Shut up! I'm not a destroyer!

It was a good thing that it was this way, because there was always a voice in Veneto's heart telling her to pour cement into the feet of this man named Yamamoto and throw him into the sea. The voice outside interrupted the voice in her heart.

NO.475 Public display

"Oh!"

When flesh collided with flesh, it made a sound like flesh colliding with metal.

A young man fell to the ground without a sound, rolling his eyes.

The young man, who was originally lying on the ground with his head tilted, watched his companion's fainting show from a close distance.

"Ahhh!"

Although the scene was not particularly scary, it was very strange and made him go crazy.

The main reason was the inexplicable burden that made him unable to move, and this was enough to put pressure on him.

The miserable plight of his companions was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

However, no matter how crazy he got, the weight remained motionless.

"This guy is really brave. How dare two people come here to collect protection money?"

Nagato was amazed at the courage of the two guys on the ground.

"I think it's just because two people are easier to target and less likely to cause a riot?"

Veneto said as he walked around to the hysterical young man on the ground.

“There’s no law enforcement here, right?”

Veneto looked up and asked, seeing the fierce look that Yamamoto was giving her.

"It was fine at the beginning. In this chaotic era, everyone was poor. Even if you robbed others, you couldn't get anything. Until this group of people came, even if you were poor, they would still take away your money."

Takeda completely let himself go and told everything without caring whether Yamamoto on the ground would bring any revenge if he survived.

"I cut down trees myself and assembled my furniture. Most of the furniture I sold was sold to customers in exchange for food. I had no money or resources at all."

"Since there is no law enforcement agency and no relevant department to take charge, should we ..."

If Veneto didn't live here permanently, he would definitely not take on this kind of work that might not be appreciated.

Not everyone is happy about others extending a helping hand, and some people may even think it is meddling.

"That's what I thought, but..."

Nagato also agreed with improving public order, but there was no precedent for a ship girl doing this.

Veneto lived in a slightly more peaceful era, and the deep seas were all in the real deep sea areas, so many people had no personal experience of deep sea invasions.

These people who lack experience will naturally have negative thoughts about ship girls.

After all, each of the ship girls is so perfect.

Whether it is jealousy or the feeling that one's living space is being invaded, it will affect some people's view of the fairness of KanColle.

Even if the ship girls did nothing, they always thought that their existence would be replaced by better ship girls.

It was an existential crisis, and then it triggered a visceral distrust.

Therefore, in the slightly more peaceful era, ship girls had nothing to do with law enforcement. At most, they were in charge of the affairs of their own system, that is, the gendarmerie.

In this era when ship girls are most needed to resist the deep sea, their identities are still very sensitive.

Even if they are the only line of defense against the deep sea, it won't work.

It is one thing that Nagato agrees with Veneto's idea, but if he really gathers a team of ship girls here to deal with human crimes, it will still be suspected of usurping power.

It is easy to cause human resistance.

If this causes the coexistence between humans and ship girls to be broken, they will become eternal sinners.

Not to mention that if it develops into a war, weak humans will not be able to hold on for long.

When it came time to make a decision, Nagato's brain automatically started to work at the flagship level.

The original idea of ​​accommodating Veneto became a secondary matter in the face of the major event of human survival.

"For the time being, we will manage it temporarily, and then we will elect ordinary people with more ability to manage it."

Veneto glanced at Nagato and understood what Nagato was worried about.

"In times of chaos, the law is severe. It is better to let those who think they can do bad things at this time weigh their own weight first, and then think about what to do in the future when there are no more vicious incidents."

Veneto recalled what Takeda had just said, that Yamamoto and his gang had robbed people who were evacuating inland before.

In such a desolate place, no one would know even if someone was buried.

Who knows how much blood these guys have on their hands.

She was not naive enough to think that these guys only robbed people of their money and did not kill them.

Every life saved may be a safety hazard.

Killing people is not illegal these days, so why not prevent future troubles?

"That's...ok."

Nagato, who was originally wavering, finally nodded and agreed to Gwen.

"Fortunately, this town isn't very big now, so the two of us are enough to handle it."

Although the new house is located in a slightly secluded area, it is not completely suburban.

If there is any problem, they can provide support quickly.

"So what do we do with these two guys?"

Nagato began to think about the problem beneath his feet.

"I think we should just hang them there in the middle of town. If there are accomplices, they will show up naturally."

Veneto spoke without even thinking.

It is impossible to sit and wait for something to happen, but where there is bait and fish, there will definitely be fish that take the bait.

What's more, this is the bait that the only fish has to eat.

