Jason and two others were imprisoned in a dungeon.
Youpi and Lampkin's injuries have already been treated and bandaged.
Given their physical condition, their injuries will probably heal completely in a few days.
All three men had expressionless faces, but their eyes Central City filled with worry.
Of the ransom offered by Zesi, Marine Vice Admiral Sakazuki demanded 10 billion Beli.
The ransom for the three of them was only five billion Beli.
As members of the Cipher Pol, they understood perfectly well that the World Government wouldn't pay for them, let alone 5 billion, or even 1 billion Beli.
Originally, in the Cipher Pol's ideology, if you failed to complete the mission, you deserved to die, let alone pay money to redeem them.
Therefore, they are very worried about what their future holds.
Just then, there was a commotion outside, and soon a person slowly walked in.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Jason and his two companions' eyes narrowed simultaneously, and they all tensed up.
This person was Natural Disaster Wenlai Zesi that determined their lives.
As soon as Zesi entered, several guards carried a chair and placed it in front of the cell, where Zesi sat down.
"The Navy just came and paid the compensation and ransom!" Zesi said calmly to the three of them after sitting down.
Jason and his two companions swallowed hard, starting to tense up.
They knew perfectly well that the organization would never pay the ransom for them, but at that moment, they still held onto a sliver of hope—what if...
"They also placed an order for Brunei Wine worth 100 billion Beli on behalf of the Celestial Dragons, purchasing a special edition of Brunei Fine Wine," Zesi continued.
"One hundred billion Beli!" Jason and the other two exclaimed in unison.
It's no wonder they exclaimed in surprise; anyone would have exclaimed in surprise upon hearing that number.
One hundred billion Beli is an astronomical sum, even in the One Piece World.
( Beli and Japanese Yen are equivalent; 100 billion Beli is equivalent to 5-6 billion RMB!)
While surprised, a glimmer of hope rose in the hearts of Jason and his companions.
Since the World Government is willing to spend ten million Beli to buy the Brunei Family's wine.
So, will it cost an extra 5 billion to ransom them?
Five billion Beli is a lot under normal circumstances, but compared to one hundred billion Beli, five billion Beli seems like nothing.
"Unfortunately, they did not pay your ransom!"
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
After hearing Zesi's words, Jason and his two companions were all stunned.
Jason and his two companions didn't originally have high expectations.
But hearing Zesi's words gave the three of them a glimmer of hope.
But it was Zesi who shattered their hopes once again, giving them a death sentence.
"In other words, the World Government has abandoned you. Your life and death are entirely in my hands. Even if you escape from here now, the World Government will not take you in. In their eyes, you are no different from the dead, or even worse," Zesi said.
Upon hearing Zesi's words, the three wanted to refute them, but they had no reason to, because what Zesi said was correct.
A look of frustration involuntarily appeared on his face.
"So what should I do with you now?" Zesi asked.
Upon hearing Zesi's words, Jason and the other two looked at Zesi nervously.
Their lives are now entirely in Zesi's hands.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you directly. After all, you're worth 5 billion Beli. If I kill you, I won't get a single penny, which would be a waste!" Zesi said with a smile.
Hearing Zesi's words, Jason and his two companions felt somewhat embarrassed.
That five billion Beli was Zesi himself said; even they themselves didn't think they were worth five billion Beli.
Even Roger's bounty was only 5.5 billion Beli.
"However, the Brunei Family doesn't support idlers, so from today onwards, they will work for the Brunei Family Brunei Family to repay the money you owe them!"
Zesi snapped his fingers, and immediately someone opened the cell door and removed their shackles!
"Come with me!" Zesi stood up and walked outside.
Jason and his two companions exchanged glances.
Zesi didn't even ask them if they were willing.
But what choice do they have?
Just as Zesi said, even if the three of them escaped from here, the World Government would not take them in.
The most likely scenario is that they will be killed outright.
They even returned the head to Zesi.
The three of them stood up reluctantly and followed Zesi.
They arrived at a secret base with Zesi and his group.
This is where the Brunei Family trains their Shadow Wings.
Previously, Zesi was in charge of training them; now, the three of them are in charge.
Zesi doesn't care how they train them; he only cares about the results.
Zesi divided all the Shadow Wings into three teams for them to train, and he would come to assess them three months later.
If the teams they coach improve to the required standard, then they will be eligible to continue as instructors earning tens of millions of Beli a month.
If you don't meet the standards, then you'll have to do toilet cleaning and general cleaning for a month, costing 100,000 Beli's worth.
If the five billion is divided equally, each of them owes the Brunei Family one to two billion Beli.
If they become training instructors, they will be free in a dozen years.
If I were to take a job cleaning toilets that only pays 100,000 Beli a month.
Even if they didn't eat or drink and washed themselves until they died, they still wouldn't be able to pay off their debts.