Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 292 Vegapunk is really something else, keeping a courtesan?

Zefa didn't have to wait long.

As the sun was about to set, Chief of Staff A-He boarded a revolutionary army ship and arrived at Zefa's fleet, where he soon boarded a battleship with Dragon.

Inside the cabin, Zepha had brewed some hot tea. As A-He and Dorag, looking travel-worn, entered, a smile appeared on his face as he said, "I've been waiting for you, little A-He."

Chief Advisor A-He had a sour face as his gaze swept over Zephyr, Garp, and Kuzan.

The razor-sharp gaze made the three of them somewhat embarrassed. They couldn't help but exchange glances, unsure of what to say.

"Kuzan is young, so it's understandable," said Chief Advisor A-He.

Hearing this, the 49-year-old "Little" Kuzan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softened considerably, he took a sip of his tea, and winked at Dorrag, looking like he was watching a show.

Garp and Zephyr looked restless and uneasy, completely lacking their usual boss demeanor.

Then, Chief Strategist A-He said angrily, "You two bastards, and that heartless Sengoku, you're all driving me crazy! Such a huge matter, and none of you consulted me beforehand. Did you think I wasn't trustworthy? In the end, it was only after that fake Sakazuki made a public declaration that I learned you'd done something so serious, and I was forced to flee headquarters in a sorry state. And you still have the nerve to ask me to come here?!"

She was genuinely angry. After decades of camaraderie, none of these men had informed her beforehand, which infuriated her.

"That wasn't to lull the world's government into a false sense of security," Zephyr offered a flimsy excuse, seemingly trying to explain something.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Chief Advisor A-He's gaze immediately fell on him, scaring Zefa into shutting up and not daring to make any more excuses.

Next, the Chief of Staff lectured these two naval bigwigs like grandsons, while the usually carefree Garp and the highly respected Zephyr had no power to resist and obediently took the scolding.

He was scolded by the chief strategist for more than ten minutes before the pent-up frustration in his heart finally dissipated.

Zefa quickly flattered Ahe, bringing him a cup of hot tea and saying with a fawning smile, "It's good that you've calmed down. The most urgent matter now is to resolve the issue of New Marineford. You were the last one to come out of headquarters, so you should know quite a bit about what's going on inside, right? Is there any information that we need to focus on?"

Chief Strategist Ah-He wasn't a narrow-minded person, and she didn't dwell on the past. After taking a sip of hot tea to moisten her throat, she said with a serious expression, "Before I left headquarters, there were a total of over 36,400 troops remaining, including 16 lieutenant generals, among whom were Red King, Tucha, and Urban."

He rattled off the names of more than a dozen vice admirals in one breath, and then the chief of staff read out the names of more than twenty rear admirals.

"I haven't been able to confirm the exact number of officers below the rank of major general due to the urgency of the situation, but judging from the situation before the war, there are at least thirty brigadier generals and seventeen PX-pacifists in headquarters, not even a handful of field-grade officers," said Chief of Staff A-He.

It sounds impressive, but there aren't actually any major obstacles.

After nodding, Zephyr asked again, "What about the headquarters' defense system?"

"It hasn't changed much since before the war started, at least it was when I left, but if Arabu isn't an idiot, he'll definitely make adjustments," Chief Advisor A-He added.

After a slight pause, she continued, "Drag also told me that Mary Geoise possesses weapons capable of completely destroying New Marineford. I think this is very likely a trap. No, I should say that even if this isn't a trap, given Mary Geoise's style, the moment our main force sets foot on this island, they will be annihilated!"

"That's why I didn't choose to attack immediately." Zephyr frowned slightly, his tone turning serious. "Do you have any good ideas?"

"You're asking me now?" Chief Strategist A-He retorted to Zephyr, then looked at Dragon and said, "Before you completely besieged headquarters, Mary Geoise sent CP agents into headquarters, and a turning point occurred."

"What do you mean?" Zefa asked, somewhat puzzled.

Garp was also very puzzled. The fact that CP members had moved into headquarters meant that the resistance at headquarters had increased, didn't it?

How did it turn into a turning point?

Dorag, who had been pushed forward by Chief Strategist Azuru, cleared his throat and said with a smile, "The highest-ranking person in charge of the CP members dispatched to headquarters this time is one of our people."

"You Revolutionary Army people!?" Garp exclaimed in surprise. "You've already infiltrated the CP organization with your own people?"

After the Revolutionary Army stirred up trouble, one of CP's main tasks was to eliminate the Revolutionary Army. In the end, the Revolutionary Army's mole became a member of CP, and it seems that he was even a high-ranking member.

Upon hearing this, Dragon said somewhat awkwardly, "No, that's not it. Our Revolutionary Army does have some informants in the CP organization, but not many, and none of them hold high positions. The one who went to headquarters this time was CP-0's senior operations commander, Stusi."

Those present were all high-ranking naval officers, although the Navy and the CP agency had never gotten along well and had a strong competitive relationship.

However, most of the internal intelligence is still shared. Stussy, one of the high-ranking members of CP-0, is also the head of the organization responsible for collecting a large amount of intelligence from the outside. This organization is naturally the Pleasure Street. In the underworld, Stussy is known as the "Queen of Pleasure Street".

"Her?" Kuzan stroked his chin. "Does she have another identity?"

