Half a month later, Malado Town in the West Blue; this was a well-known Mafia territory.
It was also a manufacturing and smuggling hub for firearms.
There were not many pirates on the island; most of them were Mafia members in black suits walking around everywhere…
Moreover, the pirates who could come here were basically business partners who had traded with the Mafia for years.
This was also the stronghold of the Haixiu Family, one of the five major Mafia families in the West Blue.
The headquarters.
In a private activity room of a casino, several gang bosses were gathered at this moment, seemingly playing cards and gambling money, but actually discussing a major event that had been giving them headaches recently.
“That bastard Capone Bege killed Kanbi some time ago.
Not only did he cut off his head, but he also publicly hung the corpse on a tree and exposed it to the scorching sun…
He is deliberately putting on a show for us to see.”
At the table, a burly, fierce-looking man held a waitress in his arms, groping her wantonly, and said with bitter hatred.
“Hmph, that guy has always liked to cut off the heads of hostile faction leaders to enjoy a sense of self-superiority…
He is not interested in territory.
Whenever he wipes out a family and kills the boss, he rolls up the gold, silver, and treasures and leaves…
It is not your first day knowing him.” The person beside him chimed in, casually playing a card.
“At this rate, among the several families, his gang will probably become the sole dominant force…
Now behind the scenes, quite a few people in the underworld are saying that the gang is the leader of the West Blue’s underground forces, and our Haixiu Family isn’t enough…
More and more people are calling him the Godfather.”
“I heard he is heading to the Grand Line?
If he leaves, the West Blue might be a bit more peaceful.”
The few of them discussed.
“Peaceful?
Recently, besides Capone Bege…
a ruthless character has come to the West Blue, Demon skyler, with a bounty of 100 million!”
“There is news that he has been to Briss, and an extra person has appeared by his side…
Demon Sheriff Laffitte.”
“Oh?
That notorious security officer?”
“That’s right, it’s him.”
“As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together.”
Amidst the conversation, a knock came from outside the door.
“Come in!”
Someone shouted.
With a creak, the door of the hall opened wide, but no figure was seen outside.
“Hmm?”
The mafia bosses were startled, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
They all put down the cards in their hands and reached for the weapons placed on their bodies or tables.
“Nice to meet you all, I am Laffitte, the navigator of the Hell Pirates.”
Suddenly, a ghost-like shadow appeared behind one of them.
Laffitte twirled his walking stick and said with a chuckle.
“Hiss…”
Talk of the devil and he shall appear.
The few of them hadn’t expected that people from the Hell Pirates would actually break into Malado, as their mafia guards were extremely strict.
Laffitte appearing meant that Demon skyler should also be on the island, right?
These two coming looking for them was definitely not a good thing.
The head of the Haixiu Family, which was the boss—a brown-haired middle-aged man—was still relatively calm.
He gave a look to let his companions not act rashly; the fact that Laffitte could find them meant that the manpower outside had all been wiped out.
“The Hell Pirates…
have been quite thunderous to the ears lately!
So…
you came to find me, what is the matter?” The middle-aged man said in a deep voice.
“It’s like this, our Captain wants to make a deal with you all, which is very cost-effective for you.”
Laffitte’s bright red lips curled up, and he extended a finger.
“What deal?”
“One billion, to buy your lives!
How about it?”
“Hahahaha!”
After Laffitte finished speaking, the burly man was the first to laugh in anger: “Such a big tone, this is the West Blue!
Our Haixiu Family is not some small fry; does your Captain really think he is the supreme ruler?!
He doesn’t understand, but you are a local of the West Blue…
You should understand that here, we mafias call the shots!”
“If Skyler needs supplies to establish a pirate crew, our Haixiu Family can provide them.
Becoming business partners with a rising new force on the sea in the future will be beneficial to both of us.
If we cooperate long-term, we are willing to offer the lowest discount!” The family head pondered for a moment and replied.
Don’t look at the Hell Pirates as just two people, they were not to be messed with.
What’s more, Laffitte was right in front of them now, and the atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive.
This could also be considered a disguised backing down.
Being able to make one of the five major families of the West Blue make concessions was not something just anyone could do.
Mainly because the opponent’s core member, a vicious hound, was right under their noses.
“What a pity…
I thought you guys would be very smart.
Fortunately, it was me who came today and was still willing to talk nonsense with you.
If it were the Captain, you would already be dead by now.” Laffitte’s expression was somewhat disappointed.
The tone clearly rejected the Haixiu Family’s proposal.
He was a pirate…
Whatever he wanted, he could just take it by force!
At this thought, a rich murderous intent welled up in Laffitte’s eyes.
The several leaders were also very vigilant.
Sensing something was wrong, they were about to preemptively strike, but they saw Laffitte suddenly twirl his walking stick, causing everyone’s line of sight to be unconsciously attracted to it.
Their minds began to wander and were hard to concentrate.
The expressions on their faces also became sluggish.
Hypnotism!
Swish, swish, swish!
A moment later, a few flashes of light lit up inside the room, and the mafias fell into pools of blood one after another, dying with unfulfilled regrets.
Laffitte reinserted the slender long sword back into the cane scabbard.
Like a ballroom curtain call, he let out a chuckle, dancing with nimble steps as he slowly exited and left.
The boss dying was of no consequence.
As long as they found someone capable of handling affairs, Laffitte could still get the money into his hands using hypnotic methods.
Anything the Captain wanted…
he would try every possible means to help him get it!
With indifferent and bright eyes, Laffitte turned back to look at the corpses in the hall, and slowly closed the door.
…
After the upheaval of the Haixiu Family, twenty days later, nearly the exact same event happened to another mafia family.
Moreover, it was the unstoppable gang of the West Blue, Capone Bege’s family!
Skyler took Laffitte with the intention of sweeping away a huge sum of money from the West Blue, and the major mafia organizations naturally became the fat sheep targeted by him.
This cake of the West Blue could be considered the biggest plate among the Four Seas.
With this reserve fund, there would be no need to worry about the expansion of the pirate crew anymore.
The more money, the better; no one doesn’t like money.
Therefore, all the way along, the West Blue was turned upside down by the Hell Pirates, who still consisted of only two people.
Various factions could be said to be terrified of every bush and tree.
Both Skyler and Laffitte possessed the ability to fly, allowing them to appear and disappear mysteriously anywhere without being easily detected, making them impossible to guard against.
More than a month of getting along also made Skyler feel gratified about his decision to recruit Laffitte.
True to being the strategist of the original Blackbeard Pirates, this guy was deep in city-shrewdness, and his handling of affairs was even more crisp and efficient, making people feel very reassured.
The next day, in a private town on a certain island, in broad daylight, the town was quiet and desolate, resembling a place of death.
Some buildings showed signs of destruction, indicating that a battle had clearly taken place.
This was Capone Bege’s territory, containing several business places managed by the gang, but at this time, people had left and the buildings were empty.
By a fountain flowerbed in the center of the town, Skyler sat, while Laffitte stood to the side, looking up into the distance at the coastline.
Surrounded densely were the corpses of the mafia.
A thick, pungent smell of blood permeated the air.
“Captain…
The person you are waiting for seems to have arrived.”
Laffitte saw a black dot emerging on the coastline and smiled and said.
It was a ship.
Their turf had been upended, so the gang would definitely have to take action…
Currently, he and Laffitte had already cleared out two or three waves of the enemy’s reinforcements.
Skyler was fishing…
The person he was waiting for was Capone Bege and his right-hand men.