Venato felt like all the strength within him had been sucked dry when he heard this.
So, this woman had not only conspired with him. Damn it, she was even conspiring with the head of state.
This thought actually made sense. With ownership of such massive property, how could she blatantly monopolize such a vast range of mines without the protection of the head of state?
As he watched Sanji make the call and the head of state pick up, Venato went weak as he fell to the ground.
He originally came from a powerful background, but had always suffered setbacks because other powerful opposition that had pushed him into becoming a powerless first lieutenant. It was only after the Phoenix Pavilion had approached him and built connections for him that he managed to rise up the ranks over the last few years, eventually going from a first lieutenant to a major general.
