Chapter 1328: Red Line Continent

After seeing Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's expression, Su Xiao crossed his hands, meaning to wait and see what route the Navy would take.

With the Navy locking him up here, Su Xiao already had a rough idea of their intentions. For the time being, his life was not in danger.

Su Xiao really wanted to know one thing: what was the destination of this trip? If it were Mary Geoise, he would have to find a way to escape as soon as possible. If they were heading to Impel Down in the first half of the Grand Line, he wouldn't need to rush; he could just take a free ride to the first half of the Grand Line and then find a way to escape.

Moreover, Vice Admiral Tsuru was guarding him very closely, almost 24 hours a day, never leaving his side.

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise, was a very dangerous place for Su Xiao right now. What Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had to do was find a way to figure out their destination.

After receiving this intelligence, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang installed a bug on the wall and walked toward the exit of the cabin. Its pace was very slow. When it reached the exit, it crouched in front of the door, waiting patiently for someone to open it.

It appeared Su Xiao was trapped, but as long as the timing was right, he could escape in a short time. It had been a wise choice not to use the Hunter Time ability earlier.

*Clang, clang, clang... *

Su Xiao used his shackles to tap against the metal floor. At first, Vice Admiral Tsuru ignored him, but after Su Xiao had been tapping for a full two hours, her brows furrowed.

"Can't you just be quiet?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru finally couldn't take it anymore. Su Xiao was different from pirates; he was an important researcher. The higher-ups had given orders: no matter the cost in soldier casualties, he must be captured alive.

"Can't a prisoner have a personal hobby?"

Su Xiao continued tapping the floor with his handcuffs. Four hours later, Kizaru finally became annoyed and left the cabin under the pretext of getting some air. Vice Admiral Tsuru, however, remained like an old monk in meditation, showing no intention of leaving.

"Vice Admiral Tsuru, your purpose in coming to the New World wasn't just to capture me, was it?"

Su Xiao felt that unless the higher-ups of the World Government had lost their minds, they wouldn't have sent such high-end combat power to capture him at this time. Garp + Vice Admiral Tsuru + Kizaru + five warships + over a thousand marines—this was clearly a lineup meant to deal with a Yonko.

"..."

Vice Admiral Tsuru remained silent, as if she had fallen asleep.

"Dressrosa wasn't flattened by Big Mom; the ones most disappointed should be Sengoku and you. To the Navy, Doflamingo is a tumor that cannot be eradicated."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Vice Admiral Tsuru opened her eyes.

"Is that why you cooperated with Doflamingo?"

"..."

This time, Su Xiao didn't speak. Vice Admiral Tsuru glared at him and went back to her nap.

By now, Su Xiao understood that Doflamingo hadn't sold him out. Or rather, Doflamingo had indeed helped him block the CP department. If the CP department had appeared, Su Xiao wouldn't have even considered a fake surrender.

"You had better hope Doflamingo stays safe and sound."

"You cooperated with Doflamingo; the tumor analogy is apt. He is indeed a tumor. Rather than hoping he stays safe, I hope he is eradicated."

Vice Admiral Tsuru seemed bored sitting there, and she wanted to get some intelligence on the New World from Su Xiao.

"Eradicate him, and you will definitely regret it. That guy is very smart; he is the one holding the chain. Even Big Mom doesn't want to completely eradicate the Donquixote Family. The amount of goods imported and exported daily in a certain place, in half a month, is enough to support the Navy's military supplies for half a year."

"I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable, but the place you speak of is not realistic."

Vice Admiral Tsuru was using reverse psychology while praising him; she was looking forward to the intelligence Su Xiao was about to reveal.

"New World? Grand Line? You Navy can feel free to use your imagination."

"..."

Vice Admiral Tsuru realized she had been played, but she wasn't angry; instead, she chatted with Su Xiao about trivial matters.

After an unknown amount of time, a marine walked into the cabin carrying a tray. On one side of the tray was grilled fish, rice balls, and a bowl of hot soup; on the other was a piece of dry bread and a cup of water.

It didn't take a genius to know that the grilled fish and rice balls were Vice Admiral Tsuru's lunch, and the dry bread and water were Su Xiao's "special" meal.

The marine placed the bread and water on the ground, picked up a long, rake-like wooden pole from the side, and pushed the food toward Su Xiao.

Su Xiao picked up the cup of water and used it to wash the blood off his hands. He wouldn't eat even a single bite of the food provided by the Navy.

"I hope you're still this tough in a few days."

Vice Admiral Tsuru, eating her rice ball, smiled.

Three days later.

Su Xiao sat cross-legged in the cell, shirtless, his eyes closed.

Through Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's eavesdropping, Su Xiao had confirmed their destination. Unlike what he had imagined, he wasn't being taken to Mary Geoise or Impel Down, but first to Enies Lobby.

This was something Su Xiao hadn't expected. Had things reached this point? Did the World Government actually want to put him on trial?

Although he didn't know why the World Government wanted to send him to Enies Lobby, it was good news. It meant Su Xiao didn't need to rush his jailbreak. Besides, Vice Admiral Tsuru was watching him too closely; the old hag had been staring at him for three days.

During these three days, Su Xiao had lowered his heart rate and blood flow to the minimum. This was the result of his deliberate control, allowing him to conserve energy without a drop of water.

In the quiet cell, there was no concept of time, but fortunately, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang would report the time in the team channel every ten minutes.

On the morning of the fourth day, Su Xiao's eyes suddenly opened. The ship was about to dock.

The cabin door opened, and several marines walked in carrying some mechanical parts. At Vice Admiral Tsuru's signal, the cell door opened.

The mechanical parts in the marines' hands looked somewhat like disassembled armor. From the precision of these items, Su Xiao immediately judged that they were the work of Vegapunk.

Soon, these primitive-looking mecha parts were attached to Su Xiao's body. He felt as if he were wearing an outer armor. He tried to move his arms, but the mechanical arms wrapped around them remained motionless.

*Pshhh~*

A burst of steam sprayed from the mechanical arms, and Su Xiao's arms bent uncontrollably.

This was an outer armor designed to imprison prisoners. When Su Xiao intended to move his body, the armor would sense it, but it would take more than 5 seconds to execute the command.

The construction of this thing reminded Su Xiao of a Pacifista. Or rather, it was a Pacifista shell disassembled into a dozen pieces.

"The power transmission is too stiff. Vegapunk still hasn't overcome this problem?"

Su Xiao's words made Vice Admiral Tsuru shake her head repeatedly. She actually felt a bit of regret; if Su Xiao could truly be loyal to the World Government, he would definitely be a top-tier talent in weapons and explosives.

*Pshhh~*

Steam surged, and Su Xiao walked out of the cell, one step at a time. Each of the dozen armor parts was connected to a short iron chain, and the other end of each chain was connected to a metal rod at least three meters long. A dozen marines gripped these metal rods, surrounding Su Xiao.

Outside the warship, on a small island, this island wasn't naturally formed but was built later.

This island was connected to a crimson sky wall; this was the Red Line Continent. It was precisely because of the Red Line Continent that the Navy was able to build this island.

There was a Navy branch on the island; though small, it was fully equipped. ===== CHAPTER 1329 =====