Zefa gained so much in Fishman Street that with the treatment of the ship's military doctor, the seriously injured Peacock finally woke up after two days of coma.
Through Peacock's mouth, Zefa also learned the true identity of Aaron's group of fishmen.
The pirates captured by the navy kept their mouths shut. Even though they realized that what they did on Fishman Island might have been discovered by the navy, they still had a lucky mentality in their hearts and had no intention of admitting their crimes.
Although Zefa had already roughly understood the whole story from the rescued mermaid girls, if this group of mermaids did not confess, he would not be able to fully find out the distribution of their power on the island.
The captain of the New Navy is implicated in the pirates, and they even possess the secret medicine "ES" from Ryugu Castle. This group's influence is likely deeply entwined within Fishman Island. If they aren't eradicated this time, catching them at their wit's end next time will be extremely difficult.
The information Peacock provided to Zefa after waking up was very useful, but the investigation of the incident seemed to have once again encountered a transparent wall, and there was no way to continue digging deeper.
When Zefa and his students began to investigate the missing persons case on Fishman Island with all their strength around Arlong and others.
Jinping and others also suddenly discovered that Aaron disappeared, along with Aaron, Peacock, who was entrusted by Vergo to monitor Aaron, also disappeared.
This was a big deal. Although Peacock was just a low-ranking lieutenant in Jinbei's eyes, Vergo and Smoker knew Peacock's identity very well. If Peacock disappeared, it would be a disaster for both of them.
When something like this happened, even Virgo, who had always appeared calm, couldn't hold back his emotions and became unusually angry.
Vergo's abnormality was understandable to Jinbei. In his opinion, it was a manifestation of the deep friendship between Vergo and Peacock.
Jinbei also made his attitude clear, and dispersed all his men to start tracking down Arlong and Peacock. Things developed to this point, even Jinbei, who had always trusted his subordinates, began to doubt Arlong at this moment.
All of this happening was just too much of a coincidence.
Zefa began to conduct a large-scale investigation on Fishman Island to find people related to that group of pirates, while the New Navy also took major action due to the disappearance of two lieutenants.
For a time, Fishman Island became panic-stricken.
At the same time, the events that took place on Fishman Island were reported to the Wano Headquarters as soon as possible.
Nothing has been found out yet, and a team member has gone missing. Vergo needs to give an explanation to his superiors no matter what.
In the Fishman Island incident, Vergo was directly responsible to Yixiao. After listening to the various information reported by Vergo, Yixiao also helped with the advice and also pointed out the next direction of investigation for Vergo.
"Based on the intelligence we've received so far, Fishman Street should be an important clue."
"Those clues should now be in the hands of Mr. Zefa."
"If you don't want to passively wait for the results, you can try to strengthen the investigation of the residents of Fishman Street."
"A few years ago, Fishman Street on Fishman Island was a notorious underdeveloped area on the island. This situation only changed after the establishment of the Marine Branch on Fishman Island."
"If that Aaron is your suspect, then the fishman navy under his command who also came from Fishman Street are all your targets for investigation."
"We need to purge our team. Even if there is only the slightest suspicion, we need to take action."
"After this incident, I will adjust the defenses of Fishman Island."
In the Den Den Mushi, Yixiao also revealed the measures he planned to take next.
Although the new navy of Fishman Island showed no signs of transcending the control of the headquarters, internal corruption seemed to have begun.
In order to avoid such situations, switching defenses has become a measure that can directly prevent internal corruption.
There are also many merfolk living in the Ten Thousand Kingdoms. As the new navy has been operating in the Ten Thousand Kingdoms over the years, they have also recruited a group of merfolk with common aspirations in the Ten Thousand Kingdoms.
Yixiao has always kept the issue of Fishman Island in mind.
A large portion of the new navy members of that branch were Tiger and Jinbe's former "little brothers" from their days in Fishman Street. These fishmen had very difficult childhoods, and as a notoriously underdeveloped area, Fishman Street was often the most vulnerable place to human pirates during that chaotic era.
People who have lived there since childhood are full of hatred towards humans.
This collective memory was also brought into the new navy, and as the struggle between the Fishman Island Navy and human pirates has become increasingly fierce in recent years, this hatred has become increasingly stronger.
But the murlocs living in the World of Wanguo are different from the murlocs who grew up on Fishman Island.
The fishmen of all nations, having long since adapted to the coexistence of all races, did not harbor any particular hatred towards humans. They knew that within any group, there were always "good" and "bad" individuals.
