Then a letter similar to a verdict was sent to Kin’emon’s home. At the same time, as Orochi had expected, the other members of the Kozuki family were all very angry when they heard the news that Kin’emon was going to be executed.

“I’ve said it before, the Beasts Pirates are not good people, Kin’emon…” The remaining retainers of Kozuki Oden gathered together at this time. They had already received the news, or it would be difficult not to receive the news.

After all, one of the people who stayed here was named Kanjuro, whose full name was Kurozumi Kanjuro. He was an undercover agent sent by Kurozumi Orochi to be beside Kozuki Oden, and the news was originally brought back by him.

“What should we do? Are we going to watch them execute Kin’emon?”

“That’s definitely not possible! By the way, Ashura Douji, after Lord Oden left, he went back to the mountain to take care of those bandits. If we can bring them out, we should be able to get Kin’emon back.”

“I heard that Kaido is very strong…many people might die…”

“Then let Kin’emon die!”

Kanjuro’s undercover mission was to stir up confrontation, so at the beginning he suggested robbing the execution ground and snatching people, and then everyone would hide back in the mountains and wait for Kozuki Oden to come back.

The one who is worried about too many casualties is Aju, whose real name is Kikunojo, also known as Canxue Kikunojo. He is a man but more feminine than women. If he were in another place, he would be a transvestite and a transgenderist, which is completely politically correct.

She is gentle at heart, too gentle, and a little indecisive in battle.

“That’s not what I meant…”

The matter had not been settled yet and these people had already started quarreling among themselves, but under Kanjuro’s deliberate guidance, they decided to go straight for Kin’emon.

Even if Kanjuro was not there, they would not sit and watch Kin’emon die, but Kanjuro made them even more impulsive. However, before they could leave, another person came over. It was not Sayina, but the Hakuma Daimyo – Shimotsuki Yasuie.

Chapter 161: Shuangyue Kangjia

Orochi worked very hard in spreading the rumor, and the result was that not only did ordinary people know about it, but other daimyos also heard the news.

Wano Country is considered a big country among the countries on the Grand Line, but if something big really happens, the news will spread quickly throughout the country. Although there are no news birds, letters can be sent by flying arrows between villages.

Not to mention that because of Qiangang, the Shimotsuki Yasushi family had a lot of dealings with beasts.

Moreover, among the many daimyo, he had the best relationship with the Kozuki family. There was a rumor that if Sukiyaki did not have a son, then Shimotsuki Yasuie would be the next shogun.

Moreover, Shimotsuki Yasuie also helped the Kozuki family a lot. At the beginning, Kozuki Oden was like an idiot and was cheated of all his money by Kurozumi Orochi in just a few words. Therefore, his retainers ran to Shimotsuki Yasuie’s house to steal money.

The result was naturally that they were discovered, but the Shimotsuki Yasuka family did not pursue the matter. Instead, they gave them money and paid for them to learn etiquette knowledge, allowing them to grow up from all walks of life.

During the years that Kozuki Oden was away, if it weren’t for his help, the Kuri region would probably have been in chaos. Kozuki Oden’s retainers were good at handling small matters, but none of them could be trusted when it came to big matters.

At this stage, Baishou has established farms in Jiuli and Baiwu. Seeing what is happening in his jurisdiction, Shimotsuki Kangjia did not stop it, because he can see that Baishou’s actions are beneficial to the people of Baiwu.

After hearing the news from Orochi, he realized that things were not that simple. Anyone with a discerning eye in Wano Country could see that the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi were not on good terms.

They could guess that Kurozumi Orochi’s original intention was to use Kaido’s military force to deal with them, but in the end he seemed to have gone too far. The beasts had their own ideas, and to a large extent they conflicted with Kurozumi Orochi’s ideas.

Because of their familiar relationship, Kozuki Oden and Shimotsuki Yasuie have talked about many things. If the arrival of the beasts can really change the living conditions of the residents of Wano Country, then he is not very resistant.

But when he saw the news spread by Orochi, he immediately knew that something was wrong. According to the character of Oden’s retainers, they would probably really come to his door and attack him.

This act of executing Kin’emon is totally inconsistent with the style of the Beasts Pirates after they came to Wano Country. In addition, it was Orochi’s cronies who spread the rumors, so he felt that there was a big problem.

