Chapter 492 Fire Fist! (Two in One)

Vanderdeken IX left, and the cell fell into darkness again.

And not long after the two of them left, a sigh of relief suddenly came from the invisible cell.

For mermaid slaves, no matter what kind of life they face in the future, it will always be much better than the prison life they are facing now!

Fish-Man Island is now gathering forces from all sides. Virgo and the others who have just landed on the island have no intention of acting rashly. After following Jinbei to the Fish-Man Island branch, they met with Aaron, the person involved at the time, in the base. .

According to Aaron's description, the red-haired pirates seemed to be evil spirits, and Shanks's crew could not help but kill them when faced with the "inspection" of their new navy.

Moreover, both inside and outside the words, they also emphasized the "pirate" status of those in the red-haired pirate group, and put a layer of "justice" on their actions.

It is too difficult to manage a huge organization. No matter what the original purpose of establishing the new navy was, when this organization absorbs all kinds of different people, the attributes of this organization will inevitably change. It gets complicated.

The human heart has never been controlled. It is human instinct to pursue one's own interests.

Aaron is actually such a person. The New Navy's system may be able to restrict his behavior to a certain extent, but the New Navy's system cannot control people's hearts.

Facing the inquiries from Vergo and others, Aaron behaved like a conscientious new navy.

The simple-minded Jinbei and Smoker were easily deceived by Aaron. As for Aramaki, who was traveling with him, he didn't care about these details at all. He didn't care about this matter that much at all. He knew that his What is the responsibility? It is Vergo who leads the investigation.

His Aramu existence is, at best, a "thug" role.

Peacock has been taken by Crane since he was a child, and he is a man who can play tricks. Although Aaron was in an excited and passionate state when he said these words, Peacock was not led by the other person's emotions and kept looking at Aaron with a calm expression. .

As for Vergo, who was leading the investigation of the case, he looked calm in the face of Aaron's passionate speech.

Vergo is a "talent", a real talent.

He was able to go undercover to the Navy Headquarters as a pirate and was not suspected for so many years. He even gained the trust of the Headquarters and infiltrated the New Navy as a spy.

Vergo's mind is such that even ten Aarons might not be able to catch up with him.

Vergo distrusts everyone. From Aaron's words, Vergo also heard many, many problems.

After Aaron told what happened, Vergo, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "The person you wanted to kill at that time is named Uta, and he is a crew member of the Red-haired Pirates."

"She is the daughter of red-haired Shanks. She is only 11 years old."

"She was not wanted on the warrant, so... what was the reason that prompted you to order the killing of the girl named Uta?"

"Is it because of his identity as a member of the red-haired pirates?"

Although Vergo, like Aaron, was just a lieutenant, when Vergo said this, Aaron inexplicably felt a strong sense of oppression.

This sense of oppression does not come from the opponent's status as a "headquarters navy", but from the opponent's strength.

The fish-man's perception of danger is countless times more acute than that of ordinary humans. From Vergo's body, Aaron felt the aura of danger.

Aaron, who was questioned, suddenly lowered his head and looked at the human being in front of him who was much shorter than himself.

Why? !

Why would a lieutenant, a mere human being, dare to question himself like this? !

The ferocious light in Aaron's eyes flashed away, and his face darkened. He stared at Virgo, nodded slightly, and replied calmly:

"yes!"

"The other party is a pirate. I ordered to kill him. Is there any problem?!"

Aaron's tone was calm, but the naysayer contained in his words was clearly revealed.

similar!

Vergo stared at Aaron in front of him, and for some reason, such a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

A slight smile suddenly appeared on his serious face. Vergo shook his head gently and said with a smile:

"No, no problem, no problem whatsoever."

"I'm just asking casually."

"Captain Aaron, I have nothing more to inquire about. You can go and do your business."

Hearing Vergo's words, Aaron grinned and snorted, then said hello to Jinbei and turned around to leave the conference room, but he had just walked to the door, and Vergo came from behind him. Suddenly he said:

"Captain Aaron, I hope you can understand one thing. Your current situation is very dangerous."

"The red-haired pirates will take revenge. They have already set their sights on you."

"Don't leave the branch base unless necessary!"

Aaron, who had reached the door, suddenly stopped, turned around and glanced at Vergo, and said nothing. Just as he was about to step out of the conference room door, there was a sudden scream outside the corridor.

A cold light flashed from the horizon. In just a blink of an eye, it flew directly in front of Aaron. Before Aaron could react, a short dagger was inserted into Aaron's strong right arm. above.

The huge force pulled Aaron backwards, and the finger-long blade completely sank into Aaron's muscles, and blood slowly flowed out of the wound.

Aaron was not careful for a moment, and fell backwards to the ground. The severe pain made him groan.

