r18novel Chapter 393 Tom's Disaster (1)
Chapter 393 Tom's Disaster (1)
Next to the port of the Seven Water City.
The residents formed a circle and looked inside. The navy, stacked in layers, were armed with live ammunition and were ready to point their guns at the tall figure in the circle.
A few days ago, several "big things" happened in the Seven Water City one after another.
First, the sea train was officially opened to traffic. With the help of Wano Country craftsmen, the opening time was more than a year faster than the original time. Everyone was very happy, and Tom became the "hero" of the Seven Waters. Everyone expected him to use his achievements in building the sea train to offset the crime of "helping the Pirate King build a ship" and get a not guilty verdict.
Then Spandam, the head of the World Government CP5, came to Water . They found people from Tom's studio and seemed to be investigating something.
But just the day before Tom was about to receive the "not guilty" verdict, an accident occurred.
For some unknown reason, the weapon warships built by Tom's disciple Fram on the Scrap Island suddenly came to the outside of the Judicial Island and bombarded the World Government's ships and the residents of the Judicial Island.
Because the sea train was completed ahead of schedule and Fram was still very young, the number of weapons and warships he produced was far less than on the original timeline.
Therefore, the chaos and harm caused by attacking the Seven Water Cities would be much smaller.
But this was enough. Spandam seized the opportunity and led the CP5 agents and the navy to capture Fram and Iceberg.
Tom rushed to the port with a harpoon in hand, ignoring the obstruction of the navy and the residents of the Seven Waters City.
"It was the World Government that put the blame on me, and it was the World Government that judged me... Even if I can't get away with it, I'll admit it!" Tom cast his eyes on Spandam, who looked smug. He wanted to vent his anger for his apprentice, "Fram, the masterpiece you worked so hard to create was used by that kind of person to do such a thing..."
"You must be in a lot of pain, right? You must want to beat that guy up!"
Tom suddenly jumped up and punched Spandam, sending him flying.
"Tom is mad!!"
"Mr. Tom!"
"Stop it now! If you really start fighting, you won't be able to explain yourself!" Fram, Iceberg and Kokoro shouted to stop them.
Tom walked up to Spandam with his mountain-like body and grabbed his shoulders with his powerful hands, making him unable to move. He raised his right hand high, his eyes full of anger.
"You kid,"
Seeing that Tom's palm was about to flatten Spandam's head, Spandam looked up to the sky and shouted, "Shoot!"
There was a burst of gunfire, and amid Fram's shouts of "Mr. Tom", Tom fell heavily to the ground.
The huge Tom was kneeling on the ground, with several bullet holes on his body. He was panting angrily, staring fiercely at the figure lying in front of him, wishing he could pounce on him and tear him to pieces.
But the loss of blood took away his strength, and the anesthetic bullet shot into his body made him unable to move. The strong merman was no longer able to swing his fists, and could only watch Spandam, whose face was swollen and angry, chattering in front of him in a disgusting way.
"Haha!" Spandam looked like a winner. "You stupid fishman, you deserve it!"
"Mr. Tom!" Fram, whose hands were tied with chains, rushed to Tom, "Why are you doing this?!"
Poor Fram never thought that Mr. Tom's behavior was entirely his own fault.
Spandam continued to give orders to the navy: "What are you guys still standing there for? Catch him quickly, and take all the villains from Tom's Studio to Enies Judicial Island!"
The people around were also surprised by Tom's behavior. They felt that Tom today seemed very different from before.
"I didn't expect Tom to be such a dangerous guy!"
"What on earth is he doing?"
Some people also loudly accused:
"That guy really sold his soul to the pirates!"
"They built the battleship just to wait for this opportunity!"
Faced with these doubts and accusations, Tom said nothing.
When the navy soldier came forward, he finally spoke, but the person he was talking to was the old judge in black clothes and a black hat.
It was he who insisted on giving Tom a chance to "atone for his sins" by building the sea train.
"Your Honor..." Tom seemed a little weak under the effect of the anesthetic, "I plead guilty to the crime of attacking the judicial ship."
Fram could not sit still for a moment. He did not understand why Tom would confess to a crime he had never committed.
"Wait, Mr. Tom, don't do that!"
"But, I have a request..." Tom continued.
"Stop talking nonsense, you stupid fishman!" Spandam roared, "What dare the criminal ask for?!"
The swelling on his face from Tom's punch had not yet subsided, making Spandam's anger seem very real.
"Shut up, CP5!"
The judge in black clothes and a black hat sitting at the makeshift trial table interrupted Spandam. Judicial Island was not a subsidiary of the CP agency, so he didn't have to follow Spandam's instructions.
"You said that building the Sea Train would offset a crime. I hope to offset today's crime!"
"Even if it goes as you wish, it will only return to the previous situation. You will still be sentenced to death for helping the Pirate King build a ship."
The old judge seemed a little regretful, and he didn't know why things had developed to this point. Originally, he came to the Seven Waters City today for only one purpose - to declare Tom not guilty according to the agreement.
Unexpectedly, this top shipbuilder of the fish-man tribe would eventually die for the crime of building a ship for the Pirate King.
He instinctively felt that something was wrong, but as a judge, he only needed to make a reasonable judgment based on the facts. Since Tom had already pleaded guilty and was willing to use the merit of building the sea train to offset today's crime, there was only one result waiting for him - being sentenced to death in the name of helping the Pirate King.
"I did help the Pirate King Goldo Roger..." Tom showed a relaxed smile, "but you can't sentence me for this... I have joined the ranks of Mr. Proficient, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a great pirate recognized by the World Government. According to the agreement, the previous crimes should be written off!"
Everyone was stunned.
The residents of the surrounding Seven Water City began to whisper.
"Indeed, that great pirate did come to the Seven Water Capital."
"And I heard that he went to see Tom..."
"Could it be that it was at that time?"
"But isn't this too mean?"
It was the old judge who broke the silence: "Indeed, joining the Seven Warlords of the Sea means that all the crimes committed before will be wiped out..."
"Wait a minute! How can this be possible? He committed the serious crime of assisting the Pirate King! How can he be pardoned for such a ridiculous reason?"