Chapter 80: Smoker's Visit (Part II)
Smoker completely dispelled the speculation that Galen was willing to fall into the grass and fall into the grass, because the place he saw really had nothing to do with the word "pirate".
On the contrary, this place is so positive that it is impossible to imagine that it was a pirate den not so long ago.
The cadres under Galen made Smoker feel a little unaccustomed:
They did not have the vulgar appearance of the sea men at all, and they were all kind and smiling, which made Smoker and the other navy think that they had entered some kind of high-end restaurant with good service.
Those former laborers and former pirates were naturally not born with such words and deeds, all of which were requested by Galen.
The indicators of the ideological assessment of cadres are also all linked to Galen's concept of good and evil.
With such an evaluation mechanism hanging over their heads, those newly appointed cadres have developed and changed at an almost magical speed towards the image of model civil servants in Galen's mind.
And because of Galen's strength and prestige, these subordinates also irrepressibly developed a heartfelt admiration for Galen.
After all, these cadres are comrades in the true sense of the word, who have been verified by Galen's great sword, and whose concept of good and evil is similar to Galen's.
Led by a few small cadres, Smoker and his party began to march towards Galen's office building, which was the former Klick's mansion.
Along the way, Smoker saw an even stranger phenomenon:
In the construction sites, large warehouses and other facilities along the road, there are a large group of men with bitter faces and shackled feet doing hard work.
While they were buried in their work, there were people with knives and guns to monitor and threaten, and they looked like slaves.
Such a cruel scene made the kind-natured Dusty a little uncomfortable.
"Who are these?"
Dusty couldn't help but ask.
"Re-education through labor."
The little cadre who led the way said a fresh term and explained:
"They are all original pirates, sentenced to labor reform."
"It's a pirate."
Smoker was so distracted that he stopped paying attention to the prisoners who looked like slaves.
In his opinion, as long as he is a pirate, he does not deserve sympathy.
Dusty's eyes were still a little unbearable, but he continued to ask:
"How long are they going to work like this?"
"How long?"
The little cadre said in a very flat tone: "Life imprisonment." ”
"Indefinite?"
Dusty was startled and said, "Isn't that going to be a slave for the rest of your life?" ”
"Not a slave."
The little cadre corrected Dusty's words seriously:
"They're re-education through labor."
"Lord Galen has said, 'He who does not do evil in the name of liberty does not deserve to have freedom.'"
"Then you can't be sentenced to life!"
Dusty said with some resistance:
"Are they all guilty of the same degree of crime?"
The little cadre shook his head, and said helplessly:
"We don't have a perfect law here, let alone a well-formed judicial system, and Lord Galen can only choose such a one-size-fits-all approach."
"Besides..."
The tone of this little cadre once again revealed a bit of disdain and indifference:
"If they really had a clear conscience, they would have taken the initiative to sign up for the evil degree test a long time ago."
Galen's cadres chosen with the great sword were all people with a similar view of good and evil.
Therefore, most of Galen's subordinates, like Galen, have a natural hostility towards the "pirates" group.
"But..."
The little cadre explained to Dusty again:
"I heard that Lord Galen is planning to train professional labor education instructors..."
"When our system is perfected, those RTL prisoners who have performed well during their sentences will be able to get a reasonable reduction in their sentences."
Dusty nodded slightly, finally reluctantly accepting this seemingly extremely cruel treatment.
When the group walked to Galen's office, Galen, who had received a report from his subordinates, was already waiting at the gate to greet him.
"Smoker! Dusty! ”
Galen greeted these two old friends who had not been separated for a long time:
"Why are you two here?"
Smoker looked at the entourage behind Galen and the vast "office building", and immediately said with some unpleasure:
"It's only been a few days since you saw you, and you've become the leader of an armed group that has come and gone."
"If I don't come, I'm afraid you'll even have to hang the pirate flag!"
"Pirates?"
Galen immediately waved his hand and said:
"I'm not a pirate, don't talk nonsense!"
As he spoke, Galen turned his head to look at Miss Vivi, the secretary beside him.
Because of the lack of talent in the nascent organization, Princess Vivi volunteered to work under the knights; With the good education level of the royal family, Weiwei has indeed helped Galen, a rookie in government affairs, deal with a lot of affairs this week.
Seeing Galen's eyes, Vivi immediately handed over a brand new newspaper.
Galen handed the newspaper to Smoker:
"Look, what I'm doing will never violate justice!"
Smoker took the newspaper and glanced at it casually, and then noticed a large headline with a very familiar penmanship:
"Galen: Pioneers of Justice Reinventing the Old Pirate Era"
Reading the content again, it is roughly as follows:
Justice Galen is determined to fight crime and eradicate the notorious Klick crime syndicate in the East China Sea in one fell swoop;
Afterwards, Galen was determined to base himself on the masses, take root at the grassroots level, send justice to the countryside, help the people get out of trouble, and create a new era of justice while sweeping away the poison of the old pirate era.
Seeing such a subjective article, Smoker involuntarily looked for the name of the news author.
Sure enough, he soon saw a familiar signature:
Tokai Daily, Wallace.
"It's this guy writing again!"
Smoker gritted his teeth and said, "You're going to fool me with such deceptive words? ”
"Liar?"
Galen shook his head, and said seriously:
"It's a scene, yes."
"However, there is no organization on the sea that proclaims justice like me."
"Flaunting justice?"
Smoker said disdainfully: "What's the use of just pretending to be righteous?" ”
"Of course it works!"
Galen said without flinching:
"I don't care what a person thinks in his heart, and no one can care."
"But as long as you say it and do it, it's justice!"
"If you can pretend to be like this for a lifetime, you will be an unquestionably righteous person!"
Smoker pondered for a moment, then asked:
"So how do you make sure your organization doesn't deteriorate?"
Without hesitation, Galen replied:
"My organization, naturally, has me to supervise."
"As for me..."
"You can also join my organization to oversee my moves."
"Join your organization?"
Smoker's eyes widened: "How is that possible!" I'm in the Navy! ”
"No, no, no..."
Galen explains:
"I mean: let's engage in a joint military-civilian law enforcement."
"Joint civil-military law enforcement?"
Smoker was a little confused.
"Yes!"
Galen just walked the good way:
"It is to combine the strength of those of us who are enthusiastic about the East China Sea with the strength of you, the East China Sea Navy, and fight together on the front line of the fight against pirates!"
"You and Dusty are both righteous people that I recognize, and you can come here as instructors, staff officers, and even commanders."
Smoker was amazed:
Having him and Dusty as instructors, staff officers, and commanders is equivalent to giving up the command of the troops.
After seeing the real situation in the East China Sea, Smoker felt that the power of a navy in Rogue Town alone was really useless.
But now there is an armed force with more than 50 large warships, which can be used to help Smoker maintain order in the East China Sea at any time.
Smoker immediately became excited.
Although, this matter looks at it from another point of view ...
In fact, he was working for Galen.
Galen, however, didn't give Smoker much time to get excited, and opened his mouth to draw a bigger pie:
"Actually, I've been planning a big and loose organization lately: League of Legends."
"League of Legends?"
Smoker became interested: "What's that?" ”
Galen explained with great interest:
"This is a large organization determined to punish evil and promote good, recruiting all kinds of heroes who have a righteous heart and are willing to practice justice as members."
"However, the relationship between the alliance and its members is not superior-subordinate, it is just a non-governmental organization similar to the Pirate Hunters Association."
"According to the strength and achievements, the alliance will also divide the level of members, and then issue tasks and provide benefits according to the level."
"The membership levels are tentatively S-class heroes, A-class heroes, B-class heroes, and C-class heroes...."