Chapter 870: Marinfando holds an emergency meeting
Marinford, Admiral's Office, Naval Headquarters.
As the naval marshal, Zhan Guo was already in a state of panic at this time. The seagull-shaped military cap on his head was shaking, and even a blind man could see his inner unrest.
On the desk in front of Sengoku was a freshly published newspaper. The content of the newspaper was the big news that the 'Big Mom' pirate group was wiped out in the New World and Charlotte Linlin was defeated.
In addition to the newspaper, there is also a Den Den Mushi on the table. This Den Den Mushi is very special. It is specially used by the Five Elders to give orders to the Navy Marshal. There is only one such one in the entire Navy Headquarters.
At this time, the Den Den Mushi was on a call. The expression on the little snail's face switched back and forth between anger and resentment. Obviously, like Zhan Guo, the five old immortals on the opposite side were also in shock, bewilderment, confusion and disbelief.
"What the hell is going on with Bankoku, Sengoku?!! Why are these long dead people reappearing?!"
"Such a big incident happened, but the navy didn't even get any news in advance. How can you be a marshal?! What are doing?!!"
You ask me, who should I ask? ? A bunch of old bastards, hiding in Mary Joaquim every day, drinking tea and sleeping leisurely, and only looking for me when something goes wrong! !
Zhan Guo was roaring madly in his heart, but his face was calm. However, there was a clear trace of irritation in his brows. He portrayed his worried look very well and conveyed it to the Five Elders through the Den Den Mushi.
As a wise general, he also knows a little about acting!
"It's ridiculous that the dead are resurrected. It's absolutely impossible! These people must be deliberately pretending to be the dead pirates to create momentum and try to disrupt the New World!"
"But Roger is fine. Since they know Rocks, they must have some knowledge of the history of decades ago! And the fact that they were able to wipe out the Big Mom Pirates shows that their strength should not be underestimated. I have summoned all the admirals and lieutenant generals of the headquarters to hold an emergency meeting to focus on this matter!"
It must be said that Zhan Guo is worthy of being called a 'wise general'. In just a few words, he characterized the incident as a 'conspiracy of an ambitious person'. During the communication, he also played the role of a marshal who was extremely anxious but had tried his best to save the situation and had already found a solution, which really pleased the Five Elders.
The two sides have been dealing with each other for many years, and Zhan Guo knew very well that as long as he behaved in this way, these five idle old men would not continue to be as irritable as tigers whose tails were stepped on.
Sure enough, the Five Elders, as usual, grumbled a few words without giving any face and then hung up the Den Den Mushi. Although they had high status and great power, they could not leave the holy land easily, so all matters had to be left to Warring States to handle. Apart from blaming and yelling, they could do nothing else.
As for the nagging, it was nothing more than about Rocks and Roger. Although the matter of "a pirate who is good at disguise disguised as Gol D. Roger" was a bit outrageous, it was enough as a means of fooling the people. Therefore, the key to the whole thing was Rocks.
After the World Government's strong blockade, most pirates have never heard of this name. Once he is exposed, the fact that he brought shame to the Celestial Dragons in the Valley of the Gods will sooner or later be revealed to the world again, so this matter must be taken seriously.
After hanging up the phone, Zhan Guo's anger was no longer suppressed, and he directly greeted all the Five Elders. Fortunately, there was no one in the entire office, only a sheep, so he didn't have to worry about his image being lost.
After venting his anger for five minutes, Zhan Guo looked at the clock and found that it was almost time for the meeting, so he got up, put on his work clothes, and walked out to the meeting room.
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The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn.
The three admirals Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji, the staff officer Vice Admiral Tsuru, the naval hero Garp, and a group of admiral candidates, lieutenant admirals, and major admirals of the headquarters all sat in a row in their seats, waiting for Sengoku's arrival.
However, their expressions are somewhat different.
Taking the famous people as an example, Akainu has a serious face with furrowed brows, Kizaru is trimming his nails, Aokiji is sleeping, and Garp is eating senbei. This is the general state of their meetings.
These people hold very important positions, so they can act as they please in the meeting, but the people below them dare not do so. In addition, the matters to be discussed in today's meeting are very important, so they are on pins and needles and can only communicate with each other with eye contact.
'What do you think about that news in the newspaper? Can someone really come back to life? ? '
"How is that possible? It must be a disguise! It must be some kind of devil fruit ability..."
