Chapter 53: Arthur is Imprisoned in the City

"The reason is that he covets the 2 billion Baileys? Has he discovered the mission funds?"

"We should have told the agents not to reveal the assassination of the 13-year-old hero and the amount of the funds. Why?"

"We can't worry about that now. Since the reason is written in black and white, we should send a warship to arrest him immediately."

"Send someone to Jarzburg to inquire about the truth of this incident."

……

At noon a few days later, another soldier hurried into the inner hall of Pangu City.

"Five Elders! Five Elders! Something bad has happened." The navy stationed in the holy land of Mary Joe ran over in panic, holding a newspaper.

"Ok?"

The Five Elders were taking a lunch break and lying on the sofa. When they heard the soldier's anxious voice, they immediately looked up.

"what happened again?"

"The nation of Jarzburg was destroyed... by the war hero Douglas Barrett!"

The sleepy people lost all their sleepiness. Such news was like a bolt from the blue, hitting them head on.

"Why!?"

"I don't know. The warships sent by the Five Elders have just arrived, and the World Economic Journal has reported the incident."

"Where's Arthur?" Nasu Shoulang asked, "Did you find that little kid?"

"Found... found it." When talking about Arthur, the soldier's expression froze.

"It's good to find them. Take them back and interrogate them to find out why they teamed up with the Jarzburg State to assassinate our agents."

"But the two warships sent are still fighting with Arthur."

"Fight?! What kind of fight? Where?"

"The mainland of Jarzburg is already a wasteland..."

The Five Elders were stunned, not knowing what was going on.

"Didn't they say that he was destroyed by that Barrett? We wanted to recruit him as a navy to serve the World Government."

The soldier informed the Five Elders of everything he had seen and his speculations.

……

"Major, please stop resisting. We don't believe you have betrayed your companions, but that was an order from the government!"

"That's right, Major. Someone reported to the higher-ups that you teamed up with people from this country to kill two agents!"

In the center of the desolate island in the mainland of Jarzburg, this place has long been destroyed beyond recognition.

Wherever it passed, there was no grass growing and there was no sign of life at all.

Arthur punched the soldiers away one by one. The ice dragon was no longer on him, and the scabbards on his waist were empty.

When the navy arrived, there was no one left in the country.

"If he hadn't been so arrogant at that time... and hadn't asked that woman to take off her armor and enjoy herself... that agent named Zai wouldn't have done such a stupid thing." Arthur thought to himself.

After all, he was so addicted to the pleasure brought by power that he forgot the consequences.

This is a lesson, a bloody lesson, a lesson for the entire country.

Now Arthur wanted to shout out his motto "I will never fall down", but he knew very well that after the conflict with Barrett, his body, which had seriously injured and defeated Barrett, had reached its limit.

"Haha." Surrounded by the navy and regarded as a formidable enemy, Arthur suddenly smiled: "If it happens again... I will still ask her to take off her armor for me to see. That's what a man's life is like."

"We don't understand what you are talking about, Major. If you continue to resist like this, we will have no choice but to shoot collectively..."

Before the officer finished speaking, Arthur fell into a pool of blood, his consciousness blurred as he said:

"My life is hanging by a thread on my fourth mission... I'm leaving the Navy..."

Seeing this, the soldiers rushed up with the shackles and locked Arthur's limbs tightly before they loosened their hands.

"You monster..." The red-haired officer, who was nearly three meters tall, approached Arthur and said to him who was being controlled on the ground, "What on earth happened on this island?"

"Report! Colonel Tianzheng, the investigation of the survivors on the island has been completed. There are no signs of any survivors in the entire country. Second confirmation."

"Get out of here!" Tian Zheng yelled at the soldier, "Can't you see I'm interrogating him?"

Arthur was covered in blood and his muscles were exhausted. He smiled and said, "Don't you see? The crimes you mentioned don't apply to me at all."

"I colluded with this country and joined forces with their soldiers to kill the agents?" Arthur laughed at himself: "Am I crazy? What good would that do me?"

"But no matter what, the government has issued an arrest warrant for you. It's useless to explain anything now. Take him away."

"Wait, where are you taking me? I'm not teaming up with anyone, I've made that clear!"

"It's no longer up to you to decide now, Mr. Arthur... No, little brat."

Arthur and Tianzheng stared at each other for a long time, then lowered their heads as if they knew their fate and fainted on the spot.

He was escorted by the navy to a cage on a warship, with his limbs tied up as tightly as a tiger.

Inside the office of the Tianzheng warship——

Tianzheng was filling out the mission report, preparing to hand it in to his superiors.

"Haven't you found it yet? The eagle next to him?"

"He must have been provoked into running away, Colonel."

"I know, you go down." Tianzheng ordered his men to retreat.

The warship escorting Arthur returned at full speed.

A few days later, on the coast of Impelton Undersea Prison Naval Port, Arthur was escorted off the ship by two strong soldiers.

"Haha, what crime have you given me?" Looking at the prison that was as crowded as a sky prison, Arthur asked the leader Tian Zheng, "Why would you let me, a navy who fights pirates desperately, come to such a place?"

"Your achievements in the past two months have broken all records in naval history. You are a genius, without a doubt." Tian Zheng walked in front, ready to meet the prison guard.

"If you are convicted, in order to appease the families of soldiers and the public... hehe, I want to wait until you go to the Judicial Island for trial before making a decision."

Every word Tian Zheng said made Arthur feel extremely angry.

But he remained expressionless and endured it.

After all, he was innocent and had a broad vision and did not kill the two CP agents who wanted to assassinate him on the spot.

Although he did some immoral things, such as asking a woman to take off her armor in front of him, which led to the current situation.

After all, he overestimated himself.

Because, except for people like Golden Lion, Garp, and Sengoku who pose a threat to him, everyone else is capable of fighting.

This conflict with Douglas Barrett made him realize that even a body that had been tempered since childhood could not compare to Barrett, who had been trained on the battlefield since childhood.

Whether in terms of basic strength, domineering, or combat awareness, Barrett is stronger than him.

But Barrett also fled to the sea after being seriously injured in the battle.

Arthur's limbs were bound by shackles and he couldn't break free with his existing strength.

"Hey, red-haired guy." He shouted to Tianzheng in front of him, "Do you think I am really guilty?"

Tian Zheng looked at Arthur and responded calmly, "I said, even if I say no, the government's conviction has already been made."

"So what do you think! How can I prove my innocence? I colluded with the people of Jarzburg, and I have to fight to the death with the guy who destroyed the country?"

"They think they've lost the 200 billion Baileys, so they're using me as a scapegoat, right? Hey, you know this is such an important mission, but you're using it to train an elite recruit?"

"Isn't this obviously a trap for me?"

Framed?

Tianzheng joined the navy and has been working as an investigator for a long time.

Cases like Arthur occasionally occur, and even a genius who is the focus of everyone's attention cannot escape this fate.

When everyone in the organization is optimistic about a genius, there are many cases where the genius suddenly asks to resign and then goes off to become a pirate.

Tian Zheng thought about it and felt it was a pity. He shook his head and sighed:

"Alas, you are still too young, Arthur. This world is not as beautiful as you think."

After saying that, he waved his hand and asked someone to bring Arthur, the beast, into the city of Impel Down.

"I fought so hard, but this is what happened?" Arthur was unwilling and unsure how long he would have to stay in this iron barrier.

"Ah? Speak up, what were those marines talking about during the days you escorted me?"

"Talk about how to use public opinion to make you a sinner." Tian Zheng said bluntly, knowing the government's style very well.