"You said something like that in an internal meeting at the Marine Headquarters. You don't plan to stay at the headquarters anymore!"
"Tianzheng, I'm afraid you will be targeted by the Tianlong people."
"Leave as soon as possible before they attack you."
"We are still staying in the Sabaody Archipelago. Come with us to the New World."
The sun was shining brightly on the coast. Ji Guoyuan was lying on a beach chair, basking in the sun by the side of the boat. There were no scars on his naked upper body. The injuries he had suffered in the battle had already healed.
Next to Yunyi, there was a small round table with a Den Den Mushi with slicked-back hair placed on the table. Yunyi's words were transmitted to Tensei's ears through the Den Den Mushi.
After the meeting, Tenma returned to his temporary residence and told Tsugaru Yoshiichi everything that happened in the meeting today.
Tian Zheng, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Naval Headquarters, has always been the spy of Yuichiro Tsugumi in the headquarters.
However, his actions today were not instructed by Tsugakuin Yoshiichi. Tianzheng had always been aware of Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's intention to separate the Marine Headquarters from the Celestial Dragons, and he was one of the few people who clearly knew Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's goal.
Tian Zheng felt that suddenly exposing himself by saying such words in the meeting today was an opportunity to accelerate the division of the faction.
According to Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's plan, he intended to accumulate the popularity of the new navy, gradually devour the reputation of the headquarters of the navy, and slowly replace the headquarters of the navy with the new navy, redefine the so-called "justice", and thus gain the dominant power.
However, after this war between the headquarters and the pirates, the morale of the headquarters navy was low, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi also showed his terrifying power to the world in this war.
In Tianzheng's view, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Although he was a subordinate of Tsugakuni Yoriichi, he should have accepted Tsugakuni Yoriichi's leadership and proceeded slowly according to Yoriichi's plan.
However, Tensho is also a person with strong autonomy. It is true that he is Yoriichi's subordinate, but he became Yoriichi's subordinate not to be a yes-man. He hopes to follow Yoriichi Tsugikuni to create that ideal world together.
For this reason, Tian Zheng is willing to do so even at the risk of being targeted by the Celestial Dragons.
really
Tenma told Tsugakuni Yoshiichi about the incident only after it happened. Tsugakuni Yoshiichi didn't care at all about Tenma's self-willed "violent remarks" and exposure of himself. Instead, he was concerned about Tenma's own safety.
After hearing what Tsugumi Yoriichi said, Tian Zheng couldn't help but smile.
Although Yunyi's tone was calm when he said those words, the content of his words showed that he truly cared about his safety.
"leave?"
"How can I leave at this time?"
"Marshal Zhan Guo wants to transfer me from the headquarters. I guess that's like exiling me."
"Before I leave the headquarters, I will try to contact some generals."
"I'm pretty sure there will be people interested in my proposal."
Tian Zheng said this with a firm and resolute expression on his face. When he said this, he had already prepared himself mentally.
It's nothing more than death. As long as he can successfully shake the high-ranking naval officials among his targets, it doesn't matter even if he dies!
"Have you decided yet?"
On the Dawn warship, after hearing what Tian Zheng said, Ji Guoyuanyi's expression became serious. He sat up and asked in a deep voice.
In a split second, Tsugumi Yoshiichiro anticipated Tensei's future.
If he leaves the Navy Headquarters in time, Tensho still has a chance of survival, but if he still intends to persuade other high-ranking naval officials to turn to the new navy, he will inevitably suffer a thundering blow.
This approach will lead to death.
"Don't worry, I won't joke with my own life."
"However, please stay in the Sabaody Archipelago for a while longer."
"Without your help, even if someone wanted to leave the headquarters, they would probably be killed before they could even reach the new world."
Tianzheng's tone relaxed. After hearing this, Yunyi didn't say anything more. He left a message and hung up the phone:
"I can reach the Navy Headquarters in a quarter of an hour. If anything unexpected happens, notify me immediately."
"I'm here to take you to the new world."
There were busy tones coming from the Den Den Mushi. Tian Zheng silently put the Den Den Mushi into his arms and sat quietly at the desk thinking about his next move.
"despair--"
Outside the tent, there were unusually subtle footsteps, which made Tian Zheng, who was concentrating on thinking, frown and quickly looked towards the door with a sharp gaze.
There was something wrong with the sound of footsteps. It was the result of deliberately controlling the force of approaching. It was not the sound of guards passing by at all.
"Coming at me in the middle of the Marine Headquarters?!"
"Who could have sent them? Was it another general? Or maybe a Celestial Dragon?!"
