It is Kokang and Changchun

　For example, the cost of elite humanoids (those familiar humanoid characters in the plot of Girls' Frontline) is estimated to be in the range of several million RMB. One body is estimated to be worth the price of a Mercedes-Benz S500 (more than 200 million RMB).

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　A military base in western Florida, USA

　As soon as Missouri returned to her temporary residence, she couldn't help but lose her temper. "How shameless! How on earth did the higher-ups come up with such a line?! Do they believe such words?"

　"What's wrong, sister? You're back so soon from filming the military propaganda film?" New Jersey, who was resting on the bed, glanced at Missouri who had just entered the door. Seeing that her face was full of indignation and helplessness, he greeted her.

　Missouri put her hands on her hips, shook her head and sighed, "Don't mention it. I'm just angry about this Junxuan thing."

　"So what happened? Why did you, a big star, get so angry?" After hearing this, New Jersey frowned slightly and asked with concern.

　"He's a big star...haha."

　Missouri walked up to New Jersey, stepped on her ass, and said jokingly, "Second sister, give me back my popularity first! With your figure, you're gaining fans much faster than me! How dare I call myself a big star in front of you?"

　Objectively speaking, Missouri's figure is not bad either. Sheer gauze is perfectly acceptable to over 95% of human women. However, there are always better people. New Jersey's figure seems to attract more male attention than Missouri's...

　For example, Missouri's waist-to-hip ratio is around 0.6, which is within the range for human women. New Jersey's waist-to-hip ratio is just over 0.5, which is a typical two-dimensional waist-to-hip ratio (this is the author's rough estimate based on comparing the two illustrations).

　New Jersey understood that Missouri was joking, so he joined in, "Getting mad over this? That's not like you, Susu... After all, there's nothing you can do about it. That's the nature of latecomer advantage (referring to the era of the illustrations)."

　"Forget it, I'm just complaining because I'm emotional. Let's talk about the recruitment video." Missouri decided to stop playing and get down to business.

　"In the morning, I went to participate in the military propaganda shooting arranged by my superiors. Then during the shooting, I took a look at the lines, narration and picture arrangement, especially the script. I couldn't hold it in at the beginning. Can you guess what was written on it?" Missouri kept it a secret.

　"What did you see?" New Jersey asked curiously.

　"In the script and narration book, there's a sentence in the first few paragraphs that says 'I am a soldier, and I serve the American people.'" At this point, Missouri rolled his eyes.

　Then Missouri started with a standard esports friendly communication, "No, sister? Such words... Such words, what kind of mental state are you in to say such words?! Are you on too much drugs?!

　Why don't you come down and take a look, and ask the people who were affected by the natural disaster if they agree? I almost believed it!

　Was our military present in the California wildfires, the Hawaii wildfires, and the recent double whammy of Hurricanes Helene and Milton? Local rescue efforts were overwhelmed, and it's a shame our military did nothing but stand idly by.

　And now you're saying in your recruitment video that you're serving the people? Who would believe that? How can you recruit people with a video like that? God bless this film and its producer if they don't get drowned in the saliva of the people in the disaster area!

　After hearing this, New Jersey understood why Missouri was so angry. "It's understandable that a promotional video would be a little exaggerated, but this is really too much. This is no longer an exaggeration, it's simply a blatant lie..."

　"So, Missouri, you ran back halfway because you didn't want to be scolded?" New Jersey asked.

　"Yeah, if they don't take responsibility for themselves, I have to take responsibility for myself!" Missouri said angrily, "If I show my face in this film, won't I be posted online and become the target of criticism from the disaster victims?"

　Missouri snorted and continued to curse: "Besides that, I have to be responsible for my fans. Some of my fans are the victims.

　I learned about the situation in the disaster area from these fans and some online information, but there was no sign of the army at all.

　How disappointed would they be to see me in such a lying promotional video!"

　"Indeed...it's okay, you speak first." New Jersey wanted to say something, but seeing that Missouri seemed to have something else to say, he gestured for Missouri to continue.

　"This isn't the end yet. There's more behind the narration: 'Never abandon teammates' and 'maintain strict discipline.'" Missouri shrugged, making everyone laugh.

　New Jersey laughed when he heard this. "During the Korean War, to make it easier to escape, they fired flares over the British troops next door. That's 'never abandon your teammates.' They always promote the Anglo-American friendship, but this is how they treat their friends."

