One Piece: Trying 200 times harder, but being too overbearing.

Chapter 54 You already have a way to die

More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Loya seemed to have been completely forgotten. He was supposed to have his adjutant give him instructions, but he didn't even see a trace of him.

Base Chief's Office.

Murak, with a banana-shaped cigar dangling from his mouth, was flipping through the newspaper when he suddenly thought of Loya and felt a surge of anger.

He was waiting for Loya to lose his temper and come to him so he could give him a good talking-to and make him work for him obediently from now on.

As a result, almost a month passed without seeing anyone.

Murak was very displeased and summoned his adjutant to ask, "How is that black-haired Loya doing lately?"

"Brigadier General Murak, Major Loya has been leaving early and returning late lately, and I don't really know what he's been up to."

The adjutant's forehead was beaded with sweat.

He doesn't know!

If they were inside the base, he could keep a close eye on Loya, and he had also given instructions that no one should get close to that kid.

Isolating someone is not difficult.

However, Loya doesn't follow the rules at all. He leaves the branch early every morning and doesn't return to rest until evening.

Rogge Town is so big, who knows what that kid does all day? We can't just send our men to keep watch on him.

"Humph!"

Murak snorted in dissatisfaction.

In this town of Rogue, he held supreme power, and even a mere rural school officer dared to try and break free from his control.

Despite his dissatisfaction, there was nothing he could do for the time being. As a member of the navy, he still had to abide by the basic rules, and at most he could resort to some minor tricks.

Since that kid goes out to play every day, let him play. I don't believe he can come up with anything interesting.

"Go."

"Yes."

The adjutant turned and left, returning to his office shortly afterward, drenched in sweat.

"Brigadier General Murak, just now, Major Loya arrested the Wild Wolf Gang, a criminal organization based in the port, and captured a total of 34 people!"

"Any questions?"

Murak did not understand what his adjutant meant.

The adjutant wiped his sweat, glanced back at the door to make sure no one was around, and then said in a low voice, "Brigadier General, the Wild Wolf Gang pays tribute every month."

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Murak's expression changed slightly.

The branch has only one duty: to guard Loguetown. Even if pirate ships pass by outside the island, they do not need to pursue them.

This means that as the superior, he would hardly have any "extra income".

In the town of Logue, countless underground forces, large and small, are entrenched, engaging in dirty businesses such as collecting protection money, running casinos, and entertainment venues.

His main source of income was providing shelter to underground forces while accepting "a little" offerings.

As for the pirates who came to Loguetown.

As long as the pirates don't cause trouble, he'll turn a blind eye, because pirates are all "guests" with money in their pockets, there to spend money!

Spending money means increasing taxes!

The town's prosperity is inseparable from the efforts of the pirates.

But now Loya has broken the rules.

This is cutting off his source of income!

Murak's face was grim.

"Find a reason to release them."

"clear."

The adjutant nodded in understanding.

Releasing the people is a must; otherwise, if other underground forces find out about this, why would they willingly pay their dues?

This concerns the interests of the entire branch!

The commodore eats meat, while they all live on soup. The marines' meager wages aren't even enough to support their families.

"Brigadier General, Major Loya?"

"Wait a minute, let's observe!"

Murak shook his head coldly. He needed to know whether this was a coincidence or Loya was deliberately going against him.

Night falls, at the new Food tavern.

Loya and his companions, armed with hammers and other tools, worked for quite a while before stopping to rest.

"It's almost done."

After more than half a month of work, the interior of the tavern was completely transformed. In the next few days, the storefront will be tidied up before it can officially open for business.

"Dinner is here."

Lili and Xiao Lixiang brought a sumptuous meal they had just prepared to the hall, along with some drinks.

Everyone sat around the table, eating and drinking heartily.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, a map of Rogge Town was placed on the table.

"Major, the intelligence gathering in the eastern district is almost complete."

"The southern district has also been collected."

"North side—"

"Zoro, you're in charge of the west!"

During this period, no one was idle. They went out to gather intelligence during the day and returned to the tavern at night to carry out renovations and exchange information.

Aside from Zoro, who frequently disconnects, everyone else is doing well.

Dozens of red dots are marked on the map, representing the underground forces that control the various streets, with the street where the tavern is located marked with an X.

Finbdi is pointing to the biggest gang.

"Major, the strongest underground force in Loguetown is the gang led by [the Cannibal] Bartolomeo, with over a hundred members and controlling more than 150 streets!"

"It's said that Bartolomeo possesses the power of a Devil Fruit, and even the Marine branch in Loguetown doesn't dare to provoke him easily!"

"The second place is..."

Loya stared at the map.

Bartolomeo, the Cannibal, is a user of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit!

With his current setup, there's really no good way to deal with Bartolomeo, unless that guy is stupidly hypnotized by Zango.

Surely they're not that stupid?

Even if Barto wasn't very bright, he wouldn't necessarily cooperate with the enemy's unknown attacks; he could simply turn his head away or close his eyes.

That guy is a die-hard Luffy fan, and he does seem really stupid, but before that, he was known for being cruel and ruthless.

Even now, Bartolomeo is a taboo in Rogge, and even the locals dare not mention his name.

"Bartolomeo!"

Loya wrote down Barto's name.

Must-arrest list!

He can't deal with Barto now, but once he finds an effective way to deal with the barrier, he will definitely take Barto and his cronies down.

Because sooner or later, Rogge will belong to him.

He applied to come to Loguetown not to work for the higher-ups, but to become the boss of Loguetown!

He hates it when people tell him what to do!

After Fombidi finished explaining the general situation in Loguetown, Loya turned to look at Zango: "What's going on at the branch?"

"The Wild Wolf Gang has been released."

Zang Gao looked very unhappy.

"really."

Loya sneered.

After delivering the Wild Wolf Gang to the branch, he instructed Zango to keep watch in secret.

A group of thugs not only brazenly robbed people at knifepoint on the street, but also dared to come to their door demanding protection money, seemingly having them cornered.

There is only one possibility for such arrogance.