Chapter 498 Letters from all nations! (Two in one)

Zeffer gained a lot in Fishman Street. Under the treatment of the ship's military doctor, the seriously injured Peacock finally woke up after two days of coma.

Through Peacock, Zeeffer also learned the true identity of Aaron's group of fishmen.

The pirates captured by the navy were very tight-lipped. Even though they realized that what they did on Fishman Island might have been noticed by the navy, they still had a fluke mentality in their hearts and had no intention of admitting their crimes.

Although Zeeffer had roughly understood the whole story from the rescued mermaid girls, if this group of fishmen did not let go, he would not be able to thoroughly find out the distribution of their power on the island.

The captain of the new navy was involved with the pirates, and these people even had the secret medicine "ES" from Ryugu City. The power of this group of people in Fishman Island was probably entangled. If we don't uproot this group of people this time, it will be even more difficult to catch their flaws next time.

The information Peacock provided to Zefa after waking up was very useful, but the investigation of the incident seemed to have encountered a transparent wall again, and there was no way to continue digging deeper.

When Zefa and his students began to investigate the missing population case of Fishman Island around Arlong and others.

Jinbei and others also suddenly discovered that Arlong disappeared, along with Arlong, and Peacock, who was entrusted by Vergo to monitor Arlong.

This is a big deal. Although Peacock is just a grassroots lieutenant in the headquarters in Jinbei's eyes, Vergo and Smoker are very clear about Peacock's identity. If Peacock disappears, it will definitely be a disaster for the two of them.

When such a thing happened, even Vergo, who had always been very calm, couldn't hold back his emotions for a while and got angry rarely.

Vergo's abnormality was reasonable in Jinbei's view. In his view, this was a manifestation of the deep friendship between Vergo and Peacock.

Jinbei also expressed his attitude towards this, and dispersed all his men to start tracking down the whereabouts of Arlong and Peacock. Things have developed to this extent, even Jinbei, who has always believed in his subordinates, has doubts about Arlong at this moment.

All of this is too coincidental.

Zefa began to investigate the people related to the pirates on Fishman Island, and the new navy also took major actions because of the disappearance of two lieutenants.

For a time, Fishman Island became panic-stricken.

At the same time, these things that happened on Fishman Island were also reported to the Wan Guo headquarters as soon as possible.

Nothing has been found out yet, and a team member is missing. Vergo needs to give an explanation to the superiors anyway.

In the Fishman Island incident, Vergo is directly responsible to Yixiao. After listening to the various information reported by Vergo, Yixiao also helped to consult, and also pointed out the next direction of investigation for Vergo.

"From the information we have obtained so far, Fishman Street should be an important clue."

"Those clues should now be in the hands of Mr. Zefa."

"If you don't want to wait for the results passively, you can try to strengthen the investigation of the residents of Fishman Street."

"Fishman Street on Fishman Island was a well-known undeveloped area on the island a few years ago. That situation did not change until the establishment of the Navy Branch on Fishman Island."

"If that Arlong is your suspect, then the Fishman Navy under him who also came from Fishman Street are all your targets of investigation."

"We need to purge our team. Even if there is only a little suspicion, we need to take measures."

"After this incident, I will adjust the deployment of Fishman Island."

In the Den Den Mushi, Yixiao also revealed the measures he planned to take next.

Although the new navy on Fishman Island has no signs of transcending the control of the headquarters, the internal corruption seems to have begun.

In order to avoid such a situation, changing guards has become a measure that can directly prevent internal corruption.

There are also many fishmen living in Wan Guo. As the new navy has been operating in Wan Guo over the years, they have also recruited a group of fishmen with common aspirations in Wan Guo.

Yixiao has always kept the issue of Fishman Island in mind.

A large part of the new navy of that branch is composed of Tiger and Jinbei's "little brothers" in the Fishman Street period. These fishmen had very difficult experiences when they were young, and as a well-known underdeveloped area, Fishman Street was often the place most likely to be targeted by human pirates in that chaotic era.

People who have lived there since childhood are full of hatred for humans.

Such group memories have also been brought into the new navy, and as the struggle between the Fishman Island Navy and human pirates has become more and more intense in recent years, this hatred has become more and more intense.

But the fishmen living in Wan Guo are different from the fishmen who grew up on Fishman Island.

The fishmen of Wan Guo, who have long been accustomed to the coexistence of all races, do not have that kind of targeted hatred towards humans. They know very well that no matter what group they are in, there are so-called "good" and "bad" differences.

