Elder brother's garrison

"Haha, this is indeed too much of a coincidence."

Xiao Bai laughed twice at Da Jing, "Actually, I was passing through Fish City this time to take care of something else, and I never expected to run into you."

"Ah... so it wasn't specifically for me."

Dai-i lowered his head, and a black energy aura emanated from his forehead.

"Huh? Eh? No... no, well, how should I put it, I actually really wanted to find you guys too... but Lexington said he couldn't get in touch with you guys... so I was too embarrassed to go directly to you..." Xiaobai waved his hand and explained, seeing that Dajing was acting like he was about to turn into a villain at the drop of a hat.

"Ah..." Ooi looked up, his face embarrassed. "Oh, speaking of which... after Kitakami and I lost our phones a year ago, I think we changed our phone numbers..."

"……"noob.

So, the reason why Ooi and Kitakami didn't return to the naval base... was it because of this awkward reason...?

Xiao Bai looked at Da Jing helplessly.

At least notify the naval base if you change your phone number...

Uh.

wrong.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems to make sense.

Kitakami and Ooi left because they couldn't stand the oppressive environment of the newbie naval base and wanted to forget their sadness. Even if they changed their phone numbers outside, they probably wouldn't really want to call the naval base's number...

"Ooi...you can keep the naval base's phone number for now..."

“I have some! I have some that I keep firmly in my heart!” Dai-i quickly raised his hand.

"Ah... I see, then there's no problem." Xiaobai nodded.

Seeing that Xiaobai didn't seem to be holding him responsible for breaking off the contact, Dajing hugged Xiaobai's water bottle and sighed with relief.

“…Ha.” Ooi looked down at the mineral water bottle in his hand, suddenly lost in thought. “So…the new admiral of the naval base has been in office for quite some time now…I had no idea…”

"I guess I've been an admiral for about half a year now..." Xiaobai said, scratching his head sheepishly.

Da Jing looked up and silently gazed at Xiao Bai.

"Admiral."

"I'm here."

"Admiral...then may I ask, has the naval base become any better...?"

"Hey!! How long are you going to chat, lady?! We have to do business in broad daylight!!" The mahjong parlor door was suddenly pulled open by the waiter, who shouted at Da Jing, who was sitting on the steps.

"Damn it! Can't you see I'm being sentimental?! Get out of here!!!" Daijing turned around abruptly, seemingly venting his resentment at being kicked out into his words, and hurled them at the waiter who opened the door.

"Why are you yelling so loudly, you stinky old hag!" The waiter was startled by the ship girl aura emanating from Ooi and shrank back.

"I see... the atmosphere we'd been building up..." Ooi muttered under his breath, then glanced at Shiro who was looking at him with a smile, finally sighed helplessly, and grabbed his neat long hair. "Ahhh, anyway, I get it, I get it! It's time to go back to the Admiral's naval base, right!"

"hey-hey."

"Let me make this clear: if it's still that lifeless naval base, even if you, the admiral, come to me in person, I won't stay any longer."

"Yes, welcome home." Xiaobai smiled and extended her hand to Dajing.

Dajing silently reached out and shook hands with Xiaobai.

"...Speaking of which, Admiral."

"Ok?"

"Those two ship girl sisters behind you... I don't think I've ever seen them at the naval base before?"

"Ah, them? This is Iowa, she's a ship girl I created using a construction machine I fished out of the deep sea. And the other one is called Great Pompeii, um... let's just say she's a friend I just met in the fishing village by the sea?"

"...What kind of strange origin is this..." Dai-i looked at Xiao-bai with a strange expression.

"Anyway, let's put that aside for now. Speaking of which, why didn't you recognize me and even tried to talk to me?" Xiaobai asked curiously, holding Dajing's hand. "And most importantly, isn't Beishang with you?"

There's a construction site near my house, and it's making a constant humming noise all day long. I'm too noisy to write during the day, and then relatives come over to visit in the evening.

I was planning to ask for a sick leave today.

However, taking leave without leave is not a good thing.

So I've decided to write a separate chapter anyway... Sorry.

Chapter 1333 The Neighbor's Kid

Xiaobai didn't ask about what he just said.

I just asked.

As if stimulated by something, Dai-i suddenly stood up from the steps.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about that!"

Ooi clapped his hands loudly, looking at Shiro with excitement and exhilaration, "Admiral!"

"Huh? Are you calling me?"

"Hmm! Admiral, are you busy right now?"

"As for me... I'm not too busy."

Before answering Da Jing, Xiao Bai thought for a moment. She had only been able to meet with the mysterious merchant at 8 pm that day; the rest of the time was free.

I guess I'd be considered an idle person then.

"That's great!" Ooi quickly grabbed Shiro's wrist. "Then, Admiral, could you do me a favor?"

"Huh?" Xiaobai was taken aback. "Help?"

"Yes!" Dai-i's face was full of expectation and pleading.

"Sure." Xiaobai thought for a moment and nodded to Dajing.

"Really! Thank you, Admiral!" Ooi gratefully grasped Shiro's wrist and shook it up and down.

"No need to thank me. After all, you are a ship girl from our naval base. Providing assistance to your ship girls is our duty as admirals. But speaking of which, Ooi, what kind of help do you need me to do?" Shiro asked Ooi.

"Hehe." Daii glanced at Shiro and the ship girls behind her, then pulled Shiro's hand and walked to the side of the street. Under Shiro's curious gaze, he leaned close to Shiro's ear with a mysterious look, "Admiral, have you ever heard of mahjong?"

"Mahjong?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"Yes, it's mahjong, those tiles with tiles of the suits (wan, tiao, bing, east, west, north), the rules are..."

