Chapter 82 The strange movements of the golden lion
One day later.
The first half of the Grand Line, Navy Headquarters, Marinevando.
The warship docked.
"This is... Commodore Kaji's warship!!"
"salute!!"
As the messenger shouted, all the naval soldiers patrolling and stationed on the huge oval military port stopped what they were doing and saluted in unison.
The bordering board falls.
Jia Ji walked off the warship with his hands in his pockets. He looked at the rows of eagerly awaited navy troops on the naval port. He made a leader's inspection posture, pretended to be humble and waved with a smile:
"This battle is too grand. I just went to the new world to collect information... eh?"
His smile suddenly froze.
Because a team of elite navy officers with hurried looks passed directly by him and walked toward Darren, who was slowly walking down the deck.
"Lieutenant General Darren! You are finally back!"
"Marshal Cyborg Kong, General Sengoku... and a group of senior navy officials are already waiting in the conference room."
The leading brigadier general saluted Darren solemnly and said in a deep voice.
Darren smiled and said softly: "I've been waiting for a long time. Please lead the way."
"--salute!!"
At this time, the loud voice of the messenger came again.
All naval soldiers present raised their hands and saluted again.
But it was obvious that the target of their salute this time was not Jiaji, but Darren.
Addition:…
The corner of his eye twitched, and he suddenly took a step forward and walked up to the brigadier general, pointed at his face, and said with a smile:
"What about me? The Warring States generals and the others have been waiting for me for a long time, right?"
"Hey, it's okay. I don't need you to lead the way. I go to the Marshal's Mansion often and I know the road very well."
The brigadier general glanced at him, his tone suddenly became ritually indifferent, and said calmly:
"I'm sorry, Brigadier General Jiaji, the scale of this military meeting is that generals with the rank of major general or above of the headquarters will be present... You don't need to attend the meeting here."
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"Damn it!! I'm a commodore after all!!"
he yelled angrily.
The brigadier general stopped.
"Who isn't?"
Addition:…
"Ahhhhhh!!! Damn it!!!"
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Marshal's Mansion.
Under the leadership of the commodore, Darren felt a calm and chilling atmosphere as soon as he stepped into the military conference room.
On the exaggerated oval conference table, dozens of officers with the rank of rear admiral or above from the Navy Headquarters were all present, staring solemnly at the simulated sand table in front of them.
The moment the door to the conference room opened, the gazes of dozens of generals were directed at him at the same time, giving people an indescribable weight.
However, Darren was calm and composed, with a relaxed smile on his face:
"Oh, it's so lively."
Cyborg Kong, who had a serious expression, frowned.
The corners of Staff He's mouth twitched.
Warring States covered his face in pain.
Everyone:...
"Hurry up and take a seat, Lieutenant General Darren...we are all waiting for you."
Cyborg Kong said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Marshal Kong." Darren responded, glancing left and right at the empty seats.
"Hey Darren!! This way!! I've got a spot for you!!"
Kuzan, who was sitting in the corner, stood up excitedly, waved to Darren, and pointed to the seat next to him.
“This location is great! It’s convenient for you to smoke!”
Everyone:...
Sengoku pressed his hand on his heart.
Darren smiled and said, "Okay."
"No, Lieutenant General Darren, please sit next to me. Your opinion is very important in this meeting."
At this moment, Gang Gukong suddenly spoke.
Darren was startled and readily agreed.
He walked to the right side of Cyborg Kong and sat down on the empty seat.
'This was originally the position that belonged to Teacher Zefa...'
Darren observed the conference round table and quickly came to this conclusion.
As the marshal of the navy, Cyborg Kong was present at the main seat.
On his left is Admiral Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters, followed by Lieutenant Generals of the Headquarters such as Sakaski and Porusalino, etc.
On the right side of Marshal Kong, there should have been the position of former Navy Admiral Zefa, followed by Lieutenant General He and other staff officers, civilian staff, and "idle personnel" like Garp who were dawdling.
So in this way, Darren sat directly between Cyborg Kong and He.
However, as soon as he sat down, Darren suddenly felt an icy chill emanating from his side.
"Boy Darren, I heard that you had a lot of fun in Happy Street these past few days?"
Darren was startled, and turned around to look. What caught his eye was the cold look of Staff He, as if he was interrogating a prisoner.
"Ahem..."
Darren coughed twice, a flash of embarrassment flashed across his face.
How come the news about what happened to me in Happy Street has already spread! ?
Damn it!
Could it be that bastard Jiaji who betrayed me?
Fortunately, Gion is only a brigadier general of the headquarters and is not qualified to attend this meeting...
Just as he was thinking about how to fool him, Cyborg Kong tapped the table with his thick-knuckled fingers and directly opened the meeting agenda.
"So, everyone has attended this meeting."
He raised his head, looked at everyone present with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice:
"Everything that will be discussed in this meeting will be classified as the highest-level military secrets of this department. Anyone who leaks it to the outside world will be dealt with seriously!"
"Yes, Marshal Kong!" Everyone present said loudly at the same time.
"Very good, then..." Cyborg Kong looked at Warring States, his eyes signaling: "Warring States, let's begin."
Warring States nodded, stood up from his seat, and waved his hand.
With a swish sound, the video phone bug that had been prepared for a long time immediately projected a series of thrilling pictures on the giant screen in the conference room.
Towns were reduced to ashes, island terrain was destroyed, countless refugees were displaced, and corpses lay across the ruins...
The sad and chilling voice of the Warring States Period slowly sounded:
"A few days ago, the legendary pirate Golden Lion Shiki reappeared on the sea."
"He has successfully rebuilt a flying fleet of tens of thousands of people, has at least thirty pirate ships under his command, and has carried out large-scale destruction and massacre in some countries and islands in the New World."
"Attack, destroy, kill... The Golden Lion led his Flying Pirates in crazy actions."
"But after subsequent investigation, we discovered a very strange phenomenon - most of the islands and towns that were attacked were not wealthy places. The most important thing is that the Flying Pirates did not loot any wealth from these places. and resources.”
"This also means that the purpose of Golden Lion's series of actions is not robbery."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the generals present changed slightly.
The essence of being a pirate is to plunder.
If a large-scale pirate group attacks towns and islands without carrying out large-scale plunder, this can only mean that what they are pursuing... is far more valuable than gold and silver treasures!
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