This night on Fishman Island will never be peaceful.
The arrival of the new navy obviously attracted the attention of the surrounding residents. On Fishman Island, Jinbe and his men almost became synonymous with "sense of security".
Noticing the arrival of the new navy, the people who had been hiding at home and dared not go out began to poke their heads out of the houses. Soon, both sides of the street were filled with people watching the excitement.
The people of Fishman Island hardly have any nighttime activities. Working from sunrise to sunset is the life of most people on the island. The sudden appearance of such a "fun" naturally touched the hearts of many people.
While waiting for Zephyr, Jinbei was not idle. He did not drive away the people around who were watching the excitement. Instead, he took this opportunity to let his subordinates collect useful information from the crowd, hoping to restore the whole process from the side.
He had no doubts about what Ace and the others said, and he asked so many questions simply because he wanted to make the investigation more thorough.
However, this accident happened so suddenly that Jinbei did not have much hope of getting any valuable information from these ordinary people.
But a low cry broke Jinbei's fixed idea.
"Isn't that guy Shul from Fishman Street?"
"Wasn't he arrested for theft before? How did he appear here? And was he killed?"
Jinbe's subordinates laid the two fish-men's bodies flat on top of each other, and someone in the crowd of onlookers suddenly recognized Shul who was killed by Ace.
His words also made everyone at the scene look at him sideways.
Vergo was so fast that he disappeared from the spot in a flash. He found the resident who had whispered before Jinbe could reach him. After taking a quick look, he hurriedly asked:
"Shull, which one are you talking about?"
The person Vergo was questioning was a male merman in his late twenties, with a circle of bubbles around his waist, holding him up.
The man only felt a flash before his eyes, and saw a new navy with a serious face appear in front of him. After just a moment of hesitation, he immediately pointed at Shule's body on the open ground.
Vergo glanced sideways, a glint in his eyes, and continued to ask:
"Do you know him? Could you tell me how you met him?"
"You said he was arrested for theft before. Who arrested him?"
When Vergo was asking questions, Jinbe, Smoker and others also turned their eyes to him, and even Ace, Sabo and others looked at the named person.
Especially Ace, who had quietly walked to Vergo's side and behaved extremely seriously.
Does anyone know where this group of people came from? This could save them a lot of trouble!
"Well"
Being stared at by a group of people, the man felt a little nervous. After thinking for a while, a hint of reminiscence appeared on his face.
"About a year ago, Shule was captured by the Dragon Palace City guards. I heard he stole a valuable treasure from the Dragon Palace City."
"Shuer is quite famous in Fishman Street. He specializes in this business."
"As for how I knew him, I have a friend who, haha, bought some things from me before."
When the man said this, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face. Although Fishman Island had opened a foreign trade port under the leadership of Princess Otohime and King Neptune.
However, there are not many ships traveling between the mainland and Fish-man Island. On the one hand, this trade route is extremely dangerous and few merchants dare to take the risk. Another reason is that many of the caravans coming to Fish-man Island are actually pirates in disguise.
Commodities have always been scarce on Fishman Island. Under such circumstances, some illegal elements on Fishman Island have seen the business opportunities there.
Some commodities on land can be sold at high prices on Fishman Island.
"He was caught by the guards of Dragon Palace City for stealing valuables from Fishman Street?"
"Captain Jinbe, can such a person be easily released on Fishman Island?"
Vergo was quite good at grasping the key points. He glanced at Jinbei and asked.
"Of course that's impossible!"
"Theft itself is a serious crime in Fishman Island."
"The theft that happened in Dragon Palace City? I've heard about it."
As the base chief of the Fishman Island branch, Jinbe has to deal with a lot of things every day. He doesn't know much about some things that are not related to their new navy.
The theft that occurred in Ryugu Castle caused quite a stir at the time, and even Jinbe, who was solely focused on his official duties, was aware of it.
From the information he knew, an unknown treasure had indeed been stolen from the Dragon Palace at that time. The culprit had been caught, but strangely, the stolen treasure had not been recovered.
As for the criminal, there was no news about him afterwards. He was apparently imprisoned in Longgong City.
But now it seems that there is something fishy about this.
Jinbei did not hide the information he knew. This scandal that occurred in Ryugu Castle caused a lot of uproar at the time, and many people knew about it.