Tian Zheng gently pulled out a drawer, took out a pair of boxing gloves mixed with seastone, and gently put them on his hands. At the same time, he picked up a pen from the table, gently took off the pen cap, revealing the sharp pen tip, and held the pen in his backhand.
"call--"
A strong wind suddenly blew into the tent from outside, and the door curtain was also lifted up by the strong wind.
At the same time, a white shadow quickly rushed into the tent from outside the door. With a clear target, it directly attacked Tianzheng who was standing in front of the desk. In just a blink of an eye, a cold and sharp blade light was reflected in Tianzheng's pupils.
This was a young navy officer wearing a lieutenant's uniform. Judging from his shoulder straps, he was only a lieutenant. However, such a young lieutenant attacked and killed a former vice admiral like Tenma in the navy headquarters.
He was just a lieutenant, and the weapon in his hand was only a one-foot-long dagger. When he attacked, his attack was fierce and murderous, which was simply incomparable to that of a lieutenant-level navy officer. The oppressive feeling he exuded was even more than that of some navy vice admirals.
"Can there be such a young lieutenant in the navy?!!!"
Tianzheng's pupils suddenly shrank, and a low growl erupted from his mouth, a sound that seemed to be both praise and ridicule. The stool beneath his buttocks quickly tilted, and Tianzheng leaned back to avoid the attack, while the pen in his hand quickly stabbed the attacking lieutenant's neck.
The young lieutenant's attack missed, and he changed his moves extremely quickly. He raised his left arm and quickly grabbed the tip of the pen. The short knife in his hand danced lightly and stabbed downwards at a rapid speed.
“Bang!”
Tianzheng's wrist, piercing the pen and paper, was grabbed by the opponent. Without thinking, he quickly kicked the chair leg beneath him. The chair leg was broken, and Tianzheng and the chair fell to the ground. He quickly shook his arm free and rolled away from the spot. After getting some distance, he tried to stand up quickly.
However, just as Tian Zheng squatted down and prepared to stand up, a barely perceptible sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded in front of him. Without thinking, he quickly turned his head and saw a wind blade flying past his ear, cutting through the tent and disappearing without a trace.
At the same time, the young lieutenant kicked out a storm kick and then quickly kicked the ground, rushing towards Tianzheng at a high speed. He aimed the dagger in his hand at Tianzheng's heart and stabbed it fiercely.
"Lan Jiao!"
Tianzheng said to himself, and became very alert. Just as he was about to fight back, several black shadows suddenly pierced through the door curtain and shot towards Tianzheng.
Before he knew it, the black shadow quickly entangled Tian Zheng's body, and his wrists, feet, waist and abdomen were immediately tightly entangled by the black shadow.
Tian Zheng took a quick look and found that the black shadows that were restraining him were actually bunches of black hair.
Tian Zheng's limbs were tied up, and he had no way to resist the attack of the young lieutenant. He could only watch the other party approach him.
The dagger pierced Tian Zheng's heart under his cold gaze.
"clang!!!"
The dagger pierced Tianzheng's suit, but when it pierced Tianzheng's skin, it made a crisp golden sound. The young lieutenant who drew the knife suddenly stopped, grabbed the knife with both hands and stabbed forward with force, but he couldn't advance at all.
Seeing this scene, the young lieutenant couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face, as if he had not expected such a thing to happen.
"You look surprised."
"Why do you have such an expression?!"
"Didn't you thoroughly investigate your target before trying to assassinate me?!"
Tianzheng's cold voice sounded in the ears of the young lieutenant. He slowly raised his head and found that Tianzheng's face was full of murderous intent, and the powerful armed color domineering actually enveloped his entire body.
The head of the headquarters' criminal investigation section has such strong Armament Haki that it can cover his entire body!
He's clearly not a frontline combat commander, yet he possesses such strength!?
"Judging from your appearance, you must be the World Government's spies stationed at the headquarters."
"It shouldn't be sent by Marshal Zhan Guo because he wouldn't send someone of your caliber to die!"
Tian Zheng's face was gloomy. He suddenly exerted force on his wrists which were tightly bound by his hair, and actually pulled a huge figure into the tent. This was a burly young man with a hairstyle similar to a lion's mane. He had mastered the ability to return life and could control the free growth of his hair.
Although it is not a very powerful ability, this level can be regarded as the best among many headquarters navies, and it will not be a big problem to get a position as a captain.
Moreover, the upper limit of this ability is also quite good. For example, Lieutenant General Onigumo of the headquarters is a top user of the life return skill.
But the person in front of him was very different from Ghost Spider.