"No, no, it's just mahjong. I know the rules and how to play. I'm just a little curious. Why is Da Jing suddenly mentioning mahjong to me at this time? Could it be..." Xiao Bai looked at Da Jing curiously.

"Admiral, you know how to play mahjong!" Ooi looked at Shiro with a surprised expression.

"...No, it's not a matter of knowing how, I just happen to know a little bit of the rules and how to play..."

"That's still better than having no foundation, isn't it! That's great, as expected of you, Admiral!" Ooi smiled brightly at Shiro, revealing a row of snow-white teeth.

Xiao Bai looked at Da Jing's smile at that moment.

Do not know why.

The feeling was like a pyramid scheme leader eyeing a fat lamb waiting to be slaughtered, harboring ulterior motives.

"...Ooi, why are you suddenly telling me this? Could it be...?"

“That’s right, Admiral. Is that alright?” Ooi looked at Shiro with a serious expression.

"Huh??? Want me to play mahjong with you?"

"Is that not allowed?" Dai-i looked at Xiao-bai with a pitiful expression.

"Uh... well, how should I put it... it's not that it's impossible... but, but I..."

"Hehe, that's good! Admiral, come with me!" Upon hearing this, Ooi excitedly grabbed Shiro's hand and jogged towards the side of the street.

Xiaobai and the ship girls were led by Dajing to jog slowly in one direction on the street for a while, passing through several main streets and alleys. Finally, under Dajing's enthusiastic shouts, they ran into a small community surrounded by residential buildings.

This is a small community with a rich historical atmosphere.

Several six-story buildings stand side by side, enclosing a sizable open space. Small gardens and courtyards are divided into the open space, and in a corner with decent sunlight, there is a set of somewhat old-fashioned fitness equipment. The ground floor shops of the surrounding buildings are open, ranging from dry cleaners to general stores, and even small internet cafes and restaurants.

As soon as he entered the small community, Xiaobai looked around at the surrounding buildings with curiosity.

"This place... looks quite cozy. Is this where you've always lived, Ooi?" Before Ooi could speak, Shiro, who was following behind him, spoke up.

“Yes! That’s right, Kitakami and I live here.” Daii gave Xiaobai a thumbs up.

"Oh..." Xiaobai nodded and continued to look around the small community.

Watch and watch.

Xiao Bai's gaze fell upon a figure, and then stopped in front of the building entrance not far away.

In front of the building in Xiaobai's sight, a woman dressed very similarly to Dajing was squatting on the ground, facing a little girl with pigtails, gesturing with her hand.

The woman's back view, both in terms of figure and clothing, is so similar to Ooi's that the only significant difference is in her hairstyle.

Xiao Bai glanced silently at the large well beside him.

Ooi had long hair that reached his lower back.

The other "big well" who was squatting on the ground had hair that only reached his chin.

This one must have gone north, right?

Xiao Bai pondered.

"Ah, found it! Head north!"

Just as Xiaobai was pondering, Dajing confirmed her guess. She waved at Beishang, who was squatting on the ground, and shouted loudly, "I found it! I found it!"

In the distance, Kitakami, who was talking to the little girl, stopped and turned to look at Dai-i.

The person heading north bears a striking resemblance to Ooi.

"Daijing, you're back so soon." When Kitakami saw the group behind Daijing, a hint of surprise flashed across her face. She stood up, gently took the little girl's hand, and hurried over to Xiaobai.

Beishang stopped in front of the group, his gaze sweeping over Xiaobai and Iowa Pompeii, a hint of hesitation on his face.

Bei Shang first nodded politely to Xiao Bai and the others, then looked at Da Jing with some confusion.

"Daijing... have you really found someone who knows how to play mahjong?" Kitagami asked.

"Hmm! Found them! Oh no, more importantly, while we've indeed found someone who knows how to play mahjong, something else is even more important."

Da Jing took Xiao Bai's hand and said to Bei Shang.

"Something else?" Bei Shang asked, puzzled.

"Heading north, what I'm about to tell you, don't be afraid!"

"...What's wrong?"

"I just ran into our commander while I was playing mahjong at the mahjong parlor!"

"...?" Kitakami blinked and tilted his head. "Admiral...?"

"Yes! It's her!" Da Jing took Xiao Bai's hand, pointed at Xiao Bai, and said to Bei Shang with a solemn expression.

"..." Bei Shang glanced at Xiao Bai, stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening. She bowed apologetically to Xiao Bai, "I'm so sorry, it seems my friend has caused you trouble..."

"You have to believe me! She really is our admiral!" Ooi stomped his feet several times and said to Kitakami.

"...heading north, our admiral has already..."

"This is my admiral's certificate." Seeing that things were about to drag on again, Xiaobai quickly took out his admiral's certificate and handed it to Beishang, who was about to explain something.

"Huh?" Bei Shang, who was about to say something, exclaimed in surprise when she saw the admiral's certificate that Xiao Bai handed over. She took the admiral's certificate with both hands and looked at it for a while.

Xiao Bai's admiral's certificate contains all the information necessary to prove her identity.

"Oh...oh oh...eh..." Kitakami glanced at Shiro's admiral's certificate, looking at it once and then looking up again, as if confirming something. "Ah..."

After a while.

Bei Shang then somewhat foolishly returned the Admiral's Certificate to Xiao Bai.

"Excuse me... are you Lu Lin, the younger sister of Admiral Lu Yun?" Bei Shang asked cautiously.

"Well, I am."

"The Admiral has shown us Miss Lu Lin's appearance many times. I remember Miss Lu Lin should be a girl with black hair and black eyes, but you..." Bei Shang looked at Xiao Bai's men's clothing with a puzzled expression.

"...I, I'm a girl..." Xiaobai quickly took off her glasses, tilted her baseball cap up slightly, and smiled helplessly at Beishang.