"Just wait, my guys are coming and you're done! You little bitch, you look pretty, but if you apologize to me now, kneel down... ah!"

Yamamoto, whose back was pressed on the ground, finally understood what was happening.

He failed to extort money and was caught instead, and was paraded in the street.

This made him furious and he started cursing immediately.

He had not received much education and could not suppress his anger through knowledge. Naturally, he was the kind of person who would get angry easily.

Coupled with the mental stress brought about by years of committing crimes, it is normal to be a little crazy.

But before he could finish his words, Veneto stepped on his hand.

Veneto deeply understood that if this guy said half of the sentence, the book would be put on the shelf and despised by readers, saying "Life is miserable enough, and reading books still makes you suffer" and so on, so he decisively stopped Yamamoto from saying other garbage.

"He looks very strong. I don't think he will die even if he is left with this much energy for three days. If he gets some water, he should be fine in six or seven days."

Veneto retracted his foot and spoke.

Nagato frowned, clearly unable to adjust to Veneto's movements.

But she ended up saying nothing.

And Veneto himself also felt that he was a bit weird.

There are many ways to stop others from speaking, such as directly covering their mouths or changing the subject. However, using pain to distract others does not seem to be an honorable method.

It feels more like a gangster style.

Veneto didn't remember having been involved in gangs, so how could such an idea suddenly come to his mind and be put into action?

"Uncle, do you have any ropes or something? Could you please nail two more wooden racks?"

There are talented people at hand, so why not use them?

Under the oppression of these guys, Takeda was happy to customize two framework platforms for them to show themselves, allowing them to play freely on them.

"Yes, yes, yes."

It was not known whether it was out of joy at having his revenge or fear after witnessing Veneto's methods, but Takeda ran over trembling and pulled out a hemp rope as thick as two fingers from somewhere.

Then he found some more wood and nailed two crosses to it with a few clangs.

"Let's put these things in the middle of the town."

Veneto, who didn't treat Yamamoto and the other man as human beings, simply grabbed the collar of the other guy and dragged him forward.

NO.476 Waiting for the Hook

The commotion in the middle of the town quickly attracted the attention of people around.

Even those who were in a hurry and unwilling to communicate with others slowed down their pace.

Curiosity is something that all human beings have. Even in this age when most people try hard to restrain themselves, new and interesting things will still attract their attention.

However, after seeing that there were two crosses with two people hanging on them, these guys' bodies and heads gave two signals to the thighs, and many of them staggered.

The head tells the legs that something is going to happen, so run.

But the body tells the legs not to move, because there’s something interesting to watch.

"Is this okay?"

Takeda wiped the sweat from his head and looked at the cross that he had fixed with great effort.

The person to be tied up here is a young and energetic young man, not a weak old man.

He had to have a strong lower body, otherwise, with the strength of the young man, he would fall over after a few shakes, and it would be embarrassing for him, the guy who took the initiative to put on airs.

Takeda wanted to show his initiative and gentlemanly manners, but now he feels a little regretful. He should have let these two powerful men do this job.

There are still many places on the ground in Sasebo town where there are remains of cement and bricks.

However, there were also many places where large holes were created by artillery shells and then hastily filled in with soil.

So there is still muddy ground to sharpen the cross below.

"As long as their accomplices receive the letter, that's enough."

Veneto glanced at the crowd of onlookers.

Most of the people there were skinny and dirty, and malnutrition was the norm. Even the old man in the furniture store didn't look that strong.

A guy like this can't even rob with a knife, he will be staggering even if he just stands there.

Veneto thought that a guy who was capable of robbing should at least have some meat on his body, right?

Didn’t you see the two guys who were being hung on the cross by Nagato? They had ruddy complexions and were full of energy, and it was obvious that they had never been hungry.

"Hey, kid, is your boss coming over?"

Veneto put on a threatening expression and patted Yamamoto.

"I do not know."

Yamamoto's attitude is much better now.

He gradually faced the reality that he had run into a tough opponent.

When people don't want to pay attention to him, they just ignore him. When they want to pay attention to him, he doesn't say a word. He can't stand it if any girl pinches him.

That pain is so excruciating.

Only then did he realize that the two people in front of him were ship girls.

That legendary creature's terrifying strength is completely unreasonable.

Given his small body, the reason why people didn't scatter his ashes is simply because they think he still has value.

This also made him panic. What value could he have? Although he belonged to the sorrow of this era, the uneducated generation, after all, it was already difficult to survive.

But he was not stupid. He immediately thought that he was the bait, the bait to lure his brothers and the leader.

The sad thing is that his bait is quite powerful, and his brothers and boss will definitely be fooled and fall into the trap.