I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

"Didn't the navy give you any trouble?"

After receiving the good news, Xie Wen was happy for a while and then asked curiously.

Since Calm Belt couldn't receive newspapers, he had no idea of ​​the extent of Morgans' report. However, Akainu lost his position as Marshal because of this, so it seemed that Morgans didn't simply "leak the news."

This is indeed the case. When Morgans reported this news, he adhered to his usual "fairness and objectivity", fully demonstrated the characteristics of journalism, and raised the importance of this matter by several levels.

Morgans even received support from several other Shichibukai. The report also included the attitudes of Doflamingo, Moriah and Cavendish towards the matter.

This resulted in Akainu, who was originally favored by the World Government, not receiving any support from the top leaders in this incident, and the entire process of replacing the Marshal was very smooth.

It was precisely because Aokiji's ascension to the position this time was smooth that Sakaski did not rebel against the navy and still served as the admiral of the navy.

However, considering Sakaski's personality, Xie Wen felt that even if he lost the competition to Aokiji, he would not leave the navy.

Moreover, if Kuzan in the comics had not been recommended by Sengoku but forcibly rejected by the World Government, he probably would not have quit the Navy.

So, even if you are an admiral of the navy, you are no different from a dog in the eyes of the World Government.

"Hahahaha! The navy doesn't have the time to bother me right now. Besides, the navy's failure this time needs an excuse and someone to be held responsible. We can only blame Sakaski for being unlucky and just running into him."

Morgans' words were full of pride.

At first, Xie Wen didn't understand what he was so proud of, but he soon came to his senses...

With the birdman's shrewdness, he had probably already informed the World Government before doing him a favor. Apart from anything else, the World Government is very good at passing the buck, and as mentioned before, they basically don't consider the feelings of the Navy, so it is entirely possible for them to ask Akainu to take the blame.

As expected, Morgans then said, "In the beginning, it was Sakaski who was supposed to 'resign', but Sengoku took the blame for him. The World Government took into consideration that Akainu was younger and it was necessary to retain the navy's combat power, so they agreed. So, even if it was for Sengoku's sake, he would not come to trouble me."

Now, Xie Wen finally felt completely relieved.

It doesn’t really matter whether the World Government and the Navy will come to cause trouble, and Xie Wen is not afraid of them coming to cause trouble, but the key is that their attitude determines whether he can get the power rock that he had agreed with Cody before.

After chatting with Morgans for a while and learning some other information, Xie Wen ended the call with him.

But he didn't leave in a hurry, but rubbed his chin thoughtfully...

Should I give Uncle Cody a call to push for the Power Rock thing?

He hadn't urged this matter before, firstly because they were in the doldrums and didn't have time to hand over the work for a while, and secondly because he hadn't done much to deal with Big Mom, so he felt a little guilty...

Well, I’m still not thick-skinned enough.

But the situation is different now. The unlucky guy Sakaski has taken the blame. Even though both parties know that this is just an excuse, the matter has been determined, so Xie Wen naturally has no need to feel guilty.

But after hesitating for a while, he still didn't call Cody.

Morgans' report on the replacement of the marshal has not been sent out yet. If I call him now to urge him, wouldn't it seem that I am too eager?

And Xie Wen gradually came to his senses at this time...

Once the Power Rock falls into the hands of the two explosive cats, Klee and Meowth, God knows what these two little guys can do. Naturally, they should delay it as long as possible. Why should I rush to urge them?

After realizing this, Xie Wen decisively put the matter of the power rock behind him, then trotted back to the deck and started a new round of cat-stroking activity.

……

"Meow?"

(°w°≡°w°)

Klee was walking into the forest with the collecting team when she suddenly started to look around.

"What's wrong, Klee?" Huiyuan, who was digging herbs nearby, looked over and asked curiously, "Did you find anything?"

“Hmm… Klee just had a bad feeling… It’s a bit like the feeling when someone wants to trick Klee, meow.”

(=vv=)

The little rag doll pursed its lips and looked at Huibara Meow with a wary look on its face.

"Are you up to something bad again, Sister Ai?!"

"I'm busy collecting herbs right now! I don't have time to cheat you!"

(=`へ=)

The wrongly accused kitten argued angrily.

"But, apart from you, Ai-sama, there's no one else here who would be so mean-spirited, meow."

(In)

Having been fooled many times, Klee did not easily believe Haibara's explanation and still maintained a cautious and alert attitude.

Haibara had no confidence to refute the accusations made by the little puppet, after all, she had often tricked Klee.

but……

The little kitten looked around.

The Nine Snakes' gathering team, Huamei Meow, Link Meow, and...

"Isn't there Sanji?! He teases you all the time, meow!"

(=`w=)σ

Huibara Meowth quickly locked onto a "scapegoat".

"Meow?"

σ(°w°=)

The little yellow cat was collecting ingredients he had never seen before, but was suddenly called out and looked confused.

"But, Sanji didn't have any bad intentions just now. It was you, Ai, who seemed to have bad intentions."

Klee remained unmoved.

The little puppet who can sense other people's emotions did not just accuse Haibara Cat casually. She really felt that Haibara Cat was planning to do something bad just now.

Of course the puppet's perception couldn't be wrong, but...

"I wasn't targeting you!"

(=`h=)

Huiyuan cat took out a weird-looking mushroom and explained, "I was just thinking about how to feed this thing to Xie Wen, that idiot cat."

Hearing that Huibara Cat was planning to trick Xie Wen, Klee Cat immediately became interested. She came over happily and took a closer look at the mushroom in Huibara Cat's hand.

"If Klee remembers correctly, the older sister just now said this is a 'crying mushroom', meow?"

(=w=)

"Yes, it's the 'crying mushroom', a mushroom that makes you cry after eating it. The effect is just the opposite of the 'laughing mushroom', meow..." Huiyuan meow shook the mushroom in her hand, and then tempted with a tone like a devil's whisper: "Don't you want to see Xie Wen, that idiot, crying, meow?"

The little puppet, who was already very interested in tricking Xie Wen, nodded his head even more.

"Just think about it! Keli wants to see meow! Brother Xie Wen is crying, it's very interesting just thinking about it meow!"

(=＞＜=)

Then the little puppet put the strange premonition behind him, and gathered together with Huibara Cat, whispering to discuss how to trick Xie Wen.

Sanji on the side had a conflicted look on his face.

Of course he was happy to see people cheating Xie Wen, but using food to cheat people was something the chef cat couldn't accept.

However, the ecology of the investigation team has always been that Lord Xiang Feihu is first, and the cats in the infant group are second. Sanji also knows that he can't stop them, so after a brief struggle, the little yellow cat wisely chose to pretend that he didn't hear it...

Anyway, if it was little Ai who did it, she could make the crying mushroom into potion, so it wouldn't be a waste of food, meow!

Sanji silently found an excuse for Haibara in his heart.

……

"Um?!"

Xie Wen, who was petting a cat on the boat, suddenly shuddered and felt a chill on his back...

[What's wrong, meow? Brother Xie Wen? ]

(=w=)

Duduhao pulled him curiously, and Xiaermi next to him also looked up.

"I don't know why, but I suddenly have a bad feeling."

Xie Wen touched the back of his neck, which felt inexplicably cold, and answered with a serious expression.