Chapter 250 The confrontation of power, people on the chessboard! (2-in-1)

"Big shock!" The beasts were destroyed, and Whitebeard was defeated! 》

On the afternoon of the day when the military newspaper produced by Zefa was sent back to the Navy Headquarters, a hastily produced newspaper was already placed on Ganggu's empty desk.

Cyborg was sitting behind the sofa, drinking tea, looking at the newspaper's "truthful report" on the navy's operation with a smile, feeling quite good.

Seeing the editor's praise for the navy in the newspaper, Cyborg crossed his legs in the air and couldn't help humming a ditty from his hometown.

"Bulu Bulu~"

At this moment, there was a call of a phone bug in the office. Cyborg Kong raised his head slightly and glanced at the phone bug on the table. He was stunned when he saw the phone bug on the table with his eyes tightly closed.

Then he seemed to remember something, frowned slightly, took out a key from his arms, then bent down and opened one of the drawers under the desk.

In the drawer, there is a colorful telephone bug, which is screaming "bulu bulu" at this time.

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Looking at the phone bug, the smile on Cyborg Kong's face completely disappeared. After pausing for a few seconds, he slowly took out the phone bug from the drawer and answered the receiver.

"Cyborg Kong, what took you so long?"

Just as he picked up the receiver, a questioning voice came from the other side. The voice was low and old. Hearing this familiar voice, Gang Gukong couldn't help but sit up straight and replied: "We were in a meeting just now."

"what's the matter?"

After Cyborg finished speaking, another voice came from the other side: "Is Kaido dead?"

Facing the naval marshal Cyborg Kong, the person on the other end of the phone asked straightforwardly without any politeness. The other party seemed to be very concerned about Kaido's life and death, and there was some urgency and expectation in his voice.

"It's not certain yet."

"Based on what Zefa reported back, Kaido may not necessarily die."

"The fish fruit has awakened, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to kill him."

Cyborg Kong spoke in a deep voice about the situation he had learned so far, frowning slightly. He didn't know whether it was because he was worried that Kaido might not be dead, or because of the rude tone on the other end of the phone.

In short, the current Ganggu Kong has completely lost the joy and comfort he had just now.

"snort!"

"If you are not sure, hurry up and confirm Kaido's life or death!"

"The fish fruit needs to be recovered as soon as possible."

"Garp and Zefa were dispatched but failed to kill Kaido. If the opponent is not killed this time, it will be even more impossible to kill him in the future."

"How is the deputy of the Beast Pirates, Jhin?"

"When can I send it back?"

There was a cold snort on the phone. The other party seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Cyborg Kong's work, and showed his emotions without any concern.

Hearing the cold snort, Cyborg Kong couldn't help but speed up his breathing. He narrowed his eyes slightly to control his emotions. Then a smile suddenly appeared on his face and he replied casually:

"The pirates captured on Ridchiled Island are heading to Impel Down under the escort of Garp and Zefa."

"Judging from their speed, it will take about ten days to arrive."

When Cyborg Kong said this, the person on the other end of the phone finally felt better and said with some joy: "Ten days are great."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard Cyborg Kong mutter: "But."

"But what?!"

On the other end of the phone, the owner of the vicissitudes of voice suddenly became nervous when he heard Cyborg Kong's "but".

Feeling the change in the other party's mood, Cyborg laughed silently, but replied in a very serious tone:

"That Jhin doesn't seem to have been escorted to Impel Down City."

"Lieutenant General Tsukuni Enichi said that considering the possibility that Kaido is not dead, and Kaido attaches great importance to his deputy."

"He felt that before Kaido's death was confirmed, Jhin could not be sent to Impel Down to prevent Kaido from trying to rob the prison."

"For safety's sake, he sent Emberpress back to Dressrosa."

"If Kaido survives by chance and plans to rob the prison, it will not affect the normal operation of Impel Down City."

"Considering that the world's most evil criminals are imprisoned in Impel Down City, I have no reason to object to Lieutenant General Jiguoyuanyi's actions."

