Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 255 Let Me Act as an Undercover Agent

Just an hour ago.

Xia He and Kaili broke through the wall of the ship and escaped from the fire scene together.

But who would have thought that not long after he swam out, he actually encountered a sea beast swimming towards him at a very fast speed.

Looking at the size of the sea monster, it was even smaller than the one Xia He killed on the uninhabited island.

However, being in the sea, let alone sea beasts, even if a very small shark came, Xia He would probably find it difficult to kill it.

After all, it’s because they are too young and their physical fitness is too weak.

If he were a few years older, at least his life would definitely not be in danger.

“Gululu~~!”

A stream of bubbles burst out of his mouth.

Xia He quickly turned around and tried to swim back.

Unexpectedly, the sea beast discovered its "prey" and approached Xia He within ten seconds.

"Roar--!"

The sea beast let out a dull roar in the water.

Seeing that the bloody mouth was about to swallow Xia He, Kelly, who was following behind Xia He, rushed up immediately and slashed at the head of the sea beast with her sword.

……

This was the last scene Xia He remembered before he fainted.

As for what happened afterwards, Xia He had no idea.

"It was Colonel Upton. He jumped into the sea and rescued both of us." Kelly explained to Xia He who was lying on the bed.

Her strength was limited to begin with, and her body was covered with wounds. It was already her limit for her to swing her sword in time to stop the sea beast from eating Xia He. If Upton had not brought people to jump into the sea to rescue them, not to mention Xia He, even she would probably be in danger now.

"Really? Thank you very much." Xia He replied with a smile.

"Thank you? You should be a child raised by the Don Quixote family. Have you never thought about what will happen if you fall into our hands?" said the colonel named Upton.

"Of course I have thought about it." Xia He sat up from the bed under the vigilant gaze of the navy. "If I hadn't thought about it, I would have left the pirate ship long ago, and I wouldn't have set the fire. While saving that woman, I also put myself in danger."

"Save that woman?"

Upton turned and glanced at Kelly. "What did he mean by that? Did he save you?"

"Um...yeah." Kelly nodded, and then added: "But I'm not sure if he really wants to save me or if he has received some mission."

"Mission?" Upton stroked the beard on his chin.

Of course he knew what Kelly meant.

It's nothing more than that the Don Quixote Pirates sent out Xia He, hoping to use the opportunity of rescuing Kairi to successfully go undercover in the navy organization or something.

In the past, they had encountered many kids of Xia He's age being assigned by the pirate group to carry out this action.

"Hey, kid, what is your purpose in saving Kelly? Tell me," Upton said.

"Help me destroy the Don Quixote Pirates." Xia He answered directly.

"Oh? Do you have a grudge against the Don Quixote family?" Upton raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and was obviously interested in what Xia He said. "Yes." Xia He nodded, "I was forcibly brought in more than two months ago..."

He explained everything that had happened to him before, which was 80% true and 20% false, to Upton, Kelly and others.

After hearing the whole story, Kelly fell into silence instantly.

It’s not because of anything else, but... she really couldn’t believe that Xia He was only two years old this year.

"You mean, Diamante, a cadre of the Don Quixote family, was impressed by your abilities and threatened you with the lives of all the villagers in your village to force you to join the pirate group?" Upton summarized Xia He's speech.

"Yes."

Xia He looked at him with a look that said "You are so smart" and said, "No wonder you are a colonel. You have a smart brain."

"Ahem..." Upton coughed, as if he was secretly pleased by the compliment, and said seriously, "But we definitely won't believe everything you say. We'll send someone out to investigate, and only after we get the results, will I consider helping you to a certain extent..."

In other words.

If what Xia He said is not proven to be true, let alone joining the navy, they will even directly send him to the base prison and detain him.

After all, no matter how young he is, he is still a pirate.

There are no laws to protect minors in their pirate world.

"No." Xia He interrupted him and said, "What I mean is that I will continue to stay in the Don Quixote Pirates and provide you with information."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Upton and Kelly looked at each other.

Instead of going undercover in our naval organization, he's helping our navy and going undercover in the pirate group?

Hey, this angle is quite novel.

Upton's eyebrows rose higher.

"I desperately want the Don Quixote Pirates to disappear from this world so that I can return to the village and reunite with my family and friends." Xia He added again, his face full of sincerity.

"is it?"

The air suddenly became quiet.

Upton looked hesitant.

It was not until a long while later that he turned his head and glanced at Kelly and asked, "What do you think?"

"Me? You're the colonel, make your own decision." Kelly shook her head and threw the question back to Upton.

"How about this, you tell me the location of the island where your hometown is, and also... I need to know where the Don Quixote Pirates' headquarters is right now." Upton thought about it and finally gave this answer.

"I can tell you where the Don Quixote family's headquarters is, but I don't recommend that you lead your troops there directly." Xia He also gave his kind reminder at this time, "After all... in my opinion, even if all the people in your branch are dispatched, most of them will not be a match for Doflamingo."

If the Marine Headquarters had not sent out a large force led by navy officers of the vice admiral rank and above, they would never have been a match for the Don Quixote Pirates, even though there are still more than ten years before the main story begins.

"Oh, thanks for the reminder. It's not your turn to worry about whether our naval organization is a match for the Don Quixote family." Several other navy officers standing next to Upton said somewhat unconvinced.

"So, have you made up your mind about letting me be your undercover agent and provide you with information?" Ignoring the indignation of the soldiers, Xia He looked at Upton again and said, "If you have made up your mind, then exchange Den Den Mushi numbers so that it will be easier for me to tell you the information."

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(End of this chapter)