Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 24 Logistics Company, Rat Extermination Operation!
After several days of tense and exciting sea voyage, guided by Deus, the part-time navigator, the Stormbreaker finally landed in a port city of the nearby Kingdom of Goa.

Guan Yi sold the two boxes of jewelry, and the three of them had a good resupply. They changed into new outfits, had a nice meal at a restaurant, and drank fine wine together.

All good things must come to an end. After spending half a month together, the time for parting has finally arrived.

“These five million Berries are my gift to you as start-up capital. I hope that next time, I will see your names in the newspaper.” Guan Yi stuffed a stack of Berries into Deus’s arms: “Keep it safe.”

Deus stopped complaining and didn't grumble about why all the money from the giant's treasure they brought with them went to Guan Yi. He simply gave Guan Yi a big hug and said, "I understand. Although these past few days have been dangerous, they have truly been the most exciting journey of my life. Perhaps only by personally participating in adventures can one write the best adventure novels."

To be honest, until yesterday, I was still hesitant about whether to set sail with Ace. But if you leave and I leave too, Ace might drown as soon as we set sail.

“What are you saying, my ship’s doctor?” Ace stepped forward and gave Guan Yi a hug: “Are you really not going to be my first mate, Ian?”

"If you're going to do something, you have to do it right."

"That won't do," Ace said. "Alright, we'll definitely meet again!"

At the port, Guan Yi watched the Spade Pirates, who had raised their pirate flag and caused a commotion, set sail again until they disappeared from sight. Only then did he turn his gaze away and walk toward the ferry.

"A very rewarding journey."

Not only did he obtain the Flame-Flame Fruit and make two friends, but selling the Giant Jewels also brought Guan Yi an income of over 50 million Berries.

In addition, the company still has more than 70 million Berries in its coffers, which is enough for Guan Yi to carry out its eighth infrastructure project!
It's been almost three months since I left. It's time to go back and make the final preparations before entering the Grand Line!

[Hit Value +23]

Hmm? Come to think of it, my life value income seems to have jumped a lot lately. What happened?
……

Ligong Freight Logistics Company.

This was the name of the laborers' gang at that time.

Six months ago, Guan Yi followed the example of the logistics company from his previous life, changed the structure of the labor force, and persuaded other large and small businesses in the town of Xixicono to jointly invest and establish such a company.

It will purchase its own cargo ships and handle the entire shipping process for merchants, from door-to-door pickup and unloading to long-distance delivery and finally door-to-door delivery.

The reason was that Guan Yi learned some terrible news, information that he had never known in his previous life.

In the world of One Piece, bounties of 300 million or more are only used as a warning. Even if you capture them and hand them over to the Navy, they will not give you the amount of their bounty.

There will be some rewards, but they're just token. More often, they'll offer you a position in the Navy or even the World Government to recruit you.

Therefore, Guan Yi, mindful of potential dangers even in times of peace, considered the future use of the 5 million or 10 billion yuan budget outlined in the plan and established such a logistics company.

The initial investment was substantial, but after the company's fifth and sixth cargo ships were launched, it gradually began to generate revenue, forming a virtuous cycle that brings Guan Yi nearly ten million peggs in revenue each month.

The future looks promising. Guan Yi won't be taking any income from it in the short term; he needs to build up the foundation first. Otherwise, when he's short of money in the future, he can't exactly plunder a kingdom's treasury or even the Celestial Dragons for such large sums...

It's not that it's impossible, but it's too dangerous. It's best not to do it unless you're forced into a corner.

Running a logistics company in the world of One Piece is most troublesome because of pirates. But fortunately, Guan Yi had swept through the area for the bounty, leaving only a few big and small fish in the vicinity. Some of the laborers who used to carry goods all day have become guards, and they are not to be underestimated, so there are no problems for the time being.

The company is also recruiting skilled individuals, even pirate hunters, so at least in the waters around the Konomie Islands, there's no need to worry about being attacked.

After the logistics company was established, the busiest person was Guan Yi's assistant, Alvida.

Guan Yi was not present; she needed to coordinate all the company's affairs, contact various trading companies, negotiate freight rates, and discuss various services.

Sometimes she didn't even know what was wrong with her. She was just trying to get Guan Yi to acknowledge her beauty, but somehow she ended up as Guan Yi's servant!

So, three months later, when she saw Guan Yi again, she immediately attacked her.

"Ian! You actually came back?!"

Thump—Guan Yi caught the spiked club with one hand and praised, "Hey, Alvida, you've lost weight."

This time she's really lost weight; Alvida has lost at least fifty pounds. Although two meters tall and two hundred pounds is still not light, she can now be described as plump rather than obese.

"Isn't that obvious at a glance? Do you need to tell me?!" Alvida roared, though her anger had subsided somewhat. "Everyone keeps praising my beauty, but you, you clueless bastard, always make me angry..."

