Aoba pulled up his long-sleeved jacket, revealing his slender arms, then took a few steps and clung to the wall.
She quietly poked her head out and found that there were no little yellow chickens patrolling this place. She quickly climbed in, brushed off the dust and sand on her hands, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alas...it turns out that reporters have to know everything..."
Chapter 389 News Material
This was not the first time that Aoba had come to the port area of the little commander. She had previously disguised herself as a wandering ship girl who came to buy equipment and had wandered around the port gate several times.
It’s a pity that the part that can be seen is only a small area. Qingye only knows the general purpose of the nearest buildings, but she doesn’t know the detailed location information.
Now, for the sake of news materials, Aoba knew that she had to take risks. At least, the place called "Yubari's Laboratory" was not simple at first glance. If she dug up some big news, it would definitely make a splash.
Thinking of this, Qingye's slightly confused expression suddenly became firm, "Well! This is an opportunity. If I really find big news, I will definitely...well...definitely become better!"
After Aoba cheered himself up, he began to think of a way to head towards the interior of the port area.
She is not the ship girl of this port, so she must not be discovered by anyone else during the operation, not even the little yellow chicken. Otherwise, if the operation is exposed, it will be difficult for her to come in next time.
Fortunately, the greenery inside the port area is still very good. There are lush flowers, plants and shrubs on both sides of the road. There is a big tree standing every few meters. Although the branches and leaves are not as lush as in summer, it is at least a hiding place.
So Aoba hid in the green belt and began to explore this port area that was very unfamiliar to her.
"Well... a university hall will be built in this place by then."
"Tweet-"
"Yes, Mr. Ming will continue to be in charge of the materials, and I will still have to rely on you guys for the engineering work."
"Guchuchu#*@%"
"Ah... teacher? Um... according to the commander, I seem to be the first teacher... ahahaha... a little nervous."
“Chirp!!”
“Thank you for your encouragement…”
Qingye hid in the bushes, eavesdropping on the conversation between a man and a chicken not far away. It sounded like Commander Su was going to build a school here in the future?
"You have a mine at home, right..." Qingye swallowed.
"Shouldn't we report this to the Navy Division and ask for financial assistance? Regardless of whether we can successfully report it or not, at least we should get some subsidy!"
"And this person... is the Iron-Blooded destroyer Z23, right?"
"How can a ship girl like her understand Manchu's speech? That string of imitation sounds just like muted sound to me!"
When Qingye thought of this, his mind moved and he immediately took out a pen and paper to start recording his inspiration.
[An illegal structure was found in the port area, and its purpose was actually...]
The unknown reporter pondered for a while and added another one.
[Hong Kong school is short of teachers and actually employs child laborers]
Looking at the two slightly scribbled news headlines on the paper, Aoba couldn't help but feel satisfied with his professional ability. He quietly looked up at the ship girl and the little yellow chicken who were still chatting with each other, and Aoba decided to change places to have a look.
"Hey? Helena? How come you have time to come here today?"
"Ah... I... I was just passing by, um... and brought you - you guys some water."
"Hmm? Thank you."
Cleveland, who was wearing sportswear, took two bottles of water, threw one to Montpelier who was walking towards them, then unscrewed the bottle cap himself, raised his head and took a sip.
Helena looked a little nervous, and seemed to be quite conflicted for some reason. "Last...last time we said we were going out to play together, but then my...my sister came over, so we didn't go. So now...?"
"Oh, are you talking about the time when I bought shoes?" Cleveland looked very natural. "It's okay. I bought some when I was helping Montpelier pick out clothes a few days ago. How about it? Is it okay?"
Helena looked down at the sneakers on Cleveland's feet. She didn't understand them very well, but she knew they should be comfortable to wear. However, Helena didn't feel comfortable looking at the shoes at this moment.
Montpellier happened to walk up to the two of them with the ball in his arms, "Hello, Sister Helena."
"Um... hello." Helena looked at Montpellier's sportswear with green and white stripes and the two big words "White Eagle" printed on the chest, and was a little speechless.
Montpellier noticed Helena's gaze and puffed out his chest, "Ah, this? This is the dress that the big sister bought for me. It's the same style, um...sister dress!"
"Ah... I just happened to see it and bought it." Cleveland smiled, "Are you done? Do you want to play with us for a while? I should have taught you the shooting posture before."
