Chapter 142 Don’t spread rumors if you don’t believe them
"Extra! Extra! Vice Admiral Hurricane Zillingos was killed in Backlund!"

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After dinner.

"Mr. Blue! We are famous! No, you are famous!

"Oh my god, almost all the headlines in Backlund's newspapers are describing you! Newsboys can be seen everywhere on the street, running around to promote you! Newspapers are selling like crazy!" Xio rushed into the ward holding a thick stack of newspapers, with astonishment and surprise on his face.

"Let me see!" Fors picked up a newspaper at random and read:

"The headline of the Backlund Post is "The Great Pirate Qilingos was Drowned in Backlund by a Stormy 70-Year-Old Man"...

"This title is simple and clear, and it doesn't mention us at all! Well... it's better not to mention me, otherwise I might not be able to survive in the writer circle..."

Klein picked up another one: "Tussock News... "Breakthrough! The big pirate who endangered the shipping route was killed by the authorities for the first time."

"Yesterday, in the Backlund Hillston District, Storm Guardian Old Blue and his team successfully killed the big pirate...

"The content is so short... It is said that the shorter the content, the bigger the matter... It seems that we are in big trouble!"

Old Bruce calmly picked up a newspaper that he had been waiting for a long time and said:
“Don’t panic, this is just a propaganda tool of the church. Well, everyone should remember to wear sunglasses, masks, and hats to conceal their identities when they go out.

"Maritime News... A big pirate secretly met with a 70-year-old man. Is this a distortion of human nature or morality..."

"..." Klein, Xio, and Fors all tried to hold back their laughter. Conse was not there because he had returned home to prepare for the future gathering.

Damn it! Maritime News! You guys didn’t spread rumors about Hermann, but you spread rumors about me first! Old Blue didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He threw away the meaningless newspaper and covered his head, saying:
"The journalism after Emperor Roselle is simply a cancer! They are all rumor mongers! Don't believe in rumors or spread them!
"Where is the headquarters of the Sea News? Is it also in the Cherwood District? I'll go and smash it after the wound on my neck heals... Well, just pay a friendly visit."

——Even after treatment, Old Blue still had a wound on his neck and needed to rest. Well, actually, the Rose Bishop's flesh and blood magic could heal it in a moment.

dong dong.

Klein wanted to agree with Old Blue, but he heard a slight knock on the door. He immediately stood up and opened the door. Outside the door was a blond man with soft facial features. Before Klein could ask, the man nodded politely and said, "We are here to visit Mr. Blue."

"Oh! Please come in!" Klein then saw a row of men following on the side. There were middle-aged men and young people. Most of them had dark blue hair. He immediately realized that these should be the other 11 "navigators" that Old Blue had mentioned.

Xio and Fors were a little confused. This group of old pigeons looked familiar... as if they had met them during the search of the East District? They stood up and walked to Klein. After whispering to each other, they confirmed the identities of this group of people - the Punishers.

"Jed, Larry...you seem to be in good spirits." Old Blue raised his head and greeted them with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Blue... Let's just call him Old Blue, it's more intimate." Jed brought a group of Punishers to make the spacious ward a little more crowded. They stood in three rows in front of the beds. Jed was the only one in the first row. He said seriously:

"I said some bad things about you behind your back when I first met you! Please forgive me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead in bowing, and five people in two rows followed behind him. "After seeing your wisdom, I still ignored you and did not follow your investigation! Please forgive me!"

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Klein suddenly felt dazed. He remembered a gang leader in a TV show on Earth who was dying of a terminal illness. A group of guys in black suits would line up and bow to him... The overlap rate with what was happening before his eyes was too high! But old Blue should still be strong? Before, he was blown into flesh and blood fireworks, but he was able to repair himself with the ability of the Rose Bishop... Now the only thing that can limit him is his life span.

Seeing that Old Blue accepted their apology calmly, Jed seemed to relax a lot and said with a smile on his face:
"Old Blue, that's not nice of you. We took down Kaping's house together, but why did you go to Qilingos alone? And you got such a serious injury..."

Old Bruce smiled sincerely and said:

"How can it be the same? That's my last chance!
"You've come just in time. Before the operation yesterday, I boasted about you to my team members. Now tell me, if you arrive outside the house where Qi Lingos is hiding ahead of time, and the gap in strength is huge, but support may arrive at any time, what will you do?"

Jed was stunned for a moment, then a ferocious smile appeared on his face. The 10 people behind him showed the same smile almost at the same time.
"Why choose? Just rush in and kill him!"

Klein took a deep breath. He had thought that Old Blue was joking before, but now seeing this scene, he felt that the atmosphere within the Mandated Punishers was very different from that of the Nighthawks. This group of people... when ensuring that the enemy cannot escape, they only aim to maximize their merits... instead of playing it safe to ensure zero casualties...

To put it in the old way: the internal competition is too serious... people are almost going crazy...

Xio's eyes lit up. He would rush in too! The Substitute Punishers were a bunch of good buddies! He really fit in here!

Fors looked at the people present in silence, and at the smiles on the faces of the Mandated Punishers, she asked herself again: If I stood there... No, I still couldn't imagine such a scene... I never thought of standing there at all...

Old Bruce smiled with satisfaction:

"Very good, my colleagues, be more eager, be more greedy, just like rage, usually hide it in your heart, and wait until the right time to let it out without reservation...

"I'm Old Blue from Tingen City in Ahowa County. It's an honor to have caught pirates with you."

"Jed, from Constance City in Jianhai County, is also honored to have had such an experience."

"Larry, I'm from Sivella County. If you have a chance, you can come and play. I'll pay for everything!"

"You must come to Dixie for vacation! Dixie Bay welcomes everyone! I, Hunter, will also provide food, accommodation, and... um, um, hehe, I almost forgot that there are ladies here, sorry... You two ladies are also welcome to Dixie~"

"Connat City has a unique style! The two ladies can tell me my name when you get there..."

“Um, Bayam is a little far from here, but the City of Generosity is well-known far and wide! Welcome, ladies~”

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After listening to the invitations in different accents, Klein finally understood the meaning of the phrase "elite Punishers from different parishes":
The Storm Church summoned this group of Storm old pigeons this time, and it should have been a situation where no one was submissive to the other, but because of Old Blue's outstanding performance, it turned into a connection between the punishers of various Storm dioceses... Old Blue, who had only been out of Tingen a few times, now has friends all over the Kingdom of Loen!
Fors and Xio mechanically replied, "Of course! I'll do it next time!"

(End of this chapter)