Three days later, in the South China Sea.

A huge golden ship was sailing aimlessly on the sea.

Meanwhile, in Kuro's office, Kuro, sporting dark circles under his eyes, handed him some documents. Upon closer inspection, his hands were trembling slightly.

After Kuro showed him the details of 'Sword's' undercover agents, he got to work quickly and finally managed to put it together and hand it over to Kuro.

Even he was somewhat tired from this extremely mentally taxing job.

"No need to look, just listen to the important parts." Kuro waved his hand. "I'll have you look up the total data for all the undercover agents, and then tell me the data based on the year and the percentage of each agent's position."

Kro: "..."

Why didn't you say so earlier?

You should have said so earlier!

Why didn't you say so sooner!

He went through all that trouble to compile the information, thinking it was for you to see!

Kuro twitched the corner of his mouth, took a deep breath, and said, "Mr. Kuro, according to the investigation, 60% of all the undercover agents in 'Sword' have been undercover for more than five years. Among these 60%, 20% are executives in pirate crews. They will send out intelligence, but the timing is not fixed. Generally speaking, they will send out intelligence once every three months to inform the members or captains of their squads."

The squad leader has the right to know the contact information of the person above 'Sword', namely Kuro, who currently leads 'Sword', which is why O. Kadi was able to call them directly.

Five years...

Kuro thought for a moment, leaned back in his chair, and said, "So, have you figured out how to keep these people from wavering?"

“Mr. Kuro, perhaps we can contact them regularly, especially those who have been undercover for a long time. We can have our team members meet with them to let them know what they are doing, and we can also give them small gifts to maintain our relationship,” Kuro said.

"What are you doing? Giving a watch as a birthday present on the rooftop?"

Kuro rolled his eyes. "This thing is useless. It's easy to expose. If you're not careful, your boss could be thrown off the rooftop."

"???" Several question marks appeared on Kuro's forehead, somewhat not understanding what Kuro meant.

Isn't there a Moonwalk?

Besides, how high does it have to be to kill someone? Normal heights are useless against them.

"Approve it."

Kuro thought for a moment and said, "Initiate the secret audit. You handle this. Coordinate the naval members of each 'Sword' squad, contact them, and have them responsible for auditing undercover agents. Of course, this only applies to undercover agents who have been in the network for more than five years. Also..."

He picked up the Den Den Mushi and dialed a number.

Soon, the call was connected to the Den Den Mushi, and the person on the other end appeared as a figure with a sexy mustache and a cold gaze.

“Lucci…”

"Kuro, what are you going to do now?" the Den Den Mushi asked coldly.

"What do you mean by 'what else do you want to do'? Can't I just chat with you?" Kuro laughed.

"You're not that kind of person. Just say what you want to say. I'm busy," the Den Den Mushi said calmly.

"Okay, I like your straightforwardness. I recently took over 'Sword'. You CP members know about this, right? Don't tell me you don't."

As one of the three major agencies directly under the World Government, it would be impossible for the intelligence agency not to know about the Navy's secret intelligence unit, 'Sword'.

“We know you’ve been in charge lately, right?” Lucci said.

"That's right. I'd like to collaborate with you. I need to investigate the character of these veteran undercover agents. Could you provide some people to cooperate with my department and thoroughly investigate these agents? If they're deemed unsuitable, then lock them up for reform. Remember, lock them up. If they're suitable, leverage the strengths of your CP team to elevate these veteran undercover agents to the position of captain."

There was a pause on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, followed by a slightly angry reply: "I am not your subordinate, Lucilfer Kuro!"

"Oh dear, we're all under the World Government. You're the head of CP0, so you have that authority."

Kuro nonchalantly exhaled a puff of smoke. "Give me some face, I'll just treat you to dinner."

Kuro doesn't have a good relationship with the CP organization or World Government officials, but his relationship with Lucci, while not exactly good, is certainly not bad, given that they've interacted a few times.

However, Kuro didn't expect Lucci to agree. He would try making a phone call first. If Lucci didn't agree, he would ask the old man or Sakazuki to negotiate with the higher-ups and finalize the matter.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, then it said, "I understand. Produce a plan, and I'll cooperate with you."

"Oh? So easy to talk to. Okay, it's settled then. You provide a deputy, and I'll have my deputy take over. That's settled."

Without waiting for Lucci to speak, Kuro hung up the phone and laughed, "Done."

"Mr. Kuro, get those undercover agents onto the captain's ship..."

Kuro pushed up his glasses. "Is it to keep track of the pirate crew's movements?"

"More or less."

Kuro said, "Although I don't like CP, they do get things done. They will definitely achieve their goals. Our Navy is not as shady as them, but it's probably impossible for the Navy alone to complete the character assessment of an undercover agent. But if CP were to do it alone, their methods would be too extreme. However, if they cooperate, with the Navy taking the lead and CP playing a supporting role, they can accomplish this."

"We can't kill those undercover agents. After all, they were sent out by the Navy. We have to accept the possibility of them turning against us because they are undercover agents. As long as things don't go too far, I can turn a blind eye. If things go too far, then we'll see whether to arrest or kill them. If it's not necessary, we'll arrest and detain them."

As a person, you have to consider people's feelings.

The undercover agents are sent out by the Navy. Those Navy personnel who accept the undercover mission give up their promotion opportunities in the Navy and are willing to become pirates in the pirate crew for the sake of justice in their hearts. They not only have to bear the danger of being discovered by pirates, but they also have to fight with ordinary Navy personnel. If they are killed, they are killed and there is nowhere to complain.

This is what the Navy owes them. Even if they have fallen from grace, as long as they don't cross the bottom line, they should be arrested and imprisoned.

As for those who pass the review, they'll be given the captain's position as well.

Kuro mainly felt that there was no point in making them work under the pirate crew, living in fear and trembling. It was dangerous and not a good thing. He should learn from Drake and become the captain himself, a supernova at that.

The navy has its limitations; its main mission is protection, but pirates are different.

If you can be a pirate, why can't a Marine be a pirate?

Not only can naval pirates double-cross other naval pirates, but also, once these undercover pirates become captains, as long as they pass the examination, the pirate crews led by the undercover agents will abide by naval discipline and will not cause harm to civilians.

Pirates are allowed to roam freely? But the navy isn't?

Where does that logic come from?

While this move may not be as effective against the New World and the Grand Line, it is still very useful against the Four Seas, making them safer.

If Kou can go there, so can I.