Elder brother's garrison

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Inside the spacious bank lobby...

Several beautiful women dressed in various colors were nervously squatting next to a white-haired girl, rubbing her face.

"Admiral! Admiral, are you alright? That was a flashbang! Are your eyes playing tricks on you?"

"Admiral, are your ears alright? Are you injured?"

"Little White! Little White, please don't get hurt!"

"Admiral, quickly have Missouri check your injuries..."

The white-haired girl, surrounded like a star, helplessly watched as the women around her nervously rubbed her face, combed her hair, and even slipped their hands inside her clothes.

"...Missouri, I'm alright..."

"Iowa, no, don't touch my butt..."

"Yamato-neechan, I'm not hurt, really, I'm not hurt..."

"Ah!"

"Wisconsin, your hands are so cold!"

"..."

The police officers stared blankly at the girls in the center of the hall, their faces full of questions.

Chapter 1292 I am your fan

Thanks to the actions of the righteous police officers, the situation inside the bank lobby was quickly brought under control.

In the lobby, most of the robbers who were still able to move had their wrists cuffed with gleaming silver handcuffs one by one, and were escorted out of the bank with their heads down under the watchful eyes of the police officers.

Meanwhile, another group of robbers, who had been slightly injured in a minor skirmish with the ship girls, including Missouri, and were unable to move freely, were carried on stretchers into ambulances outside the bank.

There was a crowd of people outside the bank.

The streets were packed with onlookers.

The bank's entrance was temporarily blocked by the police. Several doctors and nurses in white coats rushed into the bank with first aid equipment to check the injuries of the trapped people.

"Please don't be afraid! Our city is equipped with professional security personnel. No matter what happens, we can absolutely protect the lives of the people! Please trust us; we will appear whenever you are in danger..."

A young man in a police uniform stood in front of the rescued crowd, raising his hands and showing a reassuring smile, loudly comforting the still-shaken crowd.

In the middle of the hall.

Because the bank's main entrance was temporarily blocked, Xiaobai and the ship girls, unable to leave the bank, could only stay where they were, watching the people and police officers in the lobby.

Wisconsin pouted, reluctantly watching the young man who was speaking passionately in front of the crowd.

"Shameless! We were the ones who saved the people in the bank this time, why are you talking like it was their achievement?"

“Wisconsin, the police’s job is different from ours. Our job is just to defeat the Deepsea Abyss, while they are responsible for protecting the lives of the people in addition to fighting crime,” Missouri said to Wisconsin. “That’s just one part of their job. He said that just to appease the frightened crowd.”

“…Oh.” Wisconsin sighed deeply, her face full of disappointment. “If we had known they would act so quickly, we wouldn’t have made a move. Now we’re detained in the bank for questioning, and when we get out, we’ll be surrounded by onlookers. We finally got out of the naval base, and all our hard-won plans have been ruined…”

Missouri and Iowa exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly. They each reached out and patted Wisconsin's bowed head.

"It's okay, Wisconsin. If it's not possible today, we can come back another day." Seeing Wisconsin's disappointed look, Xiaobai quickly spoke up.

"Huh? Really? Admiral!" Wisconsin looked up in surprise, but her eyes quickly dimmed again. "But... let's not..."

"what's wrong?"

“If you, Admiral, were to set aside two days for me, wouldn’t that be the same as me taking away time from the other people in the naval base who could spend with you?” Wisconsin sighed. “Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. I think I’ll pass…”

Xiao Bai looked at Wisconsin's disappointed face with some surprise.

Xiao Bai originally thought Wisconsin was a simple and straightforward girl, but she didn't expect that she was actually quite thoughtful.

That makes sense, considering she's an Iowa-class ship girl...

"Wisconsin, it's okay, actually I..."

"Excuse me, may I interrupt?" Just as Xiaobai was about to continue explaining to Wisconsin, a clear and melodious voice suddenly rang out behind her.

Xiaobai and the ship girls turn around.

A female police officer in uniform walked towards Xiaobai from the crowd.

The policewoman stood behind Xiaobai, took out an ID card proving her position, and showed it to Xiaobai.

"We have just obtained testimonies from the public, confirming your heroic act. First, please allow me, on behalf of the police, to express our sincere gratitude to you... Secondly, are you ship girls from the city's naval base?"

