Elder brother's garrison

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The image of Xiaobai was reflected on the glass door.

A large baseball cap, sunglasses covering half his face, a suspiciously oversized tracksuit that looked like it could hold weapons, and a short stature...

Uh……

My outfit... well, it does seem a little suspicious...

Xiao Bai lowered his head, touched his head, and slunk back to the back of his line.

"Young lady, were you helping her just now?"

Just as he walked back to the end of the line, the middle-aged woman in front of him turned around, gave Xiaobai a smile like an elder, and clicked her tongue in amazement.

"Huh? Me?" Xiaobai pointed to herself.

"Yeah, didn't you just go and help that darker-skinned girl?"

"Uh...yeah...it seems like she's run into some trouble..."

"Oh, young lady, you have a kind heart." The middle-aged woman looked at Xiaobai with pity. "But let me tell you something: if you see people like that in the future, don't just go up and help them."

"Eh? Why?"

"This is a bank, money comes and goes, there are more bad people than good people here." The middle-aged woman shook her head, looked around, and sighed. "That young girl who couldn't even operate the machine, who knows where her bank card came from? At best, she picked it up on the street, at worst, it was stolen or robbed. If you help her, and she gets caught, you'll be an accomplice, so it's not necessarily a good thing."

"Uh……"

"And young lady, have you ever heard of staged accidents for insurance fraud? These days, you can't be too careful. My second uncle used to be quite wealthy, but a while ago he went out and helped a few old men, and now his family is being extorted so badly that they have to sell their house..." The aunt seemed to have started talking and couldn't stop.

"..." Xiaobai chuckled twice and nodded.

The older woman's words, though heavily influenced by her personal opinion, were still quite subjective.

However, Xiaobai felt that what she said was indeed not without reason.

At least, Xiaobai felt that the girl who couldn't even operate an ATM and embarrassed all the junior high school girls definitely had a bank card that was worth considering.

But Xiaobai has seen quite a few good and bad people.

Judging from her appearance alone, that girl didn't seem like a bad person at all. Although her bank card might not have been hers, it didn't necessarily come from an illegitimate source.

Ok……

And there is...

Xiao Bai lowered his head and glanced at his palm.

When that girl touched his hand, his admiral network subconsciously activated, and Xiaobai subconsciously checked the girl's body.

That girl wasn't a ship girl; she was a perfectly normal human being.

Ugh.

For some reason, Xiaobai was somewhat disappointed.

The older woman was giving Xiaobai a long lecture on life's philosophies, and Xiaobai sighed softly.

"Da da da da da————"

Just now.

Just as the old lady was talking non-stop, Xiao Bai looked down at his palm, lost in thought.

A burst of intense, rapid-fire shooting suddenly rang out from the back of the bank lobby.

The air itself seemed to tremble at that moment.

The crackling of gunfire swept through the air like raindrops.

Then came the sound of bricks and tiles shattering on the ground.

The woman, who had been talking non-stop, was so frightened that she shut her mouth and looked around in panic and confusion.

Xiaobai was also startled by the sudden gunshot. She turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound.

All I could see was behind the bank.

The man who had just been rammed hard by that girl, along with her friends, were all carrying what looked like powerful guns that Xiaobai couldn't understand, with the muzzles pointed at the ceiling.

The man who had been bumped earlier angrily kicked over a chair.

"Everyone, if you don't want to die! Kneel down!!!"

"Robbery!!!"

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Chapter 1290 The public security is really good these days.

After a burst of gunfire that seemed to shatter eardrums, the entire bank lobby fell into a brief, eerily quiet silence.

At the bank counters and in front of ATMs, people were queuing, conducting business, or chatting and playing on their phones. Their minds were momentarily unable to process what was happening before them. They stared blankly at the thugs in the middle of the hall, who carried gleaming black guns and had fierce expressions on their faces.

Smoke and dust filled the air.

The crisp sound of the spent cartridge case hitting the ground was particularly noticeable in the quiet bank lobby.

A few seconds passed.

at last.

The crowd reacted.

"ah----!!!"

Behind Xiaobai, the middle-aged woman who had just been lecturing Xiaobai about the wickedness of human nature suddenly screamed.

The screams were like blades slicing through paper, instantly shattering the frozen atmosphere.

"ah----"

"Bank robbery!!"

"Help me!!"

The crowd began to stir.

The hall was filled with the sound of hurried footsteps.

Right now.

"Bang bang bang bang bang——"

Another deafening burst of gunfire silenced the panicked crowd once more.

The crowd fell silent.

"Alright! Have you all finished shouting?! Anyone who doesn't want to die, squat down now! If you haven't finished shouting, you can keep standing, and I'll shout for you myself!" The man standing in the middle of the hall gripped the gleaming black gun tightly in his hand, the dark muzzle emitting faint white smoke as it slowly passed before the panicked crowd.

Where the gun muzzle passed.

The crowd panicked, clutching their heads and trembling, quickly crouching down on the floor.

"Little girl, quick, squat down!"

