One Piece Codex

"Human, human trafficker? What kind of human trafficker?"

A flash of panic flashed in Dahomey's eyes, but it was only for a moment, and then she shouted sharply:

"What? Are you planning to slander me just because you can't afford the compensation?"

Levi, who was accustomed to opening up his sense of seeing, hearing and color, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "This guy is lying."

"Hmph," Mads sneered, "Of course I know she is lying. She was going after Kidd from the beginning."

Kidd was a child he raised, and Mads knew exactly what kind of character he had.Although I am usually a bit naughty and rude, I still have the basic bottom line and principles, and I will never set a fire for no reason.

So, all this was caused by Dahomey trying to knock Kidd out.

As for why Dahomey did this, Mads probably had some guesses.Not long after the prohibition of slavery was implemented, many old nobles had a profit gap, but they did not dare to blatantly buy and sell slaves, so there were always some greedy rats who would find some secret channels.

And Dahomey...

Whoosh!

Mads dodged and appeared in front of Dahomey in the blink of an eye, and then saw his steel-like fingers gripping the other person's neck.

Everything happened so suddenly that almost no one reacted.Amid everyone's exclamations, Kidd and Kira couldn't help but widen their eyes. The Dahomey, which weighed at least three hundred kilograms, was directly lifted into the air by Mads with one hand.

"Tell me, why did you attack Kidd?"

Mads said coldly, while speaking, the strength in his hands also increased.

"Cough cough...cough cough!"

Dahomey's face turned completely purple because of difficulty breathing.She coughed and tried to flap the arm around her neck.

However, like a mosquito biting flesh, Mads felt nothing.He casually threw Dahomey to the ground again, and the ground was shaken by the impact of the meat ball.

"Ahhh! Bitch!"

Anger and pain were intertwined and twisted on Dahomey's face, and she felt like she might have lost her front teeth after she fell and chewed on the mud.While hiding in fear, Dahomey pointed at Mads and cursed:

"Damn it, Baron Lauren is behind me. If you beat the noble's men, you won't be able to escape!"

The baron's man!

The crowd couldn't help but burst into an uproar. They didn't expect that Dahomey actually had such a relationship.As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog. This time the other party completely offended Baron Lauren.

As soon as these words came out, many people who did not want to get burned quietly withdrew from the crowd.

"Can the Baron's men break the law and kidnap children?!"

Just when the crowd was noisy, a clear and graceful voice mixed with anger suddenly came from the sky.

In the hazy clouds and mist, a figure in white clothes descended from the sky, with silver hair shining slightly. It was clearly Lorna who had released her elemental state.

"That's right, King!"

"His Majesty?"

Someone in the crowd quickly recognized him.

During the succession ceremony five years ago and some major announcements held in the palace in recent years, many people had seen Lorna's appearance. Coupled with this eye-catching white robe with cloud patterns, it was difficult not to recognize her.

"Meet the king!"

Everyone reacted quickly and bowed their heads in greeting.The originally noisy crowd fell silent instantly.

"Answer me!" Lorna's face was cold.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! That's not the case. Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation."

Dahomey's mouth opened wide, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his previous domineering expression was completely gone.In desperation, she pointed at Mads in a panic.

"It's him! Everyone saw it. It was his bastard who broke my vase. That little bastard also set fire to my restaurant! Now he wants to default on the bill!"

She looked around tremblingly at the crowd with their heads lowered, trying to find someone who could help her prove it, but no one dared to say anything.

Hearing the bastards on the left and right of Dahomey scolding Kidd, Lorna couldn't help but clenched her fists and smiled instead of getting angry: "You mean that Count Madders will take advantage of you?"

"Uncle, count?"

Dahomey was stunned and swallowed subconsciously.

"Or the Count Mardes who founded the foundation?"

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Everyone was silent. No one expected that Kidd was actually the son of an earl. They were frightened for a while. At the same time, those who just followed the call to catch the thief in the restaurant lowered their heads.

"Your Majesty! It's all Lauren!" Dahomey was so frightened that she knelt down directly towards Lorna, "It was Lauren who threatened me to seize the child as a slave! He said it was 15 Baileys for boys and [-] Baileys for girls. , if I don’t catch the slave, he will stop my hotel from opening! I really didn’t know that this was the earl’s young master!”

Dahomey burst into tears. This time she really even wanted to die.

"So, you caught the businessman's missing child recently!" Lorna asked sternly.

"Yes, yes, yes," Dahomey trembled with fear and said incoherently, "It's Lauren. Lauren asked me to do it."

In the silence, there were people in the crowd who were clenching their teeth angrily, and there were also people who were secretly nervous.At this time, the sign at the door of the burned-to-ruins restaurant fell to the ground. The Kingdom Guards in armor rushed over. The leader, Nat, stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty."

Lorna said "hmm" softly, then took a deep look at Dahomey, and declared without a trace of emotion in her voice:

"Whoever discovers a slave trader in Lulu Tower will be punished by death! Anyone who harbors a slave trader will be punished by death!"

"Do not--"

"boom!"

A gunshot rang out, and Dahomey's horrified expression was forever frozen on his face.

Not far away, Levi calmly put away his flintlock pistol.If there is revenge, the matter of this woman sending her men to beat Kidd cannot be passed off casually.

Lorna glanced back and nodded slightly, affirming Levi's approach.

The scene fell into silence again. Many people were too nervous or surprised to speak, or even dared to speak out.But not long after, cheers started to appear from the crowd.

Kira opened her mouth wide and was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Was that hateful fat woman executed like this? !Kidd, who was next to him, was stunned and didn't speak, his eyes were silent and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Hey, kid."

Mads suddenly patted Kidd on the shoulder.

Kidd looked up and saw his father's relaxed smile.

"Kid, you are already a little man. I hope you can remember what happened today, see the world with your heart, and also believe in your heart. The heart makes a person strong."

As he spoke, he pointed to Kidd's left chest.

【Heart? 】

Kidd seemed to understand somewhat, but he didn't understand what it meant.

"Nat, you send someone to search for evidence of slave trading by Baron Lauren. If found out, execute him on the spot! Those children who were caught must also be resettled as soon as possible!" Lorna ordered decisively.

"Yes!"

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As night fell, news of Dahomey's capture of slaves for Baron Lauren spread like wildfire throughout the kingdom, and many people with a keen sense of smell seemed to smell a different smell.

That night, Baron Laurent was arrested, and not only thirteen shackled children were discovered in his underground wine cellar, but also a small amount of missing property from the treasury was discovered. The circumstances were serious.

After discussion, Laurent will be publicly executed the next day as an example.