Chapter 25 Transferred back to the headquarters

"Hey, have you heard? A new vice admiral will be transferred back to the headquarters in the next few days. She's a girl who is only eighteen years old."

"I know, I know. The news has spread throughout our team. She's already a vice admiral at the age of eighteen. That's amazing."

"Did she have some connections? I heard that she was the first student of Instructor Zephyr, earlier than Vice Admiral Akainu and Vice Admiral Kizaru. How do you describe her... Oh, right, a closed disciple."

"Even if there is a connection, she must be very strong. I heard that two years ago, she had captured half of the Golden Lion's fleet when she was sixteen."

The navy cafeteria was crowded during the morning rush hour. Cheng Xi, who was holding a plate in the back, couldn't help rolling his eyes after listening to the rumors about her silently. What the hell is this? A six-meter-tall girl, holding a kitchen knife, with a fierce temperament and scars all over her body. Fortunately, the people in front had finished their meals and left, otherwise if they listened for a while, I'm afraid she would even make up something like eating children.

After finishing her meal, she took her meal tray and walked around the cafeteria, but couldn't find an empty seat. Cheng Xi had no choice but to find someone to share the table with.

"Hello, is there anyone next to you?"

Kuzan shifted his gaze from the food to the girl who asked him the question. She looked about 18 or 19 years old. He didn't know whether it was because the cafeteria was too noisy or for some other reason, but he didn't even feel the breath of the person in front of him when he walked over: "No one." He answered in a flat tone.

"Okay, thank you." Cheng Xi put the meal tray on the table, sat diagonally opposite the man and began to concentrate on eating.

Kuzan didn't care too much about the sudden meal partner. Unlike the lively atmosphere at other tables, their table was as quiet as if there was a transparent barrier between them.

After breakfast, Cheng Xi went to the office of Marshal Kong to report in. Ganggu Kong apologized to her that there were not enough offices for the lieutenant generals in the headquarters building, so he had to let her share one with other colleagues for the time being, and a new office would be vacated for her soon.

Ah, this is simply...

this is simply too good!

"I'm not in a hurry about the office." Cheng Xi tried to act like a well-behaved and sensible subordinate, "but I just hope you can arrange a colleague with a good personality and a little more optimistic for me."

After all, it's much more fun for two people to slack off, chat and skip work together than for one person.

Ganggu Kong didn't expect her to be so easy to talk to. Looking at her, and then looking at his group of troublesome and disobedient juniors, he felt that his hair had turned a few grayer.

Cheng Xi heard from Ganggu Kong that a colleague in the same office as her was a natural-type Piercing Fruit ability user. He was very fast in fighting and was already very powerful when he just joined the navy, so she had some expectations for this senior.

When she arrived at the door of the office, even though the door was not closed, she still knocked on the door frame a few times to show respect.

"Come in." The voice was lazy and scattered.

Cheng Xi walked in and looked at the man in front of him. He had short black curly hair and a black top hat. He sat lazily on a chair, looking indifferent to everything.

"Hello, senior. My name is Cheng Xi. I have just been transferred to the headquarters. I will work with you in the future. Please take care of me." Cheng Xi smiled and said this universal phrase for newcomers in the workplace.

Borsalino finally looked up at her from his slacking off: "Oh, you are still a beautiful lady. Welcome, welcome."

"The newcomers nowadays are really amazing. I heard that you are only 18 years old. You have a promising future."

Cheng Xi: "Thank you for the compliment, senior. You are also very strong and powerful."

Borsalino: "I am also very happy to be praised by a cute junior."

Cheng Xi: "I am very happy to be praised by a steady senior."

She smiled impeccably on the surface, but in fact she was complaining to death in her heart. Will it ever end? She didn't want to waste time on business praise.

After staying in the same office with Borsalino for only half a day, she realized that the man in front of her was so compatible with her that she forgot all the disguises of the seniors and juniors just now. There should be no second guy in the entire headquarters who can slack off more than him.