Behind Xiaobai, the middle-aged woman, who was trembling from the gunshot, saw Xiaobai staring blankly at the hall. She hurriedly reached out her trembling hand and pulled Xiaobai down to squat on the ground.

Xiao Bai was pulled down to a squatting position by the middle-aged woman.

"Little girl, those are bad people! No, don't look! Close your eyes, close your eyes quickly, you're still young, it will traumatize you!" The middle-aged woman grabbed Xiaobai's arm, her words barely audible, tears streaming down her face. She still held Xiaobai's arm tightly, her voice trembling as she whispered to her.

"..." Xiao Bai silently watched the middle-aged woman's panicked expression.

Xiao Bai had initially thought this older woman was just the kind of adult who liked to gossip. But now, it seems she really is just a well-meaning person who likes to gossip.

"Thank you, Auntie, I'm fine." Xiaobai freed one hand, took off his sunglasses and mask, and smiled at the old lady.

The Admiral's network then spread, passing through the old woman's body quietly like ripples on water.

The previously panicked woman looked at Xiaobai's smiling face and felt the touch of Xiaobai's hands tightly holding hers. For some reason, it was as if the tangled weeds in her heart had been smoothed out, and her panicked mood calmed down without her realizing it. As the fear gradually disappeared, the tears that had welled up in her eyes slowly subsided.

Because of the high barrier to entry, the Admiral Network generally only works on two types of people: Admirals and Ship Girls who can sense it. Even for a super Admiral Network like Xiaobai's, which is several dimensions larger than a regular Admiral's, its effect on ordinary humans is negligible.

Basically, if Xiaobai relies solely on the Admiral Network, it can only have a very weak calming effect on ordinary humans.

"Auntie, don't worry, everything will be fine," Xiaobai said slowly to the older woman beside her.

The middle-aged woman, who had been calmed down by Xiaobai, stared blankly at Xiaobai's face. Her gaze lingered slightly in Xiaobai's golden eyes. She took a few breaths, her brows furrowing and relaxing. Finally, she nodded with a bewildered trust.

Xiao Bai patted the old lady's hand, then looked around the bank lobby and sighed helplessly.

Let's set aside the matter of this kind-hearted woman for now.

I just accompanied the ship girl to withdraw some money...

How could this kind of trouble happen again...?

These robbers were really unlucky.

"Admiral, Admiral."

Just then, Missouri's voice faintly came from behind Xiaobai.

"Huh?" Xiaobai heard Missouri's voice, turned around, and found Missouri and Iowa, along with the other four ship girls, squatting behind her and greeting her.

He turned around when he saw Xiaobai.

Deep Sea Yamato secretly crawled up to Shiro's side. In her infatuated state, Deep Sea Yamato had no intelligence whatsoever. She even ignored the tense situation and stupidly reached out and hugged Shiro.

Xiao Bai was surprised.

"Missouri? Weren't you just in the rest area...?"

"Of course, I sneaked over here while everyone was in chaos," Missouri said with a smile. "Admiral, how's it going on your end?"

"Me? Uh... I'm fine... but," Little White secretly pointed to the thugs in the hall, "Missouri, what about them... what should we do?"

Missouri glanced at the crowd around her, then lowered her voice to a level that only Xiaobai could hear.

"As for Missouri, I would advise the admiral not to act rashly at this time."

"Eh? Why?"

"Admiral, although we are ship girls and have a lot of combat experience against Abyssal ships, those bandits cannot threaten us. However, there are still many civilians here. Bullets have no eyes. If they accidentally hurt civilians, it will be bad."

"Oh haha."

"And there's another problem..."

"What's the problem?"

"..." Missouri turned her head and glanced at Wisconsin beside her. "Admiral, if we make a move, because of our ship girl identities, we'll inevitably cause quite a stir. In the worst-case scenario, we might even be interviewed and investigated by the TV station, or called in to give a statement. Then we won't be able to continue shopping for clothes with Wisconsin today..."

Xiao Bai silently looked towards Wisconsin.

Wisconsin was also looking at Little White with tears in her eyes, looking pitiful.

"……"noob.

That's a really bad development.

"So, Missouri, what do you suggest we do?"

"In short," Missouri looked up at the robbers in the hall, "Admiral, these robbers are still quite clumsy. They are probably first-time offenders and don't intend to kill anyone, so the danger level is not very high. They should leave after getting the money, so we don't really need to take action... As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. In this situation, it's best to let the professionals handle it."

"Specialization?"

"Trust the righteous police officers," Missouri said to Little White with a smile.

"……"noob.

makes sense.

Acts of bravery must be considered in light of the actual situation. None of the people on our side are skilled at solving such problems. If we accidentally injure the public, it would be a case of good intentions gone wrong.

not to mention.

Next, I'm going out with Wisconsin and her friends. If I were to do something heroic, who knows what kind of trouble awaits me.

I can't let this hard-earned day off go to waste.

“I understand.” Xiaobai nodded. “But in Missouri, if those bad guys were to target the civilians…”

Missouri understands that if things really come to a head, Missouri will not allow those things to happen.

"Okay!" Xiaobai nodded.