"Get out of here! What are you standing there for? Get the hell out of here and change your clothes!"
Kuro's mind was a mess. Seeing Sentomaru standing there, he was furious and kicked him in the shin.
"Oh, I see, big brother, I'll go buy it right away."
Sentomaru scratched his head, looking aggrieved, and was about to leave.
"Wait, after you go out, keep an eye on the back of headquarters for me. Go and coordinate with Kuro. I've booked all the restaurants behind headquarters; you'll be in charge of reception this time," Kuro said.
"They booked all the restaurants?"
Sentomaru thought for a moment, then nodded emphatically, "Yes, big brother!"
After he stepped outside, he looked up at the sky, grinned, and said, "What? Big brother still wants to celebrate, right?"
Watching Sentomaru leave, Kuro sat alone in the main seat, leaning back with his head tilted back. The end of his cigar glowed, and he exhaled a deep puff of smoke, which billowed out like steam and dissipated into the air.
He stared blankly at the smoke for a long time before finally cursing.
"grass!"
Shaking his head, Kuro activated his watch's Den Den Mushi and dialed Kuro's number.
"Come over here, to the large conference room over here with the old man."
"Yes, I understand, Mr. Kuro."
The response came quickly, and a moment later, Kro walked in from the entrance of the meeting room. But as soon as he entered, he stopped in his tracks, and sweat began to bead on his forehead.
Right in front of that rather large main seat, Kuro leaned back in his chair, his head tilted back as he puffed out smoke. Steam-like smoke shrouded his face, obscuring his expression, but one could vaguely sense that... he was in a bad mood.
He hadn't seen Mr. Kuro maintain this posture for a long time; the last time was when he was promoted to lieutenant general.
But this situation wasn't good for Chloe herself; she felt she was going to be in trouble.
"Mr. Kuro, I'm here." Kuro took a few steps forward with a forced smile and said cautiously.
There was no response.
Kuro remained there, calmly smoking his cigar.
Kuro pursed his lips and took two steps forward. "Mr. Kuro?"
Kuro glanced at him and smirked, "Why are you standing so far away from me?!"
"No, no, I'm just walking forward."
Kro wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked forward step by step.
"Is everything done?" Kuro asked, exhaling a puff of smoke.
“Yes, we’ve already made initial contact, and the restaurant owners have all agreed,” Kro said. “I’m wondering if we should try to lower the price a bit, since it’ll cost quite a bit to cover everything.”
"No need."
Kuro waved his hand, "This is the old man's birthday celebration, so make it a grand affair for me, spend as much as you need to. And you, you damn well better come over here!"
With no other choice, Kro closed his eyes and resigned himself to death.
He strode over and stood next to Kuro, bending down to listen attentively.
Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke and slowly said, "Besides the old man's birthday celebration, there's another explosive piece of news: he's retiring."
He's retired?!
Chloe's pupils contracted, and after a moment of stunned silence, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled up.
Doesn't that mean...?
"I've taken over. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll probably be promoted to general," Kuro said quietly.
The smile on Chloe's lips widened, almost splitting her mouth.
We've finally reached this point!
Mr. Kuro, have you finally completed your plan?
Kuro didn't speak, but made Kuro glance at him. He saw that Kuro's mouth was strangely grinning, and even his white teeth were faintly visible.
This made Kuro frown, and he said unhappily, "You seem to be very happy?"
These words jolted Clooney awake, making him decide to stop and continue playing along with Mr. Clooney's act.
“I didn’t.” Chloe’s expression hardened, and she denied it decisively.
"You were clearly laughing!" Kuro shouted angrily.
“I was just thinking about something happy,” Chloe said seriously.
Kuro raised an eyebrow and gritted his teeth, saying, "Trying to play these tricks on me? If you tell me your wife gave birth, I'll beat you up. You don't even have a wife!"
Kro: "..."
Is there such a saying?
"Forget it, I don't have time to argue with you right now. I called you here mainly to discuss this. First of all, I have to take this position, whether I want to or not. The old man has retired, so this position is mine, and no one can take it away from me."
Kuro, chewing on his cigar, said, "But you need to think of a way to stop the old man from retiring. There's still a chance to salvage the situation."
He still wanted to keep the old man from retiring.
Kuro thought for a moment, then tentatively suggested, "How about we try to communicate with the higher-ups? I remember your relationship with the Celestial Dragons..."
"Come on, the Celestial Dragons can't influence this."
Kuro waved his hand abruptly, "If they could influence this, that would be terrible. The Navy would have ceased to exist long ago. Besides, how good is my relationship with the Celestial Dragons? Don't talk nonsense. I don't want my grave to be dug up and hung on a street lamp one day."
As he spoke, he stroked his chin and pondered, "The Five Elders? I don't know the Five Elders at all, I don't have their phone numbers."
The Five Elders don't have phone numbers for them. Even the generals have to go there in person. They are the ones who make the contacts, but no one contacts them. They are high and mighty and don't give out their contact information.
Do we really have to make a trip to Mary Geoise?
This is a big birthday celebration for the old man...
"Tsk, it's not impossible."
Kuro stood up and said to Chloe, "I've asked Sentomaru to cooperate with you. Get everything sorted out. I'll go to Mary Geoise myself."
He can fly; he can definitely run to Mary Geoise.
"I understand, Mr. Kuro, I will complete it." Kuro pushed up his glasses and said confidently.
Kuro glared at him. "The old man's birthday celebration can't go wrong. Leave the people you can't invite to me. I'll invite them myself. Whether he's retired or not, the birthday celebration has to be done right. If there's even the slightest mistake, you'll be in big trouble!"
“Yes…” Chloe pursed her lips.
He never failed to do what you instructed him to do.
Even for your own grandfather's birthday celebration, didn't he still organize it himself...?
"Alright, go ahead, I'll go first."
Kuro waved his hand, walked straight out of the meeting room, and with a flick of his wrist, soared into the air.
As Kro watched his figure disappear, he stood there stunned for a long time before suddenly bursting into laughter.
"Hahaha..."
Hahahaha!
Kro's eyes began to gleam with a sinister glint, a smug smile playing on his lips. He pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and dialed David directly. The first thing David said after the call connected was:
"Mr. Kuro is going to be a general."
...
At this moment, in Beihai.
The fleet from Dressrosa was sailing at sea. On that ship, David looked at the Den Den Mushi and slowly uttered a sentence, then froze on the spot.
Then, intense excitement gradually welled up in his eyes!
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