One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 32: Luffy the Innately Evil Kid!
The straw hat was spinning slowly at his fingertips. Xia Nuo suddenly made a "hmm" sound, as if he had realized something. He sat up straight and turned his head to look towards the southwest.

On the treetops over there, some birds were startled and flew away into the distance.

somebody is coming?

Or a large beast?

He frowned, spread his legs, and slid down more than ten meters with his crotch stuck on the tree trunk.

Then he stopped steadily on a branch in the middle of the tree, which not only maintained a good and open field of vision, but also allowed him to see clearly every move on the ground below.

……

"Boss, how old is that kid? Is he really that powerful and can beat all three of you down?"

A somewhat silly voice suddenly sounded. Xia Nuo looked in the direction of the voice and saw a fat man over two meters tall with a mace on his shoulder.

"Why would I lie to you? Is this something honorable?"

The person following behind was as skinny as a monkey and shouted angrily, "Look, look, this bump on my head hasn't even gone down yet. It's all caused by that stinky brat. Don't underestimate that brat, he has power from the devil!"

The fat man looked bewildered: "Power gained from the devil?"

"I don't understand it either, but that's what everyone says! His arms and legs can stretch several meters long, then shrink back down again. Have you ever seen those spring-loaded scare boxes? They're exactly like that. Very scary!"

"That sounds terrifying, Boss! It's a good thing Scar Boss has captured him now, otherwise we would have to live in fear every day while patrolling the mountains!"

"Yeah, but we can't be careless. The boss said that this guy has an accomplice who might go to rescue him. That's why he called us all back to the camp to guard it tightly..."

"Someone!"

The fat man suddenly pointed his mace upwards, "It's on the tree!"

"Ok?"

The skinny monkey was startled and looked up immediately.

Sure enough, they saw a black-haired guy in the tree, looking at the two of them with interest.

"It's that brat's accomplice! Be careful, it might be a monster with demonic powers!"

The skinny monkey immediately shouted a warning, grabbed the flintlock rifle on his back, aimed at the opponent, gritted his teeth and roared, "Get down! Put your hands up, or I will shoot!"

"Why do you keep pointing guns at people? It's really scary..."

Under the two people's vigilant gaze, Xia Nuo actually slowly raised his hands and said with a smile:

"I say, this is the first time we've met, right? How come you've already labeled me as some devil's accomplice?"

"Not an accomplice?"

The fat man was stunned, and put the mace back on his shoulder. He turned his head and looked at the skinny monkey, "Boss, you must have made a mistake. He said he is not an accomplice."

"Why do you believe everything others say?"

Skinny Monkey was furious and glared at Xia Nuo fiercely, "You still dare to say that you are not an accomplice? Then...then let me ask you, then let me ask you!"

He pointed at the back of Shanuo's neck, "If you're really not him, how come you have the same hat as that little devil!"

"You mean this?"

Xia Nuo was startled for a moment, glanced at the straw hat behind him, and shrugged.

"It's just a coincidence, but I was indeed looking for the same person as you two. We've been searching in this broken mountain for several days and I'm almost dying of exhaustion. I have to thank you for catching him. It saved me the trouble."

"You're welcome, this is what we should do."

The fat man scratched his head and said with a silly smile:
"That little brat is so weird. He took advantage of the fact that our Man Scar Bandits were scattered and robbed us of our barbecue. Boss Man Scar got so angry that he tied him up to the edge of a cliff. Now he's in good shape. Let's see how he can rob us again!"

"Indeed, this inherently evil brat deserves this fate!"

Xia Nuo agreed deeply. "This guy owes me something, so I've been looking for him everywhere. Since we're all from the same family, can you take me to the cliff you mentioned?"

"No problem, brother!" The fat man laughed heartily, "But that place is a bit remote. How about this, just follow me, I'll take you..."

"Take your head with you!"

The skinny monkey jumped up and slapped him in the face. He had just been stunned by what he had heard, but now he could no longer endure it and roared:

"Idiot! Idiot! This guy obviously has bad intentions. Can't you tell he's trying to trick you?"

"Eh?"

The fat man was stunned, while the skinny monkey snorted coldly, raised his hand, pointed the gun at Xia Nuo's forehead, and pulled the trigger directly!

Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and Xia Nuo turned his head to watch the yellow bullet fly past his nose.

Then he turned around, glanced at the bullet marks on the tree trunk, and frowned.

"It's rare to see someone like you suddenly shoot without saying a word."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the skinny bandit with a look of disbelief on his face, "I'm not confident I can dodge all the bullets, so sorry, I have no choice but to take action."

Boom!
The moment he finished speaking, he suddenly kicked the tree trunk, used the force to turn in the air, and his body fell down like a cannonball.

The skinny monkey saw the black shadow rapidly enlarging in his eyes. Before he could react in panic, his Adam's apple was grabbed by five steel-like fingers, and then his whole body was lifted into the air.

"Cough... cough... let go, let me go..."

He struggled hard and hit the opponent's forehead with the butt of the gun, but in an instant, the opponent snatched it away expressionlessly.

With a gentle twist, the flintlock broke into two pieces like a toy with a snap and was thrown aside.

"Don't bully the boss!"

The fat man yelled and smashed forward with the mace raised in both hands.

Xia Nuo dodged easily, grabbed the fat bandit's arm with one hand, pulled him over his shoulder, and threw him far away!
boom!
A human-shaped dent was smashed into the giant tree, trapping the fat bandit inside. No matter how furiously he screamed, he couldn't move.

Xia Nuo then pinched the skinny monkey's forehead with his five fingers and lifted him up again. In the other's terrified eyes, he showed a polite smile:
"Excuse me, can you take me there now?"

……

"Hey! Wake up? Wake up!"

In a daze, Luffy felt someone patting his cheek with a rough big hand.

Snapped!
Suddenly, the big hand slapped him hard, making him see stars, and then a large basin of cold water poured on his head like a waterfall.

It’s so cold!

With a shudder, Luffy finally woke up completely.

"Huh? W-What's going on?!"

Luffy looked around and found that he was tied tightly to a stone pillar. Behind him was a cliff. He was so scared that his nose flew and he screamed, "Wow--!!!"

"Shut up, little brat!"

The scarred burly man in front of him had dark skin and stomped his foot on the chair, looking ferocious.

"It's really hard to get you to speak honestly. Now, can you tell me what the hatred between us is, and why you have to target my men lately?"

"Targeting? Your men?"

Luffy's head was full of question marks, like a string of small bells. He looked at the fierce scarred man in front of him, and then looked at the group of bandits around him.

Each of the bandits gritted their teeth, their eyes as big as copper bells, staring at him viciously, as if he had done something unforgivable.

Luffy was becoming increasingly confused. He tilted his head and asked with a bewildered look on his face:
"Uncle, who are you all?"

(End of this chapter)