Chapter 280: Sacrificial Pawn (part 2)
“You, you’re no longer useful.”
As if suddenly changing faces, Uncle Willy put away the smile that had always been on his lips and said expressionlessly.
“Ha?”
“No, no longer useful?”
Picking up the stack of lists that Willy had thrown over, Caspar clumsily flipped through them with both hands, muttering in his mouth:
“I’m no longer useful?”
“Haha! I’m no longer useful!”
“How is that possible? I’m the Family Head of Mediya. How could I possibly be useless!”
“Fake! They’re all fake!”
“You all forged them!”
Seeing those lists clearly recording every meeting he had with Spandine and others, every conversation, every batch of arms he privately transported to them, every payment he received…
Those transactions he thought were seamless… were they all exposed in their vision?
“Hee!”
“Hehe!”
“Uncle Willy, you’re showing these forged things to report me to the Beasts Pirates and take all the credit yourself, right?”
“But my relationships with those World Government officials can’t be replaced by tearing up a few pieces of paper~”
“You might not know, we just recently together…”
Caspar’s words were interrupted by Willy waving his hand before he could finish.
“I know. You were invited to enjoy a few days with them at the Golden Glazed Pavilion~”
“The other two are Spandine, who is soon to be transferred to the CP department, and Deputy Staff Officer Singh from the Navy Logistics Department, right?”
“…”
“No need to be surprised. They told me all this themselves.”
“In fact, when we revealed we were changing agents and redrafting formal trade contracts, they were extremely reluctant.”
“But when they heard we were inviting the new Shichibukai Hana-zō as the intermediary for the transaction between both sides, their attitudes changed proactively.”
“Not only did they confess all the transactions with you from the previous period, but they also returned part of the assets you gave them.”
As veterans who had been navigating the World Government for years, both Spandine and Singh keenly captured the higher-ups’ attitude toward the Seven Warlords.
For this new faction personally supported by the World Government, no one with a keen sense of smell would miss the opportunity to build ties with them.
So, the two who were struggling without connections to reach these new forces immediately abandoned Caspar after receiving Willy’s cooperation contact, even returning part of the Belly that Caspar had bribed them with to show sincerity.
“800 million Belly… You’re really generous~ Caspar.”
“I, I…”
Looking at Willy closing in step by step, Caspar, finally realizing he had no more reliance, lost his previous arrogance and kept retreating…
“You, you can’t do this to me!”
“I’ve made contributions to the Beasts Pirates. I still have use! I, I want to see an Executive!”
Clang!
His calf tripped over a chair, and Caspar fell hard on his butt onto the solid marble floor.
“Heh~”
Looking at the fallen Caspar, Willy didn’t advance further but instead tidied the scattered materials on the table and put them back into the briefcase.
“This guy is yours to handle. As the first subsidiary under Beasts Heavy Industry, we officially start business tomorrow. The higher-ups said not to bring emotions to work on the opening day.”
Bang~
The Meeting Hall’s gate was closed, and then several figures surrounded the collapsed Caspar…
“Save— Mmph!”
…
“Lord Willy.”*n
“Mm.”
Nodding to the bodyguards guarding outside, Willy walked out of the villa with an unchanged expression.
For confidentiality reasons, the Meeting Room was extremely soundproofed. Even if it was chaos inside, nothing could be heard from outside the door.
Or rather, even if any commotion was heard, these people wouldn’t barge in on their own. Who knows if they’d see something they shouldn’t?
Seeing only Willy come out, the bodyguards were somewhat puzzled but still dutifully prevented outsiders from entering until the meeting ended.
Proceeding smoothly to the Manor’s front yard, Willy saw the stuttery follower who had received them earlier negotiating with some group at the main entrance.
“Ev, every Beasts Pirates Lord. Pl, please let me report first, bef, before letting everyone in.”
“Ha?! You mean our boss has to stand outside and wait?”
A fierce-looking pirate from the squad immediately stepped forward, grabbing the stutterer’s collar through the iron gate.
“No, no, that’s not it!”
“Just pl, please, everyone wait a mo, moment…”
“Wait for your ass!”
The pirate clearly had no patience for the follower and slammed him to the ground, then kicked the ornate iron gate.
Clang!
The heavy iron gate fell with a crash.
“Tch~ What are you doing? We’ll still need this place later!”
“Remember to fix it for me later.”
Seeing his subordinate act so quickly, the leading pirate clicked his tongue. After stepping over the fallen iron gate, he spotted the arriving Willy.
“Yo~ Long time no see~”
“I remember you’re called Willy, right?”
Giving a polite wave, the leading pirate stood in place and didn’t advance further.
“How about it? Have you finished handling your matters?”
“All handled, Lord Taolong.”
Willy respectfully returned the greeting, while Taolong casually waved it off.
“No need to be so polite. After all, we’ll be together for a long time. It’s tiring if it’s always like this.”
Through fierce competition, Taolong successfully secured the slot to assist Hana-zō in opening up arms trade for the Beasts Pirates. This was much more promising than staying on the island training troops.
Under this pretext, he could travel everywhere in the Four Seas and the Grand Line. In the process, he could not only build connections and achievements but also fight various opponents, quickly boosting his strength.
Basically, all ambitious Island Garrison Executives had their eyes on this position, but in the end, he crushed all rivals with raw martial prowess and claimed it.
It could only be said that in the Beasts Pirates, anything you want can be obtained with force.
“So this is our new garrison from now on? Pretty impressive.”
Hands behind his back, surveying and appreciating the manor before him, Taolong nodded in satisfaction.
Since he chose an external mission, he naturally couldn’t stay at the garrison in the Fenrir Sea Area anymore. These small islands where the Arms Families were located made perfect stopover points.
“You lot, go notify the brothers on the ship to come down. Clear out the inside.”
“Yes!”*n
The pirates who received the order immediately split into two teams: one heading back to the port location, the other drawing weapons and heading into the villa.
“No, can’t!”
Sensing their hostile intent, the follower immediately scrambled up to stop them but was blocked by Willy.
“Mr. Willy, qu, quickly stop them! The Young Master he…”
The follower grabbed Willy’s hand and pleaded.
“Don’t worry, Caspar is fine.”
Seeing the follower’s anxious face, Willy smiled and reassured him.
“Re, really? Then, then—”
Bang!
A bullet pierced the follower’s heart, his pupils instantly dilating.
But it wasn’t over. Immediately followed by the second, the third…
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Firing all six bullets from the revolver in one go, Willy took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the gun muzzle, then casually holstered the revolver back into the inner pocket of his suit.
“Looks like the quality of the guns produced by our factory meets the standard too.”
