bottom of her heart.

She grinned, revealing rows of neat teeth, and the wrinkles on her face piled up, as if distorting her features.

This was the first time Xiaobai had truly realized that kindness and gloom could coexist on the same face.

"Gao Yang, don't say I didn't give you a chance." Aunt Mei said with a smile to the short man on the ground. She looked down and said to Xiao Bai, "Pretty girl, let Aunt Mei give you a little gift."

"……"noob.

"He's the one who brought you here. If it weren't for him, you'd still be in your parents' arms. So, you decide what to do with him," Aunt Mei said kindly. "Tell me, what should I do with him?"

As soon as Aunt Mei said this, everyone present fell silent.

The tall man stared at Xiaobai with half his face covered in blood.

Xiao Bai could clearly feel that the atmosphere around him had become much heavier. In fact, apart from his own people and Aunt Mei, the other children and adult men in the school hall were also watching them from a distance.

That's really... vicious.

As Xiao Bai pondered this, his gaze swept over the short man kneeling on the ground.

"...I'll decide?" Xiaobai said.

“Yes, you decide,” Aunt Mei smiled.

"Then let him go for now," Xiaobai said.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Quiet.

A profound silence.

A deafening silence.