Chapter 38
The tavern was noisy and noisy, almost full of people, and even the seats in front of the semi-circular bar were packed without any gaps.
The good business is evident.
After a circle, there are only a few unremarkable seats adjacent to the corners.
Maud was in one of the seats, and on the small round table in front of him was the rum and appetizers that the waiter had just delivered.
He didn't touch the food and drink, but listened to the noisy chatter around him.
"I heard that something went wrong at the auction last night?"
"Why, you don't know?"
"I drank too much last night. If I didn't listen to others on the way here, I really don't know what happened. What happened?"
"It is said that the calamity caused by several gangsters trying to snatch the devil fruit, after all, it is a devil fruit, who doesn't want it?"
"Oh, was it stolen?"
"No, the guys who were in trouble were all slaughtered by the gangsters, and the Devil Fruit was eaten by the gangster Becky who bought it with money."
"Tsk, how much is the transaction amount?"
"I heard it's more than one billion, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"Ah-"
Breathe in a cool voice.
"So much? If Lao Tzu has more than one billion, where can the world go?"
"Idiot, if you have that much money, I will be the first to rob you."
"What did you say?"
Bang.
The sound of a wooden wine glass hitting the table hard.
Immediately afterwards, there was the dull sound of fists coming and going, hitting the face and body.
As soon as they disagreed, they started a fist-fighting exchange, which can be described as a unique romance for men.
Maud retracted his gaze and thought silently: "Becky the gangster? Is he also in Mad Hatter? But there is no information about him in Sunny's book. Is it because he came from somewhere else to get the Devil Fruit? "
"It turned out that he ate the Devil Fruit at this point in time."
In his mind, information about Becky and the ability of the Devil Fruit suddenly appeared.
Listening to the Devil Fruit incident that most of the people around were talking about, and learning about the fame and status of the gangster Becky, Maud couldn't think of him for a short time.
It is hard to imagine that a man with such status and power would choose to go to sea in the end.
All I can say is that everyone has their own aspirations.
"Did that murloc slave run away in the end?"
At the wine table not far from Maud, several pirates were talking about the murloc slaves.
Maud couldn't help following the voice and looked at the guests at the table vaguely.
"I didn't run away. I died in the alley. I heard that it was killed by a mortician."
"The mortician? What, now the mortician's business object has expanded to the murloc corpse?"
"I don't know that, and when the auction house found the murloc's body, there were no missing parts from that body."
"That means...?"
"Hey, don't take it seriously if you can spread it everywhere. I also said that the murloc slave was killed by a prostitute, do you believe it?"
"Hahaha, drink and drink."
Listening to the discussion at the table, Maud frowned slightly and couldn't help sighing in his heart.
It's not surprising that he was discovered.
After all, whether it was on the street or the buildings near the alley, the most important thing at that time was people.
The reason why I sighed was because after killing the murloc slaves, my whole mind was immersed in the joy of the huge profits, but I didn't consider cutting off a few important "parts" from the murloc corpse to fit the disguise at that time. mortician's identity.
Pay attention next time.
Maud remembered this experience, and at the same time subconsciously picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
He thought that he was a drinker now, and it would be a little weird not to raise his glass for a long time.
What Maud doesn't know is,
Because of the murloc slaves, the auction house also followed the clues to find Arthur with a similar work mask.
If Arthur hadn't been at the auction at the time, he would probably have been invited to the auction for a while of tea and a chat.
However, Arthur also knew that someone was impersonating him to do some shady deeds.
Putting down the glass, Maud observed the surrounding guests without a trace.
With limited intelligence channels, he can only obtain useful information through this means.
And every time the door of the bar was pushed open, he would take a subconscious glance.
crunch--
There are still some years of wooden bar doors being pushed open.
Maud looked at the past subconsciously, and after seeing that the person who came was a wolf rat, he quickly retracted his gaze.
"Is it the neuropathy that seemed to lack friends last night?"
Looking down at the wine and dishes on the table, Maud was slightly surprised.
He clearly shot him last night, but now he's just like no one, and he's still dressed up like that?
This is the resilience of the animal system...
Maud's heart warmed up a little.
At that time, because I was not sure, I decided to slip away.
But it's different now. After getting the benefits of the murloc Sam, with the current strength, if you are fully prepared, you can be assured of five points at least.
Maud pondered in his heart.
In front of the door of the tavern, the wolf rat scanned the scene, and soon found Maud sitting in the corner.
Compared with the men around him who were drinking and spitting with bare arms, Maud, who looked young and immature, was still a bit conspicuous even when he sat in the corner.
"I found you, and... God help me too."
Werewolf walked towards Maud calmly.
There are only a few seats left in the tavern, and Maud's wine table is small, but it is designed for two people to sit.
In this case, choosing to sit next to Maud would not be so purposeful.
Otherwise, if there were more spacious and more comfortable seats around, he would have to squeeze into a table with Maud.
Then, people who don't understand, it is estimated that he is the base.
"Come this way?"
Maud noticed the wolf rat's movement, and subconsciously looked at the vacant seat in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little pained.
It seemed like the same thing happened last night at the pub.
The difference is that Lafayette's reputation and aura were strong enough to attract the attention of most pirates in the tavern.
But now the corners of his eyes are gloomy and cold, but the overall senses are inclined to the obscene animal-type ability, which is not so eye-catching.
"Fortunately, I wore a mask last night and deliberately suppressed my voice, but I won't come to this almost full pub next time."
Maud thought silently.
Although the clothes he wore last night were not the undertaker's work clothes, in order to conceal his figure, Maud deliberately wore bloated clothes.
Therefore, Maud felt that the chances of the werewolf recognizing him were low.
Footsteps approached.
Maud looked up and saw the wolf mouse approaching, and then Shi Shiran sat on the opposite seat.
Seeing the other party's reaction was no problem, Maud was even more sure that the other party didn't recognize him.
"Yo, the little brother is very handsome."
After the wolf mouse sat down as a stranger, he immediately looked at Maud with an astonishing look, as if he had never seen such a handsome man before.
At the same time, what he thought in his mind was: come face to face with a compliment and build an indestructible bridge for future exchanges!
Hearing this slightly embarrassing remark, Maud smiled politely at the wolf mouse, and did not intend to speak up.
This guy... really lacks friends.
Maud thought to himself.
Seeing that the wolf was off to a good start, he first raised his hand to signal for the waiter to come over, then looked at Maud again, and squeezed out a specially trained approachable smile.
He thinks that this smile can be easily used to win goodwill.
As everyone knows, to outsiders, that smile looks like a cramp in the next second.
"Little brother, get to know me, my name is Werewolf, how about you?"
"..."
Looking at the wolf rat's indescribable smile, Maud's eyelids trembled slightly, and he simply called out his name.
"Usopp."
"Your name is Usopp, how do you say that name, wonderful, really wonderful."
Werewolf immediately stroked his palms with a look of amazement.
"Where's the beauty?"
"..."
Werewolf was speechless for a while.
At this time, the door of the tavern was pushed open.
The wolf rat heard the sound and turned to look at the door of the tavern.
I saw a tall, scantily clad woman with big red lips walking in.
She held a white skunk in her hand, followed by a dozen strong men,
"Tsk, Usopp, look, there are beautiful women."
Seeing the woman, the wolf rat's eyes shrank slightly to divert the embarrassment just now.
The corner of Maud's mouth twitched slightly, so he didn't pursue the question just now, and looked at the woman who walked into the tavern.
At the same time, he was keenly aware that the atmosphere in the tavern was changing.
Another famous pirate like Lafayette?
And it's female.
Is it...
Maud recalled the information in the [Notes].