[One Piece] Almighty staff

"Xizi..."

Huanxi withdrew his arm forcefully, and looked at his former friend Wengzi with bright black eyes: "My name is Huanxi, not Xizi! If you like staying here, I wish you happiness, Xiaochunhua."

Xiaochunhua is the stage name given to Wengzi by the older sisters in the courtyard, just like the happy Xizi.

Facing Weng Zi's pale and injured face, Huanxi no longer feels distressed at all.

There was an indescribable air choked in her chest, swelling, making it hard for her to breathe, almost bursting her small chest.

Huanxi pointed to the wandering girls who had packed their bags outside, as if making a last attempt: "If this place is good, why do so many people want to leave?"

Weng Zi looked at her hand, then looked away quickly, and murmured almost stubbornly: "...younv and geisha are different, so..."

Huanxi looked at her good friend who was usually timid and soft-hearted, and seemed to have a cowardly personality, and couldn't tell what it was like.

She seemed discouraged, but she was very calm. Contrary to Weng Zi's stubbornness, she seemed to be stating the truth: "It's the same."

"In this place, it's the same."

Weng Zi looked at her pitifully: "Hi... Huanxi, I can't bear you."

Huanxi said calmly: "Then you can come with me."

Weng Zi lowered his head again: "I'm afraid...if what those people say is false..."

Huanxi looked firm and unmoved.

If it is fake, even if it is fake, as long as she can leave, she will never stay here.

If she is really so unfortunate, the vast sea is her last retreat.

Huanxi thought so.

Although she is only seven years old, she still remembers the taste of peace and freedom, and cannot bear to live in false warmth.

She still replied very calmly: "Then you stay. Without me, there is still sister Sayuri, isn't it?"

Weng Zi was dumbfounded.

She didn't know how to say it, but she knew that Sayuri and Huanxi were different.

Sayuri is like a warm quilt, which can drive her away from the cold at night and give her a sense of security wrapped tightly;

Joy is a blazing fire, which can keep her warm, and also lead her to light up the cold night to find the dawn.

She just...just wanted to get a good night's sleep, if only for one night.

But losing one fire, is it possible for her to find another here?

Huanxi walked out the door without looking back, silently following the black cloak that had registered for her.

She also wanted to get closer to that lady, but the man next to the lady looked at her too fiercely.

Like a wild beast marking its territory to warn passing cubs.

Huanxi wrinkled her nose, she didn't like this man.

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The black-haired Leah glanced at the hut several times, and Heisha pinched her chin: "You want that too?"

The black-haired Leah's eyes were still wandering among those wandering girls who hesitated and didn't plan to leave, and said casually: "Children are afraid of hardships, and they are easy to get into a dead end."

Personality may be innate and difficult to change, but concepts have the opportunity to be reshaped as the environment changes.Even if there is no cure, a fool has a fool's way.

Besides, the two islands are not a hall of kindness, and not every islander's moral quality has reached the standard; it is better to say that there are far more people on the two islands who know how to abide by the rules than purely good people.

A little girl with no strength to restrain a chicken, and her heart is not enough for Leah to play with, Heisa does not interfere with her decision, and reminds her meaningfully: "You don't want to keep everything around you."

The black-haired Leah glanced at him lightly, then pushed the man away to talk to the first mate.

The number of wandering girls who finally decided to leave reached two-thirds of the entire backyard.There are those who make up their minds after careful consideration, and those who are tempted to fight for a while, and those who follow the crowd and choose.

Her subordinates are all well-measured people, and they are not rude to the people in the backyard at all, so the pull and pull of persuading them to leave and stay is still going on.

"They won't keep older wandering girls, don't be stupid, just go if you can!"

"No one can say for sure what it looks like outside, I'm afraid."

"Ah Qian, why are you leaving? Didn't the guest take you away after a few days?"

"The men who come here are not reliable! Only fools believe him!"

