"You're asking me to hand over something I don't have. There's nothing I can do."
Without looking back, Tom shrouded himself in shadow. "If you want to kill, then go ahead."
"Fine. You said it. Don't regret it."
Lin Qi snorted coldly and vanished into the night.
Once he was sure the visitor had left, Tom suddenly collapsed to the ground as though all his strength had been drained away. Tears the size of beans rolled down from the corners of his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Franky..."
"I'm sorry, Iceberg... I hope you can forgive me."
Elsewhere.
Lin Qi had not given up on obtaining Pluton's blueprints.
The moment he activated Observation Haki, he quickly locked onto Franky's location.
An abandoned shipyard.
Without any warning, Lin Qi appeared behind Franky. Before the latter could react, he knocked him unconscious and carried him away.
The next day.
Tom learned from Iceberg that Franky had gone missing, and his heart twisted like a knife.
He did not tell Iceberg any of this, instead burying it deep within his heart.
That man was far too powerful.
Not telling Iceberg was the best choice for him.
Otherwise, if Iceberg went to seek revenge, he would only get himself killed.
That night.
Lin Qi found Master Tom again.
But this time, he carried a gift in his hand.
"Hehehe, Master Tom, do you like the gift I brought?"
"Franky!"
Tom hurried over. Seeing that Franky was merely unconscious and otherwise unharmed, he let out a sigh of relief.
"What do you want?"
"Very simple. You said you didn't care whether Franky lived or died. I just wanted to see whether you truly didn't care."
Lin Qi gripped Franky's head and slowly tightened his hold.
"Bastard! What are you doing? Stop it!"
Tom's eyes nearly split