Daily life with the ship girl

When I went downstairs, all the ship girls had returned. They had to have dinner together, which was Li Ran's rule.

Therefore, even if Saratoga was angry, she would not disobey this order.

Fortunately, because of the liveliness of the destroyers, the atmosphere did not seem too solemn, and Lexington was extremely calm after returning.

Li Ran looked at Lexington calmly, and then found that the other party was also looking at him with extremely calm eyes for the first time, and he felt a slight pain in his heart.

However, I cannot compromise now. Since I cannot say it, I will just continue to bear it myself.

"Let's eat."

Li Ran looked away and said so.

Richelieu and Reputation exchanged glances, and both saw a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.

Lexington felt that he had something important, and if he didn't grab it, he would lose it forever.

But, why the look in the Admiral's eyes? It was obviously the Admiral who was wrong.

why?

"Sister?" Saratoga looked at her sister with a strange look on her face. She was a little worried. Seeing the man turning his back and playing with Firefly and the others as if nothing had happened, the anger in her heart could not be calmed down no matter what.

"Jia Jia, it seems like my sister has done something wrong."

Saratoga's pupils contracted slightly. This feeling came back again. A year ago, her sister had felt the same way since the man disappeared without a trace.

She understood why her sister did not choose the admiral in the past year, but what did this man in front of her know?

After dinner, Li Ran calmly said to Lexington and others:

"There will be a military meeting at 8 o'clock. Let's take a break. Emden, could you please recuse yourself from this meeting?"

When Leipzig heard Li Ran say this, she was about to speak, but she found out that she was not her ship girl, so she fell silent.

Emden noticed Leipzig's look, sighed slightly in his heart, and then said:

"Even if Mr. Li didn't say so, we would still do it, right, Leipzig?"

"Yeah." Leipzig said this, then he and Emden took Xiao Zhai away.

Li Ran watched the three people leave, looked at U96 strangely, and asked:

"Aren't you leaving?"

"Admiral, what did you say?" U96 raised his head and smiled slightly.

Li Ran sighed. Well, although U96 is a submarine, even he cannot deny the right to recognize the admiral. Moreover, he has no reason to refuse, because U96 is also a member of the Black Cross Mercenary Group. If he is not absolutely sure, Nuremberg will not make a decision to collectively recognize him.

"I see. Let's take a break, Bismarck. Come with me to relax."

Li Ran's sudden invitation stunned everyone. Not only Richelieu couldn't understand it, even Reputation, who had always been committed to becoming a perfect maid, doubted whether she understood her admiral.

Bismarck suddenly understood Li Ran's eyes. After they became lovers, she read for the first time the sadness hidden in Li Ran's heart. Perhaps this is what the admiral once said about telepathy.

Bismarck nodded, and then, amidst the various looks from the crowd, he left hand in hand with Li Ran.

Li Ran was silent all the way, and Bismarck was not good at speaking either. Perhaps silence was not the best choice in this situation, but the two of them maintained a tacit understanding, and only the sound of footsteps gently echoed on the Xiguang Road.

Finally, Li Ran stopped, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and said with some sadness:

"Bismarck, why is it so painful to deliberately forget someone?"

Although Bismarck usually behaves in a military manner, it does not mean that she does not have the sensitivity of a woman. She just silently grasped the admiral's cold hand and shook her head gently.

Li Ran felt the warmth from Bismarck's palm and sighed softly:

"Sometimes I really hate myself. I hate myself for deliberately forgetting the most important person. I hate myself for deliberately hurting others."

"Admiral, go back."

Bismarck suddenly didn't want to know anymore. If an admiral had secrets, he would be a real admiral.

Now that I know the admiral's pain, that is enough. I just need to accompany him quietly without too many words, because this is Bismarck's way of love.

Li Ran did not follow Bismarck back, but held her hand and walked around aimlessly.

Bismarck originally thought that Li Ran would forget about the military meeting. When eight o'clock was about to arrive, Li Ran stopped thinking about wandering around and said softly:

"Let's go back."