"Thefts, the Dragon Palace guards, Fishman Street, missing persons, and now this kidnapping."
"That lieutenant named Aaron probably knows something."
After hearing this information from Jinbei, Vergo quickly connected these clues in his mind. He glanced at the dagger in Jinbei's hand, and he already knew how the next step would be carried out.
"Excuse me, everyone, please make way."
Just as Virgo and his group were digesting the information, a sudden noise came from outside the group.
Everyone looked sideways and saw Zefa leading a team of navy men pushing through the crowd and appearing in everyone's sight.
"The new navy is really quick in its actions!"
Zefa led the team through the crowd. His eyes swept across the faces of everyone present, taking in the scene. Then his eyes fell on Ace and the others. Seeing that the three little ones were fine, he smiled slightly, but then his expression suddenly changed and he said sternly:
"You three, sneaking off the boat late at night without sleeping, you caused me a lot of trouble, do you know?!"
"After you go back, you are not allowed to leave the room! Reflect on yourselves!"
As he spoke, Zefa also came in front of Jinbei and said with a face full of shame:
"I'm truly sorry, Captain Jinbe. These three guys have caused you trouble."
"I've heard about what happened. When I get back, I'll teach them a lesson."
"I will give you an explanation for this matter. From now on, let my people take over the affairs here!"
As Zefa spoke, he glanced at the three fishmen on the ground. Noticing that there was a survivor, he waved to his subordinates behind him, signaling them to take the person away.
"Mr. Zephyr!"
Seeing the actions of Zefa's subordinates, Jinbei's pupils shrank slightly and he repeatedly tried to stop them.
"What's wrong? Captain Jinbe?"
Zefa pretended not to know and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Seeing Zefa playing dumb, Jinbei also became alert.
He would wait for Zefa and the others to arrive, but he didn't intend to leave this matter to Zefa, an "outsider". He just didn't want to have any misunderstandings with Zefa and unnecessary conflicts.
But what Zefa has revealed now is that he wants to "claim sovereignty" over Fishman Island?
"Mr. Zephyr, this happened on Fishman Island. I should be the one apologizing for involving your crew."
"It's because we didn't do our job well. I'm here to apologize to you."
"I will give you an explanation for this matter. Please leave these people to us. Our New Navy will be responsible for the investigation."
Jinbei's words made the atmosphere suddenly tense. When Zefa's students heard what Jinbei said, they couldn't help but stop what they were doing and looked at Zefa.
Zefa has a great reputation and the students all respect him, that’s right.
However, the New Navy represented by Jinbe is well-known. Although the trainees know that Fish-man Island is nominally a member state of the World Government, they also know that Fish-man Island is the territory of the New Navy. This is actually a consensus among people.
As long as we don't fall out, it's good for both of us.
In the hearts of these students, they actually don’t want to have a conflict with these people from the new navy.
However, the naval cadets were a little afraid of the title of the New Navy, but Zefa himself had no such concerns at all.
"After all, this matter involves these students of mine."
"Well, if my people are attacked and I have to ask Captain Jinbe to help me investigate, where will my dignity be?"
"I'll investigate this matter myself."
As he spoke, Zefa took a step forward and walked in front of Jinbei. He slowly raised his hand and patted Jinbei's shoulder, whispering in Jinbei's ear:
"These three fishmen were going to kidnap my students, right?"
"Captain Jinbei, if you, the new navy, could handle this case, there wouldn't be so many kidnappings on the island in recent years."
“Sometimes, you can’t just look for other people’s problems, you have to look for your own problems too!”
"Do you know where in the room the lights are darkest at night?"
“It’s under the lampshade!”
There was a gleam in Zefa's eyes. As he spoke, he gently patted Jinbei's shoulder and then signaled his students to move.
After hearing what Zefa said, Jinbei remained silent, but his hand tightly gripping the dagger turned slightly pale.
Having said that, Jinbei still didn't know what Zephyr meant.
Fishman Street
Jinbei himself actually came from Fishman Town. Not only him, but also his elder brother Tiger. Among his subordinates, there are also many new navy men from Fishman Town.
Jinbei is not a fool. After connecting all the clues, he has a suspect and a direction for investigation.
