Chapter 163 Daxianbei, what's wrong with you?
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"Hulu! Hulu!"
After the fusion ended, Weevil, who was sitting on the ground, was still sleeping soundly.
Gel didn't rush to wake him up. He dragged his tired body to sit next to Zhiyuan and lit a cigarette to refresh himself.
"Huh! What's going on? I have more and more capable people on my ship, but why am I, the captain, working so hard and becoming less and less useful?"
Gel exhaled a puff of white smoke, sighed with some confusion, then took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and started calling.
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Navy Headquarters
Malinvando
"Bru bru bru bru bru~!"
The call of Den Den Mushi instantly quieted the originally noisy office. The busy naval elites stopped what they were doing and looked towards the source of the sound.
Admiral Sengoku, who had been staying in the General Staff waiting for the latest news since the accident of the recruit ship, looked at the Den Den Mushi ringing on the table with a complicated expression, but he did not answer it immediately.
The Den Den Mushi that made the sound was the exclusive Den Den Mushi used to communicate with Gul. He had been staying here waiting for a reply from this Den Den Mushi, but when the Den Den Mushi rang, he felt a pang in his heart.
Because it had only been less than 7 hours since he told Gel about the matter and asked him to come for support, and when he called at this time, Zhan Guo already had a guess in his mind:
The most likely possibility is that Gel felt that the enemy this time was too powerful and he was unwilling to risk his life to rescue them, so after agreeing, he deliberately waited a few hours before calling and finding an excuse to shirk the responsibility or deliberately delaying time.
Even the excuses that Geer might make later had already been thought of by the wise general Zhan Guo, for example: the ship suddenly hit a reef and ran aground halfway, and might need two or three days to repair, or they encountered pirates blocking the way, the battle situation was tense and they were delayed and unable to extricate themselves temporarily, the weather changed suddenly, and so on.
Find a reasonable reason that you cannot refute. After all, it is just a cooperative relationship, and everyone should just be able to save face for the sake of each other. Don't delve into whether they really can't support you because of a problem.
The naval officers under him had already used this trick to death when they were late or asked for leave.
The worst outcome is that Gel may have arrived at the scene, but the battle was already over, so he would call directly to inform of Zhiyuan's death as soon as he arrived.
Whatever the situation, it means that Gion is in great danger.
How could Vice Admiral Tsuru not think of what Zhan Guo could think of? She first waved her hand to signal the dozen or so marines in the office to leave first. When there were only two people in the room, she spoke with her dry lips trembling slightly:
"Sengoku, answer the phone. The outcome cannot be changed. Can I escape by not answering the phone? I have prepared myself mentally. We still have to lead the entire navy to fight against the pirates on the entire ocean. Sacrifices are inevitable. Every navy soldier who sacrifices has his own relatives and friends. It won't be any different just because the people who sacrificed this time are closer to you and me. We shouldn't behave so immaturely."
Vice Admiral Tsuru's words seemed to be directed at the Warring States Period as well as to himself.
Zhan Guo looked up and saw that He's eyes were slightly red, and his eyes were cloudy but still firm.
"I understand, Xiaohe."
He did not refute anything. After all, women are emotional animals. Even the most rational woman would find it difficult to completely detach herself from the emotional issues that she cared about and deal with them in the most rational manner.
Zhan Guo was by no means naive enough to be afraid of sacrifice and want to escape the consequences. He was just afraid that his old friend would not be able to bear the bad news of losing his loved ones.
Zhan Guo said as he pressed the answer button.
"Crack!"
Den Den Mushi slowly opened his eyes, took out a cigarette from his four-dimensional pocket and lit it for himself, looking both euphoric and nonchalant.
"Hello? What's wrong with you, Dasenbei? You're so slow to answer the phone. I'm helping you carry out a super dangerous mission!"
"Are you kidding me? If something really happened to me, I would want to tell you a few last words before I died, and ask you to look after my family and children, but no one answered the phone for a long time, and I hung up before I even got through. How heartbroken would I be before I died? I would definitely die with regrets!"
Gur just scolded Den Den Mushi. His current temporary position was general, on the same level as Sengoku. If the other party made a mistake, he had to scold him. There was no need to indulge him.
"I'm sorry, I was delayed by something just now and answered the phone late."
As an admiral of the navy, Zhan Guo was not angry after being scolded, and there was even a hint of joy on his face. It was not that he was inclined in that direction, but he just realized from Gel's words that things might have taken a turn for the better.
"Ger boy, what's the situation?!"
Lieutenant General He at the side asked anxiously, no longer as calm as usual.
"Well, Aunt He, I've rescued the person for you. He was slightly injured, but other than being completely exhausted and needing some time to recover, he should be fine."
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General He finally loosened her tightly clenched hands, leaving a few bleeding wounds on her palms caused by her own nails. It was not difficult to see how nervous she was before answering the phone.
"Ger, is Zhiyuan next to you? Can I say a few words to her?"
"Um. This. That. It may not be possible for the time being. She was awake at first, but I don't know why she fainted again. Maybe she was too tired. But Aunt He, don't worry. I have checked her body thoroughly and she has taken medicine. There will be no problem. You can rest assured that I will do the job."
Gel said with some pride. He knew that Gion and Vice Admiral Azuru were sisters. Although they were not biological children and there was a big age gap between them, their relationship must be good. This time, not only did he earn a Barrett, but he also did a big favor for the navy. Captain Gel won on both sides, which was a win-win situation.
"By the way, I heard from Zhiyuan that her subordinates just retreated from here, right? It hasn't been long since then, so those people shouldn't have gone far. Please help notify them and ask them to turn around and pick up Zhiyuan. I'm very busy and can't send you back in person. I'll wait for them on the west coast."
Damn it, no one can stop me from going to the sky island to dig for gold!
"Okay! We'll arrange for someone to go there right away! Thank you so much this time, Gel, you really helped a lot!"
As Zhan Guo said this, he picked up another Den Den Mushi to contact Peng En and his gang.
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