The gourmet among pirates

"I suspect there are pirates hiding here, please cooperate with the search."

"Don't be afraid. We are the navy. As long as you cooperate with the inspection honestly, we will not harm you."

"Don't worry, if there are pirates, we will protect your safety."

Words like this rang out in the streets and alleys of Radavi.

"Check check!"

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Under the inspection of this group of navy.

There are only a few shops on both sides of the street.

Businesses were closed one after another, leaving Ace and others who had originally purchased a batch of supplies to be left hanging in place.

Upon seeing this, Ace picked up a sailor who was passing by and asked, "Hey, what's going on here? What are you guys doing?"

"Hey, kid, don't make trouble..."

The naval soldier who was pulled by Ace was about to scold Ace.

But when he turned around, he found that Ace's face seemed a little familiar.

Although Ace is not wearing a navy uniform today, in the past few years, when Morin retired, Ace was the one running around in the East China Sea, dealing with the pirates that were raging everywhere!

Compared with Mo Lin, who has gradually become a legendary figure, "Fire Sword" Ace is an idol-level figure that they, the lower-level navy, are more likely to come into contact with.

"Ah! Are you Lord Ace, the Fire Sword?" The navy caught by Ace looked at Ace's familiar face and asked with some uncertainty.

Ace nodded, picked up the famous sword 'Deadwood' on his waist, and gestured, "Yes, it's me, this is my sword 'Deadwood', I believe you have all heard of it, now you can say it ?"

"Yes, sir."

After seeing Ace's admission, the navy soldier who was pulled by Ace, together with his companions, gave Ace a flustered salute before opening his mouth to explain.

"Lord Ace, it's like this. Not long ago, a seriously injured person was brought to our base in a storm in a broken boat. Although the doctors in our base tried their best to save him, he finally died. He was seriously injured and died. However, before he died, he used his last strength to kneel on the ground and ask our base to rescue his hometown that was occupied by pirates..."

After listening to the words of the marine in front of him, Ace nodded slightly and looked at the navy who was still shouting and searching not far away and said:

"If my guess is correct, his hometown is the Ladavi Island in front of us."

The thin navy man who was pulled by Ace nodded and said solemnly: "You guessed it right, Ladavi Island is the hometown of that guy."

"Actually..." At this point, the thin navy showed a trace of hesitation on his face, but he finally said it, "Actually, Ladavi Island is not a member of the World Government."

Ace looked around and nodded: "I see, this operation was probably organized voluntarily by you after receiving some 'remuneration' from that man!"

Ace, who is no longer ignorant, judged at the first sight of Radavi that it was not an island protected by the World Government.

After all, with the appearance of Ladavi Island, it doesn’t look like it can afford gold from the sky.

It was precisely for this reason that he was surprised by the navy ship that first appeared on the dock.

It seems now.

The appearance of this naval warship was indeed a spontaneous action by the base.

As for the so-called "remuneration", it is an old custom in the navy.

In order to avoid being troubled by the world government, they always have to find an excuse for something.

Ha ha!

Ace didn't think that a guy driving a small boat and drifting with the tide in a storm could really afford the price of hiring a navy warship.

After hearing that Ace took the initiative to help them complete a lie, the thin marine nodded his head desperately and looked at Ace, who was much younger than him, with admiration.

[The big shot is indeed a big shot. He actually found a reason for the captain's private actions so quickly. 】

While nodding, the thin navy said: "Yes, that's it."

"If that's the case, what's going on on the island? It seems to me that the residents on the island don't seem to welcome our navy."

Speaking of this, the thin navy's face became a little confused.

after awhile.

The thin navy man smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, you are right. The residents of this island do not welcome us very much..."

Ace learned about it after the thin navy man told him.

original.

Led by Navy Captain Colomedo, this group of navy arrived at the island early in the morning and led people to seal the dock.

Prepare to capture the pirates on the island in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, things didn't go smoothly.

After they landed in the town.

Chapter 337 Dark under the lamp

After they landed in the town.

What was greeted was not the cheers of the town residents, but a faint resistance.

Even the children in the town looked at them with fear.

Not to mention welcoming their navy, even when their navy wanted to search for the pirates hiding on the island, the residents of the island were full of uncooperation.

This is not.

While Ace and the others were talking.

Captain Kuromido has an upright and somewhat irritable temper.

When faced with a resident who refused to cooperate and kept the doors and windows closed.

With an angry look, he raised his iron fist and banged at the door of the wooden house, knocking on the door.

"Inside, I'll count to three. If you don't open the door, I'll kick it down."

"three!"

"two!"

Looking at the door that was still motionless, Kuromido had a gloomy look on his face.

Just when Kuromido was about to shout out the last number.

Squeak!

The door of the wooden house suddenly opened from the inside.

