Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

"Alright, I agree. But you need to report this to the Five Elders, otherwise I cannot go on a mission without permission."

Godda Steele agreed.

Such small tasks are routine for him.

It's just investigating the case of a nobleman from a small country being murdered by pirates, isn't it?

As for whether the Navy will collude with pirates...

Godda Steele didn't feel anything.

He's part of CP9, not an intelligence agency or one of the Five Elders; he doesn't need to think independently.

The Five Elders didn't train them to be weapons capable of independent thought, so they only needed to complete their missions.

It doesn't matter how far this matter is investigated.

However, he didn't take the navy of the four seas seriously at all.

After all, in the Grand Line, he is a very useful weapon in the hands of the World Government.

In his view, the strength of the Four Seas Navy was something he could easily defeat.

"I won't offer you any more help this time, since it's just a small task anyway."

"However, you'd better be able to find some evidence linking you to the Navy. Even if it's unfounded."

As Paddy Walkley spoke, a glint of light flashed in his fine glasses.

The Navy's handling of the God Valley incident was very inefficient, greatly impacting the Celestial Dragons' leisure activities.

Since that incident, the Celestial Dragons have been trying to find a way to deal with the Navy.

Even if he didn't make this decision, Paddy Walkley believed that his other political opponents would have made the same choice.

Then do it without any pressure.

After all, the most important thing when working in the World Government is to please the Five Elders.

"If Goddard Steele's mission goes smoothly this time, then I will be the one to hand the knife to the Five Elders."

"No matter what the final outcome for the Navy is, at least my importance in the hearts of the Five Elders will increase."

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Naval Headquarters, Marineford, Admiral's Office.

"Damn it! Who did this? Find out who the branch leader of branch 127 is!"

Sengoku, looking displeased, banged on the table and said:

"This guy was really unlucky, handing over the knife at this crucial moment. You know, the Celestial Dragons were already somewhat dissatisfied with our Navy after the God Valley Incident."

"They are now trying to cut our military spending. If we are found to have done something dishonorable in this matter, the Dragons will definitely cut off our military funding."

The current Warring States period is far from the period when one had cultivated composure and inner strength as a marshal for over a decade.

He is now known by the title Sengoku the Immortal Stone General, not the later title, Sengoku the Wise General Buddha.

Marshal Kong tapped the table, signaling Sengoku to calm down.

"After this incident, I contacted the people in Branch 127, and they did not contact the pirates regarding this matter."

"However, they also made some mistakes, namely, they did not come to the rescue in time when the Mad Blade Pirates were slaughtering the nobles."

"I investigated their branch's situation, and it seems that before this incident, one of their female naval officers went to Povo Village and met Raleigh, who was preparing to take up his post in the North Sea."

Garp interjected inappropriately:

"Marshal Kong, let me take a look at the intelligence sent from the East China Sea. Shouldn't it be a good thing that nobles who treat the people like a joke are being slaughtered?"

"As for the Mad Blade Pirates, I believe that although they are pirates, they still retain some conscience."

Garp was still rambling on when a huge iron fist slammed into his head.

"Ouch! That hurts! Sengoku, what are you doing?"

"Shut up, Garp! Don't defend pirates!"

Tsuru sighed as she watched Garp and Sengoku playfully bickering.

These two guys have always been bickering and fighting like this.

However, after calming down, she quickly racked her brains, thinking about the illogical parts and trying to solve them.

"Air Marshal, are you referring to the newly appointed Raleigh? Is it Christine Raleigh?"

The crane remembered this incident.

Because she remembered that Christine Raleigh was the guy who went to the North Sea to take up his post, and that he had Gion and Kakei on his ship.

"Yeah, that brat, the one known as the Unconscious Raleigh."

Upon hearing this news, the two men who were fighting stopped what they were doing.

"Raleigh, how did that guy get promoted to the North Sea?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I thought that guy's lazy personality would prevent him from leaving the East China Sea."

Marshal Kong, rubbing his forehead, said:

"That's true, but that guy's older brother, Borsalino, is also going to the North Blue to take up a post as admiral. That guy is too relaxed at headquarters, always going easy on the pirates when they're capturing them."

"I think his personality is the exact opposite of Sakazuki's, so I plan to bring Sakazuki back and send Borsalino to the North Sea for two years."

"But Borsalino, for some reason, insisted on bringing his brother Raleigh along, otherwise he wouldn't go to the North Sea to become the admiral, so I agreed."

"By the way, Xiaohe, is there something on your mind when you ask this?"

The crane nodded, then said:

"As far as I know, the nobles of the Kingdom of Tottenis have been oppressing the common people for a long time, and the Mad Blade Pirates have been staying in the East Blue for a long time without entering the Grand Line."

"You should know that the Mad Blade Pirates are different from other pirate crews. They mainly rob other pirate crews of their wealth and exchange pirate heads for bounties."

"It seems a bit odd that a pirate crew like this could rush into the Grand Line so quickly after killing nobles from the Kingdom of Tottenham. With their strength, almost no one in the East Blue should be able to capture them."

Sora, Sengoku, and Garp all nodded at the same time.

After the crane raised its question, they understood the reasoning behind it.

After all, they are elites in the navy, and as long as they don't make a fool of themselves, they can analyze problems faster than normal people.

Moreover, apart from Garp, who is a bit of a simpleton, even Fleet Admiral Sora and strategist Sengoku can understand it.

"Could it be that the Mad Blade Pirates really have some connection with the Navy? But they shouldn't have any connection with the Navy's 127th Branch, otherwise this situation can't be explained."

The Warring States period raised its own questions.

"Perhaps the Mad Blade Pirates don't know any Marines from the 127th Branch, but they do know Marines from the 133rd Branch, like Raleigh. It's hard to say for sure."

Sora said something thoughtfully, then picked up a Den Den Mushi and called an intelligence officer to send the information on the Mad Blade Pirates to his office.

"The most urgent matter is not resolving the Mad Blade Pirates issue, but rather preventing the World Government from pinning this on us. I suggest sending a vice admiral or higher from headquarters to handle this matter."

"It would be best if it were an Admiral, because I think the World Government's attitude is too indifferent. It's very likely that they have already sent the CP organization to the East Blue to investigate, but we just don't know it."