Arkham in the pirate world

Someone with such eyes must be a woman

Zoro thought in his mind, and the blade of the knife turned into the back of the knife.

"You dare to hold back your hands during the battle, you are really stupid."

A pleasant voice sounded, and with this voice, the man quickly threw away the flintlock gun and pulled out a short knife from the waist behind his back.

唰

The light of the knife flashed by.

Zoro, who was in mid-air, could only raise his sword to block it. Unexpectedly, he was struck back by the sword.

And the man had already taken the opportunity to escape into the distance.

Saka, who heard the gunfire, rushed out of the alley with a knife in his hand. When he saw Zoro kneeling on the ground, he quickly asked: "Hey, Zoro, are you okay?"

Zoro stood up and said, "Damn it, let her escape."

"Hurry up, there's gunshots ahead."

"over there"

A series of footsteps sounded.

"It seems that the gunshots attracted the security team on the island. Maybe we will be considered as accomplices. Let's get out of here first," Saka said.

Zoro nodded and said, "I don't like dealing with them either, it's too much trouble."

Early morning, inside the tavern.

"Have you heard that Master Eddie's butler was shot?"

"Isn't it really strange? Could it be Wei Jinli who did it again?"

The customers who got up early were talking in the store.

In the guest room, Zoro crossed his hands and rested his head on his head, recalling the stabbing of the mysterious woman last night.

Saka sat on the chair and thought: "The person who died was Eddie's butler. No wonder he was so familiar with the surroundings. Why did the butler want to kill his master? And who is the mysterious gunman? Who is the butler's accomplice?" What does the cat want to say?”

Sauron sat up and said, "What's strange is that we were obviously following Wei Jinli, but in the end we became an unrelated butler."

Saka pinched his chin slightly and said: "By the way, it's a mask. We followed the wrong person because he was wearing the same mask as Wei Jinli, that mask."

After Saka recalled it, he said: "That mask seemed to be..."

"Owl" Zoro said.

Saka's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes, it's an owl. So, the cat or something that guy wanted to say before he died was an owl."

"What kind of organization is this? The escaped female gunman seemed to be wearing the same mask." Zoro asked.

After thinking for a while, Saka said: "When it comes to owls, there is indeed one that once caused a great disturbance in the East China Sea. That was the Saatchi incident that occurred in Haiwei Port."

Saka told Sauron about the "Sachi incident".

"So, this group of people is related to those people."

"That's not necessarily the case. After the Saatchi incident, revanchism rose in the East China Sea, and many organizations emerged that imitated owls and pretended to be owls. However, most of these organizations were formed by young and energetic people. They disbanded after a short period of existence. In the past two years, we have heard very little about owl activities.”

Saka stood up and said: "Let's go, I thought of a clue"

"what"

"Go directly to Eddie. He is the person involved and will definitely know some information. Besides, don't you find it strange that such a fierce battle last night didn't wake him up?"

Saka and Sauron rushed to the mansion where they stayed last night, only to find a crowd of people gathered outside the mansion, including people wearing security uniforms.

"What's going on?" asked a passerby in Sakala.

"Master Eddie is dead"

"Eddie is dead" Saka and Zoro were stunned.

The person next to him said, "Yes, Mr. Eddie was a good man. It's such a pity that he died like this."

"I heard that it was Master Eddie's butler who colluded with two foreign swordsmen to murder Master Eddie."

Swordsman

Zoro and Saka looked at each other and stepped back lightly.

"who said it"

"Mrs. Lillian heard a noise in the bedroom last night. When she woke up, she accidentally saw three people escaping from the manor."

"Master Eddie's butler was also killed. I'm afraid the spoils were unevenly divided and there was internal strife."

"Hey, those two people just now seemed to be holding knives. Could it be them?"

Hiding, Saka said: "The situation is not good. It seems that the security team regards us as the housekeeper's accomplices."

Suddenly, Zoro looked up and heard a familiar voice. He saw the security captain coming out of the door of the manor, followed by a silver-haired woman with a sad face. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, with pear blossoms and rain, and a kind of weakness that I felt pity for. She was wearing a tight black dress with deep V, which outlined her hot figure. The moment she appeared, the noisy entrance of the manor fell into silence.

The woman seemed to feel Sauron's sharp gaze, and glanced at where they were hiding, but saw no one.

The woman looked away and said softly: "Captain Orm, I am a weak woman with nothing to rely on. I leave it to you to catch the criminal who killed me."

"Okay, okay, don't worry, Mrs. Lillian, everything will be taken care of by us."

