The East China Sea War was about to begin.
After Vice Admiral Garp's arrival, everything was destined to end in drama.
On the dog-head warship.
Dozens of soldiers from the Navy Headquarters stood solemnly. Just by looking at their aura, one could tell that these people were different from the East China Sea Navy.
While everyone is waiting.
A dull sound of footsteps was heard.
From the cabin of the warship, a very strong old man walked out. He was wearing a standard navy coat and a blue tie around his neck.
Just the appearance of half an outline gives people a sense of power.
But as Vice Admiral Garp's entire figure appeared, they found that the powerful feeling suddenly disappeared.
The reason is that Vice Admiral Garp is wearing a brown dog-head hat.
This was completely different from what they had imagined, and it caused them a huge psychological gap!
After the old man with red honorary epaulettes on his cloak of justice appeared.
Smoker saluted immediately.
"Vice Admiral Garp."
"Vice Admiral Garp."
Similarly, other sailors also saluted to express their respect.
Karp, who was wearing a dog-head hat, suddenly turned around and spat to the side.
"It's bitter! So bitter!"
After spitting, Garp complained to the lieutenant commander who was following him.
"I thought I had collected some fine tea from the Warring States period, but I didn't expect it to be so bitter!"
The lieutenant commander who was following him was somewhat speechless. "Vice Admiral Garp, you have been drinking tea for four consecutive days and nights, a total of 124 cups. Even the best tea will taste bitter!"
Garp took out the tea leaves he had brought from the Warring States period, and saw that the originally full bag was now reduced to a small handful.
"Ah! I see."
Smoker was speechless.
In desperation, he could only ask: "Lieutenant General Garp, why did you suddenly come to Rogue Town?"
Vice Admiral Garp recalled his previous memories and began to answer Smoker's questions.
"Oh, this story starts from a few days ago."
…
The time goes back to five days ago.
Navy Headquarters, Admiral's Office.
There is a painting with the words "Justice Reigning in the World" hanging on the wall. Zhan Guo, wearing a seagull hat, is processing documents in the office.
He has been in a bad mood recently because a very powerful pirate named "Portgas D. Ace" has appeared on the Grand Line.
The Navy originally wanted to invite this powerful pirate to take up a position among the Seven Warlords of the Sea to balance the situation, but unexpectedly he was rejected by the other party.
"'D' again?"
Zhan Guo couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead and closed his eyes to think, but he couldn't think of any good solution for a while.
In desperation, Sengoku could only put Portgas D. Ace's matter aside and deal with other matters.
After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the Navy Headquarters and needs to deal with many affairs every day. He cannot waste too much time on one problem.
What the Warring States period would not have thought of was.
If I don't think about it carefully, what kind of changes will it cause to the situation in the future
As each document was processed, the thickness of the stacked documents gradually exceeded two steps.
Processing until 4 pm.
Zhan Guo asked his subordinates to use his treasured tea to make him a pot of fine tea.
Then, he drank tea while processing two connected documents.
As Zhan Guo finished reading the first document, he suddenly became furious, anger surged on his cheeks, and he slammed his arm on the table.
"Is the inspection department of this headquarters just there to do nothing?!"
Bang!
The huge force caused the desk to make a dull sound, and at the same time, the brewed tea shook and splashed onto the table.
The navy officers on duty outside were startled, wondering why Marshal Zhan Guo was so angry.
Zhan Guo gradually suppressed his anger.
Re-examine this inspection report.
The inspection report recorded the conclusion that Colonel Mouse of the 16th Branch of the East China Sea accepted bribes and colluded with the Arlong Pirate Group, allowing the pirates to oppress the people for five years.
For five years, the 16th Branch of the East China Sea turned a blind eye and did nothing about the civilians in the waters under its jurisdiction who were exploited by the Arlong Pirates.
This incident made Zhan Guo very angry.
Colonel Mouse must be removed from his post and investigated strictly, and dealt with according to military law. The subordinate naval forces under his branch must also be investigated and punished as a whole!
After signing this processing notice.
Warring States gradually returned to calm. He would not doubt the problems of the entire navy because the righteous navy would always be the majority, and corrupt navy like Colonel Mouse were only a minority.
The reason why Colonel Mouse was able to conceal the truth for so long, apart from having some connections with the headquarters, the bigger factor was the East China Sea.