　When it comes to the Korean War, New Jersey feels a little guilty. After all, it was a ship that participated in the Korean War. Although it was not its own will, it still caused certain harm to the Korean and Chinese people.

　However, the current domestic and international situation does not allow New Jersey to go to China to apologize. The most it can do is post an apology on its personal account on social media.

　Missouri added: "Let's not talk about the distant past, just to talk about the more recent one, during the Black Hawk incident in 93, two machine gunners were left behind in the enemy-occupied area by the enemy militia, and in the end they broke through and ran back.

　We had been fighting Shenhai for over a year, almost two, and incidents of betraying teammates like this kept popping up. The most serious incident was when a brigade-level unit directly mutinied and let Shenhai into the defense line. This directly led to a major local defeat on our southern front.

　There was another time, also related to this great defeat, when the reserve troops in the rear were caught off guard by the deep-sea troops rushing into the man-made gap.

　It was a night battle and the troops were in a non-combat state. It was naturally difficult to quickly organize an effective defense when they were caught off guard. Facing the deep-sea troops, the best strategy was to retreat.

　Then the difficult part came. A division of the National Guard actually replicated the limited-time event of the Korean War - they fired a flash bomb at a division of the Marine Corps!

　Needless to say, what would happen if this were done was enough. As a result, the Marine Corps division was trapped in the deep sea, with only two battalions escaping!

　Later, when the higher-ups checked, they discovered that the National Guard division was from Arkansas and its commander was a redneck, while the Marine Corps division that was betrayed was commanded by a hardcore Democrat. Now this made sense.

　Perhaps because she had seen too many bad things in the United States, New Jersey's expression did not change significantly. She said lightly:

　"Strict discipline... An army that is widely hated by the people of Third World countries, an army that steals wheat and oil... I really don't know how strict discipline it can be."

　The American ship girls have looser expectations of discipline for their own army than the People's Liberation Army, but objectively speaking, it is still relatively high. Things like stealing, robbery, drug use, rape, and bullying are absolutely unacceptable in the eyes of the ship girls.

　As for swearing, it depends on the situation. It’s okay to say two or three words occasionally during daily work and training, but if you use swear words every three sentences, the girls will definitely have an opinion and try to persuade you.

　"Alas, things have come to this point, and there's nothing we can do to change them... I'd better read more books to enrich myself."

　Missouri was feeling a little discouraged. Just as she was about to take out the red book to read, she suddenly stopped and said, "Wait a minute, there won't be any hidden cameras in this temporary dormitory of ours, right?"

　New Jersey laughed and reassured Missouri, "Don't worry. I carefully check this room every time someone enters or leaves. There aren't any pinhole cameras, not even any eavesdropping devices. Just look at what happened last time. If they dare to use spy equipment again, the Navy will have a problem."

　The incident New Jersey is referring to is the accidental discovery two years ago by the company that spy equipment had been secretly installed in their residence. Not only in the room, but also in the bathroom, the company later complained to the Navy's top brass and on the Internet, claiming it violated their privacy.

　This incident ultimately left the FBI in a difficult position, forcing them to apologize to the company and remove the spy equipment from its premises. Since then, the company has never lived in its ground-level house again, remaining on its own main body.

　Even when they needed to live on land, they would bring their own prefabricated houses and set them up temporarily upon arrival. This was later imitated by all American shipgirls, also to prevent leaks when discussing content critical of American society.

　On the Chinese internet at the time, everyone sympathized with the company's plight. Azure players, in particular, wished the company could achieve the power described in the official game data and take over the federal government's position.

　One netizen once commented, "Luckily Enterprise is a KanColle. If it were an ordinary American, there would only be one possible outcome after he/she discovered the secret - suicide."

　Chapter 479: Trouble has come to HK?

　Hong Kong

　In a certain cold drink shop, a woman of average height but with a very mature temperament came to the ordering counter of the coffee shop.

　"Hey, Mr. Chen, are you off today?" The front desk clerk saw the mature woman and greeted her in a friendly manner, "Is it the same as usual this time?"

　Sir Chen nodded gently, "Yes, lemon red ice."

　This store is a cold drink shop that Sir Chen often visits, and the clerk who greeted him proactively is a long-term employee here, so it is not surprising that he is familiar with Sir Chen.

　"Okay, please wait a moment." The clerk turned around and faced the mixing table to mix the wine for Mr. Chen.

　Make lemon black tea.

　Chen Sir found a random chair and sat down, scrolling through her phone, hoping to catch some entertainment news. But somehow, the entertainment news turned to news related to current affairs and police affairs.

