"Cough, cough. Well, let's go. What did you just say? I didn't know anything, and I didn't hear anything."
The patrol partner heard the words "peeping at someone bathing" and jolted all over like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
A flash of panic crossed his face. He immediately lowered the flashlight still swinging in his hand, no longer daring to shine it at Yu Hai.
He carefully examined the person before him and secretly felt relieved. Fortunately, it really was his patrol partner. Just now, he had actually suspected that he had mistaken him for someone else.
After all, this was an absolute secret between the two of them. If anyone else found out, they would be in serious trouble.
Besides, no outsider could possibly know about peeping at a female officer bathing. It was a taboo topic they only discussed in private. The man before him had to be his genuine partner.
"Cough, cough. I caught a cold, and smoking earlier made my throat worse. I should talk less." Yu Hai covered his mouth and coughed softly twice, deliberately mentioning his throat as a reasonable excuse to speak as little as possible from now on.
He was somewhat nervous, afraid of exposing a flaw. After all, this was enemy territory.
"Remember to go to the infirmary and have the doctor prescribe something." Hearing that it was only a cold, the patrol partner stopped asking questions.
He answered and turned toward the deck along the ship's railing with brisk steps. The sea breeze drifted past with a hint of chill, and both of them pulled their clothes tighter.
After making a round of the ship, they unknowingly arrived at a lively place. Shouts of "Big! Big! Big!" and "Small! Small! Small!" rang out from inside, along with