"Bang!!" The sudden change startled everyone present. Huangmu and Jinbei reacted the fastest. They rushed out of the door one after another and came to the corridor outside the meeting room, looking around for suspicious people.

Peacock and Smoker immediately became alert, and their hands fell on their weapons.

Only Vergo was somewhat calm, looking outside the house intently, and then came to Aaron's side, looking down at the dagger piercing the muscle on Aaron's right arm.

"Captain Arlong, are you okay?!"

"Someone actually attacked you in our new navy branch. It seems that the Red Hair Pirates are not the only ones targeting you!"

While speaking, Vergo grabbed the dagger as if no one was around. Without reminding Arlong, he directly pulled the dagger out of Arlong's arm. In an instant, blood gushed out.

The pain made Arlong's face become abnormally distorted. He pressed his left hand tightly on the wound, his face gloomy.

Vergo held the dagger in one hand and looked at it carefully.

It was a very delicate dagger. The pattern did not look like a product on land. The handle was engraved with corals and mermaids, just like a picture of mermaids playing in the water.

Vergo's eyes lit up slightly. He took out a handkerchief elegantly and calmly, wiped the blood on the dagger, and then handed it to Arlong, smiling and asking: "Captain Arlong, do you know who attacked you?"

While Vergo was speaking, Jinbei and Aramaki, who had not noticed anything, had already returned to the conference room. When Jinbei heard what Vergo said, he immediately said, "Vergo, no attackers were found."

"How did you know that the attackers were coming for Arlong?"

"If they were really coming for Arlong"

"The murderer is likely to be from the Red Hair Pirates!"

Jinbei's words actually made some sense, but.

Virgo has now set his sights on Arlong, a "kindred spirit". Although there is no direct evidence, Vergo knows that the fishman captain in front of him may not be as simple as they think.

"I don't know, Base Captain Jinbei is right. I guess it's the revenge of the Red Hair Pirates!"

"They want to kill me!"

Virgo didn't comment on Arlong's words, and didn't say anything nonsense. He put the dagger in the pocket of Arlong's military uniform and patted it gently:

"Captain Arlong, you should pay more attention to safety."

Arlong was suddenly attacked in the naval base, which made the navy of the entire branch nervous. Jinbei sent people out to investigate the situation.

As for Vergo and others, they seemed to be in no hurry to complete the tasks assigned by the headquarters. Instead, they temporarily settled down in the branch under Jinbei's arrangement.

Fishman Island, located deep in the sea, has so-called day and night, just like on land.

Fishman Island is located near the "Sun Tree Eve", a giant tree under the sea that can transmit sunlight from the land to the depths of the sea.

When the land becomes dark, Fishman Island also becomes dark.

The night sky of Fishman Island is deeper than that of the land.

The moonlight is sparse, and as the night falls, the entire Fishman Island is also plunged into darkness. Electricity is not popular in Fishman Island, and the people on the island rarely go out at night. Most streets are deserted, and only some bars at the pier are open to welcome customers.

That night, the new navy stayed at the Fishman Island branch.

And Zefa and his party, who had just visited Ryugu Castle in the afternoon to understand the situation, also returned to their warships.

After a busy day, Zephyr learned about the disappearances on Fishman Island from King Neptune, and in the afternoon he also took out the relevant files from Ryugu Castle.

King Neptune was very cooperative when he learned that Zephyr was interested in investigating the matter.

He was full of trust in Zephyr, a former admiral of the navy.

Fishman Island is the sphere of influence of the new navy, so it shouldn't be in contact with Marinford? !

Neptune never had such an idea. He was a king, and everything he did was to prioritize the interests of Fishman Island itself.

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi didn't mind Fishman Island betting on both sides, and the World Government did not abolish the status of Fishman Island as a member country. King Neptune would naturally continue to show goodwill to the World Government and Marinford.

Otherwise, how could Fishman Island realize trade with the land? !

Zephyr, who got the files, was also buried in the documents. The disappearances on Fishman Island were far more complicated than Zephyr had imagined. He originally thought there were only one or two cases, but he didn't expect there were dozens or hundreds of cases.

Moreover, the composition of the missing persons is complex, including young mermaid girls, young fishmen, and fishmen children. Even according to King Neptune, this matter is not that simple. Not only the local people of Fishman Island, but also the merchants who came to Fishman Island for trade have reported missing cases.

However, this part of the file is not in the control of Ryugu City, but in the control of the New Navy. The New Navy judged that it was caused by pirates' looting.

Zefa only had a preliminary understanding, and he already felt the complexity of this matter. Behind this, there may be a huge interest group.

It is hard to imagine what kind of criminals such as "murderers" can create such a large number of missing cases.

