Jinbe's eyes were fixed on Ben Beckman. Jinbe had heard a lot about the Red Hair Pirates before.
This pirate group has come all the way since leaving the East China Sea, and has also made a great reputation for the first half of the Grand Line.
The other party's title of Seven Warlords of the Sea has already spread throughout the world.
Although Fishman Island is located in the deep sea, they are not completely isolated from the world. Moreover, Jinbe is a member of the new navy, and he is also aware of the major events that happened at sea.
And it was precisely because of this understanding that when his subordinates discovered the traces of the Red Hair Pirates while patrolling in the sea, Jinbe, as the base commander, personally led the team out to sea to capture them.
But what he didn't expect was that in such a deep sea, the Red Hair Pirates still managed to escape from their hands and force their way onto Fishman Island.
Jinbe is a man who has seen the world. If the Red Hair Pirates in the sea are weaklings to them, then the Red Hair Pirates who successfully landed are truly man-eating beasts.
During the brief fight with Ben Beckman, Jinbei realized the opponent's strong strength.
The calmness and ease that Beckman showed when facing Jinbei's attack cannot be acted out. The biggest reason for such performance is that the opponent has an absolute strength advantage over Jinbei.
Shanks has not yet earned the title of "King of the Sea", but his crew members have all begun to emerge, and their powerful strength makes even Jin Ping feel a bit of a challenge.
It's not that they can't fight the enemy, but Jinping's subordinates are all in a coma. If they force a fight with the enemy, the only ones who will be affected are their own subordinates and the innocent people on the island.
Fish-Man Island is the home of the fish-men.
Compared to the Red Hair Pirates, Jinbe is the one who wears shoes, while people like Shanks and Beckman are the barefoot ones.
Being afraid of the consequences, Jinbei couldn't help but feel hesitant.
Jinbei is a man with bottom lines, and it is precisely because of the various bottom lines he sets for himself that he is often constrained in various ways when he takes action.
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It is precisely because Jinbe is a man with a bottom line that Tsugakuni Yoriichi can safely hand over Fishman Island to Jinbe for management.
In principle, if Tsugikuni Yoriichi wanted to strengthen his control over the Fishman Navy, the best approach would not be to let the Fishman Navy form an independent army, but to transfer some of them to the New World and mix the Fishmen and the human navy together.
At the same time, he sent a trusted general to Fishman Island to command the navy.
Only in this way can the fish people be integrated into the new navy system as quickly as possible.
The reason why Tsugikuni Yoriichi didn't do this was because of Jinbe's existence.
He believed that this upright fishman could lead his fellow tribesmen well, and his ideas could subtly influence a generation.
But many things often go against one's wishes.
Jinbei often trusts his companions too much.
Jinbei noticed that Ben Beckman had a strong murderous intention towards Arlong. Facing Jinbei's questioning, Beckman no longer wanted to continue communicating with Jinbei.
Beckman was not interested in explaining too much to Jinbei who didn't know the whole story.
Beckman knew full well that he was a pirate, and those on the other side were marines. There was no point in saying anything more; in the end, it all came down to their own methods.
"call--"
Beckman breathed a sigh of relief, and the cigarette in his hand burned out and was thrown to the ground. Beckman raised his foot and gently twisted the cigarette butt. Without saying anything, he raised the pistol in his hand, aimed it directly at Jinbei and Arlong, and pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" A crisp gunshot was heard. Jinbei frowned when he saw this, lowered his center of gravity, aimed at the incoming bullet, and threw another punch.
The fist wind turned into a shock wave and hit the bullet in the air.
At this moment, Beckman's figure actually followed closely behind the bullet. When Jinbei's punch was thrown, he jumped forward lightly, and his left hand directly supported on Jinbei's raised forearm. With a somersault, he flew directly over Jinbei's head and rushed towards Arlong who was hiding behind Jinbei.
Beckman and Aaron were four or five meters apart. Beckman raised the pistol in his hand, and after three consecutive shots, three bullets shot directly towards Aaron.
The bullets were in a triangle shape, one bullet hit Aaron's head, and the other two hit Aaron's middle spine and heart respectively.
Every shot hits the most vital part. Any bullet landing on Aaron's body can take his life.
Arlong is not a stupid man. He realized that something was wrong when Beckman shot Jinbei.
The fishman's perception of murderous intent is also very good. Even though Aaron has not awakened his observation Haki, when Beckman showed his murderous intent to him, Aaron still noticed it.
