Theresa jumped directly onto the table this time: "How do you know that I want to run a school?"
"How I know is not important. What is important is that you now have an important task, which is to teach these young soldiers who have been indoctrinated with bad ideas to become good children of the new era. This is a very important and sacred task~~~ Please take it seriously from now on."
Xiachuanhu said as he smiled and patted Theresa's shoulder.
There was no need for him to tell her about this, Theresa actually knew it. After all, the existence of child soldiers, due to the deliberate training of those military forces, basically only knew how to kill and how to survive, and had almost no common sense required for normal social life. Each of them had mental symptoms of varying degrees.
Children’s values are most easily distorted and shaped.
Of course, Theresa was happy to take on the task of re-training the children, but this was different from Xia Chuanhu destroying all the military forces in the town on his own!
Couldn't he have told her about such a big thing first so that she could be mentally prepared? You know, when she heard about the riot, she and the other Valkyries were really in a panic, and then when they saw Xia Chuanhu leading a large group of children and the distributed supplies...
Anyway, the chief of the Siberian branch almost fainted on the spot.
"......Huh~~~~Ah, forget it, you've already done it, it's superfluous for me to say anything more now."
After taking several deep breaths and adjusting her state of mind, Theresa sat back in her chair and said, "But what are you going to do with so many children? Although there are many rooms in the branch that can be used to accommodate them, it is impossible for them to stay there forever."
"I have already discussed this with the local Cocolia Orphanage, and Otto has also responded. These children will be taken in by orphanages scattered around the world. And judging by Cocolia's reaction, they will probably seek help from Anti-Entropy."
"Cocolia Orphanage? I've been there before."
During the previous two months in Siberia, Theresa, like Xiachuan Hu, traveled everywhere to familiarize herself with the surrounding situation. The Kokolia Orphanage was a place that left a deep impression on her, but she did not expect that it was actually a facility for anti-entropy support.
"As for the reason you might be interested in... just think of it as a sudden impulse on my part to help the children here. It's really hard to bear to let the future of mankind be lost like this."
After saying that, Xia Chuanhu stood up.
"Eh? Where are you going?"
"Go check on the kids. After all, I brought them here so suddenly and confiscated all their weapons. I think they must be feeling quite uneasy. I'm going to play the role of the big brother a little bit."
Big brother?
Theresa looked at Xiachuanhu, then jumped off the chair: "Then I'll go too!"
"Oh? That's good too. Ms. Theresa's appearance should be something that children can relate to."
"Are you saying I look young? I'm older than you!"
Theresa, who never liked people mentioning her age and young appearance, immediately jumped up and kicked Xia Chuanhu - it was soft and without any strength. It was more like a massage for Xia Chuanhu than a kick.
"Then I'll leave the children who have become young soldiers to you, Ms. Theresa. I'll go check on the children who haven't been trained as young soldiers yet."
"Eh? Shouldn't it be the other way around?"
Xia Chuanhu smiled and said, "I am the bad brother who [caught] them. How do you think they will react if I go now? It would be better for me to show up after they relax their vigilance a little bit. I am much more experienced than you in getting along with children."
For example, Gray, who has followed Xiachuan Hu since childhood and almost grew up under his care, or Mordred who was summoned by him in Romania, or even Elquet, who seems mature but is actually like a child.
When it comes to raising children, Xia Chuan Hu has much more experience than Theresa.
In addition-
(Among the children who have not yet become boy soldiers, there is one child... I hope they are not just similar in appearance.)
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The dormitory area of the Siberian branch.
This area was relatively quiet more than an hour ago when Xiachuan Hu and Bianca moved in. It is still as quiet now, but compared to the original silence without any movement, there are now at least a lot more breathing sounds, but no one is talking.
When Xia Chuanhu walked over, two figures, one big and one small, were busy back and forth in the aisle.
"Ah, it's my brother."
Bianca, who was holding a bag of candy, saw Xia Chuanhu and ran over to him: "Just now I heard my aunt screaming so loudly, is she angry?"
"Well, she was a little angry, but my brother has calmed my aunt down. Ms. Cocolia, how are the children doing now?"
"is acceptable."
Cocolia, who came over with Bianca, wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "The children are very well behaved. They must have been trained by those military forces. Although they haven't received any training, they have been implanted with the idea of "not messing around randomly"... so it's not difficult to manage them."
"That's good."
This is actually a bit ironic.
