Chapter 8: Protagonist Team

emsp;emsp;“……”

emsp;emsp;海克这时候已经如同泥塑木雕一般,麻木地半晌说不出话来。

He swore that if the despicable fat old man in front of him wasn't a Devil Fruit user, he would definitely pull out his gun and blow off the head of this jackass who was mocking him.

emsp;emsp;“身份大概就是这样,至于你问老夫来找你是干什么的……”

emsp;emsp;老甘压根没注意海克那跌宕起伏的心路历程,沉吟了片刻后,自顾自说着,“主要还是为了亲眼来看看,少爷挑中的合作对象,是否还算说的过去吧。”

emsp;You're quite interesting, always fearing death and lacking ambition. Your mind is filled with indulgences and women, but you're not foolish enough to be taken advantage of. You understand current affairs and have attachments that we can use as leverage against you.

emsp;Old Gan looked at Haik with a smile and said, "In short, young master's judgment is as accurate and sharp as ever. There will be several Navy Colonels assigned to various branches during this period, and you are indeed the most suitable one."

emsp;emsp;“我就当是在夸奖我吧……”

emsp;emsp;海克揉了揉太阳穴,神情无奈,但很快就意识到了不对劲的地方,猛地表情一僵,“羁绊?把柄?这话是什么意思?”

emsp;emsp;"The reason you chose to take the sea train to your destination is to meet a woman named Anna during the transfer in the Water Capital, right?"

lap; Lap Gan still smiled, but the information revealed in his voice made Haik shiver. "You became an orphan since childhood, and you haven't made any sincere friends over the years. You can say that you have no worries or burdens. The only weakness you can't let go of is the girl you admired when you were a teenager."

spm;spm; "@@Unfortunately, the other party had already married when passing through the Aquatic City. Therefore, you only dared to linger at her doorstep, never daring to pay a visit. You waited until she returned at night, and from a distance at the end of the alley, you took a longing look. That glance had already brought you great satisfaction, leaving behind no regrets. With that, you boarded the train headed to the Pray Town station."

emsp;emsp;“……”

emsp;Hake remained silent for a while before lifting his head and speaking in a hoarse voice, "Originally, when I saw you letting the train driver go, I thought that even though you are bandits, you still have some principles and bottom line in the way you handle things. I never expected your methods to be so despicable and cunning to this extent."

emsp;emsp;"Bandits are even more heartless bastards than pirates can be. It seems like you still have some misunderstandings about our profession, little Hake. Besides, who told you that we let that old driver go?" Old Gan shrugged his shoulders.

emsp;emsp;“嗯?”海克眼中露出困惑之色,“可他现在已经离开了普莱镇车站,在往回赶了……”

emsp;emsp;“然后在快要回到水之都的时候,不小心撞上列车强盗?”

emsp;emsp;老甘笑嘻嘻地帮他接了下去,“或者海王类啊风暴什么的,无声无息地消失在这个世界,直到有水之都的渔民出港赶海,不小心看到了海上列车的残骸,慌忙上报市政厅,才追查到这起惨案。”

emsp;emsp;“你看,这种剧本就要合理的多,对吧?要是他还没把你送到车站呢,就被我们干掉了,难免会引起一些不必要的怀疑嘛……”

emsp;emsp;看着陷入呆滞的海克,老甘笑的更灿烂了,“还有什么要问的没有?老夫的时间还是蛮宝贵的哦,现在该和你说明白的,也都说了,没什么事的话,我就先走一步咯。”

After a moment of silence, Haikemu still hadn't said a word, making Lao Gan think he had nothing to say and was about to turn into a raven and fly away. Suddenly, he heard these words, "You mentioned two names earlier, one called Sedi and the other called Yano, right?" Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with!

emsp;emsp;"Yes." Old Gan turned around again and took a keen look at Haik.

emsp;emsp;Starting to ask these questions proactively is a sign of completely giving up hope of luck and starting to fully cooperate. It seems that the young master's judgment was spot-on. This guy doesn't seem as fat, stupid, and idiotic as he looks on the outside. Instead, he is quite knowledgeable about when to advance and retreat and understands the current situation thoroughly.

