IW: Chapter 177 - Kizaru: Let me catch Bai Ye? What am I risking my life for a few hundred dollars a month!
"Could he still be hiding on Sky Island?"
The World Government, having controlled the world for eight hundred years, naturally knew of Sky Island's existence.
They had even sent people to the New World, but still couldn't find Bai Ye's trace. Later, they directly arranged for people to search Sky Island.
But they still couldn't find Bai Ye's trace, which left them very confused about where this guy had hidden himself.
However, considering he was a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, if he was determined not to be found, he would indeed be difficult to locate.
"No matter where he was hiding before, he has appeared now, and he has a woman with him. It seems he has some attachments now?"
Saint Jeygarsia Saturn said indifferently.
He knew very well that the old Bai Ye had no weaknesses, was powerful, had an elusive whereabouts, and had no attachments whatsoever.
Therefore, it was very difficult for the World Government to deal with such a person.
But now, Bai Ye had his only weakness. Unless Bai Ye truly didn't care about anything else, this woman would definitely become his soft spot.
And their current plan could fully revolve around this woman.
"First, investigate the woman's background and see if she has any relatives."
Nusjuro Saint remained silent for a moment, then agreed with Saint Jeygarsia Saturn's view.
The difficulty of capturing that woman from Bai Ye's side was very high, so they could start by investigating her social circle.
"Anyway, that guy should be caught sooner. Since he has appeared, I always have a bad feeling about waiting any longer."
Saint Jeygarsia Saturn always felt that since returning from God Valley, some things seemed to have changed, but he couldn't pinpoint it. He had himself checked after returning, but found no abnormalities.
Moreover, as the person in charge of scientific research within the World Government, he naturally hoped to capture Bai Ye and thoroughly study what was going on with Bai Ye and why he could use so many abilities.
"By the way, have they still not caught Kaido?"
They had already planned for Bai Ye's matter, but Bai Ye had not appeared before, so they couldn't implement it.
No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't escape their inescapable net.
But what he cared about most was Kaido. They had originally wanted to capture Kaido for research. Later, after destroying the scientific organization led by Vegapunk, they captured Vegapunk and brought him to the World Government, instructing him to continue researching lineage factors.
They became even more eager to capture Kaido and Bai Ye.
They had organized a capture operation last time and had even caught Kaido, but what they didn't expect was that Kaido was not only a Blue Dragon Fruit user, but the guy caught with him was also a Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Yamata no Orochi form.
In the end, not only did Kaido escape, but the Lunarian kid they had captured also escaped with him.
They had originally pursued Kaido, but after searching for a long time, they found that Kaido seemed to have disappeared.
This also caused their original research plan to fall through.
They had an idea: to create a type of robot that could perfectly inherit the strength of genetic replications, and even possibly surpass it.
This was also why they immediately sent people to capture Vegapunk after discovering his research into lineage factors; this technology was simply too revolutionary.
In their view, whoever mastered this technology would master the future.
So Kaido was their target, followed by Bai Ye. If they could replicate the lineage factors of these special ability races and create super-soldiers, then the World Government would never be shaken!
"He disappeared."
"What a pity."
The Five Elders all felt it was a pity that Kaido had disappeared.
"The most regrettable thing is that Rocks's corpse was taken away by that bastard Bai Ye!"
The Five Elders even felt that if Rocks's corpse had been left with them, perhaps they could have replicated a Rocks.
"Capture Bai Ye, and everything can be obtained."
Bai Ye was now equivalent to the Pirates' Great Treasure for the World Government.
"Don't hold too much hope for that guy yet!"
It would be a protracted battle with him; they couldn't think too much now.
"By the way, Roger won. I didn't expect Golden Lion to actually fail!"
Regarding the war between Roger and Golden Lion, the Five Elders didn't care who won, but they were somewhat surprised that the ultimate victor was Roger.
They had previously estimated that Roger would likely fail and die in this war. Compared to Roger, Golden Lion was actually less troublesome for them.
The main issue was Roger's ability, the Voice of All Things, being able to hear even the voices of the Poneglyphs. This was simply too dangerous.
So they naturally preferred Golden Lion to win. If Golden Lion won, it would only lead the pirate side to a greater war, which would be beneficial.
