With the help of Colonel Okawa, the three of them quickly changed into clean clothes.
Afterwards, he took them to the mess hall.
There were many navy soldiers who came to the mess hall to watch.
After seeing Yukiko, each of them became extremely excited!!
"It... It's really Yukiko!!"
"She's much more mature than on TV!"
"Miss Yukiko, I'm your fan!!"
"..."
Seeing so many enthusiastic navy soldiers, Yukiko waved and greeted them, saying, "Thank you for liking me... I didn't expect so many people would still remember me after so many years! I'm truly happy!"
"How could Miss Yukiko's acting be so outstanding?" Colonel Okawa smiled as he looked at her.
Immediately after, he waved for the other soldiers to leave, saying, "Alright, alright, stop looking! You'll have plenty of time to look later, hurry back to your posts."
After dispersing most of the soldiers who were watching, Colonel Okawa led the three of them to find seats and then they started chatting.
After learning about the specific circumstances of their distress, he exclaimed, "You were really lucky, you got on a yacht and obtained supplies!"
"Yeah... Now that I think about it carefully, it still feels incredible." Yukiko also felt their luck was off the charts when she recalled it now.
After a pause, she said, "Colonel Okawa, I'd like to call my husband to let him know I'm safe... I've been missing for so long, he must be very worried."
Hearing this request, Colonel Okawa frowned and said, "Miss Yukiko, I'm afraid I can't grant your request. We are currently on a patrol mission, and making calls other than for work-related matters will result in a public reprimand. Please understand."
"However..." He changed the subject and smiled, "The patrol mission will be over soon, and we'll be heading back in three hours. It won't be too late to make a call once we return to base."
"Is that so? Then I guess we'll have to wait until we return!" Yukiko said with some regret.
Baishi Hui suddenly spoke up at this moment, saying, "I saw several helicopters on the deck, didn't I? Can they be used to take us back?"
"These helicopters have already been assigned missions, so there's no way to take you back." Colonel Okawa said with a troubled expression.
"Oh, I see... Then there's nothing we can do." Baishi Hui found it strange; shouldn't they inform someone after rescuing survivors?
But he didn't say anything, just kept his doubts to himself.
"No need to rush back... Since you're on this warship, you might as well take a good look around!" Colonel Okawa said kindly.
While they were chatting, the chef soon brought out hot meals.
"Wow~~~ Hot meals! It's been so long since I've had them! Let's eat!!" After seeing them, Yukiko's appetite was stimulated, and she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
"I'll eat too." Ran also couldn't wait to take a bite of the white rice, and a happy smile appeared on her face: "It's so delicious~~ I never knew white rice could be so tasty!"
"You're exaggerating a bit." Baishi Hui first took a sip of the miso soup, and then his movements paused.
The moment he drank the miso soup, a word immediately popped into his mind——————Estazolam, sleeping pills!!
Baishi Hui immediately looked at the seemingly decent Colonel Okawa and sighed inwardly.
Ever since he saw the Japan Self-Defense Forces, he had realized the situation was not good.
There's only one true People's Liberation Army in this world; soldiers from other countries, every single one of them, are a mess, involved in everything from prostitution and gambling to drugs.
Military discipline on the US side is already this bad, let alone the Japan Self-Defense Forces of the 'Little Japs'.
The reputation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces was already poor, with all sorts of scandals.
What's more, this time, Colonel Okawa even rescued his idol, his dream lover!!
From a man's perspective, Baishi Hui could understand the other party's actions.
From a human perspective, he utterly despised this behavior!
If the other party had won Yukiko over with his own charm, he would have had nothing to say.
But using despicable means like drugging someone, that's absolutely scumbag behavior!
Watching Ran and Yukiko gobble down their food, they had already eaten quite a bit.
It was already too late to warn them now.
Baishi Hui wanted to confront them directly, but acting without evidence would easily make Ran and Yukiko think he was crazy.
So he decided to simply play along and catch them off guard.
As for the meals, he ate them all, just like Ran and Yukiko.
"I'm full!" Both Ran and Yukiko put down their chopsticks.
"Me too... I need to use the restroom." Baishi Hui said as he put down his chopsticks.
"Over there." Colonel Okawa pointed to a spot.
After thanking him, Baishi Hui got up and went to the restroom.
In the restroom, he threw up the food, and then walked back as if nothing had happened.
"Let's go, I'll take you on a tour of this patrol ship." Colonel Okawa enthusiastically invited the three of them.
"Then we'll trouble you." Yukiko got up and followed him, asking about the patrol ship as she walked.
Ran consciously walked alongside Baishi Hui, exclaiming, "We are really too lucky... to have met such a good officer like Colonel Okawa!"
"You should save that sentence for later." As Baishi Hui spoke, he slipped a walkie-talkie into Ran's pocket.
"Huh?" Ran was startled for a moment, not understanding what Baishi Hui's action meant.
She looked at him with a surprised gaze.
"I just tasted sleeping pills in the soup." Baishi Hui whispered to Ran.
"Re... Really?" Ran's expression instantly turned panicked. She remembered eating heartily and couldn't help but say, "Then... Then Miss Yukiko and I aren't we————"
"You ate too quickly, I didn't have time to stop you." Baishi Hui gave Ran a helpless look.
This made the latter's face blush with embarrassment, and she said shyly, "Didn't... Didn't I not have hot meals for a long time? So I just... What should we do now?"
Towards the end, Ran started to get anxious.
"Now say you're feeling a bit tired, and after you get back to the room, quickly go to the restroom to make yourself throw up." As Baishi Hui spoke, he secretly slipped a handgun into Ran's pocket and whispered, "It would be best if I'm wrong... But if they really break in, shoot!"
"If you don't want to shoot people, shoot the ceiling to create a commotion!"
"O-Okay..." Ran immediately became nervous when she thought about what would happen next!
Baishi Hui comforted her, "Don't be nervous, I'll come to save you immediately!"
"Mhm." Ran nodded vigorously. After taking a deep breath, she stopped and said with a face full of apology, "Colonel Okawa... I'm sorry, I'm a bit tired."
"Tired?" Colonel Okawa stopped when he heard this and frowned, "There are no extra rooms on the warship... If you don't mind, you can rest in my room!"
"Th-That... Then I'll trouble you." After hearing this, Ran suppressed her inner unease.
"Then I'll go rest with Ran too." Yukiko actually didn't really want to tour anymore; after all, she wasn't a guy and wasn't too interested in these warships.
"Alright." Colonel Okawa agreed with a smile.
He turned his head and looked at Baishi Hui, saying, "Young man, do you need to rest?"
"Uh... I haven't been resting well lately either." Baishi Hui yawned at the right moment.
"Then I'll arrange for you to rest in another officer's room!" Colonel Okawa said enthusiastically.
"Then I'll trouble you." Baishi Hui thanked him.