"Your Excellency, three merchant ships that were supposed to arrive today have arrived, and we can't contact them by telegram, and the trade on the island has come to a complete standstill, and if this continues, the economy of the island will be completely chaotic. ”

Listening to his secretary's report, Leonardo, the Minister of Administration of Hope Island, frowned tightly, of course he was not thinking about any economic chaos, he was thinking about bigger things.

"Hmm......" Leonardo stood up and walked slowly to the window. As he pushed open the window. Leonardo saw the coastline far away, which should have been pitch black, but now it was bright white.

This situation is not just a matter of trade, I am afraid that the whole land and sea will have a big problem.

"Still can't be contacted from the other islands?" Leonardo asked sideways.

The secretary flipped through the text in his hand and shook his head regretfully, "I have tried all the telegrams that I can try, but there is no response." The entire telegraph system seems to be paralyzed, and we don't know what happened to them. ”

"How about the expedition fleet to Tianshui Island, and what did you find?"

"The navy has sent information, the entire Tianshui Island is empty, everyone on it is gone, and there is not a single warship of the God of Light stationed at the dock. ”

Hearing this, Leonardo frowned and thought about all kinds of possibilities, a living island that could produce both fresh water and high-quality fuel, was so easily abandoned by the Cult of the Illuminati, this thing was very wrong.

He wandered back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, calculating the various things in his mind, until the evening of Hope Island fell, his eyes slowly firmed, and he walked towards the door.

The secretary hurriedly followed and asked cautiously, "Your Excellency, where are we going?"

"Go to our Chief James. ”

The car started, and Leonardo, who was sitting in the back seat, clasped his hands on his chest, his fingers tapping on his shoulders.

He had gambled once when Hope Island had just been discovered, and that time he was right, and now he wanted to try again this time.

When Leonardo opened his eyes again, he could already see the police station with a black façade through the window, and when the driver respectfully bent down to open the door, he walked down.

No one dared to stand in the way of Leonardo's identity, and soon he was in front of James's office.

The door was ajar and not closed, and he pushed it open and broke in.

As soon as I entered, I saw an old woman with gray hair holding James's hand in grief, begging for something.

It sounded as if her son had been a crew member on the Governor's ship, and now that he hadn't returned for so long, she didn't give up, and wanted James to send a ship to find it.

After patiently comforting her for a while, James finally invited the old woman out.

When James returned to the office, he saw Leonardo drinking his coffee.

"Let's talk about it, I still have a lot of things to do here, and there are more unemployed people, and many people don't want to go on the right path. James came to his place and sat down.

Leonardo waved his hand lightly, and the secretary on the side nodded and walked out, closing the door from the outside.

Glancing at the big man next to him, Leonardo took a sip of coffee and said, "Your Excellency has been out for a while this time, I have checked his supply list, and if it is said that according to the above records, then he should have run out of fuel and food for a long time. ”

"What the hell are you going to say?" said James, staring at him intently, in a deep voice.

"Although on the surface, one of us is the Minister of Administration and the other is the Chief of Police, but we all know that the two of us are in charge when the Governor of Hope Island is not there, I am in charge of the entire administrative system, and you are in charge of the Voluntary Research Institute and the Navy. ”

"You want to betray the captain?" said a chill in James's voice.

"I know you're faithful, but what's the use of being faithful when he's dead? Don't you see the changes out there? None of the other islands can be contacted, and if this kind of upheaval happens, Governor Charles's death will not be a surprise at all. ”

"Think about it, if he really can't come back, and he doesn't leave any heirs, it's reasonable, the entire Hope Island should belong to the two of us, this kind of thing should be fast, otherwise something will go wrong after a long time. ”

"As for the future problems, I have also thought about it, your daughter is just about the same age as my son, our two families are married, and there is no problem with the future inheritance of Hope Island. ”

"Hope Island belongs to him?" James turned the thought slightly, and immediately thought of the captain's lost arm to save him.

"Please go back, the captain will be fine, as long as I am in this position for a day, then Hope Island belongs only to Charles Reed!"

Hearing James's sonorous words, Leonardo stood up with a hint of annoyance on his face. "If you want to wait, you can wait, but please think clearly, I'm not doing this for myself, I want a person in charge of the island! The governor is dead, if it weren't for you and me, but I will be robbed by others! I won't wait for death!"

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside the hallway slowly dimming, James sighed as he pulled the faded photo out of his wallet.

Looking at Charles, who was standing in front of the Mouse and putting his hand on his shoulder, James muttered, "Captain, where the hell are you......"

As time passed, the economy came to a standstill, the Governor disappeared, and the great changes outside, the people on the island began to fluctuate, and prices rose and fell.

This change is not only at the top, but also at the bottom, with rumors of the end of the world flying everywhere, crime rates skyrocketing, and finally even a last resort. James dispatched the navy to suppress it directly.

Although this can stabilize the situation, it cannot stabilize people's gossip, and the whole atmosphere on the island is becoming more and more tense, and everyone is overwhelmed by this pressure.

Just as this pressure was about to burst, a strange ship slowly approached the docks of Hope Island.

The boat looks strange, and the position of the bow looks very ugly, like an iron lid spliced with some mechanical shell.

But the familiar chimney and the tower were still the familiar whistle, and the lookout on the docks knew that the Governor had returned.

The news spread throughout the island in an instant, and the oppressive atmosphere entrenched over Hope Island suddenly dissipated, and all the people immediately put down their calculations and rushed towards the dock.

When the scarred narwhal docked, the dock was instantly crowded, and everyone looked at the ship, their eyes full of curiosity and speculation.

Sometimes, it is the same with or without a governor, but some governors can play a very important role.