Elder brother's garrison

Although her face was covered by a cloth strip, obscuring about one-fifth of her appearance, Xiaobai was still able to recognize the girl's identity.

She is a member of Lu Ming's makeup team. She is a stylist who is responsible for mixing nail polish colors and managing lip color matching for Lu Ming. This morning, when Xiao Bai went to Lu Ming's company to find Lu Ming, she was the first girl in the makeup room who spoke to Xiao Bai and said that she would give Xiao Bai a new look.

They actually found it?!

The moment Xiaobai saw the young girl, he was surprised, but also puzzled.

Xiaobai found this place by following the aura of the ship girls on the admiral's network... Why are the people he found here human, not ship girls? And didn't Shikamaru's makeup team have sixteen people? Why is there only one here?

Too many questions arose in Xiaobai's mind at once, and he walked toward the girl in the cardboard box while pondering them.

Seemingly sensing the presence of others in the room, the girl in the cardboard box suddenly became more agitated. She breathed rapidly, making sounds like "hmm—hmm—uh!" at the same time, her entire body shook and struggled violently, as if warning Xiaobai not to touch her.

"Don't worry, it's me, Lu Lin."

Xiao Bai quickly walked to the outside of the cardboard box, squatted down, and whispered to the girl inside.

"Ugh! Hmm! Hmm hmm -- Hmm?" The girl in the cardboard box struggled violently, but stopped abruptly after hearing Xiaobai's voice. She breathed heavily and looked up at Xiaobai in confusion, as if trying to see Xiaobai's face through the blindfold.

Xiao Bai put down his military knife, trying to make his movements as gentle as possible when touching the girl's blindfold, and then gently moved the blindfold aside to reveal the girl's eyes.

After regaining her sight, the girl squinted at first, unaccustomed to it. After a while, she opened her eyes wide and looked at the little white dog squatting in front of her.

"Hmm?" The girl looked at Xiaobai in surprise.

"Yes, it's me." Xiaobai replied, while sticking his finger toward the girl's mouth and removing the gag from her mouth.

The wad of cloth was pulled out by Xiaobai and tossed aside.

"Cough cough cough..." The girl coughed a few times, then gasped for breath, staring blankly at Xiaobai with an expression as if she had seen the most impossible thing in the world. "You...you are Lu Lin...Lu Lin...sister?"

"It's me," Little White smiled at the girl. "I've come to rescue you."

“Lu Lin… Waaah…” The girl’s eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"Shh, don't make too much noise." Xiaobai quickly held up a finger to the girl, reached out and patted her head, releasing his network to soothe her. "There should be someone guarding outside the room, right?"

"Uh... um." The girl felt Xiaobai pat her head, and her emotions, which were about to collapse, quickly calmed down. She took a breath, suppressed the urge to cry, and then nodded firmly to Xiaobai.

Chapter 2437 The Slightly Robust Admiral

"Several people?"

“…No, I don’t know.” The girl shook her head rapidly. “They seem to patrol…”

"I see." Xiaobai replied, picking up the military knife beside her.

Xiao Bai held the blade close to the girl, slowly turned the blade toward himself, and then inserted it between the girl's thighs, making a light cut.

Silently.

The rope tied to the girl's thighs offered no resistance; the girl only felt a chill between her legs before the rope was cut in two and fell to the ground.

Xiao Bai, holding a military knife, smiled at the girl and gestured for her to turn around.

The girl looked at the gleaming military knife in Xiaobai's hand, swallowed hard, and then turned her back.

Another chill swept by, and the ropes binding the girl's hands snapped inch by inch.

"Ouch...it hurts..." The girl, now free, lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and rubbed the bruises on her wrist, muttering to herself. Then, filled with gratitude, she looked at Xiaobai and said thank you, "Th...thank you...how did you find this place?"

"Well... I don't know either." Xiaobai smiled wryly. "I was just trying my luck, so I searched the surrounding area using the method of finding ship girls, and then I found the ship girl reaction here, so I came here."

"A ship, a ship girl?" The girl looked confused. "Me?"

“Yes…” Xiaobai stared at the girl’s face, “Sister, you…are you human?”

"I, I'm sure... My family has been poor farmers for three generations. My father went to the city to work to support my schooling. I'm the first college student from my hometown, although it's a vocational college... I! I also send 6,000 yuan home every month! This is all verifiable information. I, I'm definitely human!" The girl said somewhat flusteredly in an attempt to prove her identity.

Xiao Bai smiled slightly at the girl and gently patted her head.

