Daily life with the ship girl

Bismarck, Atago and others were watching Lexington firing at the second floor, and they suddenly became nervous. However, they saw Li Ran opening the window just now, and it was obvious that the admirals had begun to prepare to save themselves.

"Why don't you take action!" Lexington looked at everyone in a daze and shouted:

"Now is a good opportunity. It depends on you."

Bismarck and others looked at each other and nodded to each other.

The farce ended after fifteen minutes.

Under the protection of Bismarck, Li Ran left the conference room on the second floor of Admiral Lei Ming's office.

Washington and others were obviously relieved to see that the three admirals were safe and sound.

Washington was deeply looking at Lexington's action of holding Li Ran's arm. There was a hint of amusement in her eyes. He was an interesting admiral who could win the favor of the aircraft carrier goddess.

Li Ran was talking to Lei Ming about when to contact the Governor. Seeing the scene was a bit messy, and those so-called admirals attending the meeting were really fake, but he didn't want to care:

"Major Lei, I don't know what the hell you are doing, but I have urgent information and I must notify the Governor immediately."

Lei Ming heard the report from his ship girl in the exclusive channel early in the morning. He laughed and said:

"Brother Li Ran, don't be anxious. Instead of asking me to contact the Governor, it would be better to ask those ship girls to do it faster."

Li Ran was stunned for a moment. He handed the box to Bismarck, then walked over hand in hand with Lexington.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable with his wife holding his arm, with so many things happening, he didn't pay attention to the details.

"Are you the admiral of Lexington?" Washington raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and a hint of amusement flashed in her blue pupils.

Her sister North Carolina circled around Li Ran and Lexington, pouted and said:

"He's not tall or handsome, and he doesn't look rich. His clothes are just so-so. How did you trick Lexington into your hands?"

"North Carolina, stop it." Washington scolded softly, then straightened his tone and said:

"You are Admiral Li Ran, right? I am Washington, one of the leaders of the Atlantic Military Police Headquarters. This is my proof. I have received the information you found from Brooklyn more than ten minutes ago, but those words alone are not enough to qualify for contacting the Governor. You must provide more convincing information. I hope you understand."

Li Ran nodded and took the certificate from Washington. He looked at Lei Ming who nodded to him and knew that this group of ship girls were the real investigation team, so he said to Bismarck:

"Open the box and show everyone what we found."

Bismarck nodded. Although she was a little concerned about Lexington's holding of her arm since Li Ran came out of the conference room safely, now was not the time to think about it. She placed the box on the granite table in front of the garrison.

Li Ran looked at the shocked expressions on everyone's faces and said solemnly:

"Please look, everyone. This is what we found in the past few days. My secretary ship Lexington compiled the document. Regarding the counterfeit transformation core case notified by the Governor this time, we found that the age of this batch of transformation cores is related to the batch of thirty years ago. And now something similar to what happened thirty years ago is happening again. I don't think anyone would think this is all a coincidence."

Washington walked forward, picked up the report, and found a location specially marked in it. She said in a serious tone:

"Can I ask where these transformation cores were found?"

Li Ran shrugged:

"These were found in an old underground fortification on my Xiguang Island. I wonder if that location can provide some help for this investigation."

Chapter 01: Past Events

Washington looked serious. She looked at the names of the two places and closed the report with mixed feelings. Then she said to Lei Ming:

"Major Lei, this is not the place to talk, don't you think?"

"Understood, Shancheng, you take them to Tinghai Pavilion, it's quiet there. Please forgive me, everyone. So many things have happened, I have to excuse myself."

Bai Nuoyan was stunned for a moment: "Major Lei is not coming with us?"

"No, I just captured the remnants of the Deep Blue Light. You can see that the Admiral's Mansion is in chaos. And the merchants who refused to leave the dock all came here because they heard false news. I'm still thinking about how to explain it."

"No need to explain. North Carolina, you, Alaska, and Guam stay here to help Major Lei. At the dock, just tell them that the Leiming Garrison is temporarily prohibiting anyone other than admirals and ship girls from entering. If they don't comply, use force to expel them. Just don't kill anyone."

"I got it, sister. Hehe, we can have a big fight now." The long voyage to North Carolina these days was really boring.

Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan looked at each other and had a deeper understanding of the way Washington, the real head of the Atlantic Military Police Headquarters, acted.

Li Ran thought for a moment and said to Lei Ming:

"Then I'm sorry to bother Major Lei Ming for a few days."

Bai Nuoyan said hurriedly:

"Don't chase away my Princess Yunyan too. Those sailors came with me."

"Got it. I hope you two can provide more information to the governor as soon as possible. I have tried my best. Unfortunately, the remnants of the Deep Blue Light are just small shrimps this time, and I didn't catch any big fish."

