Hearing Leader Xie trying to recruit the pirates in the hall and persuade them to join Freedom Wings, Luo Yan's eyes turned cold.
If Freedom Wings gained the assistance of these pirates, it was easy to imagine that the territorial waters would certainly become unsettled.
Freedom Wings would not even need to show itself. As long as it supplied these pirates with materials and covered for them, it could divert part of the Strategic Affairs Department's attention.
At that thought, Luo Yan quietly etched the name Xie Zun into his memory.
At that moment, the pirates in the hall erupted in an uproar.
The female pirate Zhao Ya from Singapore raised both hands. She wielded considerable influence throughout Southeast Asia, and at her gesture, the other pirates gradually fell silent.
Zhao Ya then said, "Leader Xie, after the Giant Beast Calamity, order collapsed. We survivors fled to the sea and started making a living through these cost-free businesses."
"Although life is harder, at least we're free and unrestrained. Why should we care about other people's expressions?"
Huang Asi also said, "Exactly. Besides, even if we want to join the authorities, why shouldn't we choose the Strategic Affairs Department? Why should we go and curry favor with a bunch of foreigners?"
The other pirates chimed in one after another. It was clear that, first, they were unwilling to accept restrictions, and second, most of them had little goodwill toward the Western world.
Xie Zun said calmly, "You think this way because you don't understand the current situation well enough."
"I wonder if everyone has heard that not long ago, Freedom Wings and the Strategic Affairs Department clashed at sea, and the Strategic Affairs Department sank several of Freedom Wings' warships."
Huang Asi nodded. "I've heard about it."
Xie Zun said pointedly,