Chapter 42 Seeing This Good Man

In the innermost part of GR No. 16 in the Sabaody Archipelago, the light is dim, and there are many huge and thick tree roots that can emit bubbles. The thickest tree root is hollowed out in the middle and made into a handicraft store. Because the aesthetics of the products are too exotic and niche, few people patronize it.

But the owner doesn't care, because his real identity is an underground intelligence expert, and the store is just a cover.

The intelligence agency of Samuel, the God Listener, is a loner, with only one store, GR No. 16. It is extremely mysterious and does not belong to any organization or force. No one knows what his ability is, and no one knows where he comes from, but he has intelligence search capabilities that are not inferior to the CP organization.

Entering the store, a faint smell of blood entered Cheng Xi's nose, closed the door and locked it, ignoring the strange-shaped wood and stone sculptures on the shelves on both sides, she walked straight to the counter and put the small wooden box in her hand on the table.

The moment he saw her face, although he had been mentally prepared, Samuel was still obviously stunned. After a few seconds, he reacted, cleaned the blood on his hands, and asked her: "What do you want to drink, beer or juice?" "

No, thank you." Cheng Xi opened the wooden box in her hand, which was full of neatly arranged large Baileys. She swept her hand over the Baileys and then pushed the wooden box in front of Samuel.

The man did not accept all the Baileys, but only took half, and the other half was pushed back by him.

Cheng Xi was puzzled and raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"

Samuel took out a bounty from under the counter and put it in front of Cheng Xi: "Death Surgeon Trafalgar Law, 22 years old, bounty of 20 million Baileys, leader of the Heart Pirates, user of the Operation Fruit, cold and unruly, hates pickled plums, last seen in Swallow Island in the North Sea half a month ago. This information is worth 20 million Baileys."

Cheng Xi looked at the bounty. The man had grown up and was a little different from the child in Rossinanti's impression, but from the iconic white spotted hat and the provocative eyes that wanted to overthrow the whole world, it was certain that he was the child he was looking for.

Cheng Xi took the bounty and thanked him.

Samuel: "As for the other question, I'm sorry, we have no idea at all."

Cheng Xi was not surprised by this result. She pushed the Baileys in the wooden box back to Samuel: "It's okay, you can keep the money, just think of it as making a friend."

"Where in this world can you find true friends made with money?"

"Although they are not sincere, they are long-lasting." She looked into Samuel's eyes and said word by word.

Seeing the calm and leisurely expression of the woman in front of him, Samuel suddenly felt cold all over, as if he was trapped in the clouds. He finally decided to accept the box of Baileys: "Okay, I will make friends with you."

"Then, can I ask why you want to know the meaning of the D family? Of course, if you think it's presumptuous, just pretend I didn't ask."

"No, I don't think it's presumptuous. As for the reason, it's just because I have some friends with D in their names, so I'm curious."

"Just because of curiosity, you want to spend 20 million Baileys to buy a piece of information?" Samuel smiled, "You are really interesting."

"But the result is that I didn't buy any intelligence, but a friend." Regardless of the expression of the man opposite, Cheng Xi got up from the counter, "Goodbye, I'll leave first."

After that, she left the store.

After walking for about ten minutes, Cheng Xi arrived at the illegal area. She didn't know whether it was her own illusion or the increase in the number of naval guards stationed, she always felt that the unrest here was much less, no, it was all gone. The last time she came here, there were many pirates with strange or ferocious looks fighting. Fighting, noise, gunshots, and the sound of weapons colliding were endless, it was a mess.

But now the streets were unusually peaceful and orderly.

Strange, really strange, but she didn't care too much. In the world, eating is the most important thing. Cheng Xi walked to the door of GR Restaurant No. 24, touched her stomach, and planned to go in for a big meal. When she was struggling with whether to eat the tender and delicious grilled sea beast steak or the crispy and fragrant fried chicken, she suddenly heard someone calling her name.

"Cheng Xi!" A clear and pleasant boy's voice came, Cheng Xi turned around, and the orange cowboy hat rushed towards her like a burning fire, but the boy's smile was brighter than the flame.