Li Ran was silent for a while. Although he didn't know why Lei Ming launched this action, he thought about it and decided to help if he could. After all, his and Bai Nuoyan's sudden visit seemed to have caused him a lot of trouble. So he said:

"Major Lei, rest assured. If you have any trouble in the future, you can come to me for help. After all, we are neighbors. In the future, I also hope that you can send people to survey the three newly occupied islands and jointly develop them."

"Are you talking about the three islands in the west that have always been occupied by the deep sea?" Lei Ming was a little excited, and then he smiled bitterly:

"I'm not as good as you. I didn't expect you to be so courageous. Since you said so, I will definitely bother you some other day."

"Ah."

……

Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan followed Shan Cheng towards Tinghai Pavilion.

Washington, on the other hand, kept frowning.

The names of those two places should have been lost thirty years ago. Although she had just woken up, she had worked in the gendarmerie for several years and had heard of the files of some major historical events.

Some doubts about the [Brattenborough Defeat] have been brought to the table again this time because of the core fraud case of the transformation, and even attracted the attention of the governors of the two major war zones, the Pacific and Atlantic. There are many intriguing things in it, and this admiral named Li Ran has found out such important information at this time. I am afraid that this matter will not be too boring and interesting.

Washington looked at Li Ran's back with a playful expression on her face. The three people behind her were none other than the American 73rd battle sisters who had followed her on this trip.

The three sisters were led by the Colorado, who was also wearing a black military police uniform. She looked at Washington and said in a lazy tone:

“The air here is nice.”

"Sister, you really are not worried at all." West Virginia's tone revealed mischief at this time.

"Ah, so boring. Why don't you fight a good battle on the front line? It's so boring to come to a place like the rear." Maryland is worthy of being the combative Mary. At this time, her tone revealed a hint of dissatisfaction:

"Sister, when are we going back to the front line? I want to see the deep sea being torn to pieces by my main gun."

Li Ran and Lexington were walking in front. The words of the three ship girls behind him made him frown. He asked in a low voice:

"There are also warmongers among the ship girls?"

Lexington held Li Ran's hand. She didn't know why she did this. When she heard the commander's question, she glanced at the people behind her:

"These three sisters are three of the Seven Great Marines, the BIG SEVEN of the U."

"Are they the three Colorado-class sisters?" Li Ran was stunned. After all, this was not a game. If the ship girls did not unfold their ship outfits, there would be some differences from the portraits in the game. In addition, after experiencing so many things just now, Li Ran did not recognize the identities of the three ship girls following Washington at the first time.

"I didn't expect the admiral knew them too." Lexington smiled. This commander was becoming increasingly difficult to understand.

"Oh, by the way, what do you think the Thunder Garrison is doing this time? It seems like we have been dragged into it without knowing it." Li Ran quickly changed the subject. He could see the searching look in Lexington's eyes, and quickly said:

"It seems that we have chosen a bad time for this visit."

Lexington didn't care about Li Ran's words, but thought for a while, then hugged Li Ran's arm tightly:

"I don't know. It may also be related to the reform core fraud case that has been making a lot of noise these days."

Li Ran wanted to ask more, but heard Shan Cheng say:

"Everyone, Tinghai Pavilion has arrived."

Li Ran could only end the conversation with Lexington, while Bismarck on the side kept frowning. The guy named Washington made her feel vaguely that perhaps the U-country ship girl would be a good opponent for her in the future.

Li Ran looked up at the four-story building in front of him, a typical Japanese-style building. He thought about it and realized that it seemed that the ship girls of the Thunder Naval Base were all from Country J, so it was not surprising that the architectural style was Japanese.

"Everyone, please come in." As Lei Ming's wedding ship and secretary ship, Shancheng's task at this time was to act as the representative of Lei Ming's garrison and discuss relevant matters with Washington, Li Ran and others. Originally, this was against the rules, but in an emergency, they had to make the decision. In addition, Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan were only new admirals and did not have many prejudices against ship girls.

Li Ran and Bai Nuoyan looked at each other, nodded to each other, and followed Shancheng into Tinghai Pavilion. A few minutes later, they arrived at the top floor of Tinghai Pavilion.

Lexington also knew that it was not appropriate to hold Li Ran's hand at this time, so she let go. At this time, she noticed a hint of envy in Bismarck's eyes, but this look disappeared in a flash.

Lexington raised the corner of his mouth slightly:

Bismarck, I won't be polite this time.

Bismarck suddenly felt vaguely uneasy, as if something precious was about to be stolen, but this feeling only lasted for a moment.

At this time, Yamashiro was the host. She was a typical Yamato Nadeshiko. Although she was not as virtuous as her sister, she also had the air of a lady from a noble family. She sat on the tatami, poured tea for Li Ran and others, and then said:

"This is the Admiral's favorite place to come. Outsiders are usually not allowed to enter. If you have anything important to do here, you don't have to worry about being eavesdropped."

