Naval Headquarters, Intelligence Management Division.
The operator looked at the paper slowly spitting out from the fax machine behind the phone with a pale face, and big beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
It was a picture and a bloody book. It had not been completely typed out, but the information mentioned in it already made him feel as if he was in a world of ice and snow, bone-chilling!
"Hurry, go and fetch Lieutenant General John!!" He slammed the table and stood up, shouting loudly.
Five minutes later, John Giando, a tall lieutenant general from the giant tribe, came to the door. The operator hurriedly opened the door and ran out, sending the pictures sent from the fax machine to his hands.
John Jiando opened his palm and looked at the small paper in his palm. Only when he looked closer could he see the bloody words on it.
Gradually, the cold and stern face became more and more gloomy.
It's like the suppressed volcano is about to erupt!
He clenched his fists and his furious voice sounded like thunder:
“This is actually happening!!!”
The surrounding windows were shaking violently!
The operator next to him was so shocked by the sound that he almost sat down on the ground, but he still asked anxiously:
"Lieutenant General John, do you want to call a meeting with the lieutenant generals who are still in the headquarters?"
According to past habits, if any serious threat to pirates emerges, the temporarily idle lieutenant general of the headquarters will be summoned to discuss the reward and disposal plan.
However, John Giannto vetoed this meeting of lieutenant generals, which was already considered a very high-level meeting for pirates.
"No, this bad situation can no longer be solved by a meeting of the Lieutenant General!"
His pupils were filled with anger, he spread his hands again, looked at the crumpled information in his palm, and gritted his teeth and said:
"Marshal Sengoku must know about this!"
Fifteen minutes later, bloody information from the 16th branch of the East China Sea was delivered to the desk of the Navy Marshal Sengoku.
The man with an afro and frog glasses and a gentle temperament slowly scanned the information in the intelligence and crushed the teacup on the spot!
"What do you mean that Donghai Branch 16 has been destroyed? All the remaining personnel have been wiped out?" The braided beard on his chin jumped up in his frightened and angry voice.
This kind of thing has happened except in the early days of the navy when its strength was far from sufficient.
From now on, even if we face those big pirates with terrifying strength, unless the other party is rushing to destroy the base, this situation will rarely happen!
The veins on Warring States' face, which was no longer young anymore, were bulging with veins and the muscles were tense. From a distance, it looked like a Buddha with an angry Vajra.
Soon, under the marshal's urgent call, all the temporarily idle lieutenant generals and generals who were staying in Malinfando were gathered together.
Qingzhi, as the only general present, was no longer as lazy as usual. He looked at the information in his hand seriously and gradually frowned.
The atmosphere in the conference room was depressing.
The vice admirals all looked ugly.
There were a few who didn't care, but they didn't show too much under the low pressure of the audience.
"Everyone has seen the current situation!" Marshal Warring States said in a low voice, with a gloomy face.
"Tell me what you think!"
"This evil thief must be killed!" Giant Lieutenant General John Giandot said impatiently. He clenched his fists:
"If this evil sprout is not eradicated now, it will definitely bring greater disasters in the future!"
"Don't be so anxious, John!"
Kesha's voice came from the side. He was wearing a pair of sunglasses and had a vertical scar on his left eye. He said unhurriedly: "Whether it's arresting or killing, we must do it, but The most important thing now is how to cover up this matter."
He looked at the information in his hand and couldn't imagine the horrific scene if this matter spread.
"This kind of thing is not a good learning object for those restless little pirates!" he said worriedly.
"Cover up? Arresting him, publicly executing him, and broadcasting it live around the world is the best cover-up!"
Sitting diagonally across from Kesha, Dauberman said coldly with a gloomy look on his face.
Kesha was sensible and didn't talk too much. Within the Navy, Dauberman was privately known as a "fighting dog" and was not an easy character to get along with.
Soon the lieutenant generals began to quarrel over how to deal with this mess, and they could be divided into several factions - the radicals who advocated thunderous methods and sent several lieutenant generals to encircle and suppress Mo Jing, and the radicals who advocated not to go to war and cover up the news first, The flexible faction who secretly sent people to deal with Mo Jing, and the salted fish faction who didn't care, they would crush him as soon as he arrived in my jurisdiction.
In the end, Sengoku knocked on the table and stopped everyone's meaningless argument.
He turned his gaze to Qingzhi aside: "Kuzan, you are also here for a meeting, so don't be silent!"
Admiral Kuzan, codenamed "Qing Pheasant", sighed, and then said in a lazy voice: "Whether we want to cover up the news or not is not something we can decide..."
There was something in his words, but no one refuted it. Even the lieutenant general on the radical side had to clench his fists and accept this fact.
"There's only one thing we can decide."
He bowed and looked down at the information in his hand:
"Who to send to arrest?"
The lieutenant generals looked at each other. Although they seemed to be free now, in fact everyone had a large backlog of tasks.
