Elder brother's garrison

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five minutes later.

Inside the Admiral's office.

The office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Lexington sat quietly on the guest sofa, sipping her tea. Behind her, Renown, dressed in a neat maid outfit, served her with her eyes closed. On the other side, Counterattack held a tea tray, cautiously watching Xiaobai and his group with his heterochromatic eyes.

Xiao Bai and his group sat opposite Lexington. Some had their heads down, while others carefully held their hands. Even Zhao He, who was usually the most mischievous, only dared to sit upright on the sofa with his feet together, not daring to make a sound.

The office was so quiet that even the sounds of everyone breathing were almost too clear.

at last.

Lexington slowly put down his teacup and gently exhaled.

Lexington looked at 1913 among Xiaobai's group. Her head was visibly tilted slightly, and a look of scrutiny flashed in her eyes.

"Hmm... if I'm not mistaken, this should be Miss 1913 who recently joined the naval base."

Lexington opened his mouth.

Upon hearing the sound in 1913, she stood up and, with a composed expression, gave Lexington a very traditional bow.

"My daughter, 1913, pays her respects to Senior Lexington. May you be blessed with good health and longevity."

“Oh dear…” Lexington laughed at 1913. “This young lady is very polite, but you don’t need to be so polite. We at the naval base usually judge seniority by appearance. Judging from your appearance, you are very mature, and you are actually of about the same generation as me.”

As Lexington finished speaking, she lightly traced the rim of her teacup with her finger and thoughtfully continued looking at 1913 for a while.

"Hmm...good demeanor, composed, someone who can shoulder heavy responsibilities," Lexington continued. "...If I remember correctly, you trained with Veneto before, right?"

"exactly."

"Since this is your first time visiting the naval base, I'll arrange accommodation for you... Do you have any requirements for your accommodation?"

"It's just a place to live... Senior Lexington, please make yourself at home."

"The more you say that, the more I want to find you a good place to stay." Lexington smiled. "Well... how about this, she lives alone in Jinan, how about I arrange for you to go there? She lives quite close to Xiaobai in Jinan, so it won't be too much trouble for you to visit her in the future."

"Thank you very much, senior Lexington." 1913 bowed to Lexington.

“Yes, reputation,” Lexington said with a smile.

“Mrs. Leigh, I’m here.” Reputation approached.

“I’m not available right now. Could you take Miss 1913 to get the key to her dormitory in Jinan, and then have Counterattack take her to the dormitory to familiarize her with the way?”

“Understood.” Reputation nodded, walked up to 1913, and called softly, “Miss 1913, please follow Reputation.”

"..."

1913 glanced at her reputation, then subconsciously looked at Little White sitting on the sofa.

Xiao Bai and the others quickly made expressions of "everyone who can escape is one" to 1913.

"..." 1913 took in the gazes of Xiaobai and her group, and finally looked at Shengwang, "Miss Shengwang, I..."

In 1913, he ultimately did not say it.

Reputation stepped forward, took 1913's wrist, and led her out in a gentle yet capable tone.

“Miss 1913, this won’t take long. Please follow me.”

In 1913, he was still led out of the office by his reputation.

Counterattack quickly followed Reputation, and before leaving the office, she looked back at Xiaobai and his group.

Counterattack secretly mouthed something to Xiaobai, then made a cheering gesture before leaving the office and closing the door.

lie!

The room fell silent once again.

Everyone held their breath.

"Alright, now we can get down to business." Lexington's voice rang out, her gentle gaze warm as she looked at everyone. "So... is it true that Frederick the Great was taken away from the garrison by Little White for five hours?"

"...Yes..." everyone said in unison.

"Even in the five hours you were away from the naval base, you witnessed Frederick the Great fighting Montana and Little White, didn't you?" Lexington asked again gently.

"…………Yes…" Everyone bowed their heads in unison.

“Lexington, this is all because of me…” Yi Xian spoke up at this moment.

