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Don't worry, after this is over, I'll definitely rob a few wealthy pirate crews, and I'll pay you back double the Berries I owe you!"

Seeing Gion making a demanding gesture towards him, Wood assumed that she was angry about what happened before and was now asking for a debt, so he immediately pretended to be poor.

To be honest, when he was a marine, Wood felt that living on that meager salary every day was a dead end. Who knew that even now, after switching careers to become a pirate, he would still be a poor guy.

No, strictly speaking, he's poorer now than before. When he was in the navy, at least he had some spare money.

But now that he's a pirate, he has to ask Robin, who controls the finances, for pocket money whenever he wants to buy something on the street.

"Who asked you for money? I want the life paper you took from me before back!"

Don't misunderstand, you also have my life card on you, right? Only you know my whereabouts, while I know nothing about your situation. That's just too unfair!

Wood instinctively wanted to refuse Gion's request. After all, he sometimes wanted to do things that couldn't be done in public, and it wasn't a good thing if his whereabouts were always under Gion's control.

Don't misunderstand, the shady things Wood mentioned only applied to the Navy.

Wood had actually wanted to try to make contact with the Revolutionary Army before, since he was no longer a Marine but a pirate with a heart full of justice.

While it's unacceptable to be a traitor who serves three masters, it's always good to have an alternative path for yourself.

Although many of the high-ranking officers in the navy harbor genuine righteous intentions, they are ultimately constrained by the World Government.

Although the revolutionary army is currently weak, Wood knows that it will grow into a behemoth in the future, and investing early will give him more leverage in the future.

He is currently a pirate on the surface, but a Marine in reality. However, he is loyal to the Revolutionary Army. He moves between the three factions and is not afraid of not being able to get by in the future.

"I'll give you three choices: either let me slash you twice to vent my anger, pay me back immediately, or give me the life paper!"

As your biggest creditor, it's perfectly reasonable for me to want to know your whereabouts!

Seeing Wood dragging his feet, Gion became displeased and made a move to draw the Kinpira from her waist.

Driven by instinct, when faced with the choice between life, money, and freedom, Wood consciously took out his life certificate and decisively abandoned the third option.

Freedom is utterly worthless in the face of life and money!

Chapter 160 Tom, you've been caught!

Wood, back at Tom's studio, happened to see Ruth and the others, who were all ready to depart.

After Robin returned with the news, Ruth and the others hesitated for a while before finally deciding to go to where Wood was to check the situation.

Although Robin said that Wood told them to prepare to set sail and leave that night, that might fool a child, but Ruth and the others knew that Wood intended to part ways.

Perhaps they felt they couldn't escape their fate and didn't want to drag them down, or perhaps they were worried that they would be a burden to them.

"It's all over now. The people who were following us were intelligence agents from Enies Lobby. They seemed to be keeping an eye on me because of the previous sea train incident."

Mr. Tom, if possible, I suggest you go back to Mermaid Island for a while. The Water City is in a lot of chaos lately!

Moreover, I think most of them will probably target you. You probably already know what happened during the sea train test ride.

Tom wasn't too surprised by Wood's pointed remark.

After all, Wood wasn't stupid. What happened on the sea train was clearly aimed at Tom's Studio.

In addition, since Wood was able to escape unscathed from the Enies Lobby intelligence agent he encountered tonight, he must have learned something from the agent.

However, considering that Wood was willing to keep his secret and remind him of this even after he knew he was in trouble, Tom's trust in Wood has increased significantly.

The other party truly deserves to be Fisher Tiger's friend. Not everyone can resist the allure of the ancient weapon "Pluto".

"I will not leave Water City. After being away from Mermaid Island for so many years, I have long regarded this place as my true home."

Besides, I don't have what they want at all. Even if they resort to any tricks or schemes, I, Old Tom, am fearless and unyielding!

Wood wasn't very interested in "Pluto". Even if he couldn't complete the mission assigned to him by Marshal Sengoku, it wouldn't be a big deal for Wood. At most, he would just have to stay undercover for a few more years.

Tom's workshop staff modified the ship for them free of charge, and Tom and Kokoro were genuinely hospitable to them. Wood also didn't want them to become casualties of the secret conflict between the Navy and the World Government.

Unfortunately, Tom remained quite defiant in the face of Wood's advice, so Wood couldn't offer any further advice.

"Don't worry about these unhappy things anymore. I, Old Tom, have lived in Water Seven for so long and have made quite a contribution to Water Seven."

Even on Judiciary Island, they can't do anything to me without a valid reason.

As for the modifications to your pirate ship, my apprentice and I will work overtime these next couple of days to finish them, so you can leave Water 7 as soon as possible.”

"The new commander on Judiciary Island is a despicable and shameless fellow. He might not be able to do anything to me since I'm not swayed by either soft or hard tactics."

But you are still pirates, and you've been targeted because you helped us. They'll probably choose to make your move.

Tom put his large, fan-like hand around Wood's shoulder, drinking beer while looking moved to tears, repeatedly apologizing that they had dragged Wood and the others down.

After several rounds of drinks, only Wood and Tom remained sober; everyone else was basically passed out.

