Chapter 228

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"What? Corazon is a traitor? And a naval spy?"

"I knew something was off about him."

"Search quickly, he's badly injured, he definitely can't have gotten far."

...

Without Abel's intervention, Law was forcibly fed the Ope Ope no Mi (Operation Fruit) by Corazon, but unfortunately ran into Vergo, who had infiltrated the Navy.

The evidence of crimes painstakingly collected by Corazon was also destroyed.

As for Corazon himself, he was beaten half to death and had only a breath of life left. As Vergo reported to Doflamingo, Corazon used the power of the Nagi Nagi no Mi (Calm-Calm Fruit) to quietly escape with Law.

However, his undercover navy identity was completely exposed.

To secure a chance of survival for Law, Corazon's final choice was to sacrifice himself.

"Listen, Law. No matter what happens next, you must not come out."

"What are you going to do? If you're discovered, you'll die!"

Corazon immediately revealed a big smile, "No, I won't. After all, I'm Doflamingo's own brother, his last family. He won't kill me, don't worry."

"But..."

"There's no time left, Law. You must protect yourself and live a happy life."

After saying that, Corazon securely closed the treasure chest, stacked other chests on top of it, and finally used the Nagi Nagi no Mi to silence Law so that his voice could not be heard.

Having done all this, Corazon first ran elsewhere, then took a deep breath and deliberately came out to draw the family executives' attention.

"Corazon! There he is!"

"Don't let that traitor escape."

"Take this punch from me, G~~~"

Bang!

Already at his limit, Corazon was brutally beaten by the executives. Using his hands and feet, he managed to crawl back to where the chests were piled up and used his body to block the chest containing Law.

This tactic is called "darkness under the lamp".

The most dangerous place is the safest; no one would think to look for Law here.

With this thought, there was even a hint of pride in Corazon's heart.

What he didn't notice was that Abel, who was mixed in with the executives, had immediately fixed his gaze on the chest behind Corazon.

Even the entire process of Corazon hiding Law inside was clearly seen by Abel from the rooftop.

But he said nothing, pretending to be unaware, as it was not yet time for him to take the stage.

At this point, Corazon was completely indifferent to his own life.

Because he knew, his death was certain.

"I'm sorry, Law, I lied to you."

With such thoughts, Corazon leaned against the chest, spitting blood, and calmly watched Doflamingo approach him.

"Why? Tell me, Corazon!"

Doflamingo asked with a heavy voice, his obscured eyes filled with extreme anger, incomprehension, and pain.

"There is no why, because I am not like you."

"Marine code 01746, I am Navy Headquarters Lieutenant Colonel Rocinante."

"Donquixote family Captain Doflamingo, I am a Navy agent who infiltrated to stop the tragedy you have been causing."

Corazon drew his gun, but he never had the courage to shoot, and in the end, his arm fell limply.

"You have disappointed me greatly, Corazon."

"Hand over the Ope-Ope no Mi, and where is Law?" 

Corazon suddenly burst into a delighted laugh, which immediately gave Doflamingo a bad feeling. 

"The Ope-Ope no Mi has been eaten by Law; he is now a Devil Fruit user and has successfully escaped from the cage."

"He is currently on the Marine headquarters' surveillance ship, under their protection, and you can no longer get close to him."

Just then, Baby-5's voice came from the sky, saying that the Marines had just sent a message that they had protected a young boy.

"Why didn't you report this earlier?"

"This is already as fast as we could manage, sorry."

Abel's gaze flickered. He had already instructed Baby-5 that if things were indeed coincidental, it would be for the best.

But if there were any problems, Baby-5 would still report in this manner, leading Doflamingo and the others to mistakenly believe that Law had escaped.

After all, the birdcage isn't absolutely inescapable.

Doflamingo was so furious that veins popped out on his forehead!

With Corazon already a traitor, the best course of action was to have Abel consume the Ope-Ope no Mi.

But now the problem was that Law had already eaten the fruit, meaning he must take Law back, or his plans would be ruined.

"Release the birdcage and confirm the situation. If it's true, sink the Marine's surveillance ship and take Law back!"

"Yes, young master!"

A group of people immediately turned and left quickly.

Unaware of Doflamingo's wicked intentions, Corazon was taken aback and pointed his gun at him again, "The Ope-Ope no Mi is already eaten, why are you still after Law?"

Doflamingo revealed a treacherous smile, "Why? Of course, to tame him into someone willing to die for me!"

"The Ope-Ope no Mi, the Youth Operation, eternal life."

"This was all supposed to be mine, and now I'll have Law repay it."

As he spoke, Doflamingo also pulled out a pistol.

The two brothers pointed their guns at each other.

"What an annoying feeling. Why do you force me to do this? Why must I kill my real family twice?"

"You can't shoot me. You're too much like our father."

Corazon staggered to his feet, "Law is no longer the lost person he used to be; he can gain nothing from you, a god's child who has broken his vows."

"Let him go, he's free now!"

Bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

Corazon, shot several times, fell backward to the ground.

Just as Doflamingo said, he still couldn't pull the trigger once; he couldn't do it.

"Master Doflamingo, the Marines have left with the boy, what do we do?"

"Damn Corazon! Come back, take these treasures, let's go back."

Soon, the executives came back again and took away all the chests and bags filled with treasures.

As for Corazon's body, no one spared it another glance.

"I'll take this chest."

"Fine, make it quick, the boat is almost here."

Lao G didn't think much and simply shouldered two bags full of Berries and followed the main group.

Only after Lao G had gone far enough that nobody could hear him did Abel approach Corazon.

"Was it worth it? You could have chosen not to follow this painful path."

Even though he knew he shouldn't waste time, he couldn't help but ask.