Naval Headquarters, Marineford.
"I didn't expect that you would come to visit me..."
Ron was surprised for a second, stood at the door and stepped aside: "Please come in, General Aoki Pheasant."
"excuse me!"
Qingzhi nodded, stepped into the courtyard, and said hello to Zefa who was sitting on a deck chair sunbathing.
"Teacher Zefa, long time no see."
"Oh? Is it Qing Pheasant? Are you here to get some food too?"
Qing Pheasant: "..."
With a slight wry smile, Qingzhi shook his head and looked at Ron, who was wearing a cloak of justice and an epaulette with a dragon pattern engraved behind him: "General Canglong, can I have a chat with you alone?"
"sure!"
In the inner room of the courtyard, the two of them sat opposite each other. Ron made a pot of hot tea for Qing Zhi, and then he held a bottle of juice and drank it with relish.
Looking at the tea stem standing up in the cup, Qingzhi smiled helplessly and said, "I'm here to thank you, Ron."
"Marshal... Mr. Sengoku has told me the truth of the matter. Although in my opinion now, it is only a possibility, but if it really causes immeasurable losses to the navy, I think I will definitely regret it."
While he was recovering from his injuries, Sengoku, who had relieved himself of his burden, secretly found Aokiji and told him Ron's true intentions.
After understanding the whole story, Qingzhi is not that superficial a man.
But he was very grateful to Ron!
Thanks to him for playing the villain to inspire himself in order to help the navy preserve its strength.
"Admiral Aokiji made a serious statement. This is the duty that I have to fulfill for the Navy."
Ron said with an upright face, and then grinned: "Besides, although it has nothing to do with me, the thunderstorm that led to your final defeat always feels like God was deliberately targeting me."
"I wish you didn't hold a grudge against me for this."
Qing Pheasant: "..."
My injury is not completely healed yet... Can we not rub salt into the wound? ! !
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Qingzhi looked at Ron with a depressed expression, making the latter feel guilty.
After a long silence, Qingzhi shook his head, stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, I feel much better after saying it."
"In the days to come, you and I will be generals together, and we will encourage you together!"
"Easy to say, easy to say..."
Ron picked up the water glass, replaced the wine with juice, and gestured to Qing Pheasant from a distance.
Watching Ron close the door and return to the courtyard, Zefa took a leisurely sip of tea and raised his eyes.
"Leaving now?"
"What else? Will you still let him eat?"
Ron rolled his eyes at this: "Senior Brother Xiuzuo only bought food for a few of us today. Whose share do you want to give to him?"
"Tch, stingy!"
Zefa shook his head and was about to say something.
Suddenly, a sense of threat suddenly came over, and the two of them turned back at the same time and looked at the courtyard wall.
"Hey, I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy this meal tonight peacefully!"
Zefa smacked his lips, stood up from the recliner, and put one hand behind his back.
"I'm going to smoke a cigarette in the back...don't tell Ai Yin!"
"...Don't worry! She was invited by Lieutenant General Peach Rabbit to attend the girls' meeting, and she has no time to pay attention to us big men!"
Ron shouted angrily.
At this moment, the momentum of the two confrontations suddenly dispersed, causing the breeze to blow and sway the willows.
Boom, boom, boom!
There was a knock on the door again, Ron answered, walked over and opened the door.
"Come in quickly, Marshal!"
"Excuse me!"
Akainu is still dressed in a plum-red suit, a cloak of justice, and a baseball cap.
However, the pattern on the epaulettes tells the world that the man in front of him is no longer the famous "Admiral" Akainu, but the now powerful top commander of the Navy Headquarters, the Navy Marshal!
Striding into the courtyard, Akainu sat at the front seat at Ron's signal. Without even taking a sip of water, he immediately said: "There is something I want to leave to you, Ron."
"Why can't you inform me to go to the office and require you to come alone?"
Ron frowned silently and asked.
"This matter needs to be kept secret. I wouldn't trust it if it were left to others, let alone let any news leak out."
"Marshal, please speak!"