If it weren't for the fact that Malinfando had to keep a certain number of lieutenant generals and at least one general behind him at all times, they would have been busy with their own affairs.
Going to the East China Sea to encircle and suppress a pirate?
It’s so time consuming!
Even those radical lieutenant generals have to worry about whether the more vicious guys in the Grand Line will cause more shocking incidents during their absence!
"Speaking of which, you already have the strength to break into the naval base. Why are you still staying in a small place like the East China Sea?" Lieutenant General Stierres, who was wearing a suit, couldn't help but complain.
The Upside Down Mountain leading to the Grand Route from the Four Seas is right there. The Navy and the World Government are not blind. Why haven't they destroyed this passage or sent heavy troops to guard it for so long?
In addition to trade and other reasons, there is another important reason, that is, the Grand Route is a place more suitable for efficiently solving pirates than the vast four sea areas!
The sea area here is smaller, the climate is terrifying and changeable, and there are a large number of naval elites.
If you don't have any strength, you won't be able to get through the first half of the road.
Even if you make it through the first half of the road, Marine Headquarters Marinevando will open its door at the end of the road to welcome you!
There are very few pirates who can access the second half of the Grand Line from this route every year.
Pirate Cemetery, are you talking about it as a joke?
Therefore, the Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters is either stationed in the naval branch stationed on the Grand Line, or he has been running along the Grand Line all year round, hunting down pirates who always want to make big news!
From time to time, I take turns to go back to the headquarters to rest.
The Grand Route is their main battlefield!
A guy with a bad nature like Mo Jing just hit their weak point - he is not strong enough to have to be dealt with by the Lieutenant General, he is far away, and he is more than one level stronger than the navy of the East China Sea Branch!
This disparity in strength is especially obvious in a small and weak place like the East China Sea where the average bounty for pirates is only 3 million.
Destroy a naval branch?
Although the nature is bad, everyone knows that it is possible to snatch a pirate group with a bounty of 60 to 70 million from other sea areas!
Only then did everyone realize that they seemed to have let Donghai go for too long!
No, it’s not that they meant to let it go, but there is a character there who is too special...
"I heard that Lieutenant General Garp seems to have gone back to the East China Sea to pick up prisoners recently?" a voice said hesitantly.
The lieutenant generals present had some strange looks in their eyes.
Warring States even covered his forehead.
Even the corners of Qing Pheasant's mouth raised slightly.
"Navy Hero" Garp, a powerful lieutenant general who refused to be promoted to general many times, is one of the spiritual pillars of justice in the Navy.
He was just transporting a prisoner from the East China Sea. Why would a lieutenant general like him be needed?
Even if the other party has a special identity and is a colonel of the former navy branch, he is not worthy of a lieutenant general to pick him up. A commodore of the headquarters can complete such a task!
Everyone knew that this veteran with a special status was just looking for an excuse to return to the East China Sea for a visit.
Everyone is used to this kind of thing.
No one can order this free-spirited veteran to go wherever he wants!
But I have to admit that it is precisely because this veteran often goes home to visit that the East China Sea has always been in a relatively peaceful and stable situation.
Now, it seems it's time for this veteran to take action again?
"I heard... Lieutenant General Garp seemed to have been injured by a prisoner while picking up prisoners? And he let the prisoner escape?" Another hesitant voice sounded.
The expressions of the lieutenant generals were more subtle.
Warring States almost covered his entire face!
Please, someone please bring that shameful guy back quickly!
If some extremely vicious prisoner really appears in the East China Sea, he can defeat this veteran who has beaten Roger, destroyed the Rocks Pirates, and has countless legends in his life.
Not to mention the general, even he, the marshal, had to carry the golden phone bug and rush over to encircle and suppress it!
That guy did it on purpose!
In this way, he can use "injury" as an excuse to refuse those tasks that come from above and he does not want to do!
As a partner and friend for many years, he still doesn't know this guy's behavior?
But Warring States still said in a deep voice: "Send a copy of the information."
It just so happens that in the East China Sea, justice like Garp will not ignore this kind of thing!
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure rushed in from the door.
"latest news!"
The face of the naval soldier in charge of the communication was filled with pride and surprise:
"Lieutenant General Garp has set off for Branch 16!"
Everyone present had surprised expressions on their faces.
Because of Garp's unique style, he would often not be notified of internal discussions about matters that were not too important, but unexpectedly, this time he acted faster than discussed!
It can only mean that someone notified him in advance!
But which little genius is so prescient?
Everyone present looked at each other.
In the end, everyone focused their attention on Marshal Warring States, who was sitting in the center and remained calm in the face of danger!
For a moment, his eyes were filled with admiration.
He is worthy of being called the "Wise General" during the Warring States Period. He is so far-sighted!
Warring States, who was also thinking about whether that little clever guy dared to overstep his authority and did this, raised his head and was almost blinded by the admiring eyes of everyone.
Qing Pheasant also said in admiration: "Old man, everything is all in your plan!"
Warring States: "..."
