Chapter 265: Duties
Li Ran didn't pay much attention to the reports of Leipzig and Emden, besides, his shipwives were all by his side, and he didn't worry much about accidents.
After all, assassination doesn't happen all the time, and thinking of the accident in Training Month, he has already faintly sensed the clues of something.
I'm afraid that I have some prejudices and misunderstandings about Sihai Commercial Bank, but this is not the most important thing.
What made Li Ran really feel abnormal was that after he was assassinated, the news of the bankruptcy of the Four Seas Commercial Bank came out, and Bai Nuoyan came all the way to ask for help, and she probably knew that she would refuse, but she still did it.
Now that Li Ran thinks about it, maybe that Miss Bai wants to use her own way to eliminate suspicion for her own business house.
Li Ran also responded, that is, refused.
It's not a relationship of distrust or not, more importantly, he must personally investigate who is targeting him and the Four Seas Firm.
If too many coincidences come together, it's obviously not a coincidence.
This is also the reason why Li Ran asked Helena to travel thousands of miles to the Far Eastern Theater and the South Sea Theater to investigate.
Based on this, Li Ran probably knew about the uninvited guests reported by Leipzig and Emden, and I am afraid that they were people he knew.
He can still see this clearly.
However, there are some things, Li Ran feels that there is no need to explain, he is not a good person, and the reason for rejecting Bai Nuoyan is that even though the breach of contract by the Four Seas Commercial Bank was first, but more importantly, what he cares more about now is what Pachina said:
The unknown is the scariest thing.
Li Ran didn't know whether the unknown here simply referred to the unknown sea area or the unknown danger.
He has not heard the follow-up news of the investigation of the transformation core fraud case, and when talking about the Great Voyage Plan, he also asked the seven governors, but the response given was ambiguous, which made Li Ran clearly realize that he was afraid that he had not been able to get rid of the impact of the last incident.
The information that Helena brought back undoubtedly proves this, the dark blue light did not stop its activities because of the last time, it is very likely that he was stabbed, and the fact that the Four Seas Trading House happened to go bankrupt shortly after he was stabbed, and the living blood is related to the dark blue light.
Li Ran didn't understand what he had offended those people, but now he was not a person who had nothing just here, but a major general, and he already had enough hole cards in his hand.
"Pinghai, why do you say that Shenhai and the ship mother are hostile?"
Pinghai heard Li Ran suddenly ask herself inexplicably, she flipped the skewers on the barbecue grill, and then frowned:
"I don't know, from the time of birth, it may have been destined for hostility. ”
Some sad and hostile answers, it seems that Pinghai doesn't like it very much.
Li Ran was thoughtful, is it fate?
Is it also a kind of fate to travel into this world by yourself?
No, he didn't believe it, although the probability of crossing this kind of thing was very small, but he bumped into it, which was very, but it was always an accidental thing.
It's just that if it's really just an accident, why are you so shocked when you see that pocket watch?
Moreover, what is the purpose of being a member of the Great Voyage Program at all costs this month?
Powerful?
It doesn't seem to be, Li Ran knows what he wants, he knows he wants an answer.
One answer after seeing Pachina is that his sister is not dead, but came to this world like himself?
This speculation was a confusion that Li Ran had only born after the assassination case, and it could not be erased from his mind.
He was a little naïve to think that since he could cross, then his sister was also "dead" because of the crossing, he remembered that his sister was judged dead after a flight crash after leaving the country, but neither he nor his family saw his sister's body.
If I hadn't crossed over, I'm afraid I wouldn't have thought of it this way, but ......
"Admiral, do you care about those strangers?"
Ping Hai keenly sensed that Li Ran was a little absent-minded.
"yes. Li Ran was vaguely confused, he didn't care more about these.
No, I'm afraid I'll have to go over to see the unknown sea earlier, and as for other things, I'm not in the mood to pay attention to it for the time being.
It doesn't matter if the person who came was related to Bai Nuoyan, or whether he came to intercede or not, it didn't matter.
Li Ran knows very well what he wants now, and he also clearly knows what he must prioritize.
In addition to the affairs of the port area, it is to strive to enter the uncharted waters as soon as possible before the start of the Grand Voyage Plan, so as to gain more bargaining chips for the cooperation of the seven governors in the future.
He needs help from many fronts, and only by mobilizing enough resources and contacts can he delve into the identity of Pachina.
He knew that all his confusion was brought to him by the white-haired person who suspected of being a ship girl, but now he didn't even have the slightest clue about the identity of the other party.
And this thing can't grow.
Li Ran really didn't have the experience to deal with some inconsequential things.
After the dinner, the mercenaries returned to their original merchant ships, and the maritime merchants hired them, although they had the right to move freely until the maritime merchants left, but they still needed to return to their ships for the night.
Li Ran sent away these helpers, and then saw the two last slow figures get up from the table at this time.
Leipzig and Emden subconsciously unfurled their ships, and Bismarck, Richelieu, and Rodney also stared at the two figures in a vigilant posture.