Li Ran nodded. He felt that kneeling was a bit strange, but with good family education, Li Ran had some knowledge of traditional etiquette. In addition, his family was a family of chefs, and sometimes they needed to practice in various countries to prepare multi-national cuisines. Learning the etiquette of each country naturally became a necessary task for Li Ran after he became a chef.

If it weren't for time travel, Li Ran might have been a chef at a Michelin five-star restaurant now.

Back to the point, Shancheng was a little surprised that Li Ran was the only man in the room. Kneeling was not difficult for women, but there were not many men who could sit straight like Li Ran. She smiled and said:

"Admiral Li Ran, I didn't expect you to be so proficient in the etiquette of sitting in a formality."

"I understand a little bit, but let's talk about business anyway." Li Ran nodded politely, then picked up the teacup. What surprised him was that the sitting posture of each ship girl was extremely, how to say, uninhibited.

Bai Nuoyan was born in Xia Country, so she knew the etiquette of kneeling. However, this was not the time to care about these details, so she asked quickly:

"Washington, it's time for you to finish reading the intelligence. I wonder if the things in this box can be exchanged for the right to communicate with the Governor."

Washington frowned, closed the report, and said:

"[Nadorada Arms Factory] and Siano Garrison Fort are two names from the past. I wonder if you are in the mood to listen to a story from thirty years ago?"

Li Ran was a little stunned. He saw that Washington's face was calm, but there was an incomprehensible sadness in her eyes. This was completely inconsistent with the aura of a strong woman displayed by Washington, and made people feel particularly strange.

Shancheng also didn't expect that Washington, who always acted tough and advocated doing everything for freedom, would say something like telling a story at this time.

The three Colorado sisters were also puzzled. Maryland gently poked her sister in the waist and said:

"Sister, you are the big sister, what is she doing?"

"Don't call me Big Sister. It sounds like gangster." Colorado held down her sister's mischievous hand. A trace of solemnity flashed in her eyes.

"Those two locations are taboos, and now they have been discovered again. I'm afraid that the information brought back from this investigation will cause a lot of dirty guys to feel uneasy."

"Who is that dirty guy?" West Virginia looked at her two sisters in confusion.

Maryland felt a little bored when she saw her sister was as serious as ever. She thought her younger sister was more obedient. She hugged West Virginia's neck and said in a sly tone:

"Little sister, you don't need to know who the dirty guy is. If you see him, just use your ship's main gun to smash him to pieces."

"You two, stop it." Colorado saw that his sister was being a little presumptuous again and quickly scolded her.

Then, calm returned to the scene.

Li Ran looked at Washington's serious face and nodded:

"Appreciate further details."

"Please speak." Bai Nuoyan looked at Washington who was so serious, she sat up straight and spoke.

Washington seemed to be organizing her words. After a moment, when the tea was poured in the mountain city, she took a sip of the fragrant tea and recounted the events of thirty years ago with a sigh.

Chapter 02: Past Events

Washington's voice was sexy and magnetic. She spoke in a low tone and slowly told a story, an event that happened thirty years ago and should have been forgotten.

"During my time at the Atlantic Military Police Headquarters, I had the opportunity to enter the archives several times, where I saw some scattered records of the seven major battles. Among them, there was a story about the Atlantic Governor who committed suicide during the Bratton Route Retreat."

Li Ran and Lexington looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Li Ran expressed his doubts to Lexington through the exclusive channel of the admiral's personal network:

"Could it be that what the letter says is true? But is the Governor of the Atlantic mentioned by Washington the admiral of the Prince of Wales?"

"I don't know. Regardless of whether it is true or not, what Washington said may help us find clues about the two children mentioned in the letter."

Lexington frowned.

Thirty years ago seems a bit far away, especially after that great defeat, the number of legendary ship girls dropped sharply, and many ship girls with outstanding achievements also disappeared. In addition, that period of history was a tragic defeat, so few people knew about it over the years. Unexpectedly, the story Washington told was actually this past that should have been forgotten. She vaguely felt that some strange fate was about to befall the admiral.

Washington looked at everyone in silence, she gently put down the teacup, and then continued:

“Most of those scattered records are incomplete, but the name of the former Governor of the Atlantic and the names of the six legendary shipgirls who died in the Bratton Route have been mentioned repeatedly.

One of the scholars, based on years of investigation, deduced the truth of that year, and this truth was treasured in the archives of the Atlantic Military Police Headquarters. When I saw the file that was discarded in a corner like garbage, looking at the yellowed paper inside, I realized that the retreat that year was not due to the unfavorable battle on the front line, but that the governor was abandoned on the eve of the great retreat. "

"What?" Li Ran looked puzzled. He said without thinking:

"Isn't it rumored that the governor committed suicide?"