Xia Chuanhu and Kokolia saved the children to prevent them from becoming young soldiers who could be easily abandoned, but now, thanks to the training of those military forces, they can easily manage so many children. You should know that the orphans and young soldiers rescued by Xia Chuanhu, including those who have been taken back to the orphanage by Kokolia, are nearly a thousand people.
If they all started making a fuss, it would not be easy to calm them down, so now that the children are so quiet it really saves a lot of effort.
"Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me. Why don't you go back to your orphanage and check on the children there?"
"No, I have already talked to the branch chief here, and I will have to discuss the redistribution of supplies later." Cocolia shook her head.
Only a portion of the supplies looted by Xiachuan Hu from various military bases were sent back to the Cocolia Orphanage. The rest were all taken back to the branch base and are now being prepared for redistribution by the Valkyrie in charge of supply management. For a long time, due to influence and ability, a lot of supplies have been allocated to military bases, resulting in some imbalance in distribution.
Now that we have recovered so many supplies, the situation in the town can be alleviated to some extent.
"Oh, um... I haven't had time to say thank you to you yet."
Before leaving, Kokolia suddenly stopped in front of Xia Chuanhu and said, "To be honest, I still feel a little unreal. You did something that I have never dared to do or even thought about. Many children have been saved because of you, and my orphanage has been able to continue to exist because of you..."
"Although I don't completely believe you yet, and I think you probably have other intentions, but in fact, you really helped me a lot - I really thank you, Mr. Xiachuan. This is my phone number. I... I don't know if I can help you, but if you need it, I will definitely prepare a reward for you."
Looking at the note that Cocolia took out of her pocket, Xia Chuanhu did not accept it. He just smiled and said, "There is no need for that. I have said before that even if it is just symbolic, you belong to me now. This is enough as a reward. It is unnecessary for you to give me your number."
"But I won't ask you to do anything because of this, so just worry about the children. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me. I like to help people to the end."
"......"
Cocolia's expression changed several times. She hesitated for a long time before she solemnly saluted Xia Chuanhu and trotted away.
(That should be enough, right?)
(If the reason why she became like that in the future was because of the problem at the orphanage, then the problem at the orphanage has been solved, so there is no reason for her to become Coco Danzo, right?)
If this doesn't work... then Xiachuan Hu can only be sure that Cocolia is that kind of person, and he was wrong.
As she watched Cocolia leave, Bianca thought about what her brother and the older sister had just said, then pulled her brother's clothes and said, "Brother, brother."
"What's wrong? Bianca."
"Brother, do you like Sister Cocolia?"
Bianca asked a question in a very innocent tone that was not suitable for children.
Xia Chuanhu raised his eyebrows: "It depends on the definition of "like", but generally speaking, you don't like it, but you don't hate it either, right? Why are you asking this question all of a sudden?"
"Because... my brother said that Cocolia belongs to him, right? I heard from my sister that if one person belongs to another, they should be together forever, right? So I thought my brother liked Cocolia and wanted her to live in our house."
"Oh, no."
Unable to help but chuckle, Xia Chuanhu tapped his little boy's head and said, "Brother, I won't fall in love with other people easily. And as of now, you are my favorite. I won't change my mind until you grow up to be a beautiful girl."
"...Yeah, I like you, too."
Bianca hugged Xiachuanhu's hand affectionately - who doesn't like a good brother who is good-looking, speaks nicely, cooks delicious food, is good at housework, depends on her in everything, and loves her in all aspects?
A sister who has such a brother is truly the happiest person in the world.
"By the way, brother, why are you here?"
"I came to see the children's condition and also wanted to confirm one thing."
Xia Chuanhu walked to the corridor, scanned seven or eight rooms in a row, and stopped at the door of the tenth room. He opened the door with the temporary ID card he had received.
When the children in the house saw him coming, they all looked nervous.
They all remembered that it was the big brother in front of them who killed all those uncles in military uniforms and then put them in this prison.
(Alas~~~ It seems that I am really regarded as a bad guy, but there is nothing I can do. I will see if I can save my reputation later. The important thing now is...)
Xiachuanhu looked towards the deepest corner of the room.
A little girl was squatting there expressionlessly, her light grey eyes looking at Xiachuan Hu and Bianca with some emptiness, her light grey hair was also messy, and she looked to be only five years old.
Walking up to her, Xia Chuanhu squatted down and said, "You...are you [Bronya Zaychek]?"
"Bronya..."
The girl raised her head woodenly.
"My name is... Alexeyevna, not Bronya."
