Chapter 62: Cooperation (Seeking 5-star review)
Kiki, the Marine Corporal next to Gel, was almost frightened to death. She also graduated from the recruit camp of the Marine Headquarters, and she knew too well the temper of this senior Sakaski. Seeing that the man in front of her dared to scold her in front of so many Marine bigwigs, she felt both admiration and horror in her heart.
As for the major and the sergeant, when they heard which big guys were sitting opposite the talking bug, they took the initiative to run out with the others and even closed the door, for fear that they would accidentally hear something they shouldn't hear.
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After Sakaski left, the conference hall returned to calm.
"So, are you sure you don't want to think about it again?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru's calm voice was heard again from the Den Den Mushi.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Vice Admiral Ahe, I have seriously considered it, and I have no plans to join the Navy system for the time being. I'm sorry."
Gel scratched his head and still didn't change his mind.
"It's okay. If that's the case, then forget it. I hope you can keep up the good work and kill more pirates. We will also increase the publicity of your heroic deeds so that more pirates who are confident in their own strength will take the initiative to seek revenge on you, saving you the time of looking for hunting targets. In addition, in view of the help provided by the Navy, you can only get a 50% discount on the bounty for the pirates you kill in the future."
Zhan Guo couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Vice Admiral Tsuru.
Gel's mouth twitched when he heard this. Is this old woman so sinister? Is there anything you said that sounds like "it's okay"?
She is truly a woman who can easily control the two heroes of the navy!
"That's all for now. Goodbye, Mr. Death!"
"Please wait!"
Gel gave in and shouted loudly that he would have no good life if he let this old woman keep her eyes on him.
"Oh? Mr. Gur, do you have anything else to say?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru smiled in front of the Den Den Mushi. Recently, because of the Great Pirate Era that began before Roger's death, the number of pirates in various places has increased sharply. As the chief of staff, she has a lot of things to do and they are very annoying. Now she has a rare chance to sit down, drink tea and chat, and bully some young people by the way. This makes her depressed mood much better.
"Hey, Aunt He, don't be like this. Just call me Ge Er. We can talk if we have anything to say. How about you try to persuade me again?"
Gel said shamelessly, even secretly changing the name.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't consider it for the time being? Did you mean two minutes by 'for the time being'?"
Vice Admiral He was somewhat amused by Gel's shamelessness and made a sarcastic remark on purpose.
"Aunt He, I just said that I'm not considering joining the navy system for now, but I can still consider joining if I'm outside the navy system!"
Zhan Guo also became interested, and asked while stroking his stubble:
"Oh? How are you outside the system? Tell me first."
Gel didn't say it directly, but spoke to the female navy officer next to him first.
"Is there any water, pretty girl? Could you please help me get a glass of water? I'm a little thirsty after talking so much."
When Kiki saw that he was holding a drink in his hand and shouting that he was thirsty, she immediately understood that Gel wanted to get her away.
"Humph! An unfaithful man!"
Kiki rolled her eyes at Geer in dissatisfaction and walked out.
The father and daughter are connected by heart, and Brigadier General Meng Ya on the other end of the phone also tactfully found a reason to get up and leave.
"You stay!"
Borsalino, who was about to stand up from his seat, was pushed back by Zhan Guo.
"Okay, you can talk now, kid. No one else is listening."
Vice Admiral He was also very curious about what Geer was thinking, so he urged.
"Cough cough!"
Gel cleared his throat, organized his words and said:
"I mean I won't join the Navy system, but I can cooperate with the Navy if we have the same stance."
"I understand that you want to draw a pie for everyone by recruiting the bounty hunter Death, and encourage more people to hunt pirates."
"I can cooperate with you on this matter. Just give me a fake position or arrange someone to impersonate me. Anyway, no one knows who the Grim Reaper is or what he looks like. As long as I don't jump out to expose him, this matter can also achieve the publicity effect you want. I guess you should have thought about it a long time ago. If I don't agree, you will find someone to impersonate me, right?"
"Ahem, what else do you have in mind besides this?"
Zhan Guo did suggest this to He, and after his thoughts were exposed, Zhan Guo changed the subject awkwardly.
Geer thought for a moment and continued:
"I hunt pirates to intimidate ordinary people who want to go out to sea. At the same time, I can also help you make the 'God of Death' famous. I only want the corresponding bounty, and you can use the heads to operate. You have a combat mission against pirates and are short of manpower. If I am nearby, I can provide some support."
"I can also help you deal with some scum in the navy when I encounter them, and reduce the number of termites in your navy. You don't need to thank me or reward me for this. It's purely a personal hobby. Just treat it as voluntary labor."
Zhan Guo and He were both speechless:
You mean you killed the navy casually and we still thanked you, right? How can there be such a shameless person?
"Finally, my intelligence capabilities are outstanding and I can provide you with a lot of key and useful intelligence."
"In a word: I am very capable, and I don't need to pay you. I don't require you to keep my naval file or pay for my five insurances and one housing fund. We haven't signed a contract, so you can do whatever you want to me. It doesn't matter if you kick me out after squeezing out my value. How about it? Where can I find such a good thing?"
"Not so good. Apart from the first point, the rest of your proposal sounds like you're saying that you can do whatever you want, and if something goes wrong, we, the navy, will take responsibility for you? And we, the two of us, should remember to clean up your mess?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru tapped the table lightly and analyzed calmly.
"Um, Aunt He, look at what you said, can I really mean this? Then tell me what is appropriate?"
Gel spread his hands indifferently. Anyway, the main purpose of the navy contacting him this time was the first point. He had already agreed to cooperate, and both parties could discuss the remaining issues slowly.
"Meow!"
While waiting for the other party's reply, Geer bought a few bags of dried fish from the system out of boredom, feeding them to Lab while eating them himself.
Lieutenant General Tsuru supported his chin with his left hand, gently rubbed his earlobe with his thumb and index finger, thought for a while and said:
"We can cooperate with you. In addition to cooperating with our navy to shape the role of 'Death', first of all, when there is an emergency and you are needed for support, you must do your best. Of course, the premise is that it is within your ability. We will not let you die in vain."
"That's fine, as long as it's not against justice, and you remember to pay me afterwards, or give me the spoils captured from the enemy."
Gel hastily added, let me give you a heads up, I don't like injustice, don't wait until they launch a demon-slaying order to massacre civilians and then ask me to go and help, if I really go, I will probably help with the navy.
Zhan Guo and He He thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement. After all, the situation had become urgent, and the safety of the lives of the naval soldiers must be given priority. The ownership of the spoils was up to them.
The main reason is that he doesn't think Gel can really help much, it's still a matter of strength. Although he can easily deal with pirates with a bounty of tens of millions, his strength should be only about 1-2 million if measured by the standards of pirates. He can only barely catch the eyes of the two big guys. He can only be regarded as an early investment if he is optimistic about the future.
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