One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 87 Public Opinion Turbulence at the Navy Headquarters [First Order Request]

a few days later.

Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

The towering fortress stands quietly, facing the magnificent and vast square in front and the huge harbor shaped like a crescent moon.

On the right side of the fortress, there is a Japanese-style building that looks like a castle tower.

In a tatami-matted conference room, more than ten figures wearing cloaks of justice sat in two rows, with sake and grilled fish placed on the low table in front of them.

But no one moved, and the atmosphere in the entire conference room was quite depressing and dull.

Amidst the smoke, the only sound could be heard was the crackling of cigars.

"It seems everyone has heard the news."

Senior Staff Officer Brannew walked into the conference room, came to the whiteboard, and scratched his messy grass-green hair.

"That's right. A while ago, a group of extremely vicious pirates suddenly appeared in the East China Sea. They are very troublesome."

"atrocious?"

A white-haired major general sneered, "How dare you use that word? I blush with embarrassment. The internal investigation report clearly states that it wasn't that Ghost Spider who went crazy and fired at Rogue Town that caused this?"

"Be careful what you say."

Another young brigadier general said indifferently, "It has nothing to do with Mr. Ghost Spider. It was the order from Altai, who has Celestial Dragon blood. A soldier's duty is to obey orders. What else can he do?"

"He's not a pure-blooded Celestial Dragon. If he really doesn't want to obey, there are many ways to pretend to obey but secretly disobey. What can that Altai do to him, a lieutenant general of the headquarters?"

The white-haired major general was furious, and his voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"What excuses! It's clearly this guy's old fault again! Seeing a gathering of pirates, he just wants to go over and kill them for fun, not caring about the safety of civilians. In the end, he provoked a tough opponent! When I think about being in the same boat with such a person, I am deeply ashamed!!!"

"Don't get excited, Mr. Fine."

Branny rubbed his brows with a headache and said helplessly:
"I will not judge Vice Admiral Ghost Spider's behavior for now. This is not the topic of our meeting today. Let's put it aside for now. Can you guys discuss it privately after the meeting?"

snort!
Major General Fine turned his head and let out a breath of air through his nostrils, which was considered a reluctant response.

Brannew shook his head. As one of the most senior staff officers in the department, he was already used to this.

As a vice admiral of the headquarters, Onizuko is considered the most extreme among the hawks in the entire headquarters of the Navy, and has always been disliked by the doves.

After the "Rogue Town Incident" occurred, various departments of the headquarters had already had many arguments about the role played by Ghost Spider in it.

This scene in today's staff meeting is just a microcosm.

"Anyway, Vice Admiral Onigumo was publicly 'executed.' I hate to use that word, but it certainly captures the scene perfectly."

Branny continued, "And the King of the Kingdom of Pis, His Majesty Altai, whom he was responsible for protecting, was also killed on the warship."

"The royal family of the Kingdom of Peace has sent repeated letters urging an investigation. The language used is harsh, and they've even threatened to bring the case to the Holy Land. The impact of this incident is extremely detrimental." "So, as I said earlier, no matter what your opinions are on Mr. Ghost Spider, it doesn't matter. Regarding the Rogue Town incident itself, the higher-ups' stance is clear: we must focus on this group and eliminate them as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he took out a large stack of bounty warrants and pasted them one by one on the whiteboard.

"First of all, this!"

Snap, the slender stick in Brannew's hand pointed at the old man with a pigtailed beard in the bounty order on the right.

"Red-legged Zeff! Former captain of the Chef Pirates, with a bounty of 50 million berries. A few years ago, he and his crew sailed the Grand Line for a year before returning to the East China Sea and vanishing from sight."

"The staff had been keeping an eye on him for a while, and it was generally believed that he was too old and had retired. But no one expected him to lower his status and return to sea as an ordinary cook on another ship."

"It's worth noting that this person's right leg has been replaced with a prosthetic limb made of an unknown metal for some reason. He has demonstrated the ability to control fire and lightning, and can even fly directly in the air."

"At the same time, he has mastered several of the six physical techniques. His strength has greatly improved compared to before. During the major incident in Rogue Town, he was even able to fight the outstanding Hound Major General to a draw."

"Major General Hound?"

Everyone's face was solemn. Some of them graduated from the same elite training camp as Hound and knew each other's background. They were outstanding among the major generals in the department.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be the priority candidate for promotion to the new generation of lieutenant general in the headquarters in the future.

And such a powerful old man is just a chef in this newly emerged pirate group?
"Based on this intelligence, after discussion among the staff, the final new bounty has been determined to be 8000 million berries! Nickname: Redfoot of Steel!"

Brannew said in a deep voice, and moved the long stick to the left again, "Look at this again!"

In the photo, the black-haired girl with a high ponytail is facing the camera sideways, staring quietly ahead in the heavy rain. Her clothes are as plain as the Wado Ichimonji around her waist.

"Kuina, a girl with a mysterious background, won the local swordsmanship championship on Asakura Island in the East China Sea several years ago. After that, she disappeared for several years. This time, when she went out to sea, she showed the powerful strength of a swordsman at such a young age!"

"And this time, it's her first bounty, with a reward of 7500 million berries! Nickname: Rain-Slashing Swordsman!"

The initial bounty is 7500 million berries.

This is an incredible amount of money for a pirate from the East China Sea.

But no one present was surprised. The swordsman realm was rare in the first half of the Grand Line and was worthy of the bounty level.

"The following two, 'Iron Fist' Nojiko and 'Orange Hair' Nami, according to investigation, are both the sisters of the man named Shano."

Brannew pointed to the two sisters with very different styles on the whiteboard:
"Among them, Noqi Gao possesses impressive combat prowess, mastering several boxing techniques and six forms of physical training. Although he was slightly disadvantaged in the battle against Major General Yaqi, he single-handedly managed to thwart Major General Yaqi's intentions of providing support."

"Therefore, the bounty is set at 4000 million berