Under the dim street lights, Yuichiro Tsugumi was walking alone on the streets of the Moorish Kingdom.
Relying on the bear's ability to spy on the memories of so many people for several consecutive days, even someone like Yuichiro Tsugikuni felt a little exhausted.
Taking advantage of the night, Jiguo Yuanyi also wanted to take a walk to relieve the fatigue accumulated over the past few days.
Most of the Moorish nobles had been tried in recent days, and a brief power vacuum inevitably emerged in the country. The social environment in the Moorish Kingdom was also somewhat turbulent, and the navy imposed a curfew until all national administrative departments were officially restored.
The evening breeze brought a hint of coolness as it blew back and forth on the street. There were no pedestrians on the road. Ji Guoyuan walked up the slope of the mountain city for a long time and finally stopped at an open space. He stopped to look at the dark sea in the distance.
Dark clouds floated in the sky, blocking out the bright moonlight and the sea of stars.
"Even in a place like the East China Sea, such evil lurks."
"How many similar places are there on this ocean?"
"Can 800 years of ruling, deeply ingrained ideas be completely reversed in just a few decades?"
"No matter how hard I try, I'm afraid my ideal world will never come true!"
As the night deepened, numerous thoughts raced through Tsugikuni Yoriichi's mind. The ocean was simply too vast, the world too vast, and the countries too numerous to count.
In the face of such a distorted world, the power of an individual is too insignificant.
It was not until now that Yoshikazu Tsugakuni began to understand why Roger, a man who never wanted to hurt civilians, chose to use his life to open the so-called "Great Pirate Era".
Using wealth to ignite human desires and the yearning for wealth can tempt more people to go out to sea in search of Raftel. Although Yoriichi Tsugakuin doesn't know what is buried on Raftel, Yoriichi Tsugakuin thinks that those buried things should be closely related to the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
Only when the numb people are awakened can the world be saved.
Otherwise, even if Yoriichi Tsugakuni really has the ability to eliminate the Celestial Dragons, the princes and nobles who rule various countries will still follow the practices of the "world nobles" and continue the oppression.
This is an 800-year trend of thought that cannot be changed overnight.
The sea breeze gently caressed Yuichiro Tsugakuni's cheek, and his long red hair fluttered in the wind. After a long silence, Yuichiro Tsugakuni also sorted out his mood and walked towards the naval base in the distance.
Do your best and leave the rest to fate.
All Tsugikoku Yoshiichi can do is to do the job at hand well.
"Catch, catch the thief!!"
A scream broke the silence of the night.
When Yuichiro Tsuchikuni turned around, he happened to see a ragged little boy, about ten years old, holding two loaves of bread in his hands, rushing out from the corner of the street in a panic. The boy was barefoot and ran at full speed, looking back in the direction of the sound, and did not notice Yuichiro Tsuchikuni in the middle of the road at all.
“Bang!!”
In the blink of an eye, the little boy rushed in front of Yuichiro Tsugakuten. After a dull thud, his head hit Yuichiro Tsugakuten's thigh hard, and the huge force rebounded back to his body.
“Ouch!”
The boy cried out in pain and sat down on the ground, and the two long loaves of bread in his hands also fell to the ground.
Ji Guoyuan turned around, lowered his head slightly and looked at the little boy in front of him who was rubbing his head, and remained silent.
"Grasp!!"
"Catch the thief!"
“Hehe.”
Soon, accompanied by heavy breathing, a middle-aged man carrying a long stick rushed onto the street. Seeing the boy who had been "stopped", he immediately pointed at him, his face showing joy:
"Haha, thief, you've been caught, right?"
"See where you run from!"
The middle-aged man slowed down his pace and slowly approached the boy. Hearing this, the little boy quickly came to his senses and got up from the ground. He reached to his lower back with his little hand and pulled out a small dagger, which he pointed at the middle-aged man approaching him.
"And a knife?"
"Little devil! Don't mess around!"
Seeing that the boy still had a weapon in his hand, the middle-aged man holding the stick stopped and shouted.
The boy holding the dagger had a ferocious look on his face and bared his teeth, like a tiger waiting to bite its prey. When he saw the middle-aged man stop, he immediately turned around and looked at Tsugikuni Yoriichi. His little head looked back and forth between Yoriichi and the middle-aged man, his eyes full of vigilance, and the dagger in his hand was waving in the air, as if only in this way could he have the confidence to fight against the adults.
Seeing that neither Jiguo Yuanyi nor the middle-aged man moved, the little boy hurriedly picked up a long loaf of bread from the ground and held it in his arms. Just as he was about to leave, he felt a sharp pain on his thigh and fell to the ground with a thud.
At some point, a wound appeared on the back of the boy's bony thigh. Blood dyed his ragged gray pants red and flowed down his calf to his heel.
When the boy bumped into Yuichiro Tsugikoku and was knocked down, the dagger on his waist had actually hurt himself. Perhaps because of the secretion of adrenaline caused by tension, the boy did not feel that he was injured at first, but now, the tingling in his leg began to become more and more intense.
"The wound is deep."
