Chapter 197: Prelude to the tea party
Chapter 197: Prelude to the tea party
In the year 1505 of the Haiyuan calendar, the last ten days of June.
For ordinary people on the sea, it is not a special day. They should live it as they should.
But for those big guys from all walks of life who are in the dark world, in another week, it will be the day when Charlotte Lingling holds a tea party.
Speaking of which, this tea party is indeed quite interesting.It is also common for leading figures in the dark industry to gather together, communicate with each other, connect with each other, confirm projects on the spot, and carry out cooperation.
It can be regarded as the 'annual dark festival'.
Although there is a special mechanism, that is, those who receive the invitation but do not come will suffer fatal revenge from the Big Mom Pirates, so the 'invitation' to the tea party also has a 'fatal' character. Fu' said so.
However, in the eyes of the real big guys, this "invitation letter" is a complete joke.
Why don't you see Charlotte? Lingling went to send invitations to Whitebeard, Kaido, even the Five Old Stars, the chief of the CP agency, and the navy admirals?
Obviously, the Big Mom Pirates are not fools and will only invite people they can play well with.If we really do that, if that person doesn't come, the 'reputation' we've built up over the years will be over.
After all, there is no way to retaliate. If you have the ability, you can hit Marie Joa or Marinette and see who retaliates against the other.
But if she is really so awesome, wouldn’t it be nice for Charlotte Lingling to just be a woolly pirate and directly rule the world?
Closer to home.
Although you can't invite high-profile bosses to the tea party, it's not just cats and dogs that can come.
The people who were invited were all industry leaders with wide influence in the dark world, and of course, none of them were good people.
Organ trafficking, loan sharks, smuggling freight, etc. are almost all 'gluttons' who eat human blood steamed buns.
It can be said that they are all evil people.
Somewhere in the New World, on the sea near Totland Sea.
Two large pirate ships were sailing towards Totland Cake Island.
On the boat, there was a strange figure wearing a black hound hood and a dark red cloak.
It was Sakalski.
However, he felt that he was not used to it. He twisted left and right. After taking off his hood, he made a somewhat unhappy sound, then turned around and asked, "Hey, how long until we get there?"
Stussy, who was leaning against the deck railing and smoking a cigarette, was stunned when he heard this, and then counterattacked with the same displeasure:
"First of all, I have my own name! Secondly, remember it for me, my name is Stussy! Finally, if nothing else happens, we will be at Cake Island tomorrow, why are you panicking?"
After Stussy finished spraying, she still muttered: "Louis, this heartless guy, just let me stay here alone with this 'stupid dog'."
After speaking, he glanced at the cabin, his eyes full of resentment.
Apparently, the two men didn't get along very well.
But at this time, the atmosphere inside the cabin was completely opposite.
"Fufufufufu...three jacks with six, if you win, give me money, give me money." Doflamingo pushed up his sunglasses, raised the corners of his mouth, and said with great interest.
Louis and Yixiao put down the cards in their hands helplessly, with pained expressions on their faces. They each took out a stack of Baileys from their small wallets and pushed them to the 'landlord' Doflamingo opposite.
Especially Yixiao, an old gambler who has been out of money for a long time. All the money in his wallet was borrowed from Louis.
"Hey, I won't play anymore. The game experience is very poor." Louis lay down on the chair behind him and muttered unhappily.
As for why these five people were able to get together, we have to mention the 'decapitation operation' that Sakaski mentioned before.
In order to carry out the operation, there is a prerequisite, which is to sneak into the tea party venue. But as senior figures in the navy, the three of them naturally need someone to help conceal their identities.
Ever since, Louis contacted Stussy and Doflamingo, the two 'dark bosses' who were invited to the tea party.
As the number one leader of Happy Street, Stussy is naturally qualified.
As for Doflamingo, because his arms business has become more and more prosperous in the past few years, and because of his connections in black and white, as well as his exquisite way of dealing with people, he also has a 'joker' in the dark world. It's normal to be called a "dark middleman" when you receive an invitation.
It just so happened that Louis had friendship with them all.
Later, Louis and Sakaski planned to accompany them into the tea party venue as their 'attendants' or 'bodyguards'.
And when the time is right, take action.
To be on the safe side, Louis also called Yixiao as a backup.
When these people met, Stussy and Doflamingo were stunned after hearing Louis and Sakaski's plan.
How could it be so big?
Charlotte Lingling is not just a cat or a dog!
But after looking at the monster combination of Louis + Sakaski + Yixiao, I feel... maybe... it can really be done? !
And the benefits here are so huge that people can’t help but be tempted.
As for failure, that's no problem. Who will know that Louis and the three Louis were brought in by Stussy and Doflamingo?
"My luck is really not very good. It seems that I have to stop gambling during this period." Yixiao picked up the teacup at hand and took a sip of warm tea before saying.
"Fufufufufu, Mr. Fujitora's luck was quite good before." Doflamingo smiled and said.
Yixiao also laughed when he heard this, and then said in a low voice: "Yeah... If Louis hadn't insisted on playing this 'fighting landlords', I wouldn't have done this."
Inexplicably cue
Louis looked at Yixiao with his eyes wide open, and slapped the table angrily: "You were the one who had the most fun at that time?! Now you're blaming me again? Do you still want the bonus from this mission?"
Upon hearing this, Yixiao quickly laughed with him and comforted him with kind words before Louis gave up.
Good guy, the official level is overwhelming.
Looking at this scene, Doflamingo couldn't help but smile.
He was still very uneasy at first, after all, Louis asked him to do such a thing.But after Louis said the five words 'The King's Shichibukai', he agreed without hesitation.
This is what he is thinking about!
Obviously, Louis is quite good at playing with his big stick and sweet dates.
Of course, the target is Doflamingo. If it were someone else, Louis would kill him directly, leaving no scum left.
At this moment, Stussy and Sakaski entered the room one after another.
Looking at Stussy and then at Louis, Doflamingo had a smile on his face that every man knows how to smile.
At first, he was still wondering how the admiral was connected with Stussy, but after seeing the intimate movements of the two people, he instantly made up his mind.
Tsk tsk tsk, you are so charming, my Mr. General.
"Louis, you are so heartless!" Stussy complained angrily to Louis as soon as she entered the door.
Louis, who was cueed again, looked confused and asked in confusion: "What happened to me?"
Seeing him like this, Stussy couldn't help but feel angry, and changed the topic: "It's nothing."
Louis was confused, and then he turned his attention to Sakaski and said with his eyes:
"What's going on here?"
Should you say it or not? If you ask Sakaski this kind of question, you are destined to have no answer.
Sure enough, Sakaski spread his hands and shrugged, indicating that I was helpless.
Louis rolled his eyes and sighed.
Well, I shouldn't have asked you.
Just as Louis was about to comfort Stussy, a young man from the Don Quixote family knocked on the door and came in to announce. After seeing his young master, he hurriedly said: "Young Master, we have entered the Totland Sea."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. You can go down first." Doflamingo said with a smile.
After the young man went out and closed the door carefully, Louis said with a straight face: "Then, let's go over the arrangements for this operation."
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