Chapter 299 Tom: I am not I don’t have
Zhang Da also had to admit that he was definitely not cut out to be a gourmet. He could not taste any difference if a shrimp was cooked a few seconds more or less.
But this did not stop him from feeling secretly happy. There were not many people who could snatch food from a lion and survive successfully, not to mention that the little lion gave it to him on its own initiative.
Zhang Day also happily finished his hotpot meal and finally waited for the arrival of the naval branch's ship.
"The 16th Navy Branch... I seem to have heard of it." Zhang Da also looked at the naval warships that were getting closer and closer, wondering if anything weird was going to happen.
The warship approached slowly, and perhaps because they were worried about falling into the pirates' trap, the soldiers all held their weapons and remained alert.
If Zhang Da had not taken down the Black Cat Pirates' flag in advance, they might have fired a round of test shells before coming over.
"I'm Lieutenant Mouse from the 16th Navy Branch. Are you from the Amber Tour Group?" a naval officer asked, pinching his beard.
Zhang Da also looked up. This Colonel Mouse was just as his name suggested. He really had six mouse-like whiskers on both sides of his cheeks and a pair of mouse-like ears on his head. He didn't know if they were decorations or if his ears really looked like that.
Zhang Da also said: "It's us. We just defeated all 64 members of the Black Cat Pirates. Please accept them."
Major Mouse raised his chin and signaled his subordinates to verify.
Several marines nearby boarded the Black Cat Pirates' ship with several bounty warrants. Zango and the cat-man brothers easily confirmed that it was correct, but it took them a lot of effort to get Captain Kro to do it.
The guy was beaten badly by Zhang Daye, and there was no way to avoid his face. The two marines almost mistook the boatman Nukianu for Clo. In the end, they recognized Clo with the help of Zhang Daye.
"Report to the Major. The bounty on the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, Crowe, is 10 million berries. The bounty on the vice-captain, the hypnotist, Zango, is 6 million berries. The bounty on the cat brothers, Bushi and Sam, is 4 million berries. There is also a damaged pirate ship and several weapons. The total bounty is 52 million berries!"
When Major Mouse heard the last number, he raised his eyebrows and showed a cunning smile: "Chichichichi... It's amazing that they can defeat the Black Cat Pirates. Even we are troubled by that guy Kuro."
The headache is because you are too new, and this person's laughter is also like a mouse... Zhang Da also smiled politely and said modestly: "We are lucky."
Tom looked at Major Mouse's appearance and heard his laughter. He subconsciously wanted to catch the mouse, but was held down by Zhang Daye.
And after calming down, Tom got scared. The mouse was too big to catch. If the owner insisted on catching it... he would have to use a shotgun or some mechanism.
Tom tilted his head and began to think about the mouse-catching plan.
"It seems that we are indeed lucky." Hearing Zhang Daye's humble words, Major Mouse actually nodded in agreement.
It was not because Zhang Daye's humble tone was too sincere, but because he took a quick glance and found that this group of people looked easy to bully.
The first person who came out to negotiate with him was very young and looked very kind. The girl standing behind him was carrying a big sword on her back, looking very intimidating, but her face was full of weakness.
A blonde girl and a man with an afro were drinking tea. Only the back of the man with the afro could be seen, but he looked so thin that he seemed like he would fall down if the wind blew.
Two little girls were making strange gestures with their hands at the stern, probably playing a game. The two cats could be ignored.
Maybe there are other people in the cabin, but since they didn't come out to negotiate, they either don't have a say or are less mature than the boy in front of him, so they are not worth worrying about.
Finally, Major Mouse concluded that there was no one on the ship who could fight.
As for how the Black Cat Pirates were defeated, there happened to be a storm today, so it is likely that these kids took advantage of them!
In this way, there is room for maneuver. Major Mouse whispered a few words to a Marine. The Marine hesitated for a moment, then ran away under the gaze of Major Mouse.
"Please wait a moment. I have ordered people to collect the bounty." Major Mouse said to Zhang Daye, and then ordered, "Detain all pirates and take over this pirate ship."
The marines were busy, and Zhang Da was also counting the accounts. He had also heard the report from the marine just now. The bounty was the same as what Shark Chili had recorded. There was no problem with it, except that the price of the pirate ship was somewhat unexpectedly low.
I don’t know if it’s because the quality of the boat is poor or because Major Mouse has deducted the price, but the price quoted by the soldier doesn’t seem fake.
While waiting, Major Laoshu chatted with Zhang Daye with a smile, asking them how many people were on the ship, who was the captain and so on. His attitude was much better than that of Warrant Officer Hebodi whom he met a few days ago.
Zhang Da was also curious about what tricks he was up to, so he did not hide the basic information. Anyway, there was no need to keep the number of members secret.
