Elder brother's garrison

"Speaking of which, we two ran all the way here, and we still don't know how things are going with the Admiral..." Illinois explained softly, "The Admiral... she should be alright, right..."

“Changchun and Anshan told me that the Admiral is actually the strongest person in our naval base. She usually looks weak and pitiful, but that’s only because she enjoys being protected by us. If a fight really breaks out, there aren’t many people in the entire naval base who can last a few moves against her. We don’t need to worry about her,” 1913 explained to Illinois, waving his parasol.

"Hey... okay."

Illinois rubbed his shoulders, looked at the viscous lake water, and spoke softly.

……

There's really no need for the ship girls to worry about Xiaobai.

Rather, the people who should be worried right now are the others who remain in the principal's office.

"Om..."

Shortly after Illinois and 1913 left the principal's office to head towards the artificial lake to stop the mechanical whale, Little White suddenly heard a faint chime in her ear. Then she felt a slight, uncomfortable sensation in her temples, as if someone had pricked her with a needle, and shook her head.

bump! ! !

Fireworks exploded not far from the principal's office.

Molten iron and iron blocks flew in all directions.

"Huh... what's this..." Xiaobai rubbed her temples. She first glanced at the brilliant fireworks not far away, then looked towards the artificial lake with some confusion. "It seems to be coming from Illinois and 1913... is it a ship girl skill?"

Upon hearing the bell, Xiaobai clearly felt a strange sense of disharmony and dislocation in her body.

Although the sense of disorientation and incongruity quickly dissipated and did not have any substantial impact on Xiaobai, Xiaobai still couldn't help but be a little curious about who was behind that strange bell sound.

After all, that seemed like a psychological attack...

Although it was only a little bit, there aren't many mental attacks in this world that can affect Xiaobai.

"I think we don't need to worry about Illinois... they seem to have already crossed the dense forest area." Xiaobai muttered to herself, looking towards the artificial lake. "That's good. If nothing happens, I don't need to make any extra preparations on my end..."

Xiao Bai was just thinking that if Illinois and the others failed to stop the mechanical whale, she would have to ask the Will of the Deep Sea to intervene...

From the current perspective, at least the situation is not serious enough to require the intervention of the Deep Sea Will.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai turned around and looked at the door connecting the principal's office to the corridor on the other side.

After Xiaobai turned around, she raised an eyebrow.

The corroded ship girls, lying scattered on the ground, were still there, but Aunt Mei and Xu An, who had just been squatting on the floor wailing, had disappeared. The principal's office door was open, and outside the window was a quiet night.

Aunt Mei, as expected of someone who's been in the underworld for so many years, still has the determination and courage to seize the opportunity to escape...

Xiaobai was momentarily stunned by the strange chimes, and her thoughts were also preoccupied with Illinois and 1913, causing her to momentarily lose her awareness of her surroundings.

It's estimated that Xiaobai only revealed this one flaw from beginning to end.

Xiao Bai thought that Aunt Mei would be so scared that she would give up and surrender after seeing how easily he had dealt with so many ship girls.

Xiao Bai smiled and shook her head, but didn't immediately go out to chase after Aunt Mei.

Anyway, as long as Xiaobai is willing to look, Aunt Mei in this village won't be able to escape. Since he's free now, he might as well do something productive.

Xiao Bai glanced at Miao Yan, who was lying in her arms, and bent down to help the corroded ship girl who had fallen to the ground up.

After being knocked unconscious by Xiaobai, the Corrupted Ship Girl fell into a mentally unstable vegetative state. Xiaobai first looked at the Corrupted Ship Girl's appearance, then reached out and gently poked her forehead.

A wisp of spiritual energy seeped into the corrosive ship girl's head.

The Corruption Ship Girl's empty, numb eyes suddenly widened violently as if stimulated. Then, she shuddered and her eyes regained their clarity in an instant.

"……what……"

The corrosive ship girl looked at Xiaobai blankly.

For a moment, the Corrupted Ship Girl was confused about her situation. She stared blankly at her hands and then at her surroundings.

