I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"General Zhan Guo, we still haven't found any trace of Sig ever living in Rog Town."

"Moreover, Sig has no record of going to sea, nor any evidence of ever entering Loguetown or the Grand Line."

The officers in the office looked weary, but also quite shaken.

Even though Bucky the Clown is also very well hidden, the Navy can still find many clues if they investigate carefully.

However, Sieg had absolutely no useful information; for the past twenty years, he had been like an invisible ghost that never existed...

"This contradicts the intelligence provided by CP0 and what Garp said."

Kong's brows were deeply furrowed.

He hadn't expected it to turn out this way.

The World Government is the ruling power in this world, and no other power can match its intelligence capabilities, yet it cannot find any trace of Sig from the previous decades.

What does this mean? Did Sigurd keep his identity a secret from the World Government for decades, starting from birth?

Higuma was born in Loguetown in the East Blue, a place under the strong control of the World Government, not in the New World ruled by the Four Emperors. How could there be no clues at all?

“Marshal Kong, perhaps Sig was living under a different identity before and committed the crime of stealing from the Holy Land’s treasury.”

"Sigurd later fell ill and lay low in the Goa Kingdom in the East Blue for many years before being cured by Ivankov's presence, after which he emerged from seclusion in a high-profile manner..."

"As you know, some Devil Fruits, or some extraordinary individuals on the sea, do indeed possess the ability to change their appearance."

Sengoku frowned and said.

Chapter 141 New Bounty

When faced with a problem, blaming it on an unknown Devil Fruit is not a wise approach to analysis.

But apart from that, the Warring States period could not think of any reasonable explanation.

"So, who might Sig have been under more than twenty years ago? Sengoku, tell me."

Sora seemed to have been intrigued by Sengoku and pressed for more information.

"More than twenty years ago, during the era of Roger and Whitebeard, Higuma lived under a different identity. However, he later fell seriously ill and had to lie low until he recovered. Only then did he begin to secretly contact Roger's old crew..."

Zhan Guo muttered to himself, not immediately making a judgment.

At that moment, a naval officer standing nearby suddenly blushed with excitement:

"General of the Warring States Period, I've thought of a possibility."

"Could this Sig have been the Pirate King Roger before? He just faked his death to successfully divert our Navy's attention."

"But the real Roger, after being cured of his serious illness, secretly contacted his old subordinates?"

Sengoku stared blankly at the naval officer who had spoken.

"Your imagination is truly remarkable."

Zhan Guo put a hand to his forehead, looking somewhat helpless.

puff.

Sometime during the night, Garp's snot bubble burst, and he opened his eyes and shoved it into his mouth:

"That's absolutely impossible. You're underestimating the Pirate King. Would Roger just sit by and watch his former crew and widow be captured by the World Government?"

"If you keep thinking like this, it'll never end..."

Sengoku glanced at Garp, and his heart skipped a beat.

He really couldn't refute that.

He was known as a strategist, but faced with a mountain of contradictory intelligence from Sieg, he really felt at a loss and could only make all sorts of unreliable assumptions.

Why do they always seem to fall into a strange mental trap when it comes to things related to Sieg?

Sengoku and the others temporarily abandoned their pursuit of further investigation.

Because a CP0 official visited the Marine Headquarters with news of the Celestial Dragons from the Holy Land.

Why hasn't the Navy released a new bounty for Siegfried yet?

The man in the white suit frowned and urged him on.

“There are many suspicious points about Sig’s identity, and it has not been investigated clearly yet... For example, the intelligence provided by your CP0 contradicts the findings of our Navy’s investigation.”

"Why don't you have that spy who's already by Sig's side pass on some more reliable intelligence?"

He crossed his arms and explained this sentence.

"You actually question the credibility of our intelligence?"

"Hmph, this information is already a pleasant surprise, and you actually want more?"

"She is an undercover agent for our CP0, not an intelligence agent for your Navy."

“Our spies will no longer pass on intelligence so easily; it’s too risky. All she has to do is lie low and gain Sieg’s full trust.”

"We'll give Sieg a surprise when the time is right."

The man in the white suit flatly refused Kong's request.

