Soon a group of nine people arrived at a small bar in a remote location.
“Welcome~”
Xia Qi just showed a professional smile and couldn't help but restrain herself a little when she saw the person coming. There was a hint of impatience in her eyes, "It's you, Lei Li, you damn ghost, you still know how to come back at this time~"
Reili touched his forehead in embarrassment and sat down in front of the stage very naturally, "Don't look at me like that, Xia Qi, I brought you a guest today~"
"Guest?" Xia Qi turned her eyes to the door again, and a slovenly Shanks came into view. Although there were some changes from before, the temperament and familiar appearance instantly reminded Xia Qi of "Yo Yoyo~ It turned out to be the red-haired kid with that kid Bucky, and now you are the most popular person on our ship~ The bounty is 260 million, you are really a distinguished guest~"
"Haha, sister Xia Qi, it's been such a long time~" Shanks laughed and sat side by side with Rayleigh in front of the stage.
"Want something to drink? My hotel doesn't allow you to enter the store without spending money." Xia Qi's smile was as warm as spring.
"Then let's have some whiskey, and give the little guys behind us a glass of milk." When Shanks ordered drinks, he didn't forget Yuyuko and the others who were walking along the way, and Hancock was also included.
"One glass of whiskey and six glasses of milk, right? What a generous guest." Xia Qi put out the slender cigarette in her hand and looked at Mihawk, who came in last. "So what is this guest going to drink? Emerging Black Sword Swordsman Joracol Mihawk.”
Mihawk narrowed his eyes and took a deep look at Xia Qi. Although he was beginning to show his prowess, he was not famous. He didn't expect that someone could recognize him at a glance in a place like this.
"A glass of whiskey."
Then Mihawk slowly sat down and said to Shanks, "Your old friends are not simple~"
"What? You don't want to ask Uncle Reilly for a sign?"
Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Pirate King, is a world-famous swordsman. Even a naval admiral would not dare to fight against him easily.
As a swordsman who is dedicated to honing his sword skills, his opponent Mihawk is naturally extremely passionate.
However, a little fire burned in Mihawk's eyes and then quickly extinguished, "I have to fight, but not now. I will ask for advice after you finish the matter."
After saying that, Mihawk stepped aside and drank quietly.
"Then it's time for us to get down to business." Xia Qi lit a cigarette and sat in front of the stage. "The red-haired guy didn't just come here to meet old friends. After all, you don't bring six little girls with you when you meet old friends. ."
"Of course, this is one of the purposes of my trip." Shanks said calmly, "But there are not six. I only brought three. The other three were brought by Uncle Rayleigh."
"Oh~" Xia Qi's eyes slowly fell on Lei Li, and a strange pressure could not help but appear on his body.
Reilly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead without showing anything. "I picked it up on the road and brought it here. He can be considered someone who has something to do with me."
Xia Qi let Lei Li go temporarily with a cold snort.
"Then what reason did the red-haired guy prepare?"
Shanks chuckled and took out something from his body, "I wonder if using this thing is a good enough reason?"
Xia Qi frowned slightly as she took what Shanks handed over in confusion. "The pendant of the Sea Tower Stone, this is a rare thing...this pattern..." Xia Qi raised her head, "Shanks, this alone cannot be regarded as a reason, the matter of Wano Country..."
"Kozuki Goden is dead. Although I don't know when it happened, you, Sister Xia Qi, who is the most well-informed, don't know. Even if this is a matter of Wano Country."
After a moment of silence, Xia Qi finally nodded.
Then he started talking about his investigation.
After the pirate group was disbanded, some of the crew members chose to follow Rayleigh. But how could a laid-back man like Rayleigh continue to go out to sea? He had been tricked into going out with Roger in the first place. Therefore, Lei Li, who was content to take care of himself and fish in peace, didn't care at all, so these crew members fell into Xia Qi's hands, and Xia Qi's original intelligence network was further developed.
Although the country of Wano is a closed country, Xia Qi has the means to obtain information from Kaido, and the death of Kozuki Goden who was on their ship cannot be hidden, but Xia Qi is The person who sent people to sneak into Wano Country was that Kaido had suppressed all the resistance of the Kozuki family. After all, Wano Country is an extremely closed country, and it is very, very difficult to find people related to Kozuki.
"Then come and tell me what happened in Wano Country." Xia Qi looked at Yuyuko who was pushed up by Shanks. "I will make a judgment based on your words."
Yuyuko naturally understood the intention of Xia Qi's words. To put it simply, Xia Qi was collecting information. If he were not from the country of Wano, there would be huge contradictions with the information he had collected. But if the other party's story was not only There is no conflict with his own intelligence, and he even fills in the details, so there is no need to say more about the situation.
So Youyuko told Xia Qi what she said on Shanks' ship.
After listening to Youyouzi's words, Xia Qi pondered for a while.
What Youyouzi told was beyond Xia Qi's expectations.
Not only did she completely supplement a lot of information that she could not find no matter how she investigated, but she also learned that the Kozuki family was not completely destroyed.
And this is because Yuyuko kept saying strange things about the Kozuki family coming back in the future.
Xia Qi reluctantly learned this kind of information after a lot of effort, but the sources from which she obtained the information were very reluctant to receive this information. This was the first time she heard such affirmative words from someone. And these are things Yuyuko never said on Shanks' ship.
