Assassination and Escape

After throwing Luo out of the second floor for the twentieth time, Corazon lit a cigarette with a headache.

He hadn't expected a kid to be so persistent.

But he must be reaching his limit, even though he was already covered in wounds.

However, Luo didn't think so.

He would never give up!

Corazon's gaze successfully caught Luo's fierce stare.

So, he helplessly came outside and casually found a place to sit down.

This time, he decided to block the entrance directly, not giving Luo a chance to get in.

Another reason for doing this was that he feared he might accidentally kill Luo if he threw him out a few more times.

That would completely go against his original intention.

"After I get rid of this guy, I hope the other kid still lying in the infirmary will be easier to deal with," Corazon thought to himself, then drifted off as he was thinking.

At this moment, Luo was almost blinded by rage.

All warnings and the rules of the blood family were thrown to the back of his mind.

All he knew now was that if he couldn't deal with this bastard Corazon, he would never have the chance to join the Donquixote Family.

Luo gritted his teeth, looked around, and seeing no one, a wicked thought suddenly struck him!

"Kill him! As long as no one sees it, no one will know it was me!"

So, he found the short knife he had dropped nearby on the first day and quietly crept towards the distracted Corazon.

When Abel and Baby-5 walked out of the building, they happened to see Luo stabbing Corazon's back fiercely with a short knife.

"Ah!"

Baby-5 instinctively cried out.

Both Corazon and Luo's attention were drawn away almost simultaneously.

"Damn it! I've been discovered, and at this moment!"

But the arrow was already on the string, and he had to let it fly. Luo couldn't care about anything else and gritted his teeth, still thrusting the knife forward.

Pfft!

Corazon, who had already sensed the killing intent behind him, inexplicably didn't dodge. He merely twisted his body slightly, avoiding vital spots, and took the blow head-on.

"Success!"

Luo rejoiced in his heart. Next, he just needed to deal with the witnesses.

The other party was just a little girl, not to mention that he saw Abel, whom he hadn't seen for days, standing beside her!

If the two of them teamed up, there was still a chance they could get away with it.

It had to be said, at this stage, Luo was still somewhat naive.

In this world, many people didn't need any so-called evidence to do things.

If Corazon were to die here, then when Doflamingo returned, he would simply kill all the suspects to avenge his younger brother, that was all.

"Luo, you're definitely finished now!"

Fat Buffalo appeared not far behind Luo at some point, holding a large ice cream cone, looking like he had just returned from shopping.

As if by chance, he witnessed Luo assassinating Corazon and was so startled that the ice cream cone in his hand fell to the ground.

Luo, who turned around and saw Buffalo return, was extremely speechless.

Why didn't you guys show up two minutes earlier?!

You didn't show up early, you didn't show up late, but you had to show up at the critical moment when I made my move!

Luo was so frustrated he felt like spitting blood.

Even if it were a 2-on-2 now, his and Abel's chances of winning weren't high. After all, Abel's arms were already broken, and the little fatty Buffalo's 'combat power' didn't look low.

Moreover, the other party only needed to shout a few times, and someone would come, and everything would be over.

Thinking of this, Luo immediately made a decision.

Run!

He didn't want to die, or rather, he couldn't die yet.

So, running was the only option.

And to avoid implicating Abel, he didn't even say goodbye and turned to flee.

"You can't run! You're dead!"

Buffalo shouted loudly as he chased after Luo.

He was thinking, if he could catch Luo, wouldn't that be a great achievement?

When the young master returned, wouldn't he reward him with a hundred or eighty ice cream cones?!

For ice cream, I'll risk it all!

Abel watched Luo disappear in the blink of an eye, feeling utterly speechless.

He knew why Luo had run, and he knew why Luo was ignoring him.

But, it really wasn't necessary!

At the same time, he had no intention of chasing after him, because Buffalo had actually said something right for once: Luo wouldn't be able to escape.

Since he'd be caught eventually, why waste the effort?

Then he saw Corazon stand up, spitting blood, a knife still stuck in his back, and walk inside.

Abel suddenly wondered if this guy had intentionally taken that stab to force Luo away.

Regardless, this guy was a genuine Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral. He couldn't possibly have had no reaction to Luo's vicious surprise attack.

But if it was intentional, just to scare Luo away, then everything made sense.

After all, he couldn't possibly be that incompetent.

It wasn't until Corazon passed by Abel and Baby-5 that he suddenly reached out, attempting to grab Abel's head.

"Damn it, I've been guarding against you!"

Cursing under his breath, Abel, who had been watching the other's movements, immediately dodged back, preventing him from succeeding.

Seeing Abel's swift reaction, Corazon, who had intended to press his advantage, was taken aback for a moment before pretending nothing had happened and walking away.

"Regarding Luo stabbing Corazon, can I ask you not to tell anyone?"

After Corazon left, Abel began to clean up Luo's mess.

"I'm needed again, huh? I won't tell anyone~" Baby-5 happily covered her mouth.

One down, only the chubby Buffalo was left. Corazon himself certainly wouldn't say anything.

"Baby-5, do you know what Buffalo usually likes?"

"I know! Buffalo likes gambling."

"Gambling?"

Abel nodded thoughtfully, having grasped another of Buffalo's weaknesses. "Anything else?"

"If there's anything else... does liking ice cream count? Buffalo loves the deluxe ice cream from the town's dessert shop the most. Since it costs 500 Belly a scoop, he often borrows money from me."

This was it!

Abel decided to bribe Buffalo.

Although the guy didn't seem very bright, he wasn't actually that stupid.

The reason he believed he could bribe him was simply because Buffalo disliked Corazon. According to Baby-5, the two of them had been 'abused' by Corazon quite a bit back then.

Under these circumstances, Buffalo should be willing to help Luo conceal the truth for the sake of the deluxe ice cream.

And as long as Baby-5 and Buffalo didn't say anything, and he and Luo didn't say anything, and the stabbed Corazon didn't say anything, then by the time Doflamingo returned, the matter would naturally blow over.

So, Abel immediately put on an incredibly bright and handsome smile and said to the little girl, "Can you lend me some money? I really need it."

PS: It's confirmed I've caught something. I've been running a fever despite taking medicine and feel awful. I can only taste sourness right now, and my head feels constantly foggy. It's ridiculous.