This idea was seen by Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Issho as an opportunity to change Fishman Island.
As their new navy has completely established its foothold in Wano Country, the time has become ripe to change the situation on Fishman Island.
Yixiao pointed out the next direction of investigation to Virgo. With Yixiao's suggestion, Virgo was greatly inspired and thought of many directions for further investigation.
For example, the deadly drug called "ES" that Jinbei found at the scene.
The tense situation on Fishman Island began to affect the lives of ordinary people, and people could clearly feel that the search on the island had become stricter.
Mermaid Bay.
This is where the mermaids live, the sky is azure, the sun is soft. In the inner waters of the bay, the mermaids laugh and play in the water, the chaos happening in the outside world seems to have nothing to do with the mermaids here.
Mermaid Bay is one of the famous tourist attractions in Fishman Island. Here, you can appreciate the true charm of mermaids.
The Red Hair Pirates, stranded on Fishman Island, arrived at Fishman Bay for sightseeing. After meeting King Neptune, they were granted "official" status and were able to freely travel around the island.
King Neptune also heard about some unpleasantness between the Red Hair Pirates and the New Navy. In order to avoid further conflict between the two groups, King Neptune helped the Red Hair Pirates secretly send their ship to the Sea Forest for docking and repairs.
The high-level officials of Fish-man Island all knew that there was more than one gateway to enter and exit Fish-man Island.
In the Sea Forest, you can also complete the coating and then ride the ocean current to leave Fishman Island.
Before the ship was officially repaired, Shanks and others stayed on the island temporarily, and even rested in Ryugu Castle at night.
King Neptune also gave enough face to the Red Hair Pirates.
Shanks's strength and fame are worth making friends with, not to mention that he is a crew member on the ship of Roger, King Neptune's friend!
"Oh~"
“It’s really a great place!”
“I love it here!”
The "beautiful" scenery of the Mermaid Bay immediately made these bachelors let out a burst of low cries. Even Jesus Bu, who had a family in the East China Sea, was smiling at this moment. He whistled and his eyes stayed on the mermaids playing in the shallows.
Uta has the mind of a child. After so many days, she was finally able to have close contact with the mermaid she had been longing for. She could no longer contain her excitement, so she let go of Shanks' hand and rushed towards the shallows where the mermaids gathered.
The mermaids here seemed to have long been accustomed to the arrival of humans. The gazes of Shanks' crew members did not make them feel uncomfortable. Facing the lively Uta, the mermaids did not show any rejection.
On the land by the bay, there are some open-air shops selling tea, drinks and food. After strolling around for a while, Shanks and his crew members found a shop and sat down.
At this time, Uta had already changed into her swimsuit and was playing with the mermaids while holding a lifebuoy.
A rare and relaxing leisure time.
Shanks reclined in a chair, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, tasting the specialty wine of Fishman Island. From time to time, his eyes would glance at Uta playing in the shallows not far away, to check on his daughter.
Although it was a shallow beach and there were many mermaids helping to look after it, Shanks was still very concerned about Uta's safety.
What do pirates do in their free time?!
Like many ordinary people, we drink and chat about gossip.
The biggest "gossip" happening on Fishman Island right now is naturally the kidnapping case on Fishman Street that was discovered by Zefa.
This incident shocked the Fishman Island. No one had expected that the fishmen would actually attack their own kind and commit such a thing.
Zefa intended to kill two birds with one stone and did not suppress the news. Instead, he made some arrangements for the New Navy and Ryugu City and took the initiative to spread the news.
"Captain, have you heard? A major kidnapping case has occurred on Fishman Island!"
"Jinbei protected Fishman Island so strictly, but I didn't expect something like that to happen right under his nose. How ironic!"
Laqi Lu was a well-informed guy. He heard a lot of things when purchasing supplies. At this time, he was gossiping while gnawing on the big bones and meat of an unknown sea beast, and he actually showed a sighing expression.
It seemed as if he was mocking Jinbei's useless efforts.
"Kidnapping?"
"The security situation on this island seems pretty good, but something like this actually happened?"
Shanks was also a little surprised to hear this news. Fishman Island was one of the best islands he had ever visited. Aside from some unpleasant things that happened when he landed on the island, Fishman Island had always left Shanks with a good impression.
The residents of the island seem to be living and working in peace and contentment, which can be seen from the state of the mermaids in the Mermaid Bay in front of us. I never thought that even in such a peaceful country, such a crime would happen.
