Pirate's Path of Destiny

In Shieldstown, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and heavy rain accompanied by the howling sea wind fell on this seaside town.

Navy Captain Reddy stood by the window, staring at the dark sky in the distance, his heart as restless as the rolling dark clouds.

It has been about half a month since he came to Branch 153. He trained at the Navy Headquarters for several months and went through a long recruitment period. He should have been able to shine in the Grand Line, but he offended the son of another branch lieutenant general at the same time. , was assigned to take office in the local branch.

The navy here did not protect civilians as he imagined. Things that oppressed civilians happened from time to time in the branch, and everyone seemed not to be surprised.

When he was assigned to be stationed at the branch from the headquarters, Reddy collected a large cloak with the two characters "Justice" written on the back. But now when he looks at the two characters on it, he just feels a little ironic.

Retracting his gaze from a distance, Reddy turned to look at the middle-aged naval officer sitting behind the desk and asked:

"Are you sure you don't need me to face the enemy head-on? I also learned some Navy Six Styles in my headquarters, and the graduation exam was just a few days ago..."

"Once again, you only need to lead a team of navy to hunt down the pirates who want to escape. Please believe in the strength of our navy branch."

The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk responded.That was Colonel Rice, the head of Naval Branch 153.

He is a short middle-aged man about 1.6 meters tall. He often squints his eyes and does not have much muscle on his body. From a distance, he looks dark and wretched.

But such a person is in charge of the entire navy branch, and all the navy must obey his dispatch arrangements, including the assigned Reddy.

To be honest, Reddy is very disappointed with this naval branch. His dream branch should be full of positive atmosphere, protecting the people externally, and actively training internally.

However, the sailors in this naval branch seem to have a muddle-headed attitude and have no regard for training.

Even once, when he was training in the square, a naval lieutenant came over secretly and asked him if he knew the Sixth Form of the Navy, and wanted to work with him to sell the Sixth Form training secrets at a good price on the black market.

This made Reddy give up his last illusion. He sent a letter to the headquarters, proposing the idea that this naval branch needed to be completely reorganized. Unfortunately, there was no reply from the headquarters.

Today he was called to the office and informed that he had received news that a group of powerful pirates wanted to plunder Shields Town, and he was assigned the task of leading the team to prevent fish from slipping through the net.

Reddy couldn't accept it. After all, according to everyone's default standards, a captain from the navy headquarters should be equivalent to a branch lieutenant colonel in strength, but he was only assigned a task equivalent to flank support.

This worried him. After all, according to his observations, the navy here was poorly trained. If the pirates were as powerful as the intelligence said, he did not think that these people alone could defend the town.

"Captain Reddy, you are a navy officer. I hope you can always obey the orders of your superiors. In particular, try not to do any small private actions such as overstepping your superiors' opinions to the headquarters. Do you understand?"

Colonel Rice's voice behind the desk was not loud, but it violently impacted Reddy's heart like the voice outside the window, making him very disturbed.

It was a big taboo to go beyond the level and report something, especially if the boss caught him red-handed. This made Reddy sweat a few drops on his forehead.

"Forget it this time. It's your first time coming to the Navy branch. You just need to complete this task well, and I can forget about it."

Colonel Rice, who had always been narrow-minded, turned out to be unexpectedly magnanimous this time. Although Reddy was lucky, he could not help but have a little doubt, but he quickly gave up the idea.

"If you behave well this time, I can promise to submit suggestions to the headquarters and reassess your strength and loyalty. Maybe you will be able to return to the headquarters soon."

The unexpected guarantee filled Leidy's heart with surprise. After all, it was very likely that he was assigned to the branch because of someone else's trouble. It would be great if he could return to the headquarters.

As for the rotten atmosphere here, wait until you return to the headquarters to find a solution. Then report the matter to Lieutenant General Garp, who is also from the East China Sea, and there should be a way to solve the problem here.

The dark thought of burning bridges flashed through Reddy's heart. He opened the door of the office and walked out, his pace much lighter than before.

Colonel Rice in the office got up and walked to the window where Reddy had just been. Looking through the window at Reddy leaving in the rain with an umbrella, a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

"You haven't been safe since you first came here. Let's see if I don't kill you this time."

Rice murmured, and his right hand pressed on the window sill subconsciously, crushing the stone window sill into pieces.He let go of his gravel-filled hand, wiped it on his clean and white navy uniform, turned around and returned to his desk, thinking about the entire plan.

A few days ago, the subordinate responsible for liaising with pirates sent a message saying that something unexpected happened to the Copper Horn Pirates, and two powerful young people joined the group.

Although Captain Bronze Horn Jim has repeatedly assured that he can control his new subordinates, Rice, who knows that the other party is arrogant and arrogant, does not believe this. He does not want any mistakes in this plan.

It happened that at this time, he encountered a thorn assigned by the headquarters. He still dreamed of a righteous navy in his heart, and actually wanted to report the situation here to the headquarters. Colonel Rice instantly had a plan in his mind to kill two birds with one stone.

Opening the drawer of his desk, under the letter Reddy sent to the headquarters, Rice pulled out a letter sent by the branch's lieutenant general half a month ago, which explicitly asked Rice to find a way to get rid of Reddy as soon as possible, and at the same time Be subtle and don't leave clues to others.

Colonel Rice opened his bloodshot eyes and whispered: "You are dead."

......

The dark clouds in the sky still haven't dispersed. Although the heavy downpour of the past few days has disappeared, the howling sea wind has not weakened at all.

Reddy stayed at the training ground as usual, doing navy six training.During the training at the headquarters, although the most difficult paper-drawing move of the moon step was not mastered in time, the moves such as iron block and arashi kick were already used proficiently.

After arriving at the branch, he did not slack off for a day and continued to practice the six postures. He hoped that one day when he returned to the headquarters, he would not be far behind his classmates.

Suddenly, a piercing alarm bell rang, and someone in the distance was vaguely heard shouting: "The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming!"

Reddy quickly ran to the school grounds where they were gathering, and his heart became restless. The pirates were finally here.