Pirates: The Greatest Scoundrel in Navy History

On the other side.

The three flying squirrels, along with hundreds of navy soldiers, were walking on the busy streets of the town, heading towards the residence of Sirdes Saint.

Gion looked worried, looking at the back of the flying squirrel walking in front of him.

She felt something was wrong, and she always suspected that Darren had deliberately sent her and Kaji away and acted alone.

"Big sister, you are so beautiful."

At this time, a childish voice sounded from the side, interrupting Gion's thoughts.

Gion was stunned and turned around.

What caught my eye was a little girl in a simple floral dress, carrying a backpack with packed red roses on her back.

The little girl looked only seven or eight years old, with big, shining eyes. She bowed politely to Gion and said:

"Do you want to buy flowers?"

Looking at the cute little girl, Gion's heart almost melted. A gentle smile appeared on her face. She half squatted down and touched her hair:

"Little sister, how much are you spending?"

As if seeing the long knife hanging on Gion's waist, the little girl said timidly:

"Sister, 200 Baileys each, is that okay?"

Gion She chuckled,

"You shouldn't ask me that,"

She noticed the look in the little girl's eyes and smiled gently:

"Don't worry, I'm a navy, I'm here to protect you."

"I'll only use this knife against bad guys."

Little girl: "Really?"

Gion nodded and smiled:

"Of course, that's what we navy people should do."

She looked at the flowers the little girl was carrying,

"Give me one."

Gion took out 200 Baileys and put them in the little girl's hand.

The little girl looked up in surprise, then put down her schoolbag awkwardly, and carefully picked,

"Well, this one is the most beautiful."

She picked out a red rose that was obviously the most brilliant, raised her hands high, and handed it to Gion.

Gion took it and asked with a smile:

"Little sister, why are you selling flowers at such a young age?"

The little girl smiled sweetly and replied:

"Liya is not young anymore, she can help her father."

She looked at the roses in her backpack with pride.

"These are the flowers my father planted, as beautiful as my sister!"

Gion laughed.

So that's how it is, is your father a flower farmer?

"Where's your mother?"

"Mom..." The little girl's eyes darkened, "Mom is sick, Dad told me that she went to a very far place for treatment."

Gion was stunned, with sadness flashing in his eyes.

Then the little girl turned around and looked at Kaji next to her, bowed politely and asked:

"Uncle, are you buying flowers?"

Kaji's face darkened.

The corner of his eye twitched, he squatted down, and a self-proclaimed friendly smile appeared on his face.

"Little sister, I'm less than 20 years old, you should call me brother."

The little girl opened her eyes wide in surprise, carefully looked at the man in front of her wearing a brown hat and biting a cigarette, and finally shook her head firmly:

"No, uncle, you don't look like a brother, you look like an uncle."

Kaji:...

He gritted his teeth and forced a smile with a stiff expression:

"Little sister, if you call me brother, I will buy all your flowers."

The little girl's eyes lit up, but soon she became entangled again. A pair of white and tender hands kept stirring in front of her, with a face full of grievances:

"Although Leah really wants to sell all the flowers... but my father told me not to lie."

Bang!

Kaji fell to the ground.

He got up again and said viciously:

"Damn it! Open your eyes and look, I'm only 19 years old!!"

He screamed madly.

"Okay, okay..." Seeing the pitiful look of the little girl who was about to cry, Gion kicked Kaji away angrily, squatted down and touched the little girl's head.

"Although the uncle is a little ugly, he is also a good person. Don't be afraid."

The little girl blinked her big eyes and nodded blankly.

Then she spread out the 200 Baileys that Gion earned from selling flowers in her hands, counted them clumsily, and then took out 40 Baileys and put them in her left pocket, and the remaining 160 Baileys in her right pocket.

Gion asked curiously:

"Why do you want to separate the money?"

The little girl said seriously:

"Dad said that our collection

Part of the income must be handed over, so that those with weapons will not come to trouble us. "

Gion's face changed slightly.

But at this time, a man ran over anxiously, took the little girl's hand, and bowed to Gion in fear:

"I'm very sorry, Navy Lord, Leah is ignorant and talked nonsense."

After saying this, he picked up his daughter and ran away.

"Goodbye, big sister! ! Goodbye, uncle! ! "

The little girl in her father's arms smiled and waved her little hand towards Gion and Kaji.

"Damn it! ! I said I'm a brother, not an uncle! ! "

Kaji said resentfully.

Gion looked at the father and daughter going away, but seemed to realize something.

Hand over part of the income... people with weapons... taxes...

She frowned, walked forward quickly, and stopped the flying squirrel who was commanding his subordinates to deploy tasks not far away.

"Major Flying Squirrel, tell me, is Darren doing something shady again! ? "

Gion looked serious.

Flying Squirrel looked at Gion with a serious face in front of him, and said with a headache:

"Major Gion, as the highest commander of the entire North Sea Navy, Base Commander Darren naturally has things to deal with. "

"As his adjutant, our primary responsibility is to execute the orders he issued. "

"Our most important task at the moment is to carry out the security work of Shields Saint. "

Gion shook his head stubbornly:

"No, I want to know what Darren is doing."

"Since the headquarters' order has been issued, Marinford must have communicated with the governor of Batia Island, and Darren has no need to go there in person to take over."

