Chapter 185

But Smoker wouldn't give up because of this. Suddenly, his eyes brightened, and he found a man in a corner with a face full of scars and a windmill on his head.

He was wearing clothes similar to a security guard and looked like a sheriff. Smoker walked over hurriedly.

Genzo's face changed, and he turned to run. A puff of white smoke drifted by, and the man who looked fiercer than him blocked his way.

"I am Navy Headquarters Major Smoker. You should be the local sheriff, right? I have a few questions I want to ask you. Please cooperate."

Genzo swallowed and looked up at Smoker: "I am Cocoyasi Village patrolman Genzo. You, what do you want to ask?"

Smoker saw there was a chance and immediately revealed a smile: "It's like this, we suspect Colonel Nezumi is a corrupt Navy officer and may have problems with corruption and bribery."

"This is his jurisdiction, and we want to find the local residents to understand the situation in advance."

A look of surprise appeared in Genzo's eyes. Heaven finally opened its eyes!

"Is, is this true?"

Smoker nodded seriously: "Absolutely true, but I hope you can tell the truth, because anything you say will be evidence to accuse Colonel Nezumi!"

Genzo said hurriedly: "Of course I won't lie. What does the officer want to know?"

"Um... why are you so afraid of the Navy? I asked many people just now, and they all seem very afraid of us."

"Sigh~ This can't blame them. Arlong is really too powerful!"

Smoker frowned: "Arlong? Is he a pirate?"

Genzo said as if facing a great enemy: "That's right, they are a Fish-Man pirate crew from the Grand Line. Their power is incomparable, and we simply cannot resist."

"About a year... to be precise, it should be 1512, they came here and forced us to use money to buy our own lives every month: 100,000 Berries for adults, 50,000 for children. If we couldn't come up with the money, we would be killed. People had no choice but to live under Arlong's rule."

Smoker clenched his fists and continued to ask: "What about the Navy? Don't they care?"

Genzo looked at Smoker and said through gritted teeth: "Because the Navy and them are in the same group. The Colonel Nezumi you mentioned was bought by Arlong long ago. Colonel Nezumi has allowed Arlong and the others to do whatever they want because of this."

"What!!! This bastard!"

Smoker was suddenly furious. He originally thought Colonel Nezumi just embezzled some money, but he didn't expect him to dare to collude with pirates. Is this still the Navy?

Karl, who appeared beside Smoker at some point, said softly: "Calm down."

Smoker took several deep breaths in a row before suppressing the anger in his heart.

"This is my superior, Navy Headquarters Rear Admiral Karl."

Genzo looked at this tall, handsome, and righteous Navy officer and bowed hurriedly: "Officer, please save our village! We really can't hold on much longer!"

Before Karl could speak, Smoker patted his chest and said: "Don't worry! The real Navy will definitely not sit idly by!"

"Where is that Arlong? I'll go eliminate them right now!"

Karl nodded slightly. Indeed, this should be done. Since Nezumi colluded with pirates, then eliminate the pirates first and get ironclad evidence from the pirates.

"Bu, but, Arlong and the others are too strong. You only have a few people; it's impossible to beat them."

Smoker sneered: "Pirates with bounties over 100 million aren't my opponents. How much ability can pirates like Arlong, who only dare to show off in the East Blue, have?"

Genzo just thought Smoker was bragging and scratched his head anxiously, thinking about how to persuade this arrogant Navy officer.

Swish~

Karl drew Raiu and slashed at Smoker. Of course, he didn't add Armament Haki, otherwise Smoker might have died.

"What are you... oh, hahahaha, Mr. Genzo, did you see that?"

"I, Smoker, am invincible!" ===== CHAPTER 187 =====