After reaching a cooperation agreement with Ortolan, Doflamingo did not linger in the hot spring and left quickly.
Meanwhile, Ortolan remained there, soaking in the water.
About half an hour later, Ortolan got up, dressed, and left the hot spring hotel.
He had just stepped out of the hotel when a dark figure appeared in front of him. Before Ortolan could react, his hand was already being grabbed.
"Vice Admiral Bane, it's been a long time. Congratulations on becoming the commander of G-5. You're in a lot of power now. By the way, what brings you here?" Spandam asked with a warm smile.
After his hand was shaken twice, Ortolan seemed to snap out of the social etiquette, looking at his hand being held with great surprise, and then at Spandam.
I have the Goro Goro no Mi ability, can't you at least respect my reflexes?
Is the handshake that quick?
However, Ortolan didn't complain about this. When he left headquarters, he took the opportunity to contact Spandam. His original plan was to arrange a time to meet Spandam Enies Lobby dealing with the matter of Gloria Bullet in the New World.
It turned out that Spandam's CP-9 team was also investigating Barrett, and Bullet himself, as the commander, was currently based in the New World.
Therefore, Ortolan directly invited him to meet on the Frania Island.
"It's been a long time, Commander Spandam." Ortolan also put on a warm smile.
After exchanging compliments, Spandam enthusiastically pulled Ortolan to a restaurant where food was already prepared.
It was obvious that the restaurant had been cleared out, with only Spandam and Ortolan sitting at the table.
"I've been here a few times when I was on missions before. The boiled eggs at Tiannian Hot Spring are really good. Vice Admiral Bane, you should try them..." Spandam said as he peeled an egg for Ortolan.
Ortolan took the onsen egg, chuckled, took a bite, and praised it, "The taste is indeed very good..."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Ortolan finally got to the point. "The reason I've called you here is because I need your help with something..."
"What 'you'? I can't accept such a title from Vice Admiral Bane. Just call me Spandam." Spandam quickly said modestly, then added, "We've been friends for a long time. I, Spandam, am a man of great loyalty, as you know, Vice Admiral Bane. If there's anything I can do to help, I certainly will. Just let me know."
"It's like this, I heard that CP-9 has a case involving Water 7, right? The one about Tom who built the ship for the Pirate King Roger..." Ortolan asked.
Spandam paused for a moment, then shook his head. "You really misunderstand. CP-9 is only in charge of the matter of Jaeger- Bullet recently. Water 7 is not our responsibility. However, what you said is true. The matter of Tom building a ship for the Pirate King is indeed true. And this matter is handled by CP-5. But I can also speak on this matter, because my good-for-nothing son is the person in charge of this case."
Ortolan couldn't quite remember what had happened, but when Spandam said those words, he suddenly remembered that it seemed to be true.
He smiled sheepishly and said, "I must have gotten it wrong. Sorry."
After a pause, Ortolan asked Yu, "Is there any room for negotiation regarding that Tom?"
Spandine raised an eyebrow and asked in a low voice, "You want to protect him?"
"Sigh..." Ortolan sighed, feigning helplessness, and then said, "Since you investigated Glass Bullet's situation, you must know about what happened to G-5 before. You could say I came from headquarters and inherited a mess. And to make matters worse, headquarters wants me to quickly rebuild G-5. I'm short-handed, lacking all sorts of talent... I heard that the Tom is an excellent shipwright, and our G-5 base has many warships that were destroyed before. Right now, I have no resources or technical personnel. I was thinking, could we ask the Tom to come and repair the warships for me? To enhance the combat power of G-5!"
After a pause, Ortolan added, "It's not just that Fish-Man; isn't the situation in Water 7 quite bad right now? If it's convenient, I'd like to recruit a batch of shipwrights. Given the current situation in the New World, once our G-5 has replenished its combat strength, we'll definitely need to actively engage in battle. Without enough shipwrights for logistics, no matter how many warships we have, it won't be enough to fight..."
"I see..." Spandine stroked his chin, his expression slightly troubled, then continued, "The rest of the shipwrights are fine. If you need any, I'll have a batch sent over. I think those who have no work on Water 7 would be happy to join the Marines's system. As for this Tom ... tsk..."
Ortolan didn't insist, and said with a smile, "If he can do it, great; if he can't, don't force him. He's not an indispensable character."
If Spandine can't handle it, it's not impossible to assign it to Doflamingo.
Currently, Master Tom is not being particularly targeted by the CP Agency. His main crime is building a ship for the Pirate King Roger. This crime can be considered a big or small matter. If you call it a crime, then it is indeed a crime. If you call it a minor issue, it's just that he built a ship. It depends on how the higher-ups treat him and whether anyone is willing to protect him.
It is obvious that in this story, Tom has no connections or influence with the government, so no one is protecting him. The CP Agency is definitely planning to get rid of him, using it as a means of future promotion and capital.
However, he later impressed the Enies Lobby with his concept of Sea Train technology, and was given more than ten years to build the Sea Train, so he was not executed directly.
It was during these ten years that Master Tom's importance was once again upgraded by the CP Agency. In the last year or two, the CP Agency discovered some information about the Ancient Weapon Pluton, which implicated Master Tom. They suspected that he possessed the Pluton Blueprints, and his importance suddenly increased.
But these things haven't manifested yet, so Spandine only hesitated for a moment and didn't directly deny the possibility.
After hesitating for a moment, Spandine asked Yu, "When you contacted me before, you said that you were also here for that guy, Yugras Bullet?"
Spandine didn't say anything, but Ortolan had already caught the implication in his words, a smile playing on his lips, "Yeah, that guy really humiliated our Marines, and as the current commander of G-5, how could I possibly let that bastard get away with it? Speaking of which, we cooperated quite well on the scholar's mission before, so I think we'll definitely be able to take him down this time too!"
Spandine suddenly mentioned Bullet at this time, his meaning was clear: he wanted to ask Ortolan if he could also share some of the benefits. After all, he was also in charge of this matter.
And when this matter is brought up at this time, although the word "easy" is not used in the words, it is obviously related to Tom.
Ortolan isn't the kind of guy who only wants benefits without giving anything in return. If you always want Spandine do things for you, and you don't give him something in return, aren't you treating him like a fool?
Is Spandine an idiot? Definitely not!
Therefore, when Ortolan answered, he specifically used the word "jointly" and mentioned the cooperation of scholars, which was his answer and signal to Spandine.
Therefore, after hearing what Ortolan said, Spandine said with a smile, "I knew you wouldn't forget your good friend, Vice Admiral Bane. We are both members of the World Government. The CP and the Marines should work together to wipe out these villains. After this, if you have any orders regarding Bullet, just let me know, and I will fully cooperate!"
After saying that, Spandine lowered his voice again and said, "As for that Tom's situation, I'll have my good-for-nothing son get him a death certificate, saying he resisted arrest and was shot dead on the spot. I'll secretly send him to your G-5..."
Ortolan chuckled and poured Spandine a cup of tea, "I'm relieved that you've got this done. I'll leave it to you."
"Please don't say that. We're just helping each other out; we're friends," Spandine a humble and respectful expression.