Elder brother's garrison

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Although Nia is seen by the admirals as a potential top ten admiral, she is not truly one yet.

In comparison, the current top ten admirals attract more attention.

Therefore, after the appearance of the top ten admirals, the number of admirals crowding around Nia decreased significantly, which relieved her greatly.

The admirals present had all come here hoping to meet the top ten admirals. Now that the top ten admirals had finished their speeches and were about to step down from the platform one by one, the admirals were immediately parched. They had already secretly chosen their social targets among these five people, and one by one they couldn't wait to rush up and become the first person to introduce themselves to the top ten admirals.

However, just a second before the top ten admirals were about to step down from the platform, a clear voice rang out, which was quite inopportune.

"Top ten admirals, wait a minute!"

The voice was strong and resonant, echoing throughout the entire hall and causing everyone present to pause in surprise for a moment.

"Who can I rely on...?"

"Don't you know any better?!"

The admirals, somewhat displeased, searched around for the target who had just spoken.

Then, right before the eyes of the admirals, a tall figure stepped out of the crowd and arrived at the foot of the platform of the top ten admirals.

The moment they saw the figure, the admirals who had just been complaining widened their eyes, quickly covered their mouths, and shrank back to hide behind the crowd.

Good heavens, how could it be this jerk!

I can't afford to mess with them...

The admiral who emerged from the crowd was not wearing a formal suit, but rather a pure white admiral's uniform. He had a refined and handsome appearance, and a humble and kind smile on his face.

It was none other than Admiral Ke Yuan.

The moment Admiral Ke Yuan appeared, Xiao Bai, who was hiding in the corner, and Nia, who was behind the crowd, breathed a sigh of relief.

This person... has finally made a move.

“Ke Yuan…Admiral?” Elizabeth looked at Ke Yuan below the stage. Her brows furrowed slightly, but quickly relaxed without being noticed. She picked up the microphone and said to Ke Yuan below the stage, “Admiral, do you have something urgent to say to the top ten admirals? They are about to leave. If you have any thoughts, you can wait until they leave before you speak.”

"Miss Elizabeth!" Ke Yuan, standing below the stage, raised his hands with neither humility nor arrogance, making a cupped-hand salute in mid-air, his expression earnest. "I am Ke Yuan! Ranked fourteenth in the world! You top ten admirals are highly respected, therefore I wish to seek justice from you!"

As soon as Admiral Ke Yuan finished speaking, the admirals in the hall fell silent.

Ke Yuan's voice echoed throughout the entire hall.

"What justice are you talking about! You have no justice whatsoever. You're full of bad intentions, you must be plotting something bad again!"

Just then, an indignant shout rang out from a corner of the hall.

The crowd looked in the direction of the shouts and curses.

On one side of the hall, Admiral Fang Jie was standing with Jin Shiqi, who was angrily pointing in Ke Yuan's direction, furious.

Faced with Jin Shiqi's insults, Ke Yuan simply closed his eyes and ignored them.

"Admiral Ke Yuan, do you want to sue the top ten admirals?" Elizabeth asked.

"No, I simply witnessed injustice and encountered something I had to speak out about, hoping that the top ten admirals would uphold justice!" Admiral Ke Yuan declared firmly. "Fellow top ten admirals, my act of speaking out this time is absolutely for the sake of fairness and justice in the entire eighth chapter!"

Elizabeth frowned as she looked at Ke Yuan. She glanced up at the silent faces of the admirals below the stage, then sighed softly and looked back at Admiral Hao Ding.

Admiral Haoding nodded and reached out his hand to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth handed the microphone to Admiral Haoding, then took two steps back to stand behind the top ten admirals.

"Since you have something to say, then say it!" Admiral Haoding held the microphone and said seriously to Ke Yuan below the stage, "If what you say does indeed involve the fairness and justice of the city in Chapter Eight, then I am willing to listen."