“Yixian, don’t be so eager to take everything on yourself. We’ve known each other for so many years, I know you very well. This matter… has nothing to do with you.” Lexington smiled and called out to Yixian. She paused here, her slender fingers gently tapping her teacup, her eyelashes drooping slightly and trembling. “Besides… I didn’t actually say I was angry.”

"..." Everyone was stunned upon hearing this and looked up at Lexington.

Chapter 3827 The Torture Ends

All eyes, filled with a mixture of doubt and surprise, were fixed on Lexington. However, under their gaze, Lexington remained silent, responding only with a smile. She then gracefully picked up her teacup and took another small sip.

The room remained quiet.

The sound of breathing seemed particularly abrupt and noisy at this moment.

"Lexington, you said... you're not angry, is that true?" Finally, Xiaobai cautiously spoke up.

"Sigh..." Lexington sighed, placed the teacup on the table, and then looked at Xiaobai with a resentful and helpless gaze. "Xiaobai... does what you mean by that... is that you chose to do this behind my back even though you were certain that I would be angry after finding out what you did?"

Lexington's voice was soft and gentle.

But upon hearing Lexington's words, Xiaobai froze on the spot. Her expression turned quite awkward, and she could only scratch her head and give Lexington an embarrassed smile.

"Lexington...I'm...I'm so sorry..."

“Actually, I’m really not angry.” Lexington replied softly, glancing up at the ship girls sitting on the sofa. Just as they relaxed, she added, “Well… but then again… four and a half hours ago, when I discovered that Frederick the Great’s presence had vanished from the naval base, I was indeed a little angry.”

"Uh……"

The ship girls immediately tensed up as if they had been caught red-handed.

"Four, four and a half hours??"

“Lexington…you…you knew all along…”

"Then, then you wouldn't be..."

“Frederick the Great is, after all, a rather special guest.” Lexington listened to the ship girls’ words and explained simply without changing her expression. “Therefore, I keep an eye on her situation every now and then. You know, when I discovered that Frederick the Great’s aura had disappeared from the naval base, I was so scared that I almost activated Emergency Plan A immediately.”

Emergency Plan A...

Although none of us here understood what this so-called Plan A meant, we all had a feeling it was something quite ominous...

Four and a half hours ago...

The ship girls subconsciously swallowed.

"I'm very sorry, it was our problem."

Yi Xian spoke, bowing slightly to Lexington and offering a respectful apology.

Lexington looked at Yixian and smiled at her.

Lexington's gaze then swept across the sofa and finally landed on Little White.

"However... after I discovered that Xiaobai and Yixian's auras had also disappeared, I roughly knew what had happened." Lexington said, continuing to smile at everyone, "Seriously, next time there's a sudden exercise plan like this, don't try to hide it from me. I was really startled by you guys back then."

"I'm so sorry..." Xiaobai bowed her head.

"We...we were afraid you wouldn't agree..." Zhao He said softly, her fingers twisted together in a slightly tangled manner.

Lexington looked at Zhao He with tenderness.

Zhao He immediately lowered his hand, sweating profusely.

Ying Rui, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled Zhao He's hand onto her leg.

"Are you talking about taking Frederick the Great out?" Lexington's gaze lingered on Zhao He for a moment before she asked with a smile, "I think you've misunderstood me. Actually, I don't care whether Frederick the Great has to stay in the naval base or not."

"Eh? Really?"

Upon hearing this, the ship girls looked up in surprise.

“Yes, after all, our naval base’s prison is, in a sense, just a decoration for Frederick the Great,” Lexington said wistfully, looking out the window at the sky. “No matter how tight the armed defenses of our naval base are, they’re as childish as a 38th parallel drawn on a school desk for someone of her strength. If she wanted to, she could easily break through that level of defense with just a wave of her hand.”

"Then... why did you keep Lexington in prison before..." the ship girls asked again.

“After all, we still need to make a statement,” Lexington said to the crowd. “Putting her in prison is a way of showing our stance, and her willingness to stay in prison is also her stance.”

“Oh…” The ship girls looked at Lexington and nodded as if they understood.