In fact, when Xiaobai first comforted the girl, he had already checked her body. The girl in front of him had neither spiritual power nor the aura of a ship's equipment; she was indeed a real human body.

As for the source that exudes the aura of ship girls...

Xiao Bai moved his gaze down from the girl's face and lingered on her delicate neck.

A necklace pendant on the girl's collarbone gleamed in the sunlight.

It was a purely metal item, neither gold nor silver, without any jewels or crystals on it, and the craftsmanship didn't seem very complicated. The pendant was just a small, uneven piece of iron, the kind of cheap street vendor's item that costs five yuan.

The aura of a ship girl emanates from this necklace.

The aura of this ship girl was extremely faint; if it weren't for the admiral's network being activated, it would be impossible for Xiaobai to detect it using only his everyday senses.

"Sister, where did you buy this necklace?" Xiaobai reached out and fiddled with the girl's necklace, asking curiously.

"A necklace?" The girl was stunned. She looked down at the necklace on her chest, lifted it up, examined it carefully for a while, and then said to Xiaobai in confusion, "Uh... this necklace... I didn't buy it."

"Huh? It wasn't bought?"

"This necklace was... a gift from Xiao Luming." The girl gently held the necklace, as if it were a talisman, and asked Xiaobai, "Um... excuse me, is there anything wrong with this necklace?"

“There’s nothing wrong with it…” Xiaobai smiled slightly at the girl, staring thoughtfully at the girl’s necklace, and said calmly, “Well… if I’m not mistaken, the metal used to make this necklace should be the ship girl’s ship equipment metal.”

"Huh?" The girl was taken aback.

"It seems you and Miss Lu Ming have a very good relationship," Xiao Bai said with a smile.

"This necklace is... ship girl metal...?" The girl stared blankly at the necklace in her hand, her expression constantly changing. "But... but when Xiaolu gave this to me, she only said it was an ordinary necklace... Is this... very expensive?"

"The metal used by ship girls is a precious metal that is worth more than a thousand pieces of gold."

"So, it's like this..." The girl was completely bewildered, and her hand holding the necklace began to tremble.

Xiao Bai patted the girl on the shoulder.

"That's enough of the lighthearted chat, let's get down to business." Xiao Bai smiled slightly at the girl. "Miss, are the other fifteen people who were captured with you all here now?"

"Ah... um! Yes, yes, yes!" Reminded by Xiaobai, the girl suddenly remembered her current state of being captured. She quickly grabbed Xiaobai's shoulder and said anxiously, "Sister Lu Lin! Please, please go and save the other sisters! They, they are in this warehouse right now!"

"It's good that you're all here." Xiaobai patted the girl's hand gently and said, "Is everyone safe?"

"Yes! We're all safe! The people who captured us said... they said they were going to sacrifice us, so they won't take our lives before the sacrifice."

"Sacrifice...?" Xiaobai raised an eyebrow.

"I... I don't know when the sacrifice will take place, but the people who captured us have guns, and we dare not resist..." the girl said nervously to Xiaobai. "They separated us and locked us in rooms, making us reflect on our sins before sunset... and then they'll come to take our lives when the time comes..."

"This doesn't seem to be an ordinary criminal organization..." Xiaobai muttered to himself, then looked up at the girl, nodded, and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, it's alright. I've already promised Miss Luming that no matter what happens, I will rescue every single one of you safely!"

Xiao Bai's smile was full of tolerance and love.

Xiaobai's words are simple.

A beam of light shone through the chiseled wall and transformed into holy light behind Xiaobai.

For a fleeting moment, looking at the smiling little white dog, the girl felt as if she were seeing a god.

It was as if all helplessness and danger would vanish with that smile.

"Very good……"

The girl murmured, her heart filled with an incredibly strong sense of security and peace.

……

The exterior of the wall is covered with shards of glass.

Akagi and Kaga, who were squatting on the ground picking at the shards of glass on the wall, heard the sound and looked up.

Suddenly, Xiaobai came running from the top of the wall in the distance, pulling a girl along. Xiaobai waved excitedly at Akagi, looking as happy as if she had found some treasure.

"My lord?" Akagi Fukami stood up and looked over.

"Akagi, Kaga, catch!"

Xiao Bai whispered to the two Deans of the Deep Sea Academy, then hugged the girl beside him and jumped down from the wall.

whoosh-

Two figures leaped down from the sky.

It came straight at the entrance of the deep sea, with its red face exposed.

"Alas----"

Akagi, whose fighting strength was that of a lowly fodder, was startled. She looked at the falling figures and was at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, Kaga, who was nearby, reacted quickly. She swiftly stepped forward, reached out, and caught Shiro and the girl in her arms before they hit Akagi.

