366 Please Enter the Jar
After receiving Zhao Hao’s order, Taojia activated the fruit’s ability without any hesitation and entered the ground.
Going deep into the ground to search for treasure was something that Taojia had done often in the past, so she was already very familiar with it.
Her Devil Fruit allowed her to walk freely on the ground.
Zhao Hao took out his Den Den Mushi and called Tsuru, asking her to gather information about Captain John using the Marines.
After an hour, Taojia appeared in front of Zhao Hao again.
“I found a large number of pirate corpses. It’s obvious that there was a battle. Captain John isn’t among them, and judging from the degree of decay, it’s been about a month.”
Zhao Hao sat on the rock and listened to Taojia’s report.
Then, he took out a cigar and smoked it while thinking.
Zhao Hao remembered that in the original manga, Captain John wanted to keep the treasure for himself but was killed by his own subordinates.
It seemed like a leopard couldn’t change its spots. Captain John had this habit since a long time ago.
Things like internal strife and killing each other because of wealth were common among pirates, and pirates went out to sea for treasures.
If they really found a large treasure, it was hard to say how many people would be able to resist the greed in that instant.
There had been many pirate groups that had disappeared by killing each other.
Zhao Hao asked Taojia after thinking for a while, “Do you think that with the pirates’ spending habits, they’ve spent quite a bit this month after obtaining a large amount of wealth?”
Taojia was stunned for a moment. She thought for a moment and replied, “That’s for sure. A pirate like Captain John must have spent at least half of his money.”
A sinister smile appeared on Zhao Hao’s face.
Since the pirates were rich and could spend freely, he could do something to them.
Since he was already here, Zhao Hao definitely wouldn’t leave if he didn’t achieve something.
Zhao Hao took out his Den Den Mushi and called Kong.
“Hello, it’s Fleet Admiral Kong.”
The call was connected, and Kong’s voice was heard.
Zhao Hao didn’t want to waste time. Since the Marines had already punished him, he was still a Vice Admiral.
“Fleet Admiral Kong, I need you to send some men over. Also, give me the contact information of the news agency.”
“Well, if you want manpower, I can assign them to you. What do you want the contact information of the newspaper?” Kong said with a frown.
He already had a bad feeling in his heart.
“It’s nothing. I’m looking for a newspaper to publish a piece of news,” Zhao Hao said calmly, as if it was a small matter.
Hearing Zhao Hao’s relaxed tone, Kong also relaxed a lot. He was really afraid that this guy would cause him trouble.
“Do you want a big newspaper or a small one?”
Zhao Hao replied without hesitation, “A big newspaper, the bigger the better. It’s best if it’s well-known all over the world.”
The call ended.
Zhao Hao successfully obtained the phone number of the biggest newspaper in the world from Kong.
“Hello, this is the phone number of the President of the World Economic News. I’m his assistant. The President is dealing with official business now. If you have an urgent matter, you can tell me or call me later.”
A very pleasant female voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Look for your President. By the way, ask him how much it costs to publish a piece of news privately,” Zhao Hao said calmly.
On the other end of the call, the assistant politely replied, “I’m sorry. We’re not a small newspaper. We don’t accept such private matters.”
“I’m from the Marines, Zhao Hao.”
“Um.”
After a short silence…
“Please, please wait a moment. I’ll go and look for the President now.”
Zhao Hao’s reputation was known by everyone in the world.
Not to mention the world’s largest newspaper. Recently, it was because of Zhao Hao that the newspapers had been selling well.
The assistant took the Den Den Mushi and ran to the President’s office.
The Den Den Mushi was silent for a while, then a very rough male voice suddenly came through.
“Hello, I’m Morganz. Vice Admiral Zhao Hao, nice to meet you.”
“Hello, let’s cut to the chase and get straight to the point.” Zhao Hao’s tone was also very calm.
With his current strength, he didn’t need to be respectful to anyone.
“Hahaha, you’re welcome. As long as it’s a big piece of news, our news agency will definitely not miss it,” Morganz said arrogantly.
“Can you release private news?” asked Zhao Hao.
“A private one? Are you going to expose a secret side of the Marines?” Morganz said excitedly.
“No, I just want to borrow your platform to release a piece of ordinary news to the world.”
Zhao Hao was rendered speechless.
“May I know what kind of news it is?”
Morrigan instantly lost interest.
“It’s the treasure hideout of a very rich pirate. It was accidentally found at Deathknell Mountain. I want to publish this news on the front page of your newspaper.”
Zhao Hao revealed his plan.
If he were to announce a treasure trove to the world, the pirates who would hear the news would definitely swarm over. He wouldn’t even need to take the initiative to search for them, as they would line up to die.
“Um.”
Morgans was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He then spoke to the Den Den Mushi in a relaxed manner. “I’m guessing that must be fake news, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Zhao Hao didn’t have any intention of hiding it.
“This… You know that our news agency values credibility more than anything else. This will damage the reputation of our newspaper.”
“50,000,000 Berries,” Zhao Hao said calmly.
“This isn’t a matter of money. After all, our newspaper is the world’s largest newspaper and has a lot of power. If people think that the news they get from our newspaper is fake, no one will buy it in the future,” Morganz said tactfully.
“News like a pirate’s treasure hideout is always uncertain. What’s the point of whether it’s true or not? 80,000,000,” added Zhao Hao.
Morgans continued. “That’s true, but what you want is still the front-page headline. If something really happens, people will blame us.”
“Don’t worry. No one will come to you alive. 100,000,000.” Zhao Hao’s tone already carried a trace of anger.
“This is a little difficult. If you only want to send the money to a certain sea area, it’s fine, but the whole world… To tell the truth… you’ll have to pay more.”