"Ace!" Cheng Xi also smiled and waved to him.

Ace hugged her waist, lifted her up from the ground and spun her around. The wind blew Cheng Xi's skirt like a fluttering white butterfly. She naturally put her arms around the boy's neck. It was only the second time they met, but she was so skilled in this set of movements that it seemed like a couple who had been together for years. Even the look in their eyes when they looked at each other was full of intimacy and love.

After putting her down, Cheng Xi loosened his arms around Ace's neck and found that he had a tattoo representing the Whitebeard Pirates. It was a large tattoo that almost covered his entire back: "You joined the Whitebeard Pirates?"

Ace nodded: "Well, after entering the new world, I went to challenge my father, and then..."

He told Cheng Xi about his experience and bond with the Whitebeard Pirates. When he mentioned Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates, his face was full of pride and pride.

Cheng Xi could see that compared to the last time they met, Ace had a stronger sense of belonging. It seemed that he was very happy after joining the Whitebeard Pirates.

A feeling of hunger came from the stomach, Cheng Xi looked at Ace: "Are you hungry?"

"Hungry." Ace answered her, and then said, "Let's go eat, this time I'll treat you."

Thinking of the last time he dragged her to eat a free meal for several kilometers, Cheng Xi hesitated. Seeing his entanglement, Ace took out the purse from the backpack behind him and showed it to Cheng Xi.

All this is thanks to Marco. It was he who carefully checked the necessary items for the youngest brother who had just joined before Ace went out. In order to prevent unnecessary trouble, he also put a bag of Bailey in the backpack very considerately.

Entering the restaurant, Cheng Xi ordered a grilled steak set. Ace still had an unusually big appetite. He ordered dozens of orders in the waiter's surprised expression.

After the steak was served, Cheng Xi first cut a small piece and put it in his mouth to taste the taste, then frowned, with a disgusted expression on his face.

Ace was attracted by her strong reaction: "What's wrong? Is it unpalatable?"

Cheng Xi pushed the plate away from her: "It's not unpalatable, it's just that lemongrass is put in this roast meat. I never eat lemongrass because it tastes like soap."

"Really?" After hearing her explanation, Ace was a little excited. He suddenly became curious about what soap tasted like, so he picked up the steak that Cheng Xi had just cut and put it in his mouth to chew. Unfortunately, he didn't taste any soap taste. Instead, he thought that the steak was juicy, fresh and tender, and tasted very good.

He chewed the steak in big mouthfuls: "I didn't taste any soap taste, it's obviously delicious."

Cheng Xi didn't care about Ace's comment on the taste of the steak at all. Her mind was full of...

I have eaten that piece of meat

... I

have eaten it...

Ah...

He actually ate all the meat as if nothing had happened, and his face was natural. Isn't this a bit too intimate?

But thinking of Ace's carefree personality, Cheng Xi couldn't help but complain that she really loves to daydream. She just hugged him, but now she is starting to worry about eating a piece of meat. If you put your sensitive and overthinking mind into scientific research, you can build an aircraft carrier within three years.

At the dinner table, Ace told her about his experiences and adventures after entering the new world.

He went to many islands and made many new friends. He held a banquet in a cave on the winter island where the wind and snow were howling. In the country of Wano, which was isolated from the outside world, he met good friends named Xiaoyu and Yamato respectively, made an appointment to meet again, and learned to weave bamboo hats from Xiaoyu.

He said that the next time they meet, he will make it a place where everyone can have enough food.

When Ace talked about these adventures, he was full of youthful spirit, as if all the storms and waves between heaven and earth had been experienced in his eyes. She guessed that the strongest and spiciest wine in the world must not be as open as him.

The saying "shine like the morning sun, smile like the bright moon in your arms" probably describes a boy like him.

Later, he went to challenge the white beard who was called the strongest man in the world. What was the ending of the story? Cheng Xi didn't listen carefully. She didn't know when her attention shifted from the adventure story told by Ace to him.

He was more dazzling than the story.

"Cheng Xi, Cheng Xi..." Looking at the girl who was obviously distracted, Ace repeated her name several times, "What's wrong, is my adventure boring?"

There was a hint of loss in his eyes.

"Ah no! No." Cheng Xi waved his hands repeatedly, trying to explain, "Your story is very interesting, it's my own problem."

Her brain turned rapidly, trying to find another reason. She couldn't tell the truth that she was looking at him like a pervert, right?

Looking at the food in front of her that had been eaten up, Cheng Xi had an idea.

"I'm just thinking about whether to order another fried cola and ice fries."

The mouth flew in front, and the brain chased behind, as if he had drunk fake wine. After a few seconds, Cheng Xi reacted and wanted to give himself a few big slaps to wake up.

Ace then asked her, "Do you want another serving of potato sauce?"

Fortunately, Cheng Xi didn't hear the end of the story, otherwise she would have found that the storyteller actually had other intentions, focusing most of her attention on the person in front of her, and at the same time, like her, messing up her language system.

"Ah!?" Cheng Xi was full of question marks, "Fried potatoes dipped in potato sauce, isn't this a bit cruel to potatoes?"

Ace suddenly had an idea and asked her tentatively, "Then how about ordering fried tomatoes with mashed potatoes?"

Cheng Xi said embarrassedly, "Although this combination is not illegal, it is not necessary...right?"

In the end, they still gave the potatoes a decent death, choosing the most primitive French fries with ketchup. Ace had his adventure stories, and Cheng Xi also had her own warm daily life. She told Ace about her own small shop and those lovely shop assistants.

Neither of them felt the passage of time. When Cheng Xi realized this problem, he saw the sunset through the window, and it was already evening.

Cheng Xi asked, "By the way, Ace, why did you come here so suddenly?"

"To catch a traitor."

It wasn't a secret mission anyway, so Ace told Cheng Xi the whole story. A member of the Whitebeard Pirates betrayed the captain, stabbed him, and stole a lot of treasures. According to the intelligence from the group, he fled to GR No. 16 in the Sabaody Archipelago. However, Ace searched the entire illegal area and didn't see the traitor, so he prepared to search the entire Sabaody Archipelago again.

Thinking of the secret intelligence two days ago, whether to tell Cheng Xi about this matter, the fruit of a girl with the same name as her who had died many years ago will be auctioned in Area 1 today. He was struggling with this matter, but suddenly felt a touch of warmth on his wrist. It turned out that Cheng Xi was holding his wrist.

His hands that held the sword for many years were not delicate, and they grew thin calluses, but they made his heart beat fast in an instant, and he was more nervous than when he met a powerful and dangerous enemy.

He didn't know how to describe this feeling.

"I happen to know someone who sells intelligence in Area 16. I'll take you to find him."

Cheng Xi pulled Ace and ran to find Samuel.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast a layer of golden light on them, beautiful and warm.

After entering the store and closing the door, Cheng Xi pulled Ace to the counter.

Samuel still had a few wanted warrants in his hand. He looked at Cheng Xi who came back twice in one day. This time he not only came by himself, but also brought a man with him. He was specialized in intelligence. Of course, he knew that this man was the super rookie Ace of Fire Fist who had defeated the previous Seven Warlords of the Sea and had just joined the Whitebeard Pirates.

This friend seemed to be at a disadvantage. I always felt that he would give away a lot of free intelligence in the future.

"What do you want to ask?"

Ace took out the bounty for the betrayer from his backpack and asked politely, "Do you know anything about this person?"

Samuel looked up at the bounty in Ace's hand and said casually, "I know. I went to the hotel street at No. 73 this morning. I guess he is cashing in the treasure in his hand now."

After that, he put the bounties in his hand on the table and prepared to mix a glass of wine.

When Cheng Xi and Ace saw the photos on the bounty in his hand, they were shocked at the same time.

There were three bounties in total, and Cheng Xi knew two of them. They were Monkey D. Dragon, who is now known as the most vicious criminal in the world, and the tyrant Bartholomew Bear. The last photo was a boy with golden curly hair and a blue top hat, who looked about 17 or 18 years old. Looking down, Cheng Xi saw that his name on the bounty was Sabo.

