Not wanting to be chased by the navy on the island, Rhodes created a situation where he had escaped by boat, and then quietly returned to the island.
This method may not be able to hide the Navy for a long time, but it doesn't matter how long it takes for Rhodes, he just wants to find out what the specific situation is.
"Let's go to Geer City."
Rhodes took a distant look at the town where he had lived for a year, shook his head, turned and left along the path, heading to the bustling town in the center of the island.
There was an underground intelligence organization in that town, and a large part of the many pirates he hunted were obtained from there.
Follow the path and climb over the mountains and ridges.
Two hours later.
Rhodes wore a leather hat with a lowered brim and walked on the streets of Geer City.
He did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, and the people here in Geer City did not react much. It seems that what happened in Tamo Town has not spread here yet.
But what Rhodes wants to know is not just what happened in Tamo Town, he also wants to know who made him take the blame and get rid of the situation of being chased by the navy.
And just as Rhodes was walking towards the location of the underground intelligence organization, a large number of newspapers suddenly fell from the sky on the street not far away. Many people picked up a newspaper and read it.
"incredible!"
"Ghost-hand Ross... actually robbed and massacred a small town? Didn't he punish several pirates with bounties worth tens of millions?!"
Many people looked at the newspaper and looked shocked.
Ross paused for a moment, lowered the brim of his hat a little more, walked through the crowd, and quietly picked up a newspaper.
Massacre in Taro Town!
With only more than seventy people living there, the always cozy town was robbed and massacred overnight. The entire town was burned into ruins. After careful investigation by the navy, it was found that the culprit was a pirate hunter, a ghost. Hand Rhodes!
Ross's face became darker and darker.
At this time, the comments of many passers-by were also continuously introduced into Ross's ears.
"I never expected that Ghost Hand Ross would be such a terrifying pirate!"
"I've said it before. Pirate hunters are just like pirates. They are both people who fall for money. It's not unusual at all to do this kind of thing."
"I hope the Navy can arrest this guy soon."
The fingers holding the newspaper gradually tightened, and the newspaper became crumpled. Ross was silent for a moment, turned and walked into the alley next to him, and threw the newspaper into the trash can.
After crossing a few streets.
Rhodes came to a tavern. The tavern was empty except for an owner who was sitting behind the counter and yawning.
Ross walked into the tavern, glanced at the boss behind the counter, and without speaking to him, walked directly into the back room of the tavern, opened the door of a room, and walked down a staircase leading underground.
The stairs are extremely narrow, but when you reach the end, you suddenly see a wide open room with many exquisite tables and chairs placed in front of you, just like a high-end tavern.
"...This is really big news!"
"Ghost-hand Ross, tsk, tsk, if this happens, we will have one less business-stealing colleague in the future."
"Not only are there fewer colleagues, the Navy will definitely issue a reward. I don't know how high the reward will be. I don't think it will be less than 20 million Baileys!"
Several pirate hunters were sitting on the sofa, holding several newspapers in their hands and discussing.
At this moment, Rhodes came down from above.
As soon as they saw Ross, everyone's discussion stopped abruptly. All eyes were focused on Ross. For a moment, they had different expressions. Some had a sneer in their eyes, some raised the corners of their mouths, and some showed a bit of nervousness.
There was no expression of anger on Ross's face, but a kind of heart-stopping calmness. He glanced at the hall indifferently.
There was silence.
No one was joking out loud. Although the situation Ross was facing now was very bad, and he might even be hunted down by the Navy with a bounty, his strength was recognized as strong among pirate hunters!
Most of the other pirate hunters work in teams, and most of their targets are pirates with a bounty of less than 10 million. Even if they hunt big pirates with a bounty of more than 10 million, it is only occasionally.
A person like Rhodes, who acted alone and continuously hunted several big pirates with tens of millions of rewards in just a few months, is undoubtedly a powerful person. Among pirate hunters and underground In this world, strength means status.
“…”
Seeing that no one was talking, Ross withdrew his gaze, walked straight to the inside of the hall, opened a door, and walked in.
It wasn't until the door was completely closed that anyone in the hall took a breath.
"Huh, I didn't expect him to come here. At this time..."
"It seems that the navy's encirclement and suppression has completely failed. It is still as useless as ever." Someone picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"I don't know how far this matter will develop in the end. By the way, what do you think he is doing here? He can no longer be a pirate hunter now."
The person next to him shrugged and said, "Who knows? Maybe I want to find out about the navy and escape from here."
…
Interior hall of underground building.
Compared with the outside, it is much quieter here, and the sound insulation effect is also very good. After the door is closed, the discussion outside can't be heard at all.
The inner hall is not big, only a sofa, a bookshelf, and a desk are placed.
Sitting behind the desk is a middle-aged man with a thick beard and a cigar in his mouth. He is the leader of this underground intelligence organization, Teren.
Next to the desk.
A girl about sixteen or seventeen years old with black shawl hair was sorting out a pile of documents with a serious expression, seeming to be memorizing silently.
Although the girl looked very childish, Ross recognized her immediately when he saw her for the first time a few months ago.
It is Nico Robin, the son of the devil in the original work.
Today, she is still struggling for survival, hiding in the underground world, and is currently a key figure in this underground intelligence organization. With her strong memory, she can write down all kinds of information for easy handover at any time.
"Oh oh oh, isn't this Ghost Hand Ross? I didn't expect you to come here at this time." Tren, who was sitting behind the desk, looked up at Ross.
"Time is not so good."
Ross looked at Teren calmly and said, "You must already know about me, so you should know what information I want."
The corner of Tren's mouth raised slightly, he took off the cigar from his mouth, and said: "Are you from Tarot Town? I happen to have inside information here, but with your current status, selling the information to you will involve a lot of risks, so the price It takes twice as much.”
Ross stared at Teren for a moment.
"no problem."