The fat Chief Financial Officer died with his eyes wide open, lying in a pool of blood.
He never imagined that he would one day die at the hands of the Navy.
Shen Wei faithfully executed his orders. After slaughtering all the security personnel, the rest of the people on the transport ship didn't escape his hunt.
"Father, it's all clean." After ensuring there were no survivors, Shen Wei returned to the deck.
"This is your first real battle. You did well."
Eric patted the boy's head, praising him.
"They were too weak. Isn't the World Government the most powerful force in the world? Why are these people so weak?"
So weak, yet so arrogant, Shen Wei didn't understand.
"Because the strong are all in the Grand Line. This is just the West Blue. You'll encounter them eventually."
Eric shook his head.
Shen Wei looked down, his eyes flickering. The Grand Line? He really wanted to see it!
At this time, Captain Calvin ordered his men to lay a straight plank to connect the two ships, then led a team of marines to clean up the battlefield.
He really did it! Now there's no turning back!
Calvin was still a bit uneasy and said with a brave face, "Colonel, what should we do next?"
"Find the Sky Gold. As for the bodies, throw them into the sea to feed the fish."
Soon after, boxes and boxes of gold and silver treasures were carried onto the deck.
Most of them were gold and gold products. Eric took a rough look. According to the market price, it was about 3 billion Berries.
"3 billion a year. This is just the Sky Gold tribute from a small ordinary country in the West Blue."
"The World Government has over 170 affiliated countries worldwide. How much money can they collect in a year?"
Calvin calculated, his heart filled with shock.
Eric smiled contentedly. With this batch of gold, he wouldn't be short of money for the time being.
He had to melt this gold and turn it into gold bars to cash it in.
"Leave the stuff alone. All of you return to the warship."
"Colonel, don't we take it back? It's best to sink this transport ship. The World Government will know much later."
Calvin immediately suggested.
He had already done it, for safety reasons, it was best to destroy the evidence!
It must be said that robbing a Sky Gold ship was really exciting!
Testing the edge of insanity!
What would the World Government do after they knew?
"No need."
Eric didn't explain. After returning to the warship with his men, he immediately activated his ability.
Shadow of Offspring!
The shadow under the sun instantly expanded dozens, even hundreds of times, as if a demon had opened its bloody maw.
The shadow spread from the warship deck, crawling along the hull to the sea surface, then, following the undulating waves, it wrapped around the transport ship.
In a short moment, the entire surface of the transport ship was shrouded in darkness.
Under the astonished gaze of the marines, it was slowly devoured by the darkness and completely disappeared.
"Gulp..."
Sounds of swallowing saliva.
All the marines were astonished. This ability... Devil Fruit!
The officer is a Devil Fruit user?
"Today, we robbed a Sky Gold ship. You are all my loyal subordinates. I never treat myself poorly."
After putting the transport ship into the shadow space, Eric turned to the soldiers and said loudly, "Everyone who participated in this operation will receive a reward of 5 million!"
There were about 60 soldiers, which would cost 300 million, about one-tenth of this batch of gold.
But Eric still sent it out.
After all, these soldiers were risking their lives to do this. They trusted him, supported him, and followed him.
You can't expect the horse to run without giving it grass.
Although these people didn't do anything, they just drove the warship and cleaned up the battlefield, but they should be paid. He got the meat, and the people below should get some soup.
"Colonel Eric! Long live!"
The soldiers were excited and shouted the name of their officer.
As for the World Government?
He robbed it, so he robbed it!
Eric raised his hand and pressed down a few times, signaling for silence.
"Return!"
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Three days later.
The disappearance of a Sky Gold transport ship wouldn't be kept secret for long.
Although no one could report the attack at that time, there was no regular report.
The chief financial officer who managed all the Sky Gold affairs soon realized something was wrong.
After repeatedly calling the Den Den Mushi with no results, this 40-year-old financial officer broke out in a cold sweat.
"Absconding with the money?"
"No, the one that went missing was the one going to the newly affiliated country in the West Blue..."
"The amount from the Rubek Kingdom this year is about 3 billion. This amount of money shouldn't be enough, right?"
The financial officer had been in this position for several years.
He clearly remembered that the previous financial officer was already a corpse, and the grass on his grave was several meters high.
The reason...
Donquixote Doflamingo robbed Sky Gold many times!
He was incompetent and was directly executed by the furious Five Elders!
"No, the Five Elders can't know, I must investigate this as soon as possible!"
"Whether it's absconding with the money or being attacked by pirates... it must be resolved quickly!"
The financial officer took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He didn't even dare to use the World Government's intelligence agents.
If the CP organization knew about this, the Five Elders would definitely know too.
"Navy! Let them investigate! Hurry, it must be done before the year-end statistics!!"
It was related to his own career and life, and the financial officer didn't dare to delay at all.
So.
Naval Headquarters.
A small conference room.
"Meeting King" Brannew, the commander, looked at everyone, his face serious.
One Navy Admiral, seven Navy Vice Admirals, and 16 Rear Admirals.
"What's the sudden meeting about?"
At the head of the conference table, Kuzan yawned lazily, "If it's nothing important, I'll go to sleep first. Don't wake me up when it's over."
After he finished speaking, he put on his eyepatch, leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.
No one dared to object. After all, he was an Admiral.
Brannew took a deep breath and said:
"Just now, the government's Sky Gold financial officer called directly, and a transport ship went missing in the West Blue!"
As soon as these words came out, the Navy officers present were stunned for a moment.
"Doflamingo incident again?"
"If it's the West Blue, it shouldn't be him, right?"
"Someone actually dared to attack Sky Gold... crazy!"
Everyone was shocked.
"This is a serious provocation! It's not like it hasn't happened in the past few hundred years, but as long as it happens, no matter what force it is, they must be completely eliminated!"
Brannew said in a deep voice. Besides Doflamingo, basically everyone who had done this was dead.
"Who did it?" Vice Admiral Momonga frowned and asked.
"We don't know, that's why we're having this meeting. This matter needs to be investigated as soon as possible."
Why should the Navy investigate? What is the CP organization for?
Some people keenly sensed something was wrong, but they didn't say anything. After all, it was an order from above.
Then Brannew briefly described the matter.
"I contacted the King of the Rubek Kingdom earlier. According to him, the transport ship left his country safely, and the matter has nothing to do with him."
"The new affiliated country in the West Blue?" Vice Admiral Momonga pondered, "Didn't they build a new Navy branch there? Let the base commander investigate first. I will also go to the West Blue immediately."
He volunteered.
"Vice Admiral Momonga, it's great that you're going in person."
Brannew was relieved. As expected of the Navy role model, only Vice Admiral Momonga would volunteer for this kind of thing. If he succeeded, there would be nothing, but if he failed, he would suffer.
At this time, an unexpected voice rang out.
"The West Blue?"
Kuzan was still leaning back on his chair, his head facing the ceiling, "I'll go too. I have something to do anyway."
"Ah?!"
Everyone was shocked.
Kuzan, the lazy one, one of the top fighting forces of the Naval Headquarters, was actually going to the West Blue?
Won't the world explode tomorrow?
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Xi Hong Town, villa.
"I understand. I'll investigate as soon as possible! They actually dared to do such a thing, they're simply audacious!"
Eric appropriately expressed his anger, hung up the phone, and immediately laughed.
What's going on?
Why did the Naval Headquarters call him and ask him to investigate the disappearance of the Sky Gold transport ship?
What about the government's intelligence agents??
"Let me investigate myself? Whoever gave the order, what a genius!"
Eric couldn't help but laugh.
It's like "who's accusing this official" in the court.