"It's been a long time, Your Excellency Li Ran, no, it should be Your Excellency Major General. ”
Li Ran felt that this voice was somewhat familiar, he frowned, took off his apron, and then patted Bismarck's hand, and said softly:
"It's okay, don't be nervous. ”
Blucher didn't want to meet Li Ran in this way, but for the sake of her eldest sister, she still stood up, she sighed and said:
"Your Excellency, the headquarters of the Gendarmerie of the Pacific, the heavy cruiser Blücher has no intention of offending, this time there is official business and has to take the way of sneaking. ”
Li Ran was stunned, he was a little confused:
"Official business?"
"That's right, let's be honest, we are employed, and the employer wants us to investigate your assassination case clearly, so as to clear the grievances of the Four Seas Firm. ”
"You're hired by yourself. Li Ran seemed to be smiling, he had already guessed that there was only one person who could make Blucher come all the way to him, and he could have a little connection with himself, there was only one person, Bai Nuoyan, and Bai Nuoyan's merchant ships could not be allowed to enter the waters under his jurisdiction, so the only person who came was Blücher's sister ship, Admiral Hipper, he subconsciously glanced at Prince Eugen and noticed that she was really nervous.
Forget it, for the sake of Prince Eugen's face, just listen to what she has to say.
"Then please tell me inside. Li Ran made an inviting gesture, then looked at Blücher, and his tone was meaningful:
"Hope it helps. ”
Blucher was a little embarrassed, she subconsciously wanted to block in front of her sister, but she heard Hippert whisper:
"Second sister, get out of the way, there are some things I want to talk to the Major General personally. ”
"Let's talk inside. Li Ran was not surprised, just looked at Hippert with an expressionless face, and then walked forward on his own.
Seeing that the ship girls around Li Ran more or less did not show hostility, but they were all vigilant about themselves, especially the two ship girls with military hats and black cross medals on their chests, faintly revealing hostility to themselves, as the ship lady of country G, she had long been clear about the identity of the other party.
"Emden, Admiral Hipper, wouldn't it be too heartless for us to do this?"
"No, although we were comrades-in-arms in the memory, but now we are the Admiral's shipwives, and it is for the sake of the old friendship that we did not expel them at the first time, and now what we need to do is to monitor, I don't want the Commander's assassination to happen again. ”
Emden is very calm, and at the same time a very public and private instructor, she and Leipzig have different personalities, Leipzig sometimes soft-hearted, but she won't, she knows very well that she is loyal to Li Ran.
Since she has chosen allegiance, then she can't interfere with her judgment because of the so-called memory, is it ruthless? No, this is only based on the memories of the shipwives after inheriting the warship, and she was in front of her, the Emden, who had served Germany until the hull was aging and could not go to the battlefield again, and she was a very loyal Prussian soldier in her bones.
As for Hipper, she is the shipwit of other admirals, and at this time, she tried to get close to her own admirals by infiltrating her, which she didn't expel at the first time.
Although the ship girls are the product of beautiful thoughts, sometimes because of their simple thoughts, the decisions they make are more direct and more ruthless.
Hipper also knew that after a farewell in Qiyun City, the relationship between his admiral and Li Ran could already be said to have resumed as strangers.
The other party had already rejected not long ago, but no matter what, she had to fight for Bai Nuoyan's chance, otherwise, her admiral would be isolated.
So, Hippert looked at Blucher, who was a little worried about herself, and she whispered:
"It's okay, I can understand Major General Li's attitude, after all, it is the Bai family who is sorry for Major General Li. ”
Blucher knew what Hipper said was sorry, and unilaterally tearing up the agreement was undoubtedly a blow when Li Ran was so weak at the time, and now, Li Ran is no longer what it used to be, but the Four Seas Commercial Bank is in trouble, bankrupt, and suspected of assassinating the admiral of one side, she can understand what kind of burden her eldest sister has on her shoulders when she arrives this time, she just sighed and said:
"Sister, why are humans always so short-sighted?"
"I don't know, but I only understand one thing, that is, the admiral is innocent, whether Major General Li believes it or not, I will definitely come, but this time it was in advance. ”
"Is it worth it?"
"It's worth it, second sister, if it weren't for the Admiral and Major General Li, I might have degenerated into the deep sea by now, I don't want to form a barrier between these two people because of external factors, I have to prove the Admiral's innocence, I don't want the Admiral to be infamy." ”
"I really don't understand you, if only you all went to the gendarmerie with me, if you don't go to a human being as a commander, you won't be so embarrassed, I can understand that the third sister stayed with Major General Li, but sister, what do you think?"
"Second sister, I also have a reason to stay with the Admiral. Hipper's eyes were gentle, and she whispered:
"I watched the Admiral move forward step by step, and finally made friends, but the family had to break off the friendship, I don't know what humans think, but I don't want the Admiral to be unhappy, that's all, it's my duty. ”
Blücher frowned, but she could sense that although Li Ran's shipwives were on guard, they did not show obvious hostility, she knew that Li Ran was willing to listen, and since she had the opportunity to communicate, she would help her sister in whatever she said.
Even if the final result is not good, but as my sister said, this is also her duty as a younger sister.