The Marine Headquarters of the Navy is full of warships, and there are clouds of masters.
In the Central Military Building, Marshal Warring States is presiding over the monthly meeting in the conference room on the third floor.
On his left is Lieutenant General Crane, the general staff of the Navy, and further down is the yawning naval hero, the unreliable grandfather of the protagonist Luffy, Lieutenant General Garp.
On the right, sitting at the front are the three current generals, the three most powerful warriors in the navy, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji.
Of course, it is impossible for a regular meeting to be just a few of them, but the rest don't deserve names for the time being, so I won't introduce them.
The meeting had come to an end, and just as Warring States was about to announce the end of the meeting, there was a knock on the door, which attracted everyone's attention.
After getting permission, the visitor quickly took the information in his hand, walked to the front, and handed it over to Admiral Brannu, who just had his name, and then silently backed out.
Brano glanced hurriedly, his face did not change, he got up and went to the Warring States side to report the contents of the document and asked if it needed to be disclosed at the meeting.
"It's still early, so let's talk."
"What's the matter, Warring States, if it's not important, please leave the meeting quickly, everyone is very busy."
Karp was the only one who dared to speak so rudely. He is the hob meat in the navy, with great credit, strong strength and many friends. Therefore, even in the dignified headquarters conference room, you can still speak so recklessly.
"Shut up for me, I believe others are busy with something, if you have something to do, sit there honestly for me." The veins on Zhan Guo's forehead bulged, and he gritted his teeth.
"Hahaha, the old man wants to go back to see his grandson. How can you, an old man that no one wants, understand the joy of being a grandfather."
Garp wanted to continue talking, but he was kicked in the leg by Lieutenant General Crane beside him, and he immediately became honest.
"Warring States, let's continue the meeting, don't pay attention to this little old thing."
Crane's voice was very gentle, soothing the somewhat annoyed Marshal of the Warring States period and preventing the farce from continuing.
Although the following people all know, this is the way the two old people get along, and they are used to it.
"Cough!" Warring States coughed, and after stabilizing his emotions, he nodded to Brannu, who then walked to the notice board on the side and posted a few pieces of information in his hand.
Everyone looked and found that they were all reward lists, and the amount was not high, so they all cast doubtful eyes.
Brano didn't hesitate, pointed to the bulletin board and started reporting.
"Just received a report from Colonel Tina, who was resting, that there was a melee between pirates and the navy in the West Sea, and it was the few people who participated.
This Lafitte used to be the security officer of a small country. He became a pirate after being expelled because of his brutality. Previous intelligence showed that his combat power was average and not worthy of much attention.
But the strength displayed in this battle was unexpectedly strong, and both Colonel Tina and Brigadier General Kiel were unable to subdue them.
Suspected animal demon fruit ability, finally opened a pair of wings and escaped the capture of the navy.
The others belong to a pirate group called Clover. Captain Lugui, crew Phil Buck, Gaddafi Bellow, and Bobby J. Mark.
Among them, Lu Gui also showed a strength that did not match the initial investigation. He won a single-player battle against Colonel Tina, and used a physical technique similar to the six types of the Navy. year.
During this period, he defeated all the pirate groups he encountered, including 12 pirate groups that offered bounties. This Lu Gui never took action.
Colonel Tina believes that they may have some conspiracy deliberately hiding their strength, so they should increase the amount of bounty for these people, and at the same time hope that she can lead the team to hunt them down in the first half of the great route.
The above is all the content in the data. "
After Brano finished speaking, after distributing the information, he returned to his position. Sengoku knocked on the table, and then asked the crowd:
"What do you think about this new group of pirates, just talk about it."
"Marshal, I think it's nothing, there are too many pirates entering the paradise (the first half of the great route) every day, they are just one of them, even if they have some strength, don't worry too much, arrange Tina to go after them." speak up.
"It's true, we still have to pay more attention to the new world, which is not very peaceful recently."
Some people agree with the idea of don't care, and naturally there will be people who oppose it.
"You think things are too simplistic. From the past, this guy Lafitte is cruel and murderous and full of scheming. Under this premise, he can hide his strength. It is obviously impossible to say that there is no conspiracy.
As for the Clover Pirates, if nothing else, a 17-year-old pirate captain defeated the elite colonel of the navy headquarters. If you don't pay more attention, are you going to make him the next four emperors? "
"I agree with the point of view that Lafitte has a conspiracy you said, but the latter words are too exaggerated. There are many geniuses in the sea, but very few can grow up.
We can increase the other party's bounty, so that those pirates who want to be famous can make it difficult for them to cope without our navy. "
"..."
Most of the people expressed their opinions, and the Warring States nodded, neither agreeing with anyone nor facing anyone.
After the venue was quiet, he looked at Lieutenant General Crane on his left, and then asked:
"He, what are your thoughts?"
