Elder brother's garrison

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Later, through Nanxing's mother's account, Xiaobai learned just how serious Ji Siyu's disappearance was—after all, she was someone who had survived severe deep-sea infection symptoms, and her whereabouts had always been followed by various media outlets. Almost the very next day after her disappearance, those media outlets were reporting extensively that the Shenzhen Hospital had not cured Ji Siyu at all, and that Ji Siyu herself had already died in the hospital, but the news had been suppressed. Following this, it was said that the Shenzhen Hospital lacked medical ethics, was heartless, and committed academic fraud, and that the so-called "Miracle Doctor Bai" was a complete fabrication, and that such a person did not exist at all.

To be honest, at least Nanxing's mother doesn't really care about things like public opinion.

She was more concerned about the safety of the patients themselves.

However, this incident has become quite serious, and in the past two days it has spread to the entire internet, causing Shenzhen Hospital to be criticized by the entire internet. Various online media and marketing accounts have released a lot of videos criticizing Shenzhen Hospital for fraud, and each of them has millions or tens of millions of views.

The online attacks can really kill. To quell the online uproar, Nanxing's mother and her husband, as head nurse and the head of the Deep Sea Infectious Disease Department, have been extremely busy these past few days, wishing they could even borrow the cat's paws to help.

That's good. Xiaobai has finally brought Ji Siyu back. With him appearing on camera, at least the online drama can be put on hold for a while.

Nanxing's mother re-registered Ji Siyu for hospitalization, and the ward they were admitted to happened to be the same one they had been in before.

"In short, these past two days I..."

Sitting in the hospital room, Xiaobai briefly recounted to Nanxing's mother what had happened to Ji Siyu, as well as how she had infiltrated the human trafficking gang and wiped out the group of monsters in the past two days. Of course, she omitted some details that she was not comfortable telling.

Nanxing's mother listened to Xiaobai's words in a daze.

She looked at Xiaobai, whose rosy lips hadn't closed since they parted, revealing her pearly white teeth and pink, moist tongue.

"In short, that's the story." After telling her story, Xiaobai nodded to Nanxing's mother.

"This, this..." Nanxing's mother stammered. She looked at Xiaobai, then her gaze passed over Xiaobai to Ji Siyu on the bed, and then she turned to look at Nanxing, Chao Yamato, and the other ship girls behind her. "You...you...your stories these past few days have been so dramatic?"

"Our admiral does indeed have a strange obsession with infiltration..."

The ship girls nodded in agreement and addressed Nanxing's mother.

"Sigh, I really don't know whether to say you're highly skilled and daring, or something else." Nanxing's mother looked at Xiaobai helplessly and reached out to rub Xiaobai's head. "Upholding justice is certainly good, but when you're out and about, you still need to protect your health."

"besides……"

Nanxing's mother stopped mid-sentence and looked at the girl on the bed.

The girl on the bed sat amidst the snow-white bedding, dressed in a hospital gown, cautiously watching Nanxing's mother and Xiaobai like a little duck.

"So, your name is Ji Siyu." Nanxing's mother smiled gently at Ji Siyu. "No wonder you never responded when I called you before."

Chapter 3727 Solo Time

Since Ji Siyu returned to the hospital and lay in the bright and comfortable ward again, she seemed to have become a docile pet, exuding an aura of obedience at all times.

While Xiaobai chatted with Nanxing's mother, Ji Siyu remained silent, simply sitting quietly on the bed, the snow-white blanket gently covering her legs. Her two little hands were obediently folded on the blanket, her eyes lingering and peacefully watching Xiaobai and Nanxing's mother.

When Nanxing's mother spoke to her, Ji Siyu's gaze flickered, and she immediately looked away and lowered her head slightly.

"Auntie, she just got out of the criminal gang not long ago. What happened there left her with some psychological trauma, which is why she's a bit wary of strangers now," Xiaobai explained softly with an apologetic smile to Nanxing's mother.