"Maybe Morgans was paid to make this a big news story. Anyway, the annihilation of the Four Emperors is too outrageous!"
"You all talk about resurrecting the dead, but I don't know any of them except the Pirate King. Can anyone tell me who has been resurrected?"
"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask! You're not as good as the brother next to you in this respect... By the way, why is he staring at General Borsalino?"
"Hey... He just asked me why General Borsalino's nails grow so fast. He is seen trimming his nails every time we have a meeting."
"……"
After a silent exchange of glances, Zhan Guo finally walked into the conference room. The navy officers also perked up and waited for their leader's questions.
Bang!
Zhan Guo slapped the conference table, pointed at the newspaper on it, and asked loudly: "What is going on with the Wan Guo incident, Sakaski?! With such a big commotion, the navy stationed in the New World didn't even receive any news in advance. How can you be a general?"
Familiar words, familiar tone, Zhan Guo applied what he had learned and used the words that the Five Elders had used to scold him on his subordinates.
Sure enough, after pushing the pot away, I felt much better.
Although the three admirals have the same position, their respective areas of responsibility for combating pirates are slightly different, and Akainu is the one who is responsible for leading the navy to combat the most pirates in the New World.
Akainu did not talk back to his superior, but just lowered his head and silently accepted the scolding. He knew that Sengoku was just putting it on so that he could give an explanation to the World Government above him and the navy below him.
There was no prior news of this incident. It was indeed the New World Navy's fault. The fault was not serious, but someone was needed to take the blame, and he was the only candidate.
Sengoku's scolding was indeed very short, and it was over in less than a minute. This was different from the Five Elders who scolded him for a long time, because he knew how funny it was to 'accuse the navy of not receiving news from the Four Emperors' territories'.
In fact, Zhan Guo, like the Five Elder Stars, just wanted to find someone to vent his anger.
"Dark Horse, please report what happened!"
"yes!!"
Dark Horse is the director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. He looks a bit old and wears a pair of sunglasses on his face.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau, just by hearing the name, you know that its importance is almost the same as Impel Down, so the corresponding power is not low. Therefore, even if it is not the "highest combat power" like the three admirals, no one dares to ignore its importance in the navy.
"According to the intelligence, the group that is facing the Big Mom Pirates this time is a group of people who call themselves 'magicians'. They call the power they use 'magic'."
Upon hearing this news, the navy below were all stunned: "Magic...what is that? I've never heard of it!"
"That 'magic' thing, that's probably just their name for the Devil Fruit ability, right?"
Aokiji had already taken off his blindfold. After hearing this special term, he immediately speculated, "I heard that the people of Wano Country call the ability of devil fruits 'magic'. Could they be in a similar situation? Also from a place that has lost contact with the outside world?"
Is that so?!
The navy suddenly realized: Admiral Kuzan is right! No wonder he can be an admiral, his knowledge is beyond our reach!
"That's what I thought!"
Dark Horse nodded, agreeing with Aokiji's point of view, "Because according to the subsequent investigation results, I found that no matter in the New World, the Grand Line or the Four Seas, there is no criminal record of these people! Even a month ago, these people didn't even have a record of their lives. It's like they appeared out of thin air."
Is there such a thing??!
There is no record of this person, he just appeared out of nowhere...
If you think about it this way, they may indeed be from some secluded island, and now they have gone out to sea for some unknown reason. However, due to the lack of contact with the outside world for a long time or the unique local culture, the people there call the devil fruit ability "magic" and the person with the ability "magician", which is reasonable!
Dark Horse stopped there and did not speculate further. His duty was to search for criminal records. As for analyzing the criminals' origins and their danger to the world, that was something that should be done by Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tsuru and Marshal Sengoku.
In his opinion, since these people have no criminal records and did not call themselves "pirates" when attacking the Big Mom Pirates, the Navy has no reason to arrest them!
You can even think of them as bounty hunters!
However, he knew in his heart that, not to mention that they had defeated one of the Four Emperors, greatly affecting the balance of power in the New World, the fact that they were mixed up with those 'dead pirates' meant that they could not be treated as just bounty hunters.
Dark Horse walked to the blackboard in the conference room and circled the area where Irene's photo was posted. "There are eight wizards in total, six women and two men, led by the woman who defeated Big Mom."
"According to eyewitnesses, this woman can transform into a giant dragon. She is suspected to be the user of the 'Fish-Fish Fruit: Red Dragon Form' of the Animal-type Mythical Beast!!"
