Ronglin watched the scene, snorted coldly, and ignored them. Turning around, he walked straight toward Momousagi.
Momousagi looked at the scene before her, her emotions incomparably complicated.
"Are you satisfied now?" Ronglin asked coldly as he stopped in front of Momousagi.
Momousagi looked at Ronglin in confusion. "Satisfied with what?"
Ronglin raised a hand and pointed at the sobbing people. "You Marines only know how to arrest people and kill people. Don't you know that, in some places, some people need protection?"
Momousagi's chest rose and fell sharply. "What did you say? I didn't do it on purpose!"
Ronglin sneered. "That's right, you didn't mean to hurt these people. But because you insisted on pursuing Straw Hat, these innocent people died here because of your stubbornness! Their deaths were caused by your stubbornness!"
Chapter 343: Our Goal Is to Conquer the World!
"I'm a Marine! What's wrong with me arresting pirates?!" Momousagi had not expected Ronglin's words to be so harsh. The warm and gentle image he had given her over the past few days instantly collapsed. She retorted hysterically.
"Search your conscience!" Ronglin's gaze turned stern. "Between pirates and civilians, which one should come first? Capturing pirates regardless of whether civilians live or die, or letting pirates go in order to protect these innocent civilians?"
The moment those words left his mouth, Momousagi's heaving chest seemed to choke up, leaving her struggling to breathe.
That was right. If she had not pursued them so relentlessly from the beginning, if she had not forced Straw Hat into a dead end, then perhaps the Empress would not have acted, and these innocent civilians would not have been dragged into this.
Momousagi's heart felt unbearably heavy, and even breathing became painful. Could it be that she had been wrong?
But... wasn't what