Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 813 - 60 Our Navy’s Gates Are Always Open

The friendship between men must rely on alcohol to be maintained.

It’s not about whether you can drink, or whether you love drinking.

The key is that men, as rational beings, typically won’t easily lower their guard or open their hearts to another unfamiliar male under normal circumstances.

Only after some initial cooperation, such as doing X together as an example, can the foundation of trust be established.

Drinking alcohol is the most cost-effective and simplest way to achieve this step.

From a sociological perspective, the production of alcohol signifies the abundance of food, and abundant food means there’s no need to fight others for survival—naturally, vigilance fades away.

As for that workplace PUA tactic stuff, that’s a whole other story.

Wang Yunxiao had no alcohol and didn’t drink, but the two elders arrived with alcohol in tow.

Besides alcohol, they even brought canned stir-fried peanuts and canned braised ribbonfish.

Once again, it made him marvel at how damn good Navy logistics are.

The annual tax revenue for Tianmen City isn’t much, and the new government has countless projects queued for funding.

But the Navy? Let’s not even mention how the dozens of ports in the Fusang Autonomous Region are under their jurisdiction.

At this rate, they might as well be wiping their butts with oil-soaked trousers.

"Section Chief Wang, so young and promising..."

Company Commander Xu came in pushing hard for them to drink, rattling off smooth-talking phrases that almost overwhelmed Wang Yunxiao.

"Let’s not rush into drinking. Better to lay things out clearly first."

Pointing to the pile of supplies stacked in the corner, Wang Yunxiao asked with a laugh, "They say you don’t accept bounty without effort. You’ve suddenly brought all these things here without explaining why—it’s got me feeling uneasy. Technically speaking, we didn’t know each other before this, and I haven’t really helped you out much. Don’t tell me all of this is because of my parents?"

Company Commander Xu exchanged glances with the instructor, their smiles disappearing. They asked seriously, "Kid, do you still remember your parents’ story?"

"I was too young back then; I don’t remember much."

Wang Yunxiao replied truthfully.

It was only about two years, really.

You’d be asking a lot to expect a teenager to remember all the details of household affairs from back then.

At most, I’d know where my parents worked and what they did.

The instructor let out a sigh and said, "Your father was an engineer in the Navy Logistics Department, and your mother was a designer—both highly valuable senior talents in the military. During the war, a bomb dropped and detonated the ammunition depot at the shipyard. Your parents didn’t make it. The situation back then was too chaotic, and we didn’t have time to look for you. When we went to look later, your family’s building had been flattened..."

"That’s all in the past," he replied.

"Let me finish. If it weren’t for this operation, Old Xu wouldn’t have recognized your name as sounding familiar and specifically requested to investigate your information—we wouldn’t have known you were studying at Qinghe Middle School. As for Principal Zhou’s situation, we didn’t have clearance to look into that, otherwise we’d have brought you back long ago. But seeing how you are now, you seem to be doing alright over there?"

So, it wasn’t that you didn’t want to find me—it was an intelligence system mismatch?

Wang Yunxiao had thought about this before. Even Principal Zhou knew his parents used to serve in the Navy. After all this time, why hadn’t the Navy ever come for him, even for something like death benefits or living allowances?

Now he finally had the answer, though he honestly didn’t lack money these days.

"The higher-ups all know about you and care deeply. I heard someone say you’ve already married and have kids..."

"Absolutely not! Who spread that nonsense?!"

Easy to start rumors, hard to stop them, huh?

Speaking of which, your intelligence system really needs some work.

In a few brief sentences, Wang Yunxiao explained He Lan’s situation, but Company Commander Xu and the instructor remained skeptical.

"We know a bit about the theory of parallel worlds. Even if she’s not your wife, the He girl on this side must have some connection to you, right?"

Yeah, we just slept together, kissed—that’s it.

Despite his thick skin, Wang Yunxiao couldn’t bring himself to say something like, "I was just messing around with her." He could only hold a stoic expression and grunt coldly, "Our feelings as young people aren’t something for you leaders to worry about."

"We’re not worrying, but you’ve certainly saved us a lot of trouble, kid."

The instructor broke into a meaningful smile.

"The Navy doesn’t have those rigid, old-school sticks-in-the-mud. If we didn’t have a bit of energy and spirit, how could we be in the Navy? Living on the water has shaped our ideas—it’s normal for us to differ from those on land."

Wang Yunxiao: "?"

What are you implying?

"Fusang is pushing this retro movement, even reviving concepts like vassalage and polygamy. We don’t oppose it in principle..."

Wang Yunxiao: "???"

What are you trying to suggest here? How do you want me to interpret this?

"Nothing much, just that seeing how you’re doing well now puts our minds at ease."

The instructor chuckled and shifted the topic: "The Navy has a tradition of not abandoning or giving up. While we couldn’t act before, now that we’ve located you, there are things we need to explain. First off, your parents’ inheritance. We’ll arrange a time to hand it over to you."

"My parents left behind an inheritance?"

"Your parents’ salaries back then were higher than a Ship Captain’s. After all these years, it’s accumulated into a pretty significant sum. Additionally, there’s compensation, living subsidies, and the new welfare policies—you’ll be eligible for all of them."

"Aside from that, the Navy’s doors will always be open to you. We hope that after graduation, you can attend our internal academy, ideally taking up your parents’ legacy. Even with your current job, if you’re dissatisfied, we can transfer you to the Navy. We have a special operations unit, and even Company Commander Xu’s Marine Corps—they’d all welcome you."

Wang Yunxiao was deeply shaken.

A windfall from the heavens—I don’t dare take it.

But a gift package dropping from the heavens—I wasn’t prepared for this at all!

As the saying goes, although I want to refuse, these guys...

Thinking it over calmly, Wang Yunxiao finally shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I’m quite satisfied with my current situation. While it’s exhausting, I know the work I do is meaningful and valuable. As long as I can carve out a future with my own hands, there’s no need to rely on my parents’ reputation and achievements to coast through life."

The instructor gave him a thumbs-up, smiling, "You’re truly a child of the Navy. Ambitious! But no one’s saying you’d be coasting through life. The Navy has equally vital tasks that need capable young people like you to shoulder the burden. Don’t rush to decline—we’ve got time... What’s there in Tianmen City, anyway? Think about what the Navy has: we’ve got cannons, warships! Do you want to board a ship?"

Don’t talk to me about these things! I’m not the kind who gets enchanted by a few words from you! Boarding a ship, my foot...

"Have you ever played with robots?"

"Wha... What kind of robots?"