He hadn't expected a robot to get there first.
Nami saw Sanji and Jisu Feng arguing fiercely over her, and immediately felt a warmth in her heart.
Is this what companionship is?
A breeze blew, lifting a strand of Nami's hair.
Nami suddenly felt the heavy burden that had been on her shoulders disappear.
This feeling was truly wonderful.
"040."
On the other side.
Just a few hours after Reno and the others left Cocoyasi Village,
A marine warships arrived here.
Upon learning of the Marine's arrival, A Jian dared not be negligent.
He led the villagers to greet them early.
They already knew why they had come.
Without any waste of time, as soon as the Marine officer from the warships disembarked, A Jian led him to the scene of the incident.
Colonel Nezumi's death scene.
A Jian looked at the Marine officer with a fierce scar on his face, feeling horrified.
What shocked him the most was that...
This Marine officer actually had three cigars in his mouth. Wasn't he afraid of choking?
The Marine officer was none other than Marine Captain Smoker.
Smoker gave A Jian a very serious feeling, which also made A Jian not dare to be negligent.
Everyone remained silent, and soon they arrived at Arlong Park.
To be precise, it was now a ruin.
Smoker didn't care about this at all.
He immediately ordered everyone to begin a search.
No valuables or stragglers were to be let go.
He stood in place, looking coldly at the scene.
He wanted to find some clues.
A Jian and the others stood obediently beside Smoker, occasionally glancing at him.
However, they had already arranged everything, so he had nothing to worry about.
"Captain Smoker, we have a discovery."
A tall female Marine with short, blue, parted hair ran up to Smoker.
"Captain Smoker, we found an undamaged transponder snail in the ruins."
"A transponder snail?"
"Let's see what's recorded inside?"
Normally, a used transponder snail would have video recordings.
Smoker was very interested in this den den mushi now.
Soon, Tashigi played the footage recorded inside the transponder snail.
When Smoker and the Marine soldiers understood the content, their expressions changed drastically.
"They are truly the scum of the Marine!"
"They have disgraced the Marine!"
The video content that was played was precisely the ugly dealings between Arlong and Captain Nezumi.
Their smug and villainous expressions were clearly recorded.
It was obviously collusion between officials and pirates.
As for this transponder snail, it was naturally Arlong's doing.
He himself did not trust humans, and although Captain Nezumi agreed to trade with him, he had to prepare some contingencies to prevent Captain Nezumi from betraying him.
That way, if he ever had a falling out with Captain Nezumi, this could be a means to control Captain Nezumi, preventing him from being too passive.
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