Xiao Bai looked at the ID in the policewoman's hand, then nodded to her.

"Hello, well, anyway, they are all ship girls, but I am not. I am the admiral of this city." Xiaobai said, taking out his admiral's ID and handing it to the female police officer in front of him.

The female police officer stared at Xiaobai for a moment, then paused, taken aback.

"Are you the admiral?"

"Yes." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly. "Well, I look younger than my age, right? Actually, my ID card says I'm already an adult..."

With the governor as his backer.

Xiao Bai felt much more confident when lying.

The policewoman glanced down at Xiaobai's ID, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She looked up at Xiaobai's face, and after a moment, a strange look of astonishment appeared on her face. Then, the policewoman quickly composed herself, stood at attention, and saluted Xiaobai.

"My apologies, Admiral."

The circle centered around the admiral is slightly different from that of ordinary military units. Generally speaking, the admiral is more like a special profession under the civil service, and has no superior-subordinate relationship with the police officers who are also civil servants. The reason why the policewoman saluted Xiaobai was not because she had met a superior or anything like that, but simply out of respect for the admiral who was guarding the city.

"Officer, when can we leave?" Xiaobai asked the policewoman in front of him.

"Once we've finished investigating the frightened crowd over there and dispersed the onlookers in front of the bank, we'll be fine... Also, you don't need to call me 'police sister.'" The policewoman said, pointing to the name on her badge, "My name is Chen Xi, you can call me Xiao Chen if you don't mind."

"...Hello, Inspector Chen."

"While the crowd is being evacuated, may I ask a few questions about what happened at the bank just now?" Officer Chen neither confirmed nor denied the nickname "Xiao Bai," but instead asked Xiao Bai.

"Sure," Xiaobai nodded.

"The first thing is, Your Excellency, where did you get the information that this group of bandits would rob a bank?" Officer Chen took out a small notebook and asked Xiaobai.

"Huh? I don't know either?"

"Then how did you get here?" Officer Chen was taken aback.

"Uh, I originally wanted to go out and have fun with the ship girls today." Xiaobai pointed to the ship girls behind her and said to Officer Chen, "But I didn't have any money on me, so I ran into those robbers when I came to the bank to withdraw money."

"..." Officer Chen held the pen, looking puzzled.

"...Really, it's such a coincidence."

"...Then they're pretty unlucky." Officer Chen shook his head and quickly wrote two lines in his notebook.

“That’s what they call karma,” Missouri said with a smile. “Maybe even God can’t stand to see you doing bad things.”

“That makes sense.” Officer Chen nodded, his expression softening. “Then, regarding the second question, about the thugs you just accidentally injured…”

"In the situation just now, because the assailant was armed, in order to prevent him from reacting and harming innocent civilians, my ship girls had to ensure that the dangerous assailant was incapacitated, so they were a little too rough," Xiaobai said quickly. "Um... I hope everything's alright..."

“There were eight assailants in total. According to the doctor in the ambulance, three of them were seriously injured. Although their lives are not in danger, they may need to be hospitalized for more than six months to recover…” Officer Chen paused as he spoke, “However, we received testimony from the public that you took action because the assailants wanted to take hostages. The situation was quite critical at the time, so it is understandable that you took such action.”

Officer Chen wrote two more sentences in his notebook.

"...Um, excuse me, Officer Chen...can we go now?" Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief and asked Officer Chen somewhat nervously.

“Well, your statements are consistent with the testimonies of the public. Originally, we were supposed to take you back to the station to make a statement, but since you are the Admiral, it should be easier for us to contact you, so we won’t trouble you.” Officer Chen said, glancing back at the bank’s main entrance. “After we disperse the crowd at the bank’s main entrance, we will let you go first. You should be able to leave safely then.”

"Thank you."

"There's one last thing." Officer Chen turned a page in his notebook and handed the paper and pen to Xiaobai.

"Oh? Is there anything else?"

"Please sign."

"Signature... Oh, is that the signature that means you have to take responsibility for your words?"

“No.” Officer Chen looked at Xiao Bai’s face. “I just remembered that you’ve been on TV before. I’m a fan of yours.”

"……"noob.

It seems that even a has-been internet celebrity.

It does have some influence, more or less.

After Xiaobai finished signing for Officer Chen, he returned the notebook to Officer Chen.

