Chapter 13 Patrolling the South China Sea

"Phew~ I'm full!"

Jin An let out a long breath and touched his bulging belly.

In his other hand he held a stack of materials and fanned them towards his face.

one day ago.

Jin'an received materials sent by the Navy Headquarters, which detailed the generals with a certain reputation in the South China Sea Navy.

Originally, he was still thinking that the old guy Zhan Guo was quite nice to him and asked him to investigate his competitors.

As a result, when he got the materials, he found out that his name was not on the list at all.

Someone as handsome, suave, young, rich and capable as him was not even listed.

Only three people were highlighted. They were the main targets of this investigation. All three of them were colonels.

It's really unbearable for my uncle, but intolerable for my aunt.

So, under Kuzan's resentful gaze, all matters of the base were entrusted to him.

Jinan patted his butt and took a vacation. He asked the big bear who was with Ginny to use his ability to come to this island.

This island is a base in charge of one of the colonels. It seems to be well managed and is almost catching up with the Kingdom of Solbay.

Jin An was resting his chin on his hand, his mind wandering. When he heard people talking around him, he suddenly perked up.

"Have you heard that someone has mysteriously disappeared in the village to the east?"

After the man said this, he looked around, found that no one was paying attention, and continued chatting with his friend.

"That thing, someone just mentioned it..."

"Shh..."

The restaurant owner came out of the kitchen and put a finger in front of his mouth, signaling them not to talk about this topic anymore.

"Don't you know that the mouth can cause trouble? This kind of thing is not suitable to be brought up."

Everyone was puzzled: "Weren't you very happy talking about this before? Why are you so unhappy now..."

The boss looked mysterious and said, "I heard something from the son of my uncle's wife's uncle..."

People lost interest when they heard this. Every time the boss spoke in this tone, it meant he was about to start bragging.

"Hey! What do you mean? What I heard this time is really important news." The boss was anxious.

Seeing him so serious, people's curiosity was aroused: "Then tell me..."

"The Navy Headquarters is sending people to patrol the South China Sea..." the boss said, "Colonel Charlie is spending money to build relationships, hoping to get through this patrol smoothly."

"cut..."

There was a lot of booing in the hotel.

Inspections happen once or twice a year, and the boss makes something that is known to everyone sound so mysterious.

"If you continue like this, we won't dine here again." A customer who was familiar with the boss made a joke.

The boss' eyes rolled. Originally, he just wanted to use what happened in the navy to make these guests stop talking about those sensitive things, but now he felt a little unconvinced.

His eyes glared: "Don't worry, I haven't finished talking yet."

"According to the information I received, the missing person was suspected to have been sent to the east..."

"..."

Jin An narrowed his eyes. This is an interesting case. Is it a serial kidnapping case?

Then he took out the money from his pocket and put it under the bowl, then slowly left the restaurant.

According to what he learned today, the entire island navy is in collusion with each other, and their main goal at present is to pass this inspection safely and hand in an answer sheet that will be acceptable to their superiors.

They don't want any unfavorable comments to appear, so they have been controlling public opinion these past two days. The boss just now is an example.

Those people also knew that if they made any mistakes, they would be stripped of their official uniforms at the very least, and beheaded at the worst. Most of them would be implicated and thrown into jail.

What the sailors on the island didn't know was that there was someone like him secretly operating in this patrol.

I don’t know if there are any honest navy officers on the island.

He was completely unfamiliar with the place and had no idea where to go. He could only try and make mistakes bit by bit.

"East of this island...what's that over there?"

Jinan rubbed his forehead and decided to go there first.

......

Jinan circled the east side of the island twice and found nothing unusual.

This seemed to be a slum area. People's clothes were patched, they looked listless, and their eyes were dull.

"Is it better to hide it, or is the information wrong?"

"And this place is really weird..."

There seem to be a lot of pedestrians on the street, but there is always a sense of incongruity.

Yes...In the places he passed by, people's eyes revealed numbness, as if they had been stimulated by something.

"Who are you? I'm with you."

A young navy man walked up to Jinan, pointed a knife at him, his eyes full of hostility.

The confrontation between the two was seen by those who passed by.

When they saw clearly what the young man was wearing, they pretended not to see anything, quickly looked away and continued doing their own things.

They know that anyone wearing this clothing will only bring them misfortune...

The young sailor obviously felt those gazes as his body trembled slightly. He lowered his head, somewhat afraid to look at those people.

He adjusted his breathing and tried to calm down: "Answer me quickly!"

Jin An ignored the young navy man's words, took a step, appeared behind him, and gently patted the boy's shoulder.

"Are you the navy in charge of this area?"

He liked the boy's character, which was strong and pure, with a hint of "stupidity".

He dared to charge forward without even knowing the strength of his opponent.

Just like a student who has not yet been exposed to society, he is full of curiosity about everything and his passion has not yet been extinguished.

"I asked you first..."

The young sailor didn't see the other party's movements clearly at all, and fear slowly rose in his heart.

But he still chose not to give in. He turned his neck to the right and stared at the man behind him.

Looking at the boy's serious eyes, he said, "I'm just a businessman passing by here to do market research."

Jinan is indeed a businessman, and he passed by this island for investigation. This statement is indeed true.

The young marine looked at the hand on his shoulder with a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"

"cough..."

Jin An coughed lightly and said, "You know that pirates are rampant in this world now. If you want to survive, you must have a skill."

The boy thought for a while and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"So that's it..."

Seeing that the boy was so easily fooled, Jin An himself couldn't believe it. Is this kid missing a string in his brain...

"Okay, put the knife away first."

The navy boy silently put the knife back into the sheath. In front of someone with powerful military force, even if he held the knife, it would be of no use.

Jinan wanted to see what the young man looked like, but unfortunately his view was blocked by his military cap.

"What's your name?"

"Fire burning the mountain." The boy replied.

Jin An was thoughtful. The future lieutenant general Huoshaoshan was actually in the South China Sea.

It seems that the South China Sea is really full of talented people. During the Warring States Period, Kuzan is now on fire again.

Huoshaoshan looked at Jinan in confusion. What was this person thinking? The world of adults is really hard to understand...

But the next question Jin An asked made his face change drastically.

“Where have all the children in this place gone?”