At this time, the others also turned their eyes to Vice Admiral He, including Garp, who has always been unreliable, and his expression was also a little serious.
"As other colleagues have said, these people should increase the reward amount and pay attention. However, there are some things that need our attention.
First of all, this Lafitte has been in the park before, and according to the information from the intelligence department in my hand, he appeared in the Whitebeard's territory in the New World not long ago.
And I notice him because I have a remote dark line, the clues left before death point to the other side.
Although I don't know what's special about the other party for the time being, but after the incident in the West Sea, we might as well make a bold assumption.
No one had seen his true strength before, perhaps because he had killed everyone he had seen.
While hiding his strength from us, he secretly ran around Paradise and the New World, serving himself or a certain person or force we didn't know about.
And he, or the people behind him, is planning a big operation. It is hard to say what impact this operation will have on our navy, and what impact it will have on the pattern of this sea is uncertain.
But considering the worst result, a guy with a gloomy personality, hidden strength, and a devil fruit ability person, planning or planning things through him will not be a good thing, and may also be involved with Whitebeard.
So for this pirate, my suggestion is not to greatly increase his bounty to expose him, but to increase it appropriately, and secretly send more spies to track him.
It is best to be able to know yourself and the other, even if you can't, you can cause some trouble for the other party. "
Sengoku nodded when he heard this, and then said:
"You go on to say what to do with the rest of the people."
"As for the members of the Clover Pirates! Hehe, it's really interesting.
Judging from the information we have, they really don't look like a group of pirates. They don't rob merchant ships or kill islanders, and their sources of income are all robbed from other pirates. In terms of fighting pirates , on the contrary, it is doing even better than the navy in the West Sea.
Moreover, the time when they established the pirate group was very short. It was a bit far-fetched to say that Lu Gui deliberately concealed his strength. After all, his crew member Phil Buck could deal with the pirate ship he encountered, and there were not many opportunities for him to take action.
Moreover, he can also use physical skills similar to the Sixth Form of the Navy. I wonder if his elders would have been our navy before. We must know that there have been many retired navies from ancient times to the present, so it is not impossible.
So I think it is possible to recruit them and give these young people a chance.
Of course, they had a conflict with the navy in the West Sea this time, and they used the navy's practice more, and punishment was also essential. Just raise their bounty and let Tina chase after them.
It is best if we can win over our navy, and it is not too late to fight more if we cannot win.
After all, they have just entered the great route, and there are many opportunities to deal with them. "
Lieutenant General He had a good impression on Lu Gui and the others, mainly because he saw them as being measured and not killing them indiscriminately.
"Hmph, pirates don't have a good thing, Lieutenant General Crane's methods are too weak." Akainu said with a cold face and seriousness.
Lieutenant General Crane didn't explain much about Akainu's words, he just smiled and looked at Sengoku, his eyes flashing.
"Akainu, you are too arbitrary. Besides, it's not bad to be able to recruit. As representatives of justice, we should not be less generous.
Just do what the crane said, send someone to monitor Lafitte, and his bounty will increase by 20 million.
As for the Clover Pirates, Captain Lu Gui's bounty was raised to 70 million Baileys, and the others remained unchanged.
Do you have any different opinions? "The tacit understanding among the comrades in arms made Warring States think for a moment and then said.
"No."
"Okay, let's end the meeting!" The voice fell, and the navy elites got up and left the conference room one after another.
In the end, only Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru were left, and they seemed to have other things to discuss.
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The appearance of Lu Gui exposed Lafitte to the navy boss in advance, adding a lot of variables to his follow-up plan.
The Shamrock Pirates also relied on the West Sea incident to become a pirate group that has just entered the great shipping route, and the bounty on the entire ship has exceeded 100 million, which is rare in the sea.
When the next day came, the Navy's decision, along with the newspapers, was shipped around the world by Newsbird, which immediately caused a small wave in some areas.
Like Coral Island in the West Sea, Y Dragon Island, Xingluo Island, etc., the places where Lu Gui and the others have stayed, and the people they know all have a good impression of the Clover Pirates, and the old village chief and Peggy are even more alike. Proud look.
And Blackbeard Titch, who returned to the paradise from the new world, also read the news, he laughed a few times, and didn't seem to care.
Of course, there are also people who hate Lu Gui, for example, Lafitte, who escaped the pursuit of the navy and also entered the great route.
He held the newspaper in his hand and looked at the boy in sunglasses who smiled brightly and waved high. The eyes covered under the hat were full of suffocation, thinking about the reward that he had raised, and his heart was suffocated.
"Boy, let's meet at sea, I'm eyeing you!"
Lafitte threw away the newspaper, spread his arms, and a pair of white wings appeared. After looking for a direction, he flapped his wings and flew away against the rising sun.