"Admiral?" Kaga looked at Shiro curiously, then turned to look in the other direction.

The girl who was pushed and shoved down by Shiro now had eyes that looked like whirlpools, and she lay dizzy in Kaga's arms.

"Kaga, thank you." Shiro patted Deepsea Kaga on the shoulder and smiled at her. "Put us down now."

"Hmm." Kaga from the Deep Sea bent down and put Shiro and the other human girl down.

"My lord, who is this...?" Akagi saw Shiro bring a girl out of the warehouse and, recalling Shiro's earlier discovery of the ship girl's aura, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Could this be the ship girl you found, my lord?"

“No, she is human.” Little White shook her head.

"Humans? But Master, weren't you looking for the aura of ship girls..."

"Something that exudes the aura of a ship girl is hanging around her neck," Xiaobai explained to Akagi, unable to suppress a smile. "Akagi, in short, we're incredibly lucky this time."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Deep Sea Akagi looked at Little White with curiosity.

“This warehouse is indeed where the criminal organization used to hold Miss Lu Ming’s stylists.” Xiao Bai pointed to the human girl who was still a little dizzy and said, “She was one of the stylists who was captured, and I have now rescued her.”

"What a coincidence?" Akagi covered her mouth in surprise, but quickly became curious again. "Then, Master, weren't sixteen people captured? What about the remaining fifteen?"

“They were separated and held captive by the criminal organization, and they are currently in the warehouse,” Xiaobai explained to Shenhai Chicheng. “I’ll bring this one out first. You two protect her. I’ll leave this place to you. Then I’ll go inside to find the others.”

“Okay.” Kaga Fukami nodded.

"My lord, should we call the police?" Akagi asked after thinking for a while.

"Hmm... I'll call the police after I've rescued everyone. I'm afraid something might go wrong."

"I understand," Akagi Fukami nodded.

Xiao Bai gave the two Deans of the Deep Sea Academy an "OK" sign, then skillfully climbed over the broken glass to the top of the wall, ran back the way he had come, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"My lord is truly intelligent and resourceful." Akagi smiled gently as she looked in the direction where Shiro had disappeared, then turned to look at the girl Shiro had saved.

After a short break, the stylist who had been brought out by Xiaobai had returned to normal. She looked at Deep Sea Akagi and Deep Sea Kaga with a bewildered yet respectful expression.

"Um... thank you..." the girl bowed to the deans of the Deep Sea Academy.

"I haven't done anything," Akagi Fukami smiled slightly and said to the girl, "If you want to thank someone, thank my lord."

"My lord... do you mean Lu Lin?" the girl asked, confused.

"Yes."

"..." The girl looked in the direction where Xiaobai disappeared, then looked at Deep Sea Akagi and Deep Sea Kaga. She rubbed her hands together, her expression a little strange, and then asked cautiously, "Um... excuse me... you... are ship girls?"

"Exactly." Akagi Fukami lied without even blushing.

Where is my sister Lu Lin?

“My lord is naturally human,” Akagi said to the girl with a smile. “However, compared to ordinary humans, my lord’s body is a little more robust.”

Chapter 2438 Battlefield Psychologist

Xiao Bai ran up the top of the wall and back to the room where he had rescued the first makeup artist girl.

The once empty room now contained only stacks of cardboard boxes, and the room was quiet.

Xiao Bai carefully pushed the cardboard box aside and walked to the closed iron gate.

Xiao Bai first reached for the doorknob and gently twisted it.

Without using shipboard power, the door handle remained completely still.

Xiao Bai lowered his hand, revealing an expression of "I knew it."

The door to the room used to hold the hostages was locked from the outside and could not be opened from the inside using conventional methods.

“There might be patrols in the corridor right now. If we cut open the door like we cut open a window, we can get out, but if we bump into a passing prisoner, we'll be discovered…” Xiaobai muttered, looking at the door in front of her. “I’m not afraid of those people outside, but… for the sake of the other fifteen sisters who are imprisoned separately in this warehouse, it’s best not to cause any unnecessary trouble before we rescue them all…”

Thinking of this, Xiaobai gave up on breaking down the door.

Xiao Bai shifted his gaze to the wall beside him, picked up the military knife in his hand, and was eager to try it out.

"If you can't cut through the gate, cutting through the wall shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Xiao Bai walked to the wall on one side of the room, raised his hand and pressed it against the wall, then picked up his military knife, aimed at the smooth wall surface and plunged it in.