Sazir was originally shopping, but since he had finally come to the Golden City, and Lieutenant General Kuro had even said he would pay for any extra expenses, he certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity.
All year round, we're either being beaten or carrying out missions, so having a place to relax and have fun is definitely a good thing.
Consequently, he didn't care even if he was surrounded by a group of children. It was just buying flowers; Sazir was a captain in headquarters, and his salary was more than enough.
What does it mean to be a captain in the headquarters? It's like the arrogance of Finbodi in the East China Sea back then, sailing warships to eat at high-end restaurants, pick up girls and drink fine wine.
He can certainly afford to buy flowers and such.
Until those children said that sentence.
Five thousand Berries?!
Sazel's eyes widened in surprise. "Five thousand Berries for such a worthless flower? You're robbing me! Even pirates couldn't rob you like that!"
This surprised look made a green-haired little girl among the group of children flinch, a look of fear appearing on her face.
A child wearing a hat nearby exclaimed, "You're from the Navy, right? You're VIP guests! Five thousand Berries is nothing, you can afford it. Please! Give me the money!"
As the child uttered the cry, you could even see his mouth wide open, revealing a missing front tooth.
Sazier couldn't help but take a few steps back from Sazir's confident words.
Good heavens, this isn't just robbery, this is outright demand! No need for flowers at all.
He could afford 5,000 Berries; each of the children would only cost tens of thousands of Berries with a flower. But the key point was that the calculation wasn't the right way to do it.
"Go! Go! Go."
Sazir rolled his eyes and waved at them. "A bunch of money-grubbing brats, trying to take advantage of me. What do such young kids need so much money for?"
Without paying any attention to the children, he turned and led the navy in another direction.
"Hey, please!"
Led by the boy with the missing front tooth and wearing a hat, a group of children continued to surround and encircle the group of sailors.
"Aren't you kids annoying?" Sazir frowned, just as he was about to have the navy forcibly drive them away, when a voice suddenly rang out from the side.
"Don't disturb our distinguished guests, you brats."
Several men dressed in black suits strode over arrogantly. One of them smiled and bowed to Sazir and his companions, saying, "Honorable guests, I am very sorry to have disturbed your enjoyment. I will get rid of these brats immediately."
As he spoke, he glared at the kids, but his expression was full of fake smiles: "I'm saying, this doesn't seem like a place for you guys. You should go back to where you belong and not cause trouble for the guests."
"Hmm..."
The child with the missing front tooth instinctively took a step back.
"elder brother..."
The little girl next to me timidly said something.
"I...I understand."
The boy with the missing front tooth glanced at his younger sister, took a few steps back, lowered his head, and turned to leave with his companions.
It seemed as if failing to sell the flowers meant losing something important.
"I apologize for disturbing you, distinguished guest."
The man bowed again and said to Sazir, "I have driven the man away. I guarantee there won't be a second time."
Sazir frowned as he watched the dejected brats leave, then glanced at the man in the black suit with the fake smile, and narrowed his eyes.
"Hey, kids."
Suddenly, he spoke up: "Why do we need so much money?"
These words made the boy with the missing front tooth pause. He turned his head, glared resentfully at the man in the black suit, and then shouted:
"Money equals freedom; you rich people would never understand that!"
"You brat, get back here right now!"
The man in the black suit raised his eyebrows and was about to step over.
Just then, a hand blocked his way.
"free?"
Sazir looked at the boy with the missing front tooth and asked, "What do you mean? Who's restricting your freedom?"
“Honorable guest, we can handle this small matter. You're here to have fun,” the man in the black suit said hurriedly.
"Shut up."
Sazir glared at him and said, "This is not the time for you to speak. I'm asking that brat, not you. Brat, tell me, why do you want freedom so much?"
The boy with the missing front tooth glanced at Sazir, then at the threatening man in the black suit, opened his mouth, but ultimately turned away. "Let's go, Tianbao, we're going back."
The green-haired girl bowed apologetically to Sazir. The moment she raised her head, her eyes were filled with longing, but in the end, she shook her head slightly and prepared to turn and leave.
"Little brat."
Sazier said calmly, "Think it over. We are not only guests, but also members of the Navy. Logically speaking, if you don't say anything, I certainly won't help you, given my temperament. But as a member of the Navy, I still have to conduct routine inquiries."
"We...we are in debt."
The little girl named Tianbao lowered her head and said softly, "Without money, we have no freedom."
"free?"
Sazir pondered the two words, then turned to look at the man in the black suit.
The man in the black suit smiled and said to Sazel, "Esteemed guest, some matters fall under the purview of Gran Tesoro. You are free to enjoy your trip. We are not obliged to answer your questions, but I will do so out of respect for your status as a member of the Navy."
“These children’s parents are in debt and can’t even survive because they can’t pay it back. So we kindly took in those children and let them work in this city to survive. We waste a lot of food every day, so we are at a huge loss. Even so, we have not abandoned them. But children don’t understand anything. They just think we are bad people.”
"Is the guest satisfied with this answer?"
The man in the black suit asked with a smile.
Sazir looked at him expressionlessly and said slowly, "I don't think I asked you whether you were bad people. You put yourself in that situation yourself. Besides, what does the money your parents owe have to do with the children?"
Sazir pushed aside the man in the black suit and said, "But since you put it that way, we'll be merciful and won't let you suffer a loss. We'll take these children."
"Hey kids, would you like to come with us in the Navy? You don't have to stay here."
"Really?!"
The boy with the missing front tooth opened his eyes wide, turned around, and exclaimed in surprise, "Can we really leave here?!"
Sazir beckoned, and a navy officer next to him handed him a cigar. He took the cigar, tilted his head back, and exhaled a puff of smoke, mimicking Kuro's mannerisms.
"Of course, our navy keeps its word."
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