"Thank you, Admiral Haoding! Thank you, Admirals Ling and Lian! Thank you, Admiral Nanxing! Thank you, Admiral Duan Shuiliu!" Admiral Ke Yuan raised his head and looked directly at the top ten admirals. "Now, I would like to invite an admiral who is involved in this matter to enter the room!"

Upon hearing Admiral Ke Yuan's words...

The admirals present immediately erupted in commotion.

Even though Admiral Ke Yuan didn't speak, many gazes still seemed to fall on Xiao Bai.

Xiaobai straightened the wrinkles in her dress and gently adjusted the necklace around her neck.

"I would like to request that Admiral Lu Lin be allowed to enter!"

When the top ten admirals heard that Admiral Ke Yuan wanted to meet Xiao Bai, they all showed some surprise.

After hearing Admiral Haoding's words, who was holding the microphone, he also became unusually serious.

"Admiral Ke Yuan, why do you call Admiral Lu Lin 'Admiral'?"

"That's because this matter is closely related to Admiral Lu Lin!" Admiral Ke Yuan said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"...Admiral Ke Yuan, you and Admiral Lu Lin had a disagreement on the beach some time ago..."

"Even so, I do not deny it! But what I am talking about today has nothing to do with this matter, nor is it related to any personal grudges!" Admiral Ke Yuan said, raising his hand without blushing or getting angry.

"Do you think everyone here is blind! This is just pure personal favor—" Jin Shiqi's cursing voice rang out again from the corner of the hall.

The admirals all looked over.

"Old Jin, calm down! Old Jin!" Fang Jie, seeing all eyes on them, quickly covered Jin Shiqi's mouth. "While that makes sense, saying it out loud in this situation would put you at a disadvantage! Old Jin! Calm down!"

"Waaaaahh ...

"Finally, it's quiet." Admiral Ke Yuan said, looking in the direction of Jin Shiqi.

“Admiral Ke Yuan, this is a private banquet, not a courtroom. I may listen to your words, but I have no right to demand that an admiral who doesn’t want to take the stage confront you,” Admiral Hao Ding said.

“But…” Admiral Ke Yuan began to speak.

"It's alright, I'm here." Just then, a clear voice rang out from the crowd.

Everyone was stunned. They all looked at the crowd and saw a white-haired girl slowly walk out from the crowd and come to them.

"Admiral Lu Lin..."

"I heard someone wants to see me. If I don't come, wouldn't that mean I have ulterior motives and am backing down at the last minute?" Xiao Bai stopped a few steps away from Admiral Ke Yuan and said with a smile to the top ten admirals on the stage.

"……I see."

The top ten admirals on the stage had different expressions.

Xiao Bai turned his head and looked at Admiral Ke Yuan.

"Admiral Ke Yuan, I didn't expect you to remember me even at a banquet like this," Xiao Bai said to Ke Yuan.

"Admiral Lu Lin, don't change the subject." Admiral Ke Yuan looked calmly at Xiao Bai.

"Oh...right, time is short, let's get down to business." Xiaobai smiled at Admiral Ke Yuan as she spoke, gently touching the diamond necklace around her neck. "You specifically called me up here in front of the top ten admirals, in front of so many people...what do you want to tell me?"

Xiao Bai smiled faintly.

Just a few minutes ago, when the top ten admirals were giving their opening speeches, Xiaobai had already received news from his ship girls that he had successfully acquired the stolen jewelry store and become the rightful owner of the jewelry store.

Admiral Ke Yuan's plan to accuse himself of stealing jewelry is likely to come to nothing.

Faced with Xiaobai's smile, Admiral Ke Yuan also revealed a faint smile.

"Admiral Lu Lin, you seem to...know what I'm about to say?"

"How could that be? I don't have the ability to foresee the future."

"Oh...I see." Admiral Ke Yuan nodded with a smile. He looked up at Xiao Bai, his gaze fixed on the necklace around Xiao Bai's neck, and his smile widened. "Now, I'll get to what I'm about to say..."