"Little girl, do you know something?"
Yuyuko shook her head. How could she say such a thing after the Kozuki family traveled twenty years together? "I'm just a child. What can I know? I'm just saying what my father said. He said that the core of the Kozuki family is The members are not dead, they have successfully escaped, and they will definitely come back."
As she spoke, Yuyouzi pointed to the front of the pendant, "Xia Qi... If my sister has such rich information, she should be able to understand the meaning of this family emblem."
What is the meaning of family crest?
Yuyouzi's reminder made Xia Qi couldn't help but look at the badge of the deer and flower combination that she didn't pay much attention to.
But when I looked back, I understood instantly.
The family crest of Wano has many meanings.
Different patterns have different meanings. Generally, those who use animals as images are families that focus on force, while those who use trees are mostly business families, and those who use flowers are domestic families.
The family emblem of the Romi family is a stag with a flower in the center. Deer generally symbolizes nobility, which means that their family is the internal affairs family of a noble family.
The Kozuki family, which has hundreds of years of inheritance and carved historical texts, obviously fits the status of a noble.
"Is your family an internal affairs family? Okay, I understand." Xia Qi put the cigarette butt that had unknowingly burned to the end into the ashtray and sighed. "In that case, I will accept you."
"Leilly, I'll leave it to you to help arrange these three brats. You can't ignore the children of our old family retainers."
Lei Li twitched the corner of his mouth, as expected, this matter still fell on him. He wanted to refuse, but looked at Xia Qi's extremely unfriendly eyes and finally gave up, "Okay..."
Anyway, it’s okay to bring three, and it’s okay to bring six. That old woman Guluoliosa probably won’t mind bringing a few more brats~
After possessing an exquisite pendant like the Kailou Stone Pendant and a story that completely fit the intelligence of Wano Country, Xia Qi was suspicious of the fact that Shikami Yuyuko was the orphan of a retainer of the Kozuki family. Letter label.
Shanks breathed a sigh of relief after this most important matter was resolved.
The three troublesome brats were finally sent away.
In fact, it's not that he can't leave Yuyuko and the three behind, but that Shanks, who has returned from the New World, knows that the new world after the Chambord Islands will not be as happy as the first half, and he cannot guarantee that he has enough strength. Protect three people.
Lei Li, who was the closest, most reassuring and most leisurely, and Xia Qi, who had many people under his command, became his best choices.
After this matter was resolved, he felt a little relieved, so he smiled and said, "Then I have to ask Uncle Rayleigh to help me coat my boat. After all, if we want to go to the New World, we pirates can only go to Fish-Man Island."
Xia Qi returned the pendant, "That's not my business anymore." "You, the coating worker over there, have a job."
Reilly "..."
There are two roads to the New World. One is to take the Bubble Stairs on the Red Earth Continent, but that one is controlled by the World Government. The other is to coat the ship, and then enter the deep-sea Fishman Island from underwater. The human island crosses the Red Earth Continent and enters the waters of the New World.
And after Reilly retired... on the surface, his job was indeed that of a skilled ship coater.
However, the only people who knew about his ability were acquaintances. Apart from gamblers, the only people who usually came to him were his grandchildren who were in debt to him.
The grandsons who were owed money shivered: We don’t want to lend him money, but we can’t beat him!
After finally explaining the purpose of his trip, Shanks drank the last sip of whiskey with satisfaction. Then I left you a few Baileys on the wine table. "Now that things are done, I'll go back to the ship to replenish some supplies." He said and prepared to leave.
A joking light suddenly appeared in Xia Qi's eyes, "Reilly, stop this red-haired brat for me. Do you still want free female tickets in my Xia Qi's bar?"
Rayleigh regained his energy after brushing off his previous dejection, and instantly appeared at the door blocking Shanks' way. He looked at Shanks with a joking look, and the corners of his slightly raised mouth were filled with a smile.
When Shanks was puzzled, Xia Qi twisted her waist and walked over, "Red-haired brother, a glass of whiskey is 100,000 beli, and six glasses of milk are 60,000 beli, a total of 160,000 beli. How about the business of a small shop?" No credit."
Shanks was stunned when he said this.
Mihawk, who was still drinking bit by bit next to him, was slightly startled, and slowly put down the 'heavy' glass of whiskey in his hand with dull eyes.
The two looked at each other in tacit understanding.
Damn it, it’s a black shop!
Shanks tried to struggle: "Sister Xia Qi, isn't this price a bit high?"
"High?" Xia Qi sat down and crossed her legs. "My sign clearly says 'Rip-off Bar'. Don't say you don't understand what rip-off means. Red-haired brother?"
This is no longer even called red-haired brother, but directly called red-haired brother.
The cold air became more intense, and at this moment a voice sounded. "Hey, Riley, what are you doing here, old bastard? Get out of here!"
As he said that, a big guy pushed Reilly aside and squeezed in.
"Hey, isn't this the red-haired kid on your ship? He actually came here! Why don't I catch you by the way?" As he said this, the man sat down on the sofa next to him, and then he He took a bottle of wine and drank it.
The sudden intruder made everyone in the bar fall silent.
Finally, Rayleigh sighed, gave Shanks a quick look, then took a bottle of wine and sat next to the visitor, "Hey Garp, what brought you here?"
