Transmigrated into Azur Lane

"Young man, um... could you pay the fare first?"

Lin Dong casually tossed his wallet to the driver and continued to stare at the empty space, desperately searching for memories in his mind.

"It can't be wrong... I've lived here for over ten years, how could I get the address wrong... No way, you must have taken the wrong route!"

Lin Dong turned around and realized there was no one behind him. All that remained was a wallet and some change. He couldn't tell if the driver was of good character or if he'd seen the military identification with rank written on it inside the wallet...

Chapter 150 Journey to the Eastern Empire (Part Fourteen)

On an open space.

"That's impossible! I clearly remember the buildings in front of us, how could this be..."

At this moment, Lin Dong was slumped on the ground talking to himself. A motorcycle drove by on the quiet street next to the open space, and soon returned and stopped next to Lin Dong.

Three men with brightly colored hair, who looked like thugs, initially looked at Lin Dong strangely from their motorcycle, but their attention was quickly drawn to the wallet next to Lin Dong.

The man on the motorcycle exchanged a glance with his companions behind him, and soon the two people sitting on the back got off the motorcycle and slowly approached Lin Dong, who was slumped on the ground.

When one of them saw Lin Dong's erratic behavior as he approached, he felt reassured and boldly picked up the wallet, then opened it.

"Wow, I've made it!"

The thug opened his wallet and laughed at his companion, revealing that the wallet's inner compartment was stuffed with large sums of Donghuang coins.

The thug's companion was also overjoyed when he saw the banknotes, and then looked at Lin Dong's back and said...

"How about we search him up? Maybe he has a chain watch or something?"

"it is good"

The two acted immediately. One of them first handed the wallet to the man sitting on the motorcycle, who was ready to run away at any moment, and then walked towards Lin Dong.

"Snapped!"

The thug walked up to Lin Dong and slapped him on the head.

"Behave yourself, bro. I only care about money. But if you dare to make any sudden moves, you'll have to ask my dagger for help, understand?"

Lin Dong was stunned by the sudden slap and felt dizzy. When he came to his senses, he realized that he seemed to have been robbed.

Once he regained his composure, Lin Dong immediately reached for his belt and realized that he hadn't brought his pistol with him when he left home in such a rush.

"What are you doing? Want to get stabbed? Huh?"

Upon seeing Lin Dong's unusual movement, the thug slapped him across the face again, then brandished a switchblade in front of Lin Dong, threatening him.

Lin Dong, who had just been slapped, frowned and glared at the thug. Although he was just an ordinary person, he was used to being in a high position and his courage and aura were not weak.

However, even if you're strong, you can't eat it all. Lin Dong said, enduring the burning pain on his face.

"We don't have anything else, but we have enough money in our wallets for you to spend."

"Are you still trying to act tough?"

The young man was annoyed by Lin Dong's expression as if he were chasing away a beggar. Just as he was about to continue attacking Lin Dong, his companion behind him exclaimed in surprise.

"Something's not right! Zhang Xiong, come and take a look!"

The man named Zhang Xiong walked back to his companion sitting on the motorcycle with a puzzled look on his face. His companion handed him his ID from his wallet as if he had seen a ghost.

"Director of the Donghuang Maritime Security Bureau... Rank... Major General... Lin Dong!!"

Zhang Xiong, as if bitten by the document, quickly threw it on the ground.

"How to do?"

"We ran away, what else could we do?"

“You just attacked him. What if he doesn’t let us go? With his power, capturing us is as easy as drinking water for him.”

"No way... we don't even know if this certificate is real or fake."

"It should be true... I've seen his photos online, and the more I look at them, the more it looks like him."

"Should we... kill him?"

"..."

"This is an open space, so why not burn him and bury him right away?"

"....good"

After discussing with his companions, Zhang Xiong came to Lin Dong and said with a grin.

"General Lin, well, I didn't know your identity before, please forgive me."

Lin Dong stared coldly at the thug without saying a word. The two men's furtive conversation behind him had made him uneasy. If it weren't for the dagger pointed at his back, he wouldn't have just sat there waiting to die.

"You've done us a tremendous favor by driving away the Sirens. I owe you a good job at sea because of your kindness. Alas, you can only blame your bad luck in meeting your brother tonight."

Zhang Xiong continued rambling as if out of control, the evil lurking in his heart making him really want to see this powerful figure kneel down and beg for mercy.

"I hope you'll be born into a good family. Don't worry, I'm not exactly a novice; I even slaughtered a pig before the holiday."

