I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

after a while.

There was a knock on the door of the marshal's office, and two figures walked in.

Besides the Warring States period, there is also a burly old man holding a bag of senbei (rice crackers).

"Garp?"

Kong was somewhat surprised:

"Alright, you've dealt with Sig before, so you should come and see what's happening in Loguetown."

An officer had already distributed a stack of documents on the table to Sengoku and Garp.

From the naval battle at the edge of the calm zone to the series of events in Loguetown, everything is contained in the intelligence.

Garp glanced at the intelligence report and then remained silent for a moment.

He did not report the information that Sig was from Loguetown and was an old friend of Roger. This matter was related to Ace, and if it were reported, many things would be difficult to explain.

However, Garp was amazed by Sig's battle record in the intelligence.

"That Sig guy, he's actually pretty strong..."

"Besides his exceptional swordsmanship, he also possesses formidable Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki..."

Garp glanced at it twice, exclaimed softly, and continued stuffing senbei into his mouth.

"Garp, didn't you have contact with Sig? You failed to find out such important information as Sig's strength, which made us underestimate Sig by a large margin."

"What exactly were you doing when you were chasing Sig?"

Kong's voice couldn't help but sound a little annoyed.

He clearly adopted the advice of the Warring States and launched two large-scale plans, one overt and one covert, to capture Sig in the East China Sea.

Sending Lieutenant General Momousagi, an elite officer dispatched by headquarters, to deal with a wanted criminal with a bounty of less than 200 million was already a sign of great importance, but in the end, it only enhanced Sig's reputation.

"Air Marshal..."

At this moment, Sengoku, who had been frowning as he looked at the documents, spoke up:

"The key point of the Loguetown incident may not be Sig's strength or achievements."

"It was the treasure he mentioned, another piece."

These words immediately stunned Kong.

"Do you really think this so-called treasure exists? Sieg's words on the execution platform were clearly just imitating Roger."

"I don't know where he heard about the Celestial Dragons' national treasure..."

The Warring States period, however, let out a slight sigh.

"That incident from over twenty years ago remains a mystery to this day. It involves the Celestial Dragons' national treasure. If there's even the slightest possibility that it's true, that Celestial Dragon family will go crazy for it!"

"Besides, would someone like Sigurd really be so foolish as to willingly take on such an outrageous crime as robbing the Celestial Dragons' treasury?"

The Warring States period asked in return.

"this..."

Kong's brows gradually furrowed.

As they were talking, a sergeant hurried over and handed them a stack of new intelligence.

"The information from Vice Admiral Momousagi's side is basically consistent with the intelligence provided by CP. Sig's behavior in Loguetown is indeed a bit abnormal."

"This is Bucky's investigation report; he had contact with Sieg before the naval battle..."

Garp glanced at it briefly, then suddenly picked up the photo of Bucky tucked inside and shouted:

"Bucky the Clown? Isn't that the red-nosed guy from Roger's ship back then?"

These words stunned Kong.

"Garp, you're not kidding, Buggy the Clown is a small-time pirate from the East Blue, his bounty just recently broke ten million..."

Kong frowned.

"That's right, it's him."

Garp had a confident expression on his face:

"That red-nosed guy used to hang out with Shanks on Roger's ship..."

You mean Shanks?

Kong's expression became more complicated.

The Navy has discovered that Shanks stayed in Windmill Village for a period of time, just a few days before Seagrim's high-profile expansion.

Although no direct evidence of contact between Shanks and Sigurd has been found, considering the latest intelligence...

Sengoku's eyes were sharp as he spoke:

"It is suspected that Siegfried and Shanks, a former subordinate of Roger, made contact in the Goa Kingdom."

"Before the battle at the edge of the calm zone, he had close contact with another former Roger subordinate, Bucky, and it is suspected that he had a plan to join forces with Bucky."

"CP's intelligence also indicates that Sieg may have visited Loguetown many years ago, and he was very concerned about Roger and Loguetown..."

"Sig also admitted that he orchestrated the theft of the Holy Land more than twenty years ago! And he deliberately said something similar to Roger's, naming the treasure 'Anotherpiece'..."

"All of the things he did were related to the Roger Pirates!"

"He still maintains contact with Roger's former crew, yet he was already active more than twenty years ago... Fleet Admiral Kong, I suspect we've underestimated Higuma. He may have deep connections with the Roger Pirates and Loguetown."

"Even if he wasn't a member of Roger's crew, he was likely someone closely related to Roger."

Hearing Sengoku's words, Garp remained silent, even slowing down his senbei eating speed a little.

"Sengoku has already figured out so much... If I had revealed Higuma's identity back then, Sengoku probably would have immediately guessed that Higuma was related to Ace..."

While he was pondering, Zhan Guo suddenly spoke;

"Garp, you were the one who specifically hunted down the Roger Pirates. You can recognize Buggy from Roger's ship, so can you recognize Higuma?"

"That's not true."

Garp replied while eating a senbei:

"I don't know Sig at all, nor do I know that Sig was born in Loguetown and that he was good friends with Roger."

Warring States Period: ......

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Seeing their reactions, Garp finally realized what was happening, scratched his head, and laughed.

"Ah... I said something inappropriate, Sengoku, you should just forget about it."

Chapter 139 The Celestial Dragons' Reaction

Kong stared wide-eyed, momentarily laughing in exasperation:

"Garp, why didn't you tell me such important information?"

Sengoku suddenly stood up, walked straight to Garp, and snatched his senbei.

"Garp! You're really getting senile! Tell me, when did you have any private contact with Sieg?"

"Was it during the pursuit of the Roger Pirates?"

The Warring States period asked loudly.

Karp hesitated for a moment.

In this situation, he could no longer deceive them and had no choice but to explain:

"Just before the Celestial Dragon incident in the Goa Kingdom."

"I heard that Sig had contact with my grandson Luffy and the Red-Haired Pirates at the tavern in Windmill Village, so I went to see them."

"this...."

"You knew all along that Sigurd had been in contact with the Red-Haired Pirates?"

Sora and Sengoku were shocked.

They spent a long time analyzing and pondering the relationship between Sieg and Roger...

Turns out, there was someone right next to me who already knew the truth, but he just wouldn't say anything and quietly ate his senbei!

"Karp! Why!"

Zhan Guo put one hand to his forehead and asked through gritted teeth.

Seeing this, Garp could only scratch his head and continue explaining.

“I have already spoken with Sig, and he is indeed not a member of the Roger Pirates, nor even a pirate.”

"Decades ago, when I was hunting down the Roger Pirates, I certainly never saw Higuma on Roger's ship..."

Garp briefly recounted his first meeting with Sig in the deep mountains.

Of course, he omitted mentioning anything about Ace.

"When I met Sig, he appeared to be a strong man, but he couldn't actually unleash his full strength. He even had difficulty standing up. I personally confirmed this, so I couldn't have misjudged him."

"But I've never heard him mention looting that bunch of scum's treasure trove. Did he really do something like that?..."

A black line appeared on Kong's forehead. He ignored a certain disrespectful statement from Garp and roared loudly.

Why did you hide this from me?

Garp didn't answer immediately, but paused for a moment, then said in an unusually serious tone:

"The Roger incident already implicated enough people. Higuma was indeed not a member of the Roger Pirates, and he shouldn't be punished for it as well."

“When I met Sig, he was either seriously ill or seriously injured and could not exert his full strength. So I judged that Sig was not a threat to us, so I kept it a secret.”

"As for the other crimes Sig committed, that's his own business."

"Garp, you bastard!"

Kong was so angry that he slammed his hand on the table, his face turning black.