At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku looked at the intelligence report handed to him by Tsuru. Although he now had Wang Han's photo, his head was throbbing with pain. Wang Han was very likely to join forces with Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors. This was a serious problem and a huge test for the Navy.
Although Wang Han's reputation has been ruined and the worst-case scenario is no longer likely to occur, Wang Han's alliance with the Four Emperors is still a very troublesome problem. The main issue is that Wang Han cannot be dealt with lightly; a decisive blow must be delivered. This is because he is not only powerful but also a multi-elemental ability user, making him extremely difficult to deal with. He even possesses spatial abilities, and if he escapes, the consequences will be endless. Moreover, they still do not know what Wang Han's purpose is, and his whereabouts are unpredictable. They have virtually no way to deal with Wang Han.
"He, what should we do?" Sengoku asked He, rubbing his head.
As the Navy's chief strategist and one of the people in charge of naval intelligence, Tsurugi had obviously already considered this and said, "Perhaps we can eliminate Whitebeard first, which would boost the morale of the Navy and dampen the arrogance of the pirates."
“Even if we eliminate Whitebeard, Wang Han will still seek an alliance with the other four emperors.” Sengoku shook his head and said, “Moreover, if Wang Han really joins forces with Whitebeard, and we attack Whitebeard, Wang Han will inevitably attack us as well, which will be disadvantageous to us. After all, we should try to avoid direct confrontation with him until we find a way to kill Wang Han.”
"Then let them fight each other with the other four emperors first," Akainu said.
"No." Sengoku shook his head, rejecting Akainu's suggestion. "Letting them fight each other is based on the premise of a balance of power among the Four Emperors. Now that Whitebeard and Wang Han have joined forces, this balance has been severely disrupted. If the other Four Emperors don't unite, they simply can't resist them and will instead be swallowed up by them. This will only make their territory bigger and their power stronger. Moreover, the other Four Emperors aren't fools. Wang Han's abilities are also a headache for them. They might do what we're doing: avoid direct confrontation and wait until we, Wang Han, and Whitebeard are all exhausted from fighting each other."
Crane said, "The only way now is to first break the alliance between Wang Han and Whitebeard, sow discord between Wang Han and the other four emperors, then kill Whitebeard and pin the blame for Whitebeard's death on Wang Han. In this way, the other four emperors will have to be careful if they want to cooperate with Wang Han. Although Wang Han is powerful, he has no real power, and his few subordinates are not worth fearing. Moreover, the territory left by Whitebeard after his death will also cause other pirates and the four emperors to fight over it."
"How should we sow discord?" Upon hearing this, Sengoku began to ponder.
"Didn't Blackbeard capture Portgas D. Ace and want to use him to gain a position as a Shichibukai?" Tsuru said. "Whitebeard cherishes his family, so perhaps we can do something about this."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Guo nodded and began to think carefully.
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"Whitebeard, how do you think the Navy will try to sow discord between us?" Wang Han asked Whitebeard with great interest aboard the Moby Dick.
"..." Whitebeard paused for a moment, then said, "In short, I won't use any good methods."
“Yes!” Wang Han nodded. “But we’ll deal with whatever comes our way.”
"Father, Father..." Just then, Marco arrived with a large group of men and surrounded Wang Han and Whitebeard, their swords drawn. Smoker and the others, seeing the situation was turning against them, also gathered around Wang Han.
"Marco, what are you doing?" Whitebeard asked angrily.
"Dad, Ace has been captured by the Navy, and he will be publicly executed in a week." Marco glared at Wang Han and said, "The person who captured Ace is this infamous guy. He just happened to be on Jaya Island around the time Ace was captured. He came to test us to see if we would go to rescue Ace and fight the Navy to the death."
“Whitebeard, I didn’t capture Ace,” Wang Han said, standing up and placing his hand on his Miao sword.
"Of course you won't admit it now. You proposed that we form an alliance to fight the Navy, but secretly you kidnapped my son and handed him over to the Navy, wanting me to fight them to the death first. You really are a notorious guy." Whitebeard stood up, his face grim as he caught the large sword (pheasant sword) that Jozu threw at him. "Children, all of you step back. I will deal with him myself."
"Smoker, you guys go wait there. I'll deal with Whitebeard first, then we'll have the banquet," Wang Han said to Smoker and the others, directly using Kamui to take them into the Kamui dimension. "Whitebeard, since you won't listen, the alliance is off. Let's settle things with strength. I've wanted to fight you for a long time. Let's see who is the strongest between us."
(That bastard, couldn't he have suggested fighting somewhere else?) Whitebeard looked at Smoker and the others who had been sent away by Wang Han's spatial abilities, and could only instruct Marco and the others: "Marco, and Jozu, stay here to help. The rest of you, get off the Moby Dick and go to the nearby island to prepare a banquet for me."
"Yes, Father."
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"Whitebeard, leaving behind a sandbag and a turtle shell, is it because you lack confidence in yourself?" Looking at the two left behind, Wang Han sneered, "You've only left behind two guys who can only take a beating."
"Wang Han, I'm really not happy about what you said about my son." After everyone left, the white-bearded man said with a smile.
"Ah!" Marco and Joz were both taken aback. Just a moment ago they were at each other's throats, how come they're chatting and laughing now?
"Well, actually, their abilities and strength are indeed quite good," Wang Han said with a smile.
“Marco, this is a tactic the Navy is using to sow discord among us,” Whitebeard said with a smile.
“Now that you mention it, that’s certainly a possibility, but we can’t rule out the possibility that it’s true.” Marco thought about it carefully for a moment, but remained cautious, saying, “After all, Wang Han’s reputation is terrible.”
“Sometimes, when you try to sow discord, things that seem plausible can actually raise suspicion, especially when the people involved are still around,” Wang Han said. “The inability to distinguish between truth and falsehood is what makes people most suspicious. When you can’t tell the difference, you have to take a gamble. Marco, which side are you going to bet on?”
Upon hearing this, Marco looked at Whitebeard.
“Kurarara…” Whitebeard laughed: “Marco, I’d rather believe Wang Han than the Navy, because I’ve already had drinks with him. And no matter what, I’m going to save Ace, but for the Navy, it’s enough that Wang Han’s relationship with us is broken. Publicly executing Ace is not only to sow discord between us, but also to target me.”
“But we still have to fight, otherwise it won’t look right,” Wang Han said, drawing his Miao sword from his waist.
"Kuralalala... I've been wanting to fight you for a long time too."
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