Charles leaned back in his chair and looked at the letter in his hand. "Why did Anna say that? Is the relative she is talking about herself?"
Sometimes, he always couldn't figure out what this woman was thinking. Charles knew that she would not harm him, but she always had her own ideas in her heart.
Charles opened the drawer on the left and put the photo in it, which also contained valuable items such as mobile phones and wallets.
He picked up another piece of letter paper and began to write a reply to Anna. After expressing his longing for her at the beginning, he asked her to expand the world's crown navy as much as possible.
The current situation in the Earth and Sea is unclear. If the World Crown is breached, rush here as much as possible.
Charles did not convert it directly into telegraph code, as that would be too unconcealable. Instead, he asked someone to send it by boat. Chinese characters are a natural encryption code.
After everything was over, Charles cleared his mind and began his work as Governor of Hope Island.
Some daily decisions have been made. What we need to solve now is that there are always some people who are not afraid of death and secretly do some things that are prohibited by the law. Do they really think that they can fool the mice by being more secretive
Could it be that those mummies hanging on the giant trees are all fake
Charles ticked off the various names on the record and held them out to the waiting mouse. "Send these to Dipper. That boy knows how to do it."
His hand was hanging in the air for a long time but no one took it. When Charles looked up, he saw the colorful mice's heads tilted, looking at him in confusion.
"Mr. Charles, have you forgotten? Dipper turned into a monster and he hasn't come back." Lily said in a low voice with her ears drooping.
Charles paused, sighed slightly, and put the letter in his hand back.
"Mr. Charles, are you sad? Is your heart hurting a lot right now?" Lily jumped over and asked.
He glanced at his gunner. "She's not my woman, why should I be sad? I just feel a little sorry. Stop talking nonsense. Who is in charge of the security department now that Dipper is not here?"
"The other two deputy directors are in charge. They are all Dipper's men, but among the people you just drew, there is also one of the director's men."
Charles opened the paper and quickly found the name on it, which was a bad sign.
As governor, he must ensure the loyalty of the police and navy.
The navy is okay, as they have a group of captains who have been through thick and thin together to keep them in check, but as for the police department, without Dipper, they have to find someone else to control the situation.
But Charles was in a difficult situation at this time. There were not many people he could trust, and he was almost separated from the entire administration of Hope Island.
"I have to find another suitable candidate." Charles muttered to himself.
Seeing Charles's expression, Lily beside him said hesitantly: "Mr. Charles, how is the big guy? Actually, my friend heard that the big guy seemed to be angry and quarreled with his wife. His wife doesn't want him to go to sea. Maybe he can be made director."
Charles' eyes opened slightly, and he immediately realized why James' wife didn't want him to take risks.
No wife wants her husband to live in uncertainty.
Before, they were willing to explore the mysterious island because they had nothing and were risking their lives to create a future.
But now they have occupied a prosperous island. Compared to the danger-filled open sea, they would definitely prefer to stay on the island.
Looking at the paper in front of him filled with various names, Charles thought for a moment and said to Lily, "Let James come."
The mouse was very efficient. James immediately appeared in front of Charles, "Captain, you called me?"
Looking at the huge hat with a large brim on his head, Charles asked, "What have you been doing?"
"Nothing, nothing to do today. I went to the Ministry of Agriculture to check. I heard that a new plant was discovered."
"Dipper can't come back. You will take over everything he does on the island."
James was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Oh, I'll try my best when we're not out to sea."
Charles shook his head. "What I'm saying is that you retire from the Narwhal and help me run the police station on the island."
When James heard Charles say this, he became anxious. "Did Mosica tell you something?"
"It's none of your wife's business. With Dipper gone, the police power on the island has been vacated, and I need you to take it over."
James, with some veins popping out on his neck, took a step forward, "Captain! I know why you did this, but you saved my life twice! I will never leave you when you need me!"
Charles pressed his hand downwards, "Don't get so excited, we are no longer the same as before."
"Nothing is different. I will always be the chief engineer of the Narwhal!"
"It's really different now. We are no longer desperadoes. And you are different from me. You have a child. Can you really bear to let her be without a father at such a young age?"
Seeing James standing there in a suspenseful mood, Charles walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Hope Island also needs you. This is our common home. Please help me take care of it while I'm out at sea."
"But I may not be qualified for the position of Director of Hope Island."
"No matter how incompetent you are, are you not even as good as that reckless Dipper? You have been the Minister of Agriculture. It's both management, the difference isn't that big."
James hesitated in the Governor's Palace for a long time, and finally he turned and walked out.
Looking at the tall figure, Charles seemed to feel a little lost for some reason.
Charles felt a little uncomfortable about forcing his companion, whom he had been with day and night, to retire.
But no one remains unchanged.
The purpose of the exploration ship's crew was to find a living island and live the life of islanders. Now that they have reached their goal, there is no point in forcing themselves to stay.
Just like himself, if one day he returns to the surface again, then his journey will also be over.
Charles drummed his fingers of steel on the table, his mind quickly going over the rest of the crew in his head.
First mate Bandage wants to go to the surface to find out about his origins.
The ship's doctor wants to go to the surface to repair his tablet and find out what his predecessors wanted to preserve.
All the sailor Odric cares about is blood to drink, and he prefers being on his ship to a sunny island.
As for Linda, she seemed to have been following Kede's orders.
Charles soon discovered that fortunately the others did not need to be replaced, as they all had different goals in staying on the ship.
But James left, Dipper left again, plus the few people who died before, the number of people on the Narwhal was reduced by more than half, and it was time to fill in some new people.
(End of this chapter)