Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Raleigh opened the doors to the conference hall, looked at the neatly lined-up soldiers outside, and smiled:

"Soldiers, the Selsbury family will be our loyal partners from now on. Rest here with them tonight."

"Tomorrow morning, we'll deal with the other Mafia families."

The soldiers' eyes were filled with excitement; they had just raided the Maysfield family and looted a huge amount of wealth.

Even if it's only 20%, each of them would still receive tens of thousands of Berries.

That's the salary level that only officers at the rank of colonel or above receive.

In the past, when I went out to fight with my superiors, after each of us fought desperately to defeat a powerful enemy, the spoils of war we obtained were meager and nothing at all.

But following this newly appointed deputy admiral is a different story; he really does give money!

I heard that the new admiral, Lieutenant General Borsalino, is his brother, so there's no need to worry about not being able to report his military achievements.

At that moment, all the soldiers had only one thought in their minds.

Working under Admiral Raleigh is really great!

Jiaji, standing at the very front, straightened his back even more.

Because when he was at the Navy Headquarters, besides training, his only hobby was wandering around Gion and listening to the praise from the Navy soldiers at headquarters.

But that kind of praise was just a castle in the air. At first, Jiaji was happy, but over time he realized that they were only praising him because of his background.

Now it's different; for the first time, Jiaji felt a sense of accomplishment.

This was his first time leading a team to clean up crime independently, which was undoubtedly a fatal temptation for a young man not yet twenty.

In some ways, this temptation was even harder to resist than his pursuit of Gion.

His valiant performance at the Maysfield family's residence just now impressed the soldiers around him.

Hearing their heartfelt praise, Jiaji felt that this was what a genius should do.

"Rayle, you didn't see my amazing performance just now."

"That old man from the Maysfield family thought I was just an ordinary naval captain, but I punched him so hard he almost popped his eyes out."

He was so carefree that he didn't realize that his goddess Gion's hand was being held by Raleigh.

Raleigh also opportunely showered Cajas with praise:

"Soldiers, look at the man standing at the very front."

"This is the hero of our operation, a genius from headquarters—Major Kake. Without a doubt, Major Kake is a genius full of justice and irresistible charm."

"And then there's our Major Gion, who is both powerful and beautiful."

"Let's applaud Major Gion and Major Kake! Justice will prevail!"

The naval soldiers applauded and shouted the names of Kake and Gion.

"Major Kakei, your performance just now was incredibly manly."

"Major Kakei, a true hero of the high seas!"

"Major Gion is both strong and beautiful, I love her!"

Hearing the enthusiastic voices of the naval soldiers, even Gion felt a surge of excitement in her heart.

This is what she's pursuing!

To be honest, Gion wants people to see her talent, not her beauty.

Raleigh's flattery was perfectly timed, praising her skills first and then her beauty.

Even Gion, who doesn't particularly like being fawned over, showed a delighted expression on her pretty face.

As for Jiaji, he had long been lost in the sincere praise and could not extricate himself.

Looking at the excited soldiers, Raleigh decided to let them get a good night's rest.

If you unleash this energy tomorrow, you'll reap even greater rewards.

"Everyone, rest immediately. Tomorrow morning, launch a full-scale attack on the other Mafia families!"

"Admiral Raleigh, we can't sleep at all right now!"

"Yes, yes, I feel like I have inexhaustible energy. Why don't we stay up tonight and get everything done?"

"Rayle, I can't sleep either. How about I lead the team again?"

Jiaji also joined in, his disheveled face full of longing.

Raleigh felt a chill run down his spine at the sight.

"Let's rest first. We'll have plenty of battlefields to fight in the future, so there's no need to rush."

Should we work overtime to finish the job?

Impossible! It doesn't exist.

Why work overtime tonight if you can do it tomorrow? What? Are you not going to live to see tomorrow?

Raleigh had no desire to stay up all night following them to fight other Mafia families.

After all, he was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see any casualties among his naval soldiers.

The main force of the Maysfield family had already been dealt with at dusk, so there was no problem with Jiaji leading the team.

However, the other families were unharmed, and there were still a few tough foes among them.

Although Raleigh enjoys slacking off, he doesn't want to see his men sacrifice themselves in vain.

"I am the admiral, obey my orders."

At Raleigh's command, even if the soldiers harbored some resentment, they had no choice but to obey.

He sighed, and was about to go back to his room to sleep when Gion Yuuyu leaned closer:

"Raleigh, I don't know what you're thinking, but I always feel like you did this because you didn't want to stay up late."

Raleigh said in a very serious tone:

"Gion, how could you think of me like that? Our purpose in coming out this time is to deter criminals, and besides, it's easy to fall into an ambush at night."

"For the safety of the soldiers, I naturally choose the safer option. Tomorrow you and Jiaji will lead the charge, so we don't need to worry about what tricks they might pull."

"Alright, it's okay if you don't understand my plan. Time will tell."

Gion nodded as she listened to Raleigh's words, but she still felt that something was off.

Raleigh was afraid that if he stayed any longer he would be exposed, so he quickly made an excuse to leave.

Back in his room, Raleigh patted his chest and relaxed.

"Damn it, headquarters is disgusting. They sent two inspectors to watch me. How am I supposed to explain this to them?"

Lying in bed, Luo Li felt a little melancholy. He missed his happy days in the East China Sea.

"Master, it seems that the navy has settled in at the Selesbury family's residence. There has been no unusual activity all night."

A middle-aged man with a large belly sat on an upscale sofa, listening to his subordinates' report.

He is the head of a mafia family, and after learning last night that the Maysfield family had been wiped out by the Navy, he was so nervous that he couldn't sleep all night.

He constantly sent people out to gather intelligence on the navy, fearing that the navy would appear at his doorstep the moment he fell asleep.

"Master, I think the navy might not make any more moves. The brothers have been working all night and are almost at their limit."

"It was said by a Mafia executive whose eyes were bloodshot from working so hard."

This group of people usually sleep until late morning.

Last night, after drinking at the bar, I was about to go to sleep when the patriarch suddenly summoned me to the family headquarters to prepare for a potential naval attack.

I really couldn't take it anymore; after all, we were just hooligans.