I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

Chapter 457 Meeting an acquaintance again
"What did you say? "Blue Star" Xie Wen?!"

Just as Kaios explained the identity of the "invaders" and before he mentioned Xie Wen and the others' request, the lieutenant general on the other side started yelling anxiously.

"Wait! I'll be right there!"

After saying this, the other party quickly hung up the phone.

Xie Wen:?
Kaios: ? ?
The two confused men looked at each other for a long time before Xie Wen asked curiously, "Has your commander always been so unique?"

"No, no...Although the Lieutenant General is a bit casual at ordinary times, he is actually very stable, otherwise he would not have been sent to guard the important place."

Kaios answered subconsciously, his expression still a little dull, obviously a little overwhelmed by his boss's uncharacteristic behavior.

"Xie Wen, are we going to run away, meow?"

(=ω=)

The gray bar on his shoulder tugged at his ear and asked softly, "Something doesn't seem right, meow."

"It's okay, let's talk about it after the other party arrives."

Although he also felt that the current situation was a little unusual, Xie Wen decided to wait and see. He also lowered his voice and replied: "I am a Shichibukai. The navy cannot attack us without a legitimate reason."

Moreover, this direction was chosen by Klee, so nothing too bad should happen.

Even if they are really unlucky and Kaido falls down, they still have time to escape using the Toot-Too Progress.

However, with the lucky star of Klee, Xie Wen and his companions certainly couldn't run into similar bad luck again in a short period of time. When the second warship sailed out from the island and arrived in front of Xie Wen, he understood why the other party was so excited...

"Colonel Hillnans? No, I should call you Lieutenant General Hillnans now?"

Xie Wen looked at the navy that appeared in front of him with some surprise.

Hillnans, the former colonel and commander of the West Sea Naval Branch, which is Uncle Cody’s hometown naval base. (Chapter 32)
Well... I'm a cat lover.

To be exact, all the marines in that base are cat lovers.

Xie Wen quickly recalled that when he took Klee and Sanji to open the map, all the navy officers in the base came to act as tour guides...

So, how did a guy like you become the leader of SHIELD?!

In addition, in the period of more than three years and less than four years, you were promoted from branch colonel to lieutenant general of the special forces. Your promotion speed is no slower than that of that chain-smoking Smoker!
Could it be that Hillnans, like Uncle Cody, also has connections with the World Government?

"Ah! It's Uncle Hillnans, meow!"

(=`=)

Just when Xie Wen was confused and uncertain, Klee also recognized him and immediately raised her little paws and waved at him.

Sanji, who was standing by, took two steps forward and greeted him, "Long time no see, meow!"

"Hahahaha! Little Klee and little Sanji still remember me!"

Hillnans was so happy that he jumped onto the Tootsie Advance using his moon steps, came over and touched the little doll's head, then squatted in front of Sanji's cat and shook his paw with him.

Then, he stood up and looked around at the group of cats around Xie Wen, who all looked different but were cute in their own way. He said to Xie Wen with envy, "No wonder you didn't agree to let me join the navy. With so many cute little guys around, I wouldn't be bothered to join this crappy navy."

"Lieutenant General!" Kaios, who came with him, advised with a smile: "Please be careful with your words and actions!"

"What does it matter?" Sheernans waved his hand casually. "You threw me into this godforsaken place, and I'm not allowed to complain?"

Huh? Was Hillnans such an unruly person before?
Xie Wen scratched his head, always feeling that the other person was different from what he remembered.

But the Hillnans in his memory...

The image of a cat shamelessly approaching Klee and Sanji to feed them dried fish, trying to get close to the cats instantly jumps into my mind.

Well, it doesn't seem to be getting any better.

"Uncle Hillnans, Klee wants to go to that island to play, meow!"

(=ω=)

Cats naturally know how to use their cuteness to their advantage, and the little ragdoll immediately begged with starry eyes.

"no problem!"

Hillnans was still the same Hillnans. He didn't even hesitate for a second and just waved his hand, "Uncle will definitely take you around my base!"

"Lieutenant General!"

Although Kaios had been struggling over whether to agree to Xie Wen and the others, he subconsciously spoke out to remind them when he saw his superior agree so easily.

I always feel that... an unreliable leader plus a reliable subordinate seems to be the standard configuration of the navy.

This is true for Garp and Smoker, and I didn't expect that even Hill Nance, who had no role in the original work, was like this.