Now Major Mouse felt relieved. With only eight people and two cats, two of which were completely children, he made a lot of money this time.
A moment later, a Marine came out with a cloth bag and handed it to Zhang Daye.
Major Mouse said politely, "Mr. Tatsuya, here are 52 million Baileys. Please keep them."
Zhang Da also felt that the amount was not right, and he frowned as he opened the bag. Sure enough, there were only twenty stacks of 10,000 Bailey bills in the bag, which was at most 20 million Baileys.
"Major Mouse, this bounty amount is wrong, isn't it?"
"How can it be wrong?" Major Mouse asked the Marine who just received the money in a pretentious manner, "How much did you give to Mr. Tatsuya?"
"Five... fifty-two million Baileys!"
“Are you sure it’s this number?”
"Yes! I am sure it will not be less!"
Major Mouse nodded with satisfaction. "Mr. Tatsuya, I believe my men will not lie to me. Please count them again carefully. But if they were lost accidentally, there is nothing we can do. Chichichichichi..."
After saying this, Major Mouse twirled his beard, and his sly grin revealed his villainous face to the fullest.
"Boss, what should we do?" Rui Mengmeng beside Zhang Da was anxious. She could still tell how much money there was. Was this the legendary corrupt official? But she didn't know what to do, and subconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword.
Colonel Mouse smiled even brighter when he saw Rui Mengmeng's actions: "Hey, that woman, are you going to attack the navy? You will be wanted!
You guys were just lucky enough to pick up a small pirate group, so you should be happy to get a bounty of more than 50 million Baileys, right?"
Zhang Da was also shocked. He had thought that this seemingly cunning little villain would use some clever means to swallow the bounty, but he turned out to be so disloyal?
In the original plot, he went to rob Nami's money and even accused her of being a thief. Is it because he has been a colonel-level officer for too short a time and has not grown up yet?
Zhang Da also looked at him: "Are you going to embezzle our bounty?"
"The consequences of slandering a naval lieutenant commander will be very serious. However, I am in a good mood today and do not want to argue with you. Be smart." Major Mouse turned around and ordered, "Return to the port!"
He was really in a good mood when he said that. He could earn 30 million Baileys just by recruiting a pirate, and he could open a bottle of red wine when he got home. By the way, a restaurant on the sea opened a few months ago, and it seemed to have a good reputation, so he might as well go there to celebrate.
The warship and the pirate ship of the Black Cat Pirates set sail at the same time. Zhang Da watched them set off and did not let Rui Mengmeng take action.
Rui Mengmeng was indignant: "Boss, are you just going to let them go like this?"
Zhang Da also smiled and said, "It will be very troublesome if we attack the navy. It's okay. We can ask others for the money and take him down at the same time."
It's not worth getting a wanted warrant for a mere rat. Just contact a navy who can deal with him.
Zhang Da also counted the contact information of the navy in the small phone book in his hand: Kuro, Kadaru, T. Penn, Gion, Garp, Borsalino, Stoloberry...
Before I knew it, I got to know a lot of high-ranking naval officials. Unfortunately, Aokiji didn't show up much during the last Golden Lion incident, so I didn't have time to have a good chat with him.
After thinking about it, I finally decided to call Lieutenant General Gion. I am more familiar with him and he should have enough authority. Even if he doesn't have enough authority, he still has enough connections.
As for Garp, although he was relatively close, he didn't even answer Zhan Guo's call. Zhang Da also felt that he didn't have enough face.
The call was connected soon.
"Tatsuya-chan? It's been a long time. Have you finally decided that you want to be a marine?" Gion's voice seemed a little tired, but the tone of his voice was still as seductive as before.
Zhang Da also ruthlessly refused: "No."
Vice Admiral Gion continued to ask: "Does Liya miss me? If Liya wants to be a marine, you better not mess with her!"
"You think too much." Zhang Da also followed her tone and said, "It's good enough that Liya-chan doesn't hate you now."
Altria, who was drinking tea and eating snacks, looked back at Zhang Daye and stuffed a small biscuit into her mouth, wondering what this matter had to do with her.
Lieutenant General Gion asked in confusion, "Huh? Why? Is it that Tatsuya-chan keeps saying bad things about me?"
Zhang Da also said: "There are worms in your navy. A major just deducted our bounty. Liya-chan is almost starving now. Her overall favorability towards the navy has dropped by at least 50%."
Lieutenant General Gion was silent for a moment, and finally asked seriously: "What's going on?"
Zhang Da also briefly explained Major Mouse's story, and finally said, "It's so annoying to see him showing off, but we can't beat him, so we can only come to you to complain."
"I understand. I apologize to you for someone in the navy doing this. I will compensate you with the bounty. Please don't misunderstand the entire navy because of one person."
