One Piece Codex

noon the next day.

Block 2.

A male slaver dressed as an ordinary person took the skewers handed to him by the barbecue stall owner.He took a bite of the tendon and looked around inadvertently.At this time, it is the peak period of human traffic, so it is just the right time to find someone to start with.

His team has many methods for abducting children.

For example, directly draw a gun and threaten to rob someone.Or when a mother brings her child out alone, she will snatch the child away first, and then her accomplices will come out and bite her back, accusing the mother of being a slave trader.However, it is still very difficult to implement these methods in the Rainbow Country, where public security is good and everyone is familiar with it.

The man's other two accomplices were not far away. One was wearing glasses and reading a newspaper in front of a newsstand, and the other was dressed as a beggar and begging on the street.It may be that beggars are rare in this country, so a beggar who looks slovenly and pitiful can attract a lot of attention.When the target guardian's attention is attracted, it is an opportunity for their slave traders to strike.

No, a woman saw that the beggar was pitiful, so she took money out of her bag and squeezed into the crowd.Her daughter, who looked to be less than five years old, was temporarily left on the outside of the crowd, no more than one meter apart. However, just this one meter distance gave the slave traders the possibility to attack.

"Hey."

The man's mouth curved slightly, and he threw the wooden stick away. Unexpectedly, a piece of tissue soaked in drug appeared in the pocket of his hand.He approached step by step, and in a few breaths he was behind the lonely girl.

However, just as he was about to cover the little girl's mouth and nose with his hands, there was a sudden thunder in his ears.

"Catch them!"

Richie appeared out of nowhere, instantly grabbed the slaver's hand that was stretched out in the air, and then spun it back hard, knocking the slaver directly to the ground.

The two guards who followed Rich also seized the "beggar" with lightning speed. The tip of the knife was pressed against his neck, and the "beggar" did not dare to move.

The crowd, who had not figured out what was going on, instantly exploded and screamed. Fortunately, Richie quickly explained the situation with a knife and knocked out the slaver in his hand, and people finally came to their senses.

Another accomplice who was reading a newspaper at the newsstand opposite saw that something was wrong, put the newspaper under his arm, turned around and wanted to leave.But the escort team that has done enough intelligence work is naturally not so easy to fool.

Richie looked around, his eyes quickly locked on the remaining accomplices who looked a little panicked, and he immediately chased forward, "He is also a slave trader, don't let him escape!"

"Tsk!" When the only remaining accomplice saw that his identity was revealed, he stopped pretending, showed the dagger with a cold light in his sleeve, turned around and ran towards the newsstand owner.

There's definitely no hope in a hard fight, but that's not necessarily the case with hostages in hand.

【not good! 】

Richie's brows jumped, and he immediately understood the other party's purpose, but he was further away from the newsstand and couldn't catch up.

"sieve!"

Suddenly, a black light pierced the sky!

"puff!"

The bullet accurately hit the left chest, causing a few flowers of blood to splatter.Because it was in a busy city, the scene was not as disgusting as being blown into pieces.

The slave trader's companion's eyes widened, and he looked at his chest in astonishment. However, before his head lowered, his body fell down first, and the dagger fell to the ground with a clang.

"Uh huh?"

Richie was stunned for a second when he saw this, and then he seemed to realize something and turned his head to look in the direction of the volcano.

On the high ground, on an old tree near [Rainbow Castle].

After confirming that the target was killed, Levi retracted his gaze and raised his head slightly.He first reported to the phone bug on his shoulder, "I'll go to No. 4 Street and take my position." Then he jumped down from the treetop, preparing to change to another sniper position that he had selected in advance.

There are a total of 24 slave traders, three, three and one group, and six strongholds have been solved so far.Levi jumped up to the castle's observation deck, and after making sure no one was nearby, he set up his gun and looked through the sight hole into the distance.

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4th Street alley.

Tiger stopped, turned his head and said, "Agatha, you performed very well today."

Hearing the compliment, Agatha looked excited and raised her fisted hand, "Well! Thank you, Brother Tiger! I will work harder!"

However, Tiger's expression suddenly became serious, "No, what we have to face next is the enemy's leader. Agatha, just in case, I suggest you go back first."

Perhaps influenced by Levi's caution, Tiger felt the need to be more careful.Although he had always liked to compare slave traders to scum and rats with low power and only dared to do casual things, it had to be said that these scum did have their own tricks in abduction, and many people would inevitably be fooled.

"Okay, okay."

Agatha lowered her eyes and responded obediently.She still understands the importance of things and cannot delay planned actions because of her own willfulness.Besides, she had killed two slave traders in a row today, so she had a record that could prove her.

"Ah."

In the shadows, Tiger nodded, then walked around Agatha and walked out of the alley alone.

Standing across the street is a two-story flat-roofed restaurant. Thanks to the basic simultaneity of the actions, the news of the arrest of slave traders in other streets has not yet reached here. The restaurant is as lively and peaceful as usual, but the lively floors are slightly different from before. .

There is a "New Dishes, Free Sample" sign hanging at the entrance of the store on the first floor. Two tasting spots are displayed on both sides of the entrance, attracting a large number of customers. As a result, the number of customers on the second floor is nearly half that of before. .

Obviously, the escort team was angry with the restaurant owner in advance.

The second floor of the restaurant.

"My God! Why the hell hasn't the food been served yet?"

An irritable and extremely impatient shout came from the private room. It had been half an hour since ordering, but the waiter only served two plates of cold dishes that were filling your teeth? ...It's understandable that he used two foul language.

At a dining table outside the box, several guards dressed as ordinary people looked at each other.

"action!"

Without saying anything, they stood up and picked up the guy, and each of them took a shot through the rolling shutter door.

"Bang! Bang bang!...Bang!"

In the private room, the sound of breaking porcelain and several screams could be heard repeatedly. The few other guests on the second floor were so frightened by the sudden shooting that they cowered on the ground with their heads in their hands.

After a few seconds, the smoke and dust dissipated. Seeing that there was no movement in the box, the leading guard put down his flintlock, pulled out a short stick from his belt, and walked toward the box cautiously.

The front foot just jumped over the gate.

"Grandma's bear!"

Accompanied by an angry curse, the sword struck straight down from the side.The guard hurriedly retreated to dodge, but he couldn't react in time. In the blink of an eye, a deep and shallow blood mark was cut on his left shoulder.

A strong man with a scarred face came out with anger on his face. He cursed and spat on the bloody blade, "I've been feeling weird for a long time. It turns out it's you cowards."

His eyes wandered behind Scarface, where two other corpses covered in blood and bullet holes were lying on the ground.Just a second ago, they were all used as human shields by strong men to block bullets.

"This man is a dangerous slave trader! Unrelated personnel should retreat immediately!"

"Run!..."

The guard at the back immediately shouted to evacuate the crowd when he saw this, and the other few people were not idle either.Two of them each rushed towards Scarface with weapons, intending to fight in close combat, while a guard was loading bullets.