The gourmet among pirates

After they landed in town.

What was greeted was not the cheers of the town residents, but a faint resistance.

Even the children in the town looked at them with fear.

Not to mention welcoming their navy, even when their navy wanted to search for the pirates hiding on the island, the residents of the island were full of uncooperation.

This is not.

While Ace and the others were talking.

Captain Kuromido has an upright and somewhat irritable temper.

When faced with a resident who refused to cooperate and kept the doors and windows closed.

With an angry look, he raised his iron fist and banged at the door of the wooden house, knocking on the door.

"Inside, I'll count to three. If you don't open the door, I'll kick it down."

"three!"

"two!"

Looking at the door that was still motionless, Kuromido had a gloomy look on his face.

Just when Kuromido was about to shout out the last number.

Squeak!

The door of this wooden house suddenly opened from the inside.

Several men wearing shabby gray cloth and short-sleeved shirts stood inside the door, and opened the door with fear on their faces. One of them, a slightly wealthy man with a bulging belly, stood up and walked to Kuromido, looking slightly embarrassed. Awkwardly, he handed over a few crumpled Baileys.

He said with a flattering look: "Come on, Lord Navy, calm down and stop kicking us. This little shabby house like ours can't stand the torment."

"What do you mean, we are the navy, not pirates." Kuromido glanced at Bailey in the rich man's hand and pushed it back with an ugly look.

"Ah, this..."

Seeing the Bailey being returned, a flash of physical pain flashed in the rich man's eyes, and then with his other hand, he took out a thousand-denomination Bailey from his pocket.

Stacked with the crumpled Baileys on the right hand.

With a wry smile, they handed it to Kuromido.

Said pitifully:

"Master Navy, you are so noble. We on Radavi Island are all a group of poor people. Please be more considerate."

He looked at the addition of a thousand beli, and was handed a few banknotes in front of him again.

Kuromido's face was filled with anger and helplessness.

Who does this guy think he is?

If he really wanted to be greedy for such a small amount of money, he would not have taken the punishment and led one or two hundred people from the naval base all the way to this inhospitable place to arrest the possible pirates. A thief.

Such a small amount of money is not enough for a day's food expenses for more than a dozen of them.

Kuromido glanced at the group of people huddled in the corner with fearful faces, and said angrily: "We are the navy, not pirates, nor bullies collecting protection fees. We will not ask for your money. We will do it." This is to search for pirates. Please cooperate with us later. Of course, if you know the whereabouts of that group of pirates, you can tell me directly. Don’t worry, our navy will protect you."

"Ah, pirate?"

The rich man shouted in surprise, and then said cautiously: "Sir, the poor mice here are almost dying. How can there be blind pirates who come here to fight in the autumn wind!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the dilapidated streets outside.

The streets were crowded with civilians who were being pulled out of their houses by naval soldiers.

Among these civilians, there were men and women, and most of them were families, a couple with one or two children. Occasionally, a few children gathered together in twos and threes, looking at these navy with fearful eyes.

"Humph, it's not up to you to decide whether there are pirates or not."

After snorting coldly, Kuromido personally led two of his men into the wooden house and did a brief inspection.

He walked out of the wooden house. Before leaving, he warned several people in the room: "Hey, if our navy searches for pirates later, don't run around, otherwise you will be hit by grenades. But Don’t blame me for not reminding you.”

The rich man said flatteringly: "Sir, if you want to search here, would you like me to call someone for you?"

"To be honest, no pirates will come to our indifferent place at all. On the contrary, your navy's search has frightened some of the people here. No, just now, even the little ones were frightened. I didn’t dare to open the door...”

Kuromido shook his head speechlessly and said, "No need."

Done.

He took the people out.

Behind Kuromido, in a corner that he couldn't see, the rich man who had been flattering just now showed a disdainful smile.

Two words were silently gestured at the corner of his mouth.

[Stupid! 】

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Not long after leaving the house.

Kuromido saw another tough man.

He walked up to Kuromido and said, "Master Marine."

"Who are you?" Kuromido asked.

The capable man replied: "This is Raf, the mayor of this town. I'm here to ask, what do you want to do when you come to our town?"

After hearing the identity of the man in front of me.

Kuromido: "Don't worry, our navy will not harm civilians. We will leave immediately after we find the pirates."

"Pirates?" Rafe said with a bitter smile: "Sir, you must be mistaken. We Radavi are so poor. How can any pirate be stupid enough to come and rob us? In this small town, so many people eat every day. There is no meal left, to be honest, with what you did today, many people in the town may not have their dinner."

After Rafe finished speaking, some dissatisfied shouts could be heard on both sides of the street.

"Yes, why are we poor people being searched for? If you have the skills, go search those rich people!"

"The navy is no different from pirates. They only bully honest people like me..."

When Rafe saw Kuromido's expression looking a little ugly, he immediately turned around and yelled at the crowd on the street.

"Shut up for me."

After scolding them, Rafe licked his face and said brightly to Kuromido: "Master Marine, look..."

Kuromido looked at the stoic-faced Mayor Raf, as well as several young and strong young men surrounding him, as well as the ragged townspeople not far away, and pondered.

Early this morning, their navy surrounded the town.

It stands to reason that it has delayed a lot of people's time. After all, in such a poor island, many people say that they rely on the sea for their meals.

And early in the morning is the best time to catch the sea.

If you miss this opportunity, many of the seafood washed up on the beach by the waves at night will either be snatched away by other predators or hidden under the thick sand.

Hard to find.