Without stopping Zefa's students, Jinbei whispered in Zefa's ear as he watched the two corpses and the murderer being taken away:
"The fishman with a hole in his chest is called Shul, from Fishman Island. Previously, because..."
Before Jinbei could finish, Zefa raised his hand to stop him.
"No need to elaborate, I know everything."
As he spoke, Zephyr pointed at Ace who had been standing next to Vergo. Jinbe glanced sideways and found that Ace, who was standing next to Vergo, was holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand, and the eyes of that Den Den Mushi were open.
“.”
Ace noticed Jinbe's gaze and grinned, then silently put away the Den Den Mushi. Jinbe was speechless when he saw this.
"As expected of the elite trained by Mr. Zefa."
Jinbei sighed softly and watched Zefa's men clean up the battlefield and collect information from the people. After standing there for a long time, he also left with mixed emotions.
From beginning to end, Virgo, Smoker and others did not interrupt, just like spectators.
Only after walking several hundred meters with Jinbei did Vergo quickly catch up with Jinbei and said with a cold expression:
"Captain Jinbei, take Captain Arlong under control!"
"Until the matter is thoroughly investigated, we will not allow him to leave our sight!"
The murder in the street that happened on Fishman Island, which had always been relatively peaceful, naturally attracted a lot of attention.
What happened in the evening also became a topic of conversation among people and spread widely.
After returning to the base, Vergo, with Jinbe's approval, commissioned Peacock to secretly monitor Captain Arlong. He believed that Arlong's attack was not a coincidence and the murderer was not the Red Hair Pirates.
Aaron, unaware that he had been targeted, had just received a death threat and after a night of thought, decided to take action.
He had already boarded Vander Decken IX's ship, and he couldn't get off whenever he wanted.
And Aaron had no intention of getting off the boat at all!
The next morning, Aaron opened the wardrobe in his single dormitory, searched through all the drawers and found a small box the size of a wallet, and put it in his arms.
After standing in front of the door for a long time, Aaron gently stroked the small iron box in his chest pocket, and his heart calmed down.
The murderous drug ES!
This is what can soothe Aaron's anxiety.
This is a special medicine hidden in the treasure house of Dragon Palace City. After taking it, you can develop the limits of your body and gain a hundred times the usual strength.
Of course, the reason why it is called a murderous drug is not only because of its terrifying enhancing effect, but also because of its terrifying side effects.
To gain power, one must pay with his life.
The more you use it, the stronger the side effects on your body will be and the faster you will age.
It's just that not many people know about this side effect.
Aaron didn't know the side effects of the deadly drug. In his opinion, ES was a magic drug that could help him gain strength. With this thing on him, he was no longer afraid of anything.
Arlong left the branch base. Because of the potential threat from the Red Hair Pirates, Jinbei gave him a leave, but Arlong obviously didn't take the so-called potential threat seriously at this moment.
After strolling around the city for a while in casual clothes, Aaron turned left and right, passed through countless dark alleys, and finally arrived at Fishman Street.
At this time, in a dilapidated house somewhere in Yuman Street, a group of Yumen gathered together and were discussing something.
"Captain, Shule and the others went out to restock last night and lost."
"I heard that they ran into the navy and were killed. Only Heaton survived and was taken away by Zephyr of the navy!"
"I don't think we can stay here any longer."
"Let's go to the Sea Forest!"
"As long as we go there, the navy won't be able to find us even if Heaton says something."
"We'll come back after they leave."
In the small room, all the cadres under Vander Decken IX gathered. He was the captain of The Flying Dutchman Pirates, a rare fish-man pirate group.
In order to survive on Fishman Island, besides relying on your own strength, the most important thing is to be low-key!
The fishmen who attacked Ace and others last night were actually his men.
However, early in the morning, when he learned that his subordinates had been killed or captured, he hurriedly summoned the cadres of his pirate group to discuss countermeasures.
Former Navy Admiral Zephyr.
Although Vander Decken IX has absolute power in the underground world of Fishman Island, he does not dare to confront a notorious person like Zephyr head-on.
Even though their pirate group has a "trump card", they still avoid unnecessary conflicts.
Who would want to engage in fighting and killing when they can "do business" peacefully?
(End of this chapter)
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