The stability within the jurisdiction of the East China Sea 77th Base will naturally bring peace and contentment to the various islands.

This policy has been pursued from the beginning of Mawson's fight against pirates to the present day when Cindril took over as the base commander.

The former base commander, Bryn Blin, has been promoted to major of the headquarters because of his meritorious service in wiping out Aaron's gang.

Of course, as a civilian major, he still has a good idea of ​​his combat prowess.

Cinderell was promoted to colonel and officially appointed as the commander of Base 77.

Because of the last Aaron incident, he became more connected with Cocosia Village, which was originally a good thing for Cocosia Village.

But Mr. Ajian, the resident police officer, was a little unhappy.

Things start from last year.

After the Aaron incident, Cinderel got to know someone here. She was Bellemere, the adoptive mother of two lovely girls.

As a retired navy man, Bellemare naturally had a lot of topics to talk about with Cindril.

Especially after learning about Bellemere's predicament, the 77th Base became the largest buyer of Bellemere orange orchards.

To be precise, the oranges here are contracted by the 77 Base.

But Cinderel and Bellemere became acquainted because of one incident, and the cause of the incident was also caused by a naughty child.

This starts with Base Town 77.

The 77th base town of the East China Sea Branch is one of the most prosperous and stable places in this sea area.

Because the existence of the base is a sea-fixing needle for this place.

Since Mawson didn't go to the headquarters, many residents from other places moved here, making this small town more and more populous and prosperous.

So this has become the most wanted place for residents of nearby islands.

One day last year, a warship from the 77th Base came to Cocosia Village.

Different from previous patrols, this time Cinderell led the team directly to the orange grove planted by Bellemere, who lived alone at the end of the village.

In the orange grove, the first thing Cinderel saw was the two sisters Noki and Goname who were sweating profusely.

Nokiko was hard at work dragging a large basket full of oranges, while Nami was pushing the basket behind her which was almost the same height.

Cinderel quickly stepped forward to help them take the big basket.

"Thank you, Uncle Cinderil." The two sisters wiped the sweat from their heads and showed bright smiles.

Cinderil also smiled on his face and waved his hand: "You're welcome, you two can take a break and leave the rest to us."

He ordered the soldiers to move all the packed oranges to the warship.

In fact, the orange orchards in Bellemere are not large, and the output may be excessive for this small village, but for the 77 base, it can only barely meet their needs.

At this time, Bellemare himself dragged a large basket out of the orange grove.

Cinderil quickly stepped forward to take it, frowning and said: "I told you, you don't have to go to so much trouble, just let our soldiers handle these things. Nokigao, Nami and the others are still young."

Beads of sweat dripped from her head, and Bellemeier still had a cigarette dangling from the corner of her mouth. She smiled and said: "How can that be done? Selling all these oranges to you has been a great help to us. How can we give them to you again?"

You did all the work."

Even though sweat had already soaked her somewhat shabby clothes, she still had no idea of ​​turning this job into a navy.

This is a very principled woman, and she has always been.

"Okay." Cinderil looked at her smile, his heart beat hard, and he turned his head aside.

"Then let Nuo Qigao and Nami rest, and leave the whole thing to us."

He knew Bellemeier's principle and did not try to persuade him. He called the soldiers to help him pack the oranges into baskets and move them to the warship.

This is not the first time. All the soldiers moved skillfully and with their help, they finished all the work in less than half an hour.

The adjutant on the ship also finished the weighing work, and handed a stack of Baileys into Cinderel's hands.

"Here you go, this is the money for this orange. Can you count and see if there are any mistakes?"

Bellemere took it and put it in his pocket.

She held the cigarette in her mouth with her hands that were stained by the orange peel. The sweat mixed with the soil turned her face into a tabby cat. She smiled, showing her neat teeth.

"No need to count, I believe you."

Cinderel stretched out his hand and put it down halfway.

Just now, he unconsciously wanted to help the strong and optimistic woman across from him wipe the mud on her face, but he felt inappropriate when he stretched out his hand and raised it in the air in embarrassment.

