Chapter 329: Same Situation, Different Treatment

Water 7, near Bingshan's residence.

Bang!

A short and loud gunshot came. If Su Xiao were nearby, he would definitely recognize this as the revolver man's gunshot.

The revolver man's gunshot was very unique; the recognizability of the firearm, which aggregated into one sound due to the speed of shooting, was extremely high.

Ten seconds after the gunshot, a golden phantom hammer more than ten meters long appeared. This hammer had distinct edges and corners, and the direction it smashed was Bingshan's residence, where the revolver man was located.

Boom!

The power of one hammer shook the earth. Half of Bingshan's residence was smashed, and the battle subsided.

Bloodstains could occasionally be seen on the battlefield, and the revolver man and the Crazy Healer had disappeared.

7:29 PM, Back Street of Water 7, where the Franky Family was located.

At this time, the building where the Franky Family was located was in pieces. Su Xiao stood on the ruins, and there was no one in the ruins.

This wasn't destroyed by him. When he arrived here, it was already like this. Recalling the original plot, this should have been destroyed by the Straw Hat Pirates.

In the original work, the Straw Hat Pirates carried a huge sum of 300 million Berries. Usopp, a crew member of the Straw Hat Pirates, lost 200 million of it. Those 200 million were looted by Franky's subordinates. Usopp himself was seriously injured, and later the Straw Hat Pirates came to find the Franky Family for revenge.

Franky himself was not there, and his subordinates were naturally not the Straw Hat Pirates' match, which was why the current scene appeared.

Sitting on a pile of stones in the ruins, Su Xiao lit a cigarette.

"Lucci, how long will it take for Franky to return?"

Lucci took out his pocket watch and looked at it.

"At most ten minutes. According to the report from the people below, Franky went to a nearby island this afternoon to purchase Adam wood. Adam wood is very rare. After Franky orders the wood, he will return. The wood will take a few days to be delivered."

Su Xiao exhaled a puff of blue smoke. Franky was not just a simple Back Street hooligan; his status in Water 7 was also very prominent.

The wood used by the Galley-La Shipbuilding Company was all sold by Franky. The wood business in Water 7 was a big piece of fat, very eye-catching.

Franky's strength was not weak, and all the money he earned was provided to Bingshan. Bingshan used this money to build Water 7; otherwise, the buildings collapsed by the 'Aqua Laguna' every year would not be something ordinary civilians could bear.

The World Government subtly conveyed a meaning: Bingshan could be spared if possible, but Franky must not be killed.

Bingshan's position could be filled by many people, but Franky was irreplaceable in Water 7, not to mention that Franky was also a disciple of the legendary shipwright Tang Mu the Fish-Man.

If Bingshan inherited Tang Mu's shipbuilding skills, then Franky inherited Tang Mu's weapon manufacturing skills.

It had to be said that Franky was a genius. The tail cannon of the Straw Hat Pirates' second ship, the Thousand Sunny, was actually a reduced version of the ancient weapon Pluton's bow cannon.

Franky didn't understand ancient characters; he only cracked the Pluton bow cannon based on a few sketches. He wouldn't be a genius if he couldn't do that.

Su Xiao looked at the darkening sky and then at Luo Bin on the side. Lucci and the others were far away.

"Do you really think you can die for the Straw Hat Pirates?"

Su Xiao suddenly spoke, and Luo Bin was stunned.

"What?" Luo Bin looked at Su Xiao in surprise.

"I said you're stupid."

This time Luo Bin heard clearly, her brow furrowing.

"Believe what you want, I'm just a captive now."

"Captive, heh~."

Su Xiao chuckled, placing his hand on Luo Bin's shoulder. He clearly felt Luo Bin's body tense up.

"If you're a captive, then can I do whatever I want?"

Luo Bin's face stiffened, but she quickly calmed down. She found that something was wrong. After thinking for a while, Luo Bin leaned towards Su Xiao, almost leaning into Su Xiao's arms.

Lucci and the others saw this scene and didn't say anything.

"What do you want to say? I feel you are very different from the CP9 people."

Luo Bin scanned the surroundings. Although Su Xiao had killed people in front of her before, Luo Bin instinctively felt that this was an opportunity.

"Besides mastering ancient characters, what else does the World Government covet? Don't tell me it's just ancient characters. The high-level Celestial Dragons must understand that kind of character. Ancient characters were cut off by them."

Luo Bin remained silent, and Su Xiao continued:

"Just a day ago, I wasn't a person of the World Government."

"Then you are..."

Luo Bin looked at Su Xiao in confusion, her big eyes full of incomprehension.

"The World Government covets my bomb-making technology, the kind you just saw. Don't look at me like that. The Straw Hat Pirates didn't die. If they were so easy to die, they wouldn't have been able to sail to Water 7. To be precise, I helped you. If I hadn't thrown the bomb, they might have been killed by Lucci and the others, so you should thank me."

"Eh~." Luo Bin turned her head to look at Su Xiao. She always felt something was wrong.

"I thank you? Are you joking?"

"Yes, you should thank me."

Su Xiao pondered quickly in his brain. In this brief conversation, he felt that Luo Bin might have 'Cotard's Syndrome'.

The so-called 'Cotard's Syndrome' is a peculiar mental state. If someone asks you, have you ever died, and your instinctual answer is yes, then congratulations, you have Cotard's Syndrome. But don't worry, this is not abnormal; it's just a mental state that will disappear after adjusting your mindset.

The biggest characteristic of 'Cotard's Syndrome' is denying that one should be alive. Only those who have had near-death experiences or crave death will show these symptoms.

Luo Bin's current situation is this, and this symptom has other characteristics, such as mild persecutory delusion, mild Masochistic Syndrome.

Among them, Masochistic Syndrome is very interesting. The so-called Masochistic Syndrome is the M in S/M, the abused party.

Of course, Luo Bin is not a masochist; she just craves death while craving others to hurt her. After her 'Cotard's Syndrome' mental state disappears, 'Masochistic Syndrome' will also disappear.

Su Xiao once studied psychology. Luo Bin now belongs to the category of seeking death and not wanting to think about other things, and her IQ has dropped significantly.

If it were in Luo Bin's words, it would be: 'I'm almost dead, why think about those things?'

The smile on Su Xiao's face became more and more brilliant. Xiang Bubu Te Ni at his feet had his fur standing on end. Xiang Bubu Te Ni had never seen his master smile so brilliantly.

Xiang Bubu Te Ni looked at Luo Bin and then rested his chin on his front paws. After taking a breath of Su Xiao's secondhand smoke, he let out a long sigh. Xiang Bubu Te Ni had a feeling that this woman might be deceived.

Ignoring Xiang Bubu Te Ni's inner activities, Su Xiao whispered in Luo Bin's ear: "We both have things the World Government covets, but why did you end up in such a situation?"

Luo Bin lowered her head and pondered. After a long time, her eyes lit up.

"Because... I have a weakness."

"Yes, you have a weakness, the Straw Hat Pirates. By the way, let me tell you something. Don't look at those agents being respectful to me now, but after I arrive at Enies Lobby, I will never be able to leave there again."

Su Xiao knew very well that Lucci and the others' attitude towards him was first because of the World Government's order, and second because his strength was strong and he could help them in the plan.

But after arriving at Enies Lobby, it would be different. The World Government would try every means to seize his technology. Only after discovering that others couldn't make alchemy bombs would he get the status he deserved.

But even if he got the status, he shouldn't think about leaving Enies Lobby. The World Government would never allow it.

Su Xiao didn't care whether he could leave Enies Lobby; he only cared whether he could move freely in Enies Lobby. ===== CHAPTER 330 =====