One Piece: Transform into the Eight Great Demons.

The vast majority of the navy does not reject so-called "civilians".

This sea is too vast, and the navy's manpower is limited after all, so branches in some remote areas may even hire bounty hunters.

A bounty hunter is like this, and an adventurer is also a similar profession.

However, this is relative to the world.

The Great Line is full of fish and dragons, and those who dare to do this job here will not find it easy.

Therefore, Zefa believed part of what the two Mr. 0 said, but he also kept a grain of salt.

"This incident is very likely to involve many criminals, and the Navy cannot ignore it."

Zefa sat on a broken wooden box nearby and suggested to the two masked guests in front of him:

"Why don't we exchange information? It might be helpful to both of us."

"..."

As soon as this statement came out, Crocodile naturally heard the tentative meaning in it.

However, as a veteran with multiple identities, he was familiar with this. He immediately turned from defense to offense, trying to learn more from the navy.

"Hehehe, since it's a question from the Navy, of course I will answer it."

Crocodile said calmly:

"There are four of us in our party. We are all adventurers and have traveled around the sea."

"Not long ago, we came to the Seven Waters Capital and planned to order a new ship suitable for the Grand Line."

"But the depression in the Seven Waters Capital is far beyond our imagination."

"After some inquiries, I finally found Tom's Studio, which is still in business, but the situation there is also very bad."

Crocodile clicked his finger.

"Due to the rumors of 'train engines' and 'ancient weapons', first their secretary 'Kokoro' was kidnapped."

"After that, the studio manager 'Tom' went out to rescue, but lost contact and has not returned."

"There are only two people left in the studio, plus a pet, so we received the commission from them."

"..."

This narration is really reasonable and reasonable, and Zefa can't find any fault with it.

Although I was very curious about the true identities of these two Mr. 0s, there was no proof. Zefa couldn't forcefully ask them, so he simply talked about the situation in the Navy.

"As I said before, I have retired a long time ago and am now an instructor for new recruits in the navy."

Zefa pointed to the marines next to him and said:

"A few days ago, I was taking them to practice in the surrounding waters, and happened to encounter a group of pirates."

"After taking care of the pirates, we learned about the rumors of the 'train engine'."

"According to my analysis and judgment, the Capital of Seven Waters will inevitably fall into riots, so I cannot sit idly by and watch."

"It just so happens that these brats should be more serious. I will simply take them to the Capital of Seven Waters to find out what's going on."

Zefa tapped the ground lightly with the sole of his foot.

"Soon after, we discovered a large group of people who were moving strangely and seemed to be plotting something."

"We followed all the way here and found the remaining traces of the camp. Not long after we investigated, we met you."

"..."

"I see."

Crocodile nodded slightly and seemed to have thought of something. He simply pretended to be injured in his abdomen and asked Lindsay to drag him aside to rest.

Seeing this, Zefa could only scratch his head in embarrassment.

Although his fists are not as powerful as Garp's, they are not weak at all. The feeling of receiving a solid punch will definitely not be good.

……

aside.

"call!"

Crocodile leaned against the ruins and took a long breath.

He is also a person who has been trained for a long time, but as a natural devil fruit ability user, in terms of physical fitness alone, he is definitely not comparable to the "animal fantasy beast species" of Alvin Lindsay.

"I really didn't expect to meet the navy here..."

He took out a cigar from his pocket, cut it open, put it in his mouth, and finally lit it.

"However, fortunately, I met the [Black-Watch] Zefa. Among the older generation of navy at the same time, he has a relatively mild behavior style."

"If it had been anyone else, it would have been worse!"

Crocodile looked at Lindsay and analyzed:

"Thanks to the Mask Carnival, we were able to hide our identities, so we could get intelligence from the navy."

"Although they are all very simple things, there is still one thing that particularly concerns me..."

Bulu Bulu Bulu!

Bulu Bulu Bulu!

At this point, the phone bug in Lindsay's arms suddenly rang.

When I picked up the phone, I found it was Robin calling from Tom's studio.

She explained in detail the circumstances of the attack on the studio and told everything she had to tell the first pirate.

"..."

Click!

The phone worm hung up, and Crocodile fell into deep thought again.

Then, he changed his words:

"What matters to me now is 'two points'."

He stretched out two fingers and said slowly:

"First, according to the intelligence from the Navy and Robin, those who kidnapped Cocoro and Tom are most likely a 'large group of people', and they are most likely not slave traders or pirates. So who are they?"