And even if other people don't rely on the sea to eat, they will be delayed for most of the day, which will have some impact on their lives.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with what these people say.

But Kuromido always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, the colonel in my head keeps saying no, let's search it carefully first. After all, I promised that guy."

Thinking of this, Kuromido opened his mouth and shouted to the town residents in front of him: "Folks, don't be afraid. We will leave after the search is completed. Before leaving, we will leave you with one day's rations. I won’t let you go hungry, don’t worry.”

After listening to Kuromido's words.

The quartermaster who followed Kuromido immediately covered his head in pain.

Kuromido, this idiot!

No matter how few people there are in the small town of Radavi, there are still thousands of people.

There are so many people with a day's rations, where can I distribute it to them?

Subconsciously, he wanted to roll up his sleeves and teach the quartermaster of Kuromido a lesson. When he turned his head and looked at the hungry, sallow-looking kid not far away.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

[Forget it, these little brats, aren’t they just some standard rations? At worst, I'll report more damage when I report it. I can't let these children go hungry no matter what! 】

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When he saw Kuromido, he still looked like he was planning to search.

There was a hint of gloom in Raph's eyes.

But he quickly adjusted.

He said to Kuromido with a look of panic: "No, no, we don't dare to accept the things belonging to Lord Marine."

Then, he said cautiously: "Sir, I know all the residents in this town. If pirates come, how can I not know about it? In this way, you can leave a contact address. If there are really pirates, I will send someone to notify you immediately. , see if it works."

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"Pfft, it can't be done, it can't be done. One of us wants the other to die immediately, and the other is as stupid as a pig. It really makes me laugh to death! Hahahaha, hahahahaha..."

Just when Kuromido was a little shaken by what he really said, a harsh sneer suddenly sounded in their ears.

"who is it?"

"who is it?"

When Kuromido and the angry-looking mayor Raf turned around to look for a way out.

Just then, I saw Enelu, who was carrying a golden iron rod and leaning forward and backward with a smile.

After seeing Enel's unfamiliar face and flat shape, Mayor Raf rolled his eyes and immediately pointed at Enel and shouted: "Who are you? Lord Navy, I have never seen this person before. , he is not a resident of our Radavi Island. The pirate you want to search cannot be this guy. By the way, I have never seen the guys next to him. They must be the group you mentioned. Pirates.”

"Pirates, are they them?"

Enel's upper body was bare, with a thunder drum stuck behind him, and he was dressed like a gangster wearing a turban. This made Kuromido, who was already a little dissatisfied because of Enel's ridicule, have an impression of Enel out of thin air. Three points missing.

But even so, he did not rashly identify Enelu as a criminal, but planned to inquire first.

Although Kuromido has a bad temper, he is never reckless and has never wronged a bad person.

but.

Before Kuromido could ask.

The group of marines who had been standing beside Ace and the others spoke first.

"That's not true. Although Mr. Enel doesn't look like a good person, he is also a member of our navy. Moreover, he is also the companion of Mr. Ace?"

Enel: "·······"

On the side, Enelu felt as if he had eaten a fly after hearing the words of the navy who defended him. He could no longer laugh.

He glanced hatefully at the unsightly marine next to him.

He cursed in his mind.

[Those who have no eyesight, I don’t look like a good person. You are really blind. 】

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The navy's words were a bit unpleasant to Enelu.

According to Kuromido, it is still quite useful.

This sentence directly dispelled his suspicion of Enelu's identity.

Especially when he saw Ace next to Enelu, he was suddenly surprised.

"Sir Ace, it's really you."

After Kuromido earned enough military merit, in order to become stronger, he went to the "Final Fortress" in the East China Sea to study for three months.

So, of course he knew Ace.

But whether Ace recognized him or not, Kuromido didn't know.

Look at the obvious beard on Kuromido's chin.

Ace hesitated for a moment and said: "You were the one who took the lead in the group fight at the Fortress of the End..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Before Ace could finish speaking, Cromid coughed violently, covering up the second half of Ace's words.

After confirming Ace's identity, Kuromido immediately changed the subject and looked at Eniro.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean by what you just said?"

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Ace also looked at Enelu curiously.

"Haha, what I said is so clear, don't you understand?"

After giving a disdainful sneer, Ace pointed to the mayor Rafe not far away and said: "This guy is not the mayor of this town at all, but a pirate. When I heard you say that you want to continue the search, he But I can’t wait to kill you right away.”

"Oh, right."

As he spoke, Enilu pointed his index finger at some of the sturdy humans on both sides of the street and said, "By the way, they are also pirates."

With Ace's endorsement, plus Enel's reminder.

Kuromido finally realized what felt wrong just now.

He slapped his forehead and said bitterly: "I told you why I feel something is wrong. Why are you so strong and strong, while the others have sallow faces? It turns out that you people are the pirates!"

Thinking of this, Kuromido became a little angry.

He turned around and looked at Rafe who had deceived him, then loosened his wrist and glared angrily: "Asshole, you dare to deceive me, have you thought about the consequences?"

After a while, when he realized that Rafe's identity had been exposed, there was no trace of fear on his face, but instead he let out a faint sigh.

"A bunch of guys who are looking for death. You don't have to die, so why do you have to look for death?"

After saying that, Rafe waved his hand.

Dozens of guys hidden in the crowd, each with a weapon in hand, pointed their black muzzles at Kuromido and the others.

Look at the weapons in these guys' hands with names they can't remember, and the black muzzles.

Kuromido's face turned cold.

"Sure enough, it's you guys who have taken over Ladavi Island!"

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