Azur Lane: The Azure Life of the Tragic Admiral

"Yes, it's a somewhat risky plan, Herman. But you know, with risk comes opportunity, and also US dollars."

Yang Sikang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said slowly:

"Think about it, you don't need to do anything dangerous. You just follow normal freight requirements and go to a remote warehouse to pick up some long-stored inventory.

You don't know what's inside, you just loaded it onto the ship according to the customer's request, and then stopped at an island for a while. The ship just happened to be anchored and needed repairs, isn't that normal?"

"Of course, if you are content to stay in this home port for the rest of your life, running a moderately large company, and are confident that you can maintain the status quo until you hand the company over to Will."

Hermann frowned.

No one can guarantee that their company will always be able to operate properly and avoid unexpected situations, especially when the company is small and holds some businesses that are easy to arouse envy.

In most cases, not being able to keep your business is more terrifying than company bankruptcy.

But... Herman's eyes fell on those pages, which were a bit too exciting for him anyway.

Although Yang Sikang described it as a somewhat risky plan, he was well aware of what would mean if such a thing were to be exposed.

"But, Yang. I'm just an ordinary person, and you're a commander."

“I’ve got a solid commitment, Herman.

When my internship is over, I will become the commander of a frontier port area.

Because of some minor problems, many people were evacuated there not long ago. You know what I mean, there is a lot of work to be done, and I need some reliable business partners to help me rebuild the trade routes that once existed there. "

"Wow."

Herman raised his eyebrows:

"That sounds interesting."

"There's something even more interesting, Herman. As far as I know, there used to be at least three routes in that port area, but because of some minor accidents there, the routes had to be changed. This escort mission also came about because of this."

After hearing this, Hermann's thoughts became active.

If it's just a one-time business, there's really no need to take too much risk.

No matter how high the one-time profit can be, it is ultimately limited and can be discarded for a company that is currently on the rise.

But if this is just the beginning, just the first contact between the two parties, the nature of the matter will be completely different.

It is true that he is a businessman, but businessmen also have their own unique vision.

It is true that White Eagle has strong industrial strength, but even White Eagle cannot ignore Donghuang.

If his business could be connected with Donghuang, it would definitely be of great benefit to his future development.

Besides, Yang Sikang has already given him a very clear signal. When Yang Sikang takes office, he will have plenty of opportunities to make room for his company.

Yang Sikang's ship girl gave him full confidence. He would naturally be aware of the huge commotion in the port area a few days ago.

No matter what kind of trouble Yang Sikang got into, it would not be a problem as long as he did not evade taxes.

Hermann knew the young man's abilities better than anyone else, and he knew how difficult it was for an outsider to kill a commander.

What's more, some time ago, at Yang Sikang's suggestion, he took Yang Sikang to the shooting range he often visited.

I thought Yang Sikang wanted to learn how to use firearms, but I didn't expect that this young man's shooting skills and reaction speed were so professional.

The result of the shooting at that time made his scalp tingle whenever he thought about it.

As for business, judging from the benefits that Yang Sikang's suggestions in the previous few months had brought him, his ability was beyond doubt.

If an investment goes well, you will get huge benefits that you can't even imagine now.

Moreover, he can get help from Yang Sikang. Once he takes office, he might have a chance to soar to success.

The friendship of a promising commander is more attractive than securities on Wall Street.

What excited him the most was that Yang Sikang was not only talking about future benefits, the value of this business trip itself was already considerable.

It was enough to make him excited.

“Oh, God.”

Herman leaned back on the sofa.

After waiting for a while, he let out a long sigh.

"Well, Yang, I guess I really don't have any excuse to refuse you.

Perhaps only faith can make me refuse such a deal, but I guess God wouldn't mind if his believers lived a more prosperous life.

Oh my goodness, I think I should give some money next week, how much do you think is appropriate? How about a thousand dollars, that should be a reasonable amount. "

Herman took out the pen from under the coffee table and prepared to sign. But before signing, he stopped and looked at Yang Sikang:

"So you really were shot, huh?"

"Yes, Hermann. It was just that close and you wouldn't see me anymore."

"Okay, so after we sign I guess we can go down to the basement."

Hermann readily signed his name on the paper and even considerately took out his own personal seal to stamp it.

Although this was not a contract, he still expressed his sincerity.

Yang Sikang took the documents back and then, under the guidance of Hermann, went to the basement of their house.

“This place used to be used as a storage room, but then I became obsessed with doomsday movies, so I transformed it into what it is today.

Emma scolded me for a long time for this, but later the children liked to play games under it, so I was able to keep it. "

The basement of the Stoker family is like the kind of basement that appears in many doomsday themes.

It is very deep, and can be accessed via stairs or a mechanized elevator. The top is camouflaged, and the door is a one-meter-thick pure metal structure.

The walls and floors have been specially treated to make them strong and reliable while also having a complete ventilation system.

There is a special room in a corner of the basement, marked on it as a place to store crude oil.

