The red alert was lifted, and the people who boarded the ship thought they had just watched a wonderful exercise, and once again gave them warm applause.
Inoue Fuminada breathed a sigh of relief, announced the end of the combat exercise as if nothing had happened, and organized people to visit the bow deck.
The public area where people can freely move on board the ship is in the opposite direction to the navigation command post on the bridge. When people left, they also left from the other side of the corridor where Chi Feichi was, and the two sides did not collide.
After the people left, Nanami Fujii followed Yukio Tateishi out of the CIC, met up with Chi Feichi at the intersection of the corridor, and took another route to the deck with Chi Feichi.
The Aegis ship returned to the public exercise route and sailed steadily on the sea.
People boarding the ship put on life jackets and went to the deck.
The weather was cloudy, sunny but not hot on the deck, and the sea breeze was cool and pleasant.
I heard that you can take photos and take photos with the Self-Defense Officers. The older people took their cameras and took photos everywhere, but the children had a clear goal and ran to the fort without any delay.
"This cannon is so spectacular!"
“Looking closer, it looks even more majestic!”
Not only Conan, Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko were qualified to board the ship, there were also five or six children brought to visit by their parents, who happily took pictures around the fort.
"Conan, let's go over and take pictures too!" Ayumi greeted Conan happily.
"good……"
Conan responded and noticed the little boy in front of the railing.
The boy was also seven or eight years old. He stood in front of the railing with his back to everyone and looked at the sea. He seemed not to be interested in the fort at all.
He remembered that at CIC, the boy was alone. When the Aegis ship was hit by sea water, the boy fell to the ground and there was no parent to look after him.
Now standing next to the boy is a tall and thin middle-aged man wearing glasses. He looks polite and seems to be planning to lead the boy away...
Could this be the boy's parent?
If a child is left alone in CIC and no one cares if the child falls, is there really no problem with the relationship between this man and the child?
"Courage, it's time for us to go," the man spoke to the boy in a gentle voice, reaching out to the boy, "Here, hold daddy's hand."
Conan watched the man take the boy away and quickly chased after him, "Well... your name is Courage, right?"
The two stopped, and the man let go of Courage's hand and turned to look at Conan who ran to the side.
The little boy named Courage was a little depressed. He was not as cheerful as the other children. Faced with Conan's enthusiasm, he just said "hmm" lightly.
"That's great," Conan exclaimed pretending to be innocent, "you finally found your father!"
The man leaned over and looked at Conan, with a gentle tone, "Why do you say that? Little brother?"
"Because Courage's father wasn't here when the boat rocked badly just now, right?" Conan looked up at the man, "That's why I was so worried at the time!"
"Ah, I happened to go to the toilet at that time." The man straightened up and explained with a smile.
"So that's it," Conan saw that Courage's face seemed to be full of worries, and he felt even more weird. He looked at Courage, his voice was as childish as a child, but his eyes were probing that was not suitable for his age, "That's why you were alone at that time.
ah."
Being judged for his courage, he felt uneasy and lowered his head without responding.
The man stretched out his hand towards Courage again, "Okay, let's go over there and take a look, Courage."
Conan watched the man leave with his courage and did not pursue him again.
No, even if he went to the bathroom, he should have felt the violent shaking. However, this father was nowhere to be seen after the CIC combat exercise and until now when he was free to move around on the deck. It was really weird.
"You kid!" Mouri Kogoro picked up Conan and scolded him with a dissatisfied look on his face, "I told you not to run around on the deck!"
When Conan was distracted just now, Mao Lilan, Suzuki Sonoko and three children also found him nearby.
"Really," Mao Lilan complained helplessly, "I just didn't pay attention, how come you ran away and couldn't find anyone?"
"Yes, I'm sorry..." Conan apologized honestly and admitted his mistake. Only then did he notice Fujii Nanami, a female self-defense officer, walking behind Mao Lilan, and was a little surprised.
The number of female Self-Defense Officers in the Maritime Self-Defense Force is very small, and they are usually in the announcement department. They generally do not appear on active warships like the Aegis, right?
And looking at the uniform of this female self-defense officer, the military rank is actually the same as that of the captain!
Seeing that Conan was distracted, Suzuki Sonoko asked dissatisfiedly, "Conan, are you really reflecting?"
Fujii Nanami was originally looking around, observing the people on the deck. When she heard Suzuki Sonoko's voice, she turned her head and looked towards the source of the sound. When she looked at it, her eyes met Conan's.
This is Mr. Chi’s acquaintance...
"Ah! So awesome!" Conan put on an excited expression and pointed at Fujii Nanami with a cute childish voice, "She's a female self-defense officer!"
Fujii Nanami: "..."
Did she have an ominous premonition flashing through her heart when they met her just now?
Mouri Kogoro looked up and saw Fujii Nanami, his eyes suddenly lit up, he loosened his hand and put Conan down.
Conan took the opportunity to run forward and encouraged the others, "Take this opportunity, let's invite her to take a photo together!"
Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Genta responded positively and immediately surrounded Fujii Nanami.
"that is true!"
"Sister, you are so beautiful!"
“Please take a picture with us!”
