Navy Headquarters.
Marshal's Office.
Time passed, and there were still twenty-three days before the execution of Fire Fist Ace.
"The news has been notified to Garp. He has left Impel Down."
"Now, I am resting in the living area of the headquarters, and my mood is quite stable."
Sengoku sat on a chair, crossed his hands on the table, and said in a low voice.
"The old man should be very sad about this matter."
Xia Le smiled slightly.
He was looking through the intelligence compiled by the navy, feeling a little shocked.
This is about the Whitebeard Pirates, very detailed. How detailed is it? Even the major and minor wars that Whitebeard experienced more than 20 years ago, before Roger became the Pirate King, are covered.
Even after he experienced the war, who he contacted and how he accepted the crew were recorded.
Obviously, in order to prepare for this war, people from the Navy Archives Department even dug out the information about the Whitebeard Pirates twenty years ago, and then summarized it overnight.
Finally, the relevant information about the Whitebeard Pirates was obtained.
In terms of comprehensive combat power, he is well-deserved to be number one in the world. Comparing two years later, the Beast Pirates who used the artificial fruit have far surpassed them in terms of the number of people with fruit abilities.
It can be said that the two are not on the same level at all.
And this thick information also made Xia Le completely sober and realized that the combat effectiveness of the Whitebeard Pirates should not be underestimated.
How could the reputation and power of a Four Emperors Regiment be based solely on the bravery of one person?
"I have a little doubt, Xia Le."
Warring States suddenly said, turning his head and looking at his side face.
"Fire Fist Ace, you should have saved him personally back then. For this reason, you did not hesitate to disobey the World Government's orders and destroy Batelila Island!"
"Then, you used him as bait this time, and even publicly executed him in front of the whole world."
"What do you think in your heart?"
By the end of the sentence, Seng Guo's expression had become solemn.
If one's most powerful general suddenly switches sides and prevents Ace's execution when the war comes, then it will be a big deal.
"Marshal, are you doubting me?"
Xia Le turned his head and said with a smile on his face.
Warring States hesitated: "That's not true."
"In fact, you and I both know very well that for the importance of this war, Ace's life or death is not important at all!"
"Even if he is alive and the Whitebeard Pirates are defeated, the navy can still gain enough influence to intimidate pirates in the entire world."
"From another perspective, executing Ace, and then defeating the Whitebeard Pirates, for the Navy, the result will be the same."
"It doesn't matter to the Navy whether Ace lives or dies."
Xia Le smiled slowly.
When Warring States heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.
The Navy has been preparing for the upcoming war for a long time, and its purpose is also to target the Whitebeard Pirates, not just Ace.
"In this war, as long as we can completely defeat the Whitebeard Pirates, we will declare to the world the power of the navy."
"The purpose has been achieved!"
After a pause, Xia Le chuckled again, took out a stack of documents from the table and handed it to Warring States.
"As for my attitude towards Ace."
"After reading this document, you may understand."
Warring States was stunned for a moment, then took the document handed over by Xia Le and placed it in front of him.
I saw that this was a not thick folder, the mouth was tightly sealed, and the words absolutely confidential were pasted on it in large red letters.
Obviously, it is the most confidential document in this department.
The Warring States Period was unfamiliar, so it must have been sealed by Xia Le himself.
Without hesitation, Seng Guo opened the seal and looked at the document.
The words that caught his eyes and the inch photo posted in the upper right corner made his whole body shake, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
After a long time, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Le in disbelief.
"Hey, hey, you guys, are you kidding me?"
Xia Le chuckled: "I won't joke about this kind of thing!"
"This, this, this!!"
"It's incredible! It's unbelievable!"
Warring States was still in a state of shock and trance caused by this document.
He finally understood why the documents were marked top secret. Because once it is leaked, the whole world will be boiling, and it will even have an extremely serious impact on the navy's plan.
"call!"
Taking a deep breath, Warring States took it personally and sealed the document.
Then after thinking for a while, he used his own pen to write big words on the document.
"The marshal's personal seal, absolutely confidential, extremely confidential!"
"Anyone who reads it privately will be punished as a traitor to the navy and sentenced to death!"
This shows the impact and importance of this document on the Warring States Period.
"It's really unexpected that you actually did this!"
"Sign up with such an important person!"
Sighing, Zeng Guo looked complicated.
"It really fits the rumors about you from the outside world!"
Xia Le smiled and then continued to read the information about Whitebeard.
The more he looked at it, the more solemn his face became.
In fact, he didn't pay much attention to Whitebeard in these years. The only reason we came into contact with him was because of the battle in which Crocodile was dispatched.
The two sides were considered to be tied, but both sides knew very well that it was not a decisive battle between life and death, but more like a discussion of sympathy.
However, as he gradually learned more about the Whitebeard Pirates, Xia Le was extremely shocked.