"If you don't get treatment, you'll die."
The boy held a dagger in one hand and a piece of bread in the other, with obvious panic in his eyes. Just when he was at a loss, a clear voice came into his ears.
"Um?"
The boy swung the dagger in his hand violently and pointed it at Yuichiro Tsugikuni vigilantly.
"What is your name?"
Ji Guoyuan looked at the boy, his eyes showing no resentment towards the thief nor sympathy towards the injured, only indifference.
The child before him was as thin as a skeleton, the skin on his face stuck to his bones, his eye sockets sunken, and he looked extremely haggard. The exposed skin was covered with dirt and grime, and he exuded a musty smell.
The boy swayed slightly, and after a stumble, he managed to stand firmly. The long period of hunger and the leg injury made him extremely weak, and his mind began to become confused.
"ah!!!!"
In response to Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's question, the boy's face turned fierce. He suddenly roared and rushed towards Tsugakuin Yoshiichi, waving a dagger.
“Brother!!”
The middle-aged man in the distance shouted loudly when he saw this sudden scene, but the next second, the panic on his face turned into astonishment.
“Plop!”
Perhaps it was because he had been hungry for too long, or perhaps it was because the effect of the adrenaline secreted by his body began to wear off. The boy who rushed towards Tsugikuni Yoriichi with a dagger in his hand was unable to reach Yoriichi. He stumbled and fell to the ground.
The boy was breathing heavily and felt his eyelids become very heavy. The second before he closed his eyes, he saw a handsome face flash before him.
"Uncle, I'm a navy man."
"Leave this child to me."
"He must have stolen your bread. This money is your compensation."
Jiguo Yuanyi squatted down, tore off a piece of his clothes, and tied it around the boy's injured thigh for emergency treatment. Yuanyi said, and after finishing the treatment, he took out a few Baileys from his pocket and threw them at the middle-aged man in the distance.
He withdrew his gaze from the unconscious boy, picked up the two loaves of bread, and then grabbed the boy by the waist.
Disappeared in front of the middle-aged man.
"Uh" the middle-aged man held the stick and reached out to grab the two Baileys falling from the sky. Just when he was about to say "You gave too much", he saw Jiguo Yuanyi and the boy disappear from his sight.
The dim light fell on the ground, illuminating the pool of blood on the ground and the blood-soaked dagger next to it.
In the early morning, warm sunlight poured into the room and shone on the head of the bed.
The boy's eyelids twitched slightly.
After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the snow-white ceiling blankly. He tilted his head slightly and observed the environment he was in. The boy found a young man by the window holding a newspaper and reading it carefully in the sunlight.
"That person"
A surge of memories flooded into the boy's mind, and he suddenly woke up. Just as he was about to get up, he felt weak.
"You've been hungry for too long."
"You've lost so much blood, you're very weak. Just lie down and rest."
A clear voice reached the boy's ears. He turned his head and looked at the young man sitting by the windowsill and asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm a marine, my name is Yoriichi Tsugikoku."
"What about you? What's your name?"
Ji Guoyuan folded the newspaper, held it in his hand, and asked with a smile.
"Ajin."
The answer was brief, and Ajin's tone was full of weakness.
"Um."
"Ajin, right?"
"Don't steal anymore. If you're hungry, come to the Navy cafeteria and eat. I'll give you a heads up."
Ji Guoyuan said this, then slowly stood up, said something to Ajin lying on the hospital bed, and prepared to leave.
However, just as Yunyi reached the door, he noticed that Ajin was sitting up with great effort.
"I told you, you need some quiet time."
Before Ji Guoyuan could finish his words, he saw the boy sitting up from the bed, then walked down from the bed and knelt beside it, his little face full of determination.
"I will never forget your kindness!"
"Mr. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi!"
As he spoke, Ajin bowed his head deeply to Jiguo Yuanyi, his voice choked but firm.
Jiguo Yuanyi glanced sideways and said in a deep voice, "It is our navy's fault that children like you are displaced and unable to eat and sleep."
"Life is hard, isn't it?"
“It will get better and better.”
After saying this, Jiguo Yuanyi opened the door and walked out of the ward.
In the room, Ajin knelt on the ground, his body twitching slightly. After a long time, heart-wrenching cries filled the entire ward. The emotions that had been suppressed for who knows how long were completely released at this moment.
The situation in the Moorish Kingdom began to gradually stabilize under the control of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and petty thefts were greatly reduced.
Influenced by Ajin, Ji Guoyuan initially recruited craftsmen to build an orphanage, intending to take in all minors under the age of 16 in the country. No matter which world, the people at the bottom of society are always the least able to withstand risks.
Once the news that the navy was taking in orphans spread, the children who came after hearing the rumor quickly filled up the temporary housing set up by the navy, and the number of helpless children was still increasing.
Faced with this situation, Jiguo Yuanyi can only increase investment.
Although the top leaders of this country are not human beings, the entire country is relatively wealthy. After all, the work of selling slaves can not only support the payment of heavenly gold, but also make the nobles rich.
But even so, there are still many orphans in this country.