"Hmph, if you want to go, just go, be careful to be deceived to a more terrifying place!"

"When Mommy Sang catches you back, you will be miserable!"

Some wandering girls are old enough to have savings, even when they are old, they can change to a servant's job in Yingluo and continue to live, and dare not use their current security to gamble on the possibility outside the circle;

There is a sign of youth, and there are one or two regular benefactors, who feel that they have the hope of being redeemed and married;

Oh, and there is also the threat and intimidation of the little steward You Kuo.

The black-haired Leah pointed at the girl who yelled the loudest: "Scare my employees again, and I will make you miserable immediately~"

Seeing the other party frightened like a quail, the black-haired Leah snorted from her nasal cavity.

The first officer was helpless: "Don't scare the other workers away."

The girls here are as courageous as chicks, and they tremble at the slightest sound.

"I'm not the same as you." The black-haired Leah is well aware of the fear and vigilance of wandering girls towards men: "That guy looks like an annoying dog leg, and it's most suitable to use her."

The first mate observed for a while, and found that the wandering girls really showed a relaxed and happy look.

Before coming here, everyone’s idea was to take away as many as possible. Unexpectedly, the actual execution was much smoother than imagined. Now, because of the good feedback received, they can’t wait to pack and take them all away.

The registrars had more to say, but the brunette Leah thought it was time to call it a day.

The vast majority of wandering girls become wandering girls because they have no choice. Some people also try to take it seriously as a career after entering the industry, and some people have become accustomed to such a lifestyle of relying solely on their bodies for survival.

It is always easier to live resignedly than to suffer in struggle.

In this broken world, their ideas might be much more common than hers.

Moreover, their recruitment expectations this time have exceeded the standard.

Annie also took away a few recruitment flyers.

There are always some women in the red light district who are willing to change their lifestyle.It is indeed difficult for the two islands to recruit workers in Beihai, and she can definitely give both parties an extra chance to choose.

The black-haired Leah smelled a bit of tobacco and alcohol from the man's clothes, probably because she hadn't stayed in the tea room for long, and it was very faint after being blown away by the night wind, but she could still smell the mixed smell.

I don't know which dignitaries Heisha left behind and came to the backyard to look for her.

She chuckled lightly: "Speaking of which, it turns out that you are Mama-san, wishing to use the whole teahouse's geisha to serve as a distinguished guest—"

"not me."

Heisa stood with her at the entrance and exit of the front and back yards: "I came to see you, and joined halfway."

A woman ran into the red light district in the middle of the night, and it didn't look right no matter what.

Black-haired Leah: "Agree to join halfway?"

Hesa: "They all agree."

Black-haired Leah understood: no one dared to disagree.

"Then you can't."

Heisa was taken aback: "What?"

The black-haired Leah put on her cloak and hat with a smile, and was about to call it a day: "In front of you, how many girls have been sold to Beihai."

Judging from joy, you will know that during the period when Sakasky united with Emperor Ivan the Great and Germa 66 to "severely crack down" on Beihai, Yingluo was still steadily importing trafficked people to Beihai.

This is almost a secret under his nose.

She smiled: "No wonder I agree with you to join, maybe the tribute is ready."

People traffickers who are greedy for profit and self-determination will also speculate maliciously: who knows if this admiral intends to monopolize the human trade and beat other organizations so hard, maybe he is eliminating dissidents.

There are so many underground industries of nobles, even the famous Akainu, it is impossible to knock them down with a stick?

The navy is nominally an agency of the world government. Even if he is a general, how dare he offend most of the nobles?

Look at the red-light district, where new blood is transfused in front of his eyes every day, isn't he safe and sound?

But in the era of big pirates, hard fists are easy to use.A monopoly is a monopoly, the big deal is that they pay enough 'protection fees'.Anyway, it's a business without capital, just make money together.

Heisa immediately understood these cryptic subtexts.

It's not that Sakaski didn't notice the red-light district, but he is a man of this era. Even if he is in power, even if he is powerful, due to the inertial thinking of indigenous men, he never thinks it is such a serious problem.

In his early years, he also tended to be a bit of a power supremacist, and Marin Fando has many female generals with outstanding strength and amazing intelligence. In Sakaski's eyes, women are certainly a disadvantaged group among ordinary people, but the strong are not based on gender .

And the Youkou Bar is mostly a place for the weak to make a living, maybe it is not honorable, but it is not shameful for making a living—he feels so sincerely.

The civilian women who were kidnapped and coerced asked the navy for help, and of course they would not ignore them, but in terms of the situations he could get in touch with, they were often volunteers.

Therefore, it is definitely inappropriate to rush into the red light district of Beihai to search for trafficked people.

Because even the navy itself has not explicitly stipulated that business in the red-light district is illegal, and even Marin Fando has many similar places to gather for business, and the practitioners there are indeed mostly voluntary.

There is really no need to buy and sell people in Marin Fondo. This place is safe and stable enough. In order to enter Marin Fondo, there are many women who actively choose to work in related industries, and no one will encounter bad luck in the Navy Headquarters.

Hessa was negligent for a while, and misjudged the nature of Karinava.

The black-haired Leah spoke contemptuously: "It's quite a small tea room to send so many real people here."

Such people, upon closer inspection, can still distinguish the ethnic characteristics of different sea areas, and the shipping capital behind Yingluo can be seen.

A few girls are transported today, and a few men are transported tomorrow. In a few days, they may be murlocs or other alien races; and ordinary people can be transported, so why not armies, weapons, and ammunition?

Heisa thought for a while: "Lily is right."

He doesn't care about the red-light district, but no one can disrespect him in today's Beihai for human trafficking.

"I'm going back," he looked at the black-haired Leah: "Will you go with me?"

Speaking of which, the faces of the nobles invited here tonight are very familiar.

The red eyeballs glowed coldly: "Does Lily like this place? Do you want to buy property?"

The black-haired Leah yawned: "No, I don't like it."

It's not that she didn't buy a house in Beihai, why would she want a brothel?Part-time bustard?

Hearing her reply, Heisa seemed a little less interested: "Forget it. You wait for me and take my boat back. It will be fine in 10 minutes."

The black-haired Leah heard a bad breath.

So she frowned and looked at him disapprovingly: "But they should still be useful to me."

Most of the aristocratic merchants in Beihai who dare to reach out at this time have a deep connection with the New World. Heisa's rash action will only break these clues on the surface and hide the truth deeper.

Heisa looked at her for a while, then smiled and stretched out his hand to grab her waist again: "Then I will help you."

The black-haired Leah pressed against his approaching chin and resolutely refused: "No need."

What I said earlier to help her was actually Heisa's plan to use this matter to win more support from Ivan the Great.He knew what the other party's attitude was towards the fact that there was a large red-light district in front of his house.

What's more, he doesn't believe that there is no pusher behind this world government.

He is very willing to let him add some obstacles to the world affairs and cut down the intelligence and income sources of the opponent's forces.

Create an opponent, win over allies, maybe even increase his income, and win the favor of the beauty.It is very cost-effective to kill multiple birds with one stone.

The black-haired Leah also knew in her heart that helping her recruit people, dismissing the boss of "Sakura" and her mother San, and prying open the clam shells in the red-light district were all things that Sakasky raised her hand by the way. Words are great progress.So she can give Heisa a little sweetness in exchange for the other party's support.

But figuring out the hidden population passage is related to her future plans and interests, and she doesn't want to leave it to others.

So don't worry about taking advantage of Heisa, it's not enough to take advantage.

She refused too firmly and simply, not giving him room to fight.

Hei Sa's eyes darkened slightly, and he was about to open his mouth to say something, when there was a burst of noise from the road leading to the front yard.

