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"A more realistic logic would be that the captain has his eye on my money and wants to use this 1500 million Berries to fill the hole. In the East Blue, there are no holes that 1500 million Berries can't fill, especially since it's just one box of cargo in a ship. Even the Celestial Dragons' Heavenly Gold is probably only worth this much in the East Blue."

"If the captain really is a thief, the only question is, how did he know I had so many Berries?"

"I'm so stingy with my meals, how did I manage to show off my wealth?"

Li Mingyuan frowned, repeatedly reviewing the events in his mind, but he was still filled with doubt.

"That's completely unreasonable."

I can't find the answer no matter how hard I try.

Li Mingyuan shook his head secretly, deciding to stop thinking about it altogether and instead focus on waiting for the next crew members.

Just a few minutes later, under Li Mingyuan's watchful eye, the captain led the crew to the deck.

I guess his death threats still have some deterrent effect.

It's much faster than expected.

A large crowd filled the deck, including many faces that Li Mingyuan often saw in the canteen, as well as many people he was seeing for the first time.

Li Mingyuan was somewhat surprised that there were so many people on a mere cargo ship of a slightly larger size. He wondered where all these people had been staying on the ship before.

However, unlike Li Mingyuan's original plan, where all the crew members would be waiting anxiously for him to speak, many of the crew members who appeared on the deck were rather relaxed. Many of them looked confused, as if they didn't know what had happened, and were asking other sailors around them about the situation.

It's likely that the captain only had time to issue an emergency assembly notice in the emergency, and didn't have time to relay the actual situation to others.

However, it cannot be ruled out that the captain deliberately withheld the information to prevent the crew from panicking and constantly gathering for command.

Regardless of the circumstances.

Looking at the captain, who was now covered in sweat and panting heavily, running up to him.

"Is everyone here?"

Li Mingyuan said, "Just in case, you can do one last headcount. During my search, I will treat anyone I see as a thief."

Upon hearing Li Mingyuan's words, the captain could only manage a wry smile.

"There's no need for a headcount. I remember every face of everyone on the ship, including the sailors we recruited on the island. Besides, I gave the order directly as the captain. If they still don't come under these circumstances, then they must have something to hide."

"Alright, then please stay here for a while, you and your crew."

Li Mingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up from the stool, and said, "No one is allowed to leave until I say it's okay."

"You'll be glad you cooperated."

With slow steps, Li Mingyuan walked up to the group of crew members on the deck.

Looking at those faces, each one filled with confusion or bewilderment, all staring at me.

At the last moment before taking action, he scanned the faces of these people, confirming their appearances once again.

Although he had some doubts on the way here, he wondered if he might have run into Nami. After all, with such exquisite thieving skills and such a huge amount of Berries stolen, it wouldn't be surprising if Nami had her eye on him.

Looking back now, I realize I was overthinking things.

Not a single person present, not even the filthy, disheveled sailors, had orange hair.

Putting aside the fact that Nami has standards for stealing, mainly targeting pirates, even if she really did steal this time, she has no reason to cover her hair. After all, in most cases, Nami only needs to steal once, and even if she disguises herself, she has no need to change her appearance. In Li Mingyuan's memory, he does not recall any storyline involving Nami in the manga.

Since we haven't seen any characters with orange hair yet, it means that Nami, who is most likely to be a thief among the sailors, doesn't exist at all.

Thinking about it, it makes sense.

He's not a main character like Luffy, so how could he possibly meet the female lead so easily?

If he could meet Nami so easily, then is Nami the female lead of One Piece, or his female lead?

"What a pity. If it really were Nami, it would have been a good opportunity to get to know her beforehand. But since it wasn't Nami who stole it... then isn't he just a despicable thief?"

With a somber expression, Li Mingyuan walked straight past the crew members and headed towards the cabin, which was theoretically completely emptied.

He felt he was getting increasingly unable to hold back.

Both my blood pressure and my anger level are nearing their breaking point.

Back inside the cabin.

Looking at the silent space before him, Li Mingyuan finally stopped suppressing his gaze, revealing his Sharingan with three tomoe.

He kept scanning his surroundings, making sure he didn't miss even a fly.

The doors to the rooms inside the ship were opened one by one.

One corner after another was searched, and then gradually moved on.

Li Mingyuan advanced downwards at an extremely rapid pace. In just a few minutes, he had already explored an entire level of the ship's cabin, and then began to move further downwards.

The various strange items found in each room had piled up into a small mountain at the door of each room.

That's the efficiency of the Sharingan.

If this continues, even if it doesn't take thirty minutes, Li Mingyuan will probably be able to search the entire cargo ship by himself.

The reason why Li Mingyuan insisted on having all the crew members leave the cabin, even at the cost of threatening the captain, was also due to his Sharingan eyes.

Because he doesn't want more people to see his eyes for the time being.

Ever since he was confirmed to be able to board the ship and officially set sail, Li Mingyuan had been thinking about his future plans.

His initial plan is to prepare two identities for himself in the future.

His normal identity is to act with his current face, along with chakra and taijutsu.

His other identity is that he plans to act using the Sharingan/Mangekyou Sharingan and a mask.

Li Mingyuan didn't want to spend all his time hiding and running away.

Although he will eventually be exposed to the World Government if he dares to cause trouble, at least in the early stages he has to keep it hidden. Every day that can extend his daily life is a day he can enjoy.

Although he had defeated the bandits in the village before because of the emergency and because he hadn't thought much about it, he was still an outsider to that village. The villagers weren't familiar with him and wouldn't remember his face very well.