"Dragon?" Cheng Xi called out his name in a low voice. Her most recent impression of this former navy was the time when she saw him forming the Self-Yong Army in the newspaper. She didn't expect that his bounty would soar to such a high number after more than ten years. It really surprised her. 

Unlike her whispered sigh, Ace's reaction was extremely intense. He held the wanted poster named Sabo in his hand and clenched it tightly. He examined it carefully, trembling all over, and his mind was filled with thoughts like a tidal wave. 

"Sabo, Sabo, Sabo, is it really you? Are you still alive?" 

Ace was not a person who was good at thinking, and he never carefully observed other people's appearances. He always recognized people by their characteristics, but now he racked his brains and tried to use all his wisdom to think and identify the person on the wanted poster. 

Ace had a firm intuition in his heart. Although the Sabo on the wanted poster had grown up, from the vague features of blond hair, blue hat, round eyes, and the same name, this person was very likely to be his younger brother who was confirmed dead. 

Seeing his excited performance, Cheng Xi asked: "Ace, do you know this person named Sabo?" 

"Well, he might be my younger brother." 

"Brother!? Isn't your brother called Luffy?" Cheng Xi was surprised again. Moreover, his younger brother was not yet seventeen years old and had not yet gone to sea. How could there be a wanted poster in less than half a year? 

"Well, besides Luffy, I have another younger brother. We are three sworn brothers..." Ace told Cheng Xi about Sabo being bombarded at sea. 

Cheng Xi analyzed to Ace that Sabo was very likely not dead after being bombarded, but was rescued by someone. As for why there has been no news for so many years, it may be that he has lost his memory or has been recovering from injuries.

She asked Samuel about the identities of the people on the wanted list.

Samuel seemed to be mixing drinks, but he was actually eavesdropping.

There was a melon, and it was a big melon. The super rookie Ace of the Fire Fist and the rookie of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo, were most likely brothers.

"He is an important member of the Revolutionary Army. Although he is young, his strength and brainpower should not be underestimated..."

Anyway, it was not an important secret, so Samuel kindly told Ace and the others the basic information of Dragon, Bear, and Sabo, and briefly introduced the Revolutionary Army.

After listening, the original six points of belief became eight points, and Ace was more convinced that the person on the wanted list was his brother Sabo.

As for Cheng Xi, she didn't expect the Self-Yong Army to expand to this point. In addition, she had contact with Bear before. He was a very gentle and kind person. Why was he crowned with the title of tyrant?

Both of them had a lot of questions in their hearts, but Samuel said that the Revolutionary Army was a very mysterious organization. He had not investigated the location of the headquarters and the next action, so Ace had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​looking for Sabo.

Before leaving, Ace bowed to thank Samuel. Cheng Xi took off the peace ring necklace from her neck and handed it to Samuel: "The jade is a little small, don't mind it."

But he pushed it back: "Take it back, this necklace matches your skirt very well, this order is free for you."

This time Cheng Xi didn't bother to be polite with her. He took the necklace and put it back on his neck. I don't know if it was because of the buckle at the back or her hair. She tried to put it on several times but failed, which made her a little irritated. Suddenly, the buckle was grabbed by a pair of big hands, and a clear voice sounded from behind.

"Let me help you."

Ace's breath spread to Cheng Xi's ears. She felt hot and itchy, and her cheeks blushed unconsciously. Fortunately, Ace quickly helped her tie the necklace, which saved her from a bigger loss of composure.

She was glad that she went out to wash her hair today, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing.

After leaving Samuel's shop, it was already dark. Ace planned to go to the hotel street to catch the betrayer overnight, while Cheng Xi planned to return to Furrens Island. So after exchanging life cards and Den Den Mushi numbers, the two waved goodbye and headed in different directions.

When they walked to the middle of GR No. 1, Cheng Xi clearly felt the pressure of this place. She remembered that this was a human trafficking shop before, with all kinds of people and noisy, but today it was particularly quiet. There was a circle of guards with weapons outside the shop, and each of them looked cold and calm, full of momentum.