Tom picked up his tools, preparing to work through the night to finish building the pirate ship for Wood and his crew. But Wood suddenly realized that a certain eccentric and eccentric character seemed to be missing from tonight's banquet!

"Mr. Tom, where did that little devil Frankie go?"

Tom knew that of his two disciples, Wood seemed to have a better relationship with the free-spirited Frankie, so he said without a care, "That brat insisted on loading some random stuff onto your ship."

After we scolded him, he left, saying he'd prove himself to us.

Franky had a falling out with Iceberg and then ran away in a huff more than once or twice, but Tom didn't pay too much attention to it.

However, though the speaker meant no harm, the listener took it to heart. If Wood remembers correctly, this is exactly how the tragedy at Tom's Studio happened.

The success of the sea train meant that Tom's crime of building a ship for the Pirate King Roger was offset by his merits.

However, at this time, Franky was deceived by Spandam and took him to see his masterpiece. As a result, Spandam stole Franky's invention, the "Franky Battleship," and attacked the Justice Ship, which ultimately implicated Tom.

In the end, in order to save Franky, he offset his mistake of attacking the Enies Lobby by building the Sea Train, and was taken to Enies Lobby to be executed for the crime of building a ship for the Pirate King.

When Franky learned that Tom, who treated him like a father, was about to be taken back to Enies Lobby to be tortured, he tried to stop the sea train heading to Enies Lobby by manpower, and was ultimately hit and left in a near-death state.

That's why everyone thought Franky was dead. But when he reappeared in front of the iceberg, he had already transformed himself into a cyborg.

“Mr. Tom, you also thought that Enies Lobby would find it very difficult to get what they wanted from you.”

I think the ones being targeted right now aren't us, but your two disciples!

Upon hearing what Wood said, Tom, who had been hammering nails, immediately stopped and looked at Wood with disbelief, his eyes seeming to ask for the basis of Wood's statement.

"The reason is simple: your two disciples, whom you treat like your own children, are probably your only weakness."

Iceberg is usually calm and collected, and not easily fooled, but Franky... plus he likes to study dangerous things.

Upon hearing Wood's analysis, Tom became restless and immediately prepared to go out to find Frankie.

However, just as the two of them were about to leave, a large number of marines suddenly leaped in and surrounded Tom's studio, including Wood and his pirate crew.

Dressed impeccably and accompanied by two CP9 members in black suits, Spadam, with an irritating expression, stood arrogantly in front of Wood and Tom, surrounded by the Navy.

Spadam is much younger now than he will be more than a decade from now, and at such a young age, he certainly has the right to be arrogant.

This time he brought hundreds of marines with him, with two CP9s on his left and right as bodyguards, and the marine hero Garp guarding the outside. Spadam was not worried at all that Tom and his group could escape, nor was he worried that they would dare to do anything to him in this situation.

"You old codger, your disciple Carter Fram (Franky's real name), openly attacked the ships on Enies Lobby in a dangerous vessel."

He has now been taken back to Enies Lobby for questioning. You people, due to your close relationship with him, may be his accomplices or masterminds. Please come with us to Enies Lobby for further investigation!

Chapter 161 The Inflated Spandam

Once Tom and his group enter Enies Lobby, Spadam has plenty of ways to force Tom to hand over the blueprints for "Pluto".

Even if Tom himself wasn't afraid of death, he couldn't just stand by and watch his two disciples die.

“Sir, we’re here to build ships. We don’t have much of a relationship with Tom’s Works. We knew nothing about the attack on the judicial ship, so could you let us leave?”

Tom didn't show much emotion when he heard what Wood said, and he also thought there was nothing wrong with what Wood said.

Ultimately, Wood and his group were implicated by their own actions. Wood had even helped them once before, and even if Wood didn't say anything, Tom would take the initiative to distance himself from them.

However, in reality, it wasn't that Wood was afraid of death, but rather that Robin's identity was something that couldn't be revealed.

Spandam currently only knows that there are blueprints for "Pluto" here, but he is unaware that Nico Robin is also capable of deciphering Poneglyphs.

Robin's importance is almost on par with that of "Pluton". If they are all brought back to Enies Lobby, Robin's identity as a survivor of Ohara will definitely be exposed, and the World Government may take action.

Besides, if they are all captured, who will rescue Tom and the others?

Wood is currently only trying to prevent Robin from being targeted by the Enies Lobby people, otherwise things will get very complicated.

Tom might be spared if he handed over the "Pluto" blueprints, since the Navy and the World Government care about the blueprints, not Tom himself.

But Robin is different. With her ability to decipher the Poneglyphs, she herself is a threat to the World Government.

Whether you're in cahoots or not isn't up to you to decide, it's up to me.

"Now all of you must come with me to Enies Lobby for questioning. Don't even think about escaping!"

Spandam greatly admired Wood's pragmatic attitude, as he was also someone who would readily admit defeat.

Unfortunately, Wood had already offended him by ruining his plans earlier.

If it had been a day earlier, Spandam might have let Wood go out of fear of his strength.

Unfortunately, the situation today is different from yesterday.

The Navy Headquarters not only sent three warships to provide support, but also dispatched a star-studded lineup including Rear Admiral Momousagi and Navy Hero Garp.

Even if a former naval lieutenant commander is quite capable, he can't make any waves in this situation.