I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

"Meow! It's the enemy!"

(=`w=)l▄︻╤

Meowx reacted the quickest and took out his gun without saying a word.

Bakara and Mr. Tanaka were visibly stunned. It was obvious that they had not received any instructions from Tesoro to turn hostile before. However, setting traps for people here has become an industry for Tesoro, so the two of them quickly responded...

Tanaka, who possessed the Piercing Fruit, instantly sank into the floor. No one knew whether he was going to get help or waiting for an opportunity. Bakara, who was standing next to Xie Wen, calmly took off the black gloves on her hands and stretched them towards Xie Wen, pretending to say, "Everyone calm down. Lord Tesoro invited you all to be his guests. There may be some misunderstanding here."

However, her hand was only halfway extended when it was forced back by the flames thrown out by Klee.

"Although I don't know why, my instinct tells me that I can't let you run into Brother Xie Wen!"

(=`ー=)

The little puppet pressed down its ears and stared at Bakara.

"Wait, wait a minute! Sister Jinx! And everyone else!" Shirahoshi raised his hand and grabbed the little crazy cat that was about to shoot from his head. "This uncle doesn't seem to have any bad intentions. Maybe it's really a misunderstanding!"

"what?"

(=w=)

The little puppet, who was reminded, tilted his head and looked at Tezoro, who had been standing there with a smile on his face after he finished speaking. "That's right, Brother Xie Wen. Ke Li didn't feel that this uncle wanted to do anything bad, meow."

After passing the double "friendliness certification" of Shirahoshi and Klee, everyone (cats) who were originally ready for battle relaxed instantly.

Of course, except for Xie Wen who had already guessed what Tezoro was thinking, because he had been unusually calm from the beginning.

Meowx, who was held in the hand of Shirahoshi, curled her lips in dissatisfaction...

"Tsk! There's no more fighting, meow!"

(In)

"Are they able to possess special abilities? As expected of the Felyne Investigation Team, whose strength is close to that of the Four Emperors, each of them possesses special skills!"

Tezulo clapped his hands, then bowed slightly to Xie Wen, "I'm sorry, I just wanted to play a joke on you guys. Just like what these two little sisters said, I have no ill will towards you guys."

Even Bakara, who had acted out many scenes with her boss, was confused at this moment. She looked at Tezoro in confusion, wondering what he was up to...

Even if we are rehearsing a new play, we have to give her the script first!

Mr. Tanaka, who had disappeared earlier, also poked half of his head out from the floor with a confused look on his face.

However, Tezoro, who has always been autocratic, had no intention of explaining to them.

"I wasn't lying when I said Doflamingo was my ally. It's just that we're not that close." Tesoro ignored his two men and explained the previous "joke" to Xie Wen. "On the contrary, I actually wanted to get rid of that guy a long time ago."

Xie Wen subconsciously glanced at Baby-5 next to him.

"I don't know much about this," Baby-5 shook her head. "When I was in the Don Quixote family, I was only responsible for eliminating the family's enemies together with Buffalo. Such important secrets were generally not allowed to be known to me..."

She smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly: "It's because I couldn't keep a secret before."

"You're not doing any better now..." Xie Wen pulled the corner of his mouth and complained bitterly: "How many times have you ruined my revenge plans!"

"Xiao, Xiao Ai is one of us, how can I be considered to have leaked the secret?!" Baby-5 retorted with a blushing face.

Huiyuan Meowth also shook his cat fist at Xie Wen's cheek and echoed loudly: "That's right! You deserve it, you petty idiot, meow!"

(=`=)

Xie Wen reached out his hand to tickle her in annoyance, but the little kitten, not to be outdone, waved his cat fist and hit his hand back.

Seeing the joyful interaction between Xie Wen and the cat, Tezoro's expression instantly turned a little gloomy, but a hint of envy and nostalgia was revealed deep in his eyes.

"Although Doflamingo did help me a lot in the early days of my success, as I made more and more money, he became a parasite that only knew how to suck my blood. But no matter what, he helped me a lot, so I have never been able to turn against him. It's great that you can get rid of him for me."

Tezoro, who couldn't bear to see other people's happiness and laughter, decisively interrupted the fight between the man and the cat, and continued with the previous topic: "So, to express my gratitude, from now on, all your consumption here will be paid by me. Please enjoy everything in Gulan Tezoro!"

Without even Klee and Shirahoshi's reminders, Xie Wen knew that Tesoro's words were insincere. He didn't even need to work backwards from the original plot, because when the other party said these words, his movements were exaggerated and his expressions were deliberate, and he almost had the words "I'm lying" carved on his face.

So, this is testing me?

Xie Wen rubbed his chin, feeling confused about Tezoro's purpose again.

"What do you want? Just tell me."

If you can't figure it out, just don't think about it. Anyway, Tezoro doesn't seem to be planning to play any game of seeing hope and then despair with him, so Xie Wen was too lazy to continue racking his brains and asked directly.

"Okay, I'll be frank..." Tezulo put away the hypocritical expression on his face and said seriously: "I want to cooperate with you."

"cooperate?"

"That's right," Tezulo nodded and explained, "Although Doflamingo got a lot of benefits from me, in fact, he, or more precisely, the Don Quixote Family, still helped me to a certain extent."

"You should also know that in addition to being one of the Seven Warlords, Doflamingo is also an intelligence dealer and broker in the underground world, Joker. He is also a slave... um... arms dealer. Therefore, he has been providing Gran Tesoro with intelligence, talents, military force and other support. Without him, Gran Tesoro's development has actually been affected."

Although Tezoro swallowed the subsequent content, Xie Wen already understood what he wanted to say, and his eyes turned cold when he looked at Tezoro.

However, Tezulo did not notice this. Instead, he looked at Xie Wen with eager eyes, his tone gradually becoming excited: "Although you don't have a fixed territory now, with your strength, it is easy for you to form a force bigger than the Don Quixote Family. I can even provide you with initial investment and more rewards than Doflamingo! And don't you like to collect famous swords and devil fruits? I can also help you collect them!"

Having said that, Xie Wen finally figured out Tezoro's true thoughts.

His previous guess was slightly off. Tesoro was not giving up, but his character was really twisted into a firm belief that "money rules everything". The reason he expressed goodwill to Xie Wen was indeed because he killed the Celestial Dragon, but he also wanted Xie Wen to replace Doflamingo and become his ally in the outside world, and then further develop and make money.

As for his idea, Xie Wen could only say... it was too naive.

Moreover, Xie Wen had no interest in the arms and slave business that Doflamingo had previously been involved in.

"If you cooperate with me, aren't you afraid that the Celestial Dragons will come and cause trouble for you?"

Xie Wen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked with a sneer.

"Just keep it a secret from them!" Tezulo was very confident in the power he now held. He waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "And even if they find out, it's no big deal. As long as we give them a little more money, those Celestial Dragons who only know how to enjoy themselves won't pursue it!"

It was normal for Tesoro to have such thoughts, because the Celestial Dragons he had been in contact with were all types like Saint Charlos. Xie Wen even suspected that he didn't even know the existence of the Knights of God.