Nami's Hometown (2)

He was stunned because he saw a familiar person in the photo frame. Although the person looked a little young, Fanxin was certain that this person was the one he knew.

"Hey, Uncle Genzo, I have a question for you!" Fanxin Xin called out immediately.

Upon hearing this, Genzo quickly walked over to Fanxin and asked, "Young brother, is there anything you want to ask?"

"Yes, is there a girl named Nami in your village?" Fanxin nodded and asked curiously.

"Nami? Yes, do you know her?" Genzo asked, his expression showing great excitement. Clearly, his relationship with Nami was more than just friendship.

"Ah, I know a girl Nami. She often hangs out on pirate ships to steal things. I heard she's known as the Cat Burglar. She'll take any money from pirates! Her figure and appearance are..." Fanxin Xin nodded and immediately told Uncle Genzo what Nami looked like.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Genzo sighed and said, "Yes, it's her. Although she's been away for many years, I will never forget her face."

Fanxin nodded and asked, "Well, what's your relationship with her?"

"I'm not related to her by blood; I just helped her mother raise her when she was little," Uncle Genzo said, wiping away his tears. "The reason she risked everything to plunder the treasure from pirate ships was actually for the sake of the villagers."

"After the Arlong arrived, he decreed that everyone must pay money to save their own lives each month; anyone who couldn't afford it would be killed. Nami, however, was spared because of her talent for navigation, but the Arlong forced her to join Arlong crew. To protect the village, she negotiated with the Arlong, offering to buy Cocoyasi Village for 100 million gold coins."

"After the Arlong agreed, she set sail and mingled on various pirate ships. It's not surprising that you ran into her. In the past eight years, she has earned almost a hundred million, and she will soon be able to make a deal with the Arlong."

"Sigh, I hope that child succeeds, otherwise, it will be too much of a blow to her."

"No wonder she's so greedy for money. Last time, when I asked her for a favor, she asked for 100 million yuan, and it had to be in cash. I couldn't come up with that at the time, so I refused. So that's why she wanted to raise money to buy Cocoyasi Village." Fanxin Xin suddenly realized what was going on.

"Yes, that's the reason. Sigh, we feel so guilty, letting a child go out there working so hard for us." Uncle Genzo said, covering his face and weeping. They were adults, while Nami was only a teenager when she went to sea, still a minor.

"She might have wasted her time," Fanxin suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Genzo laughed and said, "Hehe, of course! If you want to deal with Arlong, that one hundred million is completely useless."

"No, that's not what I meant." Fanxin shook his head and said, "What I meant was, if I hadn't attacked the Arlong, Nami's operation wouldn't have succeeded. The Arlong wouldn't have agreed so easily."

"Why?" Uncle Genzo asked, puzzled.

"Hmph, although I've only just met the Arlong, I'm certain Arlong's a greedy, treacherous, and ruthless fellow. Negotiating with him is impossible," Fanxin said. "He'll find every way to sabotage the deal and keep Nami firmly under his control. Only then can he get a cash cow, don't you think?"

"So... so that means the Arlong dragon has been playing us for nothing all these years, right?" Uncle Genzo said.

Fanxin nodded slightly in agreement.

Arlong inherently evil, ferocious, and greedy. Unless you are extremely powerful, you can easily renege on your promises, and you will be powerless against them.

"Then you..." Uncle Genzo looked at Fanxin, hoping that Fanxin would take action and definitely take this Arlong away from here, otherwise, Nami would be in big trouble.

"Hehe, don't worry! I will take the Arlong away," Fanxin said. "I won't let such a tragedy repeat itself."

Ren Fang's village was destroyed by pirates. Even if they didn't care, Ren Fang would never tolerate such a thing happening in front of her. Therefore, Fanxin had no choice but to fight and defeat the Arlong.

"That's good, thank you very much," Uncle Genzo said.

"Okay, please don't tell anyone I'm here these next few days. They're being too enthusiastic, I can't handle it," Fanxin pleaded. He didn't like being surrounded by people like this; he felt overwhelmed.

"Hehe, don't worry, I know." Uncle Genzo nodded and laughed.

Afterwards, Uncle Genzo left the room, leaving the house for Fanxin to stay in.

Fanxin immediately released Ren Fang and the others.

"Alright, that's enough commoners," Fanxin said with a smile.

"Hmm, but are we really going to wait here for a few days? I think now is the best time to make our move," Ren Fang said. "What's the point of talking about morality with pirates? Besides, he's Fish-Man. Even if we defeat him, if he hides in the water, we won't be able to do anything to him. If he stays in the water and can't get out of the water, we can't wait for him here."

"Hmm, what you said makes sense. The Arlong is ferocious, greedy, and treacherous; it's not uncommon for it to come up with such a trick. If it hides in the water and doesn't come out, then climbs out after we leave and runs into this village, that would be troublesome." Fanxin pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, you all stay here and oversee things, while I'll make my move secretly."

"Okay, so what are you planning to do?" Ren Fang asked curiously.

"What else can I do? I'll just capture them and lock them up in the Wind and Sand Tower. When we reach the Grand Line, I'll just hand them over to the Navy," Fanxin said. "Although I don't care much for the Navy, they do have their uses."

"That's true. They're wanted criminals; the navy can't just ignore them. Alright, go ahead! If there are any Fish-Man here, I'll arrest them too and lock them up in Wolf Valley," Ren Fang nodded and said.

Fanxin nodded, gave Ren Fang and the others some instructions, and then quietly left.

He silently made his way to the Arlong's Arlong Park. Along the way, Fanxin encountered several Fish-Man, but he showed no mercy, quietly knocking them unconscious and throwing them into the Wind and Sand Tower.

The Wind and Sand Tower was filled with endless sandstorms that blew constantly, so the Fish-Man inside couldn't cause any trouble at all.

After dealing with those Fish-Man, Fanxin continued on his journey, heading towards Arlong Park.

Arlong Park is located east of Cocoyasi Village. Inside Arlong Park stands a tall building with a top that closely resembles Arlong's nose, pointed and long. A flag hangs atop it— the Arlong Pirates' flag.

Besides the tall building, there was also a swimming pool, which was very large, about forty meters long and thirty meters wide. It was also very deep, with the seabed at its bottom. The swimming pool was connected to the sea so that they could move freely between the pool and the ocean.

At this moment, the Arlong and his crew were eating, drinking, and having fun.

After Fanxin arrived here, they were completely unaware.

"This place is too close to the sea. We need to get them to the center of the island first, otherwise they could easily end up at the bottom of the sea." After hesitating for a moment, Fanxin came to the surface of the sea.

Then he launched his attack, creating countless tornadoes that began to rise from the sea and head towards Arlong Park. Vertical, horizontal, Fanxin —he created all kinds of tornadoes.

All the tornadoes rushed toward Arlong Park as fast as Inazuma.

Soon, the tornado enveloped Arlong Park.

The Fish-Man, realizing the situation was dire, tried to jump into the swimming pool to hide in the sea. However, Fanxin had already anticipated their intentions. He relentlessly attacked the swimming pool, his Fist of Wind and Sand engulfing it, threatening to sweep the Fish-Man away if they approached.

Left with no other choice, the Fish-Man had to retreat towards the land, otherwise they would have been swept away by the sandstorm.

During their escape, Fanxin continuously fueled tornadoes to attack.

When the Fish-Man were off guard, he would secretly strike, knock them unconscious, and then send them into the Wind and Sand Tower.

He dealt with them one by one, like harvesting wheat. Before long, many Fish-Man were captured by Fanxin. Those Fish-Man who hadn't yet been captured didn't notice anything amiss; they assumed the Fish-Man had been swept away by the sandstorm.

They weren't worried; they were Fish-Man, and they would be fine if they fell into the sea.

