At this moment, Lucci's eyes are filled with indescribable calmness. He slowly took off the hat on his head and hung it on a hook beside him. His eyes gradually became cold: "Kaku and Blueno are missing and cannot be left alone."
"And just now, I have received a notice from Spandam that Edwin, the former chief of CP9, has not been found, but the pirates who originally cooperated with him secretly have been found out."
"It's Charlotte Linlin; you should know what this name means."
Kalifa's pupils shrank.
Of course, she knew.
Charlotte Linlin ruled the New World and was one of the four pirates closest to One Piece. She was also the ruler of Totto Land, which is located in the New World.
How could such a big shot not know how powerful Pluton was?!
The Pluton blueprint on the Water 7 was targeted by such an existence, and it might completely become a battlefield between the four emperors and the Marines.
She knew that Gawain was very strong, but compared with the existence of the four emperors, there was still an unspeakable gap.
The power of the Big Mom Pirates and the White Knight Pirates was even more incomparable.
Besides, Big Mom was only one of the forces that had confirmed that the Pluton blueprint was in the Water 7. This matter must involve the World Government and the Marines.
Even if Edwin chose to fight to the death, the eyes of the whole world would gather on Water 7 because of Pluton!
Once Gawain was involved, it was not impossible for him to be crushed to pieces or buried in the sea.
Kalifa's heart was churning, and she was speechless for a while.
"Do you understand now?!"
Lucci said lightly.
He stroked the Raven with one hand, and his fingertips slid across the metal plate, feeling a slight chill.
But his heart was warm at the moment, and his tone became more and more firm: "With the captain's character, he would definitely take action if he knew about Kaku and Blueno."
"After all, that man is the most righteous pirate in the East Blue. He even couldn't stand the passing of the Drum Kingdom and Alabasta."
"The captain also has to find a place for everyone to settle down in the New World. He can't stop her nor lose his status as Warlord of the Sea."
"You know how much he spent to get the status of Warlord of the Sea."
"So there is only one best solution to this problem..."
Kalifa's breath was choked. She had seen Lucci's plan, but there was no chance to persuade him to stay.
Swish!
Lucci appeared beside Kalifa in an instant and hit Kalifa's back of the head with his palm.
Before she completely lost consciousness, Lucci's last voice came to Kalifa's ears: "I will bear all this."
"People like us who are burdened with sins should go to hell. Even if I have to become a traitor to the White Knight Pirate, I can't let this ship stop here."
"Kalifa, you know what to do, right?"
After saying that, Lucci turned and left. Kalifa's eyes turned white, and she slowly fell down.
It was already late at night, and most of the pirates on the ship had already rested; even the few people who were on night watch had relaxed their vigilance.
After all, with the White Knight Pirate's flag hanging on the ship, in most cases, no pirate dared to offend them.
After a few seconds, Lucci appeared on the deck silently.
After looking back at the pirate flag, he jumped off the deck without hesitation and sprinted toward the darkness in the distance.
The next moment…
Bang!
A bullet brushed past Lucci's hair and landed on the beach in the distance.
Lucci turned around and saw Van Augur jumping down from the watchtower and walking towards him with the gun in his hand pointed coldly at him.
"Before the captain left, he specifically told me to pay attention to your recent actions. Are you preparing to defect?"
Lucci's expression was cold and filled with malice as he looked at Van Augur. "My heart has never been with the White Knight Pirate. I am the top agent of the World Government. It is Kalifa who really likes Gawain."
"Don't force me."
Van Augur remained unshakable, with his fingertips on the trigger, ready to take action at any time: "The only person who can decide how we should act is the captain."
"Whether you have your own difficulties or you really choose to defect, I will not let you leave without the captain's order."
"Follow me back!"
Van Augur's words have not yet finished.
Lucci, who has activated the Life Return Paper Art Fighting Form, has already appeared beside Van Augur. He pushed his fists horizontally and directly blasted out Six King Gun.
Whoosh!
The powerful force penetrated Van Augur's body, and the remaining force blasted a huge pit behind him.
"Ahh!"
"You... are you serious?!"
Van Augur coughed up a mouthful of blood, suffered a serious injury, and his body went limp, completely losing consciousness.
Lucci glanced at Van Augur, confirmed that his life was not in danger, and then looked back at the Raven.
The battle here has alarmed the people on the ship, and with a burst of exclamations, oil lamps lit up.
It's time to go.
A few minutes later, Gin, Kuro, and others who rushed to the scene only saw Van Augur, who had lost consciousness.
Lucci had long disappeared.
"This kind of injury... was caused by Lucci; only his Six King Gun can do this."
Gin's face was solemn, and he briefly checked Van Augur's injuries and then made a judgment: "That guy should have held back, just relying on the impact to make Van Augur lose the power to resist."
"He will recover after a few days of rest."
"If that's the case, then Kalifa was likely knocked out by Lucci as well."
Among the people present, if someone were to ask who has the deepest bond with Lucci besides Kalifa, it would be Gin, who introduced the two to the group.
But now that Lucci had knocked Kalifa unconscious and injured Van Augur, the fact of his defection was in front of them; it was Gin who found it hardest to believe.
"He has obviously been recognized by everyone on this ship; why would he leave at this time?"
Everyone was speechless for a while, but no one questioned Gin's point of view, and no one dared to believe that Lucci really chose to defect.
Kuro pushed away the crowd around him, looked at the situation at the scene, and frowned.
But as the deputy captain, when Gawain was not around, he was the leader of the Pirate crew and naturally knew what he should do.
Kuro immediately gave orders: "Be quiet!"
"Zoro, Sanji, you and I will search the harbor of Whisky Peak and the nearby coastline separately and immediately control any suspicious ships you find."
"If he is afraid and plans to leave, he must go out to sea."
"Chopper, take Van Augur to treat his injuries first."
"Understood!"
"Gin, go search Lucci's room and see if there are any clues."
"Yes."
After a few seconds, Gin pushed open Lucci's door and saw a golden coin on Lucci's desk.
It was the number 3 coin that Lucci won from Zoro a few days ago.
Gin couldn't help but reach out and pick up the coin on the table and look at it carefully.
This coin, which was originally in Zoro's hand and covered with dirt due to his careless personality, is now as bright as new. Obviously, the new owner cherishes it very much.
"Since you cherish all this so much, why do you choose to leave?"