It was still early before the date announced by Orochi, and in order to prevent them from doing something impulsive, Shimotsuki Yasuie immediately came to Oden Castle in Kuri. The moment he saw these people, he knew he had come to the right place.

“What are you going to do!?”

“Kang..Mr. Kang, we have to go save Kin’emon.”

“Just the few of you? The Beasts Pirates have at least a thousand people here, and there are also Kurozumi Orochi’s men. How can you be so confident to attack thousands of people? What have you learned over the years! And don’t you pay any attention to the situation in Wano Country?”

If they knew more, they would not believe the so-called information about the execution of Kin’emon. Just when Shimotsuki Yasuie was teaching them a lesson, Ahe also came here and she received a letter from Baishou.

But she had never experienced such a thing before, and was a little overwhelmed for a moment, so she had to come here.

“Master Kang, everyone, someone sent me this thing.” As she said this, she took out the letter from Baishou.

[Kinemon pretended to be a member of the Beasts Pirates and broke into the Udon Mine with the intention of robbing the prison. In the process, he injured seven guards and destroyed a house. He was sentenced to work in the mine for twenty years for multiple crimes.]

Attached to it was a series of bills, including the medical expenses for the people injured by Kin’emon, the cost of building the house, his own medical expenses and many other expenses, and of course, the most crucial sentence about the indulgence.

[Sufficient compensation can reduce the sentence]

“As expected, they didn’t even intend to kill Kin’emon. You almost fell into Orochi’s trap. You can’t even see something so obvious. You are really naive.”

Kozuki Yasuie was very intimidating to them. The group of people were like children seeing their teacher, and they were scolded by Shimotsuki Yasuie so badly that they couldn’t even raise their heads.

Even Kanjuro is no exception. Although he is an undercover agent, undercover agents are the most loyal under extremely special circumstances. Before receiving a new mission, they will try their best to gain the trust of their target. Kanjuro is in this state now.

Moreover, he is very keen on role-playing and has already completely immersed himself in the role of Kozuki’s retainer.

“Master Kang, Kin’emon…”

“Don’t be anxious, A-He. This matter can probably be settled with money. Go and collect the money to redeem Kin’emon first. Other matters will have to wait until Oden comes back.”

Both Kurozumi Orochi and the Beasts Pirates are difficult characters for them to deal with, the Beasts Pirates because of their strength, and Kurozumi Orochi because of his position as the acting general.

The country of Wano attaches great importance to the position of shogun. Without the orthodox figure of Kozuki Oden, some people may not support them. What Orochi is doing now has not crossed their bottom line, so they need to wait for Kozuki Oden to come back.

And there is another thing that Shimotsuki Yasuie is worried about. The interests of the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi are different. If this kind of thing really leads to the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi completely uniting their fronts, with Kaido’s military force and the name of General Orochi, then Wano Country will really be doomed.

In the end, Shimotsuki Yasuie only took Denjiro away. First of all, it was because Denjiro and Kin’emon were very familiar with each other. They had known each other before they defected to Oden.

Secondly, because Denjiro has been very good at negotiation, or in other words, cheating, since he was a child, and he can often get things at a low price, he plans to take Denjiro to negotiate the price for redeeming Kin’emon.

However, they did not notice that because of the arrival of Shimotsuki Yasuji, Sha Yinna on the clouds put away the fire in her hand.

……

After returning, Yasuie Shimotsuki took Denjiro to Onigashima almost without stopping. Hakumai managed the port of Wano Country, and there were naturally qualified boatmen among them, so the boat would not capsize in the inland sea like Kojiro did.

After explaining their purpose, it didn’t take them long to meet the person they were negotiating with – Jin.

“I am the Daimyo Shimotsuki Yasuie of Hakumai. I am here on behalf of my friend Kozuki Oden to redeem his retainer, Kin’emon. This is his colleague Denjiro.”

“According to our regulations, he should work in the mine for twenty years.”

“We already know the situation. Name your price.”

“Ten thousand platinum.”

As soon as these words were spoken, both Shimotsuki Yasuie and Denjiro’s faces changed drastically. Although they were prepared to bleed heavily, this amount was simply not negotiable.

Chapter 162 High Compensation and Siege War

Ask for a sky-high price and pay a low price, but if you open your mouth with such an impossible number, the other party’s attitude may change.

