Chapter 131: Slaughter on Judicial Island
Spandine was a greedy and cowardly man.
After learning about what had happened in Impel Down, he was a little frightened—but far more excited.
He knew that such a massive incident would place a great deal of blame on the Navy. Both the Navy and the World Government had lost face, and Spandine saw an opportunity. If he could capture just one of the pirates who escaped Impel Down—not even a strong one, just someone with a little fame and strength—he could use it to gain merit. Perhaps it would even elevate his position again within the World Government.
When Mio's pirate crew appeared, Spandine's subordinates, the CP9 agents, immediately found the Black Crow Pirates listed on a bounty notice.
"Sir, it's the Black Crow Pirates. Their captain was captured a year ago. It seems they've come to get him back. The captain, Kurokawa Mio, has a bounty of 120 million. The crew member Erica is at 80 million. Warwick, 70 million. Lilith, 87 million. Hei Yan, 55 million. And Hanba has a bounty of 50 million!"
"Such high bounties?" Spandine exclaimed, shocked.
But the shock quickly turned to elation.
"Intercept them immediately! Capture every member of the Black Crow Pirates! And those beautiful women on their ship... capture them alive! I'll send them as gifts to the Celestial Dragons, hahaha!"
He laughed madly, his eyes shining with lust and ambition. In his mind, he was already basking in the rewards of his plan, imagining the Celestial Dragons praising him, and his own political power soaring.
But the next moment shattered all his delusions.
As the warships stationed near Enies Lobby sailed forward to intercept the Black Crow Pirates...