Bismarck always felt that something was going to happen, and something serious.

At this time, a strong sea breeze blew, lifting Bismarck's bangs. She watched Li Ran let go of her hand, and suddenly felt that something that had been sealed was untied by the admiral himself.

Is this an illusion?

No!

Who is the important person the admiral is talking about?

Bismarck's pupils shrank slightly, and then he looked at the admiral's back, seeming a little lonely.

……

When we returned to the garrison, everyone was already in place.

"Jia Jia, go up and help me get the documents for the meeting."

After Li Ran sat down, he did not let Lexington, the secretary ship, do this, but deliberately chose Saratoga.

Saratoga noticed that her sister's hands were shaking slightly, which proved that her sister was uneasy.

My sister is scared!

Although Richelieu didn't want to be the bad guy at this moment, the situation would only get worse if it continued like this. The sisters in the port area had experienced what happened last night and the pressure on them was heavy enough. She knew that everyone's nerves were very tense now. If Saratoga said something wrong, it would definitely make the situation worse. So she said coldly:

"Saratoga, are you going to disobey the admiral's orders?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Saratoga stood up suddenly, and then looking at her sister, she held back, just looked around at everyone indifferently, and then went upstairs.

Although Li Ran felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, this decision was also for the port area and for them. Anyway, he had enough to bear and didn't care about carrying more.

Sister, you can understand me, right?

Chapter 232: Sealed Memories (Part 2)

"Admiral, you are a playboy, you are slow, you are stupid."

Saratoga muttered to herself as she walked up to the second floor of the garrison. She sighed and slowly opened the door of her office.

"Sister, you're such a jerk. I really don't know what you're so angry about."

Saratoga muttered to herself, then walked to the desk, looked at the desktop, found the notebook used for military meetings, and then planned to go downstairs.

However, when she picked up the file, she noticed a strange light flashing in a drawer under my desk.

"what is this?"

Saratoga was a little curious. She subconsciously wanted to open the drawer, but suddenly remembered that this was the admiral's stuff. But when she thought that her sister was so angry because of the admiral and that's why she showed up again, she got scared and said angrily:

"Anyway, it's the Admiral's fault. I should be fine after I take a look."

Saratoga said this, then opened the drawer and saw the glowing object, which turned out to be the watch.

"so beautiful."

Saratoga picked up the watch and found that it was no longer working. She felt a little strange:

"Broken? But the Admiral doesn't seem to have a watch, right? Did he buy one in Qiyun City? That doesn't seem likely."

Saratoga took the watch and looked at it, and found that the hour and minute hands were glowing.

"Could it be a gift from Bismarck?" Saratoga thought so, and then she became a little angry:

"It must be. The admiral and Bismarck have such a good relationship. Really, a playboy admiral."

As she said this, Saratoga wanted to throw the watch away, but she thought that if she did so, the admiral would be very angry, and her sister would also be very angry, so she sighed and wanted to put the watch back.

However, when she put it back, the glow disappeared, and Saratoga saw that the upper and lower parts of the watch popped up. Yes, it was designed like a pocket watch.

"Huh? What is this?"

Saratoga had seen pocket watches before, but the admiral's was undoubtedly a wristwatch. How could it be set up to look like a pocket watch?

She couldn't figure it out, but curiosity drove Saratoga to look over.

"This is!"

Saratoga saw that there was a photo hidden inside. It should be a photo, which was a photo of the admiral and a very beautiful girl.

"How is this going?"

Saratoga always felt that this girl was somewhat similar to Admiral Hull, and she thought:

"Could it be the admiral's sister?"

At this moment, a prestigious voice came from outside the office:

"Saratoga, haven't you found the documents yet?"

"Oh, it's coming."

Saratoga was a little flustered, and quickly closed the watch and put it in the drawer, then quickly got up and left the office.