"This... this is..."

"Good evening," Xiaobai interrupted the corrosive ship girl's voice, smiling slightly at her. "How are you feeling?"

"You... are you?"

"I am a hero who acts out of interest."

"Huh? Oh... oh... I, I feel like I've been lost in a fog for ages... Hey? Wait a minute, why are there so many fellow travelers here..."

"It's good that you're awake now." Xiaobai smiled slightly at the ship girl, then pushed Miao Yan, whom she was holding, into the arms of the corrosive ship girl... or rather, the awakened ship girl. Then she pointed around with her thumb, "Since you're here, why don't you help me out?"

"Huh? Help out? What?"

The sober ship girl looked completely bewildered.

"There are still a lot of ship girls waiting in line." Xiaobai glanced at the ship girls sprawled on the ground. "It'll take quite a few minutes..."

Xiao Bai sighed as he finished speaking.

……

Blah blah blah...

Blah blah blah...

The sound of heavy breathing filled the empty corridor.

Aunt Mei staggered down the stairs and came down to the lobby from the second floor.

"Little, Little Xu, hurry, hurry..." Aunt Mei called out, her eyes vacant, sweating profusely, "We've run into a brick wall, run... run..."

"Aunt Mei, wait for me." Xu An chased after Aunt Mei.

In the empty hall, Xu An's calm voice and Aunt Mei's blank and empty voice mingled together, creating a rather eerie atmosphere.

Aunt Mei staggered into the hall, and then hurriedly made her way to a room on the first floor.

"Aunt Mei set up a secret passage on the first floor. Let's go through the secret passage... Once we're out there, they definitely won't be able to find us..."

"Yes."

"Damn it, damn it... damn it... this time it's actually the real admiral!" Aunt Mei gritted her teeth, her hair disheveled, and cursed under her breath. "My luck is terrible, but luckily I won my gamble. We still have a chance, we can make a comeback later. It's a good thing they set fire to force us out, at least the chaos gives us a chance to escape..."

"Aunt Mei, they didn't start the fire."

"If they didn't put it there, who else could have done it!"

"I started the fire," Xu An said.

"...?"

Aunt Mei opened her eyes wide upon hearing the sound and turned to look at Xu An.

Just then, a soft "pfft" sound rang out.

Aunt Mei shuddered violently. She looked down and saw a sharp knife embedded in her chest.

Aunt Mei looked up in disbelief.

Xu An smiled especially brightly in front of Aunt Mei.

Chapter 3717 Internal strife

Looking at the dagger in Aunt Mei's chest, Xu An smiled brightly.

He grinned at Aunt Mei, revealing his snow-white, even teeth. For a moment, it seemed that even the dim light in the hall could not hide the bright smile on his face.

Aunt Mei stared in disbelief at the dagger in her chest, her mouth agape. Trembling, she stretched out her hands and staggered backward, finally leaning against the glass door.

In the silence, the pain slowly spread to Aunt Mei's brain.

"--ah."

"Aaaaaah!!!"

"Ah ...

Aunt Mei screamed.

Blood quickly soaked her chest, staining her clothes with a dark red stain like a dammed fountain.

"Little Xu, Little Xu!!!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"What are you doing?! What are you doing?!!"

Aunt Mei's hands trembled as she pressed the dagger against the ground, calling out repeatedly to Xu An in front of her.

Xu An listened to Aunt Mei's screams in utter silence, and gently pushed up the frame of his glasses with his finger.

"Stop yelling, I didn't stab a vital spot," Xu An said to Aunt Mei. "Be careful, as long as you don't pull the knife out, you can still cause trouble for a while."

"You, do you know what you're doing! I'm your Aunt Mei, how dare you!!!" Aunt Mei screamed wildly, whether it was due to the sharp pain in her chest or her current state of rage, her screams instantly echoed throughout the entire hall.

Xu An looked down at the blood on his palm, shook his hand, and gestured for Aunt Mei to be quiet.

