The people from Cipher Pol did not keep Xie Wen waiting long. They had said a week, but the delivery arrived on Chain Island on the third day.
And...
It was a familiar face, too.
When he saw the Air Door appear out of thin air before him, and the figure wearing what looked like a koala headpiece emerge from it, Xie Wen understood at once.
If it was him, delivering it this quickly was hardly surprising.
After all, Water 7 was quite close, and although this fellow's development of the Door-Door Fruit was nothing special, using it to travel was still easy enough.
Just as Xie Wen was debating whether to call out his identity, Klee Meow, perched on his shoulder, twitched her nose twice...
"Brother Xie Wen, this is the man from the city where they built the Dudu, the one who combed his hair into horns, meow!"
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The little ragdoll cat pointed at Blueno, who was not only wearing a koala headpiece but also wrapped tightly in a robe, and declared proudly, "His hair was so funny that Klee remembered him really well, meow!"
Seeing that Klee Meow had already exposed him, Xie Wen immediately played along, putting on a look of sudden realization. "So it's you... Last time Uncle Cody wanted to talk to me, it was at your bar, right?"
Then his expression darkened. "So you were the one who stole the blueprints Iceburg had?"
"..."
Blueno nearly spat blood.
He had not even said a word, yet his identity was already exposed. And Kalifa had been the one to steal the blueprints, but he had to take the blame for her.
As for denying it, Blueno never even considered the option. He made no attempt to explain himself, either, simply removing the koala