It is Kokang and Changchun

　"Hello, comrades. I am Lin R, Deputy Minister of Public Security. There is no need for unnecessary formalities. Let's get straight to the point." Deputy Minister Lin said to all the participants.

　"The theme of this meeting is the establishment of a joint investigation task force regarding the disappearance of the retired Anshan-class destroyer. This case involves various locations, spans a wide geographical area, is of a special nature, is of a serious nature, and may concern national security. Therefore, after careful deliberation and extensive discussion, we have finally decided to establish a joint investigation task force..."

　Vice Minister Lin coughed and continued.

　"This joint investigation task force, commanded by a cadre appointed by the Ministry of Public Security, will collaborate with a special task force from other departments. The task force will be composed of elite individuals drawn from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security, the public security bureaus of the provinces and cities where the case occurred, and the navy. Everyone present here is a distinguished member selected based on a tiered approach... (1000 words omitted here)"

　Vice Minister Lin turned the document in his hand to the next page.

　"...In general, that's about it. Now, I announce the establishment of the joint investigation task force for the disappearance of the Type 07 Anshan-class destroyer! Then, please ask each of us, each member of the task force, to introduce ourselves to everyone." Deputy Minister Hao said, turning his hand to the policeman closest to him on his left.

　"Starting from you."

　"Wang xx, Criminal Investigation Team Leader, Public Security Bureau of Rushan City, Shandong Province" ... (Long self-introduction)

　After everyone present had finished their presentations, Vice Minister Lin pulled out another stack of documents and said, "This is all the clues we've collected so far about this case. Please circulate it around and share your opinions after reading it."

　Wherever the document was circulated, every member of the task force would frown and ponder over it. After the document had made its rounds, it returned to Deputy Minister Hao's hands.

　Deputy Minister Lin asked, "Have you all finished reading it? Does anyone have any thoughts?"

　Those present raised their hands one after another.

　"With so many people raising their hands, it's impossible to call on everyone. So I'll just pick the representative ones." As he said this, Deputy Minister Lin pointed his finger at Captain Wang who had raised his hand.

　"Comrade Wang, this series of cases first occurred in your area, and you were the first to initiate the investigation. Please share your thoughts."

　Captain Wang stood up and was about to report to the deputy minister. The deputy minister reached down with his palm to signal Captain Wang, saying, "No need to stand up. Just sit down and talk."

　"Thank you, Deputy Minister." Captain Wang sat down again and began to express his current views on the case.

　"In my opinion, the whole case

　The clues we've collected so far are too few, and the evidence is insufficient to make accurate inferences. The common thread in the Changchun-Anshan and Taiyuan disappearance cases is the intense blue light, while the difference is the size 35 shoe print near Changchun..."

　At this point, Captain Wang hesitated.

　"There's also the alleged floating girl that a security guard witnessed at the scene. It's going to be difficult to crack the case based solely on these fragmented clues. So, I suggest we intensify our investigation and expand the scope of the investigation to see if we can gather more clues and evidence before taking further action. However, we can also explore whether we can use the so-called floating girl as a breakthrough; after all, this clue is the most promising of all, though only relative to the others."

　Deputy Minister Lin nodded and said to Captain Wang, "Very good. Thank you, Comrade Wang, for your speech." Deputy Minister Lin then looked at all the participants and asked, "Does anyone have anything to add?"

　A member wearing marine digital camouflage raised his hand.

　Vice Minister Lin: "Okay, comrades from the navy, do you have anything else to say?"

　The naval comrade saluted the deputy minister and then expressed his opinion: "Head, I have some opinions on this case, but I also have some questions. According to the current investigation results, the criminals may have used some high-tech products to move the warship away. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why there are no traces of the warship's movement at the scene. But then..."

　At this time, a man in a black suit sitting opposite Comrade Haijun raised his hand and asked to speak. After obtaining the consent of Vice Minister Lin, he refuted Comrade Haijun's speech.

　"Comrade Hu (the navy officer mentioned earlier), regarding this, we can responsibly say that, based on reliable intelligence provided by our agents in Europe and the United States, there is no possible secret project involving this type of black technology. Even if there were, they would have been working on it daily. Are they doing this just to steal three decades-old World War II ships? With the manpower, material resources, and financial resources we have, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to launch a few more nuclear aircraft carriers?"

　The navy comrades were dissatisfied when they heard that their four great warriors were suspected of being made fun of, and they responded sharply.

　"Comrade Hao, the Four Heavenly Kings played a groundbreaking role in the early development of our People's Navy, with greater political significance than military. What if they're deliberately trying to insult us? Think about it: the loss of a Burke-class ship or the bombing of the USS Constitution—which would deal a greater blow to the morale of the US Navy?"

　Comrade Hao from the Ministry of State Security retorted: "If that's their intention, wouldn't it be better for them to steal the Liaoning or Shandong? That would be both a military strike and a political one..."

　"Cough, cough, cough..." Vice Minister Lin coughed to attract the attention of the two people who were arguing. He said, "Comrades, it's okay to discuss, and there's nothing wrong with having different opinions, but let's not stray from the topic. Today we are discussing how to solve the case, not which ship is the best for the crime to occur on."

　Vice Minister Lin's friendly reminder pulled the two back from the brink of going off topic.

　After a long discussion, the meeting finally decided on the direction of the next course of action: to adopt Captain Wang’s suggestion, to use “the girl floating on the water with light skills” and “the size 35 shoe prints” as breakthrough points, and at the same time to expand the search scope and collect as many clues as possible.

　Chapter 12: Recommending KanColle to KanColle Game? (2)

　In the morning, Qin Changan woke up from his sleep. With sleepy eyes, he picked up his phone that was charging on the desk and glanced at the time - "8:31 Wednesday, February 3, 2021, the beginning of spring"

　He muttered, "It's already the beginning of spring, but the temperature shows no sign of warming up. The weather is really getting more and more abnormal..."

　As he spoke, he pulled down the notifications on his phone and clicked on the trash can to delete all the pop-up messages as usual. Then he clicked on the game app on the phone desktop that used the glory of the United Kingdom Royal Navy as its logo.

　Against the backdrop of the port and the attack background music, Qin Changan saluted and thanked the girls who returned from the expedition, and brought them warmth to dispel the cold. After making some preparations, he sent them out on the expedition again.

　As a level 114 veteran, Qin Changan had no ambitions beyond running expeditions and participating in events. Back when the ship-R game was at its peak, he'd managed to complete 514 sorties in a single day, a record he'd never achieved before.

　When he finished his daily routine, he opened the door, prepared to brush his teeth and wash his face, and went downstairs to buy breakfast.

　Seeing Prithvi leaning on the balcony and looking out into the distance, Qin Changan greeted her, "Prithvi, are you Russians used to getting up early? Did you sleep well last night?"

　Prithivi responded and turned around. The light of the winter sunrise matched with the Mao Lolita, and the scenery of the city, sea and sky formed a beautiful painting style.

　"Ah... Comrade Qin, you slept well. However, sleeping in has nothing to do with nationality, although the people around me used to get up quite early." Prithvi replied.

　"It seems that Comrade Pritivi lives in a very self-disciplined social environment." Qin Changan said with a smile: "After I finish brushing my teeth, I will go downstairs to buy some breakfast. What do you want to eat, Pritivi?"

　Prithivi thought for a moment and said, "Chinese food is world-renowned. Even if it's not good, it won't displease me. I'll eat whatever you buy."

　For Puli, who has been drinking fuel for decades, isn't human food tempting?

　"Okay, that's settled." Qin Changan said. But he seemed to remember something and asked again:

　"By the way, when will your sister arrive?"

　Prithivi was well prepared and replied, "Tomorrow, they will arrive tomorrow."

