Chapter 286: Naval Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division?! (Two-in-one)
Lieutenant Colonel Rudy was unable to react for a moment to the sudden change in Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's tone.
He raised his head slightly and looked at the booklet in Jiguo Yuanyi's hand. After seeing the slave item, Rudy still couldn't figure out why Jiguo Yuanyi suddenly made a 180-degree turn in his attitude, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.
In Rudy's opinion, the sale of slaves has long become an openly legal business in this world.
In the Sabaody Archipelago under the rule of the Celestial Dragons, within the reach of the Marine Headquarters, the slave trade is the most developed place in the world.
Although Rudy grew up in the East China Sea and has never left the country, as a naval lieutenant colonel, he knows much more than ordinary people.
Therefore, even if Tsugakuya Yoshiichi placed the booklet in front of him, he still couldn't understand the reason why Tsugakuya Yoshiichi changed his attitude.
A naval lieutenant colonel like Rudy has long been assimilated into the same kind of people by a distorted worldview.
Looking at the astonishment on Rudy's face and the confusion in his eyes, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's gaze became deep, and an invisible sense of fear and oppression suddenly fell on Rudy.
Rudy's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he wiped it with his hand. After a few seconds of silence, Rudy bowed deeply to Tsugikoku Yoshiichi and said loudly:
"I'm truly sorry, General Tsugikoku-Yoichi!"
He actually didn't know what had gone wrong, but he could clearly feel that Tsugikuni Yoshiichi was in a bad mood. Facing an angry boss at headquarters, it was always right to bow and apologize.
He has been doing this all these years.
Seeing Rudy's posture, the anger in Ji Guoyuan's heart suddenly disappeared without a trace. After staring at Rudy for a long time, Ji Guoyuan walked to the sofa with some boredom and sat down weakly.
What is more terrifying than decay is numbness.
A lieutenant colonel like Rudy's has deeply ingrained values, and there's no way to change them. Ji Guoyuan flipped through the booklet in his hand and casually dropped it on the coffee table. He turned his head, looking past Rudy and towards the bookshelf in Rudy's office.
Glancing over the titles of those books, Jiguo Yuanyi gently pressed his head and suddenly laughed:
"Lieutenant Colonel Rudy, you really are a person who loves to learn."
Facing Tsugakugo Yoshiichi's praise, Lieutenant Colonel Rudy didn't dare to raise his head, but instead bent even lower. Seeing Rudy's expression, Tsugakugo Yoshiichi's eyes were full of disappointment, and he sighed inwardly and said:
"From today on, you are no longer the commander of the 044th Naval Branch."
"During my time in the East China Sea, I will temporarily use this place as my base of operations."
"From today onwards, all naval personnel in the branch will be under my direct command."
"As for you"
Ji Guoyuan paused at this point. His original intention was to strip Rudy of his lieutenant colonel rank and expel him from the navy.
But in the end, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi changed his mind.
He suddenly wanted to see if there was any possibility of correcting someone like Rudy, and whether that deep-rooted concept could be completely changed.
Among the navies of the four seas, and even among the people of the entire world, there are definitely many people who have similar ideas to Rudy.
Even in the world more than ten years later, there are still navies like Green Bull who regard the Celestial Dragons as supreme gods and non-member countries as slaves.
If this is the attitude towards those who have not yet become slaves, there is no need to think about how they will treat those who have already become slaves.
When Rudy heard that his position was being stripped away, his body trembled slightly. He bent over and said nothing. The cold sweat on his face gathered at the tip of his nose and dripped onto the floor. He quietly waited for the judgment of the general of his headquarters.
When Rudy heard Ji Guoyuan say half of what he was saying, his heart became even more nervous.
"Lieutenant Colonel Rudy, what do you think the role of our navy is?"
"Look at me and answer me."
Jiguo Yuanyi tilted his head slightly and suddenly asked.
The long silence was broken. Rudy, upon hearing Tsugakuinichi's question, immediately straightened up, looked at Tsugakuinichi, straightened his body, and said loudly:
"Report!"
"It's to fight pirates!"
"Protect the lives and property of the people of the member countries!"
Rudy's answer was very clear, and at first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.
However, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi didn't hear what he wanted to hear. He glanced at Rudy, slowly stood up, grabbed his shoulder with one hand, pulled off his navy cloak, threw it on the coffee table, and asked:
"What is written on this white cloak?"
Rudy looked straight at Tsugikoku Yoriichi and said loudly, "Report! It's justice."