After the words fell, Ganggu Kong's fingers gently tapped the table, and a soft "ta-da" sound echoed in the office.

Upon hearing the news, the voice on the other end of the phone suddenly went silent, and Cyborg Kong and the other party fell into silence at the same time.

After a long time, there was another voice on the other end of the phone. However, at this time, although the voice still sounded a bit old, it was much clearer than the previous low tone.

On the other end of the phone, there was a new person.

"I got an intel."

"I need to confirm the authenticity with you."

"Is it true that the only person who fought against Kaido was Enichi Tsukuni? He was the only one who defeated Kaido who had awakened the fruit, right?"

Different from the strong tone when the man spoke to Cyborg Kong before, this man spoke in a soft tone, which sounded a bit cordial.

"yes."

Cyborg Kong couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly when he heard what the other party said, and then nodded, confirming the information.

At this time, Gang Gu Kong's mood became a little complicated. Over the years, he has been trying to make the navy "pure" and strengthen his voice as a naval marshal.

But even after operating for so long, Wulaoxing still had his hands in the navy.

Yes, the person he was talking to was the synonym for the highest power of the world government - the Five Old Stars. When Cyborg Kong heard that the Five Old Stars had obtained information about Reed Chiled Island so quickly, he also had some concerns about the other party's intelligence network.

The commander who dominates Ridchiled Island is Enichi Jiguo, and both Zefa and Garp are also steel-framed. In order to make Enichi Jiguo's operation go smoothly, he also restrains Enichi Jiguo from doing something extraordinary. A person sent out for a certain matter.

These two people are not only the chains that restrict Enichi Tsukuni, but also the navy headquarters, and his steel-skeletal eyes.

Zefa is a very meticulous and prudent person, and will never leak any information in advance until the dust of this war has completely settled. And Garp, that lawless man, didn't even pay attention to him, the marshal of the navy, let alone Wulaoxing, who had a more distant relationship.

In this secret operation of the Navy, only a few commanders had phone bugs that could contact the outside world.

Cyborg Kong only got the news this morning, and at the same time arranged for the media to publicize the Navy's deeds, but in fact, he disclosed very little information to the "media".

News such as "Ji Kunoyuan defeated Kaido alone" and "Kaido's devil fruit awakening" were not disclosed to the media.

Now that the Five Old Stars were able to grasp the accurate information about Reed Chiled Island at the same time as him, or even earlier, this matter was enough to attract Cyborg Kong's attention.

It is impossible for a navy with ordinary military ranks to do such a thing. Those who can leak information must be general-level officers.

There are dozens of major generals and brigadier generals participating in the operation this time. Among these people, there is the intelligence source of Wulaoxing!

When Cyborg Kong secretly guessed in his heart that the Five Old Stars might have a possible intelligence source, on the other end of the phone, the Five Old Stars who confirmed the news that "Ji Guoyuan defeated Kaido alone" suddenly fell silent. Come down.

After a long time, the voice of the Legal Martial God - Saint Topman Wuchuli came from the other end of the phone:

"I heard that after defeating Kaido, Ji Kunoyunichi did not suffer any trauma?"

"Is this news accurate?"

Hearing this, Cyborg Kong did not answer immediately. Instead, he dug out Zefa's information from the folder at hand. After reviewing it carefully, he slowly said:

"Zefa's battle report did not mention whether Jiguo Yuanyi was injured or not."

"However, I guess the information you have obtained is accurate."

"Zefa's feelings towards Enichi Jikuni are different from those of other juniors. If Enichi Jikuni is injured, Zefa will definitely let Enichi Jikuni return to the Navy Headquarters to recuperate."

"He didn't mention anything related in the battle report. I'm afraid it's true as you said. Jiguo Enichi was not injured, or... even if he was injured, it was a minor injury that was innocuous."

In a main hall somewhere in Pangu City.

The Five Old Stars sat around a round table, looking at the phone bug placed in the center of the round table. After hearing Cyborg Kong's answer, they looked at each other a few times, and they all saw the shock in each other's eyes.

