The warship was so large that it looked like a castle from a distance. Hannibal climbed slowly up the rope ladder that hung from the warship, and the rope ladder swayed in the wind as if it were about to blow a man down completely.

Vice Admiral Duffili smiled as his old friend climbed up little by little, while his gaze on the other side lingered on the other man.

The boat was still rocking slowly in the waves, and the people on the boat were swaying with the waves. This man seemed so strange to Duffili, although he had never been to the so-called Advance City, but as a close friend of Hannibal, he knew the people around Hannibal well.

"Strange ......"

Duffery muttered subconsciously, a look of suspicion in his eyes. He squinted his eyes and looked at the situation carefully.

"What are you looking at! Do you suspect that I am a pirate pretending to be someone? ”

Hannibal had already climbed onto the warship and slapped it directly on his good friend, and Hannibal looked as if nothing had happened to him.

"There are almost all traces of battle on my body, but the expression on my face is so relaxed that it doesn't look right." Duffiri thought to himself subconsciously, his eyes slowly looking up and down Hannibal's body, constantly trying to find the slightest trace of his friend.

Pity...... Nothing. His friend seemed so normal at this moment that it was impossible for even the greatest detective to find the slightest clue in his friend.

"Lieutenant General!"

Before Duffiri could speak, the voice of a sailor could be heard in the distance. I saw this soldier in a snow-white navy uniform standing beside Da Feri with a chain in his hand. The chains seemed so plain that they didn't emit any dazzling light or any inexplicable power.

But......

"This is the chain of the sea cutback? Do you suspect that I am a pirate in disguise? Hannibal shouted at Da Feri, only to see him straighten up and shake angrily in front of Da Feri. If I'm really a pirate, how can I end up in front of you? ”

Hannibal asked earnestly.

Daferi didn't reply, but narrowed his eyes, and then looked at Hannibal with his eyes. I only heard him say slowly, "Before we came to Advance City, we received information from Magellan, the warden of Advance City. ”

"Intelligence?" "At least ten people escaped from Advance City, including Luffy in a straw hat, and on the other hand," Duffy said, the corners of his mouth curled. He laughed, "I once heard from my fellow Navy who captured MR.2 that this prisoner who is now being held in Advance City has the ability to completely simulate the appearance of others, so I had to take some precautions to be careful. ”

That's what Duffiri said, but although the words were very polite, they already expressed the same meaning in and out of the words. He didn't trust Hannibal who was now in front of him, or rather as a cautious vice admiral, he didn't trust anyone who came out of the advancing city now. Whoever he is. Whether he was familiar with this man or not, he was now an object of suspicion in the eyes of this vice admiral.

Be careful, and then be cautious. This is the quality that a vice admiral should have. It's not an ordinary quality, but it's so appropriate.

It's so appropriate that no one has anything to say.

"Alright! All right! The next time I see you, I'm going to beat you up!" ”

Hannibal said angrily, and reached out his hands. Vice Admiral Dufferi listened to his friend. He smiled a little ashamedly, and turned his head directly to look at the sailor behind him.

"Offended!"

The sailors gave Hannibal a naval salute and stepped forward.

Click!

There was a soft thud. The otherwise prosaic sea-cut stone chains were placed directly on top of Hannibal's hands. The so-called sea openwork chain, if for ordinary people, is nothing more than a chain made of special materials. The feeling of wearing it on your hand will only feel a little heavy, but for those who have the ability of the Devil Fruit, it is like a bowl of highly poisonous poison, as long as it is slightly stained, the original ability to make the sea curse disappear in an instant. This is arguably one of the few items in the world that can restrain abilities.

The look on Hannibal's face barely changed, and he still had a somewhat annoying, even angry expression. I saw that he first pouted at Daferi who was standing in front of him, and then directly lifted the chains on his hands as if demonstrating.

Jingle ......

Under the blowing of the sea breeze, this chain made of sea carved stone began to resound in the sea breeze, making people subconsciously want to frown their brows tightly, not wanting to listen to this annoying sound.

"How's that!"

Hannibal raised his head directly, as if demonstrating, and shouted loudly at Duffy, who was standing in front of him, as if he was angry. He did not soften, nor did the appearance of his face change in the slightest. In other words......

