Chapter 66 Ripping off the bar! The old profiteer woman!
Rip-off bar?
The royal deputy's lair?
Cui Ze narrowed his eyes subconsciously and twitched his nose.
Sniff~sniff~
[Super Smell] activated instantly, tiny molecules in the surrounding air were continuously inhaled into his nasal cavity, and old, mature, or childish breaths rushed in together.
"The parchment smells like ink, the gunpowder smells like saltpeter, and the wine tastes mellow...
"There are a few more humans!
"A strong old man in his early 60s and an old woman about 50 years old are both threatening, especially the former.
"There are also three girls who smell like blood...
"16 years old! 15 years old! The remaining 13 years old!"
Combining the intelligence, Cui Ze instantly determined the identities of several humans in the rip-off bar.
Rayleigh! Shaqi!
Hancock and her two sisters!
‘I was just talking about how I felt like I remembered something before…
A look of surprise flashed in Cui Ze's eyes, and then he was a little confused.
"After the three Hancock sisters escaped from the Holy Land Mary Geoa, wasn't it through the hands of Rayleigh and Xia Qi that they escaped back to Nine Snake Island in the windless zone?
"But……
"The Marie Joa attack has been over for many months. It stands to reason that the three Hancock sisters have returned to Nine Snakes Island a long time ago, right? Why are they still on the Shampoo Islands at this stage?"
Considering the smell of blood he just smelled, Cui Ze couldn't help but make some guesses.
"Could it be that after the three Hancock sisters escaped from Mary Joa, they were unfortunately recaptured by a slave ship and brought to the Chambord Islands for another auction? Then they met Rayleigh and Shaqi?"
Cui Ze felt that his deduction was generally correct.
In the original work, the three Hancock sisters were able to successfully return to the Amazon Lily from the Chambord Islands with the help of Rayleigh, Shaqi and Groliosa.
But there is still a constant distance between the Holy Land of Mariejoia and the Champaody Islands.
It makes no sense for Rayleigh to run underneath the Holy Land at the very beginning of the Mary Joa attack, and then luckily squat down to the three Hancock sisters...
The most likely thing is that the Hancock sisters were re-captured when they escaped from Mariejoia, and were taken to the Chambord Islands, and then...
Well... I met Lao Lei who sold himself...
Although Cui Ze felt that he had guessed the general facts, he had no intention of provoking these people in the extortion bar at this time.
It’s better to run away first——
“Brother, you’ve been standing at the door of my bar for so long, aren’t you ready to come in for a drink?”
A magnetic female voice sounded and penetrated Cui Ze's ears. It was hard to imagine that this was such a sexy voice that a mother-in-law in her fifties could make.
Cui Ze was not surprised that he was discovered by Xia Qi. He was a real veteran pirate who had quit the sea decades ago. He was older than Silbaz Rayleigh in terms of seniority.
(Although the strength is not clear, there is a saying that Xia Qi was once on the Rocks Pirates' ship; there is also a saying that Xia Qi (Shaoyao) was born on the Island of Nine Snakes)
"That's not necessary."
Cui Ze stood outside the door of the rip-off bar and refused to go in.
"I still have some things to deal with."
Despite what he said, the door of the Knock-Off Bar was still opened from the inside with a creaking sound.
Standing at the door, Cui Ze had an unobstructed view of the entire interior of the tavern.
Standing behind the bar is Xia Qi, who still has her charm;
Sitting at the bar having a drink was Rayleigh wearing glasses;
In addition, there were three little girls in ragged clothes with bloodstains all over their bodies. They had obvious restraint scars on their necks, wrists, and ankles. They all looked at this side with a look of fear and disgust.
Cui Ze's eyes slowly slid.
He did not keep his eyes on Bean Sprout Hancock and her two sisters, but finally stopped on a pair of glasses.
'Rayleigh also wears glasses... Just give away the [Ghost Glasses] like this?... Or give it to the Warring States General later... It doesn't seem right to deceive people like this...'