Besides, he used his Sharingan quickly and shut it down just as fast while he was in the village. Apart from the bandit Dick and his brother who faced him directly, not many people noticed it. Or rather, the villagers who could only watch from behind him couldn't see his changes at all.

He also noticed that no photos were taken in that village, so there's no problem. The unreliability of hand-drawn photos in the One Piece world is evident from the fact that Duval and Sanji look alike.

all in all.

In the future, he will entrust all situations where it is inconvenient for him to take action himself to the "mysterious masked man". This identity will not only be used to do big things, but before his power is developed, Li Mingyuan will also frequently use this identity to act alone and cause trouble.

Under his current public identity, he does not intend to use the Sharingan.

The bounty poster could only show the masked man with his Sharingan eyes.

"No..."

"It's not here, and it's not there either."

"This ship isn't that big. If it's not a sailor, is there really anywhere else to hide? With the power of my Sharingan, it's impossible for someone to sneak away from another location to an area I've already explored while I'm exploring the current location. So how could a thief have been hiding right under my nose without leaving a trace?"

Twenty minutes later.

Li Mingyuan stared coldly at the hatch in front of him.

This is the door to the last floor.

If you open this level and find nothing below, then you can only conclude that the thief is 100% among the crew. Moreover, not only that, but the possibility that the captain might be the real culprit also increases greatly. It's not impossible that he's up there doing something while he's exploring the lower levels.

If things really escalate to this point, then he has no choice but to actually draw blood.

To be honest, Li Mingyuan really didn't want to take action unless absolutely necessary.

He is not someone who would indiscriminately kill innocent people.

Although he verbally threatened the captain, it was merely lip service and had nothing to do with actually carrying it out. After all, if making threats doesn't intimidate the other side, then it's meaningless. As for whether or not he would actually carry out his threats, that depended entirely on Li Mingyuan's mood.

Unfortunately, Li Mingyuan is in a very bad mood right now.

So, if things continue to deteriorate, he doesn't know what will happen.

Taking a deep breath and with a hint of prayer, Li Mingyuan opened the door to the last level of the cabin.

His sharp eyes scanned his surroundings intently.

Upon reaching this final level, even the cargo volume increased considerably. This was a flat-bottomed wooden cabin above the keel of the ship. In terms of this ship structure, in addition to carrying cargo, it also served to maintain the stability of the ship by using heavy cargo as ballast. Li Mingyuan did not know much about this aspect, so he only glanced at it briefly.

The focus is still on the goods themselves.

Is it possible that those huge, sealed wooden crates contained hidden compartments where someone could hide?

There's no room for maneuver anymore.

"If there really is a thief, then he has nowhere to hide."

Li Mingyuan stepped out and entered the cabin.

at the same time.

On deck, just as Li Mingyuan's search was reaching a critical moment, the captain had already explained the whole story to the crew.

Looking at the panicked or angry expressions on the faces before him, the captain couldn't help but feel a complex mix of emotions.

"That's the situation. Although you may doubt the truth of the matter, or you may not understand why I accepted this proposal, believe me, as a captain, I have seen and experienced more than most of you, and I have also established ties with the navy. Even though I have traveled through many kingdoms, I have never seen such a chilling man."

"Do not resist. Just wait patiently for him to finish what he has to do. That is the captain's order."

As soon as the captain finished speaking, the sailors on deck erupted in an uproar.

Especially one of the disheveled sailors.

After hearing the captain's description, his body trembled involuntarily, and a hint of tension, imperceptible to others, appeared on his face.

Others might not know, but how could he not? This cargo ship was specifically for transporting goods between kingdoms, also known as the Heavenly Gold Transport, which is why he specifically targeted this ship and went to great lengths to lay the groundwork long ago, becoming a sailor to infiltrate and steal from it.

The captain of such a ship has probably fought with many pirates. Just by looking at his burly physique and the aura that exudes fear, you can tell that he is exceptionally strong. Those are all proof of his strength. If the captain were to become a pirate, his bounty would probably be no less than 1000 million Berries.

But now, the captain is actually in awe of that mysterious man whose background is unknown?

The sailor couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

"Although I approached him intentionally, he seemed very approachable and listened to my stories for several days. I never expected him to be so capable. I had no idea."

"No wonder he had 1500 million Berries in one pocket... I miscalculated. Should I take advantage of his search of the cabin and rush out to jump into the sea? We're not far from the island anyway."

The sailor glanced at the side of the ship out of the corner of his eye, and the thought of running away arose in his mind.

If even the captain couldn't defeat the enemy, he certainly couldn't possibly defeat him either. In the past few days, he had only had a few bad games with the other party. When he couldn't help but ask to gamble, he was ruthlessly rejected. Under these circumstances, even if he paid back the money and was let off the hook, it was probably unlikely. Moreover, even if the other party was willing to let him go, he would probably still be slaughtered by the captain.

No matter what, staying on the ship will likely not end well.

"There's no other way... just go for it!"

The sailor casually touched his chest one last time.

Once he was sure the purse was securely fastened to his body, his gaze gradually hardened.

Logically speaking, he should have stopped long ago. After unloading the cargo on the island, he had already planned to leave. However, the cargo on this ship was of such enormous value, and his identity as a sailor had not yet been exposed. After all, he had been lying low for so long to gain trust, so how could he not reap a large reward in one go? With this in mind, he couldn't help but want to come back and pull off another heist.

As for Li Mingyuan, he hadn't noticed this person at all. He was just curious about the person the captain was paying so much attention to during the journey. He figured that since they were almost at shore, it wouldn't be a problem to add a fare at the last minute, so he just stole it on the spur of the moment.

Unexpectedly, this has now led him into a desperate situation.