"Shh, be quiet."

Xu An was completely absorbed, his face beaming with an irrepressible smile.

Xu An took two steps toward Aunt Mei.

Aunt Mei's pupils suddenly contracted, and she screamed at Xu An.

"Don't come over! Don't come over!"

"Aunt Mei, stop struggling." Xu An grinned at Aunt Mei and laughed wildly. "Do you know how long I've been waiting for this opportunity? You're so suspicious. You don't trust anyone at all. For decades, you even had so many ship girls around you when you slept. I really couldn't find any opportunity to make a move against you. Hehehehe... I finally, I finally... I finally waited for the moment when you sent out your ship girls! Hahahahaha!"

As Xu An spoke, he continued to take steps toward Aunt Mei.

Hearing Xu An's laughter, Aunt Mei's pupils trembled violently, and she immediately scrambled to her feet to the other side.

"You! You're an undercover police officer! So you were an undercover officer too!!" Aunt Mei cursed as she crawled.

“Aunt Mei, please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not an undercover agent.” Upon hearing this, Xu An put down his hand, squatted down in front of Aunt Mei, and slowly said to her, “I am just me. I didn’t want to kill you because I was instructed by anyone. I just wanted to kill you.”

Xu An spoke in a calm and gentle voice, but when it reached Aunt Mei's ears, it made her tremble violently and turn pale instantly.

"You...you did it for money??"

“Aunt Mei, to be honest, is money really that important in our line of work?” Xu An squatted down in front of Aunt Mei and said to her, “I’ve been doing this job with you since I was a child. The people in our village can’t go out. What can we buy with money? Luxury cars? Mansions? Women? We have money, but apart from renovating this dilapidated village over and over again to make it look decent, we can’t do anything else.”

"You, you want to be the village chief!?" Aunt Mei's pale face was filled with shock and anger.

“Aunt Mei, Aunt Mei… what’s the point of being the village chief?” Xu An spread his hands. “There are so many people and so many things in this village. We’re doing these illegal and criminal things. We have to deal with the police and find our suppliers and suppliers every moment… just thinking about it is exhausting. I’ve been working for you for so long, and I’m tired of seeing all this mess. To be honest, I don’t really care that much about the position of village chief.”

"Then why! Why..." Aunt Mei's voice trembled as she grimaced, "Was I not good to you? Was I not good to you!"

"..." Xu An revealed a dreamy expression. He stretched out his hands and covered his face. "Finally... you finally asked that question. I've been waiting for you for so long."

After a while, Xu An put his hand down, and the intoxication and sunshine on his face disappeared, replaced by mania and anger.

"You! Dare! Ask!!!!"

Xu An stood up, baring his teeth and screaming like a bespectacled, raging beast.

"I've followed you since I was a child. When I was little, whenever we went out together, you would tell everyone I was your successor, you really said I was your successor!!!"

"I'll lead the whole village to prosperity one day!!!"

"Do you know how I grew up! The villagers appointed me as their next village chief, and I worked tirelessly day and night. I became familiar with the work, desperately learning every step of it. Elementary school, middle school, high school, university... Everything I did was to live up to your expectations and the trust placed in me by the villagers!"

"You are the person I respect most from childhood to adulthood. I regard you as my mother, my teacher, and my idol!"

"But what about you! But what about you!!"

"Damn it, ever since Gao Le arrived, you've never told anyone else that I'm your successor!!!"

"Grass!!!"

Xu An clenched his fist and, in a fit of rage, slammed it hard against the wall.

With a thud, blood began to flow from Xu An's fist.

Bloodstains quickly appeared on the snow-white wall.

But Xu An didn't care at all. He just kept staring at Aunt Mei, his eyes bloodshot, looking like a madman.

"I have no interest in the village chief position. Aunt Mei, you can stay in that position for as long as you want; I don't care at all!!!"

"I don't care about this lousy village at all!"

"But I won't allow some outsider bastard to steal my things!"

"I am the next village chief, and no one can take what is mine away!"