In just a few days, the navy had taken in nearly a thousand people.
"general."
"Our branch's management capabilities are limited!"
"For so many children, the annual funding we receive from the headquarters is simply not enough just to provide food and lodging."
"We won't be able to hold on for much longer if this continues."
Lieutenant Colonel Rudy looked at the growing group of orphans and found Yoriichi Tsugikuni with great concern.
When Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and his crew came to the East China Sea, they did not bring any valuables on the warship. So far, the construction and expenses of the orphanage have all been paid for by Branch 044.
This is originally a small branch, and the military supplies are not sufficient. These days, we have been providing medical treatment to these children and providing them with food and accommodation, so the supplies have been greatly reduced.
"Lieutenant Colonel Rudy, report to headquarters."
"Explain the situation here and ask headquarters to allocate some supplies to us."
"Just say it's what I meant."
When Rudy was reporting, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi was working on some documents in his office. Hearing Rudy's report, he casually replied.
"General, I have already reported the situation here to Brigadier General Gumier, who is in charge of the East China Sea area."
"The Commodore means that the naval supplies allocated to the East China Sea are all fixed, and our sister departments don't have extra supplies to allocate to us."
"If additional resources are needed, they must be transferred from headquarters."
As soon as Rudy finished speaking, Tsugikoku Yoriichi raised his head slightly and looked at Rudy intently. Under Tsugikoku Yoriichi's gaze, Rudy quickly explained:
"General, I don't want to bother you all the time with such trivial matters and ask for your opinion."
"I figured if I could fix it, it would fix itself."
"I contacted Brigadier General Gumier privately in the hope of resolving the current predicament of Branch 044."
"I'm so sorry!"
As he said this, Rudy bowed deeply to Yuichiro Tsugikoku.
Rudy was able to get the position of lieutenant colonel entirely by bowing, and he was also quite perceptive in some matters.
The admiral of the navy is in charge of his own branch, and he reports things to his old boss, the brigadier general of the branch. This kind of thing undoubtedly makes people think that Rudy is looking down on Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
But as God is my witness, Rudy really doesn't have such an idea.
Having witnessed the ruthless methods of Tsugakuin Yoshiichi, Rudy would never have such an idea. He just wanted to help Tsugakuin Yoshiichi share his worries and let this naval admiral see his role.
Who would have thought that Brigadier General Gumil was so tough? Even Rudy, using the name of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, was unable to help the 044th Branch get supplies.
In fact, this was just Rudy being too clever. If it was Tsugikoku Yoshiichi who called Brigadier General Gumil to ask for supplies, then Gumil would definitely not have said anything nonsense.
But Rudy
How dare you, a lieutenant colonel, teach a commodore what to do?
There is no written order or oral order from the superior. What are you thinking about asking Brigadier General Gumil to transfer supplies just by your mouth as a lieutenant colonel?
"I'll contact headquarters personally. You don't have to worry about supplies for now. Just focus on building the orphanage."
"Have there been any sightings of pirates in the surrounding waters recently?"
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi accepted Rudy's explanation, tapped the table lightly, and suddenly asked about information related to pirates.
"without."
"The patrol boats of Branch 044 have not found any trace of the pirates."
"It's not just us. The commanders of several naval bases near the Moore Kingdom have a good relationship with me."
"We have always been sharing intelligence, and they haven't found any news about pirates."
"general."
"I think it will be very difficult for us to find the pirates."
Rudy didn't say some things clearly.
Some time ago, the incident of Ji Guoyuanyi's purge of the nobles of the Kingdom of Moore caused a sensation in the East China Sea. In the entire East China Sea, any pirate with some brains would not show up when they knew that Ji Guoyuanyi was in the East China Sea.
He killed the Golden Lion, captured Roger, and destroyed the admiral of the Beasts Pirates. No pirate wants to offend Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
"Continue searching for traces of the pirates."
"If I don't gain anything, it will be difficult for me to stay in the East China Sea for a long time!"
Tsugumi Yuichiro tapped the table lightly and muttered to himself.
Just as Yuichiro Tsugikuni and Rudy were talking, there was a sudden and urgent knock on the door.
"Enter!"
After receiving the order, a lieutenant pushed open the office door, saluted Tsugikoku Yoriichi and Rudy in the office, and then reported in a somewhat nervous tone:
"Report!"
"Headquarters, someone from the Navy Headquarters is coming."
“Yes, yes.”
Before he could finish his words, the lieutenant standing at the door was pushed away.
A young man with a shiny slicked-back hair, sunglasses, a black suit, and a navy cloak stood at the door.
Judging from the shoulder tassels, he is a rear admiral.
The young man stood at the door, straightened his collar, put his feet together, looked at Jiguo Yuanyi, saluted, and then shouted: "Report!"
"General Jiguo Yuanyi!"
"I am Rear Admiral Amamasa, Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division of Naval Headquarters!"
"This time, I came to the 044th Naval Branch to investigate the murder of the royal family of the Moorish Kingdom."
"We also ask General Tsugikoku Yoshida to cooperate with our Criminal Investigation Division's investigation!"
(End of this chapter)
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