139. Rogue Town(1/2)
Roger Town.
During this period, the town of Roger became more lively than ever. People from all over the world did not want to miss Roger's public execution.
There are big businessmen, pirates, and some nobles who have enough to eat and nothing to do.
No matter which sea area you are traveling from, it is not easy to travel to the East China Sea. Fortunately, although the windless zone is dangerous, after hundreds of thousands of years of exploration, there will always be some relatively safer routes.
The influx of a large number of people has also caused great problems for the security of this place. During this period, various conflicts have simply continued.
Fortunately, many navy troops were transferred in and the place became more stable again. At this moment, no one dared to face the majesty of the navy. After all, it was not just the news that Roger had been executed.
Another big news has spread all over the world. The golden lion Shiji broke into the Marine headquarters of Marine Vando alone and has been arrested and imprisoned.
Counting Roger, who had previously captured Redfield and was about to be executed, and the newly captured Golden Lion, three of the four most powerful people in this era have already fallen into the hands of the navy.
During this period, the navy's momentum has risen to unprecedented heights.
However, the Navy's main focus is still on the central street of Rogge Town and the Civic Square in the center of the town, where a high platform has been placed, just in front of the office of the mayor of Rogge Town.
That place would be Roger's execution platform.
Two teenagers appeared under the execution platform, looking at this thing with somewhat complicated expressions.
Maybe it was because they stared for too long, or maybe there was something different in their eyes, but in short, they were noticed by the naval soldiers stationed here.
One of the soldiers who looked like a sergeant shouted to them: "Hey, you two boys, the one with the red nose and the one with the straw hat, don't stay here all the time."
There are a lot of people coming here to pay their respects these days, and there are even some stupid people who want to tear down this high platform, so they have to send some people to watch.
"Navy bastard, who do you think is red-nosed!" The red-nosed boy became furious and yelled at the navy who was speaking, and even wanted to rush up and fight with him.
The boy with the straw hat quickly grabbed him and dragged him out: "Hey, Bucky, don't mess around. They are the navy. You guy, do you want to be caught by them?"
"Shanks, don't pull me, I will beat him to death." Bucky struggled, but in the end he did not struggle away, and was pulled away by Shanks.
"Hahahaha, captain, you were almost beaten by a boy. Haha, those two boys were so funny."
There was a burst of laughter among the navy, because the red nose was so recognizable.
The navy sergeant couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, not as knowledgeable as a young man.
Of course, if he really wanted to know more, he probably wouldn't believe that he would not be that young man's opponent.
With Shanks' constant comfort, Bucky finally calmed down and no longer made trouble for the marine to offend him, but it was obvious that he was still unhappy about this matter.
"Hey, Shanks, do you think we can sneak over here at night and set fire to the high platform, so that Captain Roger won't be executed?" He rolled his eyes, slightly
Say it with some hope.
Shanks thought for a moment and shook his head: "Bucky, it's useless to burn that high platform. If we burn it, the navy can build another one. This is something that has been determined."
This childish method was useless, and the two of them had no chance of burning down the high platform.
Bucky's expression darkened.
Of course he understood this truth, but he was still unwilling to let Captain Roger be executed like this.
"I know." He said dejectedly.
Shanks put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Let's go Bucky, we'll come here again on execution day."
The two of them were originally quite wealthy, but they had spent a lot of money on the journey since disembarking from the ship. In addition, the journey from the Grand Route to Rogge Town was a huge expense. Now the two of them have spent almost all their money.
This is also thanks to Bucky, who has a lot of private money in his hand. Shanks' own money has been spent long ago. If it weren't for Bucky, they wouldn't even be able to find a place to live.
Bucky nodded, and the two of them turned and walked towards a small alley.
boom!
As they rounded the corner, Bucky bumped into someone, and he and Shanks almost fell to the ground.
"Hey, you bastard, don't you know how to read the road when you're walking?" The Bucky people didn't even see clearly, so they covered their noses and shouted.
He hit his nose. Although it didn't hurt very much, his eyes were full of tears.
The two people looked up and saw a young man with a ferocious face. He was wrapped in a blue cloak, only a tattooed face was exposed.
This face, at first glance, is not a good one.
