"Bastards! A bunch of ignorant fools! They have no idea what happens to anyone who defies the Celestial Dragons!"
"A mere Brunei Family actually dared to defy the Celestial Dragons' orders! Do they really think their connection to the Big Mom Pirates lets them act so arrogantly?"
After leaving the Brunei Family, Spandine spoke in utter fury.
"What do we do next, sir?"
"Anyone who dares defy the Celestial Dragons must die. Order all our men into action. Arrest the Brunei Family's people and seize their factories."
"But that brat just now could control flying knives. I'm afraid he's a Devil Fruit User!"
"So what if he's a Devil Fruit User? He's only one man. You have my permission to fire. Dead or alive."
"Yes, sir!"
"I'm heading back to the ship to wait for your report! My life matters most!"
With that, Spandine ran toward the ship.
"The Brunei Family actually refused the World Government. They really have a death wish!"
"Heh, perhaps they think a little connection to the Big Mom Pirates means they needn't fear the World Government!"
"Actually, it's understandable. Brunei Fine Wine represents an enormous fortune. If Brunei Wine became an exclusive supply for the Celestial Dragons, they couldn't sell it anymore. That would be like cutting off their own flesh!"
"Exactly. That's an incredible fortune. I wouldn't want to hand it over either!"
"But to survive in this world, you have to learn to make painful sacrifices, especially when facing a colossus like the Celestial Dragons. It seems things have gone smoothly for the Brunei Family for so long that they've forgotten the rules of survival in this world."
"Actually, making Brunei Fine Wine an exclusive product for the Celestial Dragons and establishing ties with them wouldn't be bad either. They'd be giving up an enormous fortune, but connections with the Celestial Dragons would be an enormous fortune in their own right."
"Heh heh heh, I never expected the Brunei Family to be foolish enough to defy the Celestial Dragons' orders. I thought Wenlai Kate had some ability, but it seems I overestimated him!"
"They say Wenlai Kate's eldest son, Wenlai Zesi, is in charge of the Brunei Family now!"
"A brat who's barely grown any hair. No wonder he has such a death wish."
"It seems Wenlai Kate was wise all his life, only to misjudge things this time."
"This error in judgment will doom the entire Brunei Family!"
"And we'll rise to glory on the Brunei Family's corpse."
"Heh heh heh!"
Their smug laughter echoed through the secret room.
They had worked it all out back when they began scheming against the Brunei Family.
If the Brunei Family agreed to the Celestial Dragons' demands, Brunei Wine would become the Celestial Dragons' exclusive wine and could no longer compete with them.
If the Brunei Family refused the Celestial Dragons, they would find a way to seize the recipe for Brunei Wine when the World Government wiped out the family.
They would thus replicate Brunei Wine's success. All they would need to do then was change the name, and their wine would sell throughout the New World, and even the entire world.
Meanwhile, the World Government's personnel began to move.
"Move!"
"Get everyone under control!"
"You, go to the winery and seize it. You, arrest the Brunei Family's members. If they resist, shoot them on the spot."
"The chief's orders: if you encounter the Brunei Family's Devil Fruit User, you may shoot to kill!"
At Spandine's command, large numbers of World Government personnel charged into town.
They split into two groups, one heading off to seize the winery.
The other surrounded the Brunei Family's headquarters.
"Everyone, listen up! All members of the Brunei Family are now under arrest for defying the orders of the world nobles, the Celestial Dragons!"
"Everyone, lay down your weapons immediately, or we'll open fire and execute you on the spot!"
After surrounding the Brunei Family's headquarters, the World Government personnel shouted at the people inside.
"Heh heh, it's begun!"
"I hear the Brunei Family is pretty strong!"
"Hmph, however strong they are, can they really defy the World Government?"
As they watched large numbers of World Government personnel charge into town, some of the onlookers sneered.
They were waiting for the World Government's men to arrest the Brunei Family and seize their winery.
Then they would secretly bribe the World Government's men to obtain Brunei Wine's secret recipe.
"Hmph!" Just then, a cold snort rang out.
A man walked out of the Brunei Family's headquarters.
"You want to arrest the Brunei Family? Did you ask me first?" the man said flatly.
As he spoke, flying knives danced around him. Needless to say, the man who had stepped out was Feiluo.
"I'll give you one chance to choose your words again and repeat yourselves. Otherwise, your lives will no longer belong to you!" Feiluo said flatly.
"Careful, he's a Devil Fruit User."
"The chief said we could open fire directly if we encountered a Devil Fruit User."
"Fire!"
As they spoke, the World Government personnel raised their rifles one after another and aimed at Feiluo.