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Chapter 86 Conspiracy (Please subscribe!)

Kitahara Tsune got up quietly, afraid of disturbing Dori who was sleeping soundly next to him.

He gently picked up the coat he had just taken from Vegapunk and put it on.

Then, a thought struck him, and his entire figure disappeared into the darkness of the early morning.

Following that mysterious feeling, Kitahara Tsune slowly walked to a secluded spot in the A building area.

Kitahara Tsune used "Life Return" to suppress his powerful and surging aura.

This is the result of his spiritual practice as reflected in the "Preaching and Transmitting the Dharma" entry when he was teaching the Navy Headquarters.

With the invisibility cloak, unless someone has mastered Observation Haki to its peak, they wouldn't be able to detect that there was actually another person like Luoluo.

"Whoosh whoo ...

Caesar's signature laughter came from not far away, behind a half-open iron gate.

"Caesar? Why would he come to Building A at this time?" Kitahara Tsune asked, puzzled.

According to the soldiers guarding Building A, there is nothing related to scientific research in Building A except for the visitor area, the accommodation area for visitors, and the inspection area.

In other words, this is a place that most researchers don't come to; half of them are doing experiments in Building B.

The iron gate seemed to have a sound-absorbing effect; Kitahara Tsune could only hear Caesar talking to another person inside, but he couldn't make out the specific content at all.

In his Observation Haki, he could only vaguely sense that besides Caesar Cullen, there was an extremely faint life force in the room.

Kitahara Tsune calmed himself down and tried to enhance his hearing through "Life Return".

Even so, he only vaguely heard the phrases "Beasts Pirates" and "artificial Devil Fruits."

Words like these.

He recalled that Caesar had actually asked him, a newly arrived naval officer, for financial assistance during the day.

It's obvious this guy is desperate for money.

He's probably already squandered all the research funding the World Government gave him and is now investing everywhere.

"The Beasts Pirates can still contact Caesar?"

Kitahara Tsune was surprised; he thought that without Doflamingo as a dark intermediary, Caesar's research on artificial Devil Fruits would be directly interrupted.

Unexpectedly, the Beasts Pirates bypassed Doflamingo as an intermediary and directly cooperated with Caesar.

As far as he knew, Doflamingo was behaving himself now.

The intelligence document delivered by Corazon detailed Doflamingo's future plans for Dressrosa.

He has now handed that intelligence over to Marshal Sengoku, who has already informed the King of Dressrosa.

Doflamingo's plan failed from the very beginning.

The Donquixote Pirates seem to be currently in the first half of the Grand Line.

The two talked for a while in the room, and after a long time, Caesar finally pushed open the door and floated back to the research area of ​​Building B.

Kitahara Tsune's hiding place was not on Caesar's inevitable path.

The two passed each other without any real danger.

However, a faint aura still lingered in the room.

Kitahara Tsune didn't want to alert the enemy, so he carefully controlled his steps and quietly returned to his room.

The phrase "on a whim" played a crucial role at a critical moment. If Caesar Clown and the Beast Pirates had indeed made a deal, then he would have had a lot of room to maneuver in the process.

Whether it's capturing Caesar directly, ambushing a member of the Beasts Pirates, trapping them like turtles in a jar, or notifying the Navy, all are viable options.

However, going to the experimental area of ​​Building B now and telling Vegapunk might alert Caesar and the Beast Pirates member lurking in Punk Hazard.

The most natural thing to do is to meet Vegapunk tomorrow morning as if nothing had happened.

The next day, just as dawn broke, Kitahara Tsuneo opened his eyes.

Just to be on the safe side, he didn't sleep all night and spent the night meditating.

Kitahara Tsuneo put on his clothes and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped.

He pulled Dolly, who was still sleeping in bed, out of bed.

"Sir, it's still early, isn't it? Training isn't starting yet." Dolly yawned, still sleepy-eyed.

Just then, Dolly suddenly realized he was in Punk Hazard, not Naval Headquarters. "Sir, let me sleep a little longer while I'm out here. There's no training anyway."

"The situation is urgent. Go immediately and inform the accompanying navy personnel to prepare for battle together with the research institute soldiers on duty in Building A."

"Note: Do not panic, and do not make a sound!"

Dolly jolted awake, immediately stood up straight, and gave a perfect military salute: "Yes, sir."

Kitahara Tsune nodded, opened the door, let out a soft breath, and then walked briskly, as if nothing had just happened.

I walked towards the experimental area of ​​Building B, greeted the soldiers on duty, and showed them my temporary pass.

This is the pass that Vegapunk applied for for himself yesterday, which allows him direct access to his private research lab.

With this pass, Kitahara Tsune had no trouble getting through and knocked on the door of Vegapunk's laboratory.

"Major General Kitahara Tsuneo, what brings you here so early?"

Vegapunk opened the laboratory door and let Kitahara Tsune in to talk.

As a scientist, his observational skills are astonishing.

Although Kitahara Tsune appeared to be very relaxed, just like yesterday.

But in Vegapunk's eyes, Kitahara Tsune did seem a bit more hurried than yesterday.

When Vegapunk asked him, Kitahara Tsune did not immediately talk about Caesar, but instead looked up at the walls around him.

Upon seeing this, Vegapunk said, "Except for public laboratories, scientists' private research institutes do not have surveillance cameras installed."

"In that case, I'm relieved." Kitahara Tsune breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of anxiety on his face as he spoke.

"Last night, somewhere in Building A, I overheard Mr. Caesar talking to someone."

I didn't catch the specifics, but I heard terms like "Beast Pirates," "artificial Devil Fruits," and "transaction funds."

"I see—" Vegapunk lowered his eyes, his fingertips lightly tapping the outer shell of the flying chair he was sitting on. "I understand."

"However, from a rational point of view, I don't know if what you said is true."

"Major General Kitahara, could you take me to the place where they plotted last night?"

"That's for sure," Kitahara Tsuneo nodded and said.

Kitahara Tsune was about to leave, but then stopped, turned around, and asked, "Mr. Vegapunk, why don't you just look through the camera Den Den Mushi?"

Vegapunk explained, "Major General Kitahara Tsuneo just arrived in Punk Hazard and is not familiar with the Building A area, so naturally he can't say where the conspiracy took place last night."

"Furthermore—" Vegapunk said, his voice low, "there are many places in Building A that don't have surveillance Den Den Mushi installed."

"Area A is also responsible for detaining some criminals sent by the World Government."