The moment Beckman took action, Aaron started to run away.
He thought that with the arrival of Jinbei, this "crisis" would be resolved. After all, in Arlong's heart, Jinbei's strength is the top person in Fishman Island.
No matter how reluctant Aaron was, he had to admit this fact.
It is precisely because Aaron has seen the vastness of this world that he no longer has any so-called pursuit or ambition for his own "future".
He joined the new navy with dreams in mind.
But the cruel reality taught him to be pragmatic, and that is why Aaron would use the convenience of the new navy to do some business.
Over the years, the profits from those businesses have successfully allowed him to live a life of luxury.
Sometimes people’s pursuits are so simple and unpretentious.
What does the goal of the new navy, the dream of the new navy, have to do with him, Aaron? All he wants is a comfortable life. The life and death of others has nothing to do with him.
Aaron smelled the scent of death while running.
"Aaron, get down!"
Just as Aaron was about to be killed by Beckman's attack, Jinbei's roar came into Aaron's mouth at the right time.
Jinbei, who was passed by Beckman, was not as fast as his opponent and had no way to stop behind Aaron to help him resist the attack. While Jinbei hurriedly reminded Aaron, his hands also moved.
Jinbei suddenly pressed his hands on the ground. As the soil flew away, a thin layer of sea water quickly emerged from the ground.
I don’t know what kind of strange building materials the land of Fishman Island is made of, but it always emits seawater.
As Aaron was running, seawater began to seep out from under his feet, covering the soles of his shoes. However, he was so threatened by death that he didn't notice this abnormality at all.
"Hand throw from the sea current!"
A little further away, Jinbei's hands suddenly turned into claws, and he actually "grabbed" the thin layer of sea water on the ground and lifted it up directly. The sea water quickly flowed back in the direction of Jinbei. The layer of sea water covering the ground was like a tablecloth, and was lifted up by Jinbei with force.
While running, Aaron was caught in the fast-flowing current on the ground. He suddenly felt a weight under his feet and fell to the ground with a thud. Three bullets almost stuck to Aaron's scalp and flew over his head.
Arlong, who was lying on the ground, was carried by the current and quickly slid towards the direction where Jinbei was.
Aaron's figure passed under Beckman in mid-air. Beckman, who was tumbling, aimed at Aaron and quickly pulled the trigger in the air.
But just as the bullet was fired, a waterspout rushed directly towards Beckman.
The waterspout danced in the air like a dragon, swallowed the bullets fired by Beckman, and crashed into Beckman's body.
"sharp!"
"As expected of the new navy's base commander!"
Several consecutive killing moves against Aaron failed to succeed, and now he encountered such a terrifying counterattack from Jinbei. Even Beckman, who was used to seeing many storms, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
But despite his admiration, Beckman had no intention of giving up.
Faced with a strong man of Jinbe's level, Beckman also put away his thoughts of underestimating him.
In mid-air, he suddenly grabbed the shawl behind him and threw it directly towards the oncoming waterspout.
The next moment, Beckman pulled out a half-human-high spear from his back and aimed it directly at the oncoming waterspout.
Because the other party was wearing a cloak, Jinbei did not notice that he was carrying other weapons on his back.
"Bang!!!"
A loud gunshot was heard, and a waterspout over ten meters long suddenly shattered in mid-air.
A thumb-length conical bullet directly penetrated the water dragon and pointed directly at Arlong's head, who was now sliding to Jinbei's feet along the current.
"Um!"
Jinbe's observation Haki noticed the bullet that broke the ocean current and flew in the opposite direction. His pupils shrank slightly and he quickly squatted down, trying to push away Aaron to avoid the attack, but the firing speed of Beckman's bullet was too fast.
For some unknown reason, perhaps it was because Beckman's gun structure had improvements that surpassed this era, or perhaps it was because Beckman used unknown means to speed up the firing rate of his bullets.
In short, this bullet was so fast that it didn't give Jinbe much time to react.
Jinbei's armed color domineering quickly covered his arms, and he directly used his arms to block Arlong's head.
At the same time he lowered his arm to block, the bullet had already penetrated Jinbei's arm.
“Woo——”
Jinbei only felt a shock in his arm, and he didn't feel any pain at first, but blood was already flowing out of his arm.
Beckman's bullet failed to penetrate Jinbei's arm completely and got stuck in the bone.
Even though his arms were covered with powerful Armament Haki, Beckman's attack still penetrated Jinbe's defense.
