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"If this naval branch is afraid of even pirates like the One-Eyed Pirates, then either they are not strong enough, or the naval captain in charge of the garrison is a good-for-nothing."

Furthermore, as a navy officer, to be afraid of pirates and to refuse to help ordinary people who cry for help is hardly a righteous navy officer.

They're trash, and we're looking to become famous, so why not help clean up the ocean while we're at it?

Wood suddenly realized that being assigned to be a pirate spy wasn't such a bad thing after all.

After all, if he were still a naval officer, he probably wouldn't be able to handle this kind of thing at all. Even though he's a naval branch officer, his rank is still there.

Even if Wood, a major from headquarters, were to visit someone else's territory, that person would still be two ranks higher than him.

Two days later, Marineford, Naval Headquarters.

In the Fleet Admiral's office, Sengoku looked at the intelligence he had just obtained and, in a fit of rage, smashed the recently replaced desk in front of him.

"What the hell is that bastard Wood doing! Does he really think he's a pirate now, doing something like this?!"

The intelligence that Fleet Admiral Sengoku was holding had just been sent from the West Blue that morning. The X3 naval branch, located in the waters near Asuka Island, was now completely paralyzed.

The naval captain who was originally stationed here died, and now the local branch is being supported by a naval lieutenant from the branch.

Two days ago, a group of pirates from the West Blue known as the "Nirvana Pirates" attacked the X3 Marine Branch, and former X3 Marine Branch Captain Rock was killed in action.

To be precise, there was only one pirate who invaded the X3 Marine branch at the time, but the opponent was simply too powerful.

Despite the X3 branch having thousands of naval soldiers defending it, the enemy advanced directly to the branch's rear as if it were empty, and even killed the commander, Navy Captain Rock.

According to subsequent intelligence gathering, the captain of the "Nirvana Pirates" was actually a former Navy Lieutenant Commander named Wood.

Moreover, when he killed Captain Rock, the latter only used one slash to kill him on the spot and then left without resistance. Almost no one could stop him!

Regarding casualties, there were nearly a thousand wounded naval soldiers, but only one person was killed in action: Navy Captain Rock...

Now, the X3 branch is reporting the situation here to headquarters, and also hoping that headquarters will send a strong colonel as soon as possible to stabilize the situation.

First came the slave riot in Mary Geoise, followed by Shiki the Golden Lion's prison break. Now, the pirates across the entire sea are as active as if they've been injected with hormones because of these two major events.

Most of the admirals at the Naval Headquarters have been extremely busy lately, so Sengoku was naturally not happy to receive such information at this critical juncture.

It was one thing for the branch's naval captain to die, but the real issue was that the one who took him down was one of their own, which left Sengoku quite troubled.

"Hahahaha, is it because that brat Wood thinks the bounty you set for him is too low and doesn't suit his status, so he's just defected to the Navy now?"

Sengoku was unhappy, but someone nearby laughed heartlessly and occasionally put a senbei (rice cracker) into their mouth.

Unable to stand Garp's rudeness, Sengoku snatched the senbei from Garp's hand and then ate it all in one go.

"That's my rice cracker..."

Chapter 142 This undercover agent is not so well-behaved

Sengoku didn't take Garp's joke to heart. Just by looking at the X3 Marine Branch's battle damage report, they knew that the only person Wood was determined to kill was the Marine Captain of this branch.

This naval captain named Rock had been in the navy for much longer than Wood, and being from the West Blue, he had no way of having any connection with Wood, who was from Red Leaf Island on the Grand Line.

In other words, the two were complete strangers before, which eliminates the possibility of personal grudges.

The Navy Headquarters has its own intelligence network, so soon another piece of intelligence about Navy Captain Rock appeared on Sengoku's desk.

The person who sent this information was even Rear Admiral Gion, who had already emerged from the shadows.

With its network of informants spanning branches around the world, intelligence about Captain Rock was naturally no secret.

Generally speaking, high-ranking officials at the Navy Headquarters wouldn't care about the information of a mere Navy captain at the branch level.

"Marshal Sengoku, all the information about Captain Rock of the X3 Branch Navy is here."

Gion handed over the intelligence in her hand. Normally, as a dignified naval rear admiral, she would never do such a trivial errand.

However, the intelligence work at the Navy Headquarters was currently being handled by Vice Admiral Tsuru, and Gion was with Tsuru at the time. Upon hearing that this matter was related to Wood, Gion took the initiative to run errands.

She had secretly read the intelligence before, and now she came here just to hear other information that she didn't know.

Sengoku saw through Gion's little scheme, but he didn't tell anyone. After all, Gion was now one of the people in the know.

"He's only been the commander of the X3 branch for three years, yet he's already committed acts of bribery, cowardice, and even harboring pirates..."

Looking at the intelligence in his hand about Navy Captain Rock, Fleet Admiral Sengoku frowned immediately.

If you look closely, you'll find that besides the incidents involving Bird Island and the "One-Eyed Pirates," this Marine Captain named Rock has done many other despicable things, making him a notorious villain.

"When this person was a major at headquarters, his reputation wasn't very good."

Knowing he had no hope of promotion, and given that the waters around Asuka Island were his hometown, his superiors approved his request to serve as a colonel there.

Gion was even more righteous indignant than Wood. When she saw that this naval captain named Rock ignored the plea for help from Asuka Island and allowed the islanders to be slaughtered by the "One-Eyed Pirates", Gion was furious.

