Elder brother's garrison

Little White yawned, closed its eyes, tucked its face into its arms, and slowly fell asleep.

Being an admiral is indeed a very demanding job.

Living and interacting closely with ship girls who are always energetic, tireless, and thirsty is quite tiring. Keeping up with their constant high energy levels can leave you feeling quite exhausted afterwards.

I don't know how long I slept.

“Hua——la——”

The crackling sound of frying meat echoed in the darkness.

Another moment passed.

The delicate aroma of meat wafting through the air made Xiaobai immediately raise its head.

As soon as Xiao Bai looked up, she saw Duan Shuiliu walking towards her with a bowl of fragrant pork chop rice.

The rice bowl in Duan Shuiliu's hand was very large and round, filled with a lot of rice. On top of the rice were two layers of thickly sliced ​​pork chops, which were fried to a golden brown. A milky white sauce was faintly sticking to the gaps between the chops. As Duan Shuiliu approached, a dry and sweet aroma of meat wafted over.

Little White's stomach started rumbling again.

Duan Shuiliu walked up to Xiaobai, whose eyes were practically wide open, placed the pork chop rice on the worktable in front of Xiaobai, and then handed Xiaobai a pair of chopsticks.

"It's done," Duan Shuiliu said.

"Uh... Oh... Well, let's hurry back to the hall and go together..." Xiao Bai's mouth was practically watering.

"The others will have to wait a while, you eat first."

"Eh? How can this be..." Xiaobai's eyes had already turned into the shape of pork chop rice. Although she said it politely, there was no intention of refusing in her voice.

"Didn't you just say you were hungry? You eat first." Duan Shuiliu said, then magically produced a bowl of shredded cabbage from behind him. "Ketchup or salad dressing?"

"I want them all!" Little White stretched out her hand.

Duan Shuiliu placed the vegetable salad in front of Xiaobai, sprinkled some seaweed strips into Xiaobai's bowl, and then turned and left.

"Then I'll eat first!"

"Ah."

"Thank you, Sister Duan!" Xiaobai picked up the rice bowl, which was as big as her face, and eagerly put a pork chop into her mouth.

It has a savory and fragrant taste, a soft and chewy texture, and is tender and juicy.

The sauce, with its fresh and sweet flavor, exploded on Xiaobai's taste buds like an explosion.

"Mmm—so delicious!" Little White puffed out her cheeks, chewing on the meat in her mouth, gripping her chopsticks tightly with a happy expression, and stomping her feet slightly.

This bite was so delicious it made Xiaobai ascend to heaven.

Rice and meat are indeed the ultimate companions that can strike a chord with the human soul.

"Thank you," Duan Shuiliu said, busy at the stove.

"This is the best pork chop rice I've ever eaten!" Xiaobai was so moved she almost cried. She hugged her rice bowl, a look of utter bliss on her face.

"..."

"At first I thought this bowl was a lot, but now I'm sure I can finish it all!" Xiaobai shook her head and smiled happily.

"..."

"Hehehe, although I've eaten a lot of good food since becoming an admiral, and Missouri's cooking is delicious, I'm not hungry at all since getting the ship equipment, so I don't feel satisfied when I eat. This morning, I don't know why I suddenly started feeling tired and hungry, but now that I think about it, it's a good thing—" Little White hugged his rice bowl and chuckled foolishly, "I wonder if this will continue in the future—"

"When the ship's equipment is low on energy, it will generally not provide protection beyond combat capabilities in order to conserve energy. After you finish eating, go home and rest well. Tomorrow your ship's equipment can continue to protect you from fatigue and hunger."

Duan Shuiliu said this while frying pork chops.

"Oh, I see... That's a real shame..." Xiaobai, holding the pork chop rice bowl, sighed like a drunkard with a flushed face. Then she opened her mouth wide, picked up a pork chop, and put it into her mouth.

"..."

"..."

Ok?

Did I get too carried away with my pork chop and accidentally blurt out some secrets...?

Xiao Bai was instantly startled, her eyes widening in surprise.

She suddenly realized that there seemed to be a few rather problematic sentences in her conversation with Duan Shuiliu.

Xiao Bai subconsciously took a breath, and just as he was about to speak, he inhaled a grain of rice into his throat, choking him and causing him to cough violently.

"Ouch cough cough cough cough cough cough cough!!!!"

After coughing, Xiaobai felt a bit better in her respiratory tract, but then she felt a chill run down her spine.

Xiao Bai straightened up, looking somewhat bewildered at Duan Shuiliu, who was still standing in front of the stove, quietly frying pork chops.

Duan Shuiliu held a pair of very long chopsticks and picked up a piece of fried pork chop from the oil pan.

Seemingly hearing that Xiaobai, who had been talking behind him, had stopped coughing after a while, Duan Shuiliu turned his head slightly and looked in Xiaobai's direction.

Then, he met Xiaobai's somewhat bewildered gaze.

“…Uh…Sister Duan…you…”

Xiao Bai looked a little embarrassed.

Xiao Bai had never told Duan Shuiliu about his ship equipment.

But Duan Shuiliu had just perfectly picked up where he left off...

Once Xiaobai understood what was going on, he was so frightened that he completely lost his appetite.

Looking at Duan Shuiliu's calm and serious face.

This kind older sister suddenly became somewhat incomprehensible to Xiaobai.

The atmosphere gradually cooled down.

In the kitchen, only the sizzling sound of the oil pan remained.

“…Um, Sister Duan, may I ask…” Xiaobai put down the pork chop rice in her hand and tidied her appearance.