“Yes, I completely understand.” Nanxing’s mother was not dissatisfied with Ji Siyu’s reaction. She nodded gently, smiled, and continued to comfort him, “This is a very normal psychological reaction. Take it slow, everything will be alright.”

Ji Siyu was readmitted to the hospital, and Nanxing's mother could finally use this incident to conduct online public relations.

After a brief check-up on Ji Siyu's physical condition, Nanxing's mother bid farewell to Xiaobai, Nanxing, and the ship girls. She then smiled and waved to Ji Siyu, saying she would come again for the next check-up, before leaving the room.

Nanxing's mother's footsteps disappeared outside the door.

Ji Siyu raised her head and gave Xiaobai a somewhat apologetic look.

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Ji Siyu said softly.

Ji Siyu is indeed very afraid of strangers now, and there's nothing she can do about it.

After all, she was abducted into a human trafficking organization by a group of "strangers" like Nanxing's mother.

These "strangers" are masters of disguise. They blend into everyday life, each one appearing warm, kind, and friendly. Yet, the ropes they pull out, capable of binding hands and feet until they leave red, swollen, and bloody marks, and the real punches and kicks that land on the body, are no less formidable than the menacing figures in TV dramas.

There's an old saying that goes, "Once bitten by a snake, twice shy."

For a girl like Ji Siyu, who has suffered tremendous hardship and torment, the fact that she only became somewhat afraid of strangers after escaping the clutches of evil means she is actually considered to be in the psychologically healthy group.

Xiaobai can't help her with this.

Ultimately, the only person who can help her out of this shadow is herself.

"It's alright." Xiaobai smiled slightly at Ji Siyu. "Get some rest. Your biological parents will arrive in Shenzhen tomorrow."

"..."

Ji Siyu didn't react much. She just nodded silently and slowly lay down on the bed, but her eyes were still fixed on Xiaobai.

"What's wrong?" Xiaobai asked.

"...Are you a doctor?" Ji Siyu asked in a low voice.

"Me?" Xiaobai pointed to herself, then paused for a moment.

Xiaobai subconsciously exchanged glances with the ship girls around her, only to see that most of them covered their mouths and chuckled.

“Ah…right, I don’t think I’ve told you about my profession yet.” Xiaobai put down her hand, smiled at Ji Siyu with a sudden realization, and continued, “A doctor…I do do this part-time now, and I did expel the deep-sea aura from your body before, but that’s not my main job. Actually, my main job is an admiral.”

"Admiral..." Ji Siyu murmured softly, his gaze fixed on Xiaobai, flickering slightly.

"Yeah, they're pretty easy to spot, aren't they?" Xiaobai pointed to the ship girls around her.

"..."

Ji Siyu didn't say anything. She just gripped the blankets tightly, and her gaze towards Xiaobai became very complicated.

Xiao Bai felt that Ji Siyu seemed to want to say something to her. She waited for Ji Siyu to speak, but Ji Siyu didn't seem to have organized her words. After making a few gurgling sounds, she closed her eyes again and lay down deep into the quilt.

Despite the twists and turns along the way, Xiaobai and the ship girls didn't seem to notice much, but Ji Siyu, who was already physically weak, had exhausted a lot of her energy.

Now that she has finally settled down and is lying in a safe hospital room, she has finally closed her eyes and fallen asleep peacefully.

……

After this unexpected expedition ended, Xiaobai turned around and dismissed the ship girls after Ji Siyu fell asleep, letting them return to vacation mode and move freely.

Nanxing had been accompanying Xiaobai to raid a criminal den for the past few days and hadn't had time to deal with her own work, so a lot of work had piled up at her own naval base. So after that, she and Chao Yamato also returned to the naval base, and Xiaobai was unknowingly left alone again.

Xiaobai felt it was inappropriate to continue bothering the ship girls. Since there was nothing else to do after returning to Nanxing's naval base with her, she went to Nanxing's mother's office alone, intending to spend some time there.

