Elder brother's garrison

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"You haven't been watching TV lately, have you?" Shenhai Yamato asked, noticing Luo Lian's slightly distracted expression.

"Yeah, there's no internet at school. We can only catch up on current events on Saturdays and Sundays," Luo Lian said.

"Then you can take a look at what happened a few days ago... Oh, I don't think you need to. You can just search for 'Admiral' on Baidu now." Yamato Akami said, holding up a finger with an expression that said, "You definitely won't regret it."

Luo Lian looked at Xiao Bai strangely.

She took out her phone, went online, opened the Baidu search engine, and followed Yamato's instructions by typing "Admiral" into the search engine.

The first result in the search bar is a comic book.

Being an admiral is a rather unique profession, involving living and fighting alongside beautiful and powerful girls. Therefore, it's quite normal for human society to be interested in the lives of admirals, leading to the creation of anime and manga works.

However, Luo Lian has been engrossed in studying lately and hasn't had time to read comics, so she ignored the information on the first line and scrolled down.

Then she found what she was looking for.

It's on the second line.

"Entering the Admiral Series, Part 1: We'll bring you a unique experience with ship girls and admirals."

"The world's first ship girl, the USS Missouri."

"The youngest admiral."

Ignoring the occasional junk information, Luo Lian saw some trending information in this entry.

She glanced at it quickly; it was the first episode of a video series produced in collaboration between the military and a television station. It started with a ship girl named Missouri and featured her admiral as a guest.

At first glance, it should be one of those boring talk shows. Luo Lian has seen similar shows before. Such boring shows shouldn't be able to make it to the trending searches, right?

Connecting this to what Xiaobai had said earlier, Luo Lian couldn't help but feel that something was amiss.

She clicked on a webpage.

Then, we saw a photo of Xiaobai, dressed in a white naval uniform, sitting on an older woman's lap, shyly accepting an interview.

Chapter 356 Akagi

Are they showing off their love?!

Luo Lian stared wide-eyed at the photos on her phone.

Luo Lian thought Xiao Bai was adorable, super adorable, incredibly adorable, the cutest in the world. If he were on a talk show, he would definitely become the center of attention.

Indeed, that's the case. Compared to the ship girl Missouri, who is generally considered to be the embodiment of strength, elegance, and beauty, Missouri only met the public's basic expectations of ship girls. However, the admiral, who was supposed to be the kind of liberal arts student with dark circles under his eyes and a gaunt appearance covered in medals, caught the public off guard.

When the host invited the admiral up, everyone thought that the person walking up would be an uncle, or at least a young man, or even a woman, an older woman. But when a white-haired girl who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old walked up to Missouri and was then pulled into Missouri's arms and pampered like a little sister next door, everyone felt a pang in their hearts and were touched.

This admiral's style is clearly off!

People can do anything when they have free time. In today's society with highly developed internet civilization, this should not have attracted much attention. At most, a few photos of Missouri would have surfaced, and people would have exclaimed that it was an interview with the admiral who was his wife. But it became popular because of the existence of the young admiral.

The interview transcript was forwarded in chat groups and on Weibo, and in less than a day, it spread all over the country.

"Ah...no wonder." Luo Lian nodded as she looked at the numerous comments on her phone. "I didn't expect Xiao Bai to participate in such an important program."

"Hmm." Xiaobai put her sunglasses back on, looking a little disappointed.

"It's okay, everything will fade with time. It'll probably only be popular for a few days," Luo Lian comforted her.

As Luo Lian spoke, she secretly pressed the download button.

"Luckily, Xiaobai dyed her hair and wore color-changing contact lenses, otherwise her former classmates might have recognized her," Luo Lian said.

After Xiaobai changed color, her overall aura changed drastically. Most people really couldn't connect the ordinary girl with black hair and black eyes who didn't have a strong presence with the stunning beauty she is now.

"Hahaha..." Xiaobai laughed awkwardly.

"But it's not just talk shows, there are even comics now," said Yamato Aqua. "Did you see the first one in the search bar? It's called 'Yuru Kantai Collection,' and the main character is Shiro."

"Huh? Really?" Luo Lian was stunned, remembering the comic that she had previously ignored as the top search result.

"Yeah, that manga wasn't originally this popular, but after the show aired, people immediately recognized it as 'Oh, isn't that the admiral from that talk show?' and that's how the manga became a hit, hahaha." Yamato Akami laughed heartlessly.

Xiao Bai sighed again upon hearing this.

It seems that people who draw comics have quite a connection with novice artists.

Luo Lian followed the old approach and offered a few words of comfort. After receiving Xiao Bai's thanks, Luo Lian turned on her phone again and quietly opened the comic webpage she had used before.

Taobao webpage launched! Swaying Ship Girl, purchase!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

After the little incident at the station, Luo Lian led Xiao Bai and the other two to a residential area.

"Lianlian, you found it so quickly?" Xiaobai couldn't help but ask when Luo Lian led Xiaobai to the entrance of the residential area.

"Hmm, Xiaobai, don't worry, I was just a little slow in my search." Luo Lian smiled at Xiaobai.

"You've been looking all afternoon?"

"Ah."

"Huh? Don't we have class today?"

"It's gone."

"Won't this affect my studies?" Xiaobai asked worriedly.

"It's alright," Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai. "It's not a big problem."

Actually, skipping class is quite troublesome. The discipline of military academies is much stricter than that of regular schools. However, the person who had to do it himself was the world's number one admiral. After talking to the principal for a few minutes, the principal readily agreed.

