Chapter 99: I Really Believed Your Nonsense! (Second Update, Please Give Flowers)

Hearing these words,

Luo Bin, who had been silently following behind Li Xiao, was utterly stunned!

So the "getting a boat" you mentioned

is just directly borrowing a ship from the Navy?

I truly believed your nonsense!

Fortunately, that strange talisman is still working,

and right now, the surrounding Marines, including Tashigi, have not noticed me.

Otherwise,

Luo Bin would absolutely turn and run without hesitation at this moment!

However,

regarding Li Xiao's claim that he is a Marine,

Luo Bin still does not believe it!

If Li Xiao were truly a Marine,

capturing me with his strength would be nothing more than a simple gesture,

and there would be absolutely no need for all these roundabout schemes!

At the same time,

hearing Li Xiao's words,

Tashigi was slightly stunned,

her gaze somewhat vacant,

and for a moment she could not even react!

"You mean, capturing, pirates?"

"That's right, time is tight, I have no time to explain in detail, please prepare a small sailboat for me immediately, or it will be too late!"

Normally,

encountering such a situation,

the first reaction would often be to check relevant credentials,

to confirm their identity.

But right now, under the effect of the Mind-Confusing Talisman,

Tashigi subconsciously believed Li Xiao's words,

instinctively ignoring the matter of checking his identity!

Plus, Tashigi's personality is already somewhat airheaded,

seeing Li Xiao's serious and urgent appearance,

she hurriedly brought Li Xiao to the shore,

and found a small sailboat for him.

Although most of the Navy's ships are larger warships,

these outposts in Loguetown are also equipped with some ordinary small and medium-sized sailboats.

"Would you like me to arrange a warship for you?"

Upon hearing this,

Li Xiao quickly shook his head,

and said:

"It's a secret mission, a warship is inconvenient, this boat will do!"

Having said that,

Li Xiao stepped up onto the boat,

and Luo Bin also lightly leaped from the side and landed inside the boat.

Immediately after,

as Li Xiao raised the sail,

the boat gradually sailed away from the shore under Luo Bin's steering.

Li Xiao waved at Tashigi,

and shouted:

"Thank you for your help. Also, I lost the Den Den Mushi used to contact Vice Admiral Garp. If you get in touch with him, please inform him that I will definitely deliver his Iron Fist for him!"

"Oh right, my name is Li Xiao, goodbye!"

Under the force of the wind,

Li Xiao and Luo Bin's boat quickly moved far away from Loguetown,

becoming a small black dot in the vast ocean.

At the same time,

three minutes had passed,

and the Mind-Confusing Talisman stuck to Tashigi's back automatically burned into ash, dissipating into the wind.

Tashigi stood blankly on the shore,

and as the Mind-Confusing Talisman lost its effect,

she gradually came to her senses.

Recalling the events that happened in those short three minutes just now,

Though she couldn't quite put her finger on it,

she could clearly sense that something was wrong!

She clearly didn't know that handsome man at all,

yet after just a few words,

how had she foolishly handed over the boat to him?

The more Tashigi thought about it, the more wrong it seemed,

after pondering for a long while,

she finally turned and left,

running all the way back to the Marine branch in Loguetown,

where she found a Den Den Mushi and dialed Headquarters.

After Tashigi explained everything,

a moment later,

the Den Den Mushi on the other end was handed to Garp.

"Hello, Vice Admiral Garp, I am Marine Corporal Tashigi stationed in Loguetown!"

"Oh, ha ha, you're that girl who follows Smoker, aren't you? I remember you. What is it? What do you need from an old man like me?"

"Yes, well, Vice Admiral Garp, just now a man named Li Xiao claimed to be your subordinate and borrowed a small sailboat from here. I wanted to confirm his identity with you!"

"Huh? Li Xiao? How did that kid end up in Loguetown? That doesn't make sense! When did he become my subordinate???"

"Eh, isn't he? He said he was ordered to hunt down the Straw Hat crew and asked me to tell you that he would surely deliver your iron fist!"

"Yes, that's right! He is my subordinate!"

"............"

"Ahaha, anyway, you did nothing wrong, so don't worry!"