Two Marines in white uniforms followed behind him.
The man in the black uniform sat down at the bar, completely ignoring Lin Mo beside him, and said, "Blueno, give me a drink."
Blueno nodded woodenly and unhurriedly poured him a drink.
The two Marines remained standing behind the purple-haired man, guarding him.
Lin Mo opened his second bottle, took a sip, and glanced at the man out of the corner of his eye.
He looked exactly as Lin Mo remembered.
This was Spandam, CP9's nominal leader and highest-ranking enforcement officer.
Nominal was the key word. He had only climbed to the position of CP9 chief by riding on his father's reputation. In reality, he was so pathetically weak that any ordinary soldier could take him down.
That was why, although the other members of CP9 appeared to obey him, not a single one truly respected him.
Practically everyone in CP9 accepted that Lucci, their strongest member, was their real leader.
Spandam was also the culprit who had framed Tom, the man who proposed and built the Sea Train. Tom was the mentor of Franky, Luffy's future crew member, and Iceburg, Water 7's current mayor and the owner of the Galley-La Company.
That was right. Iceburg was Tom's second apprentice, and the man holding the Pluton Blueprints that CP9 wanted.
Pluton was one of the three ancient weapons bearing the names of gods, the most destructive warship in shipbuilding history. Its power was enough to destroy an entire island with a single shot.
Lin Mo had no interest whatsoever in the Pluton Blueprints. As long as they did not interfere with his check-in progress missions, whatever CP9 wanted to do was none of his business.
Even if Spandam, sitting beside him, was utterly vile in both personality and conduct, Lin Mo