However, he quickly adjusted his facial expression and said calmly:
"Now that Garp has received the news, this meeting ends here! Dismissal!"
"For justice!" All the lieutenant generals stood up and shouted in unison.
No one doubts whether Garp will fail. As long as they hear this name, everyone will feel relieved. This is the confidence that a naval hero brings to everyone!
Warring States stood up and left the conference room first.
No matter who did it, he still decided to take the credit. Although it was a bit despicable, for the Navy, which was becoming more and more factional, this was a good opportunity to strengthen his majesty.
Walking on the road, Warring States couldn't help but sigh, and looked at the groups of naval vice admirals downstairs. He felt that his power had grown, people's hearts were scattered, and it was difficult to lead the team.
Thinking back then, the navy was not as powerful as it is now. When he, Garp, and He were still young, how could everyone have so much thought when facing the pressure from pirates?
But on second thought, maybe this also means that the world is becoming more and more peaceful. Although everyone has paid a lot for this and made many painful choices, justice is slowly being implemented.
so!
Warring States' gaze suddenly became extremely sharp!
People like Mo Jing who challenge the majesty of the navy and attempt to break the balance between the navy and pirates must not be allowed to stay!
I believe that his old friend thinks so too!
He looked into the distance, as if across an infinite distance, and saw the dog-headed warship advancing at high speed...
On the warship, Bogart, who was wearing a gray suit and a navy cape, stood quietly behind Garp. He looked at this boss who rarely became serious, and then looked at the news he had just received from the Intelligence Management Department in his hand. His left hand couldn't help but He tightened his grip on the scabbard at his waist.
Ten minutes ago, a call made from a black market public phone box directly connected to the phone bug he fed.
It was confirmed that he was an intelligence officer from the Navy Headquarters working undercover in the black market in the East China Sea.
The other party dictated information about a pirate named Mo Jing.
And begged Lieutenant General Garp to take action to destroy them.
Originally, according to Garp's habit, this kind of thing should be refused.
After all, judging from the information given by the other party, this pirate did not do any evil deeds that harmed civilians, but he was just a little stronger.
This kind of pirate will appear once every few years, and most of them will eventually sink in the Grand Line.
But out of responsibility, he still inquired about the situation from the Intelligence Management Department.
As a result, I got this blood letter.
There isn’t much information on it:
"Pirate Mo Jing...Navy Branch 16 was destroyed...No one left behind survived...The captain of the branch has not returned yet..."
After Karp learned the news, he immediately decided to set sail.
However, what has to be admitted is that even if the warship moves at full speed, it will take them nearly an hour to reach Maos Town, where the 16th Navy Branch is located.
Even if they arrived, they would have already run away!
But even so, Garp seemed to have no intention of stopping.
Bogart looked at Garp. Although Garp said nothing, he knew that his boss was extremely angry at this time!
It's just that he doesn't want to direct terror at his own people.
"Lieutenant Colonel..."
Just as he was about to say something, he heard Garp say in a deep voice:
"too slow!"
Bogart was stunned and said quickly: "It's already the fastest speed!"
"It's still too slow!!" Garp said loudly, his eyes full of anger.
Bocart seemed to have thought of something, and said with a horrified look: "Lieutenant General, are you thinking..."
Before he could finish his words, Garp jumped off the bow of the boat, and with a technique similar to shaving, he soared away on the sea!
Even though he was as calm as Bocart, he couldn't help holding down his hat, lying on the bow of the ship and shouting: "Vice Admiral Karp, Mauss Town is at least 10 nautical miles (nearly 20 kilometers) away!"
From a distance, Garp's bold voice came with the sea breeze: "It doesn't sound too far away!"
Bogart lay on the guardrail and sighed: "You are still so messy!"
This boss is good at everything, but he often does some shocking things.
He shook his head and walked to the captain's cabin.
From beginning to end, he never worried about Garp's safety.
In today's world, apart from the notorious Four Emperors, he really couldn't think of anyone else who could bring harm to this terrifyingly powerful boss.
Even if they run 20 kilometers, a naval hero is still a naval hero!
Wherever the iron fist goes, justice is carried out!
…
At the same time, a warship that had sailed out of the 16th branch early slowly docked in Maos Town.
The mouse sitting in the cabin looked at the information in his hand, his face twisted:
"The base has been destroyed, don't return? Mo Jing?"
The brief intelligence provided only these three pieces of information.
This is outrageous!
"I've wanted to say it for a long time, your base doesn't look very strong!" A low and teasing voice sounded from the darkness behind him.
Normally, Colonel Mouse would have been angry, but at this time, he said with a smile on his face: "That's true... Anyway, this guy, I'll leave it to you!"
A jagged proboscis slowly stretched out from the darkness:
"Don't worry, I will take care of business matters, but you, when will you untie the handcuffs on my hands?"
The sound of chains rubbing against each other came from the ground.
Colonel Mouse turned back with a cold look in his eyes: "Don't worry... just show off, it will be time soon, it will be time soon!"
