If Shampoo was divided into a pyramid according to its prosperity, then Area 24 would be in the middle.
It is weaker than Soap Bubble Park, tourist areas, and specialty shops on the upper side, and stronger than the lawless areas, shipyards, and naval garrison on the lower side. It is a neighborhood in the middle, basically composed of ordinary people.
At the request of the Revolutionary Army, the Navy failed to completely clear out the entire No. 24 area and could only simply block off a street where the incident occurred. Therefore, along the way, Lovett felt countless surprised and dumb eyes.
"It's really the Black Earl! Why is he here?"
"Didn't you hear the revolutionary army inside shouting that they don't trust the navy?"
"So the Navy agreed to their request?"
"There is nothing we can do about it, right? If they refuse to agree to even this request, the revolutionary army will know that the government has no sincerity in negotiating at all, and they might break up the vote on the spot!"
"But he...is a pirate after all!"
What genius came up with this idea to let a pirate negotiate with the revolutionary army to discuss the issue of rescuing the Celestial Dragons?
In fact, this is also a problem that the major general has been worried about.
He was unaware of Lovett's partnership with the government and therefore did not trust him at all.
However, due to military restrictions, we could only honestly choose to lead the way.
"Stop!"
Before entering the street, a flintlock musket was stretched out from the restaurant: "Only he is allowed to come here alone, you all stop there!"
"hateful!!"
The middle-aged major general blushed again and handed Long, who was handcuffed with sea-floor stone, to Lovett. The latter was wearing a thick cloak, otherwise he would cause even greater disturbances along the way!
In the eyes of outsiders, this is what happened today.
The revolutionary army attacked the government fleet → the government summoned the Shichibukai to show off their muscles → the revolutionary army fled → the revolutionary army jumped over the wall and kidnapped the Tianlong people.
But if they were allowed to see a dragon, this line of logic would be untenable.
Because this is a bad sign...
It undoubtedly tells the people that for the safety of the Celestial Dragons, they are even willing to release ferocious criminals like Long back into the mountains!
Fortunately, after the incident, all the residents and tourists on the street fled to avoid getting into trouble, and the stationed navy quickly took control of the situation. Outsiders only knew that the criminals who kidnapped the Tianlong people were the revolutionary army, and did not know their various demands.
Shrugging indifferently, Lovett led the dragon and walked over step by step under the unwilling sight of the major general.
"Moxi Moxi, your amateur negotiator is here."
The flintlock musket was pointed at him all the way until he stopped at the gate and then took it back. Hearing this, the restaurant was silent. After a while, someone said: "Let's see if he is the leader!"
"trouble!"
Silently frowning, Lowit pulled off the hood on the dragon's head.
Although this location is far away from ordinary people and blocked by a naval wall, there is still a chance that reporters will not notice it...
Noticing the bruises on Long's face, the restaurant was obviously confused, but soon someone continued to shout.
In the eyes of Lovett, who didn't know whether to be shocked or convinced, Long pulled the chain from Lovett's hand and sat down on the ground.
"I'll talk to him personally!"
On the periphery, seeing Long sitting cross-legged in front of Lovett, the major general shouted loudly.
"what happened?!"
Lovett glanced at him but said nothing.
"idiot!"
Xiao Xiao disappeared into the crowd at some point and said coldly: "You don't really think that the group of prisoners inside can call the shots, do you? Don't forget that Long is the mastermind behind this!"
Therefore, if they want to negotiate, it must be Long who negotiates with them.
Then he ignored the aggrieved navy and turned his head and said: "Everyone takes over the houses on both sides, there can be no mistakes!"
After a pause, he spoke solemnly: "This is an order personally issued by Lord Wulaoxing!"
Upon hearing this, the major general tensed up and stood at attention to salute.
"clear!!"
Don't look at it now that everyone is jokingly asking Lovett to negotiate on behalf of the government. In fact, pressure from all parties has already been exerted on everyone. Countless big shots are always paying attention to the development of the situation in Shampoo, and there is no room for failure.
"The Black Earl is very clever."
These are the original words of Wulaoxing.
That's why Xiao Xiao dared to let him go. He believed that Lovett didn't dare to mess around.
But just because Lovett is smart doesn't mean that the others are smart. For safety reasons, the Navy cannot be trusted either.
After receiving the order, Navy snipers evacuated from both sides of the street one by one, and were replaced by countless backbones of CP0.
They stormed into every house coldly and ruthlessly, killing anything alive, not even a fly, to prevent the contents of the negotiations from being leaked.
But only on this street, and beyond...
There was quite a fuss when the white suit entered the venue. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lovett thought of a good start.
"I made the Blood Curse Weapon..."
