Such incidents were common in Area 30. The navy sent people home, and all tourists were herded onto ships, either setting sail overnight or spending the night on board.
In addition, they were searched, supposedly to check for pirates. As a result, some nobles from other countries who came here for fun had their slaves taken away as well.
This caused widespread resentment among these people, but as far as the Navy was concerned, they were simply strictly following Kuro's orders and were completely unfazed by the threats posed by these nobles.
The navy is, after all, the navy, and must follow orders from headquarters; they are not subordinates of so-called nobles.
The search continued into the night.
After dealing with the tourists in area 30, the navy turned to the residences in area 30 and began to investigate house by house.
Of the three thousand navy personnel, one thousand were assigned to surround and control the boundary of area 30, while the rest conducted a large-scale search.
Bang bang bang!
"Open the door! We're from the Navy!"
"I suspect you are hiding pirates here. Please cooperate with the search."
"We are the Navy, and we will protect your safety!"
Such words echoed in Zone 30.
"Check it out!"
At that moment, in a dilapidated area of 35GR, Sazir led his team to knock on a door.
Behind this gate appears to be a cluster of low bungalows, the dwellings of the poor in Chambord, which are generally isolated from the park area.
But these are precisely the places where the search will focus.
Bang! Bang!
After knocking twice and seeing no response from inside the gate, Sazir glanced up at the shining light, waved his hand, and said, "Bring the cannons over and blast it!"
"Lieutenant, isn't using cannons a bit too much..." a navy officer hesitated.
"You're not going to use cannons, so you're going to clear this place for me?" Sazir turned around and glared at him.
"Yes, sir! I'll get ready right away!" The navy officer saluted, turned, and ran out.
Soon, a group of sailors pushed over a cannon.
Sazir pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a puff, and said, "Inside! I'll count to three, and if you don't open the door, I'll kick it in!"
"three!"
Sazir had no idea what was going on; after speaking, he simply waved his hand and said, "Give it to me..."
Squeak!
The door was suddenly flung open, and several raggedly dressed people stood inside, looking panicked. "It's open! It's open! Navy officer, please don't attack!"
"Tch, what a hassle..."
Sazir walked inside, glanced at the group of anxious people, and said, "The Navy is going to inspect. Now go back to your own homes and don't wander around."
"My lord."
A tall man stepped forward, rubbing his hands together obsequiously, and said, "This is a slum, no pirates will come here. We already knew the order and have called everyone out for the Navy to inspect."
As he spoke, he pointed behind him.
At the entrance of the group of low bungalows, groups of two or three people stood huddled together under the doorway lights.
Most of them were families, a pair of adults with one or two children, and occasionally a few children were alone together, all looking at the navy with fearful eyes.
"Who are you?" Sazir asked, looking at the tall man.
“I am the representative that this residence has put forward. I am usually the one who negotiates.”
The tall man smiled and said, "My lord, you see, we've always been peaceful, and no pirates will come. Your sudden action will frighten the people here, so... I've called everyone out. The reason the door wasn't open earlier was because of this."
"Um..."
Sazir nodded. "It doesn't seem like anything's wrong."
"Well, we're all poor, and there's not much to investigate. We still have to work hard to survive tomorrow, so your house-to-house search is really too much of a hassle," the tall man said with a forced smile.
"Why search for us poor people? Search for the rich instead!"
"Yeah, let's go search them!"
The two equally ragged men next to him muttered to themselves.
"Shut up!"
The tall man glared at them, then smiled at Sazel and said, "My lord, what do you think..."
Sazir glanced at the tall man and the physique of the people beside him, then at the group of equally ragged but thin men, and pondered.
But logically speaking, there's nothing wrong with it now.
It's so late, why isn't he searching for the rich, the slaves, or the gangsters? Why is he bothering the common people here?
If Mr. Kuro knew, he'd probably kill him.
but...
Something just feels off...
Sazir felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Um..."
He glanced at the group again and nodded, saying, "Alright, keep a close eye on them. If you spot any pirates or suspicious individuals, be sure to notify us immediately. We have orders to thoroughly investigate all suspicious individuals to prevent pirates from infiltrating."
"Don't worry, sir, we know everyone here. We haven't seen any strangers." The tall man grinned upon hearing this.
"Then I'll be going."
Sazir waved and turned to leave.
"Forehead..."
As Sazir turned around, several children stood in front of a low bungalow, and one of them instinctively spoke up.
But soon, in front of the low bungalow next to him, a person glared at him, opened his mouth, and whispered, "Do you want to die, kid?"
"elder brother..."
A younger girl next to the child instinctively hid behind him, trembling.
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