Among the secret intelligence provided by Stussy, the detail about Sig wandering around Loguetown caught Sengoku's particular attention.
According to Stussy's description, after arriving in Loguetown, Sig had immediately headed to the old town district, engaging in conversations with residents, asking about the history of Loguetown, Roger's past deeds, and so on...
Sig's behavior suggested that he had some vague familiarity with Loguetown.
His excessive interest in Roger's story and the history of Loguetown also stood out.
Stussy personally judged that Sig had likely visited Loguetown many years ago...
"This contradicts our previous intelligence on Sig."
Sengoku frowned.
After the Celestial Dragon incident in the Kingdom of Goa, the Marines had already conducted some investigations into Sig's background.
Sig's origins were in the lawless zone of the Kingdom of Goa, so there weren't many detailed or accurate records.
However, according to the Marines' investigation, Sig had never left the island of the Kingdom of Goa.
Yet Stussy claimed that Sig had been to Loguetown many years ago?
"Have Momousagi, who is still in Loguetown, investigate what Sig did in the old town district..."
"And also, call Admiral Garp here."
Sengoku issued these two orders.
Some time later.
The door to the Fleet Admiral's office was knocked, and two figures entered.
Aside from Garp, there was also a burly old man holding a bag of rice crackers.
"Garp?"
Sengoku was slightly surprised:
"Never mind, you've also dealt with Sig before. Take a look at the events in Loguetown."
A Marine officer had already distributed the stack of documents on the desk to Garp and Sengoku.
From the naval battle at the edge of the Calm Belt to the series of events in Loguetown, everything was detailed in the intelligence.
Garp glanced at the report and fell silent for a moment.
He hadn't reported the intelligence that Sig was from Loguetown and an old friend of Roger's. This matter was related to Ace, and once reported, many things would be difficult to explain.
However, Sig's achievements in the report also left Garp amazed.
"This guy Sig... he's pretty strong, huh..."
"Not only is his swordsmanship strong, but he also has powerful Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki..."
Garp muttered a few words under his breath before stuffing more rice crackers into his mouth.
"Garp, didn't you have contact with Sig? How could you have completely missed such crucial intelligence about Sig's strength, leading us to severely underestimate him?"
"What exactly were you doing during that pursuit of Sig?"
Sengoku couldn't help but sound annoyed.
He had followed Garp's advice, launching a high-profile, dual-track plan to capture Sig in the East Blue.
Sending an elite Vice Admiral like Momousagi to deal with a bounty less than 200 million berries should have been more than enough, yet it had only served to enhance Sig's reputation.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku..."
At this moment, Garp, who had been frowning while reading the documents, spoke up:
"The focus of the Loguetown incident might not be Sig's strength or achievements."
"Rather, it's the treasure he mentioned—Another Piece."
These words made Sengoku pause.
"Do you think this so-called treasure actually exists? Sig's words on the execution platform were clearly just imitating Roger."
"Though I don't know where he heard about the Celestial Dragons' national treasure..."
Garp, however, let out a slight sigh.
"That incident from over twenty years ago remains an unsolved case to this day. It involves the Celestial Dragons' national treasure. Even the slightest possibility of it being true would drive that Celestial Dragon family into a frenzy!"
"Moreover, would someone like Sig really be foolish enough to willingly take responsibility for such an outrageous crime as raiding the Celestial Dragons' vault?"
Garp countered.
"This..."
Sengoku's frown deepened.
As they spoke, another Marine officer hurried in, delivering a new stack of intelligence.
"Vice Admiral Momousagi's report largely aligns with the intelligence provided by CP. Sig's behavior in Loguetown was indeed unusual."
"This is the investigation result on Buggy. He had contact with Sig before the naval battle..."
Garp skimmed through the documents and suddenly picked up a photo of Buggy, exclaiming:
"Clown Buggy? Isn't this the red-nosed guy from Roger's crew back in the day?"
This statement left Sengoku stunned.
"Garp, don't joke around. Clown Buggy is a small-time pirate from the East Blue with a bounty that just broke 10 million berries..."
Sengoku frowned.
"No, it's definitely him."
Garp's expression was firm:
"That red-nosed guy used to hang out with Shanks from Roger's crew..."
"Shanks, you say?"
Sengoku's expression grew even more complicated.
The Marines had already discovered that Shanks had stayed in Windmill Village for a period of time, coinciding with the days leading up to Sig's high-profile expansion.
Although there was no direct evidence of contact between Shanks and Sig, when combined with the latest intelligence...
Garp's eyes sharpened as he spoke:
"Sig likely had contact with Shanks, a former member of Roger's crew, in the Kingdom of Goa."
"Then, before the naval battle at the edge of the Calm Belt, he had close contact with another former member of Roger's crew, Buggy, suggesting they might have had a joint plan."
"CP's intelligence also indicates that Sig likely visited Loguetown many years ago and was deeply interested in Roger and Loguetown's history..."
"Sig even admitted to orchestrating the theft from Mary Geoise over twenty years ago! And he deliberately echoed Roger's words, naming his treasure Another Piece..."
"Everything he's done is connected to Roger's crew!"
"He maintains contact with former members of Roger's crew, yet he was already active over twenty years ago... Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I suspect we've still underestimated Sig. He may have deep ties to Roger's crew and Loguetown."
"Even if he wasn't a member of Roger's crew, he might have been someone closely associated with Roger."
As Garp spoke, Sengoku remained silent, his pace of eating rice crackers slowing slightly.
"Garp has already pieced together so much... If I had reported Sig's identity back then, Garp would have immediately guessed Sig's connection to Ace..."
As he pondered, Garp suddenly said:
"Sengoku, you were the one who led the pursuit of Roger's crew back then. If you can recognize Buggy from Roger's ship, can you recognize Sig?"
"Not at all."
Garp replied while munching on rice crackers:
"I don't know Sig at all, nor do I know that Sig is from Loguetown or that he was friends with Roger."
Sengoku: "..."
Sengoku: "....."
Seeing their reactions, Garp finally realized his slip-up and scratched his head, laughing:
"Ah... I said something I shouldn't have. Sengoku, you should just forget about it."