"Marshal of the Warring States Period."
He suddenly spoke softly.
"Um?"
The Warring States Period raised its head.
"You should know Whitebeard very well, right?"
Xia Le asked.
"Of course, we are old rivals!"
"Twenty years ago, Garp was always chasing Roger, and my opponent at that time was mainly Edward Newgate the Whitebeard."
Warring States said with a smile.
"He has a group of combat power under his command that cannot be ignored!"
Xia Le said in a deep voice.
"Yes, of course!"
"When you stand at the top of the world, even if you do nothing, as time goes by, a group of people or forces will appear who choose to attach themselves to you."
"It is human nature and instinct to worship the strong."
Warring States said with a smile.
"Whitebeard is such a person. He has been in the number one position for longer than Roger. Whether it is his physical combat power, talent, development of fruit abilities, and cultivation of domineering, he is at the top!"
"In some respects, his overall strength is stronger than Roger's, so he is also more difficult to deal with."
After a pause, the smile on Zeng Guo's face disappeared.
"Furthermore, this guy used the feelings of his family as a bond to pull together a group of young core members."
"At this point, the cohesion of the Whitebeard Pirates is the most amazing among all pirates!"
"And this is what scares me the most."
Xia Le also fell silent after hearing this.
Companions, friends, crew members, maybe the relationship is already very deep. But when the pirate group disbanded, the bond between people ended there.
Just like the friendship and relationship in school, after graduation and no contact for a long time, they will naturally disappear.
Maybe at some moment after many years, you will suddenly think of a name or a face, and then sigh, it turns out to be him, and you almost forgot.
The Roger Pirates is an example of this. With the disbandment, the crew members went their separate ways, tending to a situation where they never interact with each other until old age.
But family members don’t. This is the deepest relationship in the world. Even if he dies, it will still affect everyone's hearts.
This is perhaps the scariest thing about Whitebeard.
"This battle cannot be taken lightly, Xia Le!"
Warring States sighed softly, his eyes serious.
"That man, no matter how much you value him, you can't overestimate him!"
Xia Le nodded slowly.
How can he be the number one in the world, stand at the pinnacle of pirates for more than 20 years, and develop his subordinates to be the number one? How can it be easy for him!
This is not something that can only be achieved by strong combat power.
Thinking back to Lu Bu in the past, how powerful he was in battle, and what was his final outcome?
At the same time, advance into the city.
"Who are you?!"
Hannibal was stunned when he saw the tall figure suddenly appearing in front of him, wearing a navy uniform, a cloak of justice on his back, and the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders.
"Take me to see Jinbe!"
The lieutenant general said in a deep voice.
"ah?"
"That Kaixia Jinbei who was just sent to infinite hell?"
Hannibal asked immediately.
"good!"
The lieutenant general nodded.
Hannibal hesitated for a moment, but when he thought of the person behind him, he immediately nodded: "Okay!"
The two of them walked in tandem through the complicated prison passages of Impel Down City, and soon arrived at the sixth level of infinite hell.
At this time, Jinbei and Ace, who were inmates with each other, were chatting.
"Luffy? I remember this name and will help you take good care of him."
Jinbei nodded and said with a complicated expression.
"Don't be sad for me, Jinbe."
"Even if I really die, this is the fate I should have experienced."
"What's more, maybe I can survive!"
Ace said with a smile.
"You will definitely survive, Brother Ace!"
Jinbei nodded and said affirmatively.
"Hahahahaha!"
"You are so good at comforting people!"
Ace laughed.
At this moment, the candlelight in the corridor flickered, and slight footsteps sounded from far to near, causing the two of them to stop talking, and the smiles on their faces disappeared.
"Kai Xia Jinbei, someone is here to visit you!"
Hannibal shouted.
Jinbe looked up with some confusion on his face, and Ace was also watching curiously.
How could anyone come to visit him in this most formidable place in the world?
Soon after, Hannibal's figure came into view.
"I don't have any familiar friends in the navy!"
Jinbei said in a deep voice.
"I do not know then!"
Hannibal shrugged and turned around.
"There are strict rules here, but you are close to General Xia Le."
"I deliberately brought you here without telling Magellan, and I hope you can say good things about me in front of him later."
As he said this, a flattering look appeared on Hannibal's face.
"Please tell him I want to be promoted!!!"
The person behind him seemed to have a surprised expression on his face: "You are already the deputy director, you can get promoted further."
Hannibal's face showed a blushing expression, and he became a little shy: "Please!"
Then, he stepped aside to let the person behind him go.
Suddenly, Jinbei saw the figure clearly, and his whole face showed a look of shock.
"Brother Tiger!!!"
The visitor has a smile on his face, and there is emotion, memory and joy in his smile.
"Sashi ignores Dana!"
"Jinbei!"
(End of chapter)