Helena waved her hand as if suddenly awakened from her deep thoughts and replied, "No, no, no... I... I still have unfinished work... I... I'll leave first."
After saying that, Helena turned around and walked back slowly. It was not difficult to tell from her halting steps that the secretary must be in great torment at the moment.
Finally, before she left the edge of the playground, Helena turned around, lowered her eyes and whispered to the front: "Tomorrow... can you take me to pick out some clothes? I... I also want to buy new clothes..."
Helena looked at the ground nervously, expecting to hear Cleveland's question or a long silence, but she didn't expect that Cleveland's response came less than two seconds after she said the invitation.
"Well, sure, you can go anytime you want, just call me then."
"Um... um! Thank you. I'll... go get busy first. Bye!" Helena pursed her lips to suppress her joy, turned around, lowered her head and left quickly.
Montpellier, who stayed where he was, glanced at the big sister next to him and asked her with some concern: "Big sister...are you okay?"
"Hmm? It's okay. Why are you asking that suddenly?"
"Um... your legs are shaking... are you cold?"
"...Well, let's play ball for a while longer."
"Okay, big sister!"
Qingye, who was hiding in a tree not far away, put down his telescope, carefully avoided the bird's nest, then squatted on a branch and began to write the title.
[Commander: What is the correct way to solve the knotted wings?]
"...Should I remind Commander Su Xiao? Although I am just an honest reporter who is good at discovering and recording, this kind of internal conflict in the family..."
"Let's not publish it yet. Next time, send her a hat. Just think of it as a friendly reminder from me. Whether she can understand it or not depends on Commander Su's luck."
Aoba nodded as if he had misunderstood something, wrote the incident down in his memo, and was deeply moved by his own conscience.
Seeing that there was no one around, Qingye quickly jumped down from the tree and hid on the spot. After ensuring his safety, he took out his news material book.
"Where is that laboratory? I can't come back tomorrow, can I?" Qingye took out his cell phone and sent a message to the traitor who was so easy to deal with.
Aoba: [Are you there? Will your commander go to the laboratory tomorrow?]
The destroyer is invincible and cute: [in]
Aoba: [Do you have a distribution map of the port area?]
Destroyer is super cute: [Yes]
Destroyers are super cute: [Distribution ]
Aoba: [Thank you so much!]
Aoba: [Northern Alliance ]
The destroyer is so cute: [Received]
Qingye did not reply and opened the map file sent by the other party. He found that it was not very detailed. There were only simple building names marked and no other information.
But Qingye could understand it. After all, he was an outsider. How could he get detailed information just by looking at a few pictures on the Internet?
"Well... since we already know the general location, I'll obey your orders. Big news, here I come~"
Chapter 390 Arrested on the spot
It is actually not difficult to find Yubari's laboratory. After all, the architectural style is quite different from that of other buildings. In comparison, the laboratory looks a bit too simple.
It’s a pity that although this port area is not very big, the road facilities are very complicated. If you don’t walk through it twice, you can’t remember where is where, and you may not be able to find it without a map.
"But now I have the map~" Qingye clicked on the file, looked around and zoomed in, "Hmm... So this is how you go. Turn left, then turn right, then take the middle road, and finally go to the end of the right road...
It’s quite complicated.
Qingye turned off his phone and began to squat and move confidently, carefully avoiding the Manju that was sweeping the floor, the Manju that was watering the plants, the Manju that had nothing to do, the Manju that was sweeping the floor, the Manju that was watering the plants—
"Um?"
Qingye stopped walking, a little confused. She seemed to have seen the little yellow chicken watering the chicken not far ahead?
"Strange, I remember it correctly. I turned left first and then right, and then...then what?" The lost entertainment reporter hurriedly took out his mobile phone and took a closer look.
"Left, right, center, right, left, right, center, right - ah, I don't think I took the middle path just now?"
After learning the problem, Qingye breathed a sigh of relief, "Next, I just need to go back to the wrong intersection and follow the middle road."
"Hmm...how do I go? Do I turn left...or right?"
"Oh, it's okay. I can check the map... Wait, where am I now?"
Aoba looked at the port area map with no markings except for "Laboratory" and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, but fortunately she still knew the directions of east, west, south and north, so she decided to go straight in the direction of the laboratory.
However, going straight meant that she would have to emerge from the green belt and cross certain intersections without being noticed, increasing the possibility of exposing her whereabouts.