　Qin Changan was becoming more and more confused about what kind of sister this was.

　He brushed his teeth and washed his face in one go, then took his cell phone and went out to buy breakfast.

　Prithivi noticed that Qin Changan was missing something and called him, "Wait a minute, Qin, you're buying breakfast, don't you have your wallet with you?"

　"? Now, except for those who don't have mobile phones, who else uses cash? Everyone pays directly with their mobile phones," Qin Changan wondered.

　"Mobile payment? Uh... can mobile phones pay?" This time it was Prithvi's turn to be confused.

　The two were confused with each other.

　Qin Changan opened the conversation first: "Although I understand that mobile payments abroad are not as popular as in China,

　You don't really not understand it at all? You really haven't seen it before?"

　Suddenly, Qin Changan remembered some news he had read before, saying that some impoverished areas in China hadn't even heard of some of the gadgets of the electrical age, let alone mobile phones. So, in Russia, with its vast territory and sparse population, there must be relatively impoverished areas as well.

　Thinking of this, Qin Changan came up with a reasonable logic and speculated that Prithvi might come from an underdeveloped region in Russia.

　He then said to Prithivi, "Um... Prithi, are you from a less developed area?"

　Prithivi was just worrying about how to get over the confusion, but when she heard Qin Changan's words, it was like she had grabbed a life-saving straw, so she answered according to his logic.

　"Yes, in the Far East, our area is really backward and we've never seen mobile payment..."

　Qin Changan sighed, briefly explained to Prithivi what mobile payment was, and then went out to buy breakfast.

　On the way, Qin Changan took out his mobile phone and wanted to chat with his friends in the group. When he clicked on it, he found that he couldn't understand what they were talking about, so he typed to ask.

　[Qin's Moon, Tang Chang'an]: Hey guys, what are you guys talking about? What about the missing warship?

　[Renjianzhili Steam Store Manager]: You don't know? You're in the city where this happened, what's wrong with you, little bro? (Spreading hands, question mark, yellow bean)

　Urban Cannon: Didn't you know our four great navy commanders were missing? Taiyuan is your city.

　[平海不平宁海平]: I'm shocked. Qin Shi Ming Yue, don't you watch the news?

　[Qin's Moon, Tang Chang'an]: Ah, this... I've been playing a lot of games these past two days, so I usually clear pop-ups without even looking at them...

　[Where is the bustling market now?]: Oh, at least be more careful. Social media has been flooded with this information these past two days...

　[Who is Z23]: Mars... Never mind, it's already outside the Milky Way, there's no point in saving it.

　After learning about the "battle situation on Reach Star", a Martian named Qin immediately sprinted a hundred meters to the breakfast stall, bought six seaweed buns and ran home.

　Qin Xin, who was discussing mask culture with Prithvi, saw her brother panting and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, there's no need to rush to buy breakfast. It's not like we're panic buying..."

　"Tai...Taiyuan, she...is missing...I have to go and see her." Qin Changan said breathlessly.

　"Sister, Puli, take your seaweed buns first. I'm going to lie down at Tiger Beach!" After saying that, Qin Changan grabbed the electric bike key from the shoe cabinet and ran downstairs with the seaweed bun in his mouth.

　Qin Xin was completely confused by her brother's actions and had no idea what he was up to.

　Prithivi swallowed and said to Qin Xin nervously, "Uh...that...Sister Qin Xin, the mask you made is very beautiful."

　Qin Xin: "Ah, thank you for the compliment. Hey, don't be afraid, my brother is always so reckless, I'm so sorry..."

　Qin Changan, who was riding an electric bike and rushing to Laohutan at the fastest speed possible, was a little uneasy.

　When he arrived at the destination and saw the cordon and the police cars and police officers stationed there, he was stunned.

　"Fuck..."

　However, no matter how much you cry, it is impossible for Taiyuan to come back immediately.