The cost of this act of bravery wasn't too high, at least not as terrible as Wisconsin had previously said, where an investigation would take a whole day. Just a few minutes after Xiaobai finished talking with Officer Chen, the crowd at the bank entrance had been mostly dispersed.

Officer Chen stated that, in order to thank Xiaobai for her courageous act, in addition to presenting a banner to the newbie naval base in a few days, they will also try their best to keep the news of Xiaobai and her ship girls' fight in the city a secret today, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble and to give Xiaobai and her ship girls as much peace and quiet as possible.

These days, police officers are not only righteous, but they are also becoming more and more understanding of people's hearts.

After expressing his gratitude to Officer Chen, Xiao Bai left the bank under the cover of the police officers.

After they made their move in Missouri, the situation inside the bank didn't seem to spread outside the bank in the short term.

With the police providing cover, Xiaobai and the ship girls did not encounter the expected reporters or other strange people who came after hearing the news after leaving the bank. Instead, they returned to the streets relatively freely.

"Wow! I thought I was going to be investigated all day, but I was released right away!" Standing on the street, Wisconsin tugged at Missouri's clothes and said excitedly to Xiaobai.

"Hmm...we're not bad people after all...but Officer Chen seems quite understanding." Xiaobai smiled at Wisconsin. "Great, now we have time to keep playing with Wisconsin."

"Yay!" Wisconsin laughed like a child. For Wisconsin, nothing in the world was more joyful than having a disrupted plan back on track. "So, Admiral, where are we going next?"

"Hmm... Anyway, how about we go for a walk in that park you mentioned in Wisconsin first? Then we can grab something to eat, and finally go shopping for clothes?"

"Great!" Wisconsin nodded.

"Oh right, Yamato-neechan, what about you? Do you have any plans?" Shiro turned her head and asked Yamato Aqua.

Yamato used to cling to Shiro because she was under the spell of a fangirl, but now that Yamato has returned to normal, Shiro doesn't know what she's planning.

"Huh? Me?" Yamato pointed to himself. "Uh... then I'll go wherever you guys go..."

Unlike Wisconsin, Yamato often visits human cities, so it's long since lost its novelty. However, since Shiro is by its side, Yamato says it can actually make do.

Chapter 1293 The Treatment of a Rich Woman

"Please wait!"

Just as Xiaobai and the ship girl were walking along the street towards the park, a clear call suddenly came from the alley behind Xiaobai.

They were on the street, and people were occasionally calling out to each other, so at first Xiaobai and the others thought the voice wasn't calling them, so they didn't stop.

The next second, seeing that Xiaobai and the others had no intention of stopping, a series of light footsteps quickly sounded behind Xiaobai.

"Hey, sister in front! Please wait a minute!!" The voice, accompanied by stumbling footsteps, reached Xiaobai again.

"Huh? Is that me?" After hearing the word "sister," Xiaobai finally stopped and turned around with some confusion.

Then, Xiaobai saw a wheat-colored figure staggering towards him.

Oh wow.

It's a girl.

And Xiaobai had just met this girl.

Just as the bank was not being robbed, a human girl who looked like a middle school student was standing in front of an ATM, scratching her head and holding a bank card of unknown origin.

"Please, please wait...wait a minute!" The girl seemed a little exhausted. Seeing that Xiaobai had stopped, she finally slowed her pace and, panting, slowly made her way to Xiaobai, bending over and gasping for breath. "Ha...ha..."

Xiao Bai silently watched the wheat-colored girl.

Come to think of it, this girl seems quite lucky. If I hadn't scared her away from the bank earlier, she probably would have been trapped inside by the bank robbers. Maybe during the hostage situation, the robber leader wouldn't have chosen his own sister Yamato, but her instead.

Think of this.

Xiao Bai touched his face.

The suspicious sunglasses and mask were taken off by the bank robbers, and they hadn't had time to put them back on.

Ok.

It sounds strange of me to say that.

But with my current looks, I should be able to have a conversation with this girl.

"Hello...excuse me, were you calling me just now?" Xiaobai exchanged glances with the ship girls around her, then stepped forward, cleared her throat, and asked the wheat-colored girl.

"Yes!" The wheat-colored girl nodded quickly. She was panting, straightened her back, and looked at Xiaobai's face with a hint of fear in her dark eyes.