Lyle Crowe had seen all sorts of people. He had been a conman before, and now he was a member of the Navy. He had met countless people, but that bald man was the only one who gave him a strange sense of awe.

He had this feeling when he was six years old, but as time went by, he always thought it was just a hallucination. Now, that feeling has returned.

"Since I took office in Loguetown, not a single pirate has been able to escape from here, not one!"

Lyle spoke through gritted teeth as he deployed the battle plan around the execution platform.

"Colonel?"

The lieutenant colonel adjutant in charge of scheduling looked grim. He didn't understand why such a well-established fact had to be repeated.

And to repeat...

As Colonel Lyle once said, people only encourage themselves repeatedly when they are uncertain about things.

Is their brilliant and unfailing colonel now insecure?

"It's just a pirate worth twenty million, Colonel. You've arrested far too many, this one will surely be no different..."

Before the lieutenant colonel could finish speaking, Lyle glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "Don't underestimate anyone. Even the weakest person can accomplish great things. Such examples are not uncommon on the high seas. You still have a lot to learn."

"Yes, Colonel!" The lieutenant colonel stood at attention and saluted, looking serious.

Lyle sighed inwardly.

The navy today is quite different from the navy during the old world government era. The main difference is that they can freely access materials and even organize study sessions on major battles.

Of course, many people's attitude is still, 'Study? Study my ass!'

In the current naval organization, the majority of people, like this lieutenant colonel, rush in recklessly, relying more on personal experience to deal with the enemy.

But Lyle is different. Since joining the Navy, he has been studying events large and small around the world. These things are freely available to the World Government, and he can find out anything he wants without any reservations. He can even see the history of that person's rise to power.

The more you see, the more you know, and the more you understand your own insignificance and the enormous destructive power of those so-called 'little people'.

During the 'Marineford War', even the great pirate 'Whitebeard,' who once dominated one of the four factions of the New World, was able to be stabbed in the chest by a nobody. Although the outcome of the battle was already decided at that time, this incident still shocked Lyle, who was seeing the battle for the first time.

He didn't care about the 20 million bounty on the "Puppeteer." Compared to her predecessor, this one was far less arrogant.

But that bald man... made Lyle feel that if this man escaped, the sea would no longer be calm. Even though the bald man was still unknown, and even though he himself was a colonel at headquarters and a member of the largest faction in the navy, he still had little confidence at this moment.

Lyle muttered to himself, "No way... Vice Admiral Smoker met Straw Hat Luffy here back then, thus beginning what that person jokingly called a 'love-hate relationship.' I can't be that unlucky, can I?"

"Colonel, the deployment is complete. The troops have been dispatched in batches to surround the execution platform. The advance troops have also evacuated the civilians around the execution platform."

The lieutenant colonel who had just saluted received the news and ran over to report to Lyle.

Lyle composed himself and asked, "Where is the capture force?"

"It's all arranged."

"Surround them on three sides, leaving one side for them to escape. Set up the remaining troops on that side to prevent them from causing large-scale damage to the execution platform. Force them to the other side of the platform, and it won't matter if a fight breaks out then," Lyle said.

"yes!"

...

The execution platform is a famous landmark in Loguetown.

Especially after the New World Government came to power, this place was no longer just a place for pirates to visit, but rather a tourist attraction.

After all, besides pirates, who else would need to travel through Reverse Mountain to get to the Grand Line these days...?

We need to find other ways to generate foreign exchange, and tourism is a great idea.

Moreover, as the most comprehensive town in the East China Sea, you can buy almost anything here. Besides tourism, it is also a great commercial town.

In front of the solitary, pitch-black execution platform in the square, a shiny bald head appeared, the light contrasting sharply with the darkness.

Noah shaded his eyes with his hand, gazing at the towering execution platform, and exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, this is the execution platform!"

Victoria, with her blonde hair and long waves, put her hands on her hips and said smugly, "Hmph, I've seen it! This execution platform was rebuilt a second time. A long time ago, this place was struck by lightning, and that straw hat was used to climb up here."

"Hehe, this is really interesting, the very top of the execution platform..." Noah looked up at the top, his face full of eager anticipation.

"Hey, stop playing around..."

Mimir looked around, and a cold sweat broke out on his brow. "Let's run! Haven't you noticed something's a little different?"

"It's too quiet," Xi Ya said casually, then tilted her head. "Is everyone off today?"

Young Mimir slapped his forehead. "What a joke! The civilians here have been cleared out, which can only mean one thing: we're surrounded! Hurry..."

"Hehe!"

Before Mimir could finish speaking, a voice came from above. Above the execution platform, a shiny bald man stood, grinning with white teeth.

"Hey! Bald Captain! Are you even listening to me?!" Mimir roared.

"Don't call me bald!" Noah frowned at him.

"Is this the time to worry about this?! We need to run now... Ouch!"

Mimir clutched his clothes at his chest, feeling a tightness in his chest.

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