But unfortunately, Golden Lion actually lost to the weather. If Bai Ye hadn't arrived, it's hard to say what would have become of Golden Lion himself.
"By the way, are we really letting them go to Laugh Tale?"
"Wasn't the news released by us?"
A hint of helplessness flashed in Saint Jeygarsia Saturn's eyes. If it weren't for the Rocks Pirates' actions at God Valley.
They wouldn't have spread this news at all.
They had even originally intended for the Rocks Pirates to dominate the New World.
But then the Rocks Pirates raided God Valley, directly exposing some of the World Government's dirty secrets. What to do then?
It was certainly difficult to remedy. It would take a lot of time for this generation to forget.
And there was another way, the best solution, which was to let more pirates set sail, and then let others see the brutality of pirates. With this comparison, the situation would be different.
So they released the news of Laugh Tale and the Great Treasure.
And they had been guiding public opinion on the sea, making everyone realize that a Pirate King would emerge among the pirates and obtain the Great Treasure!
It was because of this that pirates became increasingly rampant, even to the point where the Marine found it difficult to suppress them, and this was exactly what the World Government wanted.
They wanted to play a balancing act. If the Marine couldn't suppress them, it didn't have much to do with them.
As long as the final public opinion was successfully reversed, that would be fine.
"Then let Roger?"
Since someone had to go to Laugh Tale, Roger seemed to be the best candidate.
According to previous intelligence, Whitebeard had no interest, and now Golden Lion had failed, naturally losing the chance to become Pirate King. And they would rather die than let Bai Ye become Pirate King, so it could only be Roger.
"But if he knows the truth, wouldn't that mean…"
Laugh Tale really contained some incredible things!
If Roger really found out, it would probably cause no small problems.
"He has no platform to speak from. Since Bai Ye's incident last time, we have controlled all channels of communication. Even if he knows, it's useless. Besides, if a pirate says something, we can make others not believe it if we want them not to!"
He was just a pirate.
They only needed to make a slight move, and all of the opponent's words would be empty.
"If that's the case, then regarding understanding the truth of the eight hundred years, Ohara now seems…"
"First, let CP investigate. If it's true, then eliminate them all. We don't need another Pirate King anyway!"
Those who dared to study history would ultimately face their judgment.
And because Bai Ye had exposed the Celestial Dragons' crimes at God Valley, Ohara's research into history seemed to have advanced somewhat.
"Fleet Admiral Kong, Golden Lion has retired; he can't be found now!"
Marineford.
According to the information from intelligence personnel, since Golden Lion's defeat, he had completely disappeared from the public eye.
Immediately after, news of this war was spread throughout the world by Morgans. The news of Roger defeating Golden Lion was exhilarating, and what was even more surprising was that Bai Ye, who had been missing for so long, reappeared in everyone's sight.
"Leave Roger to me!"
Garp was now eager to pursue Roger.
"Sengoku, you need to keep an eye on Bai Ye, and take Borsalino with you."
Kong did not stop him. The two most important forces now were Roger and Bai Ye.
Since Garp wanted to pursue Roger, he wouldn't stop him.
Golden Lion had retired, so they didn't need to worry about him for now.
And Bai Ye was now the top priority. The Five Elders had called today, telling him that he absolutely had to prioritize capturing Bai Ye, and other pirates could be put aside for now.
Arranging for Borsalino to go was mainly because his Devil Fruit ability was the Glint-Glint Fruit, and perhaps he could suppress Bai Ye in terms of speed.
"Oh, how scary. Do I have to face such a terrifying legendary pirate right after debuting?"
Kizaru grinned, raised his hands high, and spoke in a very exaggerated tone.
He felt that this was not a good assignment.
He just wanted to punch out and go home. What was he risking his life for a few hundred dollars a month?
"Borsalino!!"
Kong gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with anger. What kind of work attitude is this?!
He sent him to catch a pirate, and it was either windy or rainy. He'd been hunting for months, brother. Did he think he was going to the moon?!
Kong forced himself to calm down, but after looking at Kizaru's face, he felt his temper instantly flare up!
But then he thought about the people he could use here, and he suddenly felt a bit weary.
It seemed that the only truly useful and capable people were Sengoku, Tsuru, and Sakazuki.