Vice Admiral Gion did not doubt what Zhang Tatsuya said. She knew that there were inevitably corrupt officials in the navy, and people like Zhang Tatsuya would not cheat her for such a small amount of money.
Of course, it's okay to just hear that Liya-chan hates the navy because she doesn't have enough food to eat. She is most likely trying to irritate people on purpose. If the occasion wasn't wrong, Gion would definitely tease her by saying something like 'If you can't afford to raise Liya-chan, you can let me raise her.'
Unfortunately, she was not in the mood at the moment. She patted her conscience and was glad that there was no conflict between the two sides, otherwise it would have been a difficult ending.
Zhang Da also said: "Thank you very much. If there is a misunderstanding, I will not contact you. It is better to clean up such termites as soon as possible. It will affect the image of the navy."
"I'll deal with it right away." Vice Admiral Gion hung up the phone, ready to look after the matter personally, and even wanted to take the opportunity to launch .
It was not to give face to Zhang Daye, but because she was very free now and... she was in a bad mood.
In fact, Gion has been busy trying to capture Doflamingo a long time ago, but has failed repeatedly. The biggest progress recently is that Zhang Tatsuya and others helped capture Diamante and Buffalo.
This incident made Gion happy for several days. He felt that with these two people around, the chances of catching Doflamingo were much greater.
However, no one expected that guy would dare to attack Tenjo Jin and become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
Diamante and Buffalo, who were subordinates of the lower Seven Warlords of the Sea, were acquitted of the charges and released. Faced with such a thing, Gion suddenly felt that he was a fool for making plans so seriously.
So she was in a bad mood, a very bad mood, and had planned to catch some pirates to vent her anger when she had free time, but just in time a mouse ran into the muzzle of her gun.
Gion gritted his teeth. A small branch major almost forced out a pirate who was more troublesome than the Seven Warlords of the Sea!
Should I call him a bastard or praise him for his ability?
Gion swore to the word "justice" behind him that he would never let this rat go!
…
"ah!!!"
“Ouch!!!”
“What’s going on?!!”
"Major Mouse!"
Major Laoshu's warship had not sailed too far, and Zhang Da had just hung up the phone when he heard his screams and the panicked voices of the marines.
Zhang Da and Rui Mengmeng exchanged a glance: "Are the sanctions coming so quickly? It doesn't seem like it. No matter how efficient it is, it can't be this high, right?"
Seeing the mouse major on the warship jumping higher than the mast, Zhang Da also realized: "Tom, did you play a trick on him?"
Tom spread his hands and shrugged to indicate no.
He just saw that the big rat made its owner angry, so he secretly threw some props.
However, he had tried those props before and they were completely useless against mice, so the mouse's screams were probably not caused by him.
Definitely not.
Tom held a finger in his mouth and tilted his head to think, could a mouse really be caught in a mousetrap?
Zhang Da was also confused. Tom would never lie to him. Even if he did something bad and wanted to lie, his guilt would be written on his face and he could not be fooled at all.
Strictly speaking this was a good thing, because if Tom had done it he would have admitted it right away and asked for praise.
Who did this good deed then?
"Who on earth did this?!" Major Mouse was furious. He accidentally stepped on a mousetrap. If it was an ordinary mousetrap, he would be fine if he stepped on it with his leather boots, but after stepping on this one, his foot immediately became swollen.
That was not all. When he subconsciously jumped up holding his feet, someone threw a bunch of nails on the deck!
After stepping on it, the pain made him jump up into the sky. If he hadn't braked suddenly and moved to the side before landing, he would have had many more holes on his back.
Now Major Mouse was so angry that he didn't notice that his leather boots were swollen along with his feet, nor did he notice why he could jump so high and brake suddenly in the air.
"Help me get to the medical room!"
"Yes, Major!"
Two Marines carried Major Mouse, but when they reached the stairs, one of the Marines stepped on a banana peel and the other stepped on a watermelon peel, and they both slipped and fell to the ground.
"Ah~~~~~" Major Mouse screamed and rolled down the stairs.
"Bastards! Do you want to kill me?" Although he fell with a bloody head, Major Mouse's health bar was much longer than Kuina's, and he still had the energy to curse.
"I'm sorry, Major!" The innocent Marine got up and ran down quickly.
But when he was helping Major Mouse up, he stepped on a hoe that came from nowhere.
The hoe suddenly stood up and the long wooden handle hit Major Mouse in the face.
"Major!" The Marine was disheartened. This was the end. Would he be accused of murdering his superior?
Major Mouse did not respond because he had lost consciousness. His eyes kept spinning like mosquito coils, and a vertical red mark on his face recorded his bad experience.