"Lianlian, how did you find her?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

“Hmm…” Luo Lian touched her chin with her fingers and thought for a while. “First of all, an excellent aircraft carrier ship girl should not be involved in human trafficking. She should also have a lot of money, so her place of residence would not be too poor. Since she is a ship girl who has been missing for a long time, she would not live in a hotel. As a ship girl, she would also be a little curious about human society. So the place she chose to live should be quite close to the city center. So we can just search through the surrounding residential areas one by one.”

"Oh……"

"In short, because the ship girls are so beautiful, they attract a lot of attention, and they're easy to find if you have a photo." Luo Lian took out a photo of Akagi from her pocket, looked at the quiet and beautiful woman in the picture, nodded, and murmured, "We could hack into the police station and look at all the resident information..."

"Huh? Lianlian, what were you saying just now?"

"It's nothing." Luo Lian put the photo away. "In short, once you find the place where the ship girl named Akagi originally lived, the rest is very simple."

"At the beginning?"

“Hmm, she’s moved a few times.” Luo Lian said, looking at the residential area in front of her. “Anyway, the most recent move record is here. Let me see… it’s apartment number 31 in unit 5.”

"They even found the exact address?!"

"Hmm, this person named Akagi seems to work in sales, so she's often in the public eye. She has a lot of suitors. I asked around here and someone told me about it."

"Ah..." Xiaobai nodded.

Without further ado, Xiaobai and Luo Lian led Shenhai Yamato and Bismarck into the residential area.

This residential area is quite large, with gardens and other amenities, and it's much quieter on weekdays.

They walked along the road to the fifth unit building that Luo Lian had mentioned.

"Xiao Bai, take these things off your face," Luo Lian suggested.

"Oh, okay." Xiaobai hurriedly put away her sunglasses, mask, and baseball cap.

"Speaking of which, Lianlian, you said Akagi has a job now, right?"

"Ah."

"Is she going to work today?"

"Take a rest, maybe," Luo Lian said.

As she said this, Luo Lian turned her head and looked behind her.

Several young men in suits and ties stared at each other nervously in the garden.

"Since these suitors are here, the person in question should probably rest," Luo Lian said.

"Oh!" Xiaobai looked at Luo Lian with admiration, "Lianlian is so smart."

"It's alright." Luo Lian nodded in satisfaction.

The four of them went up and arrived at the door of 531.

"Should I back off?" Luo Lian led Xiao Bai and the others to the door, then pointed to herself and asked.

"No need," Xiaobai said, knocking on the door.

"Really not necessary? You might be talking about things that aren't appropriate for me to be here." Luo Lian was touched that Xiao Bai didn't treat her like an outsider.

"It's okay." Xiaobai took Luo Lian's hand.

After a while, there was still no response from inside the door.

"Is he not here?" Xiaobai knocked on the door again, puzzled.

Xiao Bai had no doubt about Luo Lian's judgment. In the years that Luo Lian had been with Xiao Bai, she had fully demonstrated her personal strength. As long as she did something, there were only two possibilities: she couldn't do it or she did it. There was absolutely no wrong option.

Luo Lian's limit is probably finding Chi Cheng's exact address. Anything more detailed, such as investigating Chi Cheng's professional history and living conditions over the past two years, would be asking too much.

Luo Lian didn't have any special machines or a large organization to help her; it was already quite an achievement for her to do it all by herself.

The second knock finally got a response.

Xiao Bai finally heard footsteps coming from inside the door.

The peephole went dark for a moment, as if the people inside were looking out through it.

With a click, the door lock opened.

A woman in a white shirt with long black hair stood on the threshold, holding a can of beer, looking at the people outside with a dazed expression.

This is Chicheng.

Xiao Bai knew it the moment he saw the woman's face.

However, compared to Lexington's description of "elegance and composure" and "dignified bearing," Akagi's current situation is somewhat different.

Akagi was wearing only a loose white shirt, with her black underwear faintly visible under the white fabric. Her two long, fair legs, as full and firm as jade, were exposed to the air, and the hem of the shirt could barely cover the top of her thighs.

Akagi's expression leans more towards languid than elegant.

A strong smell of alcohol mixed with her feminine fragrance emanated from her, making it difficult to tell whether it smelled pleasant or unpleasant.

Bismarck stepped forward and covered Little White's nose.

"Ah? Bismarck?" Akagi looked like she had drunk a lot, and her eyes were blurry. She recognized Bismarck at a glance and smiled at her, "Long time no see."

For some reason, Akagi didn't seem surprised at all.

"Long time no see." Bismarck frowned as she looked at Akagi. "You're drunk."

"Hmm." Akagi turned around and gave Bismarck a deep look, then tilted her head back and poured the beer from the can into her mouth.

As he swallowed the last sip of beer, Akagi's body began to sway.

“It’s alright, Bismarck.” Little White took Bismarck’s hand off her nose and smiled at her.

After opening the door, Akagi ignored the people in front of it and swaggered towards the living room.

Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, but the others went into Chicheng's house together.

Xiao Bai looked at the shoe cabinet in front of the door; it only belonged to one person.

"Bismarck, Akagi, and Kaga aren't together?" Shiro asked.

“We left together,” Bismarck replied.

"There's only one person's shoes here," Xiaobai asked curiously.

Bismarck shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

The house in Akagi smelled strongly of alcohol, almost like a brewery. The strong beer smell made Bismarck very worried about Shiro's health.

Chapter 357 Intimate Encounters with Akagi

After entering the room, Bismarck closed the door behind him.

Although Akagi's drunken appearance, reeking of alcohol, raised serious doubts about her domestic skills, the room was remarkably clean.

Perhaps "clean" isn't quite the right word; "spacious" or "quiet" would be better descriptions.

This is a typical three-bedroom apartment, with two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a living room.

Akagi staggered into the living room, clutching an empty soda can, showing no reaction to Bismarck and Shiro's arrival.