Reputation stood outside the door, waiting for Saratoga to rush out. She could clearly see that Saratoga looked a little panicked, but she didn't ask.

Li Ran waited until Saratoga got the documents and saw that Saratoga was not in a good state, but never mind, he opened his notebook and said:

"The third military meeting has begun. If you have any topics to discuss, please bring them up."

As soon as the words fell, everyone at the conference table fell silent.

Li Ran was not in a hurry. Since he had made up his mind about some things, it didn't matter when he said it.

However, he still wanted to make his decision at the end of the meeting, otherwise it might disrupt the subsequent progress of the meeting.

Richelieu looked at the silent atmosphere, feeling somewhat helpless. She glanced at Shengyu who was standing behind Li Ran. The head maid was as calm as ever, and this expression meant that Shengyu already knew something.

However, if this continues, there is no possibility of any progress in the meeting.

"Admiral, I have an agenda."

Richelieu couldn't help it, so she had to be the one to propose it.

"Please speak." Li Ran sighed and said.

"The construction of the new training ground on the eastern coast has been completed, but some buoys, flares, and various types of ammunition for performances need to be replenished, otherwise the simulated combat cannot be carried out. In addition, other garrisons may come to visit us in the future, and joint military exercises will be required at that time, so the procurement of materials in this regard needs to be handled as soon as possible. Therefore, I suggest that the garrison set up a logistics department as soon as possible, so that the procurement of materials and consumables can be better managed."

"I see. Richelieu's proposal is about setting up a logistics department. Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone was silent for a while, and then chose to agree.

"Then this topic is officially passed. However, it is not just the logistics department. Richelieu happened to mention this topic, so I will add that in the future, the garrison will not only have a logistics department, but also a foreign affairs department, an intelligence department, an internal affairs department, a training department, and a research department. Everyone can speak freely about the responsibilities of each department."

"Six-department system?" Pinghai asked suddenly.

"Well, after all, the garrison is not a real government agency. The purpose of dividing the departments is just to make everyone's work easier. I will decide on the ministers of each department tonight."

Li Ran said this, then thought about it and continued:

"By the way, not only did you propose the six-department system, but there is also a supplement next, which is about the secretary ship rotation system. Lexington has made great contributions these days, but everything has a limit, including work. The secretary ship is usually responsible for handling various matters in the port area, so it is quite hard. I was thinking that the position of the secretary ship should be rotated every three months and elected. Does anyone have any objections?"

When Richelieu heard Li Ran say this, she realized something was wrong. After the admiral finished speaking, she glanced in the direction of Lexington and sighed slightly in her heart:

Is this really Li Ran’s purpose tonight?

Saratoga stood up immediately. She had just been thinking about forgiving Li Ran, but now the admiral's actions were targeting her sister, weren't they?

"I object to this proposal, Admiral!"

Saratoga ignored everyone's meaningful looks and spoke angrily.

Li Ran's face suddenly turned cold, and he looked towards Saratoga:

"Very good. Some people are against it. How about we take a vote? Raise your hands if you agree with this proposal."

As soon as Li Ran finished speaking, everyone was stunned. They thought Li Ran would be angry, but they did not expect that he would adopt such an ordinary majority voting method.

However, Lexington has almost served as a secretary ship since the garrison was established. It can be said that people have become accustomed to reporting to Lexington. Li Ran suddenly proposed a secretary ship rotation system, which completely confused everyone.

When Li Ran saw that no one raised their hand, he was about to announce the cancellation of the proposal, but unexpectedly, Bismarck raised his hand, contrary to his usual practice.

"Bismarck?" Richelieu was dumbfounded. She suddenly couldn't understand what Bismarck was going to do, but she could see trust. Yes, she could see unconditional trust in the admiral in Bismarck's eyes.

Nuremberg was silent for a while and had not made a decision. After all, although she knew that Bismarck, as the leader of Country G, would not make an impulsive decision, this proposal seemed completely unnecessary. So why did the admiral bring it up?