"...Would you like another one?" Duan Shuiliu used his long chopsticks to pick up a new fried pork chop from the oil pan.

"Uh...that...no...no..."

Xiao Bai smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Xiaobai already had plenty of fried pork cutlets in her bowl. Besides, she had just been shocked by the plot developments and had no appetite. Even freshly fried pork cutlets would be no different from the ones in her bowl, so she didn't care at all...

"This fried pork chop has cheese stuffing in it."

"!!!"

"Would you like one?"

"Um!!!"

There was no way to refuse.

Chapter 1103 The Sky Cleared

After slicing the slightly cooled fried pork cutlet and arranging it on a plate, Duan Shuiliu carried the plate to Xiaobai and placed it in front of her.

"Give."

"Uh... thank you."

"While it's hot."

"Um……"

Holding a large bowl of pork chop rice at the table, Xiaobai swallowed nervously.

The fried pork cutlet on the plate was thick and golden in color. The sticky cheese, like fluffy, puffed white slime, slowly flowed out from between the pieces of meat. As the small white chopsticks gently lifted it, several crystal-clear white films were stretched out from between the juicy fried pork cutlet.

Looking at the spectacular sight on the plate after he picked up a piece of fried pork chop, Xiao Bai couldn't help but smile with a touch of emotion.

These vibrant calories represent youth running under the setting sun, a power that strikes the soul, the courage to challenge the impossible, the unwavering commitment to eating ten pounds in one bite, and the ultimate lifestyle of unbridled indulgence and debauchery...

Longing for what?!

Xiao Bai, who was drooling, swallowed hard and then slammed his chopsticks down on the table next to the plate.

A thud.

The fried pork chop on the workbench trembled slightly under Xiaobai's hammer blow.

Is it still the right time to eat fried pork cutlets?

Little White breathed heavily and covered its face.

With visual shielding.

The turmoil in Xiaobai's heart finally subsided.

It's really terrible.

I never expected that a simple stuffed pork chop would almost tempt me.

Xiao Bai murmured with lingering fear, gradually turning her face to the side, her gaze slowly drifting towards Duan Shuiliu.

After serving the dishes to Xiaobai, Duan Shuiliu, who had just finished chatting with Xiaobai and casually picked up on Xiaobai's conversation about ship equipment, walked back to the stove while wiping his hands as before, carefully poking at the meat patties in the oil pan with his chopsticks.

The spot near the oil pan was naturally not a good place to stay. Under the high temperature, Duan Shuiliu's expression remained very calm, but a layer of fine sweat began to appear on his fair forehead and neck, sticking the few strands of black hair to his skin.

Looking at Duan Shuiliu's profile, Xiaobai's gaze was somewhat complicated.

this person.

Just now, he casually mentioned that he possessed ship equipment...

Moreover, judging from Duan Shuiliu's analysis of Xiaobai's ship equipment, her understanding of ship equipment seems to be quite high.

"Um... Sister Duan..." Xiaobai pondered for a while before asking.

"Ok?"

"...Sister Duan, you...are...a good person, right?" Xiaobai asked cautiously.

At the edge of the oil pan, Duan Shuiliu paused slightly in his movements.

Duan Shuiliu turned around and looked at Xiaobai, who was sitting at the workbench behind him.

"what happened?"

A rare look of doubt appeared in Duan Shuiliu's eyes.

The question Xiaobai just asked seems to involve an important plot development; a careless answer could lead to serious consequences. Even someone as calm and collected as Duan Shuiliu is hesitant to answer Xiaobai's question for the time being.

"That...it's about my ship equipment...that thing..." Xiaobai scratched her cheek, "...Um, Sister Duan, how...did you know?"

Duan Shuiliu is the captain of the military police.

She is different from ordinary admirals. Duan Shuiliu has the right to arrest and interrogate admirals. If she knows Xiaobai's secret, it is a completely different concept from if others know Xiaobai's secret.

"Ship equipment?" Duan Shuiliu calmly looked at Xiaobai, who was scratching his face, looking conflicted, as if he were facing a difficult life problem and making a painful choice.

"Mmm." Xiaobai nodded, her two hands tangled together, looking quite conflicted.

"I heard it from Mu Yu?" Duan Shuiliu answered quite matter-of-factly, his tone flat, as if answering that one plus one equals two.

"...Huh?" Xiao Bai, who was in a state of intense inner turmoil, was startled and looked up in confusion. "Mu Yu??"

"Ah."

"Huh? Mu Yu??"

"Ah."

"Huh?? Huh?? Mu Yu??"

"...Mu Yu is the Governor-General of the Pacific." Duan Shuiliu thought Xiaobai had forgotten Mu Yu's name, so he explained to Xiaobai, "He's the one who recommended you back then."

"Uh... Mu Yu... Mu Yu, I know, I know... but..." Xiao Bai touched her forehead in confusion, "Eh... but... eh..."

Before Duan Shuiliu gave the answer.

Xiao Bai had considered countless possibilities in his mind.

For example, Duan Shuiliu might secretly be in contact with Mu Xi, having learned about himself from her, and thus be a bad person. Or, Duan Shuiliu might actually be a highly intelligent detective who deciphered his own secrets from subtle clues and wanted to arrest him for trial at the military police headquarters. Or perhaps Duan Shuiliu, like Chairman Er Gou, is also a human possessing ship equipment, and so on…

The possibilities that Xiaobai had envisioned in his mind, although none of them seemed like a good development to him, were all quite reasonable and normal plot developments. If they actually happened, Xiaobai would be shocked, but not surprised.