Sure enough, a few days later, Kuro presented Kuro with a telegram, a portrait, and a photograph showing only his back.
There are no photos, but it was drawn by a highly skilled artist who was hired by the CP organization at a high price to find people at the locations where the pirate crew had appeared.
According to others, the person in question hated having his picture taken, so no one took any pictures of him. The only photo that remains is a group photo taken when he was young on a pirate crew.
The photo shows a group of pirates laughing wildly, but among them, there is one person hidden in the crowd, with his back to them and his head slightly tilted to the side, revealing only his blond hair and profile.
The person in the portrait is a young man with blond hair and blue eyes. He is not very old and is wearing a rather luxurious captain's uniform with a white scarf tied around his neck. His blond hair is combed back with a few strands on each side of his forehead, giving him a rather imposing look.
Meanwhile, in the upper-level office of the Golden Lion, Kuro put down the photos he was holding and looked at the report. "This is very interesting..."
He tapped the telegram page with his finger and said, "There is at least evidence that he appeared in three pirate crews, all pointed out by townspeople who had encountered those pirate crews, but the name was different each time."
"Yes, Mr. Kuro."
Standing in front of him, Kuro pushed up his blindfold and said, "The first pirate crew he joined, the one in the photo, was the [Water Monster Pirates]. I'd heard of them before in the East Blue. Their bounty wasn't high, maybe three or four million, but they were still somewhat famous. Then we lost contact with them, and I thought they'd been eliminated by the sea. Back then, Sam William's alias was Henry Morgan, and he was a rookie pirate on that ship."
"The second pirate crew with evidence is the Cotton Jack Pirates. They weren't very famous, and their only noteworthy achievement was that they allied with two other female pirate captains. Sam William used the alias Bartholomew Roberts in the crew, and they disappeared less than a year after he joined."
"The third one is quite powerful, it's the [Redbeard Pirates]..."
“I’ve heard of this one,” Kuro said. “They have a notorious reputation. This pirate crew does everything from burning and killing to looting. But they can run away. I’ve kept an eye on them twice, but I couldn’t find them. In the end, there was no news of them. I thought they had been shipwrecked or something, but now it seems there’s something wrong.”
“Yes, Mr. Kuro, Sam William’s alias at the time was Lakeham John, which was also his last alias. After he joined this pirate crew, the captain of the Redbeard Pirates, ‘Redbeard’ Barbarossa, disappeared, and Sam William was born. He used this name for five years, and if nothing unexpected happens, it should be his real name,” Kuro said.
Kuro nodded. "That's why this report is interesting. Look, as a pirate, he swallowed up many pirate crews, killed their captains, and gathered their subordinates. At the same time, he accumulated a lot of prestige in the places ravaged by pirates. He founded a merchant group called 'White Scarf,' and the members of the merchant group are all civilians from the places ravaged by pirates."
"Five years ago, Colonel Ferdinand, the base commander of the 121st branch in the East China Sea, suddenly died after this merchant corps passed by."
"Four years ago, a fire broke out at the home of Rothschild, a local tycoon on Swites Island and a partner of the White Scarf Business Group. Rothschild himself perished in the fire."
"Three years ago, a high-ranking nobleman in the Kingdom of Babus died, and the White Scarf Merchant Corps passed through the area. The Kingdom of Babus is near the island of Swites where Sam William is located. After that, Sam William's reputation gradually rose within the Kingdom, eventually reaching the level of a 'great hero.' People no longer sought the protection of the king, but instead turned to Sam William for refuge."
As he spoke, Kuro stroked his chin and pondered, "This gives me a feeling of that crocodile."
However, this report is not so one-sided, because Kuro was looking for Rob Lucci. If it were another CP organization, they might have found out enough information, but someone like Lucci who prioritizes missions would definitely investigate comprehensively.
This gave Kuro a different feeling.
Needless to say, pirate crews are always involved in double-crossing and other treacherous activities on the high seas. Kuro, besides clapping and laughing, just drinks tea and watches the show.
However, the story of Ferdinand, the base chief of the 121st branch of the East China Sea, is worth mentioning.
The investigation revealed that this guy was secretly keeping pirates!
He sheltered a pirate crew, and within his jurisdiction, the pirates plundered at will. However, half of the loot had to be handed over to Ferdinand. It wasn't a transaction; instead, when the pirates were plundering, he would send troops to confront them. The two sides would then 'fight' all the way to the sea. In the end, the pirate crew would abandon their treasure and flee, while Ferdinand would obtain the treasure, thus fulfilling his duty of driving the pirates away.
This matter was only discovered after his death. After all, the bizarre death of a colonel would naturally attract the attention of headquarters. After extensive investigation, the murderer was not found, but the things that this person did were found out. However, because the impact was too bad and it was too embarrassing for the Navy, the matter was covered up.
The wealthy Rothschild had a nickname: "The Skinning Merchant." It meant that anyone who passed through his hands would be skinned alive. He was the largest landowner on Swites Island, owning the entire island and having all the residents work for him. However, he exploited people so much that the residents of Swites Island were starving, and the whole island would celebrate when someone died in a fire.
The nobles of Babbs were even more outrageous, taking whatever they wanted within their own territory, participating in the slave trade, arbitrarily increasing taxes, and ultimately being killed on their way to refuge after losing the struggle.
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