emsp;Yes, Seth is the tall one, and he does possess a terrifying strength that allows him to crush a hard skull with just one hand. This kind of power doesn't seem like something an ordinary human would be capable of. Do you think he has giant blood running through his veins?

emsp;Hake's expression at this moment was very complicated, as if he didn't want to ask these questions but had to seize this opportunity to actively obtain more information. "Who is Yano? Is he one of the people that Lord Vito had with him last night?"

emsp;emsp;“嚯,问到点子上咯。”

emsp;emsp;老甘眉梢一挑,“瑟提的确有四分之一的巨人血统,不过他的力量可不光是来源于天生的,这家伙可是盾牌果实能力者,整个人就是一座人形的移动堡垒,捏爆你那几个废物跟班的脑袋,还不是轻轻松松……”

emsp;Speaking of this, Lao Gan couldn't help but subtly twitch his mouth. It wasn't because of anything else, but because he suddenly remembered that ever since Seti started following the young master, his fruit ability had hardly been given a chance to be put into action.

emsp;emsp;平日里最大的用处,就是在下雨下雪的时候,以上空的空气为无形盾牌,给少爷遮风挡雨,保持衣裳的干净整洁。

emsp;emsp;For example, in the recent attack on the naval train, even if he is a young master, he wouldn't be able to elegantly finish smoking a full cigar in the cold pouring rain without Satie's abilities, let the bullets fly for a while...

emsp;emsp;“至于亚诺。”

emsp;emsp;面对着海克的目光,老甘很快就收回了思绪,继续解答道,“就是昨晚用枪指着你的那个黑袍少年,这小鬼可不好惹,天生就是个当刺客的料,这些年不知道暗中帮少爷处理了多少脏活黑活,身上煞气重的要命,以后见到他,老夫劝你最好忘了列车上的不愉快,对他放尊敬点。”

emsp;emsp;这话一下子让海克勾起了被枪口抵住眉心时,那股死亡逼近的恐惧感,他忙不迭的连连点头,以示自己会将这句告诫牢牢记在心底。

emsp;emsp;"Other than me, most of the trusted subordinates brought along by the young master this time were already seen by you in the carriage last night."

emsp;emsp;老甘想了想,又开口道,“海瑟薇那个小丫头,你应该是知道的吧?”

emsp;emsp;“知道。”

emsp;Haike's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he replied that the visual impact brought by the scene where the cat turned into a human under the orange light last night is still etched in his mind, unforgettable.

emsp;Speaking of which...

emsp;When asked here, Haik finally noticed something wrong, or rather, a terrifying similarity among Vitto's subordinates. Please let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with.

emsp;emsp;“你……您是渡鸦果实能力者,那个瑟提是盾牌果实能力者,然后还有个能变成猫的,这,这难道说你们全是恶魔果实能力者?”

emsp;emsp;那可是在黑市最低起拍价也是一亿贝利的恶魔果实啊!哪怕是在伟大航路上,也从来不是什么烂大街的货色,一群从深山老林里出来的山贼而已,竟然会富有强大到这个程度吗?

emsp;emsp;“少爷攒下的一点家当而已啦。”

emsp;emsp;老甘似乎看出了他的疑惑,笑嘻嘻地道,“我们当山贼的,这么多年打家劫舍四处征伐,还吞并了那么多同行的山寨,搜集到几颗恶魔果实,是很合情合理的吧?”

emsp;emsp;"Moreover, among the people the young master brought along this time, only the three of us possess Devil Fruit abilities. The mention of Yanuo just now is an exception."

emsp;emsp;Old Gan frowned and said, "Actually, Young Master did reward him too, but that stubborn little brat just doesn't care about material things. He always insists on relying solely on his own power. No matter how much we try to persuade him..."

emsp;Are there still people like this?

emsp;emsp;海克感觉自己的三观都有点被颠覆,他反正是理解不了这种奇怪的想法,要是换了自己,能有幸被自家老大赏一个恶魔果实下来,保证二话不说就狼吞虎咽地吃下去了。

emsp;emsp;那可是能给普通人恶魔力量的好东西,在这片大海上,若不是抓不到机会,谁又想碌碌无为地过此一生呢?
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