"Not only that, but what's shameful is that this matter was dug up by the Marines of Marinford!"
"Zeff, the former admiral of the navy is taking his cadets out to sea for training. They're on Fishman Island."
When Laqi Lu saw that his captain was interested, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face, and he laughed and broke out another big news.
"Marinford's navy?!"
"Zefa?"
After hearing all this information from Lachi Lu, even Shanks couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, took a sip of wine, and then laughed:
"Hahaha!"
"If that's the case, wouldn't the New Navy be embarrassed?!"
"You clearly control Fishman Island, but you still need help from others to deal with crimes on the island?!"
"I really want to see the look on Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's face when he hears this news! Hahahaha!"
Shanks laughed happily, not realizing that a new navy team was approaching them quickly.
"Hey, Shanks, stop laughing. It looks like we're in trouble again."
Ben Beckman was a keen observer. He immediately spotted the rapidly approaching new navy. He patted Shanks' arm gently and pointed towards the marching navy not far away.
Looking in Beckman's direction, Shanks' laughter also stopped abruptly.
“.”
"unlucky."
Shanks curled his lips. Although they were not afraid of the pursuit of the new navy, they could not continue to enjoy their rare leisure time. Even an optimistic and open-minded person like Shanks would feel unhappy.
The pirates all fell silent, placed their drinks and food on the table, and watched quietly as the new navy approached quickly.
The new navy team was small in number, with only a dozen people, and the leader was a young man with a crew cut and wearing sunglasses.
After coming close to the Red Hair Pirates, the young man with a crew cut's eyes wandered over the pirates and then landed on Shanks.
Shanks, sensing the gaze, continued to relax in his chair, not even putting down the bottle of wine in his hand. After taking a sip of wine, Shanks slightly side-eyed and smiled:
"Want to drink?"
“It tastes pretty good.”
"After drinking, I won't feel too much pain when I get beaten up."
Shanks' words caused the red-haired crew to burst into laughter.
Vergo, the leader, faced Shanks's ridicule without any anger on his face. He just raised his hand and said:
"I didn't come here to fight with you."
"I came to understand the situation and deliver a letter."
After hearing Virgo's words, the laughter gradually died down.
Shanks tilted his head and asked in confusion, "Send a letter? To whom? To whom?"
"For Mr. Yuichi Tsugikoku."
"For you, Red-Haired Shanks."
Vergo said as he took out a piece of letter from his arms, walked to the red-haired man and placed it on the table in front of Shanks.
When Shanks heard the person Vergo mentioned, a serious look appeared on his face, and the smile on his face was gone.
Sitting up straight, Shanks stroked his chin, picked up the letter on the table and said to himself, "A letter from Yoriichi Tsugikuni?!"
"He still needs to write to me?"
Shanks didn't open the letter, but gently turned it over, a thoughtful look on his face.
"I don't know the details, I just want to send you a letter!"
"At the same time, there are some things I want to consult you about."
"Have you met Captain Aaron and Ensign Peacock from our new navy during this period?"
As he spoke, Vergo took out two photos from his arms and showed them to the crew members of the Red Hair Pirates.
Everyone glanced at it with confusion, only Beckman and Shanks looked at the photo of Aaron and recognized the person in it.
"Is this question also what Tsugikoku Yuichi asked you to ask?"
Shanks silently put the letter into his arms, looked at the photo in Vergo's hand, and asked aloud.
"no."
"Two officers from our new navy are missing. Investigate their whereabouts."
"I'm asking you this question just by the way."
Virgo didn't hide anything and told the truth.
"Missing?"
Beckman stared at Aaron's photo and murmured. At this time, Shanks had already responded to Vergo's words: "We haven't seen the two people in your photo recently."
"That fishman had some conflicts with us before, but that was some time ago. Jinbei was there at the time and was rescued by him."
“Otherwise, we don’t know.”
Having said that, Shanks didn't look at Vergo and the others anymore. He drank his wine and looked at the shallows in the distance.
Seeing this, Vergo did not doubt the other party's words, and did not intend to say hello to Shanks and others. He gestured to the navy behind him and hurried away.
It was not until Vergo and the other navy men had left for a long time that the Mermaid Bay regained its cheerful atmosphere.
Shanks also took out the letter, opened the envelope and carefully read the letter written to him by Yoshikazu Tsugakuin.
After a long while, Shanks put down the letter and muttered unhappily:
"That guy, what does he take me for?"
"I'm a pirate! How can I work for the navy?!"
"asshole."
(End of this chapter)
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