"A male high school student, a female high school student, plus a retired actress, not only killed so many soldiers, shot down armed helicopters, but also sank a patrol ship?"
"Are you guys writing a novel?"
"Even in novels, people wouldn't dare write this!!!"
"..."
Inside the Japan Self-Defense Forces base communication room, a middle-aged man in military uniform was roaring at several communication officers!
The communication officers were so scolded that they stood in place trembling, each with a stiff face, not daring to speak.
But in their hearts, they were unconvinced:
[Who says people who write novels don't dare? I've even seen someone use a helmet to hit an armed helicopter!]
[Just by listening, I know the Chief doesn't watch anime... I've seen people kick satellites with a soccer ball, what's this?]
[Have you seen someone use a soccer ball to stop an out-of-control maglev train? Anyway, I've seen it in anime.]
.....
The middle-aged Chief, of course, didn't know the inner thoughts of his subordinates. With a stern face, he angrily rebuked, "If others really found out about these things, the face of our Maritime Japan Self-Defense Forces would be completely lost!"
"Seal the news! We must seal the news!!"
"Whether it's true or false, absolutely no one else must know."
"Besides you, who else knows this information?"
Facing the inquiry, one of the communication officers replied, "Reporting, Chief, the people who know the information are already here."
The angry expression on the middle-aged Chief's face subsided a little. He said, "Is that so... That's good! This kind of thing absolutely cannot be known by others."
"Understood!" The other communication officers immediately replied, indicating they would definitely keep it a secret.
"It's not that we don't believe you," the middle-aged man said, suddenly pulling out a silenced pistol and 'pop pop pop'-ing the communication officers down!
He looked expressionlessly at the fallen communication officers and said flatly, "Living people cannot keep secrets..."
After confirming they were dead, the middle-aged Chief sat down at the console and began deleting the communication records.
After dealing with the relevant records, he took out two timed bombs and installed them in hidden corners, then headed to the parking lot.
After driving away from the base, the middle-aged man sighed deeply, "What a pity... I originally wanted to use this identity to investigate where Azu the Bandit's weapons came from."
As he sighed, he reached up and tore off his face, revealing a head of golden hair.
Vermouth smoothed her hair, just as a booming explosion sounded from behind her!
"With this, Ran is safe..." She lit a cigarette for herself, exhaled a long puff of white smoke, and then, relieved, stepped on the gas pedal and drove away.
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"...Where is this?"
When Ran woke up, she found herself lying in an unfamiliar room.
After a few seconds of easing, realizing this wasn't a dream, she got out of bed.
"I remember... I fainted."
Ran began to recall what happened before she fainted.
Although she wasn't sure what happened after she fainted, she knew she must have been rescued.
But the events of the past few days made her feel a sense of trance, like she was dreaming.
Unreal!
As she was thinking, the room door clicked open.
Baishi Hui came in holding a cup of hot water and smiled, "Ran, you're awake."
"Mm." Ran's thoughts were pulled back, and she quickly asked, "Hui, where are we?"
"Okinawa, we were washed ashore here... rescued by a passing fisherman," Baishi Hui said, handing the water cup to her.
Ran took the cup and said "Thank you," then asked in surprise, "Huh? We're already in Okinawa?"
"We drifted at sea for a few days, so the distance is about right," Baishi Hui replied.
"The things that happened these past few days... it feels like a dream," Ran said, holding the hot water cup in her hands, expressing the sentiment of surviving the ordeal.
"Yeah!" Baishi Hui nodded in agreement.
After launching the torpedo, he turned and Ran towards Okinawa.
The submarine was too large, so he switched to a yacht midway.
He specifically chose to land in Okinawa, considering that if he were wanted, it would be convenient to escape at any time.
At this moment, Ran gradually came back to her senses and said with some unease, "Then... are we wanted?"
Thinking about what happened on the warship, she felt terrible.
Ran felt that they might have to live a life of hiding and darkness from now on.
"Don't worry, we're not wanted... The news only reported that the three of us went missing at sea," Baishi Hui replied.
"Huh?" This news surprised Ran greatly. She said, "We... aren't wanted? How could that be...?"
"I'm also very surprised... but that's the truth." Baishi Hui also couldn't figure it out. He guessed, "This matter was originally caused by them, perhaps they don't want to escalate it and chose to let it go."
"Maybe they feel it's embarrassing to be beaten like this by two high school students and a retired actress, so they didn't mention our names."
"In any case... this is a good thing."
When Baishi Hui learned about this, he was also very surprised.
He didn't understand what was going on, so he gave up thinking about it.
Even if the military was playing tricks on him and arrested him as soon as he returned, he wasn't worried.
At worst, he'd fight again. Who's afraid of whom?
"Hm?" Ran noticed that Yukiko wasn't there and asked somewhat nervously, "Where is Yukiko Aunt? Is she alright?"
"She's fine, she's outside waiting for someone." Just as Baishi Hui finished speaking, he heard a car horn outside.
"Waiting for someone?" Ran suddenly thought of something and said emotionally, "Could it... could it be... Dad and Mother are here?"
"Why don't we take a look? Come... I'll help you." Baishi Hui helped Ran out of bed, then walked to the window to look.
He saw a large group of reporters surrounding Yukiko, microphones shoved directly in her face, and camera flashes popping non-stop.
"Miss Yukiko, how did you survive at sea?"
"Miss Yukiko, could you please tell us about your experience at sea?"
"Miss Yukiko, why do you look like you haven't lost any weight after the maritime disaster? Instead, you seem to have gained quite a bit."
"..."
Seeing this scene, Ran couldn't help but be stunned. "News reporters? Why are they here?"
Baishi Hui explained, "Their actions were fast; they got here before Mr. Mouri and the others."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh at how dedicated these news reporters truly were.
Faster than the actions of the victims' families!
They deserve to get promoted and get rich.
"Then... should we go out?" Ran turned and asked Baishi Hui.
"I won't go. If you want to, that's fine too." Baishi Hui didn't like living under the spotlight, after all... his private life was a bit chaotic.
If these reporters targeted him, how could he have fun anymore?
"I don't want to be interviewed by reporters either!" Ran also wasn't interested in being in the spotlight and didn't want her peaceful life disturbed.
Seeing that Ran also didn't want to be interviewed, Baishi Hui took her to the living room to get something to fill her stomach.
Don't worry, it won't collapse!
Didn't I just round it back?