Chapter Eighty-Five: Frankie
When Luo Xiu went to find Frankie alone, Nami took Luffy and Usopp to the Golden Shop in the City of Seven Waters. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The amount of gold harvested on the islands is very large, especially since the gold itself is made hundreds of years ago. Fortunately, it is a big city like the Capital of Seven Waters, which is ranked first in the world, and it is estimated that ordinary small places cannot swallow it.
The process of selling was not so smooth, and the black-hearted gold bank owner actually only offered 200 million Baileys. Of course Nami was angry, and the consequences were severe......
The final sale price was 500 million Baileys. Nami makes full use of the price of Luffy's head and Usopp's flamboyant acting skills. In addition, she secretly let Luffy a little, leaking a little, and the overlord is domineering. The boss of the gold bank was frightened like a quail by the momentum, and then accidentally said his psychological price.
Almost all the cash was taken, and the boss of the gold bank sent Nami away with a wry smile. Because of the relationship between Frankie being approached by Luo Xiu, there was no incident where Frankie's younger brothers in the original book came to steal the money.
After successfully completing the procurement and repair commission, Nami returned to the shore where the Merry was moored, along with Luffy, Usopp, and the boatmen who accepted the commission.
Luo Xiu had already returned before them, and was preparing lunch with Sanji.
"Mr. Iceberg, you haven't had lunch yet, are you?
That's right, it was none other than the owner of the largest shipyard in the capital of seven waters, Iceberg, who received the ship repair commission. Why? Because Luffy and Usopp slipped their tongues and mentioned that their ship had ship elves.
This is a legend that has been passed down among the shipwrights! Although he is already the boss, Bingshan has never forgotten his identity as a boatman, and he has not lost his ability. He immediately decided: I'll go! For this reason, he put down all his original arrangements today.
"Eat? I just want to see your ship now!"
Luo Xiu heard his voice and walked out with a plate of dishes: "You actually invited all the icebergs!"
"Are you the maker of this ship, Mr. Rosho?" Iceberg apparently knew about Rosho from Nami and the others: "It's amazing! I'm curious to know how you put together completely different materials! And the ship's power system seems to be something I've never seen before, so be sure to ......" (The connoisseur took a cursory glance to know some information)
"Stop!" Luo Xiu put down the plate in his hand: "We won't be leaving for the time being, so, can you let me eat first?"
"Ah...... I'm so sorry. Bingshan was stunned for a moment, and quickly regained the calmness that a large company owner should have: "What Mr. said is, if you can, please let me be cheeky and have a meal." ”
However, the iceberg was still eaten relatively quickly. Then, accompanied by Rosho and Usopp, began to inspect the Merry. During this time, he finally got his wish to meet the ship elves of the Merry and start a conversation with them. Luo Xiu watched from the sidelines, and always felt that the iceberg seemed to have awakened some strange attributes.
By the time the three of them had completed a thorough check, Luffy had finally eaten. Everyone gathered on the deck to listen to the iceberg tell about the inspection results:
"I said it straight to the point: it's serious! The keel of the Merry must have been greatly impacted. It's not broken, but the damage is really accumulating. To tell the truth, judging from the damage to the other parts in the vicinity, it is only natural that they were directly damaged! ”
Luo Xiu nodded: "Yes." When I first started building a ship, I did focus on strengthening the toughness of the keel. But there weren't any decent materials at the time. Later, when I wanted to strengthen it again, I found that the Merry that had eaten the fruit was judged to be a living thing. ”
"Okay, Uncle Iceberg, I know all of this. Excuse me, can you just say if you can fix it!" Luffy said impatiently.
"Yes. Iceberg asserted: "But I'm not good at it." I'm better at shipbuilding than I am at repairing ships. But...... If it's that guy, it's going to be fine. ”
"Who?"
There was a hint of nostalgia in Iceberg's eyes: "Frankie." ”
"Yo Xi, Uncle Iceberg, take us to that Frankie!" Luffy is leaving: "If that guy is good, I'll invite him to join the gang!"
"You'd better not underestimate him," Bingshan also led the way very simply: "That guy is not an ordinary person. ”
Luo Xiu thought about it and didn't follow. Instead, he looked at the beautiful female secretary who had been following the iceberg and didn't say a word from beginning to end. Luo Xiu wanted to know, in the face of such a situation, what would a few people in CP9 do?
After estimating that he was out of the range of Luo Xiu's perception of seeing and hearing, Kalifa began to transmit information through the way that CP9 insiders knew.
Rob Ruqi and the others, who received the news, frowned, the timing was too bad. Will Luffy's appearance bring any variables to the night's actions? They were worried...... So hew, the plan may be ahead of schedule.
Just as the people of CP9 were about to change their plans temporarily and start acting, Luffy also followed the iceberg to the front of Frankie's house. Coincidentally, they happened to meet Frankie, who was going to go out:
"Well, iceberg, why are you here?"
"Don't get me wrong!" Iceberg deliberately grimaced and pointed at Luffy beside him: "It's him who is looking for you, I'm just helping to lead the way!"
"Oh?" Frankie took his sunglasses up, looked at the straw hat on Luffy's head, and asked, "Do you have anything to do with Uncle Ben?"
Lu Fei took a step forward and said with a big grin: "I'm Luffy, and I want to be the man of One Piece." My ship is a little broken, and Uncle Iceberg said you can fix it, please help me fix it! Money is not a problem! We have 500 million Baileys!"
"Straw Hat, 500 million ......" Frankie's face suddenly became a little ugly: "So, that nasty guy just now, was it sent by your kid?!"
"Huh?" Luffy said he didn't understand at all.
"Don't pretend to be stupid! Isn't that guy who calls himself Luo Xiu your companion in the morning?"
"Oh, Luo Xiu, he's my teacher. But now it's also my partner. It turns out that the teacher has come to look for you~ Yo Xi! Since you are a person that the teacher recognizes, you must be a good guy! Come and be a boatman on my ship!"
"No kidding! You straw hat boy!" Frankie put his hands on the backs of his hands and put on a very strange pose: "Labor and management are super ~ level androids, Frankie! How can you be a boatman?"
"That's right......" Luffy tilted his head and thought, "Then you can help me fix the ship first." ”
"It's not impossible to repair a ship, but the price is very high. Frankie smiled wickedly.
"I have 500 million Bailey now! Just say, how much do you want?" Luffy's nostrils widened.
"I don't want you more, 'only' 200 million Bailey!"
"Hey, Frankie, you ......" Iceberg's face changed when he heard the price, but he was stopped by Frankie: "This price is not negotiable!
"Okay!" Luffy didn't suspect anything at all. His trust and boldness made Frankie a little sideways. Taking the two suitcases full of Bailey from Luffy, Frankie embarks on a shopping trip to a black market.
And Luffy, who used up a full 200 million Bailey, but didn't even bring back the shadow of the boatman, was beaten into a pig's head by the angry Nami.
After discovering that Frankie was not with Luffy, the people of CP9 fell silent again, waiting for the best time to do it. Luo Xiu saw all this in his eyes, silently calculating a plan that only he knew.
In the evening, Frankie returned on the sea train. The person who greeted him surprised him a little: "Iceberg, why did you come to me again?"
Bingshan lowered his head slightly: "Let's talk in a different place." ”
The two walked to a remote corner, and Frankie felt that something was wrong, and pressed Bingshan's shoulder: "Hey, you don't look right today, is something wrong?"
"Nope. The voice of the iceberg suddenly became less like an iceberg: "It's you who happened." ”
Frankie's eyes widened, and he was about to retreat, but he found that two people had jumped out of his side at some point, and one of them controlled him!
"Damn! who are you?!" Frankie struggled hard, but was still caught.
"Iceberg" took out a very thick chain and wrapped it around Frankie, and a tall man carried him up. Then the "iceberg" took out another phone bug: "The target is in hand, start evacuating!"
Suddenly, the alarm bell on the station platform rang!
"This ringtone is!"
"Attention passengers! Attention passengers!"
"Spotted [Yakua Laguna] approaching, the next train will depart in five minutes for the Isle of Justice. Spotted close to Yakua Lagna, the next train will depart in five minutes for the Isle of Justice. ”
[Yakua Lagna] is a tsunami that comes several times a year in the capital of the seven waters, and there is no doubt that it is a natural disaster.
"Take the target and get to the train right away. We're leaving on the last train. ”
"Understood. ”
Hanging up the phone bug, "Iceberg" removed the disguise from his body: "Bruno, stun him." ”
"It's you, Carly...... French ......" Frankie's eyes widened, and he fainted unwillingly.
However, at this time, there were not many people on the platform because of the warning of [Yakua Raganna], and they were all dressed in black, all wearing cloaks, and one of them was carrying a big man with chains, which was too conspicuous!
"Hey, who are you, put our big brother down!" The little brothers who went to the station to welcome Frankie back, but they didn't see their own boss. Strangely, I suddenly found a few very suspicious people carrying their boss and preparing to get on the train.
"You get in the car first, and I'll leave it here. A cloaked man turned to face the Frankie.
"Do you want to be the only one to be with us, everyone, get back the boss!" a cannon fodder cry sounded, and Frankie's little brothers fearlessly rushed forward.
"Always causing us trouble, I've long seen that you ship-breaking thugs are unhappy. Shave!" The cloak moved, and the figure had disappeared. When he reappeared, Frankie's younger brothers fell one after another.
"That's enough, Kaku. ”
"Ah, right now. ”
The train departed on time......
On the Merry, two people who knew what was happening on the train platform were talking:
"What the hell are you planning?"
"Probably to save people. ”
"Save whom?"
"You, and Ace. Probably, there will also be a white beard. ”
"I don't understand. ”
"You don't ask. ”
"I just wanted to wait until you were willing to say it to me. ”
"I've always wanted to, but I can't. ”
"Even me?"
"Because it's you. ”
“……”
“……”
"What about Frankie?"
"Didn't you notice that Luffy wasn't on the ship?"
On the platform of the station, Luffy didn't know why, he appeared here, still muttering in his mouth: Where's the meat?