A Battle of Life and Death (3)

Not long after, Akainu was taken away.

The warships quickly moved away from the area.

"What are you planning to do in the future?" Ren Fang asked, looking at Fanxin.

Fanxin's inner conflict has been resolved. He gave Akainu a severe beating today, but didn't kill him. This shows that he no longer hates Akainu.

Fanxin no longer hates Akainu, then his future policies towards the Navy will inevitably change. She really wants to know how Fanxin will treat the Marines from now on.

"If we encounter marines in the future, we'll just run away," Fanxin chuckled and said.

He had no grudges against other Marines, only against Akainu. Now that he and Akainu had resolved their differences, he had even less reason to target the Marines.

Therefore, he decided that he would not continue to target marines unless absolutely necessary.

If the marines relentlessly pursue him, he'll immediately run away. His main goal is to avoid direct confrontation with the navy.

"That's fine too," Ren Fang nodded and said.

Fanxin had finally resolved her inner conflict, and she was happy. From now on, she wouldn't have to worry about Fanxin always risking her life to fight Akainu.

Akainu is strong, and the reason Fanxin was able to injure him this time was entirely due to Akainu's carelessness. If Akainu hadn't been careless, it would have been almost impossible for Fanxin to hurt him.

Now that Akainu knows Fanxin's fighting abilities, he obviously won't make the same mistake twice. Therefore, Akainu will certainly not be so careless when dealing with Fanxin in the future.

Akainu has become careless; otherwise, Fanxin could be in danger.

Fortunately, Fanxin is no longer targeting Akainu. This means Fanxin no longer needs to fight him to the Akainu. If Akainu arrives, they can immediately escape without paying Akainu any attention.

"Alright, let's not think about that anymore. Let's go cut down some trees." Fanxin waved his hand, too lazy to bother with him.

Ren Fang and Xiao Ning nodded and immediately followed.

Then they started cutting down trees here. They didn't hold back; they cut down three-fifths of the trees, leaving only two-fifths untouched.

"Should we pay?" Ren Fang asked. These things no longer belonged to them; they were essentially robbing them. She disliked that term. Although they were pirates, she didn't want to be a heinous pirate. They would pay for what they owed.

"We'll pay some money later. We have money, so what's there to be afraid of?" Fanxin said with a smile.

They robbed many gang members, obtaining a large amount of gold, silver, and paper money, which they could use to make a living.

"That makes sense, let's do it that way then!" Ren Fang nodded and said.

After everything was settled, Fanxin led Ren Fang and Xiao Ning out of the forest.

At this time, the people returned to the island. They had been frightened by the battle between Fanxin and Akainu and had fled the island to seek refuge at sea.

Now, Fanxin and Akainu have finished their battle, and everything has returned to normal. So, they've all come back.

"Hey, where are those officials?" Fanxin stopped a middle-aged man and asked.

He hadn't been paying attention to the plaza because he was fighting Akainu. Akainu wasn't an ordinary person; he had to go all out, otherwise, he might suffer a great loss.

He wasn't paying attention to this area, so naturally he didn't know how it ended up.

His desire to understand was also to see things through to the end. He was the one who started this whole thing, and he couldn't just give up halfway. If he started it and then abandoned them, those people would definitely suffer a great loss.

He wanted to help them, not harm them. Therefore, he wanted to know the final outcome.

"You mean those damned bastards!" the middle-aged man said angrily. "We threw them all into the sea; they're probably eaten by the fish!"

They were initially furious because the officials' words were so infuriating, treating them as less than human. They were human beings, not beasts.

Enraged, they arrested the officials, tied them up with ropes, and threw them into the sea.

Those officials, though despicable, are no longer capable of fighting. Bound and submerged in the sea, their chances of survival are slim.

"Hehe, you guys are really ruthless! Aren't you afraid of retaliation?" Fanxin asked curiously.

He felt a sense of satisfaction, but while he wasn't afraid, the ordinary people couldn't be! No matter how despicable those guys were, they were still government officials.

They killed them, and the government will definitely come to investigate and hold them accountable.

He was eager to know how they planned to respond next.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a worthless life, take it if you want." The middle-aged man snorted unhappily.

The officials didn't treat them like human beings, and they couldn't tolerate it. Killing those officials was a last resort. They naturally expected retaliation. But even so, they still did it. Because if they didn't, they would die anyway.

Rather than die without knowing why, it's better to stand up and fight those despicable officials.

"That won't do! If others don't cherish you, you should cherish them yourselves!" Fanxin Xin chuckled and said, "How about this, you all shift the blame onto me?"

He's not afraid. After all, he's the one who caused this mess, so it's only natural that he should take responsibility.

After he takes responsibility, the navy will at most increase his bounty. If the navy can't catch him, there's nothing they can do. However, the civilians will be fine.

"Putting it on you? How can that be?" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately shook his head, unwilling to do so. Many people around him also shook their heads, indicating their disagreement.

"I'll do as you say. I'm a pirate anyway, I'm not afraid of government retaliation. If you don't do this, you're very likely to be attacked," Fanxin said. "You decide what to do!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man and the others shook their heads, indicating their disagreement.

They were the ones who killed the people, and they didn't want to pin the blame on others. Perhaps they weren't afraid of Fanxin, but they also didn't want to do things against their conscience.

"Alright, since you're so stubborn, I won't say any more," Fanxin said. "I have a question for you: are you selling those ironwood trees?"

He was ready to pay; if the trees weren't sold, he would leave immediately.

"They were sold, but the officials took them all, supposedly to supplement the treasury, but actually for embezzlement," the middle-aged man said. "We haven't made any money from those trees for many years."