Slower than the black-haired Leah expected, you girl... No, she is now a female worker in her factory.The female workers were almost done cleaning up, and the mother in the front yard, Sang Cai, hurriedly took small steps on wooden clogs and was late.

"Speaking of which, Sakalski."

The black-haired Leah leaned on the man's chest and smiled slightly: "How long has it been since you gave me a gift?"

She doesn't like giving away property in the red-light district, Heisa secretly guessed Liya's preferences, and took advantage of the situation to hug her: "What do you want?"

As the sound of mother's mulberry wooden clogs crackling approached, many female workers who packed up the packages involuntarily hugged their few luggage tightly and backed away in small steps.

In front of mother Sang's anxious and frightened face, the black-haired Leah clapped her hands calmly: "Line up, we are leaving."

"Stop! Stop! You goddamn…"

The black-haired Leah hooked her hands upwards, and that plump and beautiful snow-white wrist once again dazzled Mama-san's eyes, causing her unfinished words to be blocked in her throat.

Because this time, it wasn't those strong black cloaks who came forward to cater to the black-haired woman, and she could also make her thugs fight against each other in terms of momentum for a while.

Heisa consciously bent down, hugged the black-haired Leah's waist from behind, and sent her cold and serious face to her hand actively and cooperatively.

"I'll leave it to you here." The black-haired Leah stroked his cheek, drawing gentle lines on the firm lines with her fingertips.She kissed the corner of his mouth and told him softly: "Remember what I said, don't lose your temper, Sakalski."

Mama Sang led a large number of her thugs like a group of wooden stakes, and stood still a few meters away, watching in a daze that the most difficult guest to mess with tonight had a lingering attitude and struggled with the culprit who wanted to take away Yingluo's important source of income. Difficult to part.

The black cloaks surrounded the fresh and hot female workers, and Gergo followed behind the first officer step by step, until he was out of the gate of the red light district, his teeth chattered with excitement, and he confirmed to the first officer with unconcealed excitement: "One Not a penny was spent...not a penny was spent!"

Covered with thick clothes, the voice was deliberately lowered to be drowned out in the busy streets, and the first officer said calmly, "Put it away."

All the money and checks brought were collected on Gergo, except for the interrogation rewards given to the wandering girl at the beginning, the big head was left untouched.

The two islands have only started to make a lot of money in the last one or two years. The management, including any small managers with some power on the island, has a good style of thrift and family management, increasing income and reducing expenditure, not to mention ordinary islanders.

As expected of their island owner——

Gergo happily and guiltily clutched the package next to his body, and even his fear of General Akainu was greatly reduced.

I secretly poked in my heart and calculated which new investment and construction the saved money could be used for, but I didn't realize that everyone stopped. Gergo took a big stride, stepped on the heel of the first mate in front, and almost knocked the other The shoe kicked off.

"..."

The first mate took back his shoes without a word, and pushed the reckless junior to the front of the line on the other side.

"Gergo," the captain gave him a warm little hand, and said softly, "Arrange for them to settle down on Snow Island. Set off tomorrow morning."

Gergo raised his head in a daze, and was about to leave the front intersection of the red light district. The combination of the snow-white suit and the strange mask flashed by.

The dusty familiar smell surged in the memory, and suddenly tore apart a scene of austerity standing high above the sea.

The red soil once wantonly sucked his blood and soul, and the extravagant aroma that concealed the rust and rot seemed to float to him again, turning into an invisible shackle of fate, casting the shadow of fate again on his now strong and free body.

Holding the little girl's hand, Gergo's little joy and excitement disappeared instantly.Only an ominous premonition swam up his back like a little snake made of snow.

The black-haired Leah turned around so quickly that Gergo didn't see her expression.He turned his head to seek the first mate's answer, only to grab a difficult syllable from the other's clenched teeth: "Go!"

The flames of the two islands will spread to the darkest and lowest shadows of the world, and it shouldn't be able to arouse the vigilant hostility of the huge monsters on the red earth continent.