　"Military fans across the country, mourn from night to dawn, mourn from dawn to night, can you still mourn for Taiyuan and my sister?" Qin Changan understood this truth.

　After returning home, Qin Changan explained the specific reason why he was in such a hurry just now.

　Qin Xin said, "I saw this news when I just woke up today. I wanted to tell you, but you went out to buy breakfast..."

　"Comrade Qin, please don't be sad. Maybe she will come back one day." Prithivi comforted her.

　"?" Qin Changan turned to look at Pritivi. "Pritivi, what are you laughing at?"

　"No, I wasn't laughing, I just coughed."

　Because he was facing away from her, Qin Changan did not see Prithivi's fleeting abnormal smile. Qin Changan did not doubt her explanation.

　"Pulley, I know you're trying to comfort me, but this kind of thing...ah..."

　Prithivi saw that Qin Changan was a little disappointed and wanted to bring up some topics to divert his attention.

　"Comrade Qin, I'm very interested in the game 'Warship Girls' you mentioned yesterday. Can you teach me how to play it?"

　What? This nursing home game is actually adding new players? Qin Changan was so happy that he opened his phone and clicked the game app while saying to Prithivi, "No problem, I'll teach you and show you."

　Enter the game, the port area background and the surrounding

　The ui appeared, and of course there was the secretary ship.

　"Look, the game interface is roughly like this. The one in this position is the secretary ship, and this warship is Changchun. Click on the portrait and there will be a voice..." Qin Changan said as he tapped Changchun's chest.

　This is not a big deal. The tone of the voice was so familiar to Prithvi that it could not be more familiar, or even could be said to be exactly the same.

　"This...this voice," Prithivi said tremblingly.

　Qin Changan was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with this voice?"

　"Uh... no problem, it's a perfect match." Prithvi replied.

　As the introduction deepened, Prithivi was left with nothing but shock.

　Although Prithvi was shocked, he still had his own opinion: "The game is good, but the turn-based system is not good. Real naval battles are not like this."

　"Pulley, this is a character card collection game for fun, not a hardcore naval battle simulation. So there's no need to be too serious. If you want something relatively realistic, you can try the naval battle mode in War Thunder..."

　Through today's conversation, Prithvi learned a lot about this aspect.

　"Um...I want to go to the toilet," Prithivi asked.

　Qin Changan pointed in the direction of the toilet.

　"Yeah, the toilet is over there."

　Prithivi closed the toilet door, locked it, sat on the toilet, and turned on the radio to call.

　"Sister Changchun, I'm from Taiyuan. Please reply if you receive this..."

　Chapter 13: Self-voice, self-matching, in this Ganges

　In ancient times, the Ottoman Empire used the Urban Cannon to play music while sailing on land in Constantinople. Today, warships of major East Asian powers are communicating over land between Dalian and Yantai using radio waves.

　"...So, Sister Changchun, this is what you look like in Warship Girls."

　"Ah... What's wrong with this world? Do I have to call that painter... Lian Ki, "Mom"? Then what is the designer of my original body? Father?" After listening to Taiyuan's description, Changchun sat on the ground with his knees bent, looking at himself who was exactly the same as the description. He felt a mixture of emotions and couldn't help but sigh.

　Taiyuan on the other side nodded and asked, "Sister, can you speak a few words of Chinese?"

　"Well, you can, but why do you want me to do this?" Changchun did not refuse. She asked Taiyuan in Chinese.

　"That's right, this voice and this tone are exactly the same as my sister in the game!" Taiyuan suppressed his excitement so as not to let the Qin siblings outside the bathroom hear it.

　Changchun and Taiyuan were chatting enthusiastically, and Anshan next to them felt like a light bulb. He was a little jealous and couldn't help but interrupt.

　"I say, you two sisters seem to be having a good time chatting. Could it be that you have the heart to leave me, the eldest sister, aside like this?"

　Anshan sent out a sour expression, as if he was being ignored.