As a high-level executive of the World Government, the Five Old Stars know very well what kind of terrifying power the awakened Phantom Beast Devil Fruit can possess.

What's more, the Fish Fruit, a "legendary" powerful devil fruit, was deliberately recycled by the world government, and then released as a reward to the Celestial Dragons at the "grand event" held in the Valley of the Gods.

It’s just that this reward was lost to the outside world when the Rocks Pirates attacked the Valley of Gods, and was eventually obtained by Kaido.

Over the years, it's not that the Five Old Stars haven't thought about recycling this devil fruit, but for some reasons, they haven't come forward.

As the Beast Pirates entrenched on Ridchiled Island became more and more powerful, Kaido's personal strength became stronger and stronger, and the Five Old Stars also gave up the idea of ​​recycling the Fish Fruit.

The Five Old Stars were also aware of the navy's attack on Ridchiled Island, and they did not stop it. After all, if the navy intervened, it would not conflict with their core interests.

It is impossible for a pirate who lives in exile in the New World to shake the rule of the World Government!

but

The appearance of Jiguo Enichi made this matter a little different.

Just one person defeated Kaido, who had successfully awakened the fish fruit, without even getting hurt.

Moreover, Jiguoyuan has not eaten any Devil Fruits yet. Jiguoyuan's terrifying strength makes Wu Laoxing feel that something seems to be out of control.

No one present was sure that they could defeat or even kill the opponent without injury when facing the awakened Fish Fruit.

But Enichi Jiguo has done it. With such terrifying strength, even in their eyes, Enichi Jiguo has surpassed Garp.

And the terrible thing is that Ji Guoyuanyi's behavior style has always been completely different from Garp.

Both of them are people with strong subjective initiative, but Garp has proved with his actions as early as in the Valley of Gods that he is the one who supports the current rules of the world.

Garp is the same as Roger. Both of them have made efforts to maintain the false peace in this world.

It's just that Roger played a big game before his death, and Garp is still a supporter of the system.

No matter how out of touch Garp was, he never killed any World Government spies. Although he is not hypocritical about the world government, Garp always abides by the rules.

But Jiguoyuanyi is different.

This is a person who follows his heart, in the true sense of the word.

Silence, long silence.

After a long time, the Environmental Martial God, Saint Markas Maz finally interjected:

"Since Ji Guoyuan brought Jin to Dressrosa, then this matter will be settled as it is."

"We will send someone to contact Jiguoyuan directly."

"Marshal Cyborg Kong, you did a great job this time!"

"I think your current position is no longer enough to demonstrate your achievements!"

As he said that, several other Five Old Stars unanimously turned their attention to Markas Maz Saint. Under the gazes of several other people, Markas Maz Saint paused and continued:

"We have decided to appoint you as the Navy Marshal!"

"For the position of Admiral of the Navy, please recommend an outstanding Navy person to fill the position. We will fully consider your opinion."

After Saint Markas Maz said these words, the other five elder stars immediately understood his intention.

It rises brightly and falls darkly.

Although Cyborg Kong's position has become higher, once Cyborg Kong leaves the front line, his prestige in the navy will be greatly damaged.

And the most amazing thing is that after being promoted to Cyborg Kong, Cyborg Kong still didn't let Cyborg Kong leave the navy's system.

Admiral of the Navy?

This title sounds pretty nice, but what will the naval marshal who comes to power think about it? Will a person who has become a naval marshal and a current manager be willing to become the second-in-command of the commander-in-chief who has taken a back seat?

The Supreme Emperor above the Emperor!

No matter how deep the relationship between the future Navy Commander and the Navy Marshal is, power can also become a crack between the two.

But the insidious thing about Markas Maz Saint was that while promoting Cyborg Kong, he also gave him the right to recommend.

Recommending people from your own faction and familiarity to become marshals will inevitably compete with him for power in the future, which is equivalent to directly cutting off Cyborg Kong's arm.

But if you recommend someone who you don’t deal with.