But this was not a problem for the experienced Aoba. After all, to be a journalist, one had to master a wide variety of skills, and hiding from sight was a piece of cake for him (Note 1).
So Aoba started moving straight towards the laboratory.
She bent down and tried to look for her handkerchief, but she could not realize that it had fallen at her feet. Miss Guanghui passed by behind her, and soon she heard a muffled sound and a slight cry of pain.
Ignoring Portland, who was excitedly holding a large sewing machine and imagining his future wedding with his sister, who was even in a mental state, he was impressed by Portland's "hehe" laughter.
When Aoba passed the bushes and went around a building, he heard the mumbling of Miss Atago, a member of the Sakura Cruiser, who happened to be passing by.
"It's been a while since I had a good talk with the Commander... I still have some left from the stuff I added last time, but Lord Amagi gave me a good beating..."
"Well... but there's nothing we can do about it, right? How about this time... well, just add half of it?"
"I want to take good care of the sleeping commander~ Oh... it would be even better if you could act like a spoiled child to me~"
"Ah, but first I have to find a way to get rid of that dog-nosed vixen. Tsk, she's ruined my plans so many times."
"...I think we should go find Shokaku first. Even if we succeed, we'll be afraid that the fox will suddenly come in, and it won't make us feel safe..."
"Well! Let's go find Shokaku first."
After Atago walked away, Aoba prepared to move on. After thinking about it, he realized that something was wrong, so he wrote this matter down in his material book.
"How bold... I feel like there are a lot of stories in this port area. If the news can be successfully published, I feel like it will be enough to feed me for several months!"
With a happy mood that was mostly satisfied, Aoba continued to grope forward. After passing through the greenery, bypassing Akagi who was taking a walk, and avoiding Shokaku who was searching for enemies with a telescope in the distance, she finally reached the end of her journey.
The research institute in front of us does not look luxurious, and it does not even look like a research institute. It might be more appropriate to describe it as a homestay (Note 2).
The overall style and decoration are more Sakura-style. If you have to say, it is similar to the "Tounome Research Institute" in a certain anime.
When he saw the final location, Qingye actually felt relieved. After all, for Qingye, the building in front of him had one advantage, which was that it was easy to approach.
Unlike a regular research institute with strict security, where there are guards and access control everywhere, here Qingye only needs to climb over the wall, and then she can freely dig out secrets by clinging to the wall.
The simple security measures gave Qingye endless confidence. After carefully observing the surroundings and making sure there was no one around, Qingye quickly climbed over the wall and hid in one of the four corners under the eaves.
After waiting for a while, Qingye felt safe and began to move around the house carefully, trying to find out where the people inside were.
Not long after, she stopped under a window, then took out an instrument similar to a stethoscope, pressed it against the wall and started listening in the corner.
Commander Su Xiao's voice was very recognizable, "...So how's the progress?"
"Well, I asked the master to come here this time just to tell him about this." Another ship girl in the room, who was probably Yubari, said, "Can the tail be used?"
Su Xiao responded naturally, "Okay, I'll tell you while I comb your hair."
"Yeah, actually after I left there, I still contacted her occasionally. Sometimes we would just chat, and sometimes we would exchange academic views with each other."
Yubari paused, "A few days ago, she told me that her research had yielded some small results, and she wanted to try it out with me first. If it works, it will be a world-class breakthrough."
The little commander seemed to sniff, and then he said, "So...how long will it take to get there?"
Yubari chuckled twice, "After we catch the guy outside, we should be able to arrive the next day."
Qingye, who was listening attentively in the corner, was stunned. He reacted extremely quickly and ran away. However, he had not taken a few steps before he was knocked to the ground by something he did not know.
She ignored the pain and turned on her ship suit to try to shake off the person behind her, but it turned out to be extremely difficult. The opportunity to escape was delayed and she could no longer catch it.
Commander Su walked out of the room with a dull face, looking at Aoba who was pinned down by Yubari and the invisible "spirit". He was a little helpless, "Are you so curious?"
Qingye knew that there was no hope of escaping, so he calmed down and started chatting casually, "Reporters need to be curious about everything."
"...After being curious, you just make it up?"
"I didn't lie. You were indeed blind before, and the words were spoken by the ship girl in your port. I was just making a reasonable guess."
