Chapter 877: Douglas [Extra +1]

Cadillus arrived at Douglas’s office and saw the navy commander who liked to smoke old-fashioned pipes.

As the ace commander of the Colombian Navy, Douglas held an incredibly high prestige within the navy.

Even Cadillus, a superhuman of Epsilon-level, was willing to obey his orders.

All of this stemmed from the god-making plan selection after the apocalypse in Colombia.

All soldiers participating in the experiment had to guarantee their loyalty to Colombia and could not be reckless ambitious individuals.

For example, Cadillus.

His favorite things were women, money, and slot machines.

So even though he possessed great power, at most he was arrogant and overbearing, but he would never entertain thoughts of overthrowing the navy’s upper echelons.

Because that would be very troublesome for him, and it was better to enjoy the huge benefits he currently had.

Cadillus met with Douglas.

The first thing Douglas did was glance at the clock on the wall and said, “You’re two hours late!”

Cadillus laughed and sat down opposite Douglas.

“You know, I’ve always been busy. If I didn’t watch the East Sea, the Huaxu Kingdom’s fleet would have already broken through! They are eager to carve out a foothold in the ocean region!”

Douglas took a puff of his pipe, exhaling white smoke.

“There’s a more important task for you right now!”

He pushed a document on the desk toward Cadillus.

“Yesterday afternoon, one of our cruisers was destroyed. All crew members died!”

“And the opponent was only an icebreaker ship. So we concluded that it carried a top superhuman from the Huaxu Kingdom!”

Cadillus casually flipped through the information.

“Copernicus. It was carrying 24 heavy missiles and hundreds of high-speed torpedoes. It actually got sunk!”

He stroked his chin while speaking. “But if the other side has a superhuman, that makes sense. After all, you know this isn’t a big deal for me.”

Cadillus smiled.

Douglas was long accustomed to Cadillus’s personality.

“The problem now is that losing a warship and dozens of soldiers is a huge blow to us!”

He tapped the desk seriously. “We must respond! We have to catch that killer!”

“If we don’t, others will think we have lost control over the ocean region!”

Seeing Douglas’s serious expression, Cadillus put away his playful smile.

“Is the enemy very strong?”

“No critical information yet. But according to our intelligence, that ship came from the Jiangnan Region of the Huaxu Kingdom, and there are no Epsilon-level superhumans there.”

Cadillus laughed easily.

“If that’s the case, I don’t even need to take action, right?”

Douglas said, “But I don’t want a dead man. I want him alive! There’s very important intelligence on him.”

“To capture him alive, it has to be you.”

Cadillus wore a relaxed expression.

Though catching someone was a bit troublesome, the opponent hadn’t even reached Epsilon-level.

Moreover, the main battleground was at sea.

For him, this mission might waste some time but carried no risk at all.

He shrugged. “Since you personally asked, I definitely agree!”

General Douglas nodded.

“The enemy is cunning and has probably stopped all outward communication. Our navy’s detection instruments can’t find him. You have to use your own abilities to locate him.”

“I knew this would be a troublesome job. Fine! Who told me I’m part of the navy? Anyway, just wait for my good news!”

Cadillus stood up and started to leave after hearing this.

“Oh, General, I have a suggestion.”

He turned back and pointed at Douglas. “Bortoka is an idiot. You better transfer him out of headquarters. I think putting him in the Fisheries Department to catch fish is pretty good.”

After saying that, he laughed and left Douglas’s office.

Douglas took two puffs from his pipe, watching Cadillus’s arrogant manner and shook his head with a smile.

Although Cadillus’s personality was arrogant, he had to admit he was a very useful soldier.

At the very least, the missions he was assigned were completed very well.

Douglas could give Cadillus whatever he liked.

Money, power, women, and the vanity of being admired by thousands.

As long as he obeyed Douglas’s management, everything was negotiable.

Cadillus left Douglas’s office.

He put his hands on his hips, exhaling a breath of foul air and grumbled, “What a pain! I’m the king of the ocean, and they actually want me to act as a detective! That damn kid better not let me catch him, or I’ll stuff you in octopus slime for a whole day!”

Just as he was complaining, a beautiful woman in a military uniform with golden hair gracefully walked over in high heels, holding a stack of documents.

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