The security captain smelled the fragrance of the woman, bent down slightly, and did not dare to look directly into her eyes. He quickly patted his chest and said, "Madam, don't worry, we will definitely catch those guys."

the other side.

"Are you sure that woman is the escaped gunman?" Saka asked in surprise.

"Well, with her voice and her eyes, I'm sure it's her," Zoro said.

"That woman's name is Lillian, and she is Eddie's woman. Because Eddie has no children, if he dies, Lillian will be his heir. Could this be a murder to compete for family property?" Saka wondered.

"Eddie seems to be in his sixties, and I think that woman is only around ." Zoro said.

"There's nothing strange about this, right? What I can't figure out is what's the connection between Wei Jinli, Lillian, and Owl."

"Catch her directly and ask her clearly," Zoro said.

Saka shook his head and said: "You don't know, some dead soldiers would rather die than leak any information. I'm worried that she is that kind of dead soldier, and I suspect that there is a mysterious organization behind Lillian and Wei Jinli. , the crimes that occurred before were probably not committed by Wei Jinli alone, but by the entire organization. If you think about it this way, there is a reasonable explanation for the cases in different places happening within a very short period of time. We moved Lillian, might be able to alert the enemy, just like the housekeeper, and have her cleaned out.”

"This is too much trouble." Zoro shook his head.

"We can keep an eye on her, and I think she will lead us to find her accomplices, and then we can catch them all," Saka said.

Zoro was not very interested in this kind of thing, but seeing Saka's excitement, he didn't say much. Anyway, he was idle.

Saka and Zoro began to keep watch.

After Eddie was killed, some of his former friends and partners rushed over after receiving the news. By the afternoon, many rich men and nobles in luxurious and decent clothes had gathered in the manor.

"Hey, look, that bat logo, isn't that Liszt's company?" Saka pushed Zoro, who was leaning against the sun with his head in his arms.

Zoro looked around and saw a group of people in black suits hurriedly coming from the port. Their suits had the bat logo embroidered with gold thread.

"Those seem to be the senior managers of Lister Company."

Saka said, patted his head and said, "I remembered it. There are rumors that Eddie is a shareholder of East China Sea Shipping Company."

After the executives of Donghai Shipping Company arrived, they saw Mrs. Lillian in a separate reception room, who had obviously cried and her eyes were still a little red and swollen.

"Hello, Mrs. Lillian, I am Winston, general manager of Donghai Shipping Company. After we heard about Mr. Eddie's experience, we rushed over from the head office immediately. Mr. Eddie has always been a gentle elder. If something like this happens, it is a big loss for our company. If you need help with anything, please let us know. In addition, we will also help arrest the murderer of Mr. Eddie."

"Thank you, thank you." Lillian covered her face and burst into tears.

Winston and others looked at each other, and after seeing this scene, they couldn't say anything if they were ready.

"Madam, please have your condolences"

After a while, Lillian came to her senses, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and choked out: "I'm sorry, I was so rude. Eddie is my favorite person and my only support. Now that he is gone, I don't know what else to do." Who can you rely on?"

As she spoke, she looked at Winston with weak and helpless eyes.

Being looked at by those charming blue eyes, Winston was a little overwhelmed. This woman was so charming. Not only her figure, appearance, but also her temperament made men want to hold her in their arms. The kind of person who cares about her and doesn't want her to get hurt.

No wonder Eddie, who had determined never to marry, suddenly married her.

Winston and Eddie were old friends. Like Longbottom, who was in charge of the security department, they were both early members of the Arkham Chamber of Commerce. Later, the Arkham Chamber of Commerce was reorganized, and Winston and Longbottom chose to join the company. Di felt that he was older, so he only took shares and had a seat on the board of directors.

Winston knew that Eddie had a wife when he was young, and she later died in childbirth. Because Eddie loved his wife deeply, he vowed never to marry. He persisted for more than twenty years. Two years ago, Eddie suddenly This woman named Lillian came together and broke her vows. Winston even teased him at the time.

Such a woman can indeed make any man tempted.

Winston smiled and said: "Don't worry, Eddie is not only an important member of our company, but also a good friend of mine. Taking care of you is our responsibility and obligation."

After arriving at the house arranged by Lillian, Winston said to the inconspicuous young man in the team: "Char, do you think Lillian is the murderer of Eddie? Her sadness doesn't seem to be fake. "

"We live in society, and our understanding of things and the depth of our understanding may be different. To understand a thing, we should look at the phenomenon and the essence, rather than just focusing on its superficial understanding. So , Don’t be fooled by the appearance, we must look at the problem objectively, and see the essence through the phenomenon,” the young man Charles said seriously.

