Chapter 1327: Dead Monkey

In a short while, Su Xiao's hands were shackled with over a dozen pairs of thick handcuffs, from his forearms up to his upper arms. As for the iron chains on his body, they weighed at least several dozen jin in total. On his feet, he wore a pair of "Profound Iron Great Leg Shackles" so thick they were somewhat exaggerated.

After a marine shackled Su Xiao's feet, he seemed to notice the texture of Su Xiao's pant legs felt wrong. He touched the fabric with his fingers and clearly felt a layer of transparent film.

"Vice Admiral, I've discovered unidentified clothing on the target."

"Unidentified clothing?"

Garp looked puzzled, eyeing Su Xiao up and down. Vice Admiral Tsuru stepped forward directly to try and touch Su Xiao's pant leg.

"There is indeed a layer of transparent material."

Vice Admiral Tsuru tore at it, and with a *rip*, a layer of transparent film as thin as a cicada's wing was pulled off.

"What is this?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru observed the film in her hand, and soon, she thought of something.

"He is wrapped in this stuff all over his body."

*Rip, rip. *

Under the inspection of several marines, they stripped a layer of transparent film from Su Xiao's clothes. From start to finish, Su Xiao remained silent.

"This guy might be a Devil Fruit user."

Vice Admiral Tsuru observed the film on the ground. After placing the film over her hand, she grabbed the Seastone handcuffs shackling Su Xiao, and she did not experience any loss of strength.

"This is..."

Garp also seemed to have figured something out.

"This guy suddenly disappeared inside the villa earlier. That wasn't speed; he just vanished into thin air."

Garp recalled the scene where Su Xiao used Dragon Shadow Flash.

"A space-type Devil Fruit ability?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru's eyes narrowed; she kept feeling that something was wrong.

"To be so suspicious when dealing with a prisoner—the Navy really has guts."

Su Xiao, sitting on the lawn, wore a smile. Just then, Vice Admiral Tsuru suddenly stepped forward and gave him a push. Su Xiao, who had been keeping his body relaxed, was nearly pushed to the ground.

"He's lost his strength."

"There's no mistake; this guy is a space-type Devil Fruit user."

Garp's tone was certain.

"Don't be careless; this guy is very cunning."

Vice Admiral Tsuru was still full of doubts, but the film on Su Xiao's body that insulated him from the Seastone, combined with his loss of strength after directly touching the Seastone, made him look exactly like a Devil Fruit user.

More importantly, that film, thin as a cicada's wing, really could insulate against Seastone—a point Vice Admiral Tsuru had personally tested.

However, such a thing did not exist in the Pirate World. But one must not forget, Su Xiao was a "researcher" in the field of weaponry.

"This thing has research value."

Vice Admiral Tsuru sent someone to collect the film. As for the research value she spoke of, Su Xiao did not think the Navy could replicate it.

This was a layer of nano-microbial protective suit, used to insulate against radiation, toxic gas, strong acid corrosion, and the like. This thing was actually composed of countless nano-organisms, which was why it could insulate against Seastone; it was, in itself, a type of organism.

Wearing the nano-microbial protective suit consumed 10 HP per minute to ensure the survival of the nano-organisms. Once separated from the host, the material would naturally decompose within 0 minutes.

Whether it was Su Xiao's previous teleportation or the way his items vanished into thin air, it all looked like a space-type Devil Fruit ability. Combined with Su Xiao's current "loss of strength," Garp and Kizaru had concluded that Su Xiao was a Devil Fruit user, and one whose ability development was not high.

The Pirate World had no devices to detect Devil Fruit abilities; to confirm if someone was a user, one could only rely on observation.

"Regardless of whether he is a Devil Fruit user, proceed according to the original plan."

Vice Admiral Tsuru signaled for the marines to remove some of the iron chains from Su Xiao. Even she couldn't bear to look at those hundred-plus jin of chains; they were completely meaningless.

The marines busied themselves, replacing Su Xiao's handcuffs and leg shackles with a "Seastone set." Heaven knows how much Seastone gear Vice Admiral Tsuru had brought on her ship.

The capture had been unexpectedly smooth, but the three of them—Garp, Tsuru, and Kizaru—could not feel happy. Setting aside the casualties on the Navy side, Su Xiao's sudden surrender alone made them feel vaguely uneasy. The only good news was that Su Xiao seemed to have eaten a Devil Fruit. If that were the case, things would be easy to handle; once shackled with Seastone, no matter what plans Su Xiao had, they would be useless.

"Has anyone seen a dog?"

Kizaru's gaze swept around.

"A dog?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru couldn't quite understand why Kizaru cared about a dog.

"Yes, a dog named Xiang Bubu. That dog is very smart..."

Kizaru transformed into a large beam of yellow light and shot into the high sky, intending to search for Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, but it was late at night, and everything around was pitch black.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, sitting beside Su Xiao, looked up at Kizaru, meaning: "I'm right here, you dead monkey, do you have any advice?"

"You, behave yourself."

A marine glared angrily at Su Xiao. Su Xiao looked at him with a calm gaze. A moment later, an angry expression surged onto the marine's face.

"Withdraw."

After Vice Admiral Tsuru gave the order, a large group of marines escorted Su Xiao toward the coast, the leg shackles clinking and clanking as they collided.

Half an hour later, five dark green warships sailed to the shore. Su Xiao was sent onto the ship, "surrounded like the moon among stars," earning seven pairs of large Seastone handcuffs, a pair of "Profound Iron Great Leg Shackles," and two Seastone iron chains.

The surrounding "escort" personnel included Navy Hero Garp, Grand Staff Officer Tsuru, and Kizaru Borsalino. These three formed a triangle, surrounding Su Xiao to prevent any accidents.

Boarding the ship was unexpectedly smooth; the only thing that wasn't smooth was that a dog had followed them onto the ship as well.

After boarding, Su Xiao was immediately escorted to a large single cell inside the ship's hull. This cell was about 40 square meters, with several iron chains fixed to the floor and Seastone iron bars in front. This was the brig used to hold prisoners on the ship.

*Creak... *

The warship sailed on the sea, the wooden planks inside the hull creaking. Inside Su Xiao's cell.

Su Xiao lay on the cold metal floor. This cell was built from metal mixed with Seastone powder and was integrated with the iron bars in front. The only exit was the metal door with three locks.

*Cling. * Su Xiao sat up from the floor. His hands and feet were bound by Seastone shackles, and two iron chains were locked across his chest and abdomen, connecting to the wall, which limited his range of motion.

Vice Admiral Tsuru sat in the corridor in front of the cell, while Kizaru leaned against the wooden wall, yawning repeatedly.

Seeing Su Xiao sit up, both Tsuru and Kizaru turned their gazes toward him.

"Don't make useless struggles; you can't escape."

Vice Admiral Tsuru sat on a folding chair with her arms crossed, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang crouching five meters away from her.

"Vice Admiral Tsuru, I'm curious about one thing."

Su Xiao moved his neck. The Seastone handcuffs on his hands could not be broken by brute force, but if he took out Zhan Long Shan, he could sever all his restraints within two seconds.

"Speak your mind. Regardless, you have made a great contribution to the World Government. I have used those bombs; although you aren't much of a person, the weapons you developed are worth praising."

Vice Admiral Tsuru was expressionless, and it was unclear if she was praising or mocking him.

"Tell me, what would happen if this ship sank?"

"Wishful thinking."

Vice Admiral Tsuru closed her eyes for a nap. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, beside her, blinked at Su Xiao, meaning: "In ten minutes at most, I can sink this ship." ===== CHAPTER 1328 =====