Nanxing's mother was out running errands, but no one was in her office. However, she left the door open for Xiaobai.

She had indeed told Xiaobai before that she could come over to play anytime.

So Xiaobai arrived at Nanxing's mother's office without any hindrance. She walked in, first checked the situation in the room, then went to the sofa, wiped her hands on the sofa cushions, and pressed them down.

There was a faint smell of shampoo on the sofa.

Xiao Bai put her feet on the ground and lay the rest of her body on the soft sofa where guests were staying, stretching comfortably.

As an admiral, Xiaobai is always closely accompanied by the ship girls.

Such moments of being able to relax occasionally, without having to undertake any tasks, and without any ship girls by your side are indeed quite rare.

Being lazy and relaxed... it's nice to do this once in a while.

After lying on the sofa for a while, Xiaobai turned on her phone.

As soon as Xiaobai turned on her phone, hundreds and thousands of messages popped up in her Top Ten Admirals' contact group. Xiaobai opened her "Top Ten Admirals' Family" group and found that most of the messages were from Admirals Haoding, Lian, and Ling reporting on the progress of their work. These included updates on the case, the resettlement plan for the missing children, the discovery of related organizations, and a large list of people involved and those to be punished sent by the local government.

Admiral Haoding and his men... they've been so busy they haven't had a break yet.

Looking at the real-time work progress updates sent by Admiral Haoding and others in the top ten admirals' group, Xiaobai felt a surge of gratitude.

Fortunately, it was them who came.

Although it's embarrassing to have people watching an auction, if they hadn't come this time, all this work would probably be piling up on my shoulders right now...

Xiao Bai was not comfortable entrusting this matter to the local authorities.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai subconsciously shuddered and quickly closed the top ten admirals group.

Xiaobai opened his browser and searched for today's news.

Sure enough, Xiaobai didn't even need to search for the place name; she opened today's news and the first report caught her eye.

The large red lettering read: "Today, the police received a tip-off in xx district of xx city and launched a swift operation, cracking a major and egregious criminal case involving more than 100 people. Further details are under investigation."

Xiaobai clicked into the report and took a look.

The report provided a fairly detailed account of the human trafficking village, and included numerous supplementary sections from the local government, such as "This incident is of great importance and egregious nature, and the local government is making every effort to eliminate the obstacles posed by organized crime," "When will human trafficking end? We must adopt the right attitude," "The necessity of popularizing education on human trafficking; related courses have been incorporated into the social safety curriculum in primary and secondary schools," and "This incident is not yet completely over, and local officials have already been successively dismissed," and so on.

Xiao Bai scrolled down and saw that the news had only been published a few hours ago, but the number of comments in the bottom comment section had already reached 9999+.

The comments section was mostly positive, with phrases like "This time they're serious," "Support! Support (thumbs up)," "Human traffickers should be torn apart," "Goodness, looks like they've messed with the wrong person this time," and "Waiting for what happens next."

Xiao Bai closed the news with satisfaction.

Xiao Bai then went online to look up information about Shenzhen Hospital. Sure enough, when she searched for Shenzhen Hospital, the situation was just as Nanxing's mother had said before. Since Ji Siyu disappeared, the online criticism of Shenzhen Hospital has never stopped.

Fortunately, while Xiaobai was searching, the trending topics list had already started to include items such as "Missing patient found", "Patient's health condition is stable", and "Shenzhen hospital director makes a statement". The popularity of these items was gradually increasing, so it seems that Nanxing's mother was also quick to act.

I probably won't need to worry about the rest.

Xiao Bai felt relieved and switched his phone to a video website to watch videos.

Time passes both quickly and slowly when you're alone.

Xiaobai initially thought that this rare period of solitude, which she hadn't enjoyed in so long, would be quite comfortable. However, she gradually discovered that when she rested alone, she always felt like something was missing from her ears and heart.