"Alright, alright, keep up the good work." Guan Yi smiled and said, "Nothing major happened at the company during my three-month absence, right?"

"With me here, what could possibly happen? The seventh ship is almost ready for cleaning and printing, and it's about to be launched."

Alvida said, "Oh, right, there was a phone call from Loguetown. They called you three times in the last month, saying they were an old friend of yours, but I don't know what they wanted to talk to you about."

Roggetown? Tour leader?

Guan Yi frowned. This was the first time the team leader had taken the initiative to contact him. In the past, he had always been the one to write letters or make phone calls to report intelligence.

He nodded, took the Den Den Mushi from Alvida, and went to his office to dial. "Moshi Moshi, this is Ian."

"Guan Yi, you're finally back?"

Long Qi's voice came from the other end, but he didn't ask where Guan Yi had gone: "It's alright, I just made it in time. Is it convenient for you to talk now?"

Guan Yi glanced at Alvida standing at the door and said, "It's convenient."

“Okay.” Long Qi said, “Soon there will be a batch of jewelry, gold ornaments and cash worth about 19 billion Berries, which will be transported and processed through your logistics company to convert them into cash that we can use and that is legally sourced.”

Holy crap?! This is asking me to launder money?!

19 billion Baileys?!

Guan Yi was suddenly shocked. Where did you get such a large sum of money? And you're saying this... to change my luck, it's hard not to be tempted!

"Team leader, this is..."

"Ah, this is our first collective collaboration as explorers, Operation Rat Extermination!"

As Long Qi recounted the story, Guan Yi's brows furrowed. He hadn't expected that his initial casual test intelligence would cause such a stir. No wonder he was always gaining life points.

But this operation... is too risky!

Don't underestimate the locals!
……

Over the past month, turmoil has been brewing in various naval branches in the East China Sea.

The turmoil was triggered by a letter of denunciation written by Lieutenant Yuki of the 16th Division to Smoker, the newly appointed naval commander of the Loguetown Division.

She reported her direct superior, Colonel Rat of the Sixteenth Branch, for embezzlement, misappropriation of naval funds, and even collusion with pirates to plunder.

The letter included detailed evidence and implicated six naval officers of the rank of colonel and dozens of lieutenant officers from several branches, enraging Smogret.

Has the East China Sea deteriorated to this extent?!

Even among naval captains, there are ranks. Smoker, coming from Naval Headquarters and managing a crucial area like Loguetown, was already half a rank higher than Rat. Coupled with his upright and incorruptible character, he immediately began his investigation.

With Jiang Xue's cooperation, the investigation uncovered the true nature of these unsophisticated individuals.

So Smoker immediately led the warships out!

The lieutenants were imprisoned one after another, while the colonels, including the rat, were personally escorted by him.

At this moment, on the warship returning to Loguetown, Jiang Xue was reporting to Smoker: "At first, it was because when I was a recruit, many marines pursued me, and I was a little scared, so I gave Colonel Rat a gift, hoping he could help me put in a good word and stop those marines from bothering me."

I never imagined... that Colonel Rat could be so greedy! Working for him this past year has been a constant torment, until I heard about some of your deeds, which finally gave me the courage to grit my teeth and write you a letter of denunciation. And you certainly didn't disappoint me!

As she spoke, her expression was tearful, a sight to behold, and she looked at Smoker with adoration. With her beauty, her performance was sure to be successful. But Smoker simply sat there with an air of authority, taking a drag on his cigarette: "Oh, I see. Well done, Captain Snow."

This man doesn't seem to be swayed by my charm? Jiang Xue felt a pang of unease, sensing something was amiss.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi in Smoker's pocket rang. Smoker took it out, his expression immediately became respectful, and he even stood up to answer: "Vice Admiral Tsuru, this is Smoker."

"Heh heh, Smoker, you've done something really big lately." The old woman's voice came through the Den Den Mushi: "Who gave you the authority to investigate half of the East China Sea Navy branch?"

"I'm sorry, Lieutenant General Tsuru, it was them..."

"Alright, alright, we all know your personality, and besides, you handled it quite well." Vice Admiral Tsuru smiled and said, "Garp will go back to the East Blue to transport the colonel-level officers back to the Marine Headquarters for processing, so don't act recklessly again."

"Yes! I understand!"

"Oh, and one more thing, you must have found a lot of valuables in the homes of those corrupt navy men, right? Where are those things?"

"On another warship, they should arrive in Loguetown around the same time as me, and hand them over to Vice Admiral Karp as well?" Smoker asked.

"Sure. But be careful, don't let random people steal your valuables."

"Yes, I understand!"

Jiang Xue, sitting opposite, felt a sudden chill run down her spine as cold sweat soaked through her back!

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