“This is impossible! No one in Wano Country can come up with so much money!” Ten thousand platinum, one million gold, is ten billion berries. Even the generals of Wano Country would have to empty the national treasury to come up with this amount of money.

The currency of Wano Country is all metal currency. They can’t even print money. With this amount, they can’t even continue the talks. Even Denjiro was a little out of control for a moment.

Denjiro was too young and lacked experience in handling major events. Kin’emon was his good friend, so he could not control his emotions at all for a moment. However, Shimotsuki Yasuie was calmer.

“Tell me, what do you want in exchange for releasing Kin’emon?”

“Don’t say such harsh words. He was the one who broke the rules. Kojiro, you should explain it.”

Then the sliding door on the side was opened, and Kojiro with a bandage on his head walked out. The injuries were of course real, but they were not caused by the beatings of those thugs. He was beaten by himself for the sake of realism. In this respect, he was a ruthless man.

“As you command, my Lord.

Master Kang, I am just an ordinary businessman. I was doing business in the Flower City that day, but a group of thugs came out and wanted to smash my stall. Although I fought hard, I was outnumbered and the people of the Beasts arrested those people. “

“You also heard that those people beat up a legitimate businessman, and yet the man you called Kin’emon wanted to go to the prison to rescue those people. Do you think he asked for it?”

“It has already happened. What’s the point of talking about this? Name your price.” Shimotsuki Yasuie didn’t care about what they said. Now that Kin’emon was in their hands, they would have to pay a huge price to replace him.

“Very good, we want the right to use this place.”

He pulled open a piece of cloth on the table in front of him, revealing a sand table of Wano Country, and pointed his finger directly at Kuri’s Taoyuan Farm.

Although Shimotsuki Yasuie was serious when he was young, there was a huge gap between his height and Jin’s. There are indeed many tall people in Wano Country, but Shimotsuki Yasuie is not one of them. Given this gap, the oppressive feeling brought by Jin is much greater.

But this is not the point. Shimotsuki Yasushi’s point is the sand table in front of him. Every blade of grass and tree on it is clearly marked. If he just wants a place, there is no need to say it so clearly. Obviously, this is deliberately revealing some information to him.

“Are you trying to show that Wano Country is under control…” Shimotsuki Yasuie thought so in his heart, and while he was thinking about this question, Jin urged again:

“Either you pay us 10,000 platinum or hand over this farm to us, or we’ll send him to mine according to the rules, or you can choose the fourth way, which is that we kill that guy as Kurozumi Orochi said.”

Neither of them could be accepted, whether Kin’emon was forced to dig for 20 years or be executed. Taoyuan Farm was the goal of the Beasts, and no matter what Shimotsuki Yasuie said, he had no intention of giving in.

In the end, for Kin’emon’s safety, they had to agree to rent Taoyuan Farm to the Beasts Pirates at a price of five silver per year. This was the last right that Denjiro had fought for. At least in this way, Taoyuan Farm still belonged to them in name.

“Can we take Kin’emon away now?”

“No.”

“Why? Didn’t I already give that place to you?”

“You gave him an atonement for his sin, but the medical expenses for the guards, the cost of repairing the house, the labor fee of the warden, and the mental damage compensation for the other guards, all of these are 500 gold.”

After paying a huge sum of money again, Denjiro finally met Kin’emon. At this time, he was bandaged like a mummy and fell into a coma. He did not respond no matter how he called him.

“What did you do to him?”

“I didn’t do anything. I’ll be awake after sleeping for ten days or half a month. I’ll return the person to you alive, but we won’t be responsible for what happens next.”

After so many years, the torture is no longer just physical pain.

Compared with the physical pain, the mental fatigue and pain were more torturous. He didn’t do anything else but used a medicine prepared by Naqin to make his five senses sharper and his perception of time more sensitive.

Then he was locked in a soundproof box built by Quinn and kept in an absolutely quiet environment for a long time. It seemed that his injuries were still left by Babanuki, but now Kin’emon was more mentally traumatized.

This matter seems to be over, but it is not completely over. Taoyuan Farm is an important crop producing area in Kuri, and the food source of Yuden Castle basically depends on it.

In order to get Kin’emon back, they had no choice but to rent this place to the Beasts Pirates at a very low price, and then paid another sum of money. The most direct consequence of this was that they were left with no money.

