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In a Las Vegas casino, Cecilia sat in a chair eating fruit, looking somewhat bored.

Vivi went to see the club president, while she had to stay at the casino to keep watch.

"You left for almost five days not long ago, why are you leaving again?"

Cecilia was unhappy that Vivi had been away all this time, and she didn't want to waste any more time here.

Although there was plenty of delicious food and a comfortable environment, Cecilia preferred to train herself.

She has a crazy desire to fight, to become stronger, and to surpass her past self.

"The president has learned how to shave, and Heckle is very fast."

Cecilia has always been resentful of the president's decision to learn how to shave. She used to be the fastest, but now she's barely ranked third.

Therefore, she hopes to have more time to train.

But Vivi's matter is more important.

Cecilia thought to herself, bored, but then she felt a few taps on her palm. She looked down, but there was nothing there.

Cecilia yawned, walked towards the bathroom, went in, and closed the door.

A door appeared in the space in front of them.

Mr. Christmas stood inside the space, beckoning to her, "Come with me."

"Good."

Cecilia nodded, took a step out, entered the space, and then disappeared.

"We also need to cover their retreat."

A round bomb was suddenly thrown out on Mr. Christmas, and then the door was closed.

boom.

The bomb exploded, creating a large hole in the ground and shattering the surrounding walls.

At the end of the corridor outside the door, two people dressed in black walked towards this side. Hearing the loud noise, they looked at each other, and in a flash, they were already outside the door.

Bang.

The door was kicked open, and the two men saw that the room was empty, so they focused on the broken walls of the bathroom.

Swoosh, swoosh.

The two appeared at the bathroom door, pushed it open, and looked inside, discovering a large hole below.

"Damn it, she got away," a man in black said with a grim expression.

"I'll go after them. You go and inform Admiral Aokiji and the naval warships," another person shouted, jumping into the cave and chasing after them into the distance.

"Cecilia escaped."

Aokiji hung up Den Den Mushi with a grim expression, rubbed his temples with his right hand, and sighed, "This is getting more and more troublesome."

Why would she run away?

Vivi looked at Aokiji and said, "Didn't you say you sent people to capture her? Make sure you could catch her."

Aokiji said, "I requested two agents to infiltrate and arrest me when I arrived. But Cecilia discovered me beforehand."

"So you mean no one was caught?" Vivi stared at Aokiji.

Aokiji scratched his head and said, "We can catch some special agents."

"Not a single cadre."

Vivi said coldly, "Then what is the point of this operation?"

Aokiji said, "I have already sent people to Whiskey Peak and several other locations. In addition, we will issue arrest warrants and offer bounties on Heckle, Xia Qiu, and Ace."

"But what if they come back here again?"

Vivi asked, "Ace's strength is even greater than that of Vice Admiral. You must personally oversee things until we find out who they are."

"I'm afraid I can't do that."

Aokiji sighed and said, "Due to their duties, Admiral at the Marine Headquarters need to guard the headquarters and can hardly be away for long periods of time, except for occasional absences."

Vivi asked anxiously, "Then what should we do? To resist Ace, we need at least one Admiral."

"Need not."

Aokiji shook his head and said, "Dealing with Ace may not require Admiral. If it is confirmed that Ace and Heckle have formed an alliance, I will ask someone to come here."

At this point, Aokiji looked at Vivi and asked, "You seem to own a casino, don't you?"

"That's right."

Vivi nodded, then asked, "What's wrong?"

Aokiji smiled and said, "That's fine then. I think she wouldn't mind coming over and staying for a while."

"Who exactly is it?" Vivi asked, frowning.

"You'll see when the time comes." Aokiji waved his hand and then walked away into the distance. "Let's go back."

"How do we get back? The ship is frozen over." Vivi quickly caught up.

"Riding a bicycle."

Aokiji walked to a distance, hopped on his bicycle, and said, "Get on."

"Really."

Vivi reluctantly straddled the back seat, while Aokiji pedaled the bicycle towards Alabasta.

Alabasta.

Not long after, Mr. Christmas and Cecilia appeared in a room not far from the coast.

"What exactly happened?" Cecilia asked, puzzled.

"This morning, the president called me and said that the Navy had discovered our presence. Admiral Aokiji came and asked me to go to Alabasta and find an opportunity to rescue you."

On Mr. Christmas, he leaned against the window, looking into the distance, and said, "They had already started their operation when I arrived. Luckily, you're alright."

"So that's how it is."

Cecilia frowned and couldn't help but ask, "So what should we do next?"

Mr. Christmas replied, "The president told us to find an opportunity to leave. I'll return to the Sakura Kingdom, while you go to Island Number Two and wait for the president's return."

"The naval warships have surrounded Alabasta, so how do we leave?" Cecilia asked curiously.

Mr. Christmas said, "Don't worry, they can't completely block ships from entering and leaving the port. As long as there are ships setting sail, I'll take you on board, hide, and then head to our destination."

"Good."

Cecilia nodded, temporarily relieved, but then, remembering something, she asked, "What about the president?"

"They will leave temporarily."

"They wouldn't fight Admiral, would they? Hahaha," he said with a laugh on Mr. Christmas.

Four hours later.

Xia Qiu was swimming slowly in the sea when a sea fish appeared not far away, and he immediately rushed towards it.

Xia Qiu bit the sea fish to death in one bite, and then ate it in large mouthfuls.

We had just finished eating seafood when a signal came back from the sea.

boom.

Xia Qiu immediately surfaced and looked into the distance.

"Puff, puff, puff."

The engine fire grew weaker and weaker, and the small boat traced an arc beside Xia Qiu before slowly coming to a stop.

"President." Heckle breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xia Qiu was safe.

"Ace, Heckle, are you alright?" Xia Qiu asked the two of them.

"With your arrangements in place."

Ace replied, then exclaimed, "But Aokiji is really strong."

In this battle, Ace realized the gap between himself and Admiral; if the Admiral went all out, his only option was to escape.

"Yes."

Xia Qiu nodded and said, "That's why I didn't make a move and just fled the place. It seems that our preparations were still insufficient."

"So what's next?"

Ace asked curiously, "Where do we go next?"

"Go somewhere else first and divert their attention."

Xia Qiu said, "Then we'll sneak back."

Ace asked curiously, "Where are we going?"

Xia Qiu looked into the distance and said softly, "I have a good place to go. He should be on this flight path. Let's go and see if we can find it."

That's all for today. I'll definitely finish the chapter tomorrow.