The CP and the Navy have collaborated before.

For example, Waldo, the world destroyer who once rivaled Roger and Whitebeard, failed at a crucial moment and was imprisoned because of the successful infiltration of CP's spies.

It was rare for a spy to infiltrate Sieg's inner circle, and CP0 wanted to repeat the same trick.

"The Celestial Dragons, Charlmacharya's family, attach great importance to the One Piece! They have already had the World Government organize an investigation team to search for the treasure throughout the Red Line."

"Your navy can't delay any longer."

The man in the white suit didn't seem inclined to talk to Kong and the others much; he simply left after saying that one sentence.

Only Sora and Sengoku remained sitting in place, their expressions somewhat subtle.

"The Celestial Dragons have truly gone mad. For something as unverifiable as 'Another Piece,' they're going to such lengths..."

Kong's thoughts were a jumbled mess.

No matter how many doubts there are about Higuma's identity, or how authentic or fake Anotherpiece may be... as long as the Celestial Dragons are alerted and convinced, the outcome is already predetermined.

"Have the intelligence department determine Sig's bounty. Be careful when determining the bounty; we can't repeat Roger's mistake... Also, continue investigating Sig's case."

Kong gave this order.

As the Fleet Admiral of the Navy, how could Kong not know that a pirate's bounty has been regarded as a symbol of the pirate's strength and status?

The authenticity of Anotherpiece is still unknown. If the Navy sets an excessively high bounty, it would be tantamount to endorsing Sieg.

Before being able to ascertain Sig's true identity and the authenticity of Anotherpiece, Sora had no choice but to make this decision.

.........

In the days following the Loguetown incident, news of the One Piece, the great treasure of the bandit king Sig, spread like wildfire.

Strangely, the navy's response was slow, and it remained silent for the past few days.

All parties had been waiting for the Navy's statement, and that moment had finally arrived.

World Economic News Agency Headquarters.

"President! The Navy has finally updated Sig's bounty list!"

A reporter, waving several reward notices, knocked on the door of the president, Morgans's office.

Morgans reached out and took the bounty poster, glancing at it with a somewhat complicated expression.

"The legendary pirate Captain Buggy, a former crew member of the Pirate King, with a bounty of 200 million."

"Xige, the bandit king of the East Sea Mountains, has a bounty of 400 million. He must be captured alive."

"And there's the Anotherpiece, Sigurd's great treasure. Whoever knows its location will receive a reward of four hundred million..."

Let's leave Pakistan and the like aside for now.

The bounty on Siegfried, and the reward for that treasure, the exact figures are all quite subtle.

Only live capture is allowed, but the bounty for the One Piece is a staggering 400 million.

"It seems that something important was indeed lost in that theft from the sacred treasury..."

Capturing a pirate worth hundreds of millions alive is much more difficult than killing him.

Meanwhile, the well-informed Morgans had already heard that the World Government had organized a search party to find treasure in the Red Line.

"Such a big effort, but the reward is lower than expected... Could it be that something important has really been lost from the Holy Land's treasury?"

"The Celestial Dragons don't want the world to know they exist, so they set this bounty?"

Morgans narrowed his eyes, but he was deeply shaken.

During the Goa Kingdom incident, he only thought of Sig as a newcomer worthy of close attention.

But now it seems that Sieg has really given them too many surprises...

"What are you standing there for? The World Government's stance has been made clear, so now it's time for our big news!"

Chapter 142 From Shandong to Shanghai

A moment later, Morgans looked at the press release drafted by his editors and nodded approvingly.

The news headline was "World's Greatest Swordsmen Clash! Who Will Win?"

In addition to the written report, this press release also included several photos from the scene.

One photo shows Sieg standing on the execution platform, a faint smile on his lips, looking down at the densely packed audience below.

The other picture shows Siegfried and Hawkeye Mihawk standing on opposite sides of the square, facing each other in a confrontation.

Meanwhile, a large crowd of onlookers served as a backdrop at the edge of the square in the distance.

"Good, let's write it along this line of thought..."

"However, since Sig has already entered the Grand Line, the title of 'East Blue Mountain Pirate King' is no longer appropriate."

Morgans smiled: