Leaving (Part Two)

"Hey, how did you know?" the long-nosed man shouted.

"Hehe, you told me that!" Nami chuckled and said.

"Ah... so you were lying to me? I was careless, so careless, I actually let you trick me." Long Nose was extremely anxious and didn't know what to do.

He's a complete braggart, lacking any real skills. He loves to boast about his abilities to others, but in reality, it's all fabricated and has no truth to it. However, he enjoys it nonetheless. Yet, these lies always crumble when they encounter someone truly capable.

"Hehe, you still want to stop us?" Nami licked her lips, looking greedy. But no matter how you looked at it, she seemed quite adorable.

Seeing Nami's state, Long Nose's heart tightened. He stood still for a moment, then took out a slingshot, pulled it back with both hands, aimed at Nami and the others, and shouted, "So what if your lies have been exposed? This is my home. You pirates can't enter. Otherwise, I will definitely deal with you."

Although he spoke loudly, his body trembled even more violently. Clearly, he had never seen a real pirate before, and now, facing a real pirate, he was extremely terrified.

"Hehe, we're not pirates, we're just ordinary people. They're the pirates, you deal with them!" Fanxin chuckled, found a large rock nearby, plopped down, and watched the show without participating. He had no interest in this childish game. Ren Fang, the Little Black Cat, and Langyue Yue immediately came to Fanxin's side, watching the scene unfold with a sense of relief.

"You guys are so mean, making us take the blame like this, really!" Straw Hat Luffy was immediately annoyed when he saw Fanxin's indifferent attitude.

"Heh, what can you do? You're pirates, after all. He's targeting pirates." Fanxin said helplessly.

"Sigh, you're right." Straw Hat Luffy shrugged, stepped forward, looked at Long Nose, and said, "Hey, Long Nose, that thing you're holding isn't just for fun, is it? It should be able to take someone's life, right? In that case, you should bet your life on it, shouldn't you!"

"Heh, that should be it." Zoro drew two swords and glared fiercely at the long-nosed man.

Upon hearing this, Long Nose's face changed drastically. Beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead and kept dripping down. In no time, his clothes were soaked through, as if they had been immersed in water.

He was intimidated by the fierce looks of Straw Hat Luffy and Zoro.

The long-nosed man aimed his slingshot at the two, while Straw Hat Luffy and Zoro stood ready, refusing to back down. The two sides remained locked in a stalemate.

After a long while, Long Nose was the first to succumb to the psychological pressure and put away his slingshot. He sat down heavily on the ground, somewhat discouraged, because he no longer had the courage to risk his life.

"Damn it, damn it, why am I so timid and scared?" Long-nosed was so angry that he wanted to slap himself a few times.

"Haha..." Straw Hat Luffy suddenly laughed at this moment. He looked at the long-nosed man slumped on the ground and asked, "Hey, your name is Usopp, right?"

"Hmm, but how do you know my name?" Usopp, with his long nose, looked up at Straw Hat Luffy incredulously. He was confused; he didn't know Luffy, yet Luffy knew him.

"Hehe, it was your father, Yasopp, who told me. You look extremely similar to Yasopp; I recognized you at first glance. I was just teasing you a little; don't take it seriously," Straw Hat Luffy laughed.

"Ah... you know my father? Where is he? Can you tell me?" Usopp stood up excitedly, looked at Straw Hat Luffy, and asked quickly.

His father abandoned him when he was young to become a pirate. More than ten years have passed since then, and he has never seen his father again. However, although his father was heartless, he does not resent him at all, because he is proud of his father.

"He's on Shanks' ship. I saw him ten years ago. His marksmanship is amazing!" Straw Hat Luffy said with a smile.

"Of course, my father is a formidable sniper," Usopp said proudly, head held high.

He greatly admired his father's sniping skills, and he himself inherited his father's talent, now becoming an excellent sniper himself. However, he was timid and afraid of everything. As a result, he gradually became a braggart.

"Hehe, I didn't expect to meet Yasopp's son here, I'm so happy." Straw Hat Luffy laughed.

"Come on, since we're friends, I won't stop you. I'll treat you to a big meal," Usopp said.

"Really? That's great! I'm starving!" Straw Hat Luffy's eyes were sparkling; he seemed especially excited about eating.

