Chapter 365 - 365 Captain John
365 Captain John
On the surface of the sea, a small boat was sailing quickly.
Whitebeard and his men, who had successfully escaped from the lawless land, were sunbathing on the deck.
A few large boxes were moved out, and the crew opened them with antic.i.p.ation. As expected, a large pile of gold and jewelry appeared in their sight.
Everyone picked them up greedily, looking at it in a daze, grabbing and biting.
Only Whitebeard was sitting in the corner, his hand on the fence, quietly looking at the vast sea.
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“It’s all thanks to our captain’s strength. Otherwise, we might have all died there.”
A pirate who was obviously an officer started to divide the treasure while he complimented Whitebeard.
Soon, an extra large portion was placed in front of Whitebeard.
The officer said respectfully, “Captain, according to the rules, these are all yours.”
90% of all the loot would belong to the captain. This was an unwritten rule among pirates.
Whitebeard didn’t even look at the treasures as he casually said to the crowd,”You guys divide it.”
The pirates were instantly overjoyed.
This was Whitebeard’s personal habit. He had never placed much importance on gold, silver, or other valuables.
“Captain, if you don’t like treasures, then why did you become a pirate? What do you want?” the officer asked Whitebeard as he quickly collected the gold.
All the crew members also looked at Whitebeard with curiosity.
Whitebeard’s eyes revealed a sense of yearning. After a long silence, he said softly, “I’ve wanted something since I was a child.”
“Eh? What is it?”
“Family!”
“Hahahaha, I can’t take it anymore. I’m going to laugh myself to death.”
The crew immediately burst into laughter.
Some of them even held their stomachs and laughed so hard that they burst into tears.
Whitebeard didn’t mind. He just continued to immerse himself in his own world.
At that moment, an albatross suddenly flew over and landed on the deck.
Whitebeard took out a newspaper out of habit.
When he opened it, he saw a very familiar person.
Whitebeard took out some gold coins from the treasure chest and stuffed them into the albatross’s pouch.
Then, he slowly recalled the scene of his battle with Zhao Hao.
Looking at the bruises all over his body and the piercing pain, Whitebeard took a deep breath and said seriously, “That guy is really strong.”
At the New World…
In this most dangerous place in the world of pirates, where monsters were everywhere—the Pirate Island!
Even in the New World, this Island was still very famous.
It was all because there was a top-tier pirate, Rocks, there.
There was still a long time before Rocks declared war on the world.
Therefore, Rocks was also reading the newspaper, sizing up Zhao Hao.
After a long time, he grinned cruelly, and a wave of darkness gushed out from his hand, crushing the newspaper into pieces.
“The new star of the Marines? It seems that the Marines want to rise again, so they’re fully cultivating this new person.”
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The entire world of pirates was in an uproar because of Zhao Hao.
At that moment, the main character Zhao Hao didn’t care about anything. He had just finished his breakfast and was lying on the deck, basking in the warm sun.
“Captain, there’s a phone call.”
Taojia’s voice was heard as she came to Zhao Hao in a tight swimsuit, holding two gla.s.ses of fruit juice.
She hurriedly put down the juice and went to get Zhao Hao’s Den Den Mushi.
Zhao Hao was clearly someone who knew how to enjoy life, but this call clearly wasn’t a friend.
He picked up the phone impatiently, and the call went through.
“h.e.l.lo, I’m Zhao Hao. Who is this?”
“It’s Fleet Admiral Kong.”
Kong’s serious voice rang out.
Hearing the seriousness in Kong’s tone, Zhao Hao knew that the outcome of his matter was certain. He immediately became interested and said directly, “How is it? What’s the final verdict for me?”
When he heard Zhao Hao’s playful tone, Kong almost pa.s.sed out from anger.
After a moment of silence, he said.
“Vice Admiral Zhao Hao overdid it with self-defense during a sparring match with his colleagues and caused the tragic deaths of his colleagues. He is ordered to atone for his crime by meritorious service. His salary will be reduced for three years, and he has to pay a 500,000 Berries fine.”
After hearing how Kong addressed him and hearing his final judgment, a smile instantly appeared on Zhao Hao’s face.
He was right.
The Marines were far from being able to ignore him.
In the current situation, the Marines could only compromise.
After a few simple words with Kong and his repeated pleading, Zhao Hao agreed to try not to cause any trouble.
He hung up the phone.
Zhao Hao smiled smugly, picked up the fruit juice beside him, and took a sip.
Coincidentally, Taojia walked over at this moment and was immediately pulled into Zhao Hao’s arms.
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A few days later, Zhao Hao’s ship stopped at an uninhabited island.
Zhao Hao looked at the huge island in front of him and immediately used Observation Haki to explore the entire Island.
The outcome disappointed Zhao Hao. There were no powerful pirates on this Island.
Even the number of living creatures was pitifully small.
Zhao Hao turned around and asked Taojia curiously, “Taojia, that Captain John you mentioned isn’t on this Island.”
Taojia was also embarra.s.sed. After thinking for a long time, she finally said, “I was pa.s.sing by this place before and found him. I heard that Captain John likes to dig for treasures. At that time, I was thinking that there might be some treasure here.”
Captain John was a famous treasure lover in the world of pirates.
The sea was huge, and it was easier to find pirates with fixed territories.
For someone like Captain John, who had been searching for treasures everywhere, it was undoubtedly as difficult as ascending to the heavens to find one on the sea.
Of course, where there was a will, there was a way. As long as there was action, as a famous pirate, he would definitely be discovered.
Zhao Hao followed the clues and found traces of excavation at the circular ring at the peak of the mountain.
The entire center had been dug out.
Zhao Hao activated his Observation Haki and looked down. Other than a few small animals, he didn’t find any signs of humans.
“Taojia!”
“Ah? Here!”
Taojia, who had been following behind Zhao Hao, quickly responded.
“Use your ability to explore the entire mountain and see if there are any secret caves or buried things,” Zhao Hao said, his eyes slightly misty.
Given the traces at the scene, there were signs of a fight.
Combined with the fact that Captain John had found the treasure here, it was very likely that he had killed his companions at the sight of the treasure.