Pirates: Building High Walls Starting from the East Blue.

Chapter 54 Outsourcing

Despite the slight mishap, Xia Che remained completely calm.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered Mok and Big Bear to tie up Daz Bonis and put him on the ship, ready to take him with them.

As for Moke's suggestion to kill him and throw him into the sea to feed the fish, Xia Che completely ignored it.

Anyway...

Old Sha made a fortune from this, and in the end, he even entrusted all his inheritance to him. As an important partner, how could he be the kind of person who would entrust an important partner to his underlings and then just throw him to feed the fish?

That's right, Shach probably guessed what Old Shah meant by the last thing he had Daz Bones deliver to him.

It was just telling him that he could have all the treasure and Baroque Works, but he had to protect his underlings.

Although it sounded a little arrogant, Xia Che still understood it.

otherwise.

If he really intended to wait until he came out before taking back his treasure, why would he have kept his underlings by his side and let Daz Bones say those words to him?

Is he planning to send his underlings to their deaths?

To be honest, Crocodile is indeed a little arrogant.

For example, in the story... when the Alabasta conspiracy was exposed and he was sent to a temporary prison, he gave up on escaping when rescued by Baroque Works agents, saying that he was "not in the mood!" and stayed obediently in the prison instead of escaping with the agents.

Are you really not in the mood?

It's just that this guy's arrogance kicked in after he saw a group of people he had tricked actually come to save him and even acknowledge him as the BOSS.

He understood that the navy's primary target was himself. If he ran with the navy while they were surrounded, he might be able to escape, but the others might not.

As long as he doesn't run away, the Navy will use its main force to keep an eye on him!

So, I might as well just stay put.

For example, later during the Marineford War, after seeing Luffy's dejected look, even though he was his former enemy, he still said the words, "If you want to protect something, then protect it well," to encourage Luffy.

You could say he's incredibly proud and arrogant.

Therefore, he probably realized that he couldn't escape this time, so he acted up again and asked Daz Bones to come and rely on him as a "cooperative" partner.

Besides... it's already been fed to me, wouldn't it be a waste to just take it and feed it to the fish?

Since we're already here~

So, Shache, who was leisurely lying on a beach chair, slightly opened his mouth, took a bite of the grape that Robin Honey had peeled and offered to his lips, and spat out the seeds before turning to look at Daz Bones, who was tied up and thrown onto the deck. He said slowly, "I am also very saddened by what happened. Are you a little calmer now?"

The voice just fell.

Hearing the words of this cunning, corrupt naval captain.

Daz Bones: ...

Grief?

You're grinning from ear to ear, and you still have the nerve to talk about being sad in front of him?

Daz Bonis stared at Shacher with a dark expression, his tone gloomy, "I didn't expect even the BOSS to fall for your trick. It seems we all underestimated you."

Now he understands exactly what happened!

He raised his head and glanced around at the degenerate and cunning naval captain...

Mok, the overlord of the East Blue, the tyrant Kuma, and... Nico Robin, the devil's child, who was sitting elegantly next to the fallen naval captain with a smile on her face.

Good heavens, the target the boss was looking for and the pirate who defeated him were both from the Navy?

And that bastard...

Not only did they swindle all their money, but now they even have the nerve to say they're heartbroken in front of him?

Daz Bonis took a deep breath. Worrying about it now was pointless. Although he might never see the BOSS again, he was surprisingly calm. He looked at Shacher expressionlessly and said calmly, "What do you intend to do with me?"

"Dispose of? What disposal? You're the little brother Old Sha entrusted to my care." Hearing Daz Bonis's words, Shach said with a serious expression, "Do you know what kind of relationship I have with Old Sha? Why would I lay a hand on his only little brother?"

"..."

That bastard!

Before receiving the money, he called the BOSS "brother," but now... he just calls him "Old Sha."

He had never seen such a shameless navy!

No, I've never even seen it in One Piece!

Daz Bonis turned his head away with a dark expression, intending to simply ignore this bastard.

At this point, he had nothing more to say.

Failure is failure!

If you get scammed, you get scammed!

Just like the BOSS, he was equally able to face it calmly, saying in a flat tone, "Whatever! If you want to throw me into the sea to feed the fish, then hurry up and do it!"

however.

The voice just fell.

Unexpectedly...

"Feeding fish? You think you can kill yourself after encountering a little setback?" The cunning naval captain suddenly stood up angrily and walked up to him. "Do you think you've done right by the boss who took you in? Do you think you've done right by the boss who gave you a second life? Do you think you've done right by the boss who willingly followed the navy for you? Have you ever thought about anyone else? Have you ever thought about your boss? No, you only think about yourself!"

"..."

That's a lot...

Do you even have the right to say that?

Daz Bonis was speechless, and immediately turned back, asking, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask... now that your old company went bankrupt," Shacher smiled at Daz Bonis, "have you thought about changing jobs?"

With that, he snapped his fingers and said to Robin beside him, "Robin~"

Yes~

Hearing the BOSS's words, Robin, who had been his personal secretary for so many years, immediately understood what the BOSS meant, even though the BOSS hadn't explained in detail. With her elegant and intellectual smile still on her face, she slowly took out a document and handed it to Daz Bones.