Their food and drink all cost money, and the same goes for those hired men in Oden Castle. Although Shimotsuki Yasuie lent them some money, it was only enough for their temporary needs.

So these retainers began to borrow money and repay debts everywhere, and even their clothes were gradually patched up…

Everyone lived in peace for the next half month, but everyone had their own thoughts behind their backs. Arceus just played with the children and continued to take advantage of Yamato’s luck.

This time it’s probability, letting Yamato choose more places, and then the place she chooses the most will be the next exploration site.

But the world will not remain so peaceful forever. First, Kaido who was away came back. This time he did not pick up the child, but found a devil fruit, the Animal System, Spider Fruit, Ancient Species, the Rose Wolf Spider form.

Soon after, a battle broke out in the sky above the Flower City. It was more of a hunt than a battle, as Jin and Sha Yina were hunting a man in white.

A white cloak, a mask with strange patterns, and a neat suit. There is only one type of person on the sea who would dress like this, and that is CP0.

The reason he appears here is because of Kurozumi Orochi. Although Wano Country has not completely become a weapons producer, with the help of Kaido, a large number of weapons factories have appeared in Udon.

Weapons have been produced there, and these weapons are naturally to be sold. Kaido originally sold them on the black market by using the Hundred Beasts Fruit.

But Orochi thought that the profit was not enough, so he took the initiative to let Kurozumi Kuroshin contact the World Government, and the CP0 came to discuss business.

However, he didn’t know that he had once again violated the taboo of the Beasts. Although the Beasts had a huge business, Kaido adhered to a principle and he did not conduct any transactions directly with the World Government.

Although maritime trade cannot bypass the World Government, trading directly with it is of a completely different nature. The reason why he did not trade directly is because everyone in the Beasts Pirates, including Shayna and especially Arceus, has a resistance to the World Government.

Although he himself doesn’t care, he can’t help but take this emotion into consideration.

So he would rather let some middlemen earn the difference than trade directly with the World Government. The moment CP0 stepped into Wano Country, the gate on the snake’s head lowered two points again.

Chapter 163: What does the transaction between Kurozumi Orochi and me have to do with Hundred Beasts?

CP0, the full name of CIPHER POL – AIGIS 0, is known as the strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons, protecting their safety. The selection of CP0 personnel is very strict, and both loyalty and strength are required.

Loyalty goes without saying, and as for strength, without some strength they cannot protect the Celestial Dragons. Although the Celestial Dragons have a noble status and attacking them will cost a huge price, there are still many people who want to kill the Celestial Dragons.

There are many people who have lost their families and loved ones because of the Celestial Dragons. When a person loses everything, all threats do not exist for him. The Celestial Dragons themselves are not honest and often appear in various places. The World Government has to make security plans every time.

Otherwise, most CP0s have to wear masks when they go out. On the one hand, it is necessary for espionage operations, and on the other hand, it is really easy to get poked in the spine.

In order to divert conflicts, the World Government’s choice is to exploit non-member countries and use pirates to attract conflicts. Under this weird management method, there are more and more pirates on the sea. Although the real pirate era has not yet arrived, the unrest in the sea is increasing day by day.

There are many people with powerful abilities among them. In this case, seastone products have become a necessity, but there are too few seastones to be found abroad.

Ever since the Kozuki family blockaded Wano Country countless years ago, the products of Wano Country have stopped flowing out. There are many seastone handcuffs out there that are antiques that are hundreds of years old.

At that time, due to the terrain of Wano Country, its domestic strength and various unknown reasons, the World Government did not intervene. The cost would be too high, so Wano Country entered a long period of closure.

Not long ago, Kurozumi Orochi’s people contacted the World Government and proposed a stable Seastone trade. The World Government did not refuse this, so it sent this CP0 as a representative to Wano Country.

Just a dozen minutes ago, he was still having a friendly exchange with the big snake.

I have to say that Orochi did a great job in taking advantage of Kaido’s power. He successfully used Kaido’s current fame. The World Government did not do anything else at the time, but times have changed now.

If Wano Country itself becomes weak, the World Government may take the opportunity to control it and completely seize the production of seastone.

This is also one of the agent’s tasks, to observe the status of Wano Country.