Such thoughts were seen by Tsugikoku Yoshiichi and Issho as an opportunity to change Fishman Island.

And as their new navy gained a firm foothold in Wanoku, the time to change the situation in Fishman Island had become ripe.

Yixiao pointed out the next direction of investigation to Vergo. With Yixiao's suggestion, Vergo was also greatly inspired and thought of many directions for further investigation.

For example, the murderous drug called "ES" found by Jinbei at the scene.

The tense situation on Fishman Island began to affect the lives of ordinary people. People could clearly feel that the search on the island had become stricter.

Mermaid Bay.

This is where mermaids live in groups, the sky is blue, and the sun is soft. In the inner sea of ​​the bay, the mermaids laughed and played in the water. The messy things happening in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with the mermaids here.

Mermaid Bay is one of the famous tourist "attractions" on Fishman Island. Here, you can appreciate the true charm of mermaids.

The Red Hair Pirates stranded on Fishman Island came to Fishman Bay for sightseeing on this day. After meeting King Neptune, they got the "official" identity given by King Neptune and were able to move freely on the island.

King Neptune also heard that there was some unpleasantness between the Red Hair Pirates and the New Navy. In order to avoid further conflict between the two parties, King Neptune helped the Red Hair Pirates secretly send their ship to the Sea Forest for repairs.

The high-level officials of Fishman Island all knew that there was more than one gateway on the east side to enter and exit Fishman Island.

In the Sea Forest, it was also possible to complete the coating and then leave Fishman Island by riding the current.

Before the ship was officially repaired, Shanks and others stayed on the island temporarily, and the place to rest at night was even in Ryugu Castle.

King Neptune also gave enough face to the Red Hair Pirates.

Shanks' strength and reputation are worth making friends with, not to mention that he is a crew member on the ship of Roger, King Neptune's friend!

"Oh~"

"It's really a good place!"

"I like it here!"

The "beautiful" scenery of the Mermaid Bay immediately made these bachelors exclaim. Even Jesus Bu, who had a family in the East China Sea, was smiling and whistling, his eyes fixed on the mermaids playing in the shallows.

Uta was a child at heart. After so many days, she could finally get close to the mermaids she had been thinking about. She couldn't hold back her excitement. She let go of Shanks' hand and rushed to the shallows where the mermaids gathered.

The mermaids here seemed to have long been accustomed to the arrival of humans. The eyes of Shanks' crew would not make them feel uncomfortable. Facing the lively Uta, the mermaids did not show any rejection.

On the land beside the bay, there are some open-air shops selling tea, drinks, and food. Shanks and a group of crew members wandered around for a while and found a shop to sit down.

At this time, Uta had already changed into a swimsuit and was playing with the mermaids while holding a lifebuoy.

A rare and relaxing leisure time.

Shanks was lying on a chair, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, tasting the special wine of Fishman Island. His eyes would occasionally glance at Uta playing in the shallows not far away, paying attention to the situation of his daughter.

Although it was a shallow beach and there were many mermaids helping to look after her, Shanks was still very concerned about Uta's safety.

What do pirates do in their spare time? !

Like many ordinary people, they drink and gossip.

The biggest "gossip" happening on Fishman Island now is naturally the kidnapping case of Fishman Street discovered by Zefa.

This incident shocked Fishman Island. No one expected that the fishmen would actually attack their own kind and commit such a thing.

Zefa intended to kill the rabbit by robbing the grass, and did not cover up the news. Instead, he made some arrangements for the new navy and Ryugu City and took the initiative to spread the news.

"Captain, have you heard? A kidnapping case happened on Fishman Island!"

"Jinbei protected Fishman Island so strictly, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen under his nose. It's really ironic!"

Laki Lu is a well-informed guy. He heard a lot of things when purchasing supplies. At this time, he was gossiping while gnawing on the big bones of an unknown sea beast, and he actually showed a sigh.

It seemed to be mocking Jinbei for doing useless work.

"Kidnapping case?"

"The security environment on this island seems to be pretty good, but there is such a thing?"

Shanks was also a little surprised to hear the news suddenly. Fishman Island is one of the best islands he has seen since he went to sea. Except for some unpleasant things when he landed on the island, Fishman Island left Shanks with a good impression at other times.

The residents on the island also seem to live and work in peace and contentment, which can be seen from the state of these mermaids in the mermaid bay in front of him. Unexpectedly, even in such a peaceful country, such a crime has occurred.