Then, the group followed Usopp into the village. Fanxin also followed along; they needed to buy food, so they had to go into the village.

"Hey, Usopp, do you have a market here?" Fanxin asked. He needed to buy a lot of food, and without a market, he wouldn't be able to get enough.

"There is one, but it's not very big. After all, this isn't a big town, it's a village," Usopp said.

"Oh, that makes things difficult then." Fanxin said with a hint of helplessness. He glanced at Ren Fang and said, "Let's buy as much as possible, and then we'll go to the next place to buy more."

"Okay, I understand." Ren Fang nodded.

After following Usopp for half an hour, they finally entered the village. Usopp gave everyone a brief introduction to the village, and then he led them to a nearby restaurant.

The restaurant owner was an old man, around fifty years old, wearing glasses, and looking very refined.

Usopp seemed to have a good relationship with the old man; after he said something, the old man began preparing food. Twenty minutes later, a large table of delicious food was served.

"Haha, it smells so good! I'll start." Straw Hat Luffy looked at the food, his mouth watering even before he started eating. Then, without further ado, he used both hands to grab the food and began to eat.

Fanxin and the others exchanged bewildered glances; this guy's eating manners were truly rude.

"Eat quickly, or that kid will eat all the food," Fanxin said. He grabbed a chicken leg and started eating.

Ren Fang and the others did not hesitate and started working as well.

Half an hour later, everyone was full.

After paying, Usopp glanced at everyone and asked, "What are you all doing in this village?"

"We've come to buy food. However, the market is too small; it seems it can't meet my needs," Fanxin said.

When Usopp was introducing the village earlier, he sent the Little Black Cat to take a look at the market. Although it was called a market, there were very few goods, so it was probably run by a few people from the village together.

He needed to buy food for ten to fifteen days, and the market alone couldn't meet his needs. Therefore, he had to go elsewhere to buy it.

"I see. So, what about you guys, Luffy?" Usopp asked, looking at Straw Hat Luffy. He wanted to ascertain the purpose of these people. This was his hometown, and he didn't want pirates to destroy it. He warmly welcomed visitors, but he absolutely wouldn't allow them to cause damage.

"I came here to get a bigger ship. Our ship is too small; it's impossible for us to go to the Grand Line. A ship this small would be destroyed as soon as it enters," said Straw Hat Luffy. "Hey, Usopp, do you have a big ship here? How about lending us one?"

"No, the villagers here rarely go out to sea. So there aren't many boats here, let alone large ones," Usopp said. "Besides, large ships are very expensive to build; no one in the village can afford them."

"I saw it earlier, wasn't there a big villa in the village? That must belong to a wealthy family, they probably even have a big ship," said Straw Hat Luffy.

Upon hearing this, Usopp's expression changed, and he coldly shouted, "No, absolutely not! You can't make a move on her!" After saying that, he immediately left the restaurant and ran outside, disappearing from sight in no time.

"What's wrong with him?" Straw Hat Luffy asked, puzzled.

"The owner of that villa must have a good relationship with him. He's naturally unhappy that you're trying to make a move on him," Fanxin said with a smile.

"Is that so? What should we do then? We don't have a boat, so we can't take any risks." Straw Hat Luffy was a bit troubled. Last time, he was on a small boat, but they encountered a storm and the boat was destroyed. If he hadn't taken shelter in the barrel in time, he probably would have been dead already.

Therefore, he dared not venture out in a small boat, for that would put his own life in danger. Of course, the most important thing was that he needed to recruit companions, and a small boat simply could not hold many people.

"We're trying to figure something out!" Fanxin smiled, stood up, and was about to take Ren Fang and the others to the market to buy some food, even though there wasn't much there. They had run out of food on the boat, and if they didn't go shopping, they would go hungry.

However, he had barely stood up and hadn't taken a single step when the restaurant door was pushed open. Immediately afterward, five people walked in, all dressed in identical black suits and wearing black hats.

Fanxin looked at those people, his eyes narrowing slightly, because he sensed a murderous aura emanating from them; these guys definitely had lives on their hands.

After a moment, Fanxin stopped paying attention to them and walked outside with Ren Fang, the Little Black Cat, and Langyue. Whether those guys had killed anyone or not was none of his concern, because he had no further dealings with them.