Garp was out of the question. Kuzan was Garp's admirer, imitating his every move.
Borsalino had taken slacking off to the extreme. Zephyr had left to train new recruits because his family was killed.
How did he, the Fleet Admiral, feel more and more frustrated the more he thought about it?
Forget it.
Once the pirates quieted down for a while, he would get promoted and leave.
"Alright, alright, I understand, Fleet Admiral Kong. I was just saying, it's not like I'm really not going!"
Borsalino quickly indicated that he would go. Although he didn't really want to risk his life, if he didn't go, he would likely lose his stable job where he could slack off and punch out.
"Sengoku, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"But what about Marineford here?"
If he left, there would be no other Admirals here.
"You have Sakazuki and Gion. Besides, I'm still here. What are you afraid of?"
The main task now was to capture Bai Ye, not anything else.
"I understand."
Seeing this, Sengoku couldn't say much and could only agree.
"Fleet Admiral Kong, please let me join the team to capture Bai Ye!"
Sakazuki volunteered. If they were going to capture a pirate, his presence might increase their chances of success.
And upon hearing his words, the others also stirred, preferring to go out on missions rather than stay at Marineford.
They weren't like Borsalino, who only thought about punching out and going home every day.
Borsalino, on the other hand, heard Sakazuki's words and pursed his lips, but in the end, he didn't speak. Although he wanted to give up the opportunity, he also knew that Kong would most likely never agree.
"No, catching that guy isn't something that can be won by numbers alone!"
Kong remembered how Bai Ye had wreaked havoc at God Valley.
At that time, even members of the God's Knights had participated in the capture operation.
But in the end, they were still routed by Bai Ye. That time, the World Government truly lost all its face!
"Actually, I think it's very difficult to catch him. For now, it's best to focus on intelligence gathering. We only know that he appeared this time with a girl, but we know nothing else. If we act rashly without a clear investigation, we could suffer heavy losses."
Tsuru looked up at them. Although she felt Kong's suggestion was alright.
Tsuru still felt it was best to first investigate the opponent's current specific intelligence.
"But the CP agents can't even get close to him."
"Can we plant a spy?"
Tsuru looked up at Kong and asked.
Planting a spy might be the best option.
"Who?"
Kong thought it seemed feasible.
But if you send in a weak person, the other party probably wouldn't accept them. You can't send someone you've carefully trained to be the next Three Admirals, can you?
A spy sent in must have talent, but not too strong, otherwise the Marine would feel the pain.
Tsuru glanced at Gion, then sighed. She didn't want to send Gion out as an undercover agent.
If Gion were to go, she would first have to become a Marine traitor, as Gion's status as a Marine could easily be confirmed by checking.
"Forget it, let's talk about it later!"
Kong saw Tsuru's gaze and, after thinking, decided not to think about this matter for now.
Gion also had the potential to be an Admiral. To just send Gion out as an undercover agent like that.
He truly felt the pain!
Besides, Bai Ye might not even accept her.
"Indeed, we don't need to act immediately. Let's take it slow and first observe the situation in the New World!"
Tsuru also didn't say they had to decide now.
Currently, the situation in the New World was still undecided. If Bai Ye only appeared once and then immediately disappeared again, it wasn't impossible. So, making arrangements too early would not be worth it.
Regarding planting spies, the Marine and even the World Government would more or less plant them among the Great Pirates.
After all, they could get information about the opponent at the first opportunity and act accordingly.
Moreover, for someone like Bai Ye, a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, if you don't have someone placed internally, it's impossible to know their first move.
"Actually, I can do it."
Gion looked at everyone with determined eyes. To go undercover to catch Bai Ye, she could do it!
"No! What if Miss Gion encounters an accident? Let me be the undercover agent!"
An older-looking man stepped forward to object.
Kake couldn't just stand by and watch his beloved Gion infiltrate Bai Ye's side.
What if she encountered an accident?
"Nothing has been decided yet. Let's not talk about undercover operations for now!"
Kong immediately put his foot down, stopping them from continuing.
The undercover matter would be discussed later!
"I've finally found you, God's Enemy… Bai Ye!!!"
Let's have a great battle!
Bullet looked at the man in front of him, unable to hide the excitement on his face.
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