Winston was speechless, put his hand on his forehead, shook his head and said, "Speak like a human being."

Charles is Longbottom's assistant and the deputy director of the security department of the East China Sea Shipping Company. He is one of the second-generation students who graduated from Arkham Academy. He has careful thinking and strong logical reasoning ability. He always maintains rationality. When it comes to shortcomings, He just likes to say a bunch of things that people can’t understand.

Charles said: "It's very simple. Do you think it is true love for a 19-year-old woman to marry a 63-year-old man?"

"Love"

"Haha, what true love?"

"Look, you all think so. So, it's nothing more than a plot and a plot to make money. The essence of this matter is that Lillian will benefit the most from Eddie's death. She will inherit Eddie's worth of 9 million Baileys. property," said Charles.

Winston shook his head and said, "But what she did was too obvious. As long as you have some brains, you can imagine it. Eddie was injured when he was young and has been in poor health. She is so young. How long will it take to wait? Once Eddie leaves, her inheritance will be justifiable, right?"

"Maybe she has some reason to be anxious."

"It's unimaginable that such a weak woman could have a vicious heart." The senior executive accompanying him sighed.

Ciel laughed and said: "Weakness is too superficial. You are all confused by her beauty. She is not weak. Believe it or not, she can easily kill everyone present except me."

"Yeah" Winston looked at Ciel.

"People who often receive formal training, no matter how clever they are at hiding it, will always reveal some little habits left over from training. Haven't you noticed that such a perfect woman as Lillian has a pair of imperfect hands? Coordination, it's like a pair of hands holding a knife. It would be very interesting if Lillian often received formal training, which means that there is a mysterious organization behind her that can provide her with a training venue." Charles said .

"The trouble is, we don't have any evidence that she was the one who killed Eddie," Winston said.

"No, Eddie is not important anymore. We have to look at the essence. If there is a mysterious organization behind Lillian, then their purpose may not only be Eddie, but you, you, it may be you .”

Charles pointed at the people in the room, then pointed at himself, and said, "It could be me."

"Hey, Ciel, stop joking around."

"That's right, this is not fun."

Charles shook his head slightly, pointed to the symbol on his chest, and said: "The other party's target is most likely to be it."

"Hahaha, this is a bad joke"

Everyone laughed.

"In the East China Sea now, who else dares to attack us?"

"Stop being alarmist"

Charles shrugged and said, "Eddie is going to die."

The crowd quieted down.

"Look, for many things, you have to see the essence through the phenomenon. The Arkham Group is now flourishing, but it arouses people's jealousy, and it blocks many people's way of making money. How do you say that, blocking people's money Road, like killing parents, this is definitely a sign of deep hatred. Those people don't dare to do it openly, but use some dirty tricks secretly, but they are very good at it. "

New world.

Aladdin hid under the sea and followed a ship flying the pirate flag. He had been following this ship since it entered the new world a long time ago.

He watched the pirate ship gradually approach the island, jump out of the black fog, fall into the sea, and then swim away.

"sure"

On the boat of the Fishman Pirates, Jinbe looked at Aladdin.

"Um"

"Ace's target is Daddy Whitebeard."

Jinbei said: "They ran to Dad's supply area, and they must have wanted to take the opportunity to sneak attack on Dad's body."

Whitebeard is the benefactor of Fishman Island, that is, his benefactor.

Jinbei's eyes became firm, then, Ace, let me be your opponent.

The island is covered with mist.

On the coast with sporadic coniferous trees, the Spade Pirates stopped their ship and landed.

The animals on the island were frightened by the uninvited guests and fled in all directions.

"no one there"

"no one"

The crew members of the Spade Pirates said nervously.

"Don't let your guard down, this is already Whitebeard's territory." Deus said to everyone.

This seems to be an ordinary island, but it is one of the supply areas for the Whitebeard Pirates.

For pirates living on the sea, supplies are the lifeline, especially if there is a pirate group composed of thousands of people.

Although the filtered sea water is not undrinkable, and fish, shells, and sea animals can also be caught from the sea, there are also many supplies such as firewood and fuel that can only be obtained on land.

It can be said that this entire island is the farm of the Whitebeard Pirates. There are farmlands and pastures somewhere on the island, and farmers who have made contracts with Whitebeard are producing vegetables, fruits and meat there.