He's not a bad person, but he's definitely not a pushover either. People die every day in the world; he simply can't possibly manage them all.

Fanxin smiled and, with Ren Fang in tow, walked towards the door.

However, at that moment, the man in the suit who was walking at the back picked up a chair and smashed it down on Ren Fang, who was walking at the very back.

Ren Fang sensed danger and immediately retaliated, smashing the chair to pieces with a single punch.

Then, Ren Fang looked at the man in the suit and shouted, "Hey, we didn't provoke you, why are you attacking me?"

"Hehe, it was just a momentary impulse. But you're quite capable too, to have reacted so quickly." The man in the suit who had hit Ren Fang with the chair looked up at her, grinned, and said.

He had only one eye; the other eye appeared to have been blinded. He had a mustache and a fierce face, like a ferocious beast.

"Hmph, I'm not someone you can bully. Don't attack me for no reason, or I'll make you pay!" Ren Fang shouted angrily. She had initially thought she had offended these guys, which was why they were attacking her. However, she now realized that these guys were acting entirely on their whims, which greatly displeased her.

The Little Black Cat and Langyue immediately came to Ren Fang's side, ready for battle and poised to strike at any moment.

"Ren Fang, stop!" Fanxin shouted immediately. He didn't turn around, but kept looking out the door.

"Fanxin, why? This guy is bullying us, shouldn't we fight back?" the Little Black Cat shouted indignantly.

"Not bad, what the hell? Kill them! I refuse to believe I can't take down these guys!" Langyue coldly shouted.

"Yes, these guys are indeed hateful and deserve to die. However, this old man has no grudge against us, so we shouldn't involve him. We should only target those we should target, shouldn't we?" Fanxin said.

"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Langyue and Little Black were speechless.

"Fanxin is right, this isn't the place to fight. Let's not start a fight for now." Ren Fang nodded, then looked at the men in suits and said, "We'll wait for you outside the village. Come on over if you dare. Also, I have something to tell you: if you cause trouble in this village, you definitely won't leave alive."

"Sorry, grandpa, I've ruined one of your chairs." Ren Fang then looked at the old man, took out twenty gold coins from her waist and tossed them to him before walking outside.

The one-eyed man in the suit watched Fanxin and the others leave, licked his lips, and said, "Hmph, I'll deal with you later."

"Bring us some good food, we're hungry," the man in the suit at the front called out to the old man.

He was wearing a suit without a tie and black sunglasses, looking quite cool. He was very tall, 1.95 meters, a head taller than Fanxin.

His tone was soft, but his manner was strong. Upon hearing his words, the old man was so frightened that he nodded repeatedly and immediately went to cook.

Then, the five men in suits chose a large table and sat down.

Straw Hat Luffy and his crew glanced at the guys but paid them no further attention. They stood up and walked out of the shop.

Once outside, Straw Hat Luffy headed towards the villa in the village.

"Hey, are you really going there?" Zoro asked.

"Of course! How can we go on an adventure without a big ship? I'm going to go and get a big ship!" Straw Hat Luffy said stubbornly.

"Seriously, you're asking too much of me," Nami said, somewhat exasperated.

"How do you know they won't agree if you haven't tried? You guys agree, right?" Luffy said with a grin.

"That's true, but it's not really appropriate for us to go like this!" Zoro said hesitantly.

Although he was ruthless, that was towards pirates and those who wanted him dead. He wouldn't dare do that to ordinary people, because it would contradict his swordsmanship.

His goal was to challenge powerful swordsmen, not to bully weak civilians.

"There's nothing wrong with it, I'm just going to ask, not to rob you, right? Hehe." Straw Hat Luffy chuckled and took the lead, heading towards the villa in the village.

Nami, feeling helpless, followed closely behind. Zoro turned around, glanced at the restaurant's location, hesitated for a moment, and then left as well.

"Xu Hai, why did you attack that woman just now?" Inside the restaurant, after the five men in suits were seated, the tall man wearing sunglasses looked at the one-eyed man in the suit and asked.

"Hehe, boss, I didn't just have a fleeting impulse; it was intentional," the one-eyed man in a suit named Xu Hai chuckled and said.