"???"

Completely bewildered, Daz Bones lowered his head, staring at the documents before him, frowning, and muttering to himself with a puzzled tone, "Special talent from the 16th Marine Division..."

Then, as if understanding something, he looked up at Xia Che and sneered, "You want to recruit me? Don't dream about it. I will never betray the BOSS." He closed his eyes and said in a calm tone, "Kill me!"

only.

Faced with Daz Bonis's words, Shacher didn't make a move. He simply sighed with some emotion and said, "Still want to die? How can you do this to your boss?"

With a meaningful tone, she said, "Think about your boss. When he finally comes out and sees you're gone, how heartbroken will he be?"

"Ridiculous! The BOSS is a man who conquers the seas, why would he be saddened by something like this?" Daz Bones said with his eyes still closed, but a disdainful smirk played on his lips. "Don't try to persuade me anymore, you cunning naval captain!"

"Fine, since that's how it is..." Xia Che shook his head regretfully, his tone filled with pity. "Although you're dead, Old Crocodile might be sad, but it's okay. We can pin the blame on the Marine Headquarters, make Old Crocodile fight them to the death, and keep him from ever knowing he's been tricked. He can still happily use his treasure to buy all sorts of things, and we can even continue to trick him and ask him for money. Anyway, the only subordinate who knew the secret is gone, so we can say whatever we want."

His eyes seemed to grow brighter and he became more excited as he spoke.

"Why didn't you think of that earlier? Old Sha won't even know he's been tricked, and we can continue our cooperation. If all else fails, we can pin the blame on his underlings!"

But they didn't notice what he was saying.

Daz Bones: ...

He trembled all over, and even his closed eyes slowly opened, staring angrily at Xia Che in front of him.

That bastard!!!

Before he could say anything...

The colonel, getting more and more excited as he spoke, clapped his hands, then waved his hand and said, "In that case, throw him into the sea, feed him..."

however.

He hadn't finished speaking.

Daz Bones, his face grim, suddenly spoke up, "Wait a minute!"

"???" Shacher turned his head in confusion, looking at Daz Bones. "What's wrong? I've already decided to agree to your suggestion. Don't you want to die like that, fed to fish?"

"I..." Daz Bones gritted his teeth, glaring at Shacher, but finally lowered his head, paused for a moment, and said, "I will not betray the BOSS!"

"In that case, Moke..."

"Wait a minute! I won't betray the BOSS, but I can promise you..." Daz Bonis looked up again, staring blankly at Shacher, "I can work for you until the BOSS comes out, but you have to agree to let me leave after the BOSS comes out! If you agree, I, Daz Bonis, will keep my promise."

There was a moment of silence.

"I'll work for you obediently, but if you don't agree... then please kill me!"

As soon as he said that...

The man in front of him did not answer him.

And who would agree to such a request?

Thinking that this guy wouldn't agree to his request, Daz Bonis sighed inwardly and slowly closed his eyes again.

however.

unexpected.

"No problem! For Old Sha's sake," Colonel Shacher said with a smile, "I agree to your request!"

Daz Bonis also opened his eyes, looking at Shacher in disbelief.

Although this guy is shameless and cunning, his magnanimity and courage have indeed exceeded his expectations.

Daz Bonis sneered, "Aren't you afraid the BOSS will come out, find out everything, and come after you?"

"What accounts are we talking about? What's my relationship with Old Sand? Besides, I've always run my business with integrity. Didn't I already bring Robin here?" Shacher smiled and waved his hand. "As for the Treasury and Baroque Works... weren't those given to me by you?"

Then he snapped his fingers again, "Robin~"

"..."

That bastard...

Daz Bones took another deep breath, ignored the guy, and turned to look at Robin beside him.

When Daz Bones saw that Robin didn't pull out a new document, but simply removed the top one of the talent recruitment documents to reveal the bottom one, he frowned. Could this guy have already guessed what decision he was going to make?

But even at this point, he didn't pay much attention, and looked down...

Outsourcing labor contract.

Although he couldn't understand why the navy was making so many strange things, it seemed they weren't really trying to recruit him. Daz Bonis nodded in satisfaction and continued reading.

however.

"Just accommodation?" Daz Bonis looked up again, his face dark. "No compensation whatsoever?"

"That's right~" Xia Che nodded, smiling as if it were a matter of course, "It's not that there's no compensation, it's just that we don't provide a basic salary for outsourcing, but if you do a good job, we'll give you a share and bonuses~! Will you sign up?"

"..."

Basic salary?

remuneration?

Daz Bones's lips twitched. Although he didn't quite understand, after all, where would pirates get their wages, while it was normal for bounty hunters to get paid for completing missions?

But deep down he felt...this might be a trap!

Where did this damned Navy Headquarters find this guy? How could someone like him become a Navy Captain?

He's even more demonic than the son of the devil!

So be it, it's just a little money. Once the BOSS comes out, they will take back everything that belongs to them.

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely, "I...sign!"

(End of this chapter)