"Nami..."
Kuina pulled Nami aside and tapped her forehead. "Don't you know? Ye Chen has been looking for that woman all along."
"Who?"
Nami froze for a moment and asked without thinking.
"Olvia's daughter. The other survivor of Ohara—Nico Robin."
"Hmph. That's a billion Beli! Has he lost his mind? He's practically telling everyone we're fools with money to burn!" Nami was still angry, but her tone had softened considerably.
Ye Chen ignored Nami and turned to Buggy. "Take everyone who knows Robin's whereabouts into the office."
A few minutes later, Ye Chen sat in Buggy's office while the others lined up and entered one by one.
"Let's hear it."
Ye Chen waved a hand and glanced at the man in his thirties standing before him.
"I saw that woman on Fire Dragon Island a month ago. The Marines were after her, and I even helped her. I lost more than twenty men because of it. The Marines killed them all."
"Really?"
Ye Chen studied the man named Albert with interest. His eyes flashed as he activated Mind Reading:
This sucker offered a billion Beli. I've seen that woman, so even if he asks what Robin looks like, I can tell him everything. But hahaha... Like hell I'd help her. That damn woman got so many of my brothers killed. I'm going to make her pay me back with interest.
"The time, place, and people are all right!" Ye Chen nodded, a cold smile tugging at his lips. "But you've got the story backward. You didn't help Robin out of kindness. She saw that you were trying to catch her, so she lured the Marines to you. Isn't that right, Albert?"
Ye Chen rose from his chair. His presence turned sharp, and tension filled the room.
"A-are you human or