Aaron, who was lying on the ground at this time, had not yet reacted to what had happened. Just as he was about to turn over, he felt his eyes go dark, and then Jinbei's blood dripped onto his cheek.
"Jinbei!"
After all, humans are complex creatures. When Aaron saw that Jinbei was injured in order to protect himself, he couldn't help but exclaimed, and his eyes showed deep worry.
Aaron is a person who lives for himself, but that doesn't mean he has no emotions.
"Hurry up, go back to the base and report what happened here to the headquarters!"
"The Red Hair Pirates have already landed on the island. These guys are not characters we can handle."
In fact, Jinbe has no idea what the real purpose of Shanks, Beckman and others is.
He only knew that the pirate, Red Hair, had landed on the island and killed his subordinates. Jinbei didn't know what the pirates like Shanks were going to do, and he had no interest in knowing. He just made the worst-case scenario plan, that's all.
When Arlong heard Jinbei's words, he felt the determination in Jinbei's tone. Before he could reveal any emotion, Jinbei had already grabbed his shoulders.
The next second, a huge force came, and Aaron was thrown out by Jinbei.
Beckman, who had already fallen back to the ground, saw Aaron being thrown away, raised the barrel of the gun, and was about to "shoot the bird", but at the moment before pulling the trigger, a water bullet had already approached him. Beckman poured his armed color domineering into the gun, and then the butt of the gun directly hit the water bullet, shattering it.
Although he easily resolved Jinbei's attack, Aaron had already disappeared from Beckman's sight.
"It's really difficult!"
Beckman held the gun in one hand and slung it lightly over his shoulder. He finally stopped looking at Aaron and turned to look at Jinbei.
He thought he could easily complete the task assigned by Shanks and return to the ship early, but he didn't expect that he would fail and fail to kill Arlong, allowing the other party to escape from his designed sight range.
"As long as I'm here, I won't let anyone harm my subordinates!"
Jinbei's right arm was hit by Beckman's bullet, and he couldn't even lift it. However, Jinbei still looked very confident at this moment. He took a stance and shouted at Beckman.
Seeing Jinbe's determined look, Beckman couldn't help but scratch his hair, feeling a little embarrassed.
Did you kill Jinbei?
I'm afraid this won't work. This is the base commander of the new navy. The new navy has been established for some time, and I've never heard of a base commander being killed by pirates.
A few years ago, the family of a New Navy Rear Admiral was captured and killed by pirates. However, the consequence was that one of the admirals of the New Navy, Yixiao, personally led a team to attack, and after chasing the pirates for two months, he finally killed them.
If you kill the base commander of the New Navy, you will probably be targeted by the top brass of the New Navy.
By that time, the conflict could no longer be resolved through personal relationships.
Of course, the most important thing is that Beckman doesn't hate marines like Jinbe.
"Captain Jinbe."
"I'm definitely going to kill that fishman!"
“Even Jesus couldn’t save him.”
"You must protect him well, don't give me any chance!"
Beckman didn't want to fight those meaningless battles. Since the person he wanted to kill had already escaped, Beckman didn't plan to continue to entangle with Jinbei.
The Red Hair Pirates will have to stay on the island for a while. After all, their ship is seriously damaged and they need to rest for a while before setting sail again.
Just take the fishman's life before leaving.
Beckman said this, carrying his spear and walking towards his ship, with no intention of paying any more attention to Jinbe and the unconscious pirates.
Even after Beckman left, Jinbei's eyes were still filled with surprise and confusion.
"Gone?"
"Just leave like that?"
Although Jinbei was confused by Beckman's behavior, when he realized that the other party had really left, he immediately rushed towards the unconscious navy and carefully checked everyone's condition.
More than ten minutes later, Xiaoba was the first to wake up, and Jinbei learned the whole story from Xiaoba.
"A little pirate from the Red Hair Pirates?"
"A little girl under ten years old?"
After learning what happened, Jinbei couldn't help but fall silent.
Aaron's decision.
Jinbei couldn't say that he did anything wrong, but he did feel a strong sense of disobedience from Aaron's decisions and actions.
It’s understandable to catch them.
The sudden killing was beyond his expectations.
If the other party was a pirate who resisted fiercely, he would have killed her, but the other party was a little girl who had no ability to resist.
Of course, we can't be careless just because the other person is a girl.
Therefore, Jinbei couldn't tell what was wrong with Aaron's decision.
It's just inconsistent.
Aaron's behavior is in stark contrast to the new navy uniforms they are wearing.
(End of this chapter)
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