From 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., a full three and a half hours, Borsalino trimmed his nails twice, brewed four pots of tea, repaired a fountain pen, and checked his watch nine times, but he did not look at the document or approve a single word.

His life seemed to have only three goals: slacking off, playing it down, and waiting for the end of the work day.

"Maybe this is what the book calls insensitivity. Anyway, I will never be able to learn his sense of relaxation in my lifetime." During the lunch break at noon, Cheng Xi talked about this with Yushula across from him while eating in the cafeteria.

Yushula: "How do you know that he looked at his watch nine times?"

Cheng Xi: "Because I observed Borsalino for the whole morning."

Yushula went straight to the point: "So, that means you didn't even look at your document and didn't approve a single word, right, Lord Cheng Xi?"

Cheng Xi nodded and admitted directly: "Yeah."

Yushula curled his lips: "Tsk, I really can't do anything about you."

After dinner, Cheng Xi went to Zefa's office and pushed a bunch of gifts on his desk: "Teacher, look at the specialties and gifts I brought for you and your wife."

Zefa said unhappily: "Cheng Xi, I haven't seen you for half a year, and you don't even call me dad?"

"Hehe, avoid suspicion, avoid suspicion." Cheng Xi changed the subject, "Look, this plaster is the most effective for treating hand injuries, and there are these tonics for the body, this set of Go, although you are not very proficient, but you can keep it for retirement. And this is a double-sided wool embroidered scarf for your wife, this..."

She used these words to cover up her guilty conscience. In fact, it was not because of avoiding suspicion, otherwise Cheng Xi would not come to his office in the middle of the day.

The actual reason was that six years ago, his master's wife and fellow apprentice were attacked by pirates, and he rescued them. A few days later, Zefa completed the adoption procedures and adopted Cheng Xi. Although it was just a coincidence, Cheng Xi always felt that he was adopted because he saved their lives, and he was not a real child, so there would always be some estrangement.

Although so many years of care, love and teaching have proved that the adoption procedures were just a coincidence, she was just twisted in her heart and couldn't say it out loud, and even learned to run away from home...

Seeing that it was time to go to work, Cheng Xi quickly ran away and slipped back to his office.

Facts have proved that working together is happier than working alone. It used to be Yusura, and now it's Borsalino. Cheng Xi thinks that if one day Steel Bone Sora locks himself in a room with only files, he might really go crazy.

Zefa sat in the office all afternoon, thinking depressedly, with a very bad look on his face. The secretaries and adjutants who came to approve the files were cautious and did not dare to make any big moves. The office was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

The child has grown up and entered the rebellious stage of adolescence. He doesn't even recognize his father. What should he do?

He thought about leaving work without an answer. He left the office with doubts. On the way, he happened to meet Sengoku, Garp and Vice Admiral Tsuru. I don't know why he was so enthusiastic this time. After asking, I found out that Cheng Xi visited them one by one at noon.

"You old man have both a son and a daughter. Your son will inherit your mantle and join the navy. Your daughter is not only excellent, but also so thoughtful. She brought me all kinds of senbei and donuts. I am so lucky." Garp thought of his troublesome son as he spoke. Comparing the two, he became even angrier.

He: "Xiao Chengxi is indeed a good child who respects his elders. To be honest, I also want to have such a lovely daughter."

It's a pity that I don't have one.

His colleagues praised his daughter one after another. Fortunately, Zefa put on glasses before leaving work, so others couldn't see that his eyes were almost narrowed into slits when he smiled. He told his colleagues about his troubles, hoping to hear some advice from them, but he heard completely opposite answers.

Garp insisted that he was secretly showing off: "Your child, at the age of 18, relied on his own real military achievements to be promoted to vice admiral of the navy. This is an achievement that many people cannot achieve in their entire lives even when they are in their seventies or eighties. As for the title and so on, these are just unimportant little things. Anyway, Xiao Chengxi is independent, kind, and has the ability to protect herself. She is an excellent child with these qualities. You should stop worrying about those useless titles."

Zefa was confused by what he said: "Is that so?"