No one is seen alive, no body is seen dead, and the scale is so large, it is likely to be kidnapping.

"Could it be slave trade!"

In the cabin, Zefa, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, carefully flipped through the files.

"Da!"

The night was shrouded, and on the deck of Zefa's warship, a black shadow suddenly fell from the deck at a high speed. Luffy grabbed the railing with both hands, stretched his arms, and his feet were already standing on the coast.

"Pah~"

As Luffy's feet stepped on the ground, his hands also let go of the railing, and the stretched arms directly retracted into his body with a light sound.

Luffy took advantage of the cover of the night and actually sneaked off the warship.

"Let's go, Luffy."

And it was not just Luffy, Ace and Sabo also sneaked off the ship.

Zefa spent the whole day entertaining and negotiating with King Neptune. They came to Fishman Island, but they haven't really experienced the charm of this dream island.

Ace, Luffy and others are at the age of chasing novelty. Is there anything more interesting than night exploration?

The deep darkness deep in the street is enough to move the hearts of Ace, Luffy and others.

After slipping off the boat, Ace and others quickly walked into the street and disappeared into the night.

There was a cool breeze on the empty street.

The temperature difference between day and night on Fishman Island is relatively large. The temperature difference between sunshine and no sunshine is at least 20 degrees.

"Hey, Ace, I want to go back."

Luffy and others who sneaked off the boat wanted to experience the prosperity of Fishman Island at night. At the very least, they wanted to find excitement on this unknown island.

But after getting off the boat and wandering for more than an hour, Ace and others did not find anything interesting. Fishman Island is different from the land. There is no so-called night color or night view. The local residents also rested and slept early. There are almost no pedestrians on the road. Only one or two have been encountered for so long.

After walking for so long, Luffy was tired of it and had lost interest. He wanted to go back.

In the middle of the street, Ace put his hands in his pockets and sighed softly. He also said with some disappointment:

"Well, let's go back."

"I didn't expect it to be so boring."

After saying that, Ace and Sabo simply identified the direction and led Luffy into a narrow path towards the warship.

Not long after the three disappeared in the shadows, three tall figures appeared at the entrance of the path, stood still for a few seconds, and followed Ace, Sabo and others.

"It's really boring. It's still lively during the day."

"Hey, Ace, shall we go to a farther place tomorrow? I heard that there is a mermaid bay in Fishman Island, which is very beautiful."

"I overheard those guys chatting on the ship. Let's go and take a look?"

Luffy was holding a coral branch that he had picked up from an unknown building. As he walked, his little hand was shaking casually.

Beside him, Ace nodded and showed an interested look:

"Okay?!"

However, just as Ace finished his words of agreement, a huge sack directly covered Ace. Ace felt that his vision, which was already a little dim, suddenly became pitch black, and a huge force came, lifting him up.

"Ace?!"

Luffy heard the movement and saw only a burly black shadow beside him. The next second, Luffy's eyes went black, and a large sack directly covered him.

At the same time, Sabo was also attacked, but Sabo reacted very quickly. He tilted his head slightly and quickly turned forward to avoid the attack of the person who came, causing the person who attacked Sabo to utter an unbelievable murmur: "Huh?!"

"Ace!"

"Luffy!"

"Who are you guys!"

Sabo narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the three fishmen who suddenly appeared in the alley and attacked them, and shouted in a low voice.

"Shuer, you loser, how could you miss this?!"

However, the attacker ignored Sabo, and the tall green-skinned fishman in the middle even had the leisure to tease his partner.

"Tsk, the little guy is just lucky."

While speaking, the blue-skinned fishman who missed the attack grabbed the sack and slowly approached Sabo.

With the weak light, Sabo saw the attacker clearly. It was a three-spotted rat fishman, with a strong body but long limbs, looking like a spider.

The fishman wore a linen vest on his upper body, a bare chest, and a pair of shorts on his lower body.

As he approached Sabo, Sabo could smell a strong fishy smell from him. It was not the fishy smell of the sea on the fishman, but a kind of unknown smell that Sabo could not explain.

Seeing the other party approaching with a bad look, Sabo's face turned cold and he suddenly said:

"Ace, how long are you going to play?"

"These guys are enemies, take them and hand them over to the teacher!"

Sabo's sudden words made several fishmen look stunned, and then they sneered:

"Is this kid scared?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

At this time, a red light suddenly lit up in the sack that Ace was wearing.

A low voice sounded in the alley:

"Fire Fist!"

The violent flames instantly burst the sack, and the thick flames surged out in an instant. A loud bang directly broke the quiet night of Fishman Island.

"Boom!!!"

Flames burst out from the entrances and exits at both ends of the alley, and the flames instantly illuminated the night sky of Fishman Island.