"Since the task of protecting Sildes Saint is so important, Darren, as the first person in charge of the operation, should not leave."

She gritted her teeth and asked:

"Darren... is he going to collect taxes from those mafia families from the mayor!"

The flying squirrel was stunned and a little surprised.

Although Gion's thinking is very naive most of the time, she is indeed very smart and actually guessed Darren's purpose.

"I knew it!"

Gion clenched her fists fiercely.

From the reaction of the flying squirrel, she has already got a definite answer.

"How can you do this! Although the harm of the mafia to civilians is not as great as that of pirates, their existence will also cause civilians to be oppressed and exploited! ! "

Gion questioned angrily:

"Forget about Darren... That depraved and corrupt bastard is beyond redemption!"

"But Major Flying Squirrel, how can you be like him and go along with the mafia family!"

"We are the navy of justice, and our responsibility is to protect civilians, not to oppress and exploit them!"

She wanted to question Darren long before, but the sudden war of Germa 66 interrupted her.

Flying Squirrel looked at the anger and determination in Gion's eyes, and suddenly sighed.

What an admirable belief... It's a pity that in a place like the North Sea, pure justice is the most useless thing.

"Major Gion, do you see this street? "

He did not answer directly, but pointed to the street ahead.

"Can you please tell me what you saw?"

Gion was stunned and looked.

Shops on both sides of the street were lined with a wide variety of goods, and there were crowds of people. Young parents were playing with their children, and laughter was everywhere.

A peaceful and tranquil scene.

"Peace." For some reason, Gion's voice was a little lower.

"...Yes," the flying squirrel shook his head,

"But you don't know that a year ago, this street was a notorious lawless street on Batia Island."

"It used to be full of liars, gangsters, fraudsters, murderers... full of darkness and chaos that a genius like you from Marinford could never imagine. "

Gion opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Flying Squirrel pointed to a building not far away.

It was a hospital.

"That place was originally a shelter for refugees and vagrants."

He pointed to the port where they landed in the distance.

"The port where our warships docked was originally a stinking ditch full of corpses."

"The road we walked on was a stinking garbage station a year ago."

Looking at Gion and Kaji, whose faces were gradually changing, Flying Squirrel let out a long breath:

"Batija Island was once one of the most chaotic transit points in the North Sea."

"Pirates plundered recklessly, and dozens of large and small mafia families were rampant here..."

"Gunshots are heard here almost every day. The crime rate of the entire island exceeds 30%. More than half of the children join the ranks of pirates, swindlers, gangsters and gamblers for various reasons before they reach adulthood."

"Batiia Island, with its prosperous trade, is, to some extent, a hotbed of crime."

"How is this possible..." Gion and Kake murmured with pale faces.

They looked at the prosperous business and trade island in front of them, and there was no way to connect it with the dirty and chaotic picture described by the flying squirrel.

"But over the years, hasn't the North Sea Navy sent troops to suppress it?" Gion suddenly gritted his teeth.

"Sent troops? Of course there was."

The corner of the flying squirrel's mouth curled up with a mocking smile.

"When Major General Sakaski was in office, he led troops to fight against pirates and mafia more than once, killing them in a bloodbath, leaving almost no one alive."

"Of course, this process also resulted in many casualties among civilians and officials, and also caused a lot of political pressure, which eventually led to his transfer to the headquarters."

"But... at least it was effective, right?" Gion said again.

"Effect? ​​No... the situation on Batia Island has become worse." The flying squirrel had a complicated look.

"That's impossible!" Gion and Kake retorted in unison.

Since Sakaski sent troops to fight, it would have a deterrent effect anyway.

How could the situation on Batia Island become worse?

They simply couldn't believe it.

"It's really hard to believe. If I hadn't experienced it myself, I probably wouldn't believe it, but it's true."

Flying Squirrel sighed:

"Because pirates and mafia families are endless... at least in the North Sea."

"Less than half a year after Major General Sakaski sent out his troops, a large number of gangsters, lawless elements, criminals, liars, pirates, mafia members... once again swarmed into this prosperous trade island like locusts, turning it into a chaotic lawless place again."

"And in fact, no one can solve these problems."

"Major General Borsalino's 'indulgence' policy was ineffective, and Major General Sakaski's 'iron-blooded' policy was ineffective."

"-Until Darren was promoted to the base chief of the 321st branch a year ago."

Flying Squirrel said lightly, and when he mentioned that name, his eyes gradually exuded deep admiration.

"He led the navy to suppress the rampant pirates and mafia families in this place, leaving only two mafia families, and divided them into distinct territories."

"He once told me, "Pirates, mafia... these things can never be eradicated in any era. The key to governance lies in control, at least in the North Sea"..."

"After retaining two relatively easy-to-control mafia families, Colonel Darren completely let go, allowing them to maintain a hostile balance and unify the underground forces of this island."

"So the situation finally stabilized. For their own interests, and fearing Colonel Darren's bloody cleansing, the two major mafia families cooperated peacefully."

"There is no more gang fighting, civilians can rest and recuperate, the economy and trade of Batia Island have achieved long-term development, and the appearance of the city has undergone earth-shaking changes. The crime rate that originally exceeded 30% has dropped to less than 5%..."

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