But when she saw the face clearly, a chill rushed from her feet to her crown, and the color drained instantly from her beautiful face.
"You... it's you!!!"
Bevony exclaimed in terror, "How can it be you, this is Impel Down! You! How can you be here..."
"Surprised?"
Shano looked down indifferently, "Did you think that by leaving the New World, you'd be safe? When you kidnapped my shipmates, you should have expected this day to come."
Beside her, Shiryu took out a key and inserted it into the iron gate's lock.
This simple act instantly made Bevony scream.
The last shred of security was torn away, she shrank back trembling, with her hands and feet, until her back pressed against the cold wall.
"Don't! Don't come over! You you you... Shano! You can't do this, hey! After all, I was just fulfilling BIGMOM's commission, didn't really harm that little girl, my crime doesn't deserve death!"
"Besides, besides! Aren't you the one who, in front of the whole world, claimed not to be a pirate, but a fighter for justice? If that's true, then show the grace of a Sea Emperor, you shouldn't kill me just for this grudge, right?"
"Shiryu."
Shano had no interest in answering, turning his head to speak calmly.
"Here I am, sir."
"Since this woman qualifies for Level 6, her crimes must be substantial, right?"
"You've asked the right person. Whenever a Level 6 prisoner is brought in, I do check the files."
Shiryu nodded, took out a file from his coat, and started reading:
"According to records, Bevony has repeatedly used her abilities over the past year to participate in various kidnappings and assassinations. Innocent people who died by her hand conservatively number in the hundreds, including many children as young as a few years old..."
He sneered at this point, "Tsk, though she was a bounty hunter, she's more disgusting than many pirates in this prison."
"I see."
Shano nodded and looked at Bevony, whose face was already ashen in the cell, "Now, is there anything else worth saying?"
"I, I..."
Bevony was speechless, after stammering for a long time, unable to say anything, cold sweat soaked her back, and a color of despair glanced through her eyes.
It's over. She dug her own grave and buried herself completely.
If it were someone else, she'd definitely use her status under the Heavenly Celestial Dragons to bluff, but she wasn't stupid. Would such words intimidate him...
No way!
The man before her brutally murdered four Heavenly Celestial Dragons in front of the whole world!
If he dared to kill Heavenly Celestial Dragons, their subordinates are nothing!
"Wait!"
She suddenly remembered something, like grasping at the last straw, she shouted:
"Wait! I know a secret! I heard it when Saint Charlos instructed his steward, concerning the World Government and Heavenly Celestial Dragons! If you let me go, I'll, I'll tell you!"
"Not interested."
Shano ignored her, his right hand stretched out, grasping Bevony's throat like an eagle catching a chick, lifting her up.
"Urgh... Let... go..."
Bevony's feet were off the ground, she struggled desperately, her face turned beet red, filled with fear and despair, her hands clinging to Shano's wrist, unable to move it an inch.
"Is this, is this better! Since you don't like me keeping secrets, then... cough cough, I'll say it first, consider it a trade. If you think the information is useful, let me go, otherwise do as you please... How does that sound?"
Shano still didn't respond, and began to exert strength with his right hand.
"I'll say! It's a game!"
Bevony finally broke down, "Saint Charlos said that because of the major events you caused, young Heavenly Celestial Dragons no longer dare to leave the Holy Land to play, they're so repressed, so they plan to resurrect a game from thirty years ago..."
Shano's expression finally changed.
"Resurrect a game from thirty years ago?"
"Yes, a grand game! Named the Paradise Plan!"
Bevony saw Shano finally react, seized the opportunity and continued, "I don't understand what it means, but the location seems decided in the North Sea."
"This is a secret plan within the Heavenly Celestial Dragons, not even the Navy knows about it. I overheard it entirely by chance and planned to sell it for a good price on the black market..."
"I see."
Shano nodded, suddenly releasing his grip.
Smack!
Bevony fell to the ground, clutching her throat, sitting up and coughing violently, but her face showed an expression of surviving calamity.
"So, you agree to let me..."
She smoothed her golden hair beside her ear, raised her head and barely formed a beaming smile, only to see Shano flick his right forefinger lightly.
Buzz!
An invisible, terrifying Qi instantly pierced her heart.
Bevony's expression froze, she looked down incredulously, and the light in her eyes quickly dimmed.
"Why..." she struggled to speak, "You're a Four Emperor, how can... you break your word..."
Thud!
Her upper body fell backward to the ground, and in the last blurry consciousness, Bevony only heard a voice devoid of emotion:
"I never agreed to any deal, did I?"
Shano withdrew his finger, looking at Bevony's body, he spoke:
"Besides, scum like you, even if you disclosed Mary Geoise's secrets, are not worthy of leaving here alive."