Under Long's stunned gaze, Lovett smiled slightly: "I also made that batch of arms. I have reached a long-term cooperation with the government, so if you want to alienate us, this is your only chance.
Hearing this, Long shook his head.
"It's not necessary... The government will definitely only allow you to sell weapons to them, so the source has been controlled. If you screw up the deal with the government, once you sell the weapons to all ambitious people indiscriminately, it will give us even more headaches.
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"Then what's your purpose of coming to me?"
"Can you make sure it's true?"
Long smiled and said: "After all, your weapons caused a lot of trouble in the Grand Line. The feat of five people destroying the country is still fresh in everyone's memory."
"Confirm the authenticity and then kill me to solve the problem from the root?"
"Yes, it's that simple."
"But you failed, you didn't expect me to be so difficult!"
With one move of one hand, two bone chairs rose from the ground. Under the owl's wild eyes, Lovett made an invitation.
"Yes!"
Long was not afraid of any traps, so he moved his position openly and leaned on the back of the chair.
"So your original plan was to evacuate the large forces, attract pursuit, kidnap the Tianlong people in Shampoo, and tell the World Government's participating countries that the revolutionary army is not a soft persimmon."
Under Long's shocked gaze, Lovett's eyes contained stars as he told the truth.
"You have no intention of killing the Tianlong people, because that would lead to a direct war with the government, which is not what the revolutionary army that currently needs to accumulate strength can bear."
"But you can't just leave it alone, otherwise the unity of more than 170 participating countries will also be a huge pressure on the revolutionary army!"
"This is a scheming... Let the franchise countries see how powerful you are and fear your resistance, so they can defy the odds and provide you with more time to develop."
"Injuring ten of his fingers is worse than cutting off one of his fingers. It's like staring at one person and beating him to death during a group fight, so that others can feel the same pain..."
Soul Magic·Thought Stealing!
For a strong man of Dragon's level, it is difficult to tell the truth from the false by just observing the soul based on instinct, but the thought stealing spell can quietly synchronize with his mental power and spy on his most superficial thoughts.
Coupled with the mage's innately powerful computing and memory abilities, Lovett instantly figured out the whole story.
But it's one thing to understand it. If it's not useful, it means nothing.
Thinking of this, Lovett applauded.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Congratulations, Mr. Long, you have succeeded!"
Even if you don't look at Lovett, you know how angry the five old stars on the red earth clouds behind him are at this moment; they are always paying attention to the leaders of the joining countries who have even come to the Holy Land to wait for the meeting to start, and how fearful they are at this moment; they even say
Even if the Navy Headquarters is a behemoth, just sending a guy like Kizaru who does not do much work, it is obvious that Sengoku feels invisible pressure.
The soft one is afraid of the hard one, and the hard one is afraid of death!
Facing such a crazy and unscrupulous revolutionary army, everyone has to think about how to deal with them.
The seeds of fear have been sown, and the decadent dynasty is unable to clear it away. When the revolutionary army sweeps in on that day, this will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
"As a participant who has the honor to witness you setting up such a shocking situation, do you think I should feel honored?"
At some point, the surrounding area became quiet.
Xiao Xiao heard the conversation in his ears with his powerful five senses and couldn't help but grit his teeth.
So that’s it, is this the true purpose of the dragon?!
The common understanding of killing people and killing people to make the alliance countries give up the encirclement and suppression of the revolutionary army?
In order to protect their own interests, those kings would tell lies with their eyes open, and there was already a voice in the owl's mind.
"It's just the revolutionary army. It's nothing to worry about. Don't make everyone afraid of them."
"That is, what kind of combat effectiveness does a group of mud-legged troops have? Our country can easily suppress them."
Then everyone happily deceives themselves and others and puts the matter behind them.
After a long silence, Long silently raised his head.
"You... are very difficult."
"Excellent!"
"Then I seem to have nothing more to say. If you are willing, let's start exchanging hostages."
"No, why don't you have anything to say?"
Lovett waved his hand to stop him: "You have your plan, but you want to drag me into the muddy water. Why don't you have anything to say now?"
Hearing this, Longan's skin jumped wildly.
"A mere dragon cannot be exchanged for the same value as a noble Celestial Dragon!"
Lovett's voice was cold, sending chills down to his bones: "Why don't you tell me who your traitor in the government is, so that everyone can be happy?"
Xiao Xiao felt that his eyelids were a little out of control.
To be fair, he also wants to know who the traitor is, but the occasion must be determined!
The pressure from the Heavenly Dragons was on the Five Old Stars, and the pressure on the Five Old Stars was on him. One section was stronger than the other six... He wanted to see Saint Charles immediately to ensure the safety of the hostages.