The Donquixote Family (4/10)

The next day, in the morning, in the conference room.

With Longinus together, there were twelve people seated at the round table.

In addition to Captain Cady, there were three Lieutenant Commanders and seven Branch Ensigns, eleven "Captain" officers who made up the 666th Marine Branch's top brass.

"Ahem!" Captain Cady cleared his throat and then said solemnly, "Yesterday at the court dinner, you and Captain Longinus were able to get to know each other on a preliminary basis, so I'm not going to make many introductions today."

"It is important to call you all here because it is important to have Captain Longinus make a speech and tell us about the instigation that has brought from this headquarters, and you are all warmly welcomed."

"I'll be brief, then." Longinus said, suddenly feeling a sense of vested interest in the scene: "A sentence isn't good enough unless it lasts an hour.

"There are some things I will not hide; indeed, my appointment in the North Blue is only for one year." Longinus cut to the chase.

There was something odd about the group of cadet officers' expressions at the round table, and Captain Cady, who had a full view of their changes, smirked under his breath.

"Oh! Still really young, talking about this kind of thing will only have one result, making it impossible for your orders to carry out. A special agent with a single year's appointment and a base commander who has been a base commander for over ten years, if you have to choose between them, it couldn't be simpler!"

Captain Cady grimly said to himself, "At the end of the day, I'm in charge of this base! Of course, the superficial work still has to be done to keep this special agent from getting off the stage."

"So, I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do in the year, and doing something, I'm going to need a lot of help from all of you, and I don't think you're going even to give me the courtesy of that, are you?"

Hearing what appeared to be signs of a significant move by Longinus, the crowd at the round table looked at each other with what seemed to be a silent exchange between eyebrows.

Seeing that the scene was a bit cold, Captain Cady quickly rounded up, "Hahahahaha! Captain Longinus is joking. We're all in the Marine, we all share the same confidence in upholding justice and fighting pirates, and naturally, we strongly support Captain Longinus if he wants to contribute!"

"Yes! Yes!" Powerful and sparse sounding.

Longinus didn't care about the attitude of these old fogies, still smiling with a delicate appearance, "I'm very pleased that everyone has this realization. Then, Captain Cady, would you please give me a preview of what large pirate groups are in the waters surrounding the Ivant Kingdom?"

"Okay, okay." Captain Cady nodded repeatedly and sputtered, obviously having prepared for this.

"The kingdom of Ivant is locating near the Calm Belt, so the pirates' blackmail is important from three other directions, and compared to other kingdoms, the pirates' persecution isn't too frequent."

"And among these pirate groups, there are three major pirate groups that are tricky to exist. The first is the Black Stick Blaze, the Blaze Pirates, who has a bounty of 23 million berries. The second is the Magic Pirates, led by the Magic Cyril, who has a bounty of 27 million berries. The last one is the Barrels Pirates led by the Fallen Marine Barrels, who has a bounty of 33 million berries."

Seeing the people in front of the round table all looked as if they were solemnly approaching the enemy, Longinus did not feel strange. In the four seas, except for the sea pirates who had returned from the Grand Line like Don Chinjao, this kind of reward was the level that the four seas deserved.

"Fallen Marine Barrels?"

"Well! That guy is the former Captain of North Blue Branch 520, but he defected from the Marine because he was looking forward to a life of luxury, which is simply a disgrace to our North Blue Marine!" In between the words, Captain Cady raised his head and tucked in his belly, and it was this contrast highlighted his invaluable presence.

"But, by the way, Captain Cady, you ... seem to have missed one, right?" Longinus tapped his fingers on the table, the crackling sound causing everyone in the room to change color slightly.

"Ah! Huh?" Captain Cady touched his nose uneasily and accosted, "Should ... be these three, the other pirate groups are offering bounties of less than 20 million berries, so don't worry about it, Captain Longinus."

"I took the time to consult the records after I returned last night, and by the way, I also checked with the other soldiers in the branch, and it seems ... that there is a group of Giant Crocodile Pirates with a higher bounty entrenched in the surrounding waters, right?"

There was a moment of silence before Captain Cady sighed, "I know that Gustav, the giant crocodile with a 40 million berries bounty on his head, may not be a match for you, Captain Longinus. But the man behind him is so terrifying, so terrifying that no one in all of the North Blue would dare to sanction him."

"That's why we had to withhold some information."

"Now, then, can you tell us the information about those dark hides?"

"Because, standing behind him is the underground king of the North Blue, the Donquixote family!"

Almost everyone in the meeting room turned pale as the words fell, showing the extent to which the Donquixote family had accumulated power in the North Blue.

"Donquixote Doflamingo, I know him, the supernova who made a name for himself as a breakout star, should have been marching into Grand Line for quite some time, shouldn't he?" Longinus cocked his head lightly.

Captain Cady was a little stunned, and in his mind, shouldn't the other Captain, a Captain of this Department, show a trace of timidity when he suddenly heard the name of a sea pirate-like Doflamingo?

"I guess it's strong enough not to show its ugliness." Captain Cady despised in his heart but still looked humble as he explained, "While the Donquixote Family's troops have entered the huge shipping route, there are still bases left in the North Blue, and they are treating the North Blue as their backyard. In this situation, we naturally don't dare or have the ability to go into the affairs of the Giant Crocodile Pirates."

Seemingly worried that Longinus was excited, Captain Cady added.

"After all, that's a great pirate that even the Vice-Admiral of this department couldn't catch, and Captain Longinus should know his might better than we do."

On this point, Longinus was indeed clear, and shortly after, Doflamingo entered the Grand Line, the Headquarters sent Vice-Admiral Tsuru to apprehend him, only to regret that Doflamingo managed to escape each time.

Being able to stand alongside Sengoku and Garp at a young age, Vice-Admiral Tsuru's strength is naturally not as debilitating as it appears and can be a completely underrated top-tier force in the Marine Headquarters.

The strength of Doflamingo, who has been able to escape the other side's capture many times, is naturally not underestimated.

"I made it clear that you were worried that if you did anything against the Giant Crocodile Pirates, you would be retaliated against by the Donquixote family afterward."

"Yes! I'm hoping that Captain Longinus will understand how much we're trying to do." Captain Cady said with a long sigh.