My partner in One Piece is Esdeath

Chapter 154 The vague main line

After sailing for a few days, the headquarters' fleet docked in Rogge Town.

"I really don't understand why you want to stay in Donghai."

On the deck, Annan pushed the wheelchair and said to Esdeath sitting on it.

"Vice Admiral He has already said that because of the Golden Lion incident, our headquarters will send people from the Naval Criminal Investigation Bureau to investigate."

"To be honest, our mission has been completed."

The mission given by Akainu and Kizaru was to come to the East China Sea to clean up some scum in the navy. Now that the Golden Lion has appeared in the East China Sea, the entire East China Sea Navy is expected to be subject to scrutiny by the Investigation Bureau. Then it won't be about weeding out some scum.

"I know." Esdeath said, "Didn't I also say that there are two reasons for staying in Donghai. One is to complete the mission assigned to me by the old man, and the other is what we have to do now."

"East China Sea? Is there any place worth visiting in the East China Sea?" Annan asked.

"That's a lot." Esdeath clapped her fingers.

"Rogg Town, the place where the Pirate King was executed, ah, this doesn't count, I've already been there."

"The most beautiful country in the East China Sea - the Kingdom of Goa."

"Sea Restaurant Barati, don't look at me like this. You're here, of course you have to eat all the dishes in the restaurant."

"I read about it in the newspaper a few years ago, Country on the Bridge - Tequila Wolfe."

"Also, I remember that there are several famous kendo gyms in Donghai. You have kicked all the kendo gyms in Nanhai. How about you kick the one in Donghai too?"

"What about kicking the gym? Am I the kind of person who ruins things?" Annan twitched the corner of his mouth, "I've said it so many times, it's about frank communication between the two sides, learning from each other's advanced experience, and giving full play to..."

"Okay, okay." Esdeath rolled her eyes at Annan and interrupted him, "Just play in the gym. Those people can't beat you because they are too weak. You don't have to find a way for them to escape. It's pretentious. Get off the boat.”

"Dele, you are right."

Annan smiled and pushed Esdeath to the dock.

"Major Annan! Major Esdeath!"

Feng and Ling, who were waiting on the dock, quickly came over to greet them.

"I forgot, there are two maids in the team." Annan rubbed Feng's head, "You two quickly push Esdeath to the base hospital, and I'll go do something."

"Why do you have to leave me to do anything?" Esdeath narrowed her eyes and said with a smile.

"What else can happen?" Annan pointed in the direction where the Ice and Fire Man was docked.

"Your old man's phone is always unreachable, but my boss always answers the call instantly whenever I call him."

"Have a good rest and remember to take the time to write a battle report. I will go on board to report on the work."

"You're right, but I'm totally weak right now. The headquarters is pressing for reports so urgently..." Esdeath touched her chin and looked up at Annan.

"I'd better trouble you to ghostwrite it, Annan."

"I knew it." Annan waved his hand and left without looking back.

"Major Annan... agreed?"

Feng held the handle of the wheelchair and blinked.

"So be it." Esdeath looked at Annan's back with a smile in his eyes.

"Not speaking is acquiescence. This is what he said himself."

………………

Icefire Man, Captain's Office.

Annan was sitting at his desk with a phone on his desk and chewing a cigar.

"In a battle of this level, you are right not to interfere. You have done a good job in this regard." Akainu's voice came from the mouth of the phone bug.

"The Golden Lion is still restless after running away for twenty years. Death is the best destination for such an old pirate. Esdeath did a good job. The pirate should die at the hands of the navy."

"Shiji did not die at the hands of Esdeath." Annan said sincerely, "The direct cause of Shiji's death was that he pulled out the rudder from his head. After pulling it off, his life entered a countdown. Ai Stedes just accelerated the process.”

Regarding how the Golden Lion died in the end, Esdeath's answer was just as Annan said, and the Navy's inspection was the same, but how the World Government reported it later had nothing to do with it.

The phone worm was silent for a while and then said.

"The cause of the Golden Lion's death does not need to be taken too seriously. Just now you said that Esdeath called Porusalino several times but failed to get through..."

As he spoke, Akainu paused.

His meaning was very clear. If he could get through the phone at that time and go to support at Kizaru's speed, Esdeath would not be so seriously injured.

"This is normal." Annan said, "We all know General Kizaru's phone bug. It's normal that he can't get through the phone. It's strange if he can get through."