Seeing that Akainu was speaking so seriously, Ron couldn't help but become serious and sat down to wait.
"I doubt… "
Akainu carefully observed the left and right sides, making sure that there was no barrier between the ears, and whispered: "Something happened to the Celestial Dragons!"
Ron: "..."
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What expression do you think I should use
At times like this, just smile... What a ghost!
"What...what do you mean?"
Ron suppressed his inner desire to complain, and asked with twitching corners of his mouth: "Is it 'them'? Not the 'one'?"
"That's right!"
Akainu mistook Ron's speechlessness as surprise, nodded very understandingly, and explained: "Last time, the death of Saint Musgarud was blamed on Bartholomew Bear, so the Five Old Stars used protection as a Reason, let all Tianlong people stay in the Holy Land and are not allowed to go out. "
No, to be precise, imprisonment...
Ron complained in his heart.
"But you didn't, Ron."
"The Heavenly Dragons have not appeared outside the Holy Land for half a year!"
Akainu said solemnly: "I haven't stepped out of the Holy Land for half a year. I even disappeared in the Holy Land and rarely appeared. With the style of the Celestial Dragons... don't you think it's strange?"
"Yes... it's quite strange."
Ron calmed down and said: "But Marshal, you also know the serious impact of Orric's betrayal, don't you? It's not surprising that the Lord locked them up for a year and a half, right?"
There is no doubt that Akainu knows about Im's existence. Even if he didn't know it before, he should know that becoming a marshal requires a trip to the Holy Land to receive the canonization.
"No, I don't feel the same as being in confinement."
Akainu shook his head and explained: "It's more like most of them disappeared directly without leaving even a trace."
"Even if they are in solitary confinement, there should be some movement in Pangu City, but there isn't."
"So... you want me to mobilize the assassination team to go to the Holy Land to find out the truth?"
This is a bit... over the top, Sakaski!
"No!"
Unexpectedly, Akainu didn't mean it that way, and glared angrily: "You'd better not even think about such a rebellious thing!"
Ron: "..."
After a little beat, Akainu said seriously: "After checking the timeline, I found that the disappearance of the Celestial Dragons happened around the time of Jason's execution. Therefore, I have reason to suspect that Orric must have done something to the Celestial Dragons, so that They had to hide!"
"The reason you are telling us now is just a cover to hide the truth!"
Seeing that Ron seemed to have some understanding and listened carefully, Akainu felt satisfied.
No wonder everyone wants to be a marshal.
Is this what it feels like
So cool!
Even Navy Soryu had to listen carefully. He didn't get this treatment when he was an admiral... Wait, that's not right!
Akainu was startled.
When I was a general, Ron was just a lieutenant general. Why was he not afraid of me at all
Why
Akainu couldn't understand.
However, he quickly put aside the complicated thoughts in his mind and said seriously: "So Ron, I hope you will arrange some trustworthy people in the assassination team to shift your focus to finding Orric."
"We must find out the truth as soon as possible! If necessary, we have to prepare for the worst!"
If something happens to the Tianlong people, it will be an unprecedented storm!
As a marshal, Akainu considers himself obligated to make adequate preparations for the bad future that may happen.
Even though the situation was unclear now, Wulaoxing did not tell him the truth.
"clear!"
Ron gave a solemn military salute and nodded in agreement.
"Suddenly I realized that I can do something about this matter?"
Ron thought inwardly.
"It's a pity that the time is not ripe now, otherwise..."
"Then leave it to you, Ron! Don't betray my trust in you!"
Akainu acted vigorously and resolutely, coming and going in a hurry. After finishing speaking, he nodded to Zefa who came over and turned around to leave.
When he reached the gate, he suddenly stopped and turned around and said.
"By the way, Mr. Warring States has already told me the truth about Qing Pheasant..."
"Thank you for your hard work, Ron!"
After saying that, Akainu pulled down the brim of his hat, then opened the door and left.
Ron sat sluggishly in his seat, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He smashed the teacup in his hand and smiled.
"Haha, Warring States!!!"
If you stick your head over here, I'll give you a buff, permanently! !