I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

Xie Wen was so embarrassed that he could almost dig out a three-bedroom apartment from the ground.

It's not that he hasn't encountered warm hospitality from others. After all, compared to the other Shichibukai, he has the help of both the World Economic Society and the World Government to make a name for himself. His reputation among the civilians is even better than that of the "high and mighty" three admirals of the navy.

However, this was the first time Xie Wen encountered a situation like the Magnetic Drum Island where almost the entire island came out to welcome him...

No, to be exact, there was a similar situation when he met the Baroque Works on Cactus Island. But on the one hand, Xie Wen knew that they had bad intentions at that time, and on the other hand, that group of guys didn't specifically welcome him by name like they did now.

The most important thing is that, just from this banner, we can see that the attitude of Magnetic Drum Island, or Wapol, is very flattering...

It was just like when Xie Wen was on Earth, receiving important clients and big leaders.

"Oh my~ Xie Wenqin is really amazing meow~ The people of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom actually knew you were coming in advance and prepared such a grand welcome ceremony meow~"

(=w=)

Xia Ermi rubbed Xie Wen and said proudly.

Xie Wen looked at the little forest cat carefully and confirmed that she was not being sarcastic...

That’s right, cats may not be so sensitive about such things.

"Huh! Why are you only welcoming idiot Xie Wen?! What about us?!"

(=`h=)

Even Huibara Cat, who always liked to make fun of him, did not notice Xie Wen's embarrassment, but instead muttered indignantly.

However, Xia Ermi's words reminded Xie Wen...

"How did Wapol know we were coming?"

Although they did not hide their whereabouts along the way, it would not be difficult to find out the destination of the investigation team if they wanted to. But with the selfish and egoistic character of that stupid Wapol, how could he possibly pay attention to Xie Wen's whereabouts?

Moreover, the Magnetic Drum Kingdom has now been greatly reduced in its communication with the outside world due to his troubles. Xie Wen does not think that Wapol has any friends outside of Magnetic Drum Island who would be kind enough to remind him.

"Why think so much? Can't you just ask someone directly? Check-it!"

(ゝw)~☆

Miaoerya, who was curled up in Xie Wen's clothes, gently touched his chin.

Xie Wen thought about it and after using his Observation Haki to sense it a little, he walked towards the breath closest to him.

only……

Wapol has lowered his posture so much, it will be difficult for me to find an excuse to take action...

Fortunately, the investigation team’s demand for the Swallow-Swallow Fruit is not that high now, so it doesn’t matter.

"Knock knock."

Xie Wen knocked on the door of a very ordinary wooden house, and soon there was a response from inside.

"Here I come! Are you back so soon?"

Along with this somewhat old voice, an old man with white hair opened the door, but when he saw the completely unfamiliar Xie Wen, he was stunned.

"Lord Cang... Lord Cang Lanxing?"

The old man in front of him glanced at the three cats on Xie Wen's body and spoke cautiously.

As mentioned before, thanks to the propaganda of the World Economic Society and the World Government, Xie Wen is still very famous among ordinary people, and the characteristic of him always being accompanied by Felynx makes him very easy to recognize. So unless the people of Drum Island don't read newspapers like the Baburin Pirates, even if Wapol didn't make this scene, they would most likely recognize Xie Wen.

"That's right," Xie Wen nodded and explained amiably, "We didn't land at the dock of this island, so we didn't run into your island's welcoming team. But I'm more curious about... how did you know I was coming?"

Seeing Xie Wen's friendly attitude, the old man was obviously relieved, but he was at a loss as to the answer to his question.

"This... I'm not too sure, but four days ago, the kingdom's chief of staff, Lord Jace, suddenly came down the mountain and ordered us to prepare for your arrival."

"Four days ago?"

Xie Wen rubbed his chin, his doubts deepening.

Because four days ago they did nothing but rush on their way, and they couldn't think of any clues at all.

"Hehe~ You are indeed an idiot Xie Wen! You couldn't even think of this, meow!"

(=`=)

Huiyuan Meowth raised his cat head proudly and patted Xie Wen's head with his paw.

"So, what does our Master Cat-Brain have to say?"

Xie Wen asked cooperatively as he reached out to scratch her chin.

"Four days ago, or five days ago to be exact, we can basically infer that our final destination is Magnetic Drum Island based on the route we took. Someone must have informed the king here, meow!"

"Of course I know someone informed him, the question is who informed him..."

Xie Wen pinched Huiyuan Miao's face speechlessly.

Then she bit me.

"Then how can I guess it, meow!"

＜(=`へ=)＞

After leaving a few shallow teeth marks on Xie Wen's hand, the kitten licked its teeth in satisfaction, then put its hands on its hips and spoke righteously.

Maybe it was because of the publicity about Xie Wen in the newspaper, or maybe it was because of his interaction with Huiyuan Miao just now that made the old man from the Drum Kingdom confirm that Xie Wen was really not a bad person...

Xie Wen, who was playing with the kitten, heard a "thump" and the old man suddenly knelt down in front of him.

"Please! Lord Azurestar! Please help us drive Wapol out of this country!"

Then, the old man quickly told Xie Wen about Wapol's evil deeds with a fluent speech that was totally inconsistent with his age...

In addition to the monopoly of medical resources, heavy taxes and levies, and disregard for human life are also very common situations.

how to say?

Xie Wen was not surprised at all to encounter such a situation, because he had encountered similar situations in other countries.

In the pirate world with a matching mechanism comparable to that of a small African country, kings like Wapol and Beckley are too common.

So, Xie Wen did the same thing as he did before...

Decisively refused.

"I'm sorry, even though I'm one of the Shichibukai, I can't just attack the king of an allied country." Xie Wen helped the old man who was kneeling in front of him up and said regretfully, "To be precise, it's precisely because I'm one of the Shichibukai that I can't just attack Wapol."

Although for Xie Wen at the moment, losing this Shichibukai is not a big deal, but he doesn't want to lose this convenient identity just because of Wapol, a useless guy.

And to be honest, if the medical resources were monopolized by Wapol, the civilians in Magnetic Drum would not necessarily be worse off than people in other places. After all, there is an old witch to provide a safety net for them.

But if we add in Wapol's other evil deeds... the difference isn't actually that big. After all, it's already this situation, it can't get any worse.

Even so, Xie Wen still did not intend to take the initiative to attack Wapol, even if he left and then returned to attack him by surprise.

In addition to the fact that he did not have an urgent need for the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, the main reason was -

After leaving Drum Island, Xie Wen will go looking for trouble with Doflamingo. It would be better not to provoke the World Government at this time.

correct……

Xie Wen suddenly came to his senses. Could it be that the person who notified Wapol was someone from the CP organization? To be exact...

Uncle Cody?

After all, apart from Uncle Cody, Xie Wen really couldn't think of anyone else who didn't want to continue to provoke the World Government and had the ability to make Wapol surrender.

Although Xie Wen was not in a position to personally deal with this honest Wapol, it did not mean that he would just ignore it...

The situation in the Magnetic Drum Kingdom is actually very similar to that in the Solbe Kingdom in some ways. The Magnetic Drum Kingdom wants to get treatment but can't find a doctor, while the Solbe Kingdom wants to get treatment but can't afford a doctor.

So, a vice-captain of the Bonnie Pirates should be very interested in this country, right?

"Don't worry, old man. Maybe after a while, Wapol will get into trouble for some other reason... like being killed by passing pirates, or suddenly dying."

Xie Wen blinked at the disappointed old man and said something meaningful.