"Depriving people of their right to free movement, enslaving them, and using them as tools to satisfy their own selfish desires."
"Do you think something like this is 'just'?"
Hearing this, Rudy finally realized why Jiguo Yuanyi was angry. Just as he was about to bow and apologize, Rudy suddenly stopped, slowly raised his head, and asked Jiguo Yuanyi:
“Unjust.”
"but."
"Hasn't this always been the practice among the nobles of this world?"
"The slave trade has long become a mature operating system in this world and a private commercial activity."
"Whether it's in the East China Sea or in other countries along the Grand Route."
"Are we, the Navy, going to go against the existing laws of the member states of the World Government?"
"General, in this country, the slave trade is legal!"
Although Rudy is only a lieutenant colonel, he already has a mature social system structure in his mind.
Faced with the "power" of the Navy Headquarters, Rudy overcame his awe of the "Admirals" in his heart and said.
Hearing this, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi looked at Rudy with a little surprise. There was no anger on his face, but instead a faint smile.
"Well said!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Rudy!"
"Then let me tell you another truth."
"We, the Navy, protect justice itself."
"Since it is unjust, then it doesn't matter who the opponent is, whether it is a noble, a pirate, or a commoner."
“They all need to be corrected!”
As he spoke, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi suddenly reached out and grabbed Rudy's collar and pulled Rudy in front of him.
"We, the Navy, only need to enforce justice!"
As he spoke, Jiguo Yuanyi loosened Rudy's collar, helped him tidy up his clothes, and said in a soft tone:
"Now take me to meet the organizer of that auction."
"I think they have the information I need, and they should also be very familiar with the whereabouts of the slave traders."
Lieutenant Colonel Rudy looked at Yoshikazu Tsugakuni with some shock. He suddenly realized that the worldview of this naval admiral in front of him seemed to be somewhat different from his own.
Hasn't the navy always been dependent on the World Government? Strictly speaking, all the nobles of the member states of the World Government can be the leaders of the navy.
But judging from the tone of Jiguo Yuanyi now, it seems that he is ready to teach the "leader" how to do things?
In today's world, no matter whether the king of a member state is incompetent or cruel, it is the internal affairs of the country and the navy will not interfere.
Even if a rebellion broke out in that country, the navy would help the royal family of the member state to quell the rebellion. The navy had never interfered in the administrative affairs of the member states.
Because that is the World Government's private territory.
There is no doubt that Tsugikuni Yoriichi's behavior was an overstepping of authority.
Rudy was shocked and wanted to refuse, but under the gaze of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he couldn't say the words of refusal.
A navy that disregards all rights and dignity and simply pursues justice.
If Tsugikuni Yoshiichi really does what he says, then the East China Sea will probably soon face a terrible shock!
"Yes! I'll lead the way for you!"
Lieutenant Colonel Rudy bowed quickly to Yuichi Tsugumi and was about to leave the office when he suddenly thought of something. He quickly ran back, picked up the snow-white cloak on the coffee table, respectfully handed it to Yuichi Tsugumi, then grabbed the booklet and walked out of the room.
Of course, Rudy's ideas in his mind could not change so quickly. He cooperated with Yoshikazu Tsugakuni just to see with his own eyes what kind of waves this young admiral would make.
Under Rudy's leadership, Jiguo Yuanyi and his group quickly found the person in charge of the auction house. After some communication, Yuanyi got the result he was most unwilling to get.
It's not that the auction house doesn't know who bought the Rubber Fruit. The person who bought the Devil Fruit is a duke from a nearby country. They bought the Devil Fruit simply because they thought it was interesting.
However, according to information obtained by the auction house, after the transaction was completed, the noble who bought the rubber fruit had just set out to sea when he was attacked by pirates, and his ship was destroyed and everyone on board died.
As for why the auction house knew this news, the reason is very simple. Some time ago, there was a rumor spread by a hostile auction house on the island, which meant that the auction house that auctioned the rubber fruit was colluding with pirates and playing tricks.
This matter has been widely circulated in the circle. After all, the navy focuses on the sea most of the time and is not very clear about the details of this matter.
After receiving the news, Jigoku Yuichiro did not feel disappointed. So many days had passed, and it was not strange that such a thing happened in this sea.
Therefore, his mentality quickly calmed down.
When one thing is finished, it is time to finish another.