"Yes, Stussy is actually a clone of Bakingom Stussy, one of the members of the Rocks Pirates many years ago. He is Dr. Vegapunk's mole. As you all know, Dr. Vegapunk is currently at our Revolutionary Army's headquarters in Baltigo. After receiving the mission to go to headquarters to supervise the Navy, Stussy immediately contacted the doctor and reported the situation," Dragon said.

Everyone was surprised to learn that the famous Queen of the Pleasure Quarter in CP-0 was actually one of Vegapunk's people.

Dr. Vegapunk may seem respectable on the surface, but he's a real schemer behind the scenes!

They've raised a courtesan!

It's clear that Dorlag has confirmed this matter repeatedly and dared to say it here, which proves that he believes Stussy is trustworthy.

Neither Zefa nor the others would doubt Dragon's abilities in such matters.

Therefore, they quickly accepted this fact.

Chief of Staff A-He then continued, "Considering that Stussy is currently at headquarters, many things are much easier. Under CP control, all of headquarters' communication channels are under tight surveillance, which is why we cannot contact them."

Several days ago, Zephyr and his group had already been completely unable to communicate with the Navy at headquarters. Otherwise, Zephyr would have tried to use his influence as the "Great Teacher" to see if he could persuade them to surrender.

"But we can contact Stussy and see if we can persuade headquarters to surrender, right?" Kuzan raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. And although Aramaki and many of the generals in the headquarters outwardly maintain their loyalty to Mary Geoise and the World Government, appearing ready to fight to the death to entangle with us to the very end, in reality, before I left, I had already sensed that at least Aramaki, this so-called marshal, was not that stubborn in his belief in fighting to the death. I even suspect that he wanted to surrender," said Chief Strategist A-He.

"Speaking of which," Kuzan said, looking at Zephyr, "when I contacted Bane before, didn't he mention something? That Abandon had tried to contact him several times, but he didn't answer?"

"Yes." Zephyr nodded and said, "I don't know why, but Bane seems to have always looked down on Aramaki. Of course, it's also possible that he was thinking ahead and refused to communicate with Aramaki at that time in order to force this wavering guy to become the commander of the Navy. In that case, as long as we take him down, all the problems will be solved."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Garp was taken aback upon hearing this, and asked in surprise, "Is that guy really that smart? He was already setting traps for Mary Geoise and Headquarters back then?"

Rather than accepting Aramaki's surrender from the beginning, it would be better to ignore him for the time being and let Mary Geoise select him as the commander of the navy. After he has all the power in the navy, we can contact him and make him surrender with the entire navy.

That's a really profound idea, it feels like something a cunning old fox would say!

Zephyr wasn't sure if Bane was that clever, but considering that the guy had been planning all this for a long time, it wasn't impossible, so he pretended to say, "His strategies are quite sophisticated."

"Impressive," Kuzan said with some admiration.

Bane, who was rushing here at the moment, had no idea that he had inexplicably become a 'strategist'. If Zephyr and the others were to ask him this in person, Bane would definitely admit it in one go.

That's right, I didn't act impulsively because I disliked Aramaki. It was a well-thought-out strategic arrangement!

Without dwelling too much on whether Bane was truly a genius, Zephyr and the others quickly decided, after some discussion, to secretly contact Stussy and ask him to see if he could persuade Aramu to surrender.

To resolve this trouble for headquarters without bloodshed.

Meanwhile, in the marshal's office at headquarters.

At this moment, Aramaki was discussing with Stusi, the CP's special envoy stationed at the Naval Headquarters, about how to resolve the problem of being besieged.

Queen Stussy was not wearing the CP mask, revealing her beautiful face. She had a slender figure and was wearing a well-fitting white women's suit. As the saying goes, if you want to look good, you need to wear a nice outfit. Moreover, she had been involved in organizations like Pleasure Street for many years, so her charming aura was quite strong.

She exudes the allure of a stunning beauty from head to toe.

Normally, Huang Mu, who is somewhat lecherous, would definitely try to flirt with Stusi, but now, he has no such inclination.

"From what we've observed, there are at least thirty warships outside, and three of those ferocious-looking steel behemoths. We have absolutely no intelligence on those warships. Zephyr, Kuzan, and Garp have all appeared. With our current strength, it will be difficult to resist them. However, for some reason, they haven't launched an attack yet," Aramaki said in a heavy tone.

Zephyr and the others already knew about the existence of the ancient weapons, but he, a loyal subject of Mary Geoise, was completely unaware of the situation.

Stussy seemed somewhat distracted and said in a flippant tone, "I'm sorry, Marshal Huangmu, I have absolutely no knowledge of this kind of battlefield layout and fighting, so I can't help you with anything. All I can say is that once a conflict breaks out, I will choose to stand by your side and fight alongside you."

Then they'll try to ambush you and kill you.

Aramaki looked somewhat helpless upon hearing this, and was about to say something when Stussy's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

Because it was a specially made Den Den Mushi, it didn't display the image of the other party like a regular Den Den Mushi. Stussy took out the Den Den Mushi from his handbag without any hesitation, glanced at it, and then his eyes lit up as he said, "Excuse me, I have received new instructions from Mary Geoise. I will come back to discuss it with you, Marshal, later."

"Please go ahead." Aramaki nodded, showing no suspicion.

After Stussy left his office, Aramaki's expression turned quite ferocious. He slammed his fist on the table and cursed, "They're all useless trash, they deserve to die."

Although he wasn't entirely clear on Mary Geoise's subsequent plans, the not-so-foolish Aramaki had already vaguely sensed that he and the Marine Headquarters seemed to have been used as pawns by Mary Geoise.

(End of this chapter)