"How could I be a pirate in disguise! You see it clearly! ”

Although Hannibal shouted loudly, Daferi seemed to be completely deaf at this moment, just squinting his eyes at Hannibal, first carefully looking at Hannibal with his eyes that were whiter than black, and then carefully filtered Hannibal up and down, and then carefully filtered in his own mind.

"It's hard to say." Duffiri said slowly, with a sly smile on his face, "After all, the Hannibal I know doesn't have any Devil Fruit abilities, and it makes no difference to him with or without this sea cutwork chain, do you say?" My friend Hannibal? ”

The words are very polite, but the meaning hidden behind them is enough to make people feel chilled. If it was really Hannibal, who the vice admiral knew, did not have any power from the Devil Fruit, then the impact of his wearing this sea cutwork chain on his own abilities could be said to be minimal.

And that's not the main reason.

Daferi narrowed his eyes. I thought slowly in my heart. Although he is not a member of the guards in the Advance City, he still clearly understands the strength of everyone in the Advance City. There is no doubt that Magellan, as the caretaker of the advancing city, should be a lot stronger than everyone else. But even if Magellan's fighting power were to be sacrificed in battle, who would be able to defeat the prisoners who broke into the advancing city?

It can't be someone else, and no one's strength is on the same plane as Magellan. Magellan is the so-called natural fruit powerhouse, although if you strictly calculate, Magellan's strength should belong to the application of the superhuman devil fruit, but the poison fruit is an outlier in between the two. No matter who he is, as long as he has this poisonous fruit, his ability will take a leap that is unimaginable to everyone. A leap forward between the two. It's the natural Devil Fruit that can bring.

So here's the problem......

Since even Magellan, the strongest warden, was able to defeat the pirates, who was defeated? It's really like a multiple-choice question, and the only answer is gone. But since there is no answer, why would a friend appear in front of him, obviously Hani, whose combat level is at the lowest end among all the guards in the Advance City. If someone said that he defeated the pirates who wanted to escape from prison, he would not believe it anyway.

Then there is only one conclusion......

Hannibal was a fake, or was threatened. Other than that, there is no longer a plausible explanation. No other explanation can explain the thoughts that have just popped up in my heart, and no other explanation can satisfactorily solve the confusion that has just popped up in my heart.

Come to think of this. Daferi's gaze again turned to the sailor who was still standing in the sea. He searched his mind for the Navy's recruit regulations, looking for loopholes. After all, compared to the sailors, the pirates are disciplined, or in any way. In fact, they are far inferior to the sea soldiers.

It was a good thing not to look at it, but once he looked at the sailor with suspicion, Daferi, as a vice admiral, had already found many suspicious points. For example, the standing posture, for example, the excessively pale skin on the face. For example, the temperament that emanates from the body. Although this kind of little bit is only some extremely subtle places, but at this moment, in Da Feili's opinion, it has confirmed his conjecture.

As long as there is suspicion in the heart. There will be thousands of ideas. As long as you have a thousand thoughts in your mind, then the doubts and temptations that follow will become a natural thing. It's all like a delicate gear, as soon as someone gently fluctuates at one end, the other will respond and move slowly.

"Sure enough!" Duffi's eyes were like a torch, and he slowly stood beside Hannibal, and then said softly, "Actually, you lost, didn't you?" ”

Duffy's voice was soft, almost ringing in Hannibal's ears. It's a whisper, and it's what he takes to prevent accidents. Now it can be determined that the sea soldier standing in the small boat below should be the pirate.

This person is supposed to be monitoring his own group, and if he attacks rashly, maybe the people who advance into the city will be attacked.

Indeed it is.

Everything seemed to have been cleverly calculated, slowly unfolding the way Duffer had it in mind. Hannibal didn't answer Dufferi's question, but just turned around and waved his hand at the sailors below.

And on the other hand...... But Duffy's heart had already begun to rise. Hannibal is obviously not a person who can hide things in his heart, and if he is really defeated by the pirates, he will say it generously. If he had defeated the pirates, then Hannibal would have shouted loudly before he even asked, right?

But now? Hannibal didn't say anything, just turned around and beckoned to the pirate behind him, motioning for him to get on the ship.

"Is it Magellan, or someone else?"

Duffiri thought he had now fully grasped the point. The question now is not how to receive Hannibal, but ...... How to protect the guards in the city who have been completely placed under house arrest?

It must be like this!

Duffery nodded vigorously. Then he smiled at Hannibal. The smile seemed to say that with the tacit understanding between the two of them, he had completely seen through everything, and now he was ready. Just wait a few moments and you can catch this pirate.

