Codex Pirates

Chapter 227: Lots of news in the East China Sea

"How can the foreign affairs department compare with the National Security Bureau? Even if it is the foreign minister, how can the power be compared with the director of the Security Bureau?" Manny said with a smile.

Tony finally couldn't maintain a reserved expression, and smiled a little smugly, but then restrained his smile again.

"The director's position is not easy to sit in," Tony gritted his teeth lightly, and said meaningfully, "The bureau is full of foxes who have been doing intelligence work for many years. The seat will fall to their heads, but unexpectedly it will fall into the hands of me, a person who has been unknown except for my seniority, it is strange that they can be convinced."

"Then what should we do?" Angie, who was short and strong, also sat down at some point.

Back in Hongye Village, Tony reprimanded the cunning Manny more, while Angie, who was honest and hard-working, was more trusted by Tony.

But now that his identity has changed, Manny, who is handsome, smart and slippery, is doing better. He has been with Tony and works in the diplomatic service. Seeing Tony leave suddenly, he is likely to be in the next Gradually fill Tony's vacant position during the day.

And Anji, now only relying on his qualifications to work as a general manager in the Four Seas Trading Company, has to be said to be ironic.

It is impossible for Anji to say that there is no gap at all, but he doesn't have a good mind, so it is only natural that after finding out that the old boss is still doing well, he wants to lean on him again, just like before. Do things for Tony, so as to get Tony's support.

"It's inconvenient to do anything if you don't have your own people," Tony said with a frown. In the bureau, I, the chief of the bureau, is in name only."

Angie's eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively, "Then you held this party today for this purpose?"

Tony took a sip of his wine: "We are all from the same village, fellow countrymen living under the banner of the Consul, isn't it a matter of course to watch and help each other? To be honest, the longer I leave home, the more I feel that we are also separated from each other. People at home should be more united, just like this time, when I plan to promote people to the National Security Agency, the first thing I think of is these young people who came out of Hongye Village like you and me."

"But they don't know anything about intelligence work." Manny said slowly after glancing at Angie.

"I don't ask for a lot of power in the bureau. If it is really as big as Crow, or even surpasses Crow, the consul may not tolerate me, but at the very least, I must be able to control the situation in the bureau," Tony curled his lips and smiled, " If I'm just a bare-bones commander, I can't command intelligence work, so the most important thing for me now is not to focus on intelligence work, but to make good personnel arrangements within the bureau."

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After a series of procedures, censorship, and even bribery, Laura Louise finally came to the East China Sea from the Red Earth Continent through the official channels of the World Government.

She regarded this news gathering as a turning point in her career destiny, so she was very cautious and thoughtful. She did not immediately go to the territory of the Navia Kingdom where William was, but was going to familiarize herself with the environment in the East China Sea first. Inquire about William's affairs on the sidelines, and do a little preliminary understanding.

Not to mention the previous warning from the editor-in-chief, Louise herself is very clear that although this trip is from the great sea route where pirates are infested, to the East China Sea, which is known as the "Peace Model", it is better than when she was on the great sea route. more dangerous.

Louise first went to Goa Kingdom, where she met a troubadour.

Louise, who has never liked drinking, endured the bad smell of alcohol, watched the bard's performance in the tavern, and heard him tell a story about the prince's revenge.

Generally speaking, it is the prince who was loved by the wise and deep old king. Because of a series of conspiracies, the prince’s uncle usurped the throne and became the queen, and he lived among the people. , a powerful hero, and then intent on taking back the throne and avenging his father.

The story itself sounded lackluster to Louise, after all, she made a living playing with pens, but the locals took it seriously.

Louise inquired a little later and realized why the locals liked this story purely because of the sense of substitution.

Although the characters in the story all use pseudonyms, almost everyone who has heard the story knows that the protagonist in it is said to be the consul of the Kingdom of Navia, and the other protagonist is the ruler of the Kingdom of Falaise. The current king.

Louise was very interested in this, and she even went to the Kingdom of Falaise specifically for this purpose, because according to the locals, the reason they knew that the story was adapted from "real people and facts" was because of the images of the characters in the story and The deeds are said to be very close to those of Morgan William, the consul of the Kingdom of Navia in reality, and His Majesty Robert of the Kingdom of Falaise.

It was said, and it was said, that naturally this would not satisfy Louise.

If Louise was just a third-rate reporter for a third-rate tabloid, then she might be a little interested in this kind of hearsay but enough to attract attention, but the fact is that she is a reporter for the World Economic News, even though she is only a small reporter, However, the World Economic News is not comparable to any small newspaper in terms of genre or authority.

This kind of unsubstantiated gossip story is not even qualified to occupy an inconspicuous page in the corner of the World Economic News.

But after Laura Louise arrived in the Kingdom of Falaise, she discovered that the world is actually very big, and the number of news events is not divided by region and environment. Although the East China Sea is known as the sea area with the weakest pirate power, It is also known as a model of peace, but after actually coming here to investigate in person, Louise discovered that there are actually many things worth mentioning here.

Before Louise could investigate the stories spread by the mysterious troubadours, she heard another eye-catching news event.

A group of racist murloc pirates who came from the Great Sea Route have been in this country for a long time. More importantly, they have occupied many villages and small towns in this country and ruled them by brutal means. place, and the country has nothing to do with it.

What the murloc Aaron and his gang have done in the villages and towns they ruled can be considered cruel even if they are put on a great sea route full of pirates, especially when I heard that he is still related to a current Shichibukai. There is news selling point.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of murloc Aaron running to the East China Sea to wreak havoc after being released, criticize the world government and the navy, even if you don’t criticize, through the behavior of Aaron and others, you can also deeply discuss the racial conflict between murlocs and humans Well, Louise is from the Chambord Islands, where racial discrimination is very serious, and she knows very well whether there is a market for this topic.

It can be said that if it weren't for the big carrot like William hanging in front of Louise, she even felt that just the news of Aaron and his group would be enough to make a difference for her trip to the East China Sea.