It can be seen from this photo that it is quite old. Although the overall preservation is good, the edges are slightly yellowed and curled.

——The silver moon in the night sky is like a disk, and the moonlight is clear and shining.

The boy with short blond hair was toasting with Nuo Xia, looking up and laughing.

His clean and fresh face is completely different from the gloomy look he wears with a thick coat and eye makeup all day long. Even if he is an acquaintance, he would not be recognized as the same person without careful identification.

The joy and comfort in that smile made Doflamingo feel a sense of sourness and even...jealousy towards the other black-haired boy in the photo.

call.

Doflamingo took a deep breath, crumpled the pile of photos in his hand into a ball, threw it back on the table, and put out the cigarette butt.

"Dover."

Only then did Vergo softly ask, "How to deal with it."

"How to deal with it?"

Doflamingo raised his head, his expression had returned to his usual cold and calm expression, he grinned and let out a weird, shuddering laugh:

"Fufufufufufufu, what do you think, Virgo, even if he is my biological brother, betrayal of this kind is absolutely... No, it is better to say that because of this, I am more interested in betrayal than other people's betrayal.

This can’t be tolerated anymore.”

"..."

Virgo was silent for a moment, then stood up, twisted his neck, and said expressionlessly:

"In that case, I understand."

After leaving these words, he walked towards the door.

But the moment Vergo's right hand landed on the doorknob, Doflamingo stopped him again.

"No, wait."

Doflamingo stared at the photos on the table, his eyes hidden behind his sunglasses showing no emotion:

"Give him one last chance. You can make arrangements yourself. This matter... I want to be 100% sure, even if it's ninety-nine, you know?"

"..."

Vergo did not look back. After a pause, he nodded slightly, then pushed the door open, stepped into the wind and snow outside, and strode away.

————-

A remote and deserted alley.

In a dimly lit corner.

"The transaction place is Patton Island? Eh? Isn't it Cartier Island?"

Rosinandi sat cross-legged in the corner, listening to the strange voice coming from the other end of the phone, and couldn't help but smile:

"It's Patton Island, Brother Noxia, Cartier Island is just a cover for the family to let it out."

"Not only a few top cadres, but also Dover will go there to negotiate in person. Calculating the time, if you go directly to Patton Island, you will be in time and you can catch them all in one go."

"Okay, got it."

The person on the other end of the phone paused and asked again: "Oh, by the way, do you still have the life card I gave you back then?"

"I keep it close to my body all the time."

Rosinandi nodded, touched his chest, a little confused, "What's wrong, Brother Nuo Xia, did you suddenly mention this?"

"It's nothing. I just remembered it and asked casually. Since I have it with me, that's fine."

"Okay, I'll see you on Patton Island then. Little Rosie, the more times like this, the more careful you must be, and be sure to pay attention to your own safety."

"Don't worry, Dover still trusts me very much, and he hasn't shown any flaws until now."

…

Hang up the phone.

Rosinandi lit a cigarette as a habit, took a strong puff, and stared at the spreading smoke rings in a daze.

I hope I didn't do anything wrong this time...

When he volunteered to take on the undercover mission to the Don Quixote family, he initially thought about whether he could rely on his own strength to stop Doflamingo as much as possible and bring his biological brother back to justice bit by bit.

way.

But the longer he returned to his family, the more Rosinandi understood that this idea was simply a wishful thinking and had no possibility of being realized.

Just like he did when he cut off his father's head in order to return to the Holy Land many years ago.

His brother's pure "evil" was born with him in his bones. After all these years, instead of calming down, it has become even worse, and there is no cure.

Even though he was fully mentally prepared before coming, he still couldn't bear to look at all the crimes he had witnessed in his family these past few days.

so.

Rather than clinging to that last illusion, it would be better to let the Don Quixote family be destroyed directly.

It just so happened that Brother Nuo Xia came to Beihai. Although his biological brother's strength was terrifying and bottomless, compared with Brother Nuo Xia, he was nothing...

The dark undersea prison is where Dover should stay.

"Um?"

Rosinandi sniffed the tip of her nose and felt that there was a burning smell. When she lowered her head and looked down, she realized that her feather coat had been burned by a cigarette butt and had caught fire...

"Depend on!"

He jumped up in a hurry and put out the fire in a hurry. After a while, he walked out of the alley with a disgraced face. He patted the coat in his hand depressedly and was about to go back to his room to rest.

Suddenly, I felt a flash in front of my eyes. When I looked down, I saw Vergo's figure blocking him.

"What's up?"

He looked at Virgo doubtfully and made such a sign.

Vergo looked up at him expressionlessly:

"Tomorrow morning, wait for me at the port. Dover has just given me an urgent temporary task. I don't have enough manpower here. I need your help. Are you free?"

Urgent temporary assignment?

Rosinandi's mind was racing with thoughts. What kind of shady activities did the family want to do? He narrowed his eyes and quickly made a decision on the spot. He grinned and made a lazy OK gesture:

"certainly."

————-

The next morning.

A large ship, flying the flag of the Don Quixote family, filled its sails and headed toward the northeast at full speed.

Of course Rocinante was on this ship.

But what makes him strange is that since going to sea, Vergo has been working hard in the training room and has never been seen.

It wasn't until the day and night passed and he was about to arrive at his destination that Vergo summoned all the cadres on the ship and called them all into the conference room.

…

The second floor of the cabin.

There were several figures gathered around the conference table, and a nautical chart hung on the wall. Vergo was standing in front of the chart, describing the mission situation to the participating cadres expressionlessly.

"Isle of Cartier."

He pointed his fingertips at a small island in the northeast corner and said calmly:

"You should all have an impression of this place. In two days, the family will be trading with the people of Germa 66 on Patton Island, and Cartier Island is our cover to spread the word."

"At present, it seems that this pretense was not in vain."

A sarcastic smile appeared on his lips, "The fools from the first branch of Beihai took the bait. Based on reliable intelligence, they sent a team to lurk on Patton Island early, hoping to interfere with this transaction."

"The leader is still a major general and deputy base commander. He is barely a big fish."

Vergo looked around at the cadres around the table and said coldly:

"When the fish bites the hook, you can't ignore it, but Dover couldn't spare any time, so he left it to me to pull the rod... So, do you all understand what you are going to do when you land on shore?"

"Understood, Mr. Corazon!"

The cadres responded loudly, and Rosinandi also nodded slightly.

Mr. Corazon.

——The nickname for the supreme leader of the Red Heart Army. This title currently has nothing to do with Rosinandi and belongs to the first generation Vergo.

In fact.

Even though he is Dover's younger brother, after returning to the family, Rosinandi's status is still below the four top cadres. In this operation, he can only obey Vergo's command.

"As long as you understand everything."

Vergo's cold voice sounded again:
To be continued...