The person in charge of the auction house was taken under control by Yoshikazu Tsugakuni's subordinates before he even realized what was happening. All the managers of the auction were sent to the branch prison without exception due to Yoshikazu Tsugakuni's sudden action.
After letting Xiong use some means to pry open the mouths of these people, Tsugikuni Yoriichi also clearly understood the dark side of the country of the Moorish Kingdom.
The income generated by tourism for the Moorish Kingdom is not enough for the country to raise enough heavenly gold to contribute to the Celestial Dragons.
To this end, the king of the Moorish Kingdom came up with a very clever idea, which was to run an auction house. The country has a large number of foreign population every year, which also facilitates the construction of the auction house.
In this world, is there anything easier to obtain and pay back than slaves?
Every year, some young couples and nobles who came to the Moorish Kingdom for tourism and vacation would disappear. These people would often be sold through auction houses, becoming slaves to nobles both domestically and internationally.
Compared to the common women in their own country, aren't these rich girls and petty nobles caught in cages more interesting?
As for the disappearance of these people in this country, how will the Kingdom of Moor explain to those victims?
Is there anything else that needs to be explained in this world?
Whenever asked, it was known that the victims had already left the Moorish Kingdom. As for why they didn't go back?
I guess he was attacked by pirates in some sea area!
Things like this are very common in this ocean, aren't they?
The slave trade, which brought in money quickly through "self-production and self-sales", enabled the Moorish Kingdom to quickly escape from so-called poverty, and gold from the sky was no longer a problem.
Under the investigation of Yuichi Tsuchikuni and others, one thing after another began to be exposed to the sun. Yuichi Tsuchikuni was not afraid at all that his investigation was inaccurate, because Kuma's devil fruit ability allowed him to use his ability to pop out part of the memories of those people.
With Xiong's convenient ability, Jigoku Yuichi would never say anything about "catching the person red-handed" to those people.
What he investigated and saw is the evidence!
During the investigation, Yuichiro Tsugikuni also discovered that the 044th Naval Branch was often ordered around by the king of the Moorish Kingdom. In the king's memory, Yuichiro Tsugikuni often saw Rudy respectfully bowing to the king in the kingdom's hall.
The navy here doesn't look like a navy at all. It has become a submissive servant of the Moorish Kingdom.
After investigating everything, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi made an investigation report himself and submitted it to the headquarters using a fax machine. Without waiting for Sengoku's reply, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi had already slashed the princes and nobles with his long sword.
Tsugikuni Yuichiro's investigations have always been carried out with great fanfare.
He had just killed a group of masterminds and human traffickers, and the next day, a newspaper about the navy's massacre of Moorish nobles in the East China Sea was distributed directly to the public.
It was not until this newspaper came out that the Naval Headquarters hurriedly found the document submitted by Tsugikuni Yoshiichi among various fax documents.
Holding Yoriichi's investigation report in one hand and this morning's newspaper in the other, Sengoku immediately realized that Yoriichi Tsugikuni had caused trouble again.
Without giving him time to think, he immediately contacted the "News King" Morgans and used Morgans' propaganda to expose Tsugakuin Yuichiro's investigation report.
The fact that Yoshiichi Tsugikuni killed the royal families and nobles of the member states of the World Government in the East China Sea caused a great stir. After hearing the news, the kings of the member states put pressure on the World Government.
When did the navy ever become superior to the royal family?
This is something that the royal families and nobles absolutely cannot tolerate.
However, just two days after the incident, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's investigative report was exposed, and the crimes of the Moorish Kingdom were revealed to the world, and the direction of public opinion suddenly took a 180-degree turn.
The kings and nobles of the member states who supported the Moorish Kingdom also suffered a backlash from public opinion, which caused Tsugikuni Yoriichi's reputation to rise instead of fall.
Of course, the Naval Headquarters could not turn a blind eye to Tsugekuni Yoriichi's unauthorized actions in the East China Sea, and urgently dispatched Rear Admiral Heima, the then head of the Naval Headquarters Criminal Investigation Section, to the East China Sea to investigate Tsugekuni Yoriichi.
The Criminal Investigation Division of the Naval Headquarters is an internal inspection system established by Sengoku that is independent of other naval systems.
Previously, only some colonels and lieutenants were investigated, and the entire department was not well-known in the headquarters.
Admiral Yoshiichi Tsugakuni is the most powerful senior naval commander they have inherited so far.
In this regard, Section Chief Heima (Tian Zheng) was also extremely alert.
(End of this chapter)
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