One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Ten mermaids with collars around their necks were tied to ten large glass tanks, their faces showing helplessness and despair.

As the tall Kuzan approached, their faces immediately showed expressions of terror, and they tried their best to curl up and press themselves tightly against the glass tank.

"Disgusting slave trade! I've long disliked this auction house in Chambord. It should have been shut down long ago. What kind of professional agency is this? It's nothing but a slave trading center!"

Karp's face darkened. Without saying a word, he walked up to several large glass tanks, grabbed one, and started walking out.

Seeing this, Kizaru scratched his head and said, "I'll help too."

As they spoke, the group worked together to move the ten glass tanks out of the cabin.

Hearing the commotion above, Rao glanced in their direction, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

But in the end, he couldn't say anything.

"Mermaids, don't be afraid. I am Vice Admiral Garp from the Marine Headquarters. I'm releasing you back into the sea now. Go back to Mermaid Island now. Don't wander around outside anymore, or you'll get caught by those bad guys again."

Garp stood on the deck and spoke loudly to the mermaids in front of him.

"Splash splash".

The sound of water splashing echoed in the glass tank. Several mermaids emerged from the water, stretched out their white arms, and lay on the edge of the tank, peering out at the tall men in front of them.

"Really? You're going to let me go back to the sea? But we have explosive collars around our necks. They'll explode if we leave the glass tank."

The mermaids' faces lit up with joy, but their eyes soon dimmed.

"Hahaha! Relax. Kuzan, come and help them remove the explosive collars."

Kap said to Kuzan.

Kuzan nodded, then reached out and grabbed a mermaid who was looking at him curiously. Before she could react, he grabbed the explosive collar around her neck.

"Ah! Don't move, it'll explode!"

The mermaid's face showed a look of terror.

"Oh, it's okay."

Kuzan's hand, which was holding the collar, emitted a chilling aura that instantly froze the explosive collar around the mermaid's neck. The surface of the ice was covered with an invisible layer of Armament Haki, preventing the chill from harming the mermaid's delicate skin.

With a crisp snapping sound, Kuzan crushed the collar around the mermaid's neck.

The expected explosion did not occur; the collar shattered into pieces, like broken ice.

"No... there was no explosion."

The mermaids around them were stunned, but then their faces lit up with delighted smiles as they waited expectantly for Kuzan to freeze and crush the explosive collars around their necks one by one.

After the collars were removed from everyone's necks, the ten mermaids crawled out of the glass tank, hugged each other, and cried and laughed.

"Alright, you should all head back to Mermaid Island now. Be careful next time you go out, and don't run into those damned slave-hunting crews again."

After doing all this, Kuzan silently put his hands in his pockets and got off the ship.

Thank you! You are all kind people!

The mermaids, each with a grateful expression, bowed in unison to Garp and the others. Then, after exchanging glances, they flipped off the ship's bow and jumped into the sea, quickly disappearing from Garp and the others' sight.

As the mermaids disappeared into the emerald green sea, Garp looked at Zephyr.

The two exchanged a glance.

"Zeffa, do you think that kid Tianzheng is telling the truth or lying?"

Karp muttered something in a very low voice.

"I don't know. But given the current situation, even if he's lying, we should treat it as the truth."

Zephyr shook his head slightly and glanced at Kizaru, who was eavesdropping nearby with his ears perked up.

Kizaru immediately raised his hands.

"Professor Zephyr, your eyes are terrifying! I didn't hear anything."

On the grass below, Doflamingo, who had just finished the call, fell into a long silence.

Just two days ago, Roswald Saint was so arrogant, asking me to call him godfather. How could he have died so suddenly?

Moreover, the entire family of three died in the Sabaody Archipelago.

This is going to cause a huge uproar.

Hearing the hostility in Grimm's words, Doflamingo remained silent for a long time before finally squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth.

“Grimm, I believe that the fate of the Roswald family may be related to Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld.”

"As far as I know, Rayleigh clashed with the Roswald family at the auction house that day and even used Conqueror's Haki."

Doflamingo, far away in Dressrosa in the New World, grew increasingly bright-eyed as he spoke.

"Yes! It must be Rayleigh's doing!"

"I suggest a thorough investigation into the remnants of the Roger Pirates! If necessary, my Donquixote Family will fully cooperate with the World Government's investigation."

Chapter 154 Rayleigh with a Bounty of 39 Billion Berries

Inside the lobby of the Famous Goods Auction House in Mangrove Zone No. 1.

Sengoku, Zephyr, Gringu Saint, and others gathered here to discuss a series of issues concerning the attack on the Roswald family.

Even Doflamingo, far away in Dressrosa, probably never imagined that one day his small auction house would become a meeting place for the World Government and the Navy Headquarters, two world-class power institutions.

“Tianzheng, you have used your abilities to enter the dreams of hundreds of people who have had contact with the Roswald family. You must have learned the specific details of this matter.”

