Elder brother's garrison

The officials present were still reeling from the memory of the scene two nights ago, when the top ten admirals arrived one after another with serious expressions, causing the entire government network to shake.

Since such a major incident has occurred in his jurisdiction, even affecting the top ten admirals, the impact will definitely be extremely negative, and he will certainly lose his job.

Now, this group can only try to minimize the impact of this vortex and extricate themselves as much as possible.

Whether it affects one's career or not is unimportant at this point; at least one shouldn't go to jail...

The officials were drenched in sweat, waiting for Nanxing to speak on the stage.

But Nanxing sat there, looking at the crowd below the stage, without making a single word.

The less Nanxing spoke, the less the people in the audience dared to speak.

Even when the officials, amidst their tension, mustered the courage to steal a glance at Nanxing's expression, they were completely unable to discern any thoughts from her beautiful yet indifferent face.

She stood there like solid ice, her unbridled coldness filling the entire room, silently torturing the officials present.

Chapter 3724 The Allure of the World's First Harbor

Why isn't this former top ten admiral saying anything...?

Why is she not speaking?

Should we wait for our group to take the initiative to admit their mistakes?

Or should we wait for the first person to speak?

Or should we give ourselves a final time to reflect on ourselves?

If you're the first to speak in this situation, won't you inevitably incur the wrath and fury of the top ten admirals...?

The world's top admiral encountered something like this in your jurisdiction, and even solved such a major case along the way. Who is in charge of maintaining order on a regular basis...?

scapegoat……

Are we all scapegoats for this incident?

The officials present had never seen anything like it before. The situation was too dire. They were afraid, bewildered, and terrified. As time passed, the surrounding silence seemed to transform into a ferocious beast, baring its fangs and circling around them, waiting for an opportunity to devour them at any moment.

Even these officials, who had been in the officialdom for decades and had developed strong mental fortitude, were now too frightened to bear the silence.

Fortunately, this cold situation did not last long.

As the officials trembled with anticipation of the wrath, and the icy atmosphere persisted for hours, the door to the room creaked open.

Whoever walks in is definitely going to be in trouble!!!

The thought suddenly occurred to the officials, and they subconsciously looked up.

However, when everyone saw the person entering, they all looked bewildered.

Entering the room was a young woman who stood out starkly from her surroundings. She had flowing white hair, flawless skin, and exquisitely beautiful features. Several tall, radiant women followed behind her. The young woman seemed completely unaffected by the room's cold atmosphere. Upon entering, she smiled and waved to Nanxing, who remained silent on the stage. Her greeting echoed in the quiet air, like a warm current breaking the silence.

"Sister Nanxing, I've finally found you! So you were here all along."

"..."

The cold atmosphere in the room melted away with that gentle call.

Nanxing on the stage looked at Xiaobai.

In everyone's eyes, Nanxing's expression remained as cold and indifferent as ever, his eyes so deep that no thoughts or emotions could be discerned. But for some reason, everyone felt that when Nanxing's gaze fell on Xiaobai, his icy aura subsided considerably.

Xiao Bai walked onto the stage as if no one else was there. She looked at Nan Xing and then at the officials below the stage.

"Sister Nanxing, are you receiving these people?" Xiaobai asked.

"Mm." Nanxing nodded to Xiaobai.

"Ah..." Xiaobai's eyes suddenly opened. She looked at the crowd below the stage, then at Nanxing, and suddenly smiled as if she understood something. "After receiving guests for so long, it's about time they took a break. Sister Nanxing, why don't you let them go back first?"

"Okay." Nanxing nodded without hesitation.

Upon hearing Nanxing's words, the officials below the stage immediately widened their eyes.

The officials stared at Xiaobai in astonishment, shocked as to why this little girl possessed such immense power to command the top ten admirals.

But despite their thoughts, their hands never stopped moving for a second.

The moment Nanxing said "okay," the officials immediately stood up and reached out with trembling hands to gather their work notes.

"Admiral Nanxing, we will definitely discuss this matter thoroughly when we return, and we will certainly give you a reply!"

"Three days...no, one day...no! This afternoon! We'll give you the results this afternoon!"