But now it is idle, and there is not even a drop of crude oil in that huge container.

The lighting and ventilation systems now rely entirely on ground electricity to function. The facilities below are quite complete, except for the dangerous items.

In an area that the children could not enter, Hermann found the key to open a heavy metal door and then came to the other side of the real thing.

Large quantities of canned food, water purifiers, and other storable supplies.

In addition, there are several heavy oil drums that are as tall as a person, and a large diesel generator is placed in the corner of the room.

A large number of shelves almost filled the entire room, leaving only one corridor.

Walk through the room and open the door on the other side, and a wide variety of 'dangerous goods' come into view.

Crowbars, metal bats, various tools of all sizes, and...guns and bullets.

"I haven't gotten the certificates for some things yet, but I'm in the process of getting them. You know, I'm a law-abiding citizen. Wait a minute, I'll find where the things are."

Hermann smiled, then walked into the room and began to search one by one.

There are a wide variety of weapons here, but it can be seen that most of them are not specially regulated weapons.

On the cabinet next to Yang Sikang, there was a transparent composite material box containing a large number of documents such as gun licenses.

A moment later, Herman returned excitedly with his gift.

A special bulletproof vest.

Chapter 50: Night Talk Under the Starry Sky (1)

In Hermann's basement, Yang Sikang truly realized how rich the collections of the White Eagle merchants in this world were.

By the time he received the gifts from Hermann and left, it was already evening. Mr. Burton specially hailed a taxi to take Yang Sikang and Javelin back to the port.

They got off the car outside the port entrance and walked in, then walked slowly back to the villa.

Because of the time, most people are eating at home and not many people are hanging out outside.

And those who have nothing to do will not come and provoke him when the ship girls are present.

Yang Sikang felt quite regretful about this, as the previous attack caused him to be unable to move for a full half month.

Until now, he still felt uncomfortable everywhere in his body, as if he had nowhere to vent.

He also knew that after the severe measures taken by Azur Lane after he was attacked, the people who remained here probably wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

As for whether there are any potential threats or bribed people among these people, based on his usual perception, he is more inclined to believe that there are.

I just don't know if they are so stubborn as to dare to take action now.

Thinking of this, Yang Sikang's mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes swept over everyone in front of him.

There were two or three people among them who were obviously observing him, but unfortunately they did not do anything unusual until he walked away.

Nothing unusual happened until they returned home, but Yang Sikang sighed with regret.

"Commander, how long will it take for Belfast and the others to come back if they go to escort them?"

As soon as I sat down on the sofa, Javelin came over.

She looked a little worried. Yang Sikang smiled and replied easily:

"About three months. It depends on which port the fleet they are escorting stops at. Once they get there, they have to wait for the returning fleet, which will take about three to four months."

"With such a long time...will there really be no problems?"

Javelin sat huddled next to Yang Sikang, obviously feeling unsure about the days ahead.

Yang Sikang smiled and said in a brisk tone:

"Right now, Azur Lane is having a huge fight with the Navy, so those people don't have the energy to bother me for the time being.

Besides, as long as we don't go to dangerous places outside the port area, there is nothing to worry about. Relax, we are safe. "

"But that kind of thing happened just now..."

"But didn't you protect me well at that time, Javelin?"

He smiled and said:

"So many people shot at me at the same time. If it weren't for you and Belfast who saved me from immediate death, Mavis and the Goddess of the Vestal wouldn't have been able to save me no matter how good their medical skills were, right?"

"But it was really scary to see the commander being attacked in front of me."

"Then I'll try not to be attacked by others in the future."

"How is it possible to do such a thing?"

Yang Sikang's words made Javelin laugh, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Just because something isn't said doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

As for Javelin, his original ship girl, Yang Sikang trusted her so much that even Javelin herself didn't realize it.

But there is no need to say much about these things. For her, some things are better not known than known.

For example, what he is planning now.

Not long after, Belfast and the Reputation Counterattack trio also returned home.

Since everyone went out, the problem of dinner was directly left to takeout.

However, there is no convenient take-out service in White Eagle. Basically, the only foods that can be delivered are fried chicken, pizza and the like.

I can't say it's bad, but I can't say it's delicious either.

Belfast was particularly dissatisfied with this, but her opinion was more because she felt that this type of food was nutritionally unbalanced and would not be good for Yang Sikang's physical recovery.

But his body has actually recovered completely a long time ago!

"Master, everything you arranged has been completed. Here are the corresponding documents."

In the evening, Belfast took out a stack of documents from the office on the second floor and placed them in front of Yang Sikang.

These documents are basically some simple contracts, some of which are the keys and corresponding information of the bank safe.

This was done in Belfast while visiting other people.

This task sounds simple, but in reality it is full of trouble and requires improvisation.

The most important thing is to have the eloquence to quickly convince others in a short period of time.

Therefore, this task was unsurprisingly handed over to Belfast privately by him, without even knowing about the reputation and counterattack.