Chapter 959

Are you sure it will work?

And...

Can they really bring themselves to target the simple villagers of Windmill Village?

Are you insane?

Just a moment ago,

the villagers of Windmill Village were warmly hosting us.

But the next second,

are they really going to use artillery to bombard these villagers?

Isn't that repaying kindness with malice?

Even though they are pirates, they wouldn't do something so cruel.

Yes, they are pirates.

But they haven't lost their conscience.

They haven't lost their moral bottom line!

They are crew members of the Red-Haired Pirates, too proud to commit such repaying-kindness-with-malice acts.

"Do you even know what you're saying right now?"

"Bombard Windmill Village?"

"What does that even mean?"

"Are we going to slaughter all those villagers?"

"Are those kind, lovely villagers our targets for bullying the weak?"

"I don't recall our captain ever teaching us to do something so heartless."

A group of pirates demanded coldly.

Their eyes were hostile, faces filled with anger.

Bullying the weak...

was something they normally looked down upon.

"Listen to me first."

Harlan took a deep breath.

He adjusted his emotions slightly.

Then,

his eyes carried a hint of helplessness and sorrow, "This is our only way out right now. Bombarding Windmill Village was never meant to kill those simple villagers."

"It's purely..."

"to divert the attention of the hero Captain Kapu."

"Though the plan is despicable and will ruin the Red-Haired Pirates' reputation forever, we must admit its success rate is extremely high."

"All we need to do is blanket Windmill Village with artillery fire."

"This way, we can threaten the legendary Navy hero Captain Kapu with the lives of Windmill Village's villagers, forcing him to abandon his pursuit of the Red-Haired Pirates."

"If he insists on chasing us, the entire Windmill Village will be utterly destroyed under our artillery barrage."

"If he abandons the chase to intercept our bombardment of Windmill Village, then we can escape safely."

"Though the plan is cruel, it is the Red-Haired Pirates' only path to survival right now."

"How do you choose?"

"Decide for yourselves!"

He paused.

Under the silent gazes of all Red-Haired crew members,

Harlan continued.

"This plan is essentially a gamble!"

"A gamble that the Navy hero Captain Kapu will abandon chasing the Red-Haired Pirates and prioritize the lives of Windmill Village's villagers."

"As for whether it will succeed in the end?"

"That depends on..."

"how much weight Windmill Village's villagers carry in the heart of that hero, Captain Kapu."