"Besides, for Esdeath, fighting a powerful enemy is her justice. If General Kizaru comes over and scares Shiki away, it will make her unhappy."

Annan understood the meaning of Akainu's words. It turned out that he was afraid that Esdeath would be in a mood.

"You go back and tell her that even if the phone call is made, Porusalino can't make it there. At that time, a Celestial Dragon was attacked in the New World, and he had to go and deal with it." Akainu said solemnly.

"This bunch of rubbish always looks for trouble every day..."

"Hey, boss, what you said is a bit dangerous." Annan smiled.

"Then just pretend I didn't say anything."

Akainu said casually.

"Since you have defeated the Golden Lion, you will no longer be able to get bonuses or promotions. You and Esdeath will definitely be promoted. However, we have some considerations. As I told you before, the World Government has always claimed that Shi Ji was You are imprisoned in Impel Down City. If you rashly announce that you have defeated the Golden Lion, the impact will not be good, so there will only be internal awards, and there will be no notifications in the newspaper."

"I follow the arrangements of the headquarters." Annan immediately said, "Internal awards are good, but publishing them in newspapers or something like that costs money and people. It's really not worth the gain."

"But it's time to change the title of number one in the new generation of the navy. I'm not as good as Esdeath now."

"You kid, just dream." The phone bug snorted coldly.

"Don't think about getting rid of that title of yours. Although Esdeath is more suitable for this title now, it is impossible for the Navy to slap itself in the face. So you can continue to bear the responsibility."

"Ah..." Annan was still thinking about fighting for it, but was interrupted by Akainu.

"Okay, don't think about this unrealistic thing." Akainu said, "I know this kind of title will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble, but you and Esdeath are partners, even if you give her the title , trouble will still find you."

"........."

"Is there anything else that's urgent? If not, just write a report and send it to me. I have to go to a meeting now."

Click.

When Annan didn't reply, Akainu hung up the phone.

"Meeting? What kind of meeting? You are the king of meetings!" Annan dropped the microphone, rubbed his hair, and looked sad.

"The first thing I do when I come back is to write a report. I have to write two copies. Why don't you let me go fight for the golden lion?"

"Hiss, that's not right." Annan tapped the table with his fingers, and the metal tabletop made rhythmic thumping sounds.

"Even if you want me to hunt for golden lions, I still have to write a report in the end. Alas, I am destined to write reports."

Annan shook his head.

"No, I have to quickly find a bright-minded subordinate to help me write a report!"

…………

Malinvandor, Office of the Marshal.

Sengoku was sitting behind the desk, with Akainu, Kizaru and Aokiji sitting on the sofas on either side of it. There was a phone bug on the desk, and Tsuru and Garp participated in the meeting remotely.

Akainu hung up the phone.

"Esdeath-chan definitely doesn't want to let me go. I'm right, Sakaski." Kizaru said with a smile while sitting on the sofa.

Akainu said nothing, lowered the brim of his hat and crossed his arms.

"Annan's words are completely consistent with Hefa's report." Warring States fed a stack of documents to the goat beside him.

"He's not greedy for merit or exaggerating himself. He's not bad in nature, so there's no need to call him back, Sakaski." Sengoku said to Akainu.

Esdeath became famous after this battle. Of course, the headquarters would protect the person who He evaluated as being able to determine the status of the navy in the next fifty years. However, even if the top brass blocked the news, within half a year, there would be no one who should know. Everyone will know.

The discussion on whether to recall Annan at the previous meeting was also based on various considerations.

In the end, it was Sengoku who made the decision. It happened that Annan called Akainu to report, and Sengoku decided Annan's stay with a simple report.

"Oh~ As expected of Sengoku-san, who has the wisdom of a Buddha, he actually understood Annan through just one conversation." Kizaru said in surprise.

"Hahahaha, Sengoku, then you should look back at me." Garp laughed in the phone bug.

"That's enough Garp! The phone call doesn't stop!" Sengoku yelled at the phone bug.

"Wow, you really saw it accurately!"

"Wow!"

There was a washing sound on the phone. After a while, the crane's voice appeared in the phone bug.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic. Regarding the news about the reappearance of Golden Lion Shiji, the World Government requires us to block it as much as possible..."

"After hearing what Crane said, Kizaru pouted, Aokiji also rarely pushed away his blindfold, with a somewhat surprised expression; Akainu silently clenched his fists."

For the navy, eliminating a legendary pirate can not only improve the navy's reputation, but also curb the tide of the great pirate era. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In this case, no one in the top brass of the navy would be happy if the world government chose to block the news.

