Pirates: The Biggest Scum In Marine History

The other side.

The three flying squirrels led hundreds of Marine soldiers, walking on the busy streets of the town, heading towards the residence of Shields Saint.

Gion looked preoccupied, looking at the back of the flying squirrel walking ahead.

She felt something was wrong, and always suspected that Darren was deliberately distracting her and Jiaji to act alone.

"Big sister, you are so beautiful."

At this time, a childish voice sounded from the side, interrupting Gion's thoughts.

Gion was taken aback, and turned around.

What came into view was a little girl wearing a plain floral dress, with a backpack on her back, which contained packaged red roses.

The little girl looked only seven or eight years old, her eyes were big and shiny, she bowed politely towards Gion, and said:

"Do you want to buy flowers?"

Seeing the cute look of the little girl, Gion's heart almost melted, a gentle smile appeared on his face, he squatted down, and stroked her hair:

"Little sister, how much do you spend?"

As if seeing the long knife hanging on Gion's waist, the little girl said timidly:

"Sister, a 200 Bailey, can you?"

Gion chuckled,

"That shouldn't be asking me,"

Noticing the little girl's eyes, she smiled softly:

"Don't worry, my sister is Marine, she's protecting you."

"My sister's knife is only used to deal with bad guys."

Little girl: "Really?"

Gion nodded and smiled:

"Of course, that's what we at Marine should do."

She looked at the flowers on the little girl's back,

"Give me one."

As he said that, Gion took out 200 Baileys and put them in the hands of the little girl.

The little girl raised her head in surprise, then put down her schoolbag clumsily, and carefully picked it up with her small face,

"Well, this one blooms the most beautifully."

She picked out a red rose that was obviously in full bloom, raised her hands high, and handed it to Gion.

Gion took it and asked with a smile:

"Little sister, why did you come out to sell flowers at such a young age?"

The little girl smiled sweetly and replied:

"Leah is old enough to help Dad."

She looked proudly at the roses in her backpack.

"This is a flower planted by my father. It is as beautiful as my sister!"

Gion laughed.

So that's the case, is dad a flower farmer?

"Where's your mother?"

"Mom..." The little girl's eyes darkened, "Mom is sick, and my father told me that she went to a far away place for treatment."

Gion froze for a moment, sadness flashed in his eyes.

Then the little girl turned around again, looked at Jiaji next to her, bowed politely and asked:

"Uncle, may I ask you to buy flowers?"

Jia Ji's face darkened.

The corners of his eyes twitched, he squatted down, and a self-conscious smile appeared on his face.

"Little sister, I'm only under 20 years old, you should call me brother."

The little girl opened her eyes wide in surprise, carefully looked at the man wearing a brown hat and biting a cigarette in front of her, and finally shook her head firmly:

"No, uncle, you don't look like a brother, you look like an uncle."

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He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile with a stiff expression:

"Little sister, if you call me brother, I will buy all your flowers."

The little girl's eyes lit up, but she soon became entangled again, a pair of white and tender hands kept stirring in front of her, her face full of grievances:

"Although Leah wanted to sell all the flowers... But Dad told me not to lie."

boom!

Gake fell headfirst to the ground.

He got up again and said viciously:

"Damn!! Open your eyes wide and look, Laozi is only 19 years old!!"

He screamed frantically.

"It's alright, alright..." Gion saw the pitiful look of the little girl who was so frightened that she was about to cry, kicked Kake out angrily, squatted down and patted the little girl's head.

"Although that uncle is ugly, he is also a good man. Don't be afraid."

The little girl blinked her big eyes and nodded blankly.

Immediately, she spread out the 200 Baileys she got from selling flowers in Gion, and counted them clumsily. Then she took out 40 Baileys and put them in the left pocket, and put the remaining 160 Baileys in the right pocket. .

Seeing this, Gion asked curiously:

"Why are you splitting up the money?"

The little girl said seriously:

"Dad said that part of our income must be handed over, so that those with weapons will not come to trouble us."

Gion's face changed slightly.

But at this time, a man ran over anxiously, took the little girl's hand, bowed to Gion with some trepidation:

"I-I'm sorry, Master Marine, Lia is not sensible and talks nonsense."

After saying this, he picked up his daughter and ran away.

"Goodbye, big sister!! Goodbye, uncle!!"

The little girl in her father's arms smiled and waved at Gion and Kake.

"Damn it!! Everyone said that I am a brother, not an uncle!!"

Jia Ji said bitterly.

Gion looked at the distant figure of the father and daughter, but seemed to realize something.

Turn in part of your income... whoever bears arms... taxes...

She frowned, walked forward quickly, and stopped the flying squirrel who was deploying tasks not far away.

"Major Flying Squirrel, tell me, is that guy Darren doing something shady again!?"

Gion looked serious.

The flying squirrel looked at Gion with a serious face in front of him and said with a headache:

"Major Gion, Base Commander Darren, as the highest commander of the entire North Blue Marine, naturally has things he has to deal with."

"As his adjutants, our first responsibility is to carry out the orders he issued."

"Our most important task at the moment is to carry out the security work of Shields Saint."

Gion shook his head stubbornly and said:

"No, I want to know what Darren did."

"Since the order from the headquarters has been issued, Marineford must have communicated with the governor of Bhatia Island. There is no need for Darren to go to the handover in person."