"It turns out to be the guy who just had a fight with Kizaru Porusalino..."
Rayleigh, who was at the bar, shook the wine glass in his hand and glanced this way.
"I always feel like your eyes are a little malicious~"
It seems that the previous battle situation was captured by Rayleigh's vision...
Cui Ze shrugged and hesitated for a moment before stepping in and walking into the rip-off bar.
"Who dares to easily expose his sinister intentions in front of Hades Silbaz Rayleigh?"
Rayleigh's movement of shaking the wine glass suddenly stopped, and a sharp light flashed under the lens, "How do you know..."
Cui Ze tensed up, feeling locked by an invisible aura, and then explained.
"Before Senior Pluto shaved off that iconic fence beard, everyone who saw your reward order would be able to identify you."
Let's talk about it. With Rayleigh's disguise, he has lived in seclusion in the Chambord Islands for so many years without being discovered. It's simply outrageous!
It's like Clark Kent with glasses!
Reilly stroked his beard without saying a word, his aura suddenly relaxed, "I can't bear to part with you..."
Xia Qi, who was behind the bar, held her chin up and listened to the conversation between the two with a smile. Only then did she ask: "Brother, don't you plan to drink? Why did you come in anyway?"
"Because I suddenly thought of something."
Cui Ze walked to the front of the bar and looked at the proprietress Xia Qi intently.
"The rip-off bar seems to be part-time in the business of selling information, right?"
"That's right!"
Boss Xia Qi’s eyes lit up.
"The business scope of this bar is quite broad! I don't know what kind of information you want to buy, brother?
"For the sake of your handsome face, sister, let me explain in advance that the price I am asking is not cheap!"
Cui Ze touched his pocket and found that he had all the 5 million Baileys he had obtained through fishing on his body.
However, I feel like I have forgotten something, there seems to be a sum of money that has not been paid...
"I'd better ask first! We'll see if the price is suitable later!"
Cui Ze said.
"What I want is information about Devil Fruits!"
"Devil fruit..."
A trace of regret flashed in Xia Qi's eyes, as if she had missed a big fat sheep.
"The legendary secret treasure of the sea, even the cheapest Devil Fruit can be sold for 100 million Baileys! Sister, I do have some information about the price of Devil Fruits. Just give me 1 million Baileys.
Already."
Whatever...a million Baileys...
The corners of Cui Ze's mouth twitched slightly, but without hesitation he took out a wad of money, all in denominations of 10,000 beli.
Xia Qi took the money, turned it around, and put it into the mature woman's fourth-dimensional pocket.
"In Alabasta! In the hands of the newly-proclaimed King Shichibukai Sand Crocodile Crocodile, he holds an unused Devil Fruit!"
"Thank you!"
Cui Ze nodded to Xia Qi, then stood up and left without thinking.
In fact, what he wanted more was information about the ownerless devil fruit.
And the Devil Fruit held by Sand Crocodile...
It’s basically impossible to get it!
At this stage, Cui Ze has no way to defeat the Sand Crocodile, let alone in the opponent's home field - the desert area of Alabasta!
But one million Baileys can buy such accurate information...
Cui Ze didn't feel grateful either.
This "no loss" mentality was maintained until Cui Ze arrived at Peninsula No. 35 and boarded the ship arranged by the headquarters in advance.
"Is everyone going to Alabasta?"
"Yes, I heard that the largest casino in the park is about to be opened! Who doesn't want to go and have fun!"
"Not to mention that the Sand Crocodile blatantly offered a Devil Fruit as a reward for that 'Rain Feast Casino'!"
"Whoever becomes the biggest winner on the opening day of Yuyan Casino will be able to get the Devil Fruit from the Sand Crocodile!"
"..."
After piecing together things here and there, Cui Ze suddenly turned his head and looked at the Shampoo Islands, which were gradually getting away.
One million Baileys bought a well-known piece of information?