"Of course it is. Look at my little brat. I never took care of him, but now he is still alive and well. Children should be allowed to be independent when they grow up."

Although Zefa did not particularly agree with what Garp said, he believed him when he thought that he was also a father.

Many years later, when Garp's son revealed his identity as the leader of the Revolutionary Army, the world's largest criminal organization, Garp's grandson clamored to become the Pirate King, Garp's adopted children became the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army and the captain of the second team of the Whitebeard Pirates, and one of them kidnapped his sweet and well-behaved daughter, Zephyr, who had been retired for many years, finally realized how ridiculous the conversation that evening was.

If time could go back, Zephyr would not believe even a punctuation mark in Garp's words.

The headquarters holds a meeting of vice admirals and above every month, sometimes taking up the weekend rest time. Although Cheng Xi was impatient and refused in every way, and almost scolded the leadership with Yusura, her body still went to the meeting obediently.

She wailed in her heart, why am I still so humble when I have become a vice admiral, what's the difference between this and my previous life scolding the leaders every day, but I was fully present every month!

The meeting was a bit boring, Cheng Xi was too lazy to listen, but this time everyone was there. Cheng Xi found that the man who shared a table with her in the cafeteria that day was also there. Aokiji happened to look at her at this time. Cheng Xi waved to him and greeted him with her mouth: "What a coincidence, you are here too."

Kuzan was a little uncomfortable with her sudden enthusiasm and only nodded politely in response.

Well, it seems that she doesn't like me very much. Try to have less contact with him in the future, Cheng Xi concluded.

After the meeting, Admiral Steel Bone Kong just left the headquarters building when he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around and saw Cheng Xi rushing in front of him like a lit firecracker.

"Marshal Kong!"

"What's the problem, Lieutenant General Cheng Xi."

"There are no problems at the meeting, just some other things." Cheng Xi secretly snapped his fingers in his sleeves, and mustered up the courage to say loudly: "Marshal Kong, my fleet is out of money, please allocate some money to me!"

"Why are you out of money again?" One can feel Kong's speechless from his tone, "Among so many branches in the whole sea, your G5 asks for money the most frequently. Are you a money-eater?" 

"It's not that we're a money-eater. It's just that our fleet's hull maintenance, weapons repair, and medical expenses for the injured, etc. These may be more expensive." Cheng Xi explained clearly. 

Kong Gang refused directly: "No money." 

"Marshal Kong, my fleet is so poor that they can't even afford to eat. Please have pity on us. I'm so poor that I can't sleep all night." 

Kong Gang asked her: "Are you really so poor that you can't sleep?" 

"Yeah." Cheng Xi nodded desperately, pretending to be pitiful, "Look at my two big dark circles, it's obvious that I've been suffering from insomnia for a long time." 

"Okay." Kong Gang showed signs of giving in, but Cheng Xi didn't have time to be happy before a bucket of cold water was poured on her head, "Since you can't sleep, don't sleep. I'll schedule you for the night shift starting tomorrow." 

Cheng Xi: ...I really want to assassinate you. 

After working the night shift for a week, Cheng Xi returned to the office with a face full of despair, and lay on the table in a state of half-dead and half-dead. Fortunately, Kong Gang approved her military expenses in the end, otherwise she really couldn't help but secretly assassinate him in the middle of the night. 

Borsalino saw her devastated appearance, and was about to say a few words when he was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door. 

"Come in." 

After the door was opened, a major general from the headquarters came in. His name was Calvin. He was 28 years old this year, young and promising, handsome and heroic. It was said that he was also a prince of a certain country. He was very popular with girls and was one of the most ideal marriage partners for Marin Vandori. 

After he came in, he first greeted Borsalino politely, then walked up to Cheng Xi and handed her a document, waiting for her to sign. 

Cheng Xi was a little unhappy to have to work as soon as she came to work in the morning, but she still read the document carefully, then picked up the pen to sign her name, and then handed the document back. 

Calvin did not leave after taking the document, but still stood in front of Cheng Xi's desk, looking shy. 

Cheng Xi: "Do you have anything else to say?" 