Bucky felt a little scared.
In fact, his personality is a bit like that of Teddy. Sometimes he is a bitch and likes to snap at people, but when he encounters someone he can't offend, he immediately becomes timid.
Fortunately, although this young man looks fierce, he is very kind: "I'm sorry, two young men, I didn't expect to bump into you. Are you okay?"
Shanks picked up his hat, put it on his head again, and said with a smile: "It's okay, uncle, the two of us didn't even notice it."
This was just a small incident, and neither party took it seriously.
In addition to Bucky, he kept shouting that he wanted the young man to see it, but he was just talking.
The young man shook his head and quickly disappeared into the alley.
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Hawkeye wore a red flowered shirt with the top slit unbuttoned and came to Rogge Town at night carrying a black knife.
He is only slightly taller than ordinary people, so he is inconspicuous in a crowd, but his unique sharp temperament makes him feel like he stands out among the crowd.
Especially those eyes, which seem to be able to see through people's hearts.
There have been a lot of people carrying knives in Rogge Town recently, but his outfit is still very eye-catching, especially the long knife behind his back. As long as you are not blind, you can see that it is a good thing.
Not far behind him, several people were staring furtively at the knife behind him, with extremely greedy looks in their eyes.
"Is it really that knife?"
"Yes, look at this news. I have been hiding it before. It is exactly the same as the knife on his back. It is a very sharp knife. As long as we can get it, we will give it to the auction."
"How much can it sell for?"
"At least a few hundred million Baileys!"
"Hiss! It's really happening now. When are we going to do it?"
"Don't worry, we'll wait until everyone is here. I've already sent someone to call the others. They'll be here soon. When the time comes, let's just take action and retreat as soon as we rob it."
Mihawk didn't pay attention to the glances around him. He had seen this kind of stare too much. As long as he didn't really come to die, he would usually ignore it.
There were still two days before the public execution, and he had to find a place to live in this place first.
However, as he asked along the way, all the hotels on the road were full.
This is also normal. As the last town on the East China Sea to the Grand Route, Rogge Town’s location goes without saying. Even if the town is not small, there are always people staying in the hotel. Gu
Not to mention that at this time, there is simply not enough housing. Even in many local houses, many people have dedicated one or two rooms to rent to outsiders at high prices.
"Does this gentleman want to find a place to stay?" A middle-aged man who looked very smart approached Mihawk.
Eagle Eye looked at this man, looked at it carefully, and nodded.
The man chuckled and said: "Hey, at this time, you can't find a room at all in a place facing the street. If you want to find a place to live, you need to go to a slightly remote place. I am a local in Rogge Town.
I have a courtyard there with several empty houses. I have cleaned them out and rented them out to out-of-towners in the past few days. Several guests have already checked in, and there is still one last room left. I wonder if this gentleman has any ideas?"
In fact, if there is really no place to live, Hawkeye is ready to find a place to rest. He sometimes pays more attention to the quality of life, and if it doesn't work out, he can make do with it.
Since you can find a place to live, there is no need to sleep in the open air.
He nodded but still didn't speak.
He never said much to strangers - if not to challenge them.
"Sir, please come with me." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
He led the way, and Hawkeye walked behind him. It could be seen that this person should be a local, he was familiar with the roads along the way, and was familiar with every place here.
However, as the middle-aged people move forward, the surrounding buildings become more and more shabby, and the place becomes more and more remote.
Turned a corner again.
More than ten people suddenly appeared in front of Hawkeye, holding long knives and surrounding him.
"Lord Weigumos, I have brought you here. What do you think of this money?" The middle-aged man walked up to the leader of this group of vicious people and asked with a flattering smile.
Wigmus is half a body taller than the middle-aged man, just like an adult facing a child. He has a scar on his face and looks more ferocious.
In fact, he is more sinister than he appears.
puff!
A knife stabbed directly through the middle-aged man's body from front to back, and a red blade emerged from his back.
The middle-aged man's face froze.
"Why...why?"
"Idiot, with this person, you don't need to continue to trick people to come here." Wigmus said with a grin, "This is worth at least several hundred million beli."
After saying that, he took out the knife and threw the middle-aged man on the ground.
It's like losing a dead dog.
To be continued...