"Mr. Victor Seiji, you just said that from the perspective of the navy, there is no way."
"I don't quite understand what you're saying."
"Please speak frankly."
Rosen pushed Gion and Tokikake back to their seats one by one, then spoke to Victor Seiji, who had many thoughts flashing through his mind.
"Since they are all people you trust, I will no longer hide anything."
"The relationship between Marine Headquarters and the World Government is… well, how should I put it? It's a bit peculiar"
"Unlike the close connection between CP and the World Government, where there's a clear hierarchy between superiors and subordinates."
"There are many marines in the headquarters who chose to become marines in order to uphold justice, not because of the World Government."
Victor Seiji made a shocking statement:
"To maintain the purity of justice, and to prevent Marine Headquarters from becoming a complete executioner of the World Government like the CP organization…"
"It is necessary for headquarters to constantly monitor the movements of the World Government."
"Lest Justice be reduced to complete darkness."
Every word he spoke revealed a terrifying amount of information, which made Gion and Tokikake tremble with fear.Although Victor Seiji's words were subtle and even vague, both of them understood, even as military academy students who had not yet graduated.That is Marine Headquarters is monitoring the World Government and even eavesdropping on it.
To this, Rosen wasn't surprised at all.
Surveillance and eavesdropping on the World Government
This kind of thing was almost a foregone conclusion when Sakazuki was the Admiral of the Navy.
"Were there problems with Cipher Pol's investigation back then?"
Rosen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said something indifferent.
In an instant, the air in the entire office became extremely heavy.
Every gram of it was filled with Domineering Pressure, as heavy as a mountain.
"There is no evidence to prove that Cipher Pol's survey is fake."
"Only one thing—"
"The order issued by the World Government that year was for all of Cipher Pol"
"Except for CP0, from 1 to 9, to go out together and track down the culprit who killed Zephyr's family."
Victor Seiji slowly took off the sunglasses on his nose:
"But a few months ago, I noticed something."
"That when we were investigating the murder of Zephyr's family… in the end, Cipher Pol only dispatched CP1 to CP6. As for CP7, CP8, and CP9, they didn't participate in the investigation. They seemed to be involved in another unknown mission."
"Given Cipher Pol's loyalty to the World Government, there should be no possibility of dereliction of duty. Even if there is, it would only be a few individuals. It is impossible for CP7, 8, and 9 to slack off at the same time."
"In particular, I don't know what missions CP7, 8, and 9 were carrying out back then. I still haven't been able to find out."
He placed his sunglasses on the table.
"Gol D. Roger's wife, Portgas D. Rouge."
"Cipher Pol can be pulled out from the vast ocean."
"But the pirate who Killed the family of an active Admiral disappears in the end? Interesting."
Rosen's mouth curled up slightly.He was obviously smiling, but the three people in the office felt a chill.
"That's all I can say."
"There is no evidence to definitively prove that Cipher Pol's conclusion that there is no such thief is false."
"Similarly, there's no evidence to directly prove that Cipher Pol found the real murderer, but for some reason or consideration, they chose to conceal the information and declare the investigation over by declaring the culprit non-existent."
Victor Seiji was shocked as he looked at the black and red lightning surrounding Rosen.
Advanced Conqueror's Haki.
According to his investigation, Rosen had just reached this level after his battle with Redfield a few days ago.
But what about now?
The terrifying pressure that permeated the surroundings, yet did not hurt anyone, told him directly that the Haki released by Rosen in front of him was not as simple as just stepping into the advanced level.
"I see."
"After his fight with Douglas Bullet, this man has grown again."
"He's just a monster."
Victor Seiji couldn't believe it.
He had investigated countless pirates, marines, and revolutionary forces, and was very clear about one thing:
As long as one's strength reaches the realm of a general or an emperor, no matter if he is an ordinary Admiral or a top one, no matter if he guards the Four Emperors' gates or is the strongest of the Four Emperors themselves, the growth of strength becomes extremely slow.
Every improvement requires extreme combat and experiencing the terror between life and death.
But what about Rosen?
All three forms of Haki, fruit abilities, and physical skills—
Every field seemed endless.
Always making great progress.
"Is that so?"
"No wonder you just said, Mr. Victor Seiji, that from the Navy's perspective, there's nothing we can do."
Rosen's eyes flashed with understanding.
Although Marine Headquarters is different from Cipher Pol and maintains a high degree of freedom due to its strong strength and pursuit of justice
It is still nominally an agency directly under the World Government.
In secret, the World Government can be monitored and even eavesdropped on—but only in secret.
Unless Marine Headquarters declares independence and becomes a free force like the Revolutionary Army, it will be impossible to openly investigate the World Government.In particular, the power of Marine Headquarters cannot be used to investigate the World Government.
After all, Cipher Pol is not to be underestimated.
As the most powerful intelligence system in the Grand Line, the Marines may monitor and eavesdrop on the World Government, but Cipher Pol is also monitoring and eavesdropping on Marine Headquarters at all times.
If Rosen chose to use the intelligence from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to investigate the murder of Zephyr's family, it would be equivalent to directly telling the World Government that he was questioning the government and doubting Cipher Pol's investigation.
Mutual suspicion with the World Government—even leading to conflict.
Rosen didn't care.
He only cared about whether the World Government would erase all traces of his investigation into the murder of Zephyr's family, preventing him from finding any results, if it found out.
Although Cipher Pol may have erased it once that year, it was better than erasing it a second time and making his own investigation more difficult.
And to put it another way, as Victor Seiji said, all of this is just speculation at the moment.
Not to mention evidence, there are not even any directional clues.
Everything still needs to be investigated before he can have a say.
"I'm Glad you understand."
"If you want to know the truth, you can't use the power of the navy, and you can't rely on the power of the World Government."
"The best solution is to have a force that belongs to the navy, but also belongs to you, Rosen."
Since everything had been said openly, Victor Seiji naturally didn't mind pointing out the direction for Rosen:
"Mr. Sengoku appointed you as the Admiral of the North Sea. This is a good breakthrough."
"We should make good use of our power and solve problems. We don't necessarily have to rely on violence. Blindly fighting and killing can only make things Worse."
"As long as you can do it—carve your name into the North Sea, into the hearts of every pirate crew and every force in the North Sea—then you will find that you don't even need to act yourself. Just move your mouth, and all problems will be solved."
"Including the 'no such thief' case and the truth of this matter."
It's the same reason why Sengoku could become the Fleet Admiral.
Victor Seiji
Able to become the director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Not just because of monstrous strength, but also because of a smart and capable mind.
He already had the idea of betting on Rosen and supporting him to become the next Fleet Admiral, so he naturally did not hesitate to give him help.
...
If you enjoyed this book, don't forget to vote with a Power Stone and take a few seconds to leave a review
Join my P@treon for advance chapters and special content!
[email protected]/Ren_Saga