Talking Bullet into It

Chapter 202: Besides, Bullet was still young and easy to talk around. Even at the future Pirate Expo, Bullet would be the one itching to fight those pirates.

Mu Chen saw that Bullet still had his doubts, so he began to tempt him. "As far as I know, there are plenty of people stronger than you. And they won't necessarily give you a chance to fight them one-on-one. Don't you want to become the World's Strongest?"

"I can help you."

Bullet was even more confused. A Marine helping a pirate? What kind of joke was that?

"Hmph. Are you kidding me?"

"You think I'd believe you?"

Bullet wasn't about to trust Mu Chen so easily. Their positions made that impossible.

Mu Chen knew words alone would never convince Bullet.

"Give me six months. I'll get the Marines to stop hunting you. After that, as long as you don't go around killing people, you can challenge whoever you want—even Marines. I'll also find you an opponent you'd never expect. What do you say?"

Bullet studied Mu Chen's smile. His eyes didn't look deceitful. Finding a strong opponent wasn't the hard part; he trusted the Marines' intelligence on that score. But getting the Marines to stop hunting him? That was a fantasy. And then he was supposed to be free to challenge anyone, even Marines? That was stretching it.

"Hmph. Do you take me for an idiot?"

"I've already beaten you. Why would I need to lie?"

"What would I gain from it?"

"I could arrest you right now. You think I'm sitting here talking to you because I've got nothing better to do?"

Mu Chen sounded exasperated, with a mocking edge to his voice.

"You..." Bullet glared at Mu Chen.

But when he thought about it, Mu Chen was right. Bullet