Conan ran up to Fujii Nanami, pretending to be polite and sensible, "Sister Self-Defense Officer, can you take a photo with us?"
Nanami Fujii looked down at Conan, embarrassed for a while, "Take, take a picture..."
Although the main job of the intelligence security team is to prevent intelligence leaks, they sometimes also need to collect intelligence and investigate suspicious individuals.
As an intelligence officer, she usually keeps very few personal photos, let alone taking photos with others, leaving her appearance in other people's photos.
However, her identity cannot be exposed. Next, she has to observe the people boarding the ship on the deck. When faced with the innocent invitation of a child, she should not refuse with a cold and hard attitude of "I am not convenient."
How about... agreeing? After the matter is over, ask Mr. Chi to help communicate and ask these people to delete her photos?
"It's so beautiful. A famous detective and a beautiful self-defense officer, this combination is great!" Kogoro Mouri also actively came forward, almost in front of Fujii Nanami's face, and looked at Fujii Nanami deeply, "This lady... no,
This sacred female self-defense officer...please forgive these brats for their rude behavior towards you!"
Fujii Nanami was first frightened by Mouri Kogoro's sudden approach and her face changed slightly. Seeing Mouri Kogoro's suppressed excitement and trying to act like a gentleman, she was stunned for a moment, and her expression gradually became weird.
He and Mr. Chi have completely different personalities...
"Dad, please be more restrained!" Mao Lilan reminded dissatisfiedly.
"Don't be nagging," Mouri Kogoro turned back to talk to Maori Lan, took a step back, and finally put some distance between him and Fujii Nanami, "I was about to invite her to take a photo with us!"
Mao Lilan didn't buy it, "If you invite me, don't get so close!"
Conan looked at the walkie-talkie held in Fujii Nanami's right hand and remembered that during the CIC exercise, Fujii Nanami seemed to have followed the captain to CIC.
At that time, was the female self-defense officer also talking on the walkie-talkie?
The atmosphere was tense at that time. He didn't pay much attention to the female self-defense officer. He vaguely saw a shadow. Due to the dim light, he thought it was the CIC self-defense officer who was contacting the bridge. Now the other party has been holding the walkie-talkie in his hand. The more he thought about it, the more he understood.
I think the other party was probably using a wireless intercom.
At that time, the α target attracted the attention of the self-defense officers on the Aegis ship. Communication was basically concentrated on the bridge and CIC. It was safer and more compliant to use designated equipment to communicate. In this case, this female self-defense
The officer also used a wireless intercom to contact other people, indicating that the other party was probably not at the command post.
A female self-defense officer of the same rank as the captain follows the captain and uses wireless intercoms to contact other people. Although the captain seems to acquiesce in this behavior, but...
Very weird.
Is there anything on earth that requires a self-defense officer at the same level as the captain to contact someone outside the command office at that time?
Was there anything else as noteworthy at that time as the alpha target?
Wait, this walkie-talkie seems to be...
Conan approached Fujii Nanami's right hand side and saw the rice-sized indicator light on the walkie-talkie shining with a faint green light. Thinking that the walkie-talkie might still be working, he felt surprised. He looked at the silent wireless walkie-talkie and suddenly stepped forward and said to
Aiming at the sound hole of the walkie-talkie, he shouted loudly, "Ah - this is a wireless walkie-talkie!"
Fujii Nanami was frightened by Conan's actions. Thinking that she and Chi Feichi had been using a walkie-talkie to keep in communication, her expression changed drastically, and she quickly put her hands away and hid the walkie-talkie behind her back.
I don’t know if Mr. Chi was scared.
However, Mr. Chi has a good relationship with these people, so he should be able to predict it... No, it is still too difficult to predict this kind of thing. I hope Mr. Chi's heart is okay!
Mouri Kogoro was so frightened by Conan that he gritted his teeth in anger and reached out to grab Conan, "Kid, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
Conan hurriedly hid aside and shouted in an innocent yet aggrieved tone, "I just saw the self-defense officer sister still holding the walkie-talkie, and I wanted you to take a look!"
Mouri Kogoro stretched out his hand to grab the empty space, but his anger still did not subside. He stretched out his hand towards Conan again, "It's just a walkie-talkie, what's so good about it?"
Conan quickly ducked aside and took the opportunity to look at Nanami Fujii's right hand, which was behind her back, quietly adjusting the volume of the walkie-talkie with her fingers, and mentally refuted Kogoro Mori.
Of course there are some good ones.
The wireless walkie-talkie in the hands of this female self-defense officer is always connected. I am also very concerned about his sudden shouting into the walkie-talkie. Am I worried that he will affect the people over there to do a certain job?
"Dad, Conan just saw something he liked and was too excited, so don't argue with him," Mao Lilan persuaded Maori Kogoro to calm down. As he spoke, he became angry first, "You will also get excited because of it."
And made some exaggerated actions, like suddenly approaching this female self-defense officer just like that!"
Mouri Kogoro felt guilty and stopped reaching out to grab Conan. He scratched his head and stood up straight, "How can it be the same..."
Conan decided to take care of the photography in advance, and turned to Mitsuhiko to ask for the camera, "Mitsuhiko, lend me your digital camera!"