　"Tsk, it's always like this..." Sir Chen took a moment to react, "I clearly agreed to take a vacation, but I keep forgetting about work-related things..."

　Just as Chen Sir was thinking about this, a loud shout interrupted her thoughts, "Chen Sir, please make sure the lemon tea you ordered has less ice!"

　"Oh, okay, thank you..."

　After receiving her lemon tea, Chen Sisr walked out of the shop. Her thoughts had just returned to normal when she couldn't help but think about work again. "Oh, I really want to successfully solve another major case and get promoted to Senior Superintendent."

　"No... Why am I thinking about work again? This is vacation! Vacation! I should enjoy life!" Sir Chen reacted again and slapped his face helplessly.

　Chen-sir is deeply devoted to her police career, which means she's also a bit of a workaholic. So these few days of leave were essentially forced upon her by her superiors.

　In order to fully enjoy her free time, she vowed to herself, "From now on, I'm not going to think about work again until this vacation is over. Even if God comes, don't let me think about work again!"

　So, Sir Chen planned to go to KTV alone and sing some songs to relieve stress and divert his attention.

　Arriving at the roadside, Sir Chen sat back in his car, put down his lemon tea, inserted the key and turned it to start the ignition.

　Since this car is a Toyota Camry model from more than ten years ago, the Bluetooth of the car's media system is no longer compatible with today's mobile phones, so Sir Chen can only play music on his mobile phone.

　Then, the prelude of a Cantonese hit song rang on Chen Sir's phone. After the short prelude ended, she also improvised and hummed along with the song, "Zha Nei Shen Bing Lou Jiu Yun Wei Pi Jun (Although the road is long by your side, I am not tired) ~"

　Anyone who's a regular police officer has at least the driving skills of a seasoned taxi driver, even if they're not rally driver-level. Hong Kong's narrow lanes and heavy traffic don't put any pressure on Mr. Chen.

　She controlled the steering wheel with one hand and completed the side exit maneuver perfectly, without any delay.

　Hong Kong's urban area isn't large, even smaller than Haikou's, but it's incredibly densely populated; this means traffic jams are commonplace on Hong Kong's main roads. It took Mr. Chen over half an hour to drive to his KTV, which was less than three kilometers away.

　After finding a parking space, Mr. Chen looked at the KTV in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. "What a pity! I'm the only one on leave today in the department. Otherwise, I would have let them hear my singing."

　After entering the KTV, Sir Chen randomly chose a small private room and bought three hours of time to sing to his heart's content.

　As she headed towards the private room she had purchased, she couldn't resist her professional habit. After all, entertainment venues like KTVs were often a haven for crime and filth. Every time she passed a private room, she couldn't help but take a look outside.

　"It's okay... this doesn't count. It's understandable that bad things happen so often in KTVs. What if we really run into a criminal in the act?" Sir Chen made excuses for his professional habit just now.

　Next, it is the time for Chen Sir to immerse himself in the ocean of singing; due to the limitations of words, it is really difficult to describe the scene when Chen Sir sings. Anyway, just know that Chen Sir's singing voice is that kind of majestic and mature royal sister voice.

　“…Please allow me to say I really love you…Huh~” After singing Wong Ka Kui’s “Really Love You”, Sir Chen took a deep breath and planned to take a break before singing again.

　When she turned around to pick up her cell phone, she found that there was an incoming call, and the caller was her old partner.

　"Hey……"

　Before Sir Chen could finish his "Hello," a roar suddenly erupted from the other end of the line: "Fuck! Street! Chen! I'm fucking you! I called you hundreds of times and you didn't answer, right?! What the hell?!"

　When Sir Chen heard the loud roar, he couldn't help but rub his temples. It seemed that he was too absorbed in singing and missed his best friend's (?) call.

　"I was at the KTV. Maybe the music was too loud and I didn't notice my phone ringing. Sorry, Aya... If you have something to say, tell me now. It can't be an emergency to return to the team, right?"

　"Yes, it's about the urgent return to the team!" The person Chen Sir called Aya replied, "A serious incident has been discovered in our area. Customs found a batch of smuggled arms."

　When he heard that there was a case, Sir Chen's eyes lit up, but when he heard that it was from the customs, he suddenly felt that his joy was in vain.

　"What's going on? Isn't that the customs department's business?" Smuggling arms is naturally an extremely serious matter, but Sir Chen is not affiliated with the customs.