"Not only that, but what's embarrassing is that this was dug up by the Marines of Marinford!"

"Zeff, the former admiral of the navy took the cadets out to sea for training, and they are on Fishman Island."

When Lucky Lu saw that his captain was interested, he immediately smiled brightly and broke another big news.

"Marinford's navy?!"

"Zeff?"

After hearing all this information from Lucky Lu, even Shanks couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, took a sip of wine, and then laughed:

"Hahaha!"

"If you say this, wouldn't the new navy be embarrassed?!"

"You clearly control Fish-Man Island, but you still need help from others for the crimes on the island?!"

"I really want to see the expression on Ji Kunoyuan's face after hearing the news! Hahaha!"

Shanks smiled freely, unaware that a new navy was approaching them quickly.

"Hey, Shanks, stop laughing, we seem to be in trouble again."

Ben Beckman was keenly observant. He immediately spotted the new navy approaching rapidly. He lightly patted Shanks' arm and pointed at the navy marching not far away.

Looking in the direction of Beckman, Shanks' laughter also stopped abruptly.

"."

"unlucky."

Shanks curled his lips. Although they were not afraid of the pursuit of the new navy, they could not continue to enjoy their rare free time. Even an optimistic and open-minded person like Shanks would feel unhappy.

The pirates all fell silent, putting the drinks and food in their hands on the table, and quietly watched the new navy approaching quickly.

The new navy team was small in number, only a dozen people, and was led by a short-skinned young man wearing sunglasses.

After arriving in front of the red-haired pirates, the young man's eyes wandered from the pirates to Shanks.

Feeling the sight, Shanks still leaned on the chair relaxedly, never putting down the bottle of wine in his hand. After taking a sip of wine, Shanks looked sideways slightly and said with a smile:

"drink wine?"

“It tastes pretty good.”

"If you drink, you won't feel too much pain when you get beaten later."

Shanks' words caused a burst of laughter from the red-haired crew members.

When the leader Vergo encountered such ridicule from Shanks, there was no anger on his face. He just raised his hand and said:

"I'm not here to fight you."

"I'm here to understand the situation and deliver a message."

After hearing Vergo's words, the laughter subsided.

Shanks tilted his head and asked with some confusion: "Send the letter? To whom? To whom?"

"Sending it to Mr. Enichi Tsukuni."

"For you, Red-Haired Shanks."

Vergo said, taking out a piece of letterhead from his arms, walked to the red-haired man, and placed it on the table in front of Shanks.

Upon hearing the person mentioned by Vergo, Shanks's face also showed a slightly solemn look, and his face no longer had the previous smile.

After sitting upright for a moment, Shanks touched his chin, picked up the letter on the table and said to himself: "A letter from Enichi Tsukuni?!"

"He still needs to write to me?"

Shanks did not open it, but gently turned over the letter, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"I don't know the specific situation, I just know that I'm sending you a letter!"

"At the same time, there are some things I want to find out from you."

"During this period, have you met Captain Aaron and Second Lieutenant Peacock of our new navy?"

While speaking, Vergo took out two photos from his arms and showed them to the crew of the red-haired pirates.

Everyone looked at him with doubts. Only Beckman and Shanks looked at the photo of Aaron and recognized the person in the photo.

"This question of yours is also what Jiguo Yuanyi wants you to ask?"

Shanks silently put the letter into his arms, looked at the photo in Vergo's hand, and asked aloud.

"no."

"Two officers in our new navy are missing. Let's investigate their whereabouts."

"I ask you this question in passing."

Vergo didn't hide it, he told the truth.

"Missing?"

Beckman stared at Aaron's photo and murmured. At this time, Shanks had already answered Vergo's words: "We haven't seen the two people in your photo recently."

"That fishman had some conflicts with us before, but it had been some time. Jinbei was also present at the time and was rescued by him."

"Others, we don't know."

With that said, Shanks didn't look at Vergo and the others anymore. He drank his wine and looked at the shallows in the distance.

Seeing this, Vergo did not doubt what the other party said, and then had no intention of saying hello to Shanks and others. He gestured to the navy behind him and left in a hurry.

It was not until a long time after Vergo and the navy left that Mermaid Bay returned to its joyful atmosphere.

Shanks also took out the letterhead, opened the envelope and carefully looked at the letter written to him by Enichi Jiguo.

After a long time, Shanks put down the letter and muttered unhappily:

"What does that guy think of me?"

"I'm a pirate! How can I work for the navy?!"

"asshole."