Burrupulu, burrupulu~

the sound of Den Den Mushi sounded, and Cheng Xi answered it and found that it was her own clerk calling her.

It was the voice of Rosinante: "Cheng Xi, are you coming back for dinner today?"

"No need to wait for me, I haven't left Shampoo yet, you guys can eat first, and don't leave any food for me, I'll just eat outside." "

Okay, got it."

Kanae said, "Manager, why don't you stay in Shampoo tonight? The sea at night is too dangerous, and it's not too late to come back tomorrow."

Knowing that she was concerned about her, Cheng Xi felt warm in her heart, so she agreed to her words: "Okay, then I'll go back tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Xi saw a group of people escorting a glass box into the auction house. Inside were the Death Scorpion and Galapagos Centipede that she had been looking for for a long time. She guessed that this should be one of the items to be auctioned tonight, so she followed them to the auction house.

As soon as she entered the corridor, she saw the shipping king Umit greeted her enthusiastically. Cheng Xi had some impression of him because he... his kidneys were not very good, and he secretly asked Oda Sakunosuke to buy five treasure tea several times. Judging from his current complexion, the five treasure tea was quite effective. 

After greeting him, Cheng Xi asked him a few questions. The first one was about the Death Scorpion and the centipede. There were a total of 18 lots for auction today, and it was ranked ninth in the middle, with a starting price of 5 million Baileys. 

The second question was why the atmosphere in this auction house was particularly serious today, and he got a very shocking answer. 

Because the finale of today's auction was the Makeup Fruit and a famous sword called Shi Qing. 

"Makeup... Makeup Fruit!? Shi Qing!?" Compared to the Makeup Fruit, she was obviously more surprised that Shi Qing was going to be auctioned. Then what was on her back? 

Umit quickly stopped her surprise: "Manager Cheng Xi, please keep your voice down. If we disturb those living ancestors, we can't afford to offend them!" 

Seeing him frightened like this, Cheng Xi asked in confusion: "Living ancestors? Who are they?" " 

It is said that the Makeup Fruit can make women have the world's top beauty that even the Pirate Queen and Vice Admiral Shiratori are ashamed of, so many princesses and princesses from many countries come here specially for this devil fruit." "It's 

fake, it's all rumors." As the previous host of the Makeup Fruit, doesn't it know what it is capable of? It's just that every host happens to be a beautiful woman. However, it's really a matter of time. The useless fruit that everyone disliked at that time has now become a hot commodity and is being scrambled for by everyone. 

Umit glanced at Cheng Xi and thought to himself, why is Manager Cheng Xi so stingy? If he can't get it, he will slander it? 

But speaking of it, the previous host of the Makeup Fruit was also called Cheng Xi, which is the same name as the manager in front of him. 

Cheng Xi: "So it's these princesses and queens who scare you like this?" 

"That's not the case." Umit was obviously relieved when he mentioned the princesses, but the next people he mentioned were as easy to twist his head as twisting a cabbage. Just thinking about it would make him sweat profusely. 

"Many other big names came to this auction, including the Four Emperors, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the high-ranking officers of the Navy." 

Cheng Xi raised his eyebrows and jokingly said, "For example?" 

"The world's number one swordsman Hawkeye, Ten Yasha..." " 

Stop!" Hearing the nickname Hawkeye, Cheng Xi couldn't help but feel an unknown irritation in his body. He frowned and said in a bad tone, "Mihawk, what is he doing here!? He's so idle." He's not coveting my sword! ? 

It's better to let him bid for that fake Shiqing, hum! 

"My little ancestor! Please keep your voice down when you say bad things about these big shots. If they hear me, I only have one life." Umit wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking of the black knife behind Hawkeye that was taller than him, and consciously kept some distance from her. 

Hawkeye, Hawkeye, Cheng Xi who said bad things about you has nothing to do with me. If you want to chop, go chop her. 

And she was the one who said that the Makeup Fruit is useless. If you want revenge, go find her, don't come to me.