But if it is an assassination, with the cooperation between these two people, many of the lieutenant generals in the headquarters will be hit.
It’s a pity that the abilities of these lieutenant generals in this headquarters are so uneven.
Although Tian Zheng is not well-known, his personal strength makes him the best among the lieutenant generals!
"I'm not interested in knowing who you are."
"Since you would do such a thing, you should have been prepared!"
As Tian Zheng spoke, he quickly stretched out his left hand and pinched the young lieutenant's wrist. With a tight squeeze, the bones broke. The young man let out a cry of pain and could no longer hold the dagger in his hand.
"Dang~"
As the dagger fell to the ground, Tianzheng quickly kicked out a whip kick, directly kicking the opponent's ribs. After the heavy blow, the young man who attacked Tianzheng collapsed, but Tianzheng had no intention of letting go. After kicking the opponent to pieces, his eyes swept towards the lion-headed young man who was lying on the ground.
Tian Zheng looked extremely ferocious at this moment. The young man with the lion head knew that he could not kill the other party with his own ability. His hair quickly retracted and he hurriedly got up from the ground and wanted to escape.
However, Tian Zheng flicked his wrist, and a fountain pen shot out, piercing the lion-headed youth's heart from behind. The man merely lifted the door curtain and ran two steps before feeling a sharp pain in his back and collapsing to the ground, unconscious.
Two assassins attacked Tian Zheng, and in just a few minutes, one was killed and the other was disabled.
The commotion in the military camp seemed to have attracted the attention of the guards, and dense footsteps were heard outside the tent.
After a while, a ball of ice mist suddenly rolled open the door curtain and poured into the room. As the ice mist condensed, Kuzan's figure appeared in Tianzheng's tent. He quickly glanced at the furnishings in the tent and his eyes fell on Tianzheng and the young lieutenant.
Before entering, Kuzan had already seen the corpse outside the door. After entering the tent, Kuzan pondered for a moment and asked:
"what happened?"
Kuzan had actually already guessed some things in his mind. He was a smart man, and it was impossible for him to become a navy admiral by relying solely on his personal strength.
Kuzan asked this question at this time just to verify his own thoughts.
"The one at the door and the one right here were trying to assassinate me but were countered."
"It's not a big deal. I didn't expect it would alarm General Kuzan."
"I'm really sorry to have made you run all this way."
Under Kuzan's gaze, Tianzheng slowly released the wrist in his hand, and the seriously injured young lieutenant's body collapsed and fell to the ground, raising some dust.
"These two people are probably spies sent by other forces to our navy."
"I just don't know which force it will be from."
"General Kuzan, this is an internal matter. I will have the Criminal Investigation Division investigate."
Tian Zheng had a calm expression. He glanced at the unconscious assassin on the ground, and a hint of mockery appeared on his face.
"Let me investigate this matter."
"Lieutenant General Amane, you are no longer the head of the Criminal Investigation Division."
"Just take a good rest during this period. Once the official transfer order comes, you can leave the headquarters."
Kuzan spoke in a deep tone, and as he spoke, a light ice mist came out of his mouth.
"If it's you, then of course it's fine."
Tianzheng smiled and agreed. Just as Kuzan was about to leave with the assassin, Tianzheng suddenly stopped Kuzan:
"General Kuzan, I heard that you and Yoriichi Tsugikuni were once close friends?"
"Together, the two of you fought side by side against the legendary Golden Lion, against Kaido the Beast, and together you developed the New World branch for headquarters."
"But the latter two left the navy and set up their own company."
"There's something I'd like to hear your thoughts on. Could you please give me an answer?"
Tianzheng's words made Kuzan pause for a moment. He looked up at Tianzheng and asked, "In your eyes, is Tsugikoku Yoshiichi wrong?"
"Did he betray the Navy!?"
Tian Zheng's words brought silence to the tent.
Kuzan picked up the unconscious assassin and walked to the door without saying a word. Just as he was about to leave, Kuzan suddenly stopped and turned back to Tianzheng and replied:
"There is more than one path to justice."
As he spoke, Kuzan lifted the door curtain and left, disappearing from Tianzheng's sight.
The seemingly plausible answer made Tianzheng lower his head in thought.
Is Kuzan's words an endorsement of Tsugakuni Yoriichi's new path of "justice"? Or is he telling Tenma that Tsugakuni Yoriichi's path is wrong and that he wants to forge his own?
I don’t know. Tianzheng couldn’t figure it out.
But there is one thing Tian Zheng can be sure of, Kuzan is an idealist, at the very least, he will not stand firmly on the side of the World Government.
That's enough!
(End of this chapter)
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