The little girl who was 60% similar to the one in Xiachuan Hu's memory said so softly.
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Xia Chuanhu was sure that he was not mistaken.
Although she looked much younger than the image in his memory and her signature double-helix electric drill hairstyle had not yet been tied up, but if you compare the various details, you can still tell that the girl in front of you who calls herself "Alexeyevna" is the "Bronya Zaychek" in his memory.
The reason for the different names is probably... After being adopted by the Kokolya Orphanage, the original name was a bit difficult to pronounce, so a new name was specially given. After all, the name "Alexeyevna" is too Russian, and she herself also said it in Russian.
On the side, Bianca was also looking at the little girl in front of her with some curiosity.
Is she the one that my brother is interested in? She doesn't look special from the outside, is there anything special about her?
"Okay, then I'll still call you [Alexeyevna]. This is your original name, and it's not good to change it casually." Xia Chuanhu said as he stretched out his hand, but Alexeyevna immediately shrank her neck, revealing a bit of fear in her expression.
After his hand froze in mid-air for a moment, Xia Chuanhu reluctantly withdrew his hand: "I think someone will come to pick you up in a few days, and not just you, all the children here will be sent to a very safe place, where you can be well taken care of, and those soldiers will no longer bully you."
"That's it then, let's go, Bianca."
Without staying any longer, Xia Chuan Hu took Bianca out of the room, leaving the children in the room thinking about what Xia Chuan Hu had just said with puzzled looks on their faces.
After leaving the room, Bianca once again pulled her brother: "Brother, do you know that girl just now?"
"No, this is the first time we've met, but if you want to say we know each other, you can say we did, even though it was a long, long time ago."
"A long, long time ago?"
"Yes, a long, long time ago, just like the usual opening in fairy tales." Xia Chuanhu smiled, "By the way, what do you want to eat for dinner today? Even if the ingredients are just canned food, I can still prepare a very sumptuous dinner for you."
Compared with fresh ingredients, canned food does lose some flavor, but because it is a semi-finished product that has been seasoned and can be used right after opening the lid, it is actually easier to prepare.
Bianca thought for a moment and said, "...Everything my brother cooks tastes good! But there are so many more people today, is my brother going to cook all the portions by himself?"
"Ah~~~ This is indeed a problem. If there are so many people, we can't prepare slowly like we do at home. Well... well, let's make a big pot meal for once."
Big pot meal?
The name of the dish she had never heard of made Bianca have a question mark in her head, but after living together for more than a month, she was very confident in her brother's cooking skills.
My brother is the best chef in the world!
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Soon, three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
As the night gradually darkened, it was time for dinner.
For the Valkyries of the Siberian branch, dinner has always been very bland. After all, the land here is barren and it is basically impossible to grow food. All they eat every day is canned food. Even though the canned food produced by Tianming is of guaranteed quality, eating it every day...it's really getting boring.
The Valkyries felt depressed when they thought about having to eat those canned foods again today.
however--
"Eh?"
When they walked into the kitchen, the Valkyries of the Siberian branch and Theresa, who was also hungry, saw Xiachuan Hu busy in the kitchen. In addition, at the dining table, Bianca was distributing bowls and chopsticks according to the seats, and there was a large bowl of dry bread in the middle of the table.
When Bianca heard the footsteps, she immediately looked at Theresa and the others: "Sister... Sister Theresa, and the other sisters, you are all here. Dinner will take a while to be ready, please wait a moment."
"Um...Bianca, Natsukawa, are you two...preparing dinner?"
"if not?"
Xia Chuanhu, who was stirring the big pot, said, "Dinner is Russian borscht and cheese, sausage and potato pancakes. I also prepared dry bread for dipping in the soup. By the way, has Ms. Kokolia left? If not, let her come and eat with us. By the way, there are not enough small bowls here, so I made some myself. Remember to call the children in batches to have dinner later."
"Okay... No! No, no! Wait for me first!"
"what happened again?"
"You asked me what happened!"
Theresa quickly walked to Xia Chuanhu's side and said, "Why did you start preparing dinner so consciously? And you were so extravagant - wait, how much cheese and sausage did you put in? You even opened a box of canned food?!"
"What are you making such a fuss about?"
Xia Chuanhu tapped Theresa's head with the end of the spoon handle: "I've calculated that the supplies I collected today can be used for a long time even if some of them are wasted after being distributed. Besides, there are still many children now. Can you bear to let them go hungry?"
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