"Oh, why?" asked the man wearing sunglasses. He was the leader of the five, named Shangguan Yunfei.

"Boss, when you guys came in, those guys had their backs to us, but when I came in, I was face to face with them." Xu Hai smiled and said, "I saw the boy's face; he's the one we're after."

"Oh, is it that guy named Fanxin?" Shangguan Yunfei asked.

"That's right, the naval spies sent over the images, and it's definitely that boy. We've been searching for almost a year without finding any trace of him, and we were getting fed up with it. Now that we've found him here, we certainly can't let this opportunity pass us by," Xu Hai said with a smile.

"Hey, why didn't you say earlier that they were gone? If they're gone, we'll have to put in more effort," a man with a large thumb ring next to Xu Hai said with dissatisfaction.

He was also a member, Jin Haiquan, and was the third member of the team. He had an ordinary appearance and was the kind of person who would be easily forgotten if thrown into a crowd.

He looked at Xu Hai with some dissatisfaction. They had been chasing after that Fanxin for quite some time without finding him, and now he had let him escape right under their noses. How could he not be angry?

The higher-ups are pressing them urgently to capture that boy as soon as possible. If he escapes this time, they will definitely be punished.

"Not bad, Xu Hai, you did something wrong this time." A man with a cigar in his mouth said next to Jin Haiquan. He was the number two in the team, named Long Xinqi.

"Forget it, if that kid gets away, let Xu Hai take all the blame!" Finally, the man who hadn't spoken spoke. He was ugly, missing several teeth, and his voice was hoarse. His face was covered in pockmarks, making him quite unpleasant to look at. He was the fourth member of the team, named Sam.

"Heh, Sam, you're really heartless, making me bear everything alone." Xu Hai said, looking at the ugly Sam with displeasure.

"Hmph, you let him go, so of course you have to take the blame. If you had told us in time, we could have caught that kid. But you didn't, so it's all your fault," Sam said dismissively.

"Tch, I didn't say I wouldn't. Aren't you hungry now? How can you fight if you're not full!" Xu Hai snorted and said.

"Is eating more important, or is that kid more important?!" Sam shouted.

"Stop shouting so loudly, that kid can't escape. Didn't you hear me attacking them? He's waiting for us outside the village," Xu Hai said.

"What if he's just saying it and then leaves immediately?" Sam still seemed unconvinced by Xu Hai and asked in return.

Upon hearing this, Xu Hai felt a bit annoyed. This guy was talking too much nonsense. He had already explained it all, yet he was still babbling on and on. Xu Hai was really about to hit him.

However, just as he was about to make a move, the leader, Shangguan Yunfei, spoke up, saying, "Let's eat first! That kid shouldn't leave. I sensed murderous intent from him; he's not a coward."

"Boss, do you really believe in Xu Hai?" Sam asked.

"I already said, eat first. Do I need to say it a second time?" Shangguan Yunfei glared at Sam, his eyes flashing with intense killing intent. Clearly, this guy had quite a few lives on his hands.

Yes, they are not ordinary people, but government agents who specialize in hunting down targets designated by the government. They have carried out numerous missions and have countless lives on their hands.

Their mission this time was to hunt down Fanxin and his group. If they couldn't capture them alive, they were to kill them; that was the order they were given.

Upon hearing this, Sam immediately shut his mouth. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead; clearly, he was somewhat afraid of his boss.

Soon, the old man brought over the food, a table full of dishes. After placing the food on the table, he immediately left, not daring to stay there, because he was afraid that he would be killed by these fierce guys.

The five men ignored the old man and continued eating. After finishing their meal, they left a few gold coins on the table and then left.

"Fanxin, what should we do later?" Ren Fang asked, glancing at Fanxin from inside the woods.

"Kill them all, damn it! They just start attacking without warning. Do they think I'm easy to bully?" Fanxin said coldly.

He hadn't even targeted those two yet, but they had shown absolutely no respect for his people, which had touched a nerve. A dragon has its scales, and touching them will surely enrage it. Therefore, he would absolutely not let the guy who attacked Ren Fang get away with it.

"Yeah, but I think that guy did it on purpose. It seems like he's targeting us," Ren Fang said.

"Oh, why do you think so?" Fanxin asked curiously.