The first ten minutes of the video flew by, but as Xiaobai watched the rest of the video, he gradually felt like the days were dragging on endlessly.

Xiao Bai is having trouble calming down.

No matter how lively or interesting the plot of the video is, or how many memes are used in the comments, Xiaobai always thinks that if her own ship girls were around at this time, they would definitely be discussing the plot of the video with her. Their voices are as beautiful as a flock of little nightingales, and they would come up to her from time to time as if seeking recognition, pressing their fragrant breath and soft bodies against her body, asking if she also liked the plot, or complaining that a certain character's behavior was too unreasonable.

Even the quiet Nanxing and Chaoda would sit beside her, and their occasional movements, the sound of their clothes rubbing together, would make Xiaobai feel exceptionally at ease.

As Xiaobai thought about it, he couldn't watch the video anymore.

Chapter 3728 Contemporary Prosperity

Now that things had come to this, Xiaobai suddenly realized something.

That is, it seems that Xiaobai himself has become obsessed with Kantai Collection (KanColle).

The word "dyed" is quite fitting to describe Xiaobai's situation.

There is a group of people with a neurotic disorder in human society today. The main symptom of this group is that, as ordinary people who are not admirals, their love for "ship girls" far exceeds the threshold of ordinary people. In order to fulfill their desire to see ship girls, talk to ship girls, or even get close to ship girls, they are willing to spend their entire fortune or spend most of their lives searching for illusory opportunities, thus wasting their lives and so on.

For example, there's a saying that parents often use to persuade their sons of marriageable age: "Look at the uncle next door, he's over thirty and still single. He dreams of marrying a ship girl. But ship girls aren't girls that ordinary people can meet. You can't be as shameful as him."

Xiao Bai felt that his current situation was somewhat similar to that of these people.

Fortunately, Xiaobai is fundamentally different from these people. They don't actually have any ship girls, but Xiaobai does have her own ship girl family.

Xiaobai slowly got up from the sofa, turned off her phone, and put it away.

Xiaobai felt that he should probably go and chat with his ship girls.

After leaving Nanxing's mother's office, Xiaobai walked downhill. Xiaobai had just dismissed the ship girls and didn't know where they had gone.

However, just like a preordained ill-fated relationship, although she didn't know where the ship girls had gone, as long as Xiaobai wanted to see her own ship girls, she saw a familiar figure at the corner of the corridor just two floors down.

At the corner of the corridor, a slender woman in a light green dress, holding a parasol, was gazing at the scenery outside the window.

To be honest, using an umbrella on a rooftop or inside a building is a pretty crazy thing to do.

But the slender and beautiful woman in front of me is different.

She exuded a unique charm, a blend of classical elegance and modern sophistication. Against this backdrop of her serene demeanor, everything about her—from her striking green dress to her graceful movements with the parasol—seemed perfectly natural, without any sense of incongruity.

Even the way she stood by the window resembled a human-shaped work of art, worthy of admiration.

The nurses who passed by at most gave her a look of amazement and surprise, but in the end they didn't think much of it and walked away.

Xiaobai blinked, thought for a moment, and then gently walked down the stairs, touching the handrail.

Hearing Xiaobai's footsteps, 1913, who was holding a parasol, turned her head to look at Xiaobai, and her eyes met Xiaobai's.

"Admiral, you've arrived." 1913 said softly to Xiaobai, her red lips slightly upturned, forming a warm and caring smile.

"Good morning, 1913." Xiaobai greeted 1913, quickened her pace, and jumped down the stairs in a few steps to stand in front of 1913. She followed 1913's gaze to the window and asked, "What were you looking at just now?"

Xiao Bai followed 1913's gaze and looked out the window.

Xiaobai and 1913 are currently on the seventh or eighth floor, a floor that is neither too high nor too low, but through the window they can see a clear blue sky.

“Savor the scenery,” 1913 said to Xiaobai.

"landscape?"

"Times have changed, and the world today is vastly different from the era I should have lived in," 1913 said softly.