Chapter 92 Opportunity
Finally the next day arrived, and the three people and one cat, a total of four heads, put together and looked curiously at the front page headline of the latest issue of the newspaper.
"Captain of the Sun Pirates, Jinbei, the 'Sea Knight', has been invited to become one of the Shichibukai!"
"It is indeed this matter. The proposal should have been made a long time ago, but it has only been finalized now." Zhang Da also reached out to help Tom round his flattened head again.
Tom's head feels great to the touch. You can roll it into a round shape, flatten it, or knead it into a donkey's head. It's more fun than plasticine.
Tom pushed Zhang Daye's evil hands away with disgust, and clapped his hands twice to return to normal.
"Is there any relationship between this Jinbei and that major general?" Rui Mengmeng asked.
Zhang Da also explained: "Oh, you were not here at that time. The major general said that his subordinates were sacrificed because of the attack on this pirate group, but the original criminals became legal pirates, so it was difficult to accept."
“It does seem excessive.”
Zhang Da also added: "However, what he was ordered to do at the time was to recapture the rescued slaves. In fact, it was not very authentic. It should be said that he and his subordinates were deceived by the Celestial Dragons and the World Government."
"So in that incident, the pirates weren't completely wrong, and the navy wasn't completely right either? What a complicated relationship."
"That's about it. The news reported that after Jinbe becomes a Shichibukai, all members of the Sun Pirates can return to civilian status as they wish, and the members who were originally arrested will also be released. Major General Kadalu and his men may be busy with these things these days. It's really a torture for him."
Zhang Da also remembered that have been released in this way. Should he find out the handover location and then kill him on the way?
It doesn't seem possible. Arlong is innocent now, but if he is killed before he forms his own pirate group and goes out to sea, he will become a criminal. This is really disgusting.
"Let's put this aside for now. The people who wanted to murder us haven't been caught yet. Let's continue with our fishing plan today."
It has been five days since we dealt with those organ traffickers, and there has been no movement at all. They can't have given up, right?
Zhang Da, who didn't believe in evil, took Tom out alone today, and Altria still followed secretly.
Unfortunately, no one came out to cause trouble from morning to noon.
When the store opened at noon, the headlines naturally became a hot topic.
Some people think that the Seven Warlords of the Sea are a force that obeys the World Government , and their presence can reduce the number of pirates.
Some people also think that having one more "legal pirate" is not a good thing.
Among them was Uncle Goodman, who came to Zhang Daye's place for the first time and asked, "Did you see today's news, little brother?"
"Are you talking about the one about the Seven Warlords of the Sea? I've seen it." Zhang Da first placed two plates of cold dishes in front of him, watched him eat a little, and then picked out a bottle of low-alcohol, good-tasting wine and poured it for him.
Last time, Mrs. Molly quietly told him that if Goodman came to his place for a drink, he should take care of him a little. It was really an enviable relationship.
Goodman picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp: "Alas, there is another big pirate who can plunder legally. I don't know what will happen to this island."
Zhang Da also said: "Whether he becomes a Shichibukai or not has little to do with us ordinary people, right?"
Goodman said, "But he is a murloc. You know how murlocs are treated on this island. He might take the opportunity to take revenge."
If someone with a personality like Arlong became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he would probably come for revenge, such as demolishing Shabaodi Park, but Jinbei is unlikely to do such a thing.
The fat blue guy has spent half his life working hard to protect Fish-Man Island. He would never do something that would increase ordinary people's hatred towards Fish-Man.
Zhang Da also thought about it and asked, "Uncle, you also can't stand fish people?"
Goodman gave him a strange look and said, "Of course not. I'm a boatman."
"What has this got to do with boatmen?"
"Mr. Tom, the world's number one shipwright whom I admire the most, is a murloc. How could I hate murlocs so easily?"
"Meow?" Tom leaned forward. He seemed to hear someone calling his name.
"I'm not talking about you." Zhang Da also pushed Tom back.
Goodman continued, " Brother, don't be prejudiced like some people. I think just like there are good and bad humans, there are good fishmen like Mr. Tom, and there are vicious pirates. It's just that most of what we see and hear are about fishmen and pirates, so we have the impression that they are fierce and brutal."
Zhang Da also nodded. Uncle Goodman was a sensible man. Most of the kind-hearted fishmen lived honestly on Fishman Island. Even if they floated up to see the outside world like Kami, they did it secretly.
Those who become pirates and burn, kill and plunder are not the kind of people who would keep quiet.
"Uncle, if, I mean if, if you encounter ferocious fish-man pirates or something like that, remember to call me." Zhang Da also said, "The guards in our tavern are really strong. One can fight dozens of them."
"Hahaha, you don't have to worry about me. The boatmen in our dock are not easy to mess with. When I was young, I could easily beat dozens of them by myself."
Goodman thought, even if he wanted to use Den Den Mushi to call for help, he should call the navy for help. Oh, yes, he should also call the guy and tell them to be ready to take refuge at any time.
Zhang Da was a little anxious when he saw that he didn't listen. The people in the Arlong Pirate Group were said to have arm strength ten times that of humans... But the boat workers here didn't seem to be ordinary boat workers. In terms of strength alone, they should be no worse than ordinary fishmen.
If Aaron and his gang really dared to cause trouble there, even those cadres might be killed.
"Just in case, let's go to the beach to exercise these two days. I always feel that Uncle Goodman is setting a flag." Zhang Da also made a decision. This way, he could also create more opportunities for those who wanted to murder him. It was really considerate.
"Uncle, you've already drunk a lot."
"It's just a little bit of wine, why are you becoming as talkative as Molly?"
"Oh, I will tell her exactly what I said."
"It's better not to..."
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Two days later in the morning, Tom was half lying on a beach chair with his fishing rod in his hand and yawned. It was still early and the warm sunshine shining on Tom made him feel a little lazy.
But the crackling sound next to him made Tom unable to sleep. It was Zhang Daye and Rui Mengmeng fighting with bamboo swords.
"Snap!" The bamboo sword in Rui Mengmeng's hand was broken in the middle, and the two men stopped temporarily.
"It's broken again." Zhang Da said helplessly, "Do you want to change to a real sword?"
Both of them have gained considerable strength recently. Ordinary bamboo swords can only be used to practice moves. They are easily broken when used in a full-strength confrontation, even though they used to think they were quite resilient.
But when it comes to using a real sword against one's own people, I feel a little uncomfortable and the practice results are not good, which is very frustrating.
Tom was equally worried. He held his chin and tapped the armrests of the chair with several fingers one by one.
Because the broken sword that was knocked away hit his head again. It was weird. He had changed positions several times, but no matter whose broken sword it was, it seemed to be aimed at him and always hit him accurately.
Tom rolled his eyes upwards and looked at the Himalayas that had been smashed above his head, feeling so aggrieved that he wanted to cry.
"Plu pulu pulu... Kacha."
Zhang Da also took out a Den Den Mushi from his clothes and answered the call. Kimi's voice came from the other end:
"Brother Tatsuya, I'm Kemi. I ran away again. Can I come and play with you guys?"