It would be better to recommend close friends who have friendships themselves.

After a brief moment of daze, Cyborg Kong quickly reacted, with deep anger in his eyes. However, faced with this kind of promotion, can he refuse?

If you refuse, you will really break up.

Markas Mazsheng's idea is very simple. Jiguoyuanyi's strength must not be restricted, so what they can do is to find ways to restrain Jiguoyuanyi's power.

But at the moment, Cyborg Kong, the naval marshal, is conniving with Jiguoyuan Yiduo, so the method is very simple. Just replace you, the navy marshal!

The navy marshals who come up later will definitely be wary of the Sword of Dawn branch that "obeys orders but not propaganda". In order to make the Sword of Dawn obedient, the future marshals will definitely find ways to tighten the "chain".

At the same time, it can also weaken the power of Steel Bone Kong. For the Five Old Stars, this can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

"Promotion."

"Admiral of the Navy?"

"Hehehe, that's really a thank you!"

"I think it's good. I'm old now. It's time for young people to carry the navy's flag."

Cyborg Kong quickly thought of ways to break the situation, speaking politely.

Hearing Gang Gukong say this, the five old stars in Pangu City all had more or less smiles on their faces. In fact, they already have a suitable candidate for marshal in their hearts.

General Warring States Period is very good!

Although he is a confidant of Gang Gu Kong, Seng Guo is an idealistic person and a rational person at the same time.

Having ideals means that he will not be willing to become a puppet in Cyborg's empty hands.

Rationality means that he is willing to compromise for the sake of the overall situation.

Such a person is very suitable!

Moreover, Markas Mazsheng estimated that Cyborg Kong would recommend Sengoku. After all, there is only one general fighting on the front line now, and that is Sengoku.

As for Garp, who has higher prestige in the navy, he is not considered as a marshal candidate at all.

Zefa? After retreating to the second line for so many years, returning to the front line and becoming a marshal is not justified.

crane? She has the ability, but this is a very smart woman, no, wisdom. She can see through all the twists and turns of the navy and the government. It is precisely because she has seen clearly that she will never become a marshal.

Except for these people, no one can compete with the Warring States Period!

Seeing that there was no answer on the other end of the phone, Markas Mazsheng said kindly:

"It's okay, Cyborg Kong, you can think about it first."

"We decided to wait until Garp, Zefa and the other marines return to their headquarters before issuing a formal appointment."

"Before that, you can think about it carefully!"

Saint Markas Maz pretended to be concerned, but he had a confident smile on his face.

"No need, His Excellency Markas Mazsaint."

"I have already thought of the person to recommend!"

"Although he is young, I am afraid that no one else can achieve the achievements he has made for the Navy over the years."

"Haha, sometimes we old guys can't underestimate the young people!"

"The person I recommend to become the Admiral is Enichi Tsukuni!"

"Why not let the future of the Navy become the present!"

The words are astonishing.

After Cyborg Kong mentioned that name, the entire hall fell into a strange silence. The five old stars were all looking at the phone bug on the table, as if through the phone bug, they could see the steel skeleton Kong on the other side of the phone bug.

Following the country's fate?

A boy who is almost 17 years old and has no hair at all is actually recommended by Cyborg to become a navy marshal?

Such a ridiculous decision.

As soon as this thought came up in the minds of the five old stars, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

If Gang Gu Kong recommended other 17-year-old boys, it would be impossible for him to be recognized by other navies.

But what if this person personally captured the Pirate King Roger, killed the great pirates Golden Lion Shiki and Barrett, and at the same time defeated the Beast Pirates and forced Enichi Tsukuni to retreat from the Whitebeard Pirates?

Thinking carefully about Ji Guoyuan's horrific achievements along the way, at this moment, the five old stars were no longer calm.

If Jiguo Enichi is allowed to control the navy, who knows what shape the navy will take, bah, what it will look like!

"no!!!"

Markas Mazsheng came to his senses and shouted.

When Cyborg Kong heard the other party's decisive rejection, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and asked "cautiously":

"Then why?"