Starting with two Kamui, they raised the flag of rebellion in One Piece.

"Are you all back? That saves me the time of looking for you again."

Compared to the shocked sailors, Li Mingyuan seemed quite relaxed when he saw the people in front of him.

"Now, whoever jumped into the sea earlier, go and call them back. They shouldn't have swum too far in those few minutes."

"As you all know now, the nearest island is Arlong Paradise. Without my protection, even if you swim to the island, you will die. The Arlong Pirates will not let you go."

Li Mingyuan's gaze swept across the sailors' faces one by one. While meeting their timid eyes, he casually instructed, "If you don't want to die, do as I say."

"Aren't you going yet?"

Li Mingyuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yes, yes!!"

The crew members, who were still in a daze, suddenly trembled and shouted in unison.

No one dared to question why Li Mingyuan so naturally took over command and began issuing orders.

Even among the crew, there were a series of key personnel such as the first mate, first mate, and bosun.

But the moment their eyes met Li Mingyuan's, their courage vanished, replaced by fear that surged forth from their hearts.

After dismissing the crew, Li Mingyuan turned around and walked to the captain, who was still unconscious.

He picked up a nearby stool that had fallen off at some point, and then walked towards the railing along the edge of the boat.

Sitting on the bench, Li Mingyuan looked at the few figures still swimming desperately in the sea, and the sailors who, at his command, plunged into the sea and began to chase after him, shouting for him to stop along the way.

After he successfully resolved the troubles on the ship, the only remaining problem was the thieves.

He had a general idea about this.

However, it cannot be fully confirmed yet.

He ordered the sailors to gather everyone back, which was also a test. After all, normally, he had saved a ship full of people and demonstrated his strength. Unless they were crazy or thieves, they would all do as he ordered, otherwise going to the island would be a death sentence.

But if any sailor is still feeling guilty and wants to run away...

There are still about 30 minutes left before we reach the shore. It's impossible for a person to stay underwater without breathing; they will have to surface sooner or later.

Li Mingyuan's left eye, Kamui, can directly distort space remotely and incorporate it into the Kamui space.

Once they dare to show their face, they can't escape.

Li Mingyuan tapped the railing lightly with his fingers, his eyes fixed on the situation on the sea. However, his peripheral vision never left the figure of a sailor on the deck, secretly observing the other party's every move.

"Excuse me, sorry to bother you."

"What should we do next? The ship is about to sink."

At this moment, a man who appeared to be the first mate hesitated for a long time before cautiously approaching Li Mingyuan from behind and tentatively saying, "There are a few emergency boats on the ship, but they are probably only enough for a few people."

Li Mingyuan came to his senses.

He didn't turn around, but simply said, "I want one, and you can divide the rest among yourselves."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared on the other person's face, and they asked, "Then, before the ship sinks, is it possible to load some cargo or something?"

"Do as you please."

Li Mingyuan had no concept of Tao.

"Yes! Thank you very much!!"

After saying that, the man who appeared to be the first mate waved to the person behind him. Not long after, some sailors, soaking wet, came out of the hatch carrying box after box of cargo.

These are goods in the upper warehouses, and since the seawater hasn't reached there yet, they were moved in time.

Even though they couldn't take all the goods with them in this situation, they still wanted to salvage as much as possible to minimize the losses.

The first mate watched the sailors bustling about, while he remained standing in place. He first glanced at the nearby fishman corpses, then looked down at his own wet clothes, and sighed inwardly.

Just now, while he was in the cabin below, a large amount of water kept surging up, and even a fishman's corpse was washed ashore. Since he couldn't determine who would win the battle on the deck, he had specially moved the disgusting corpse up and placed it near the cabin door to avoid angering the fishmen. Now that the fishmen had lost, the corpse had become like the other fishmen, ignored and carelessly kicked aside in a corner.

What a disaster!

"First mate, the sailors who jumped overboard have all returned."

A moment later, the boatswain came running over and anxiously replied to the first mate, "Should we call everyone up to the deck now?"

"Yes, call them all to the deck."

"If I'm not mistaken, that person over there is probably trying to deal with the aftermath of the previous thief. Listen carefully, no one is to resist. If anyone shows any tendency to run away, those around them should immediately subdue them. We must not let that person escape."

The first mate gritted his teeth and said, "Our ship is mainly used for trading goods with the fishmen. Even if it all sinks, as long as we catch the thief and make him hand over the treasures he stole last time, we can barely make up for part of the loss."

"We ended up like this because of that thief. Once we find out who stole it, I'll make sure he sees what hell is like."

As he spoke, the first mate clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.

Upon seeing this, the boatswain felt a chill run down his spine, but still nodded and took his leave.

About a few minutes later.

Compared to the previous position of the cargo ship in the sea, the rear decks of the cargo ship are now completely submerged in seawater, and it is estimated that it will not be more than five minutes before it sinks completely.

But at that moment, contrary to the impending disaster, the crew members on the cargo ship's deck did not rush to escape. Instead, all the sailors who could still move stood in a neat row on the deck, as if they were being inspected, chests out and heads held high to meet the gaze of a man.

Li Mingyuan strolled among the ranks of these crew members.

Sometimes he would search the sailors in front of him, and sometimes he would walk straight past several crew members as if they were invisible.

In this way, with Li Mingyuan's extremely fast inspection, he quickly searched the entire queue.

finally.

He stopped in front of a sailor, smiling and looking at him quietly.

"Hand it over yourself, or I'll kill you and then find it. You choose."

Li Mingyuan said softly.

Upon hearing Li Mingyuan's words, all the crew members around him immediately widened their eyes and, almost simultaneously, instinctively turned their heads to look at Li Mingyuan.

At that moment, a slightly thin sailor with purplish hair stood casually in front of Li Mingyuan.

He shrugged and opened his mouth in a tone of utter as if nothing had happened.

"What the heck, we were exposed after all."