"Since the mission of protecting Shields Saint is so important, and Darren is the first person in charge of the operation, it is even more important that he should not leave."

She gritted her teeth and asked:

"Darren...is he going to collect taxes from those mafia families from the mayor?"

The flying squirrel was stunned for a moment, feeling a little surprised.

Although Gion's thinking is very naive many times, she is indeed very smart and she actually guessed Darren's purpose.

"I knew it!"

Gion clenched his fists fiercely.

From the flying squirrel's reaction, she already got a definite answer.

"How can you do this! Mafia forces are not as harmful to civilians as pirates, but their existence will also make civilians oppressed and exploited!!"

Gion asked angrily:

"Forget it Darren...that depraved, corrupt bastard is beyond redemption!"

"But Major Flying Squirrel, how can you be like him and collude with the Mafia family!"

"We are righteous Marines. Our responsibility is to protect civilians, not to exploit them!"

She had wanted to question Darren a long time ago, but the sudden war started by Germa 66 interrupted her.

The flying squirrel looked at the anger and determination in Gion's eyes, and suddenly let out a long sigh.

What an admirable belief... It's a pity that in a place like North Blue, pure justice is the most useless thing.

"Major Gion, do you see this street?"

He did not answer directly, but pointed to the street in front of him.

"Can you please tell me what you saw?"

Gion was stunned for a moment and looked around.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, displaying a wide range of goods, and the flow of people is like weaving. Young parents are playing with their children, and there is laughter everywhere.

A scene of peace and tranquility.

"Peace." For some reason, Gion's voice became lower.

"...Yes," the flying squirrel shook his head,

"But you don't know that a year ago, this street was a notorious lawless street on Badia Island."

"It used to be full of crooks, hooligans, scammers, murderers... a darkness and chaos that a Marineford-born genius like you could never imagine."

Gion opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the flying squirrel pointed to a building not far away.

That's a hospital.

"That place was originally a shelter for refugees and homeless people."

He pointed to the direction of the port where they landed in the distance.

"The port where we docked the warship originally looked like a stinky ditch full of corpses."

"The road we walked on was a stinking garbage dump a year ago."

Seeing the faces of Gion and Kake whose expressions gradually changed in front of them, the flying squirrel let out a long breath:

"Bhatia Island is one of the most chaotic route transit stations in North Blue ever."

"Pirates plunder recklessly, and dozens of mafia families, large and small, run rampant here..."

"Gunshots are heard here almost every day. The crime rate on the entire island exceeds 30%. More than half of the children join the ranks of pirates, liars, gangsters and gamblers for various reasons before they reach adulthood. .”

"The island of Bhatia, where trade is flourishing, is to some extent a breeding ground for crime."

"This...how is it possible..." Gion and Kake murmured with pale faces.

They looked at the island with prosperous commerce and trade in front of them, and they couldn't connect with the dirty and chaotic picture described by the flying squirrel.

"But in the past so many years, hasn't North Blue Marine sent troops to suppress it?" Gion suddenly gritted his teeth.

"Send troops? Of course there are."

The corner of the flying squirrel's mouth curled into a mocking smile.

"When Sakazuki Rear Admiral was in office, he led troops more than once to fight against pirates and the mafia, killing bloody rivers and leaving almost no one behind."

"Of course, this process also resulted in the casualties of many civilians and officials, and also caused a lot of political pressure, which finally led to him being transferred to the headquarters."

"But...at least it works, right?" Gion said again.

"Effect? ​​No... the situation on Bhatia Island has gotten worse." The flying squirrel looked rather complicated.

"That's impossible!" Gion and Kake retorted in unison.

Since Sakazuki sent troops to attack, it can have a deterrent effect no matter what.

How could the situation in Bhatia could get any worse?

They couldn't believe it.

"It's really hard to believe, and I'm afraid I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't experienced it first-hand, but it is what it is."

The flying squirrel sighed:

"Because pirates and mafia families can't be killed...at least in the sea area of ​​​​North Blue."

"Less than half a year after Sakazuki Rear Admiral launched a strong force, a large number of gangsters, criminals, criminals, liars, pirates, mafia members... once again swarmed into this prosperous trading island like locusts, making this place once again Turned into a chaotic lawless place."

"And in fact, no one can solve these problems."

"Porusalino Rear Admiral's 'indulgence' policy has no effect, and Sakazuki Rear Admiral's 'iron blood' policy has no effect."

"—until a year ago Darren was promoted to Head of Branch 321's base."

The flying squirrel said lightly, and when he mentioned that name, his eyes gradually showed deep admiration.

"He took Marine to forcefully suppress the rampant pirates and mafia families in this place, leaving only two mafia families, and divided them into clearly defined territories."

"He once told me, "Pirates, mafia...these things can't be eradicated in any era, and the key to governance is control, at least in the North Blue sea area"..."

"After retaining two mafia families that were relatively easy to control, Colonel Darren let them go completely, allowing them to maintain a hostile balance and unify the underground forces of the island."

"So the situation finally stabilized. For their own benefit, but also in fear of Colonel Darren's bloody purge, the two mafia families cooperated peacefully."

"There is no more fighting between gangsters, civilians can recuperate, the economy and trade of Bhatia Island have achieved long-term development, and the appearance of the city has undergone earth-shaking changes. The crime rate that used to exceed 30% has dropped to below 5%. ..."

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