"Second, the rumors about 'train engines' and 'ancient weapons' are simply full of loopholes!"

Crocodile has been pursuing [ancient weapons] for a long time, but he is not a person who will get carried away by it.

"This news is so 'clear' that it's not even a vague rumor, but solid information!"

"This is very wrong..."

"Whether it's the world government, the navy, pirates, or the underground world, there are people investigating the whereabouts of ancient weapons. Why is there accurate information now?"

Crocodile asked and answered his own questions and analyzed:

"——There is a high probability that someone is adding fuel to the flames, or is taking the opportunity to disrupt the situation!"

After blowing out his cigar, Crocodile said slowly:

"I'm going to investigate further. What are you going to do?"

"Hey……"

Lindsay grinned and uttered four words: "Split up."

Crocodile: "..."

An unpleasant feeling came over me.

And when Lindsay and Zefa stood together and offered to assist the navy, Crocodile almost suffered an internal injury!

Isn't this too much trouble for this primitive man? !

no, wait...

Now that the Navy is in the Seven Waters Capital, it is easy to meet them no matter what.

In this case, just do nothing and go with him decisively, and the possibility of accidents will be less!

"..."

"never mind."

Crocodile always felt that primitive people didn't think of this level, so they didn't bother to explain.

Maybe this is also part of "intuition" and "purity"?

……

After a brief discussion, the two of them split up.

Crocodile went alone to investigate.

Lindsay, as an adventurer, continued to follow Zefa to see if he could find any further clues.

……

"found it!"

A navy recruit came to Zefa and said: "These people are very cunning, but we have already calculated their approximate route."

"Ah."

Zefa nodded slightly and led the dozens of people to continue tracking.

As for the direction in which the sailors were traveling and the path they sensed, Lindsay didn't say much.

Soon.

Everyone came to an abandoned warehouse.

Most of this warehouse has been soaked by sea water and looks dilapidated. It is very suitable for detaining someone.

The navy recruits spread out and made sure no one was ambush around them before trying to break in.

Lindsay and Zefa were standing not far away.

The former wanted to go up to help, but was stopped by the latter, saying that he wanted to let the brats get more exercise.

click!

The big iron door of the warehouse was opened, and the scene in front of them shocked the navy recruits.

I saw-

Two figures were lying in the seawater that had seeped into the warehouse, and their entire bodies were submerged in the seawater.

One of them had an enlarged body and discolored skin;

The other person was covered in wrinkles, like a deflated rubber ball.

Two dead bodies? !

Moreover, when the two corpses looked miserable, the navy recruits suddenly felt physically uncomfortable.

"Well?!"

"This is...this is the scene of a murder!"

"It's hopeless. He's been soaked in sea water for so long. He would have drowned a long time ago!"

"Damn it, are you too late..."

"..."

Noisy.

Not far away, Lindsay stood on tiptoes, looked into the warehouse, and saw two familiar figures in her memory.

"Um……"

After thinking about it, Lindsay decided to explain.

Zefa, who was next to him, spoke first and said with an evil look on his face: "Are you so cruel that you drown people alive in the sea?"

Lindsay raised her hand, “No, that’s—

Zefa clenched his fists, "We can't let them continue to act recklessly, we must act quickly!"

Lindsay paused, "Actually -

Zefa stretched out his hand and said: "The scene will be a little uncomfortable. I will go and take a look first, and then I will share the information with you, little brother."

Lindsay: "..."

Zefa's acting style is indeed serious and rigorous, but at this point, there seems to be no need to explain.

Lindsay pointed at the door of the warehouse, motioned to the navy recruits around him, and said quietly: "Look behind you."

Navy recruit: "?!"

As soon as he turned his head, he found that the two corpses stood up and stretched out their arms. At first glance, they looked extremely terrifying!

"!!"

For a moment, the surrounding recruits suddenly felt chills and almost subconsciously counterattacked.

But when they saw the two people in front of them clearly, they all froze in place again.

A new naval recruit was well-informed and said in surprise:

"Fish... murlocs?"

The swollen fat man immediately pinched his waist and laughed: "Hahahahaha, we are indeed the fish-men tribe!"

"That's not right..."

Another wizened lady with green hair shook her head repeatedly and said helplessly: "Mr. Tom, please don't forget, I am a mermaid!"

"..."

Navy recruits: "..."

Navy recruits: “Huh???”