"Oh, alright then. I've cut down three-fifths of the trees and I'm ready to pay. You should all call the villagers over to collect their money!" Fanxin said.

"Hehe, no need, we don't usually get money from that, you can take it!" Everyone shook their heads, it was like a tree hole.

All of those items were confiscated by the officials. It was all managed by the officials; they didn't manage them themselves.

"That won't do. Since it's yours, I naturally have to pay," Fanxin said. "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up, I have things to do."

Fanxin on by Fanxin, the others could not disobey and had no choice but to call all the islanders over.

After Fanxin had everyone line up, he started handing out money, one thousand gold coins to each person. He had Ren Fang and Xiao Ning divide it up, and then he handed it out to each person one by one.

Three hours later, every islander had received a thousand gold coins.

"Alright, goodbye, I'm leaving now," Fanxin said with a chuckle.

The islanders flocked to the beach to see him off, especially the few people Fanxin had rescued, who were moved to tears of gratitude.

Fanxin Xin chuckled, took out a small boat, and then he, Ren Fang, and Xiao Ning boarded it. They then headed off into the distance.

Not long after, they disappeared from this place.

The islanders returned to their homes and went about their own business.

"Where are we going next?" Ren Fang asked curiously.

"Let's just wander around like this! Wherever we end up, that's where we'll go," Fanxin said.

He has no destination now, because he can't go to the New World yet; the Straw Hat Boy's ship is still in his hands. He can't hand it over until he's capable of taking control, otherwise, he'll be in trouble.

The ship is too large; bringing it out would be too conspicuous.

Once the Navy discovers him, Straw Hat Boy won't be able to train seriously.

He can't focus on what's happening outside right now; he has to train with all his might. Otherwise, he won't be able to cultivate his Haki.

He hadn't learned Haki, so naturally he couldn't fight against the Navy.

So now he can only wander around the first half of the Grand Line. Here, he really has no goal and doesn't know where to go. So, he can only wander around aimlessly.

"Oh, I see! Well then, that's settled!" Ren Fang said helplessly, because she herself didn't have a good place to go.

"Hmm. Oh, by the way, are you guys interested in exploring all the places we haven't been to in the first half of the Grand Line?" Fanxin suddenly thought of something and said.

They didn't visit many places in the first half of the Grand Line. The reason for this is that they used their flying abilities to fly over those places without stopping.

Therefore, even if they had been there, they wouldn't know what kind of place it was.

Since he was bored anyway, he decided to take them to all the places they hadn't been before.

"Okay! We're bored anyway, let's go to those places!" Ren Fang nodded and said, "But it won't be fun with just the few of us. How about we go back now and bring our friends along?"

She found the group of them quite boring. She hoped Fanxin would go back and bring the Little Black Cat and the others along, so they could be happy every day.

"Sure, in that case, let's go back now!" Fanxin Xin said, somewhat tempted by the suggestion.

"Okay, then let's do it this way!" Ren Fang chuckled and said.

Although it's fun just the two of them, it can get boring after a while. So, she decided to bring her friends along, so that if the two of them got tired of playing together, they could go do something else.

"Alright, let's go then." Fanxin nodded and said.

"Xiao Ning, start the boat and go home," Fanxin shouted.

Xiao Ning nodded, said nothing more, and immediately sped up, heading straight for her destination.

And so they traveled every day, resting when they were Diamond Space and finding restaurants when they were hungry. Then they would have a big meal there.

More than a month later, they finally returned to the island.

"Boss, you're back." The Little Black Cat was the first to see Fanxin. Upon seeing Fanxin, it immediately ran over and landed on Fanxin's shoulder.

"Of course! You seem so excited, is the ship finished?" Fanxin asked curiously.

"Hehe, yes, I've already built it. It's very good. You'll be shocked when you see it," the Little Black Cat said proudly.

It wasn't lying; through its tireless efforts, it had indeed finished building the ship. It was waiting for Fanxin to return, but no matter how long it waited, Fanxin never came back. It was incredibly frustrated.

Now that the Fanxin has returned, it is naturally happy.

"Okay, take me there later. I want to see how your work is coming along," Fanxin Xin said with a chuckle.

He was very happy because the Little Black Cat had finished building the boat. Now he could take everyone on a trip to see the sights. If the Little Black Cat hadn't finished building the boat, he might have had to wait a while.

"Okay, I'll take you there later," the Little Black Cat nodded and said.

"Oh, right, where are the three?" The Little Black Cat asked, puzzled when it noticed that a few people were missing.

"They said they wanted to go and explore, and I allowed it. Anyway, I'm not planning to go to the New World right now, so let them go!" Fanxin Xin chuckled and said.

He was quite confident in the strength of Bingfeng, Wang Yan, and Langyue. Moreover, with the three of them traveling together, they could help each other, so there shouldn't be any problems.

That's why he agreed to their demands; he would never have agreed if they couldn't protect themselves.

"Oh, I see. Then we want to go too," said the Little Black Cat.

"I came back to take everyone on an adventure! No need to rush, now that you've built the ship, we can leave anytime!" Fanxin said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Little Black Cat nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, you guys go have fun. I'm going to talk to Senior Li Kecheng about something," Fanxin said.

Ren Fang and the others knew that Fanxin was busy, so they didn't bother Fanxin and went off to play immediately.

Fanxin, however, headed straight for Wolf Valley.

Upon arriving near Wolf Valley, Fanxin saw Senior Li Kecheng, who was there as always, drinking tea and watching everyone train.

When Fanxin arrived in front of the other person, he said with a smile, "You old man, you're really living a leisurely life. Do you know how chaotic things are outside?"