Because the Navy Headquarters had to deal with pirates in the Grand Line and the New World, its control over remote places like the East China Sea was too relaxed.
This led to Colonel Laoshu being able to dominate the 16th Naval Branch in the East China Sea and act tyrannically.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, compared to the peace of the four seas, the Grand Line and the New World are where powerful pirates gather.
If we don't deal with the pirate troubles in the Grand Line first, the world situation will be in great turmoil and chaos.
Then, Zhan Guo shifted his gaze from Colonel Mouse's handling report to another connected document report.
This is an application for promotion in military rank.
Because it was related to Colonel Mouse's affairs, the handling agency submitted it to Zhan Guo for review together with Colonel Mouse's report after a thorough investigation.
Zhan Guo had some impression of the young sailor named Charlotte Coles.
Because of Coles' outstanding performance after the end of his recruit period, they wanted to transfer him to the Navy Headquarters for training.
But later because of some comments, Zhan Guo temporarily put it on hold in the East China Sea, but still booked it for the elite training camp next year.
Zhan Guo picked up the military rank application and looked at Charlotte Coles' military achievements this time.
“Military Achievement 1: Under the order of the headquarters, I went to the 16th Navy Branch to monitor corrupt officers, and finally successfully found and arrested the scum rat colonel of the navy.
Military achievement 2: Destroyed many fishmen of the Arlong Pirates, killed the culprit Arlong who had a bounty of 20 million Beli, and liberated 20 villages that had been oppressed by pirates for five years.
Military Merit 3: On the way back, he captured the East Sea Overlord Krik, who had a bounty of 18 million berries, and single-handedly destroyed Krik's 3,000-man pirate fleet.
Such military achievements made Zhan Guo a little surprised. At the age of only seventeen, he destroyed a fleet of 3,000 people alone. Such combat power was very rare even in the Grand Line.
If he can maintain such brilliance in the elite training camp, he will definitely become a high-level combat force in the navy.
Zhan Guo couldn't help but sigh in his heart that some new forces were still emerging in the navy.
Then he looked at the latest military rank application given to Coles by the headquarters processing agency.
"Charlotte Coles, formerly a lieutenant at the Navy Headquarters, has passed the military merit review and is recommended to be promoted to major at the Navy Headquarters!"
Perhaps it was because Coles had exposed the scum of the navy, the rat colonel, or perhaps it was because of Coles's outstanding military achievements.
Zhan Guo picked up the seal and readily stamped a red seal of approval on the military rank application.
So far.
Charlotte Coles will officially become a lieutenant commander of the Navy Headquarters!
Kacha!
The burly Cap pushed open the wooden door and asked with a smile: "What's wrong? I just heard you yelling in the corridor, why are you smiling now?"
You came just in time!
Zhan Guo smiled secretly in his heart and handed over the two documents in front of him: "Garp, you have been too idle recently. There is something here that requires you to return to the East China Sea."
Karp took the two documents and after reading them, he first gave a sound of approval.
"Charlotte Coles, a 17-year-old lieutenant commander of the Navy Headquarters, is really good!"
Then he realized that it was another unfortunate job of escorting criminals to Judicial Island.
Garp snatched the bag of tea that Zhan Guo treasured from the table and left with a big laugh.
"This is my reward for this time!"
Zhan Guo suddenly slammed the table in anger.
"Damn it, Garp, put it down! Those are the tea leaves I have treasured for years. Give them back!"
"Haha, impossible!" Karp refused.
"Then please at least leave some for me!" Zhan Guo had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.
"No way!" Karp quickly left the office and closed the door.
…
Time goes back to the present.
Garp took off his dog-head hat and said with a relaxed look: "I came to Rogue Town this time to escort the criminals to Judicial Island. Besides, who is Charlotte Coles?"
In a flash.
All the navy present turned their eyes to Coles, who was standing on the far right side of the port.
This is very easy to identify!
Cap jumped and suddenly fell in front of Coles.
"Are you Charlotte Coles?"
"yes."
Coles responded, but he was very confused and didn't know why Vice Admiral Garp was looking for him.
The atmosphere became solemn again.
Soldiers at the naval base and a large crowd of people watched nervously.
A smile appeared on Cap's serious square face. He took out the promotion notice in one hand, patted Coles on the shoulder with the other hand, and announced.
"Congratulations, Charlotte Coles."
"Your naval rank has been promoted from Ensign to Major after your military merits and review by the headquarters!"