Several men in tattered gray short-sleeved shirts stood inside the door and opened it with fear on their faces. One of them, a slightly plump man with a protruding belly, stood out, walked up to Kuromido, and handed over a few crumpled Baileys a little awkwardly.

He said with a flattering look: "Come on, Lord Navy, calm down and stop kicking us. This little shabby house like ours can't stand the torment."

"What do you mean, we are the navy, not pirates." Kuromido glanced at Bailey in the rich man's hand and pushed it back with an ugly look.

“Ah, this…”

Seeing the Bailey being returned, a flash of physical pain flashed in the rich man's eyes, and then with his other hand, he took out a thousand-denomination Bailey from his pocket.

Stacked with the crumpled Baileys on the right hand.

He smiled bitterly and handed them to Kuromito.

Said pitifully:

"Master Navy, you are so noble. We on Radavi Island are all a group of poor people. Please be more considerate."

He looked at the addition of a thousand beli, and was handed a few banknotes in front of him again.

Kuromido's face was filled with anger and helplessness.

Who does this guy think he is?

If he really wanted to be greedy for such a small amount of money, he would not have taken the punishment and led one or two hundred people from the naval base all the way to this inhospitable place to arrest the possible pirates. A thief.

Such a small amount of money is not enough for a day's food expenses for more than a dozen of them.

Kuromido glanced at the group of people huddled in the corner with fearful faces, and said angrily: "We are the navy, not pirates, nor bullies collecting protection fees. We will not ask for your money. We will do it." This is to search for pirates. Please cooperate with us later. Of course, if you know the whereabouts of that group of pirates, you can tell me directly. Don’t worry, our navy will protect you."

"Ah, pirate?"

The rich man shouted in surprise, and then said cautiously: "Sir, the poor mice here are almost dying. How can there be blind pirates who come here to fight in the autumn wind!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the dilapidated streets outside.

The streets were crowded with civilians who were being pulled out of their houses by naval soldiers.

Among these civilians, there were men and women, and most of them were families, a couple with one or two children. Occasionally, a few children gathered together in twos and threes, looking at these navy with fearful eyes.

"Humph, it's not up to you to decide whether there are pirates or not."

After snorting coldly, Kuromido personally led two of his men into the wooden house and did a brief inspection.

He walked out of the wooden house. Before leaving, he warned several people in the room: "Hey, if our navy searches for pirates later, don't run around, otherwise you will be hit by grenades. But Don’t blame me for not reminding you.”

The rich man said flatteringly: "Sir, if you want to search here, would you like me to call someone for you?"

"To be honest, no pirates will come to our indifferent place at all. On the contrary, your navy's search has frightened some of the people here. No, just now, even the little ones were frightened. I didn’t dare to open the door...”

Kuromido shook his head speechlessly and said, "No need."

Done.

He led his men out.

Behind Kuromido, in a corner that he couldn't see, the rich man who had been flattering just now showed a disdainful smile.

The corners of his mouth silently gestured two words.

【Idiot! 】

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Not long after leaving the house.

Kuromido saw another tough man.

He walked up to Kuromido and said, "Master Marine."

"Who are you?" Kuromido asked.

The capable man replied: "This is Raf, the mayor of this town. I'm here to ask, what do you want to do when you come to our town?"

After hearing the identity of the man in front of him.

Kuromido: "Don't worry, our navy will not harm civilians. We will leave immediately after we find the pirates."

"Pirates?" Rafe said with a bitter smile: "Sir, you must be mistaken. We Radavi are so poor. How can any pirate be stupid enough to come and rob us? In this small town, so many people eat every day. There is no meal left, to be honest, with what you did today, many people in the town may not have their dinner."

After Rafe finished speaking, some dissatisfied shouts could be heard on both sides of the street.

"Yes, why are we poor people being searched for? If you have the skills, go search those rich people!"

"The navy is no different from pirates. They only bully honest people like us..."

When Rafe saw Kuromido's expression looking a little ugly, he immediately turned around and yelled at the crowd on the street.

"Shut up."

After scolding them, Rafe licked his face and said brightly to Kuromido: "Master Marine, look..."

Kuromido looked at the stoic-faced Mayor Raf, as well as several young and strong young men surrounding him, as well as the ragged townspeople not far away, and pondered.

Early this morning, their navy surrounded the town.

It stands to reason that it has delayed a lot of people's time. After all, in such a poor island, many people say that they rely on the sea for their meals.

And early in the morning is the best time to catch the sea.

If you miss this opportunity, many of the seafood washed up on the beach by the waves at night will either be snatched away by other predators or hidden under the thick sand.

Hard to find trace.

And even if other people don't rely on the sea to eat, they will be delayed for most of the day, which will have some impact on their lives.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with what these people say.

But Kuromido always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.