Xie Wen rubbed his chin and complained silently. "Don't worry, Xie Wen is trustworthy." Hillnans didn't really take his mission lightly. "It's just a tour of our base. Of course I won't take them to important places."

Hillnans knew very well that with the strength of Xie Wen and his men, most of the navy on the island would not be able to stop them whether they forced their way to the island or sneaked onto the island. It would be better to let them go to the island openly and then have him follow and monitor them.

Moreover, he believed that given his friendship with Xie Wen, the other party would not make things difficult for him...

Well, it’s definitely not that he wants to get close to Klee and the others!
With Hillnans' green light, the other naval forces on the island naturally stopped trying to stop them, and soon, the Toot-Too Advance followed the two warships into the port of the naval base.

"Let's go! I'll take you around the base first. It's almost time for dinner, so I'll let you try the navy's food! Although it's definitely not as good as Sanji's, it still tastes pretty good!"

Like a hospitable host, Hillnans enthusiastically took Xie Wen and the others on a tour around the naval base...

"Come to think of it... I don't think I've seen this cat-fur tribe in any reports before..."

While showing Xie Wen and the others around the naval base, Hillnans looked back and forth at the many cats with an auntie smile on his face, and naturally noticed the particularly huge Kaido cat.

"Besides, I always feel that his appearance seems a little familiar."

"Well, his name is Kaido."

Xie Wen had no intention of hiding anything and answered directly.

Kaido Meow also smiled and nodded to Hillnans, "Hello Meow."

"……ha?!"

After a brief daze, Hillnans shook his head frantically, letting his eyes shift back and forth between Kaido Meowth and Xie Wen.

"Anyway, it's just a coincidence."

Xie Wen didn’t know how to explain it to him, so he simply didn’t explain it.

After being surprised for a while, Hillnans quickly calmed down, but he would still subconsciously glance towards Kaido Meow from time to time.

Soon, Xie Wen and his companions, led by Hillnans, toured most of the naval base. However, when they were close to the deepest part of the base, Hillnans stopped and explained to Xie Wen and his companions directly: "Outsiders are not allowed to enter there, and you must not think of sneaking in, otherwise, Xie Wen, your position as a Shichibukai will be lost, and I don't want to fight with you because of this matter."

His approach of directly telling the causes and consequences hit the kittens' soft spot.

Cats may be naughty, but they still know their limits...

It’s just that sometimes cats are having so much fun that they temporarily forget or fail to control themselves.

But Hillnans had already made the seriousness of the matter very clear to the little cats before they took action, so the cats naturally would not turn a deaf ear to it.

However, although they didn't plan to go to those so-called forbidden areas, the cats' curiosity was still hard to suppress...

"Uncle Hillnans, can Kelly know what's hidden in there?"

(=ω=)
The little puppet tilted its head and asked curiously.

Because Hillnans treated her sincerely, Klee didn't hide anything and told her the truth directly: "In fact, Klee wanted to come to the island because she felt that there seemed to be something very interesting here."

"That's not fun stuff."

Hillnans waved his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "In fact, it's a very dangerous thing... eh? Wait..."

He suddenly remembered the description of Klee in the newspaper, and the exaggerated noise the little puppet made when he ran to the beach to fry fish in the West Sea.

"...It seems that it is really an 'interesting' thing for you..." Hillnans showed a bitter smile on his face, "But I'm sorry, uncle, I still can't tell you what is hidden in it."

"Woo..."

(=`н=)
The little doll puffed up his cheeks, but he couldn't get angry at Hillnans.

and so……

She started to fiddle with Xie Wen's ears.

Xie Wen: "..."

"Hey... stop bothering my ears. Let me tell you what's hidden inside."

After sighing helplessly, Xie Wen decided not to hide it from Klee anymore.

Now that it has come to this, I might as well satisfy her curiosity and find a way to get a piece or two from the Navy.

So, in the shocked eyes of Hillnans, Xie Wen said: "The navy here should be guarding a kind of ore called dynamic rock, which is a kind of ore... um... as powerful as your 'Flame Queen Dragon'."

"A stone meow that is not inferior to the Flame Queen Dragon!"

(==)
"Powerful bomb ingredients, meow!"

(=﹃=)
Before Xie Wen finished speaking, the eyes of the two bomb cats lit up.

(End of this chapter)