Frustrated by the lack of the response he expected, Zhang Xiong humiliated Lin Dong in a fit of anger.

"There might not be another chance."

Lin Dong looked at Rodney behind the thug and chuckled.

...

"Commander, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? If I hadn't been worried about you and followed you out, something bad would have happened."

Sitting on the open ground, Rodney said reproachfully to the commander who had buried his head in his arms.

"I came looking for something, but I can't find it."

After finishing his words lazily, Lin Dong nuzzled into Rodney's arms again.

"If you can't find it, just stop looking for it. Sometimes the more you look for something, the less likely it is to appear. But it will reappear when you forget about it."

Rodney stroked the commander's head, trying to persuade him.

"Ah."

After responding, Lin Dong turned his head away from Rodney's embrace and looked at the desolate open space, seemingly lost in thought.

Much later.

"It's so good to have you all."

"Of course, but the commander is too greedy, marrying so many wives."

"Rodney, do you think we should make our vows at the wedding or now?"

"Of course, exchanging vows at the wedding is the most romantic thing... Eh?! Commander!?"

"Let's go, it's too cold here. Don't catch a cold, my fiancée."

After Lin Dong finished speaking, he stood up from Rodney's arms and then pulled Rodney's hand to help her up.

The two walked hand in hand away from the open space, leaving behind only three mangled corpses riddled with holes from anti-aircraft fire and an overturned motorcycle...

Chapter 151 Journey to the Eastern Empire, Part 15

Inside a beef hot pot restaurant in Tuocheng.

Ha~ Ha~~

Santiago opened his mouth wide and kept fanning the hot air coming out of his mouth with his hand.

"Don't eat so fast."

Lin Dong said to Jin Kela, who was immediately throwing the beef she had just fished out of the hot pot into her mouth, "I'm so stupid that I'd rather die than spit it out." Seeing her silly look, Lin Dong didn't know what to do for a moment. In the end, he could only grab the iced drink in front of the Firefly table and pour it into Santiago's mouth.

"Wow, delicious!"

After recovering, Santiago swallowed the beef mixed with his drink and shouted loudly, while Firefly angrily poured all the beef from Santiago's bowl into his own.

Seeing the Westerners praising his hometown cuisine, Lin Dong felt honored. He then picked up a plate of raw beef and poured it into the hot pot to cook the meat for everyone.

"Commander, I'll take care of it. You just need to sit down."

Belfast, as if deeply humiliated by the commander's actions, forcefully pressed him back into his seat. She then took over the commander's task and distributed the nearly cooked beef to the hungry little girls.

Knowing the head maid's temperament, Lin Dong didn't pretend anymore and sat down, accepting the meal as it was served. Having not tasted his hometown food for a long time, he couldn't help but start devouring the food.

While Tuocheng may lack in other aspects, it is quite famous for its food culture. Aside from its renowned Kung Fu tea culture, Chaozhou cuisine holds a significant place within the prestigious Cantonese culinary tradition. Besides various specialty snacks, another major characteristic of Chaozhou cuisine is its sauces. A single dish is often served with several sauces—sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty—to satisfy the local palate. After a meal, a table is always laden with a dazzling array of condiments, a distinctive feature of Chaozhou cuisine.

Seeing that Eldridge was sitting to the side, seemingly unwilling to feed herself, Lin Dong quickly picked her up and placed her on his lap to begin feeding her.

"Ah~"

Lin Dong picked up a piece of beef, dipped it in the sauce, and then brought it to his mouth, which he held high.

The somewhat difficult Eldridge first sniffed the beef near her mouth, then turned her head away, seemingly because she wasn't used to the taste of Chinese food.

"If you're not going to eat it, I will."

Seeing her disobedient behavior, Lin Dong didn't indulge her. After speaking, he put the beef into his mouth, swallowed it, and then put on a delicious expression while teasing her.

I'm hungry.

Seemingly because of the commander's disliked look, Ju Gao finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Then let's eat beef."

"No."

"Where are the beef balls?"

Lin Dong used chopsticks to skewer a meatball from the hot pot and waved it in front of Ju Gaogao.

Eldridge pulled the commander's hand over and smelled the dumpling in his hand before tentatively asking a question.

"What is it?"

"I'll eat the meatballs made from ground beef if you don't want them."

Ignoring the commander's grumbling, Eldridge immediately took a bite of the beef meatball skewered on her chopsticks.

Is it delicious?