He seemed to have predicted the reactions of everyone present and said unhurriedly:

"It is inevitable that the world government chooses to block the news. After all, in their propaganda, the Golden Lion has been imprisoned in Impel Down City. Suddenly telling the people that the Golden Lion has escaped from prison long ago will cause people to panic."

What He said actually made some sense. Twenty years ago, a golden lion ran out of Impel Down City. In the past twenty years, who knows how many bad guys have escaped.

Ah, you said Shi Ji is the only one?

Who believes it?

Once the seeds of panic and doubt are planted, they take root and sprout, and there is no way to stop them.

"But this is not only to restore the reputation of the World Government, but also for the Navy. Shiji has escaped from prison for twenty years. For twenty years, the Navy has not found him. If someone criticizes the Navy from this angle, we can only bite the bullet Bite it into pieces and swallow it in your stomach."

"No matter what, the news that Shi Ji was killed by the navy cannot be publicized, at least not now." He said with unquestionable firmness in his tone.

"Sengoku, let's move on to the next thing." He said to Sengoku.

"What I'm going to talk about next is much more serious than the golden lion."

Warring States took out a document from the drawer, coughed a few times, and cleared his throat.

"This is the news that Porusalino brought back."

Akainu and Aokiji looked at Kizaru at the same time.

"Previously, Saint Roulchas, the Celestial Dragon, was attacked in the New World, and it was Polusalino who went to deal with it. There, he met the red-haired pirates."

"Red-haired Shanks? He became one of the Four Emperors four years ago. Now he can't control his ambition?" Akainu said calmly.

Most of the tasks in the new world are handled by Akainu. He has "communications" with the four kings of the sea. Among them, Kaido and Shanks have the most communication, especially before and after Shanks became the four emperors. The world's pirates are in chaos.

"This time there is something different. Shanks did not conflict with the navy. Instead, he told us a piece of information - the location of Marshall Teach, the man the Whitebeard Pirates have been chasing."

Warring States took out a document from another drawer:

"According to information sent back by naval intelligence officers in the New World, Marshall Teach, a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, killed the captain of the Fourth Division, Thatch. And stole a Devil Fruit."

"Among them, we don't know what this Devil Fruit is yet."

"Because Teach committed the crime of killing his comrades, which was a taboo on the Whitebeard Pirates' ship, Teach's superior, the captain of the second division, Fire Fist Ace, pursued him."

After saying that, Warring States looked up at the phone bug.

"Garp can hear it now." Crane's voice came from the phone bug.

Warring States paused and continued: "Because this matter involves one of the Four Emperors, we must treat it with caution, so we did not tell you right away."

"Ala la la, I didn't expect that someone in the Whitebeard Pirates actually rebelled. It's really strange. That guy has always treated his crew members as sons." Aokiji said lazily.

"Seizing this opportunity, the navy can take action." A gleam flashed in Akainu's eyes.

"You're going to kill your companions just for a piece of fruit? How terrible, Marshall Teach." Kizaru pouted, looking surprised.

"Polusalino, you knew this before both of them, so stop pretending!"

When Warring States saw Kizaru's appearance, the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Oh~ Sengoku-san, what you said is wrong. I didn't know that Teach would kill his companions just for a Devil Fruit." Kizaru spread his hands.

"Marshall Teach, we have collected very little information about him, but the Fire Fist Ace who is chasing him is a pirate with a bounty of 5 million Baileys. He once rejected the Seventh King of Kings issued by the World Government. Invited by Wu Hai, he eventually became the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates."

"Whitebeard asked Ace to hunt down Teach, which shows that Teach is equally strong."

"Similarly, Shanks also said the same thing to Porusalino. Teach is very dangerous."

Warring States handed the document to the navy next to him, and the navy handed the document to the three generals.

"Ace, Teach...is there any response from the World Government?" He asked.

"After all, they are Whitebeards. The World Government currently has no intention of decisively fighting the Four Emperors, so it requires us to closely monitor these two people and prevent conflicts from breaking out."

"Ala la la, these pirates are lawless beings, and it's really a headache to deal with them." Aokiji also said.

"We have to monitor and avoid conflicts. We don't have that many people and we don't have that much energy to do such stupid things." Akainu looked through the documents and snorted coldly.

"Oh~ After all, there are actually people in the navy who can deal with them." Kizaru put down the document and said meaningfully.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

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