After the masked man and his crew left Iceburg's mansion, the Galley-La Company members, who had just arrived unaware of the truth, looked at Luffy and his companions with unfriendly expressions.
"You guys have some nerve! Do you think you can get rid of yourselves by putting on a show like this in front of us?"
An old man in the distance looked at Lu Yu and the others with an angry expression on his face, and the anger on his face did not seem to be faked.
Seeing this scene before him, Lu Yu sighed inwardly. Sure enough, the situation was developing in the worst possible way he had imagined.
"What are you guys waiting for? Hurry up and take down these pirates! None of these pirates are any good!"
After he finished speaking, a large group of burly men rushed out from behind the old man, who appeared to be workers from the Carrera shipbuilding company.
Even though there were many workers, they were nothing more than a piece of cake in front of Lu Yu. He could easily incapacitate them all with a few light punches.
But Lu Yu knew in his heart that if he really did that, the misunderstanding between the two would probably deepen, and his purpose of finding a ship in the Water 7 would probably fail.
"Let's go, there's no need for us to get entangled with them here."
As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, everyone left the mansion.
However, to everyone's surprise, the influence of the Galley-La Company was astonishing. In a short period of time, the entire city was filled with wanted posters for their pirate crew.
At the same time, Lu Yu could also sense that the people who were originally friendly to them had now completely changed their attitude, wishing they could stab him in the back.
"These despicable bastards actually did such a thing! If it weren't for us, Mr. Iceburg would probably be crippled by now! Ungrateful wretch!"
Seeing their current situation, where they were like stray dogs being chased by everyone, Sanji felt indignant and voiced his complaints.
Seeing this, Lu Yu shook his head. Indeed, their situation was extremely dangerous. If they couldn't successfully rescue Mr. Iceburg, they probably wouldn't be able to stay in Water 7 any longer.
Before Lu Yu could make a decision, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the alley behind him.
"Hmph, I knew you lot would end up like this. Now come with me!"
The words coming from the alley were somewhat familiar, but for a moment, Lu Yu and the others couldn't remember who the person was.
I followed behind that man, wandering endlessly through the streets and alleys.
Such a wandering route would likely allow them to evade most of their pursuers; only someone with an extremely thorough understanding of the entire Water 7 would be able to make such a move.
The man bent down, opened the manhole cover, and walked down without pausing.
Upon seeing this, Lu Yu and the others naturally followed without hesitation. Now, shouts were echoing Water 7, as the Galley-La Company was probably searching for them extensively.
As soon as Lu Yu arrived at the manhole cover, he could make out the identity of the man in front of him by the dim light in the sewer.
Somewhat surprisingly, the man in front of him was none other than Franky he had faced off against before.
"It was you? Why did you save us?" Lu Yu asked, puzzled.
"Don't joke around. Do you think I'm saving you? I'm just saving those ignorant boatmen. If they really angered you, the consequences would be dire."
He shook his head, and the expression on Flander's face no longer showed the arrogance he had displayed before. Instead, it revealed a deep affection and love for the Water 7.
"Don't worry about Iceburg. Iceburg won't be in any danger until he gets what they want."
As they walked and talked, Lu Yu gleaned a crucial piece of information from his conversation with Franky.
Flanders seemed to have lived in this Water 7 since childhood, and appeared to be a remarkable boatman.
However, unexpectedly, due to certain accidents, his relationship with Iceburg has become one of estrangement, but their hearts are forever connected.
"What exactly do they want? I don't understand, is there a spaceship that the World Government can't build itself?"
Upon seeing this scene, Nami hesitated for a moment.
However, after hearing Nami's words, Franky's face showed a hint of pride.
Turning around, they realized that they had arrived at the edge of a cliff, from which they could see the water train.
" The World Government? Hmph! Could they build a sea train like we have? Even the Pirate King Gol D. Roger rode on a ship built by my master!"
A proud look appeared on his face, and before Franky could even form a look of reminiscence in his eyes, Lu Yu felt a powerful force rushing towards them from behind.
"Get out of the way!"
With a low shout, Lu Yu walked backward, spreading his hands in front of him to block the fierce slash.
Fortunately, Lu Yu reacted quickly enough; without Lu Yu's intervention, such a sudden attack would have certainly caused considerable injury to everyone.
"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be so quick-witted. See? I told you we'd meet soon!"
The man before them revealed his face beneath the black robe; it was none other than Rob Lucci and his group who had left earlier. At the same time, his eyes were fixed intently on Franky.
" Franky? You think you can't find me just because you changed your name? Be smart and hand over the blueprints for Pluton!"