Pretending to shake hands with Bellemare, he said: "Then...that, together...please cooperate."

His hands were also stained yellow by orange peels. Bellemeier's similarly rough but slender hands grasped them. She blinked and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you. Also, thank you, thank you with your body!"

This is a seaside port, and there are not a few villagers from Cocosia Village traveling here.

Colonel Cinderell's face turned red as he held his hand. He scratched his head with the other hand and felt a little at a loss for a moment: "No... no, please don't say that. Then... then, we are going back."

"Hehe." Bellmer took out his palm, "I lied to you, you won't take it seriously."

"No...no, how...how could it be?"

"That's good, haha, see you next time, Colonel Cinderell."

…

Back at the door, Bellemere took out the pile of Baileys from his pocket, kissed her hard, and laughed: "Nogigao, Nami, come and see, we have money, we can give it to you

I’ve bought clothes and books.”

When he opened the door and went in, there was only Nuo Qigao sitting on the stool.

"Nokigao, where is Nami? Call her out quickly. We have money. We can buy the books she liked last time and the clothes you liked."

Nokigao came over and looked at Bellemere and asked doubtfully: "Didn't Nami say she was looking for you? Didn't you see her?"

Now fourteen years old this year, Nuo Qigao has begun to grow. She has short blue hair tucked behind her ears and her chest is somewhat bulging. It is obvious that her clothes are much smaller.

"What, you're looking for me?" Bellemeier scratched his head, "I didn't see her. Could it be that she went to the village library again?"

She took out two Baileys from her hand and handed them to Noqigao, "Go to her with the money, Noqigao. By the way, you can also buy the clothes you like. I'll cook you a sumptuous meal later."

.”

A smile appeared on Nuoqigao's face and he said: "Thank you, Bellemere, then I'll go out."

At the same time, on the 77th branch warship.

This is the storage room of the ship's cabin. All the oranges purchased from Cocosia Village this time are piled here.

In the dim storage room, no one noticed that next to the pile of oranges piled into a hill, a small figure crawled out from there.

The little figure stepped on a fallen orange with one foot, slipped and fell to the ground.

"Ouch..."

As soon as the crisp female voice sounded, she quickly put it back. Looking under the dim light, this little figure with short orange hair could be Nami or someone else.

Nami sat up from the ground and clapped her hands gently: "It hurts so much. It's all my fault for this running orange."

But then her voice became brisk again, "But this time I am the super-witty Nami.

Not only can you take a boat to the base town for free, you can also draw a map of the place and take a good tour of it.

In such a big town, the library will definitely be much bigger than the one in Cocossia Village, and you will definitely be able to see a lot of books, so happy!"

…

"What? Didn't find it?" Bellemeier looked incredulous.

Nokigao's little face was also very depressed, and she whispered: "I'm sorry, Bellemere, I searched the whole village and they all said they didn't see Nami."

Bellemeier took a step forward, hugged Noqigao and persuaded her: "I don't blame you Noqigao, let's go out and look for her together now. She must have gone to play somewhere and lost track of time."

News that Nami suddenly disappeared quickly spread throughout the village.

A small village has the advantage of being a small village, everyone is very united, and if something happens, they will all start looking for it.

However, the entire village was searched, but still couldn't find it.

Nozhigao was already crying anxiously, and Bellemare's face didn't look good either.

At this time, a villager suddenly said: "Is it possible that Nami followed the navy ship?

I seemed to have seen her on the other side of the pier before, but it was too far away so I couldn't see her clearly."

As if a bright light flashed in Bellemeier's heart, she didn't have time to say thank you to the villagers, and rushed to the village's security booth, where there was the only telephone bug in the entire Cocosia Village.

The call was dialed.

"Colonel Sindrell, Nami is missing. We have searched the entire village and still can't find her. Is she on your ship?"

Before Cinderel could speak, Bellemeier's anxious voice came from the receiver.

He said with relief: "Don't worry, I will search the cabin immediately to see if she has hidden it secretly. Please wait for my news."

In fact, a long time has passed, and their warships have also arrived at the base.
To be continued...