Xie Wen had not lied to Bonney earlier. Killing Doflamingo was not the end of things; there were still plenty of loose ends for him to deal with.
For example...
"B-Boss Xie Wen, that Half-Fish-Man..."
No sooner had he sent Baby 5 off to clean the rooms than Shirahoshi came over again and asked hesitantly.
"Don't worry. That kid doesn't have a Devil Fruit ability, so I haven't killed him yet."
Xie Wen had long guessed that Shirahoshi would care whether Dellinger lived, so he had not locked him up with Doflamingo and the others in the first place.
"But..."
Before Shirahoshi could breathe a sigh of relief, Xie Wen looked at her seriously and said, "Whether he lives or dies next will depend on you."
"Huh?"
"Although I don't care about Dellinger's life, he did plenty of bad things while following Doflamingo, and he still shows no sign of remorse. So if you can't get him to repent before we return to Fish-Man Island, I'll still kill him... Actually, letting your father deal with him would be an option, but your whole family is far too softhearted. I don't trust you with that."
Xie Wen clicked his tongue with some distaste.
Although Dellinger was still a minor, he had certainly committed no shortage of evil deeds. After all, Luo, Baby 5, and the others had started working for the family when they were very young, and Dellinger was clearly no exception.
There were plenty of excuses to make for him if one wanted to: Doflamingo had led him astray, he had been adopted by the Heavenly Yaksha as a child and had never had a choice, and so on.
Just like how Baby 5 could not refuse others because of her personality.
But in all honesty, plenty of the