Chapter 8: Small Talk
"The boss, Mr. Taru and Little Jack have led the gang to begin the restoration of the town centre. The townspeople were more stable and began to build together. ”
On the west side of the town of Alghero is a large mansion that is the headquarters of the Coral organization.
In a luxurious room on the third floor, stacks of ledgers were stacked on a woollen carpet in the middle of the house, along with several extraordinary-looking weapons and antiques. At the grand round table, a thin old man in a meticulous black gown was briefly describing to Victor the progress of the restoration of the town center.
At this time, Victor did not have his usual mature and serious back style, and his half-length blonde hair was casually draped to the side of his ear, leaving only a strand hanging down in front of his forehead, which made him even more handsome and extraordinary.
He sat in his chair and looked through the books, while Perona stood behind him with a smile on her face, her little hand flapping wildly on Victor's shoulder, as if it were a relaxing massage.
"I see. Mr. Vindru, please also take the time to supervise the progress of the work. Victor closed the ledger and nodded gently to the old man.
"Rest assured, boss. In addition, at 6 p.m. at the Coco Siro Restaurant, there will be a cocktail party specially organized by the mayor for you, so don't forget to attend. Then, I'll quit first. The old man put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly, and quietly withdrew from the room.
Seeing that there were no outsiders, Perona no longer pretended to be a steady girl, and sat directly on the soft big bed and began to roll: "Ho ho ”
Victor smiled, "If you like it, this house will be yours for the time being." ”
"For the time being?" Perona stopped rolling, lay on the bed with her hands on her chin, and her round eyes were a little puzzled: "Is it because of your follow-up plan, brother?" Are we really going to the Great Passage? I think...... I think Xihai is pretty good. As she spoke, her mood was a little low.
Victor rubbed Perona's little pink head: "Perona, if you are in a safe corner, you can only be a frog at the bottom of a well like Mr. Pippin." We said yes, didn't we? Let's go to the Great Channel together to do a career! ”
Perona's little emotions were put behind at once, and she held Victor's hand and said coquettishly: "I don't care, as long as I am with my brother, I am willing to go wherever I go!" ”
She happily ran to the table to pick up the matcha cake, took a spoonful and ate it. She thought it was delicious, so she dug up another spoonful and handed it to Victor: "By the way, brother, why did you want me to pay attention not to attack that middle-aged uncle before?" Speaking of which, that uncle is so bold, everyone else has run away, and he still doesn't care about watching us fight. ”
"That's Captain Crohn, the newly appointed Navy Commander of the Naval Branch in Alghero Town. Not...... It's so sweet. ”
Victor opened his mouth to taste the cake and waved to Perona for her to enjoy it. He stood up and looked out the window, and could vaguely see the ruined houses being built in the middle of town.
"Our Colonel Crohn is not simple, he is well-informed and well-connected, and he is especially fond of wandering around his precinct, which is known as Inspector and is given the title of 'Inspector' Crohn. This person graduated from the Naval Academy in his early years, and was a student of Admiral Zefa during his time with Vice Admiral Ku. ”
"Huh? But that uncle doesn't look very good. Perona ate so much that her little face was covered with cake crumbs.
Victor turned his head to see Perona's miserable eating image, and reluctantly handed her a handkerchief: "Rub it." ”
"I've been following the new head of the 91st branch for a long time, and Mr. Crohn really surprised me." Victor crouched down, picked up the antiques on the carpet and began to examine them one by one, and took the time to chat with Perona: "This Mr. Crohn knows that his strength is mediocre, so he has tried his best to establish a good relationship with his teacher, General Zefa. It has been 22 years since the old man lost his son in middle age, and it is certainly unrealistic to say that he is not lonely. ”
"Oh yo! So this uncle is not a good person, is he? Perona wiped her mouth casually and continued to conquer the matcha cake.
"Hehe, silly girl, how can you tell the difference between good guys and bad guys so clearly?" Victor shook his head amusedly, picked up a long knife next to the antique and looked at it: "Mr. Crohn did a big thing two months ago, it seems that he annoyed the top of the Navy Headquarters, and under the protection of Admiral Zefa, he finally retained his rank. But the headquarters still didn't like him, so he was thrown by Zefa to the Xihai 91 branch to avoid the limelight. ”
“…… Brother, where did you know so much about the navy? Perona felt that her brother was simply amazing, as if there was nothing in the world that he did not know.
"This semi-circulating information can be obtained with money." Victor looked at the long knife in his hand, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and after putting the long knife on the open space next to him, he continued to chat with Perona: "This old man must be unwilling to be sent to the countryside of the West Sea, and there is only one way to return to the headquarters - meritorious service." ”
"Where does the credit come from? I. I am his credit. Knowing that he was going to have to wander around when he arrived at the precinct, I monitored his route with a domineering look, and then deliberately led Cartman to the place where he had to go. ”
Perona's eyes widened with adoration, "And then, brother, you pretend to be a coincidence in front of him and kill that stinky rascal of Cartman to show off your strength to get his attention?" ”
"Clever girl." Victor nodded approvingly, stood up and put the identified long knife into the box, and said in a leisurely tone: "Next, I will use the ability of the Chain Fruit to defeat Talma Pippin with a devastating force, plus the arrival of the 'Speartail Snake' and the 'Evil Bandit' are also under my watch, and after the battle, poor Colonel Crohn will definitely rush back to the branch base as soon as possible to make a personal call to his dear Zefa teacher." ”
"As for the content of the call, I can guess it. It's nothing more than mentioning the chain fruit to arouse Zefa's conversation, and then praising the three gang leaders to reflect how strong I am, and then reporting my age and mentioning that I will be domineering, and then it will be. ”
"It's done? What became of it? Perona stopped eating the cake and asked very cooperatively.
"Krohn knows Zefa very well, and after being the chief instructor for so many years, Zefa has always had a love for special talents, especially pulling a young folk genius who has not yet set foot on the road of pirates, has no major bad deeds, and has the potential of a lieutenant admiral or even a lieutenant general-in-waiting, and is a special temptation for Zefa, although Zefa himself may not be aware of this bad habit. As long as Zefa forcibly brings me back to the headquarters and then brainwashes me into a loyal dog of the navy, then Krohn, who will cooperate with the first notification, will also be a great achievement, and it will be natural to return to the headquarters. ”
Perona stood up in fright, and she couldn't care less when the cake fell on the ground: "Then that brother, aren't you dangerous?" That Zefa is a general, right? In short, it's a very powerful kind, isn't it difficult for you to beat him if he comes to Xihai? ”
"It's not that it's hard to beat him, it's that with my current strength, there is no hope of escaping from him. That's the 'black wrist' Zefa, a former admiral. Victor smiled disappreciatively and waved Perona to sit back: "Don't worry, everything is in my plan." Zefa couldn't get out of his way and came to me, because he was going to be in a big disaster soon. And Krohn also fantasizes that Zefa will come to arrest me in the near future, and I am already a lamb to the slaughter in his eyes, and with the current friendly attitude of 'Coral' towards civilians, the Navy's vigilance against us will be minimized. ”
He picked up the box containing the sword and stood in front of the door, beckoning Perona to follow: "And our opportunity to start the second phase of the strategy is at this golden time. ”
"Let's go and see the new storekeeper, Mr. Capone Becky."