The first mate knew almost all the decisions about the two islands.Including food, military industry, munitions, cooperation, rebellion, etc., as well as compatriots returning to Mary Joa.

Who betrayed?

Who is exposed?

Have compatriots sacrificed silently?

He rummaged through every possibility of mistakes and omissions, but still couldn't find any clues that the disaster came prematurely.

Surrounded by outstanding young second generations from the two islands, Gergo clings to him. His body, which is already shoulder to shoulder with him, cannot stop trembling slightly. Years of stability have not completely healed the trauma of broken wings.

"Don't be afraid, we are here."

Gergo comforted the female workers who were frightened by the sudden change in a low voice, and signaled his companions to tighten the encirclement and cover the women in the middle more tightly.

"Mate, where do you go back to Ivan?"

The still youthful voice was calm and calm, and it also stabilized the first officer's heart that was about to overflow with hatred.

"The island owner has already lured the person away, so go back the same way."

The chief mate gave instructions calmly, without showing any overly protective gesture towards the captain.Gergo didn't dare to ask anything, he held his thin hand tightly, and quickly disappeared into the dark and cold night of the North Sea, next to his brothers.

Running in the opposite direction from them, Night Breeze lifted the black cloak, and the black-haired Leah's tender eyes were filled with sharp malice, forcing the innocent curly-haired chubby back.

Lili was like an innocent child who had misunderstood his parents in the crowd. He stood at a loss by the side of the road, letting the corner of his cloak brush his cheeks, his bright eyes were extinguished by the fiery brilliance, and he was dim and confused.

Behind him, the moment he passed by, the uncle's eyelids moved slightly, giving back a precious direction.

That was her way of life.

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"Hey! Ben! You haven't finished your drink yet. Where are you going?"

Slightly drunk, the black-haired man with a ponytail took out a cigarette: "Go and deal with some guys who don't have long eyes."

The heavy wooden door of the tavern swayed open and closed, and a few gangsters in the opposite street could be vaguely seen surrounding the petite woman.

The tavern regulars who captured the key elements laughed loudly: "That kid! I'm going to the hero again to save the beauty!"

The guests at the other table responded: "How many times this week? After being handsome, he doesn't show face to the beautiful woman. The chick of Karinava is very hot. You have to laugh at him as a coward in turn!"

"Hey Jake, do you know what's going on with Ben? Didn't I remember he went to sea earlier?"

The boss came in carrying a wine barrel: "He went to sea. He just came back last week. He said he was waiting here for his friends to leave, otherwise he would have gone to the red light district to soak."

Beckman bit his cigarette and quietly walked behind the gangsters.

Probably the hooligans from the next block. I don't know that he has the reputation of taking down three groups of gangsters in a row in this street. Five tall men surrounded the petite and weak woman and kept making fun of them.

The woman who was blocked by the wall seemed to be terrified, with one hand tightly grasping the neckline, and only a small chin and full red lips were exposed under the cap of the wide cloak.

He could tell without lifting the cloak that this was a beautiful woman.

It doesn't take much work to deal with a few thugs.

Beckman turned around, and found that the woman was standing in the original position without moving a single step. Just as she was about to say a few words of comfort, she raised her eyes and met a pair of affectionate and smiling eyes. The black pupils were calm and deep, showing a sly look at him. Smiling: "You are such a gentleman."

The surroundings suddenly became too quiet. Beckman looked at the street vigilantly, and saw the figures of gangsters who divided the territory gathering and armed gradually approaching.

It's just the back view of four or fifty people retreating in unison.The youths in the neighborhood, who had always been arrogant and thoughtless, were quietly and apprehensively facing the other direction at this time, and were forced back step by step by someone, and it was the direction where he and the woman were retreating.

The hem of the clothes was pulled slightly, and the harmless and gentle smiling face of the woman came into view: "Sir, we should run away quickly."