"Whitebeard's main ship should be arriving here soon for supplies." This was the information Skaar got from somewhere, so the Spade Pirates took advantage of the fog and landed on the back of the island. , avoiding the guards on the front.

"Whitebeard, are you really back?" Deus asked hesitantly.

"Don't worry, Deus. If you get impatient, just raise our flag on the island," Ace said with a smile.

Supply ground, this is an island suitable for capture. If Whitebeard can be surprised, it will be a pleasant thing.

"What to do with our ship?"

"It has been handed over to Teacher Michal. For the time being, find a suitable place to hide at the mouth of the sea and set up camp. I don't know how many days it will take. We can't be discovered by the farmers on the island. The fog will lift sooner or later." go."

"I'll take a few people to take a look around," Ace said impatiently.

"Be careful, Ace, Whitebeard may have deployed troops."

"It's okay. In that case, we'll start a war." Ace looked indifferent.

"I'm talking about you"

When the words came to his lips, Deus shook his head.

Like a dagger that hurts whoever it sees, Ace was originally reckless by nature and was the type to act first and then think later. After entering the new world, he became even more impatient. Why is this?

Deuce thought.

Speaking of opportunities, it was when Ace took action against the Whitebeard Pirate Flag hanging on Fish-Man Island.

There must be a reason for doing this.

And for this reason, only Deus thought of it.

As the son of Roger, the Pirate King, Ace has been enduring oppression and discrimination in the world without anyone knowing, and he is constantly struggling to get rid of his father's curse.

Whether it is One Piece or "One Piece", Ace has no interest in it at all. What Ace really wants is to liberate himself from his father's curse. For this reason, he must become Pirate King or get "One Piece". , it’s not okay to do the same thing as your father.

This was Ace's thinking after he went to sea. During the voyage, he gradually changed his goals.

So, what to do?

How to surpass your father

Roger was the first person in history to dominate the Great Line, shake the foundation of the world, and usher in a new era.

But in the end, he was brutally executed in Rogge Town and succumbed to the shackles of this world, called the World Government.

Turn the world upside down

Perhaps what Ace yearns for secretly is the way of king and domination, yearning to be a being that is not dominated by anyone.

Whether it is the navy, the four emperors, the world government, or the Celestial Dragons who are like living gods and rule the world, even admirals can only condescend to serve as their guards.

No, what we want to destroy is the privileged class itself, the Celestial Dragons.

Everything in this world is an enemy

Therefore, Whitebeard, who was once considered equal to Roger, was the first step in climbing this ladder, and he must be made a stepping stone.

What Deus did was to ask Toscal to investigate to obtain information, and then wait for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Whitebeard. Although this strategy is consistent with the law of war, it is not what Ace is interested in at all, even if he faces all the tens of thousands of Whitebeard's troops. , Ace will also step forward to challenge.

This is Ace, pure to the extreme and reckless to the extreme. Like fire, he either destroys others or himself.

Deuce was very worried about this.

Ace took Akin and the others and prepared to march along the coastline. Deus directed his companions to look for places that were not easily discovered.

咚

Suddenly, there was a roar like a cannonball hitting.

"what happened"

"Where"

Deus held his breath. On the other side of the mist was the estuary where their pirate ship entered.

A huge figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone in the Spade Pirates.

Everyone was shocked. This guy actually jumped out of the water, with his soaked clothes draped over his shoulders.

And in his hands

Deus opened his eyes wide.

He was holding the pirate flag that was supposed to fly on the pirate ship and belonged to the Spade Pirates. In front of everyone, he tore the flag and the mast into pieces, and then threw them on the ground like garbage. .

The crew of the Spade Pirates were in an uproar.

Deus was more worried about the pirate ship and Michal who was guarding the ship.

"Damn it, did you do this on purpose?" Ace rushed back, yelling with hostility.

"This is my line. You knew the meaning of the pirate flag but you still burned it? The flag of Whitebeard Daddy on Fish-Man Island?"

A low and terrifying voice swept through the air like wind, dispersing the mist.

"what"

The fishman Wores recognized who it was, took a few steps back involuntarily, and exclaimed.

"Haha, it turns out there are fish-men out there, too. Do you recognize me?" Jinbei, who was tall, glared condescendingly.

"Boss Jinbei" Wores trembled and lost his voice.

Jinbei is a legend in Fishman Street.

Jinbe ignored him, but looked at Ace and said, "Are you the kid who refused the title of Shichibukai?"

"I don't know what the Shichibukai is, you're such a big guy" Ace glared at Jinbe angrily.