Kaya and Shuma returned to the ship very early, and several pirates were scattered in all directions of Loguetown. At night, they brought back the complete map and information of Loguetown's various locations. Of course, this was at the cost of some Beli.
Loguetown's administration and military are separated. There are personnel and troops responsible for administrative management. They are responsible for collecting taxes, cleaning up the city, and managing citizens and other trivial matters. Only when the administrative system cannot maintain the situation will the navy be dispatched. This situation usually involves large-scale riots and the suppression of pirates.
Therefore, Loguetown, a black street gang composed of local personnel, will not be suppressed by the navy, and the administrative agencies will turn a blind eye. Now, the underground forces are so large that they can control hundreds of streets. In terms of numbers, they even exceed the strength of the navy.
The leader of its forces is local Bartolomeo. He is a very crazy guy who doesn't dare to offend anyone. This is not a boast. If he can make an ordinary person unable to stay in Loguetown, he will basically appoint a date for that person's death.
Buggy studied the entire map of Loguetown brought by the pirates all night, and after planning the route in detail, handed over the task.
The air in the early morning is still relatively humid, probably because it is so close to Red Line. When the sun first shines and the thin sea fog has not dispersed, you can occasionally see the illusion of Red Mountain just around the corner.
As Loguetown Marine Base's highest officer, no one can order Smoker. Even if he idles in Marine Base every day, no one will criticize him. However, he has always insisted on patrolling along several streets of Loguetown with irregular routes every day to prevent late night sneaks from waiting for an opportunity.
Although the route is not fixed, there is a certain place that you must pass through, the central square of Loguetown.
The Execution Platform that once executed Roger is displayed here. Every year, many tourists come to watch and catch a glimpse of the grace left by Pirate King. Therefore, it is crowded and crowded. Compared with other streets, it is more complicated and people pay more attention to it.
Behind him was a navy petty officer who had been trained for several years. He carried Den Den Mushi with him so that he could report any suspicious news immediately.
At this time, Smoker had two cigars in his mouth, and his face was filled with smoke. As the breeze blew by, the cheeks covered by the smoke were slowly revealed, but it was a frowning face.
A few days ago, Captain Nezumi from the 16th Navy Division and Pudding Pudding Commodore from the 77th Navy Division simultaneously sent all East Blue Message from the branch and headquarters: East Blue Arlong Pirates, the one with the highest bounty, was defeated by Buggy Pirates, who had been lurking for a long time and only showed his prominence in recent days.
East Blue There are three or two big cats and kittens, Smoker has never taken it seriously, even Fish-Man Arlong from Grand Line, in his eyes, it is nothing. The reason why he did not do anything to it is because of the relationship at the Shichibukai level and that the sea area is beyond his jurisdiction.
However, this Buggy Pirates is different. This is the home-grown East Blue pirate group. They have been operating in this sea area for ten years, and now they suddenly overturned Arlong Pirates for no reason. It makes people feel a little strange and uneasy at the same time, like two separated and built building blocks suddenly collided together.
After coming to East Blue for so many years, Smoker naturally knows that the power of the East Blue pirates is actually "divided". For example, the territory under the jurisdiction of the 16th Navy Division is occupied by Arlong; The center of East Blue is the territory of Admiral Krieg, and the southern sea area was originally "managed" by Black Cat Pirates; several famous pirates basically have a tacit understanding not to collide with each other to avoid unwarranted consumption of strength.
But Buggy Pirates actually took the initiative to provoke Arlong Pirates. What was his purpose?!
Smoker puffed out two puffs of smoke in confusion. He always felt that he would be uneasy recently, so not only did he intensify his patrols, but his navy soldiers also acted much more diligently than usual under his orders.
Walking through the central square of Loguetown, a man with a green comb head and a nose ring came face to face, the gangster boss, Bartolomeo.
Smoker selectively turned a blind eye and calmly passed by. In a moment, Bartolomeo patted Smoker's shoulder rather provocatively and continued walking forward.
"Captain Smoker!" The accompanying sergeant reacted quickly and angrily grabbed Bartolomeo's clothes, "Hey, what good have you done? Stop!"
"Oh? Hahaha!" Bartolomeo laughed exaggeratedly and said provocatively, "What's wrong? Do naval officers want to take advantage of their private rights and abuse lynchings on ordinary civilians?"
"You are not an ordinary civilian!" the accompanying sergeant retorted.
Smoker stopped, looked at the black handprint on his shoulder, and puffed out more smoke, "It's okay, let's go."
"Yes..." The accompanying sergeant responded with difficulty, and bitterly let go of Bartolomeo's clothes. This gangster with eccentric behavior was really a big thorn in Loguetown's side!
"Haha, the navy still has courage." Bartolomeo laughed and walked away.
Smoker is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt. He knows the identity of the other party, but if the other party has not done anything extraordinary or poses a threat, he will not provoke the other party, otherwise it will cause riots in the entire Loguetown Baishi Street, especially in this extraordinary period.
"Where is Tashigi?" Smoker suddenly asked.
"Tashigi Staff Sergeant... I asked you for leave for a few days because I have something to do." The accompanying noncommissioned officer was stunned and replied.
"This guy..." Smoker didn't say much, but the smoke on his face became much thicker. Tashigi's request for leave was not approved by him at all, and he was not even notified.
What on earth did you do?
Smoker had doubts in his heart. Tashigi has a temperament that can't hide things. If it was just an ordinary matter, he would definitely ask for leave honestly and not sneak out. He was afraid that there was something that must be done and was more dangerous, so he hid it from himself and ran away.
"What a troublesome woman..."
Thinking of this level, Smoker started to have a headache. East Blue It's so difficult to find someone in such a big place.
He had a headache, and the cigar in his mouth became more intense. Probably because of the side effects of Devil Fruit, he had a subtle dependence on cigars. If he didn't hold one in his mouth, he would feel uncomfortable in his heart, so most of his salary was used to buy cigars.
At this time, he was smoking very quickly. In the blink of an eye, both cigars were finished. He took off the end of the cigarette, took a long breath, suddenly his nose quivered, and turned around and asked, "Do you smell anything?"
Listening to Smoker's sudden serious words, the sergeant said nervously, "I... didn't smell it."
"Yeah." Smoker responded nonchalantly and walked towards the direction where the smell of cigars came from.