"Now it's your turn to reconstruct the entire course of events. Combine all the intelligence that Grimm and his group have gathered, and draw a final conclusion."

"About the mastermind you mentioned earlier."

Zhan Guo pushed up his round-framed glasses perched on his nose.

The Five Elders are pressing hard, and three days have already passed. The news that Chambord was being heavily blocked has probably been leaked by those ubiquitous news reporters.

If this matter is not resolved soon, the credibility of the world government will likely be greatly diminished.

This is definitely not what the Five Elders and the other leaders in power want to see.

Black Horse nodded and began to recount in a deep voice all the details he had learned from entering the dream.

"First of all, the Rozwade family arrived at Government Post 69 three days ago."

"At that time, a major event had already occurred on Sabaody Archipelago: the Avenger Aristotle attacked the naval base and massacred all the troops stationed there."

"While Aristotle was massacring the naval base, Lieutenant Commander Rorschach and Ensign Lark were conducting the arrest of the Decalban brothers at Soap Bubble Park No. 33."

"After circling around here, Navy Lieutenant Trafalgarro returned to the warship."

"Then the naval lieutenant commander received a temporary mission from headquarters to capture Aristotle the Avenger."

As Black Horse finished speaking, he glanced at the Warring States period.

Sengoku nodded. "That's right. I received a message from Lawrence saying that Aristotle had landed at Sabaody Archipelago, so I contacted Rorschach immediately and gave him this mission."

He glanced at Kizaru, who was sitting with his legs crossed, idly picking at his nails. "Boltarino was there too, and it was he who recommended Rorschach to me."

"Huh? Are you calling me? Marshal of the Warring States Period."

Kizaru slowly raised his head and asked in confusion.

Zhan Guo waved his hand, looking somewhat listless.

"fine."

"Oh. Feel free to ask any questions; I always answer them."

As he spoke, Kizaru lowered his head and began trimming his nails again.

Black Horse glanced at Greene and, seeing that he remained silent, continued his story.

"Next, Major Rorschach fought Aristotle, the Avenger, in Mangrove District 66. The two fought for a while, and Rorschach paid a heavy price before finally killing and beheading Aristotle."

"After that, he immediately rushed back to Soap Bubble Park No. 33 and took the Dekalb brothers, whom he had arrested earlier, back to Mangrove Zone No. 40."

"During this time, the giant Palmer and Captain Law, as well as Dafilons, the culprit who attacked the Roswald family, had also clashed."

"According to the dreams of the Decalban brothers and their crew, after Major Rorschach returned, he knocked Dafilons unconscious with a heavy punch. He did indeed use electric shocks on them again afterward."

"Up to this point, no one involved has been found to have harbored any criminal intent toward the world's elite."

Black Horse recounted step by step the information he gained from entering a dream using his Nightmare ability, almost as if he were actually there, experiencing everything that had happened in Sabaody over the past few days.

And this conclusion was drawn from multiple perspectives and from the viewpoints of many people.

All the intelligence was interconnected, with no errors or omissions.

Such an event, which defies common sense, was so thoroughly investigated that even the most discerning investigators could not find a single flaw in it.

Perhaps, this is the power of the Devil Fruit.

The story unfolds in detail from multiple perspectives, recounting the Roswald family's journey from their arrival in Chambord to their attack and death.

Zefa and the others immediately heard Black Horse cough softly.

We know the crucial point is coming.

Black Horse looked at Green Guss, "Based on the CP0 investigation and Green Guss's questions, I have listed here a few possible anomalies in the attack on the Roswald family."

"First, on his way to the auction house, Saint Rozwald was suddenly caught in an extreme thunderstorm. Along the way, he was somewhat frightened because the mangrove tree number 79, Argiman, was struck by lightning. But according to Frisis and the guards, they were not injured."

"Second, perhaps because they were frightened, the Roswald family caused a scene at the auction house, trying to buy back all the auction items for one peso."

"Third, Rayleigh clashed with Roswald Saint and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki on Roswald Saint's family."

"Fourth, Saint Roswald angrily rebuked Doflamingo, demanding huge compensation from him for the matter of Rayleigh."

"Fifth, the Roswald family lost control at the auction house and engaged in extreme self-harm. The only plausible explanation at present is that it was caused by the mental disorder resulting from Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki."

"Sixth, while Major Rorschach was recovering from his injuries, Dafilons used some means to temporarily unleash his physical potential, left Mangrove District 40, and attacked the Roswald family."

"seven……"

At this point, Black Horse glanced at the expressionless Green Guss and continued, "Major Rorschach arrived at the scene of the attack but failed to stop Dafilons, resulting in the deaths of the Roswald family. Green Guss suspects that Major Rorschach did not do his utmost..."

"fart!"

Before the dark horse could finish speaking, Garp's blunt rebuttal rang out in the hall.