　Aya said: "What the customs intercepted was only a part of it. It is speculated that the other part has probably flowed into Hong Kong."

　This sentence made Chen Sir no longer have any thoughts of taking a vacation. Although the promotion was important, the safety of Hong Kong was more important to her. "I understand. I'll rush back now. Are you there?"

　"In Victoria Harbour, come quickly!"

　After hanging up the phone, Chen Sir paid the bill and left the KTV early, then went straight to

　The storm arrived at Victoria Harbour.

　Looking at Sir Chen who was running towards her in a hurry from a distance, Aya gave him a devilish smile: "Hey~ I'm really sorry for interrupting your vacation."

　"Stop talking nonsense." Sir Chen sighed, "Tell me more about the current situation."

　Aya brought Mr. Chen to the container and pointed at the upside-down container and said, "When the customs inspected the cargo, they found something wrong with the X-ray image of one container.

　Because the image was not very obvious, several inspectors looked at the scanned image, and most of them tended to think that there was no problem with the image, but only one thought there might be a problem.

　To be on the safe side, the customs officials decided to open the boxes for inspection. They were shocked when they did—there were several boxes of guns inside, all first-edition AK74s.

　"Oh, the classic AK series. Gun smuggling always involves the Russians." Sir Chen snorted coldly and continued to ask, "By the way, how did you know these guns had already entered Hong Kong?"

　Aya replied, "Because when we were looking up historical X-ray images, we found another one with a similar one, and these were let go by the inspectors at the time."

　"In other words, the discovery of this box today was due to a sharp-eyed and suspicious prosecutor?" Sir Chen raised his eyebrows.

　"You can say that."

　Sir Chen smiled, happy for the inspector. "That handsome guy is going to be commended for his merit now. If he doesn't make any other mistakes, a promotion and a raise after he's worked for a full year is a sure thing... By the way, do you have any other clues?"

　"I've asked our people to check it again. It should be almost ready now..." Aya turned her head and was about to call for help.

　It is better to ask at the right time than to ask early. A police officer from the team led by Aya just happened to come over.

　He saluted Aya and reported, "Sir Shi, the inspection is complete and no new findings have been found."

　"Well, you've worked hard." Aya, or Sir Shi, replied politely and then turned around to talk about the case with Sir Chen.

　"It seems that as for external matters, we'll have to wait for our superiors to exchange intelligence with relevant international organizations before we can make any further plans. As for internal matters, since the area where the smuggling occurred happens to be the area we manage, we can only do our best to track the final destination of the smuggled arms."

　Mr. Chen shook his head and couldn't help but grumble, "These smugglers, are they because I watched too many Hong Kong police and gangster movies when I was a kid? Do they think Hong Kong is still a paradise for crime? Do they think this is a transit point or terminal for arms smuggling?

　Whether it flows locally or transits to other countries, just don't let it flow into the mainland. If something goes wrong and the central government questions it, the police won't know how to explain it..."

　"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let's first think about where to begin our investigation," Aya said. "I personally suggest starting with those individuals and organizations that have historically had ties to the Triad."

　Mr. Chan shares the same view as his friend: "I think so too. In Hong Kong, the only people who can be linked to gun smuggling are former gangsters."

　But I still wonder, haven't all the current Hong Kong triads given up their activities long ago? Those who refused to quit were wiped out when Hong Kong was first returned to China.

　"Indeed... Nowadays, even if the gangsters are not carrying anything and just gather together to curse each other, they will attract a lot of police officers. The flashing swords and gunshots before the return are no longer there." Aya also found it incredible.

　Sir Chen said, "So I think these incoming guns are likely destined for somewhere else. We can't control other areas for now, but in our area, the whereabouts of these guns must be thoroughly investigated!"

　……

　Before Hong Kong's handover, the mafia was incredibly powerful, so powerful that even the British Hong Kong government was wary of them. Even in the 50s, mafia members could chase down the police. The gangsters' sass in Hong Kong films isn't exaggerated; it's perfectly captured.

　Unable to suppress these scum, the British Hong Kong government chose to collude with the gangs in order to save the security environment in a roundabout way in order to maintain the "stability" of Hong Kong.

　As long as your gang can provide sufficient and timely tributes and don't fight each other too violently, the police of the British Hong Kong government will turn a blind eye. If your gang encounters any problems, they can even come forward to deal with it.

　After Hong Kong's return to China, any gangsters who refused to quit were severely punished. Just how severely was the punishment? The arrogant gangsters in Hong Kong films were now only able to argue in the street.