"As for Frederick the Great leaving the garrison... from a safety perspective, as long as Xiaobai is always by her side, there's no problem," Lexington continued. "After all, Frederick the Great is safest when he's under Xiaobai's watchful eye, don't you think?"

"Oh...that seems...to make sense..."

The ship girls were stunned by Lexington's words. They subconsciously recalled the scene on the sea where Little White had cleaved Frederick the Great in two with a single stroke, and they couldn't help but nod in agreement.

really……

If not under the supervision of the admiral, a Deep Sea Dean of Frederick the Great's caliber would indeed be the same no matter where he is.

Conversely, if he was under the supervision of the admiral, then it would be the same for Frederick the Great wherever he was.

However, the "sameness" of these two is a completely opposite result.

"So... Lexington, you really aren't angry...?" the ship girls asked cautiously for a final confirmation.

"Don't worry, if I really get angry, none of you will escape," Lexington said with a smile, a lighthearted smile appearing on her beautiful face.

Looking at Lexington's "angelic" smiling face, for some reason, the crowd couldn't smile at all. Instead, they felt a strange sense of relief, as if they had survived a disaster.

"Besides, I've been working with Xiaobai for two or three years now, and I've gradually gotten used to the surprises she occasionally brings me." Lexington lowered her eyes and continued, "She... although she often does things without thinking and doesn't consider the big picture when she does things, fortunately her intuition is exceptionally accurate, so basically, the things she does on a whim tend to have a good outcome."

"..." The ship girls subconsciously looked at Xiaobai, then nodded, "Indeed."

"Uh..." Xiaobai smiled wryly, "Well, there's no need to be so direct..."

"So, Lexington, do you think it's a good thing that the Admiral took Frederick the Great out for exercises this time?" Yi Xian withdrew her gaze and looked at Lexington.

“Hmm… how can it not count?” Lexington retorted.

"..." Yi Xian pondered for a while.

"Although this exercise was sudden and became known throughout the entire garrison, the result has once again confirmed Frederick the Great's stability, hasn't it?" Lexington smiled.

"...Lexington, how...did you know the outcome of the exercise?"

"You don't need to know these things. The fact that you all came back looking so relaxed says it all."

"Hmm..." The ship girls remained noncommittal.

“Miss Montana.” Lexington looked at Montana.

“I’m here,” Montana said, raising his hand.

"Thank you for your hard work on this exercise trip," Lexington said with a smile. "Please write a report on the results of this exercise and submit it to me."

"No problem."

Montana and Lexington exchanged a smile, and everyone felt that their eyes conveyed a great deal of information in that instant.

"Well, anyway, that's all I called you here to talk about." Lexington looked at everyone. "You don't need to look at me like I'm going to eat you alive."

"Hey...hey~"

The ship girls breathed a sigh of relief, patted their chests, and spoke to Lexington.

"Hey... Lexington, you should have said so sooner... So you called us here just to find out what happened during the field exercise..."

"Otherwise what?" Lexington asked with a smile.

"We thought... you were going to at least give us a good scolding and then punish us severely..."

"Hehe..." Lexington covered her mouth and chuckled. "I'm not good at scolding people, so let's just forget about it. As for the punishment later..."

"Ok?"

The tension that had just eased suddenly tightened again, and they stared at Lexington with wide eyes.

"Although the outcome was good, it still hurts me to know you all did things behind my back. But one thing is one thing," Lexington said, cupping her face in one hand, her expression pitiful and deeply wounded. "Sigh... We're all comrades from the same naval base, and I treated each and every one of you like a sister. For so many years, I've worked diligently and conscientiously, and I believe I've never wronged any of my sisters in the base. Now, it seems my sincere heart has been swept away by the river, disappearing without a trace..."

Lexington's tone was understated, but the underlying sadness made the ship girls present feel heavy-hearted.

“Lexington…yes, I’m sorry…” the ship girls bowed their heads.

"Well, how about everyone writes a 10,000-word self-criticism?" Lexington smiled at everyone.