Judging from the posture of him daring to be on a warship alone, he must have the enhancement of Devil Fruit's ability. In any case, you can't let this pirate go, not only can't you let go, but you have to use this pirate as a hostage, and it's best to be able to turn against him. Thinking of this, Duffery couldn't help but feel proud of his resourcefulness. Haven't met this pirate yet. But he was already thinking about everything he could think about a long time ago.

"Come up!"

Duffiri leaned out of Hannibal's side and shouted to the man who was still adrift in the ship. His face was full of sincerity, and he looked like a 100 percent good person no matter how he looked.

But where they could no longer be seen, a large group of sailors had already prepared their single-shot flintlock pistols in their hands. On the other side, an attendant who looked obviously stronger than the usual sailors had already picked up a sea-cut stone chain in his hand. This chain is for the pirates who are about to come to this warship.

No matter who this pirate is, even if it is a pirate of the Seven Martial Sea level, as a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, he is confident that he will keep this person.

Hurry up!

Vice Admiral Daferi's heart began to beat. His eyes were fixed on the man who was about to arrive. The corners of his mouth slowly curled.

"Hello."

As soon as he stepped onto the navy's warship, the navy, who looked young, began to greet the vice admiral with a smile.

"Someone!"

Without giving the sailor any chance to speak, Vice Admiral Daferi had already put the handcuffs of the navy cutwork stone directly on the sailor's hands.

"Why is that?"

There was a puzzled look on the sailor's face.

"Not for anything, you came out of the city. However, according to the regulations of the Navy Headquarters and the regulations of your Advance City, no one in the Advance City, including the Navy, is allowed to leave the Advance City. This prison is not only a prison for pirates. It's also a prison for you guards. ”

Vice Admiral Daferi said extremely indifferently, without the slightest smile on his face, and could not help but smile. Even the expression on his face stiffened.

"But we have important information to share with you."

There was a look of panic on the sailor's face.

I've seen through it!?

Vice Admiral Dufferi's face showed a mocking smile. Merely...... He slowly raised his head and stared at the watchtower in the distance into the city, perhaps someone was watching over him, and he had to take this person to his captain's room just to be on the safe side.

"Intelligence, huh? Hannibal and you come with me. ”

Without giving the navy a chance to answer, Vice Admiral Duffier was already at the forefront, his pure white navy cloak constantly swaying in the sea breeze, and the two large characters embroidered on the back sparkled like the sun.

"Is it ...... justice?"

The sailor read the words behind him, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, nodded slowly at Hannibal, and followed behind the vice admiral. They walked slowly on the bridge of a naval warship, as if they were escorting prisoners, the sea breeze blowing past them from time to time, constantly blowing the collars around them.

Subconsciously, the sailor directly put his collar up, and he has a pair of purple eyes, which look like a pair of diamonds that can sparkle at night, which makes people involuntarily put their emotions into it.

The group didn't walk very fast, especially on the bridge, which was full of sailors. One by one, the surrounding sailors faded to the sides, as if they had turned into a warship, splitting the waves beneath them to the sides.

It walks slowly, but it doesn't seem to be slow.

In the blink of an eye, the group had already walked to the front of the captain's room of the Navy warship.

There was a soft creak, and Vice Admiral Dufferi, who was in charge of the leading naval warship, had already opened the door.

"Come in, if you have any confidential information you want to tell me, I don't think you want anyone to hear it, right?"

Vice Admiral Duffiri smiled and looked back. His eyes were not as honest as his words, and he rested safely on the handcuffs made of sea-cut stone. Generally speaking, pirates use their Devil Fruit abilities to do evil on this ocean, in other words......

Once the power of the Devil Fruit is lost, any pirate will have no choice but to tie his hands and capture it.

Hannibal and the sailors followed behind the Vice Admiral, and the trio entered the captain's quarters of the naval warship. Looking down from a distant height, I saw that in the blink of an eye, countless sailors had rushed up from below deck, and they had surrounded the captain's chamber with single-shot flintlock pistols in their hands.

"By the way, what's your name?"

The door to the captain's room was about to close, and the vice admiral finally couldn't help but ask the question.

"Lelouch."

The marine's answer was short and direct.

This is a good omen, the vice admiral thought to himself. (To be continued......)

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Speaking of today's Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and say ~~~~~~