Many Celestial Dragons loved collecting powerful pirate captains. But without enough strength, how could anyone capture them?
The government could not get involved in such things openly, so it needed plenty of underground forces working with it in secret.
The Underworld was a mixed bag, with plenty of small-time operators. But just as the vast sea held terrifying sea beasts alongside ordinary fish and shrimp, the Underworld hid formidable figures among its rabble.
Ye Chen was no naive fool. Any illicit power the government allowed to exist was bound to have experts it feared. Take arms dealers: if they were all small fry, the government would have rounded them up long ago. It would never have let them run rampant.
The Arms King Doflamingo had mentioned was clearly no minor player. He had to be a powerful giant whom the government dared not provoke lightly.
Ye Chen listened with keen interest, and Doflamingo talked without pause. The more interested Ye Chen seemed, the more pleased Doflamingo felt. He was sure Ye Chen would fear those terrifying Underworld powers too much to kill him.
Luo watched helplessly from the side. Ye Chen's behavior gave him no confidence at all. He was afraid Ye Chen might let Doflamingo go.
After a while, Ye Chen had heard enough. He raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Finished?"
Doflamingo shook his head. "I could talk for a day and a night and still not tell you everything I know. But I think you understand the Underworld well enough now. Let me go, and I can spare you a lot of trouble. I'll speak to Gambling King Busen, too, and make sure he leaves you alone."
Before Ye Chen could answer, Lucci gave a disdainful snort. "What's there to be afraid of? I broke his son's leg.