It was unknown whether it was his fruit ability or something else, but Calvin actually pulled out a bunch of fiery red, gorgeous roses from the air, with a dazzling and delicate diamond necklace hanging on it. He mustered up the courage to hand the flowers to Cheng Xi: "Cheng Xi, please... please accept my gift." 

Borsalino put down the teacup, looked at the scene in front of him, and felt inexplicably unhappy. 

Cheng Xi: "No." 

"Cheng Xi, listen to me, since the first time I saw you at the training ground last week, I have completely fallen for you. My heart has been captured by you. You are like the one in the myth..." " 

Shut up and get out." Before Calvin could finish, Cheng Xi interrupted his sincere confession. 

He still didn't give up: "Actually, I am the prince of xx country, Cheng Xi, if you accept my courtship, we can govern my country together." 

Cheng Xi squinted at him and said impatiently: "Your father and mother are not dead yet and you are thinking about usurping the throne? What a filial son." 

"Is the prince so great? I am the queen of G5." 

"No, no, no, you misunderstood, I am not showing off." He waved his hands and explained, "I mean that we are a good match." " 

There is absolutely no such thing as a good match." Cheng Xi warned him that if he continued to pester her, she would not mind using her own method to deal with it, but Calvin didn't know whether he didn't understand or didn't care, and still stood on her desk without moving at all. Cheng Xi 

finally couldn't bear it anymore, picked up Shi Qing, and didn't even open the scabbard, and directly chopped him out of the door with a burst of sword energy. Accompanied by a strong wind, Calvin fell on the wall outside, leaving an outline, and felt that all the bones in his body were about to break. Just like this, his romantic feelings quickly declined, and his mind was full of thoughts that he would be beaten to death by domestic violence after marrying this woman. 

"Remember to close the door before you leave. Also, if you are disrespectful to your superiors, remember to write a 5,000-word self-criticism and hand it in to me before Wednesday." 

When the door was closed and everything in the world returned to peace, Cheng Xi was about to lie down on the table to catch up on his sleep when he heard someone next to him: "Cheng Xi-chan is really popular." 

Cheng Xi didn't want to pay attention to him, but he didn't expect Borsalino to go even further and said that he was really afraid that Cheng Xi would also hit him to pieces one day. 

"No, you are a senior who taught me a lot."
This sentence is true. Cheng learned a lot about workplace anti-involution and relaxation from Borsalino. The most important thing is how to fool around with documents and write reports. This skill is really practical.

But the man obviously misunderstood something. He was silent for a while and asked, "So, Cheng Xi, do I have the honor to invite you to the amusement park this weekend?"

After a long time, there was no reply. Borsalino looked at Cheng Xi. It turned out that she had fallen asleep without knowing it.

The navy's cloak was covered behind her, half of her face was buried in the pillow, and she breathed evenly, revealing only her closed eyes and long and thick eyelashes. Her sleeping face was peaceful, without the usual sharpness.

Borsalino didn't care that the question just now didn't get an answer. Anyway, the navy still had a lot of time, and he could always ask a second and third time, so he continued to drink tea leisurely.

The follow-up was the second time he asked this question. He never found a chance to ask, because Ganggukong changed Cheng Xi's office the next day.

Maybe it’s because of the elder filter, Kong Ganggu always thinks Cheng Xi is a well-behaved, caring and cute child. After all, among the senior navy officers, she is indeed the youngest and a junior.

So the originally caring child has become rebellious now, which must be influenced by the person who works in the same office with her, that is, Borsalino. Borsalino originally had a bad relationship with his teacher Zefa, and now he has led the other person’s daughter astray. It’s really too much. In fact, Cheng Xi’s office has been vacant, but the smart Kong Ganggu thought that since Cheng Xi could be led astray by Borsalino, he could definitely be brought back to the right path by others, so he changed Cheng Xi’s office and was very satisfied with this order. After all, that was Sakaski, a mature, stable, and upright iron-blooded soldier who was famous in the entire navy. There are no pop-up ads on this site.