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Hearing Sengoku say this, Kong felt relieved. It was true, as Sengoku said, those brats' strength hadn't reached the level where they needed the people present to take action. Sakazuki and the others could handle it.
"Then, who among Sakazuki and the others is available now?" Kong asked Sengoku, looking at him.
"Sakazuki is at Marine Headquarters right now, and he doesn't have any missions assigned to him. Why not send him?"
Hearing this name, Kong thought for a moment. His strength was indeed good. He should be able to handle Buggy and his group. But his personality was a bit of a problem. Kong was afraid that he wouldn't bring back Buggy and his group alive.
"I fully acknowledge Sakazuki's strength. I also think he can handle Buggy and his group. But I want them alive. If he takes action, he might only bring back corpses."
"Fleet Admiral, that's a problem, but if we give him instructions, it should be fine."
"Then, this mission will be assigned to him."
Then, Kong shouted towards the door, "Call Vice Admiral Sakazuki."
The guard outside the door heard Kong's shout. He responded and immediately ran towards Sakazuki's location.
Not long after, a burly man with a red shirt, a Marine Justice cloak, a Marine hat, a stern expression, walked in.
"Fleet Admiral, did you call me for something?"
Sakazuki was a bit confused about why Kong had called him. Seeing the grand scene, he was even more confused. He didn't understand what was going on. Why were all the top Marines gathered here? Why did he call him?
"It's like this," Kong told Sakazuki about what Buggy and his group had done in Illysia. He also explained Buggy's origins and why he had called him. He emphasized that he needed to bring Buggy and his group back alive.
"Understood, Fleet Admiral." Sakazuki was very confident about this mission. He believed that what Buggy and his group had done was evil.
Even if the Illysia Kingdom had done something wrong, it should have been handled by the Marines. Why was it up to them to solve it? Moreover, this matter wasn't credible. It was hard to say whether it was true or false. This kind of behavior was no different from pirates.
"Remember, bring them back alive. I'm going to hand them over to the Five Elders."
"Understood, Fleet Admiral. I will bring them back alive."
Since the Fleet Admiral had emphasized it, Sakazuki could only obey orders.
After receiving his orders, Sakazuki left the Fleet Admiral's office and went back to prepare to leave. He was a very impulsive person. Once he had a mission, he would immediately execute it.
Sengoku and the others also left the Fleet Admiral's office after Sakazuki left. Only Kong remained in the office. The room returned to silence.
Not long after, a "bzzt bzzt" sound rang out. Kong turned his gaze to the Den Den Mushi that was making the sound.
Seeing the old man's face that had transformed, he knew who was calling him. He immediately answered the Den Den Mushi.
"Hello, Five Elders. What can I do for you?"
The one calling Kong was the Five Elders.
"Kong, you should know about what happened in the Illysia Kingdom. What do you think we should do about this?"
"I've already sent Sakazuki to capture those troublemaking brats. I'll hand them over to you."
The Five Elders were silent for a moment. Then, they said, "Make sure you capture those brats. They're slapping the World Government in the face. When you capture them, hand them over to us for disposal."
The Five Elders were very angry about what Buggy and his group had done. It wasn't just slapping the World Government in the face, but also slapping the Celestial Dragons in the face, and also the faces of many member states.
First, Buggy's actions had damaged the World Government's prestige. They hadn't played a protective role for their member states. This would inevitably cause many countries to lower their trust in them.
Moreover, they dared to attack a member state of the World Government. This would also lead to many negative consequences. It would cause more pirates to disregard the World Government and their member states. Then, more and more member states would be harmed by pirates. In the end, this would lead to a vicious cycle.
After causing such a result, those countries would definitely not be willing to pay the tribute anymore, and they wouldn't join the World Government.
"Understood, Five Elders."
Hearing Kong's words, knowing that he had already sent Sakazuki to deal with this matter, the Five Elders hung up the Den Den Mushi.
Mary Geoise, in a large hall, five old men were sitting there discussing this matter. They were the Five Elders, the rulers of the World Government.
"Another crew member of Roger's. Why won't these people quiet down? Their captain is dead. How dare they come out and cause trouble? They're really asking for death."
An old man holding a sword said these words with murderous intent.
"Haha, it should be fine to leave it to Kong. That brat's strength isn't a threat to us."
A slightly plump old man said with a smile.
"Should we put a bounty on him?"
"There's no need. That kid won't be able to escape Sakazuki's capture. We also need to minimize his impact on the world and properly handle the mess in the Illysia Kingdom."
"Sakazuki's strength should be enough to deal with that kid. We do need to minimize the impact of the Illysia Kingdom. Otherwise, the World Government's prestige will be damaged.
And the scandal of the tribute will also cause the civilians to lower their trust in us. We must prevent this matter from spreading."
"Many people already know. And the most troublesome thing is that those news agencies definitely know too. We must prevent them from reporting on this matter. And we need to make the people of the Illysia Kingdom have a different understanding of this matter.
We can send World Government personnel to the Illysia Kingdom to suppress this matter. We can spread the word that it was all Buggy's doing. He fabricated a human trafficking organization to obtain the kingdom's treasure. The king confessed under his coercion. There's no such thing as the king selling people for the tribute."
An old man with golden hair and glasses suggested minimizing the impact of this matter on the Illysia Kingdom and properly handling the people of the kingdom. This was to consolidate their rule and prevent the people of the world from knowing that this matter was related to the tribute. It was also to continue ruling the Illysia Kingdom.
Everyone nodded in agreement. These problems and solutions were indeed necessary. Pushing all the blame onto Buggy and his group and minimizing the impact of this matter was the best solution.
After the conversation, the Five Elders arranged for professional World Government personnel to take a group of people to the Illysia Kingdom.
After the World Government personnel arrived in the Illysia Kingdom, they used their excellent eloquence and a series of methods to make this matter appear to be a trick used by Buggy and his group to obtain the kingdom's treasure. The so-called missing people were nonsense.
They also used a series of methods to make a group of civilians who had lost loved ones admit that they hadn't lost their loved ones and that they had spread rumors about their loved ones being missing under Buggy's coercion.
After this operation, the public opinion in the Illysia Kingdom also turned against Buggy and his group.
The World Government also found the king's son, Shuon Daruka. After some manipulation, they successfully helped him ascend to the throne and gained the support of the remaining ministers.
In this way, the matter of the king selling people and the human trafficking organization in the Illysia Kingdom were completely erased. People only knew that it was Buggy and his group who fabricated this lie to plot against the kingdom's treasure.
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