The sandstorm began its attack from Arlong Park and relentlessly followed the Arlong.

To prevent the Arlong from escaping into the sea, Fanxin created a massive tornado that enveloped the entire island, forcing the Arlong to run only on the island and preventing it from getting close to the sea.

If he gets close to the sea, he will be swept into a tornado and unable to escape for up to three hours.

Once he's caught in the sandstorm, his Fanxin will be even less worried, because he can pull the Arlong out of the tornado! At that point, the Arlong will be his prisoner.

As time went by, the Arlong had fewer and fewer people around him.

The Arlong also sensed something was wrong; he felt the sandstorm was too strange, as if it were targeting him.

"Come out! Who is it? Who is it?!" the Arlong roared, wanting to know who was attacking him. He was so frustrated; he hadn't seen a single person yet. His men had all been swept away by the sandstorm and disappeared. Now, he was almost a commander without an army.

However, Fanxin ignored him and continued to hunt down the Arlong. He created countless tornadoes around the Arlong, and if the Arlong was not careful, it would be swept away by the tornadoes.

From the air, the entire island appeared to have been engulfed by the tornado.

The commotion startled the villagers, who looked outside to see what was happening.

Ren Fang looked at the sandstorm raging outside and was speechless. She said, "Didn't Fanxin say he wanted to act quietly? Why did you make such a commotion?"

"Hehe, who knows? Let's go out and see what he's up to," the Little Black Cat suggested.

"But what about the villagers?" Ren Fang hesitated, worried that she would be besieged by the enthusiastic villagers again.

"Don't worry, with such a commotion outside, I don't think the villagers will bother with us," the Little Black Cat said. "If they insist on being so hospitable, we can just run away!"

Ren Fang thought about it carefully and agreed that it made sense. So, without further ado, she took the lead and headed outside.

As soon as she opened the door, she ran into Uncle Genzo.

Ren Fang and Genzo were not familiar with each other. However, Genzo knew who Ren Fang was because Fanxin had been with Ren Fang and the others before.

"Where is Fanxin? Is he here?" Uncle Genzo asked anxiously.

"Why are you looking for him?" Ren Fang asked, puzzled.

"I just looked up from a higher vantage point, and it looks like those tornadoes are chasing the Fish-Man. I want to confirm if it was Fanxin who did it," Uncle Genzo said excitedly.

The Fish-Man was being hunted down and had no chance to fight back. He knew that this time the Fish-Man was doomed, and the Arlong Pirates would definitely be wiped out.

Driving away the Fish-Man had always been their wish. Now that this hope was about to be realized, he was naturally excited.

"Hehe, Fanxin isn't here. He went out a long time ago. As for what he went to do, I have no idea. You can guess for yourself!" Ren Fang chuckled and said, "We're leaving now. Goodbye."

After saying that, Ren Fang quickly ran ahead.

The Little Black Cat and Langyue laughed heartily and ran off like lightning after Ren Fang.

Uncle Genzo paused for a moment, then remembered something and shouted, "Thank you so much..."

He shouted several times, and his voice carried far.

Ren Fang raised her delicate hand and waved it behind her. Then, without another word, she led Black Cat and Langyue into the sandstorm.

Uncle Genzo watched Ren Fang disappear, grinned, and said nothing more.

Then he went to find the villagers.

The villagers had gathered on a high hill at the edge of the village, using binoculars to observe the situation below. However, they couldn't see clearly because the swirling sandstorm obscured their view.

When Uncle Genzo arrived, the villagers made way for him so Genzo could have a look.

Uncle Genzo waved his hand and said, "Alright, there's no need to watch anymore. The Arlong Pirates are finished, and we can finally live in peace. Everyone, go back and prepare. We need to celebrate properly. Eight years! We're finally going to be free!"

"Uncle Genzo, how did you know?" a villager asked, puzzled. They hadn't seen clearly what was going on.