"please."

"————" Admiral Ke Yuan turned around and looked at the other admirals. He took a deep breath and shouted seriously, "Everyone, please look at the necklace around Admiral Lu Lin's neck!"

All the admirals' eyes turned to Xiaobai's neck.

Xiao Bai closed her eyes, accepting the gaze of everyone.

Well... anyway, you're going to say something like you stole the necklace, right?

"Has everyone seen the necklace around Admiral Lu Lin's neck?!" Admiral Ke Yuan shouted.

“We saw it—” the admirals below the stage responded.

"Does everyone remember? When Admiral Lu Lin first arrived here, did she wear this necklace?" Admiral Ke Yuan shouted again.

"...?" Little White frowned, her eyes still closed.

Ok?

Why is this way of asking questions different from what I imagined?

"I don't think so..."

"This necklace is very eye-catching; I didn't see Admiral Lu Lin wearing it before."

"Although I didn't dare to greet her, Admiral Lu Lin was quite eye-catching tonight, and I was secretly keeping an eye on her."

"I remember this necklace. It was there when Admiral Lu Lin and Admiral Nia reappeared after they left."

"..."

The crowd below the stage discussed it animatedly, and eventually became convinced.

Xiao Bai opened her eyes and looked at Ke Yuan with a puzzled expression.

Ke Yuan smiled at Xiao Bai at this moment.

"What's wrong, Admiral Lu Lin? You seem puzzled?"

"...What exactly are you trying to say?" Xiaobai asked Ke Yuan.

"Hahahaha! Admiral Lu Lin, I care about you more than many others do!" Admiral Ke Yuan laughed loudly, spreading his hands and saying to Xiao Bai, "I care about you far more than many people on this beach! Even when you were arguing and giving Admiral Nia the cold shoulder, I was still concerned about you! In fact, in order to find out about you, I even asked a trusted friend to secretly visit you and offer my condolences!"

Ke Yuan's... friend?

who……

While Xiaobai was still in a daze, her gaze swept past Ke Yuan and looked towards the back of the crowd.

Then, Xiaobai saw Ning Lu holding a glass of red wine, standing not far behind Ke Yuan, smiling at him with a slightly apologetic expression.

……Why?

……etc?

Ning Lu?

Ning Lu...

Is she Ke Yuan's friend?

She was originally Ke Yuan's person?!

Ning Lu knew that she and Nia were faking an argument... If he was Ke Yuan's friend, then wouldn't Ke Yuan have known all along...?

Then, while Xiaobai was still in a daze...

Ke Yuan's gaze was icy as he pointed at Xiao Bai's necklace.

"Everyone here saw it! This necklace was given to Admiral Lu Lin by Admiral Nia before the banquet began!" Ke Yuan shouted. "Therefore, I am formally reporting to the top ten admirals that Admiral Nia, unable to win over Admiral Lu Lin, turned to hatred out of love after failing to retain her, and attempted to poison Admiral Lu Lin, causing her to die at tonight's banquet—because this necklace is highly poisonous!!!"

The words fell.

Everyone was shocked!

Chapter 2842: Strategy

After Admiral Ke Yuan uttered those words, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Then, it suddenly exploded.

"Poison...poison??!!"

"Admiral Lu Lin, she's been... she's been poisoned???"

"It was Admiral Nia who did it?!"

"Wait, my head's spinning, let me catch my breath..."

"This, this is no joke!"

The admirals below the stage were shocked, as if a pot had been boiled over. They looked around in disbelief, and finally, as if sensing something, they turned back to look at the back of the line.

At the very back of the line, Nia stood frozen in place, staring blankly at Xiaobai and Keyuan on the stage.

"...Huh? I...I...I poisoned Xiaobai??"

"Huh? Didn't you say before..."

"That necklace..."