Chapter 102: People who were tricked by Zhang Daye
The next morning, Zhang Da also saw a piece of news about Alabasta.
It says that Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, defeated dozens of pirates alone and protected the safety of the residents near the port.
There is a photo on it. Crocodile has a slicked-back hair, a cigar in his mouth, a big golden hook in his hand, and a coat with a fur collar. Wearing like this in the desert, he really looks like a tough guy.
Crocodile's deeds were exaggerated in the news. After all, the more actively he suppressed pirates, the more it proved the correctness of the World Government's policy of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
"This guy is still playing the role of a hero. He seems to be smiling very happily." Compared with him, Zhang Da was not so happy.
After seeing Kemi off yesterday, Zhang Da counted his gains and then remembered that he had forgotten to ask Mr. 3 how they got there. When he thought about the possibility of missing out on the income from selling the boat, he felt like he had lost a lot.
Calculating his previous income, Zhang Daye now has more than 90 million Baileys in his hands, enough to buy a Crocodile with some left over.
At this time, Crocodile, who was worth 81 million Baileys, was hiding in his office, thinking about his plan.
Ever since his disastrous defeat in the challenge against Whitebeard, Crocodile had been disheartened for a while. The man known as the strongest man in the world made him see no hope of defeating him with his own abilities.
But Crocodile's dream has not changed, he still wants to become the Pirate King.
Since it is impossible to do it with personal strength alone, then pursue military strength. As long as you have the ancient weapon Pluto that can sink an island with one shot, you can easily defeat any pirate group!
So Crocodile settled in Alabasta. He secretly learned that there were clues about Pluto hidden here, and choosing this country where most of the land is desert would not arouse anyone 's suspicion. After all, his ability is the natural Sand-Sand Fruit.
Everything has been going smoothly so far. His public identity is Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He is known as a hero in Alabasta and his reputation is growing.
The Baroque Works founded by the secret identity Mr. 0 is also growing stronger. However, the information about Pluto will unexpectedly be the "historical text", and he needs someone to help decipher it.
Crocodile took out a bounty for a little black-haired girl and said, "Nicole Robin, where are you?"
"Pulu pulu pulu..." The voice of Den Den Mushi interrupted Crocodile's thoughts. It was the Den Den Mushi that belonged to Mr. 0.
"Boss, here is Miss. Two Fingers."
According to the code name rules of Baroque Works, Miss.Double Finger should actually be translated into New Year's Day, because January 1st is like two fingers, so it is called two fingers or double fingers.
"What's the matter?" Crocodile asked calmly.
"Since this morning, there have been many people hiding around the Spider Cafe, suspected to be soldiers of the King's Army."
Crocodile bit the cigar in his mouth lightly: "You are exposed?"
"No, my current identity is still Pola, the owner of Spider Café. Maybe someone among the senior agents leaked the real purpose of this shop." Only Mr. 0 and Mr. 1 know the real identity of Miss. Two Fingers.
She has been running the coffee shop under the pseudonym Pola as a gathering place for senior agents. In a sense, it can be regarded as the headquarters of Baroque Works.
For a long time, her disguise had never been discovered, even though it was just a disguise of wearing black-framed glasses and a colorful headscarf.
In the anime, it was not until before the final operation that she took the initiative to reveal her identity, and other senior agents realized that the proprietress of this house was also their companion.
Crocodile ordered: "That place cannot be used anymore. If your identity is not exposed, you can go bankrupt or transfer it after a while."
"Yes." Miss. understood what he meant with both hands. If her identity was not exposed, she could go bankrupt after a while, but if it was exposed, she would probably be dealt with.
Crocodile leaned back in his chair and puffed out a cigarette. The only people with code names before 5 and their partners knew about that coffee shop, and the people who were most likely to get into trouble now... were they the ones who went to Shampoo?
"Pluk pluk pluk..." The sound that sounded again gave Crocodile a bad feeling.
"Boss, this is Mr. 1."
"What's up?"
"Several million elders were arrested in Albana, the capital of Alabasta. I have already dealt with them, but they were people who had sneaked into the king's army with great difficulty. They were not performing any mission when they were arrested. Something is fishy." It was rare for Mr. 1 to say so many words at once.
The combat effectiveness of the Million Elders in the Baroque Works is generally at the level of miscellaneous soldiers, but their final mission is very important, such as deliberately firing the first shot to intensify the conflict when the King's Army and the rebel army are confronting each other.
People like this usually just need to lurk around and they don't have any special tasks.
"I understand. Inform other senior agents to hide their identities during this period. All missions in Alabasta will be suspended." This is no longer strange. This must be a betrayal. Crocodile needs to investigate what is going on.
Until his desk was filled with the report from the unlucky duo - a few pages torn from a sketchbook:
The painting of Mr.3 and his friends being defeated, the painting of the people in the tavern who defeated them, and the painting of Biznis who issued the quest.
"Did the Navy learn about Baroque Works through Mr. 3 and then contact Alabasta?" Crocodile guessed.
"A small tavern can easily defeat three senior agents. Can we try to win them over?" When Crocodile looked at the people in the tavern, he did not rush to curse them, but thought of winning them over first.
Baroque needs talents like them. When he finds the battleship Pluto in the future, he will also need manpower to operate it. It would certainly be a good thing to have more powerful subordinates.
"As for this Bizenis..." Crocodile called Mr. 1 again, "Go and kill one person. The information will be delivered by the Unlucky Duo."
"Yes, Boss." Mr. 1 was a cold-blooded killer and answered clearly and concisely.
This is what Crocodile admires most about him. Unlike Mr. 3, he is always proud of his own schemes, but ends up bringing him so much trouble.
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Grand Route, Food City.
Biznis has been feeling uncomfortable recently. Ever since he contacted the Baroque Workshop, he always felt that someone was watching him, which made him feel uneasy from time to time.
I don't have much appetite even in famous food cities.
In the past two days, he occasionally regretted taking such a big risk to provoke a large criminal organization, and even had the idea of leaving the Grand Line and fleeing to the four seas.
Although he felt that he had not revealed any flaws, no one should notice.
"Could it be that I have recently taken away some of my peers' business, so they want to target me?"
What he didn't expect was that the first people to approach him were not his colleagues or criminal organizations, but a few men in black suits.
