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"Let the other party come over!"
Ivan nodded.
Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed in jewels and slightly overweight appeared in his office.
This was the businessman, and Charlotte couldn’t understand why the other party wanted to meet him.
"Dear Mr. Heberfil Shiloh, I have heard of your great name for a long time. Sorry to bother you. My name is Hill Palen."
Although the other party's attitude was very friendly, he was not at all satisfied with what he said.
He didn't want anyone to know his name at all, not at all.
Hill Palen walked forward with a smile and extended his hand to shake hands with Charlotte politely.
Charlotte looked at the other person, reluctantly stood up to greet him, and then shook his hand.
In an instant, Charlotte felt the truest thoughts from the other person's heart!
"This young man? He's too young, a little unbelievable."
Eh? Charlotte was speechless. What does his age have to do with you?
Does it seem like you are being looked down upon?
But it’s good this way.
"Hello, Mr. Palen! Welcome. Mr. Palen, why did you come to see me?"
Although Charlotte was confused, she asked directly.
"Haha! It's okay, it's okay. I just came to your place for business for the first time and wanted to pay my respects to the heroes of this small town and get to know them. I hope Lord Charlotte will take care of me in the future."
Palen and Charlotte shook hands and spoke passionately, with excitement on their faces.
"Young man, I am a capable subordinate of Lord Kiberson, the Warehouse King. I hope you will be sensible and not affect the plan."
Charlotte was startled by the sudden voice of her heart.
It turns out that life depends entirely on acting skills. With such acting skills, I am afraid that countless people will be ashamed.
Warehousing King?
Charlotte was a little surprised when she learned that the other party was from the Warehouse King's forces.
This is one of the famous underground kings of the dark world!
"Mr. Charlotte, I heard that you are planning to expand and renovate the harbor and encountered some difficulties. If you need help, please feel free to ask."
Palen said this in a friendly and generous manner.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Palen. These are just minor issues. There's no need to bother with them."
The old fox could no longer hide his tail, so Charlotte remained calm, smiled and refused.
"Humph, you ignorant boy, if you are not afraid of complications, you should obey even if you are a local tyrant."
Feel what the other person is thinking.
Charlotte narrowed her eyes and let go of the other person's hand. Palen didn't think much about it.
"Then I won't bother Mr. Charlotte. I still have work to do, so I'll leave first."
Palen spoke in a warm and silent voice, but his expression was very deceptive.
"Then I'll see you back, Mr. Palen."
The two of them were like two old friends, chatting and acting with each other, having a lot of fun.
Only when Palen disappeared did Charlotte's expression return to calm.
His face turned sore from the fake smile. He had to stay away from guys like that in the future. It was too tiring to act.
He really didn't expect that the people who came would be the Warehouse King's men.
The other party even knew his name. It turned out that being famous was too dangerous.
"Boss Charlotte, this Palen seems like a nice guy!"
Charlotte looked at Ivan with a serious face. As expected, the boy was still too young.
This is not a easy task, especially the forces behind it.
"Humph... that guy is not simple even though he looks so smiling."
Ivan was obviously confused for a moment when listening to Charlotte's words, but immediately showed a thoughtful look.
He would not doubt the hidden meaning of his boss's words, so he had to be careful with Palen in the future.
Charlotte seemed to have thought of something and asked.
"Oh, by the way, Ivan, how is the design of the harbor going? What's the budget?"
In response to Charlotte's questions, Ivan regained his smart and capable state.
"Boss, it will take some time for Mr. Radi to design the blueprints."
"But..."
Um...but what.
Charlotte looked at Ivan unhappily. Why was he creating suspense by talking now?
“The money difference is too big!”
"Okay, I'll find a way!"
Charlotte nodded, feeling helpless.
Even in the world of One Piece, the issue of money is unavoidable.
"By the way, how is the treasure map I asked you to redraw?"
When Ivan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he knew at a glance that his money-grubbing character had struck again.
“It has been completed at a 1:1 ratio and has been brought.”
As Ivan spoke, he took out a brand new blueprint.
Charlotte took it and nodded with satisfaction.
There is no information about the treasure map. At first glance, it is a drawn sea chart, which is extremely secretive.
The fewer people know, the safer it is!
A solid yuppie!
Discreet perfection!
Putting away the newly drawn treasure map, Charlotte said, "Go ahead, Ivan. I have something to do."
After saying that, he strode outside without paying any more attention to Ivan.
He needs to prepare for action in advance.
……
……
"Mr. Charlotte, you are here. Please take a seat."
In the only restaurant in the town, the owner saw Charlotte and led him to a seat with a happy face.
"Mr. Baca, you are so polite."
Facing the humble and kind Charlotte, Baka's favor for him doubled. You know, Charlotte defeated the pirates but protected his property and life.
He was grateful from the bottom of his heart.
Baka smiled and said, "Mr. Charlotte, you are too polite. You are the hero of this town!"
Charlotte looked helpless. Oh my god, this matter is just not going to work out, right?
Without further ado, Charlotte went straight to the point.
"Well, Mr. Baca, I came here today to talk to you about something."
Baka was stunned, but asked with some curiosity.
"Please tell me, Mr. Charlotte. I will do my best to help you."
"I would like to ask you to look at this map." Charlotte put the map in his hand on the table and pointed to the treasure location on the map.
"Does Mr. Baca know this place?"
Baka looked curiously in the direction of Charlotte's finger.
As a businessman who often needed to go out of the island to purchase food ingredients, he could tell at a glance that this was the sea area where Lati Island was located.
After a moment, Baka groaned, "I know that place."
Charlotte was delighted when he heard this, "I wonder if Mr. Baka knows the situation on the island."
Baka nodded and shook his head, looking a little conflicted.
Charlotte, who had been observing, was stunned.
What does this mean? Do you know or not?
“I know this island.”
"only……"
What the hell are you talking about? Charlotte was a little depressed. What kind of bad habit is this? Can't you just finish your words in one breath?
Will someone die?
"I've never been there, but I heard that there are many wild beasts on this island, so no one lives there?"
"And it is said that a pirate once landed on that island, but there was no news about him later. It is said that he was eaten by a wild beast on the island."
Baka said slowly.
Charlotte's face looked a little solemn. He didn't expect that such a dilapidated island could cause such trouble.
The beasts on this island should be quite powerful to be able to kill pirates, but I don’t know how strong they are.
In his impression, there didn't seem to be much information about ferocious beasts.