To put it bluntly, if Gion had been there back then, she would most likely have done something similar to what Wood did.

Because of what the other party did, they were simply scum of the Navy and did not deserve to wear the cloak of justice.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this kind of naval scum deserves to die. If we keep him around, he will only bring harm to the islands around the X3 branch."

Furthermore, their actions could damage the reputation of our navy in the West China Sea, leading to greater disillusionment with the navy among many.

Looking at Gion, who was speaking so confidently in front of him, Sengoku rubbed the corner of his eye with his fingers, feeling a headache coming on.

"You're making such accusations against this naval captain simply because you're worried we'll label Wood a real traitor, or that we'll punish him severely, right?"

Gion, whose secret was exposed by the strategist Sengoku, looked somewhat embarrassed, even though she herself did indeed dislike the naval captain of the X3 branch.

But the main reason I said so much was indeed to speak up for Wood.

Gion didn't know why, but her feelings towards Wood were quite strange these days.

When Gion first met Wood at the naval academy, she undoubtedly disliked him, since he had embarrassed her at the time.

However, amidst her initial dislike, she gradually came to regard Wood as an imaginary enemy and rival.

In the midst of their competition, a friendship gradually blossomed between the two.

What happened later in Mary Geoise gave the two a shared secret, and it was at that time that Gion met the real Wood and was captivated by the character beneath his cynical exterior.

It was from that time that Gion discovered that her feelings for Wood, in addition to being a rival and a friend, had developed into something more unusual.

Unfortunately, before this feeling could even develop, Gion suddenly heard the news that Wood had defected to the Navy.

When Gion received the news of Wood's betrayal of the Navy, she initially refused to believe it. However, after confirming the information, she felt endless disappointment and distress.

Especially after failing to catch Wood and having her life paper taken away by him, Gion was disappointed and depressed for a long time.

In the end, it was because Vice Admiral Tsuru couldn't bear to see Gion, who was like a younger sister to her, fall into such despair that he, with Sengoku's consent, told her about Wood's secret mission.

Upon learning that Wood was going undercover and not actually betraying the Navy or her, Gion's mood instantly soared from hell to heaven.

Not only did she emerge from the shadows in a short time, but she has also become increasingly efficient at work recently, as she intends to find a way to catch up with Wood, who defeated her.

"Marshal Sengoku, you don't really intend to severely punish Wood, do you? But I don't think he did anything wrong. He was just seeking justice for the people of Asuka Island."

Seeing the Sengoku Marshal's silent and grim expression, Gion couldn't help but panic.

"Whether he did something wrong or not is not up to him to decide. Even if this naval captain named Rock has a long history of misdeeds, he should report to headquarters and let me handle it, instead of taking matters into his own hands."

Don't forget, his current identity is a pirate. A pirate single-handedly and effortlessly destroyed a Marine branch. Isn't that a slap in the face to the Marines?

Seeing news like this, won't the pirates in the West Blue become even more rampant, and won't the Navy's deterrent power over the West Blue plummet?

Upon hearing Marshal Sengoku's words, Gion fell silent. She acknowledged that Wood was intelligent and could consider the bigger picture.

However, sometimes once you cross his bottom line, he'll dare to make a huge mistake, even if it's the sky. Gion knows this all too well; the two Celestial Dragons who died in Mary Geoise are examples of this.

"In that case, send me to replace this naval captain and station me at the X3 branch."

I will use swift and decisive means to subdue all pirates in the West Blue, restore the Navy's deterrent power in the West Blue, and regain the trust of the islands in the West Blue.

Wood killed the original naval captain of the X3 branch, so the headquarters needed to send a new commander there, and the commander couldn't be too weak, otherwise they wouldn't be able to control the now arrogant West Blue pirates.

Chapter 143 Wood's New Bounty

Gion's idea was simple: the X3 branch needed strong members from headquarters to suppress it, and Wood happened to be active in that area. If they were lucky, they could settle scores with the other party.

As expected, Gion's application was rejected by Sengoku.

Just kidding, Gion's current strength is at least in the top ten of the entire Marine Headquarters, okay?

The recent series of major events has already caused turmoil throughout the Grand Line. At this critical juncture, how could Fleet Admiral Sengoku possibly allow a top-tier fighter like Gion to be wasted on a branch in the West Blue as a commander?

Especially at headquarters now, although there are many strong individuals, most of the top-tier members are unreliable.

After experiencing the tragic deaths of his family, Zephyr has become disheartened and is now working in the education industry, having not personally hunted pirates for many years.

Lieutenant General Tsuru is a clerical worker, and the normal operation of the entire headquarters is inseparable from her.

Garp, Aokiji, and Kizaru are all incredibly good at slacking off. Even chasing a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million, they can still put up a "fierce battle" for days.

Green Bull and Chaton are quite capable, but they are currently monitoring several large pirate crews at sea to prevent them from causing trouble at this critical juncture.

In the vast Marine Headquarters, the only people who can be considered model workers are Akainu Sakazuki and Momousagi Gion.

One of them couldn't tolerate the existence of evil, while the other was passionate about his work, trying to become stronger in battle as quickly as possible and catch up with someone's pace.

If Gion is sent to the X3 branch in the West Blue, then the Grand Line will lose one less model worker.

Besides, what level are the pirates in the West Blue? If the headquarters sends a senior naval captain, he can basically kill them all. Why would they need to send Gion, who is highly regarded by the headquarters?