Chapter 730: Justice at All Costs

"Xirik should be on his way."

At the Marine Headquarters, in the Marshal's meeting room, Acting Marshal Admiral Sengoku sat in the first seat.

The Navy's Chief of Staff, Crane, was also present.

The previous chief of naval staff had retired and gave way to Crane some time ago.

Different from the admiral and the marshal.

The promotion of a naval chief of staff does not require any grand ceremony or public announcement facing the sea.

As for the renewal of the navy's top brass, the current naval headquarters prefers to carry out the work simultaneously.

Because the young monster still needs time to grow, the vacant position of general prevents Zhan Guo from being promoted.

But Zhan Guo didn't care.

He may not be a marshal in title now, but he is a marshal in reality.

He didn't mind waiting since he couldn't escape this position anyway.

Now Kong can help him share some of the pressure.

Once he becomes a marshal, he will have to handle many things on his own.

Only when you are in this position can you know how great the pressure is.

That is, it’s been better recently.

There is no need to compete with the New World, and the main focus is on the four seas. There is also a large amount of military funds and the support of allied countries.

As for the current Marshal "Steel Bones" Kong, he was fine in the first two years, but his physical condition has been declining in the past two years.

Despite possessing the vitality and recovery ability brought by the powerful Mythical Beast Devil Fruit.

But Kong's injuries were too serious at that time.

Broken arms, broken legs, a pierced abdomen, not to mention wounds all over his body.

The loss of vitality and serious damage to vitality cannot be recovered by simple recuperation. The foundation has been completely damaged.

Even if you take all kinds of precious herbs that can replenish your energy, they can only make up for part of the problem and have a relieving effect.

Perhaps, only the thousand-year-old blood ginseng that appeared at the auction on Sigri Island more than ten years ago can replenish most of the lost vitality.

However, such treasures are too rare, and their value is close to 10 billion Baileys today.

Even if it exists, it is impossible to take it out.

Besides, Kong, who had lost an arm and a leg and was over eighty years old, could no longer recover to his peak.

It was Zhan Guo's idea to transfer Xirik from the North Sea to the New World. In fact, it was not that complicated. However, keeping Xirik in the North Sea was actually a waste of his abilities.

Besides, the North Sea is now on the right track, and even if Xirik leaves, it will not have much impact.

Of course, Xirik did not refuse.

If Xirik wanted to stay in the North Sea and refused to be transferred to the Grand Route, it would have been possible, but he didn't do that.

Sengoku and his men were aware of Xirik's abilities, and they knew that he could also display his talents in the Marine Headquarters.

It would be a waste to continue staying in Beihai.

They also waited until the situation in the North Sea was completely stabilized before taking action, otherwise, they could have transferred Xirik over long ago.

If that were done, it would likely cause dissatisfaction among Sakaski and the North Sea Navy.

The timing is actually just right now.

There is no doubt that Xirik is an all-rounder who has demonstrated excellent management and overall vision in the operation of the North Sea.

Naturally, they noticed some non-compliant practices.

However, it has to be said that it can maintain the stability of the North Sea to the greatest extent.

"I originally wanted him to work in the Intelligence Department, or to be placed in a branch for training, guarding the G1 Fortress, or Red Harbor, or the Sabaody Archipelago."

"I didn't expect that he chose the Criminal Investigation Department. It really surprised me."

Zhan Guo took a sip of tea, with Xirik's information in front of him, and said with some emotion.

In his eyes, the Criminal Investigation Department is a mess, and can even be considered a retirement department.

Over the years, it has had no influence within the Navy and is just an insignificant small department.

The head of the department is just a major general.

You have to know that during its peak period, the Criminal Investigation Department dared to arrest even the vice admiral of the navy.

Of course, it is also because the current Criminal Investigation Department does have some shortcomings in its capabilities.

Although it is said that there are some shortcomings, in fact, there is still certain ability.

The lower-level anti-corruption crime investigation department often handles it.

But what about the upper echelons? Even if there are suspects, it is difficult to find evidence.

Most of the time, they are destined to play badly and not cause trouble for those generals, turning a blind eye.

There are actually quite a few fallen navy troops on the sea.

Because of various reasons, he betrayed the navy, or fled after being exposed, and then was put on the reward by the navy headquarters.

The Criminal Investigation Department also promoted this.

However, this did not change the relatively corrupt situation within the navy, which colluded with various forces to undermine the interests of the navy.

The most direct way is to sell naval arms.

Ultimately, it is because the Criminal Investigation Department lacks capacity, does not have sufficient force, and does not have sufficient deterrent power.

"But this is also a department that is very suitable for him to play, isn't it?"

He on the side chuckled. She was very optimistic about Xirik's abilities.

"Maybe he can revitalize this department and even have a beneficial effect on the Navy as a whole."

I hadn't thought of this department originally, but now that I think about it carefully, it is really suitable for Xirik.

"What should we do? What kind of support should we give him? Should we arrange some manpower?"

Zhan Guo thought.

"No need, you have to believe in his ability, Zhan Guo."

"Let Xirik do the recruiting himself. Maybe you haven't noticed that Xirik is actually not bad in terms of reputation and personnel within the navy."

"His special devil fruit ability, in addition to the positive and negative effects in war, can also make it easier for people around him to be recognized by others."

"What we need to do is to support him from behind. Once Xirik starts to act, it is bound to be more than a small fight."

"He is a man who likes to plan before he acts. Like a venomous snake, he will lurk for a while and when others are alert, he will start a big move in one fell swoop."

Through Xirik's series of actions in the North Sea, He has roughly judged what kind of person Xirik is.

During the period when Cyric managed the North Sea, many people died, whether it was due to the purge within the navy or the forces that hindered the development of the navy.

It can be said that Xirik used all means necessary, but it was not exposed.

Even Sengoku knew that Xirik secretly controlled a pirate group in the North Sea, which could be considered a big pirate in the North Sea.

As a white glove, it is used to eliminate forces that are inconvenient for the navy to take action but are obstacles to the North Sea Navy.

Although he knew about it, Zhan Guo acquiesced to it. As long as it was not exposed, it would have no impact on the navy.

Besides, Cyric acted very cleanly, and the pirate group had no idea that Cyric was the one controlling them behind the scenes.

To be fair, both Sengoku and He admired Xirik's abilities. Such a navy is really rare in the navy.

"As long as he wants, he can easily recruit a group of people and complete the reconstruction of the Criminal Investigation Department."

"All we can do is support him with all our strength."