When Bai Jiu and his men had nothing else to do, they would still patrol the sea every day. Sometimes, the people from the two submarines would also go out together in rubber boats.
When I have free time, I also chat with them.
I learned from them that there are 22 people on one submarine and only 18 people on the other.
When the storm came, each of their submarines had 30 people, as per regulations.
Amidst the violent shaking and churning of the storm, everyone was repeatedly thrown around, becoming dizzy, nauseous, and vomiting.
Naturally, some people were seriously injured or even died from the fall.
Throughout the entire process, one submarine lost three people, and the other lost five.
Later, during the journey, when they encountered robberies by other countries, some of whom were numerous, powerful, and well-equipped, they were unable to escape in time and suffered further losses.
We suffered losses in the last battle fighting for the Japanese, so only this many people are left.
Hearing about their difficult past, Bai Shuang thought of Uncle Li, Grandpa Lu, and Mr. Ling, wondering how they were doing.
After everyone got to know each other, Bai Shuang and her group learned from them about the circumstances surrounding the time when Chief Shen and Chief Liu were sent back.
Some things related to the military bases in the south.
Because of the presence of Chief Shen, the Southern Base effectively has two chiefs, making its power less centralized than that of the Kyoto Base.
The two often fought over power and profit, which affected the base's disaster relief efforts, causing the gap between the base and the Kyoto base to widen.
Fortunately, with Deputy Chief Han present, the situation was not thrown into chaos.
This leader is upright and devoted himself wholeheartedly to disaster relief, always thinking of the survivors.
Unfortunately, those two leaders held positions and wielded more power than him.
Deputy Chief Han often clashed with the two chiefs in order to fight the disaster and make things better for the survivors, making him a thorn in their side.
It's not that they don't want to remove Deputy Chief Han from his post and have someone else take his place.
However, Deputy Chief Han has a strong base of support among the people. Removing him would be tantamount to making enemies of the base's survivors and causing unrest within the base.
In addition, the two leaders were already at odds and each had their own agenda, both wanting to keep Deputy Leader Han around to keep the other in check.
Therefore, the three top executives coexisted in this way.
But to everyone's surprise, their visit to the Kyoto base resulted in them being brought back bound and gagged.
Not only did they lose face, but they were also accused of several serious crimes.
This incident caused a sensation throughout the entire southern base at the time and could not be concealed.
Bai Jiu: "Did Deputy Commander Han kick them out of the base?"
"No, Deputy Commander Han, out of consideration for their long service as commanders, allowed them to continue serving as commanders."
Bai Chang: "Should we let them continue to be leaders?"
"Yes, but they no longer have any power. From then on, everything was decided by Deputy Chief Han, which is why the base was able to cope with the disaster smoothly later."
Bai Jiu: "In other words, they are still leaders and still receive leaders' salaries, but they have no power."
That's not bad either; it's much better than being a regular survivor.
"It's much better than being a regular lucky person."
But for someone who loves power, enjoys it and benefits from it, it is also very painful.
This is their own fault, and they have no one else to blame but themselves.
The fact at the time was that the two leaders had been operating in the base for many years, and their influence was deeply entrenched, with many small and medium-sized forces on their side.
Forcibly pulling it down would cause unrest at the base.
If the power structure at the top becomes unstable, it will undoubtedly be adding insult to injury for the survivors who are already devastated by the disaster.
After careful consideration, Deputy Chief Han made a deal with the two men: in exchange for relinquishing their power, he would allow them to retain their positions as chiefs and the corresponding benefits.
In other words, from now on, you will only receive a salary and will not be responsible for anything else.
That saved face for them.
Deputy Chief Han's approach was quite clever; he gained a reputation for benevolence and righteousness without pulling you down from your positions.
This also secured their own power, effectively sidelining them.
Bai Jiu and the others then asked, "What happened to Chief Liu's children?"
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