"The city attaches great importance to this matter, and people from the province have also come. We have even received instructions from the Admiral's Headquarters. We have realized the seriousness and enormous negative impact of this incident!"

"We will provide you with the list of those involved as quickly as possible, along with the corresponding penalty clauses!"

"We must crack down on these unhealthy practices, and the city needs a major reshuffle!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

The officials, each with a strong will to survive, began to speak. Before Xiaobai and Nanxing could even open their mouths, the group had already started packing their things and rattling off a long list of procedures.

Xiaobai and her ship girls, along with Nanxing, watched as this group of people quickly packed up, then kept bowing and scraping to themselves and Nanxing before running out of the room as fast as they could.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

When Xiaobai saw these people leaving the room, they all seemed to be looking at him with a gaze that resembled that of a "savior" or a "goddess."

Maybe it's an illusion.

After the officials left, only Nanxing, Xiaobai, and the Iowa-class ship girls remained in the room.

After everyone left, Nanxing blinked, looked at the empty room in front of her, and then looked up at Xiaobai.

"Am I unemployed?" Nanxing asked.

"Yes, I think so..." Xiaobai smiled at Nanxing and nodded, "How long has Sister Nanxing been with these people?"

“From last night until now.”

"Wow, you guys really stayed up all night! What did you talk about?"

"We didn't talk about anything."

Are you just going to sit there doing nothing?

"Hmm." Nanxing withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes, and looked at the table. "I don't know what to say, but they don't speak up either, so this is all I can do."

Looking at Nanxing's appearance, Xiaobai knew that Nanxing had been pushed over by others.

After all, Admiral Haoding was responsible for the most troublesome task of detaining prisoners, while Admirals Lian and Ling were responsible for settling and collecting information on the children. Their work was quite tiring, so the remaining reception work naturally fell to Nanxing.

Unfortunately……

Asking Nanxing to be in charge of reception... is indeed a bit of a stretch.

Nanxing is usually least good at socializing.

Even for a girl like Xiaobai who has a natural charm, it took Nanxing a lot of effort to open her heart. Before Xiaobai, very few of the other top ten admirals had spoken more than twenty words to Nanxing. This alone proves how difficult Nanxing is to get along with.

As for Xiaobai herself, she felt that it didn't matter how long she spent with such a beautiful older sister as Nanxing. It was just that those officials always liked to complicate things, and they probably didn't think that way.

"Really, how did Admiral Haoding, Sister Lian, and Sister Ling end up giving you the reception duties?" Xiaobai laughed at Nanxing.

“I don’t know either…” Nanxing lowered her head, “but these people all came here on their own, we can’t just leave them hanging, so…”

Xiao Bai smiled gently at Nan Xing.

"Anyway, thank you for your hard work, Sister Nanxing." Xiaobai patted Nanxing on the shoulder. "In terms of the results, those officials gave us a very positive response. It's all thanks to you, Sister Nanxing, for your excellent hospitality. It's all good news."

"Mmm..." Nanxing felt Xiaobai's touch, she closed her eyes slightly, and spoke softly.

"I didn't expect this matter to alarm so many of the top ten admirals, making so many people travel thousands of miles to come here. I'm a little embarrassed," Xiaobai said to Nanxing.

“As soon as everyone heard that you were captured, they all wanted to come and see you,” Nanxing explained to Xiaobai. “Actually, there are other people besides us who also wanted to come, but too many of the top ten admirals have come to human society, and it would be bad if they gathered together.”

"I think the impact is already huge as it is now..." Xiaobai sighed, but still smiled at Nanxing, "But thank you all for caring about me so much."

"Yes, everyone really wants to know how much you can sell it for."

"……"noob.

“…Ten million is still too little.” Nanxing lowered his head and muttered to himself, but his voice was very serious. “If I could, I would like to shout more, but Missouri said that shouting too much would arouse the suspicion of criminal gangs, so this is the only way.”

"Um……"

Xiao Bai's expression was complicated.

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai felt that the Iowa ship girls behind her were looking at her with blatant smiles.

In Nanxing's heart, how much is Xiaobai really worth?

Xiao Bai wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, she felt too embarrassed, so she didn't ask in the end.

……

Now that the officials have all left, there's not much work left for Nanxing to do.

