There is no change compared to the original work, and he doesn't even look much younger, but his hiding methods and tricks are dizzying. If Ross hadn't locked him firmly with the domineering power of seeing and hearing, he would have disappeared after a few moves. He was about to be dumped without any trace left.
"I didn't mean any harm, and I didn't see anything I shouldn't have seen."
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Ross, Lafitte decisively gave up his escape. He stood on the roof and looked at Ross, showing a very helpless expression, and gently spread out the crutch in his hand.
Ross looked at the other person calmly and said, "You don't look like a peaceful person... So, are you interested in joining me and turning the world upside down?"
Lafitte was a little surprised, and a look of thought flashed through his eyes. Then he put a hand on his chest, made a gentlemanly bow, and said with a smile on his face:
"It's an honor to join the Ghost Hand Pirates, Captain."
He has been constantly understanding the situation in the world and the West Sea. He has even obtained a lot of detailed information about the Ghost Hand Pirates who have climbed to the top with great momentum after the rise of the West Sea.
As a restless person, he would naturally not plan to live a peaceful life. He would always find an opportunity to jump out and have some troubles in this world. Although he did not plan to jump out so early, Ross chased him all the way here. Invitation and rejection may not be a good thing.
Smart people always make the smartest choices.
Ross smiled slightly.
"Roz."
"Lafitte, good at stealth and navigation."
Lafitte placed one hand on the brim of his hat, tilted his head slightly, and gently raised the brim of his hat with his fingers. His movements seemed completely inconsistent with the title of 'Devil Sheriff', but more like an orthodox gentleman.
…
Recruiting Lafitte was as easy as imagined, and Lafitte didn't have anything to pack. In other words, he seemed to have everything hidden on him, but he didn't know where.
This trip to the Water Sea also came to an end with the addition of Lafitte. Rhodes led the new navigator across two streets and found Robin.
"Nicole Robin, intelligence agent..." Rhodes introduced Robin, then nodded to Robin and said, "Lafitte, the new navigator on board."
Both of them have extraordinary IQs, and in some aspects, Lafitte is even better than Nico Robin. After all, Robin puts her wisdom more into knowledge.
"Speaking of which, there are people from the Navy who have been secretly watching you."
After a brief greeting, Lafitte twirled the red cane in his hand and smiled at Ross.
Rhodes shook his head indifferently and said: "There will naturally be navy spies on this kind of island. Don't worry about it. Before entering the Grand Line, I don't think the navy will come to cause trouble."
"indeed so."
Lafitte put down the cane in his hand. He originally planned to say that if he didn't mind, he could dig out the Navy's informants and interrogate the Navy's movements, or even pass on some false information to the Navy, but it didn't seem necessary. He didn't mention it much.
"If you have nothing else to do, you can go back to the ship and then think about the next stage... heading to the Grand Line!"
"The Grand Line is a very challenging place, haha."
Lafitte smiled, his laughter and expression always filled with a strange style.
"Then, you will be responsible for the drawing of the chart and the selection of the channel for the time being. I will give you the chart and compass when we get on the ship."
Ross said as he walked towards the distance, while Lafitte and Robin followed behind.
Walking on the street, the road was smooth. Even if someone noticed Ross and others, they all looked shocked and hid on both sides of the street, carefully watching Ross walk by.
soon.
Ross took Lafitte and Robin back to the ship, and did not encounter any trouble along the way. The navy's secret spies did not dare to jump out and do anything.
…
More than ten miles away from the island, on a warship that was preparing to sail to the island, a naval branch rear admiral asked with a serious and nervous look on his phone:
"How's it going? What's the result?!"
"The Two Swords Pirates were completely wiped out... No one was hurting either side. The Ghost Hand Ross won a great victory, and there was another weirdo who followed them on the ship."
When he heard that Rhodes had won a great victory and that neither side would suffer, the major general of the branch knew that nothing could be done. When he heard that a strange person had boarded Rhodes' ship, he couldn't help but ask:
"Weird...did you take a photo?!"
"Already filmed!"
"Okay, submit the photo quickly."
If you fail to arrest the Ghost Hand Pirates and the Two Swords Pirates, you must at least get some information to facilitate communication, otherwise it will be a bit difficult for the headquarters.
After hanging up the phone, a colonel next to him whispered to him: "Major General, do we still want to continue arresting the Ghost Hand Pirates..."
The major general glanced at the colonel next to him slightly angrily. As a major general, it was very embarrassing for a major general to look at the pirates but not dare to go there. This guy still wanted to ask clearly.
"Stay where you are for now!"
…
A few days later.
The news that Ross defeated the Twin Swords Pirates in the Water Gold Sea was published by various newspapers and news agencies, and spread throughout the Western Sea along with various newspaper broadcasts.
On a route to the Grand Route, the Ghost Shadow was sailing at full speed, and on the deck of the Ghost Shadow, Rhodes was looking at a roll of newspapers dropped by the News Bird.
"Shock! The position of the overlord of the West China Sea has gone through twists and turns, changing hands again"
Ross threw the newspaper into the sea halfway through reading, and said helplessly: "What these messy news agencies publish is not much more reliable than what the government publishes."
Robin covered his mouth and chuckled: "It's impossible to get them to publish accurate news honestly, but captain, you have become the focus of various news agencies in the West Sea."
Rhodes shook his head and asked Lafitte, who was observing the wind direction and course at the top of the mast: "What is the wind direction and speed? How long does it take to reach Bellows Town?"
Bellows Town.
It is the closest island to the Grand Route in the entire Western Sea. It is similar to Rogge Town in the East China Sea. It can be regarded as the starting island of the Great Route.
"If nothing else happens, with the speed of this ship, we can arrive in a month at most, Captain." Lafitte jumped up and fell from the mast lightly, like a piece of paper.
Ross nodded and said, "I'll leave the navigation issue to you."
With Lafitte in charge of navigation, even if it is limited to the job of navigator, it can save Rhodes a lot of thought and time.
"Captain, don't worry."
Lafitte bowed slightly and watched Ross return to the cabin with a smile.
Before boarding the ship, his understanding of Rhodes was limited to various intelligence and news. In the past few days on the ship, he had a more detailed understanding of all aspects of Rhodes, and he was more and more confirmed that Rhodes was a A captain worth following.
"I'm looking forward to turning this world upside down, haha."