Crocodile!

"What should we do? Which way do we go?"

After Li and the others entered the corridor, they soon reached a fork. The left side was labeled Pirate Passage, while the right was labeled VIP Passage. It was an obvious little trick, but that was precisely why people would fall for it if they did not know better. Any pirate would instinctively lean toward the Pirate Passage. Besides, Li and the others had not come to have a chat with Crocodile. Just like in the original story, Luffy and his crew had fallen for it. Luffy was simple-minded, so that was understandable, but even someone as shrewd as Nami had failed to notice it. That showed just how skilled Crocodile was at manipulating people's minds. There was a reason why he had driven the kingdom of Alabasta into such disunity.

"We're pirates, so of course we take the left!" Luffy looked from side to side, then immediately sprinted toward the left without a moment's hesitation. To Luffy, who took pride in being a pirate, not taking the Pirate Passage was simply unforgivable.

"Boss, there's something wrong with this place!" Law frowned slightly and said in a low voice.

"Mm. It's just a minor psychological trick. Crocodile must have prepared a trap at the end of the left passage, waiting for us to walk right into it. But our goal is to find Crocodile. If we don't go there, coming here would be meaningless." Li nodded and spoke calmly before following after Luffy.

Crocodile was beneath the trap ahead. If they ran to the other side just to avoid the trap, then what had they come here for? Li did not like beating around the bush with people like Crocodile. When facing someone weaker than himself, he crushed them with overwhelming