Admiral Haoding, Admiral Lian, and Admiral Ling were in charge of the follow-up work, which was not easy, so Xiaobai and Nanxing did not bother them.

One thing leads to another.

Just after Xiaobai and Nanxing left the villa that had been auctioned off, Xiaobai quickly received news that Miao Yan had woken up in the ambulance.

Xiaobai, along with the ship girls and Nanxing, rushed to the campus. When they arrived, they found that the remaining ship girls from Xiaobai's family were also there.

The ambulance door opened, and Miao Yan, wrapped in a blanket, trembled like a drowning kitten, her face filled with fear and terror.

The people from Changchun and Anshan surrounded Miao Yan with food and water, showing concern for her, but Miao Yan looked fearful and only dared to shrink into the blanket.

The moment Miao Yan saw Xiao Bai rushing over, her eyes widened. She gasped for breath and let out a weak cry that sounded like "Eek... Ah..." before jumping out of the ambulance and staggering towards Xiao Bai.

"Good morning, Miss Miao Yan."

Just as Xiaobai reached out to greet Miao Yan, Miao Yan had already fallen into Xiaobai's arms. She trembled and hugged Xiaobai, pressing her head against his chest and burying herself in his embrace as if this were the only safe place in the world.

"..."

Xiaobai looked down at Miao Yan in her arms, slowly lowered her hand, placed it on Miao Yan's back, and patted it.

"...It's okay, I'm back." Xiaobai whispered in Miao Yan's ear.

"..." Upon hearing this, Miao Yan's trembling body finally calmed down slightly.

Chapter 3725 Ji Siyu

Miao Yan gradually calmed down in Xiao Bai's arms, her breathing becoming steady and deep. Although she had calmed down, her hands were still tightly wrapped around Xiao Bai's body, as if she didn't want to let go of this warmth and sense of security.

"Admiral, you're finally back!"

"Admiral, if you don't come soon, I can't hold on any longer..."

The ship girls who had been surrounding Miao Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene, as if they had seen a savior, and rushed over to greet her.

Xiaobai looked up at the ship girls.

Changchun and Anshan were holding small bags of snacks like cookies and spicy strips, while Jinan, who was shorter than them, had a hot towel on her head. Even Chaoda was carrying small toys like rattles and tangrams to amuse children. The way they surrounded Miao Yan looked like they were clumsily trying to please a wary little animal. Each of them looked flustered and helpless.

"Taking care of children is so tiring..."

"Ever since this young lady woke up, she won't listen to anything we say to her; she just keeps calling your name..."

“We initially wanted to help take care of her, but whenever any of us approached her, she seemed terrified… especially Super Big and her sister, who both scared her to tears twice.”

"That's right, she wouldn't take any snacks we offered, and she wouldn't even let us wipe her face. She just huddled under the blanket, wrapped up like a cotton ball, and wouldn't even look at us..."

"Thank goodness you're back, Admiral!"

The ship girls started complaining to Shiro.

Xiaobai was slightly taken aback when she heard what the ship girls were saying, but then her brain worked and she immediately understood.

Last night, at the moment Miao Yan fell unconscious, they were at a crucial juncture when they encountered Aunt Mei, Gao Le, and Xu An. Just then, Aunt Mei summoned a group of ship girls, screaming at the top of her lungs that she would kill Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai and Miao Yan, these two defenseless little girls, faced four or five incredibly strong ship girls; the disparity in strength was utterly hopeless. In that instant, no matter how you looked at it, Xiao Bai and Miao Yan's fate seemed sealed.

Miao Yan, that poor girl, had already been traumatized by Aunt Mei.

She was so young. It's normal that she couldn't withstand the pressure at the time and was so frightened by Aunt Mei's words that she lost her mind and directly lost consciousness.

Miao Yan was completely bewildered by the events of 1913 and the Illinois Massacre, so she definitely didn't know anything about them.

After Miao Yan slept through the night, she finally woke up to find herself not only alive but also unharmed in an ambulance. However, Xiao Bai had vanished without a trace. She was unable to comprehend her situation. A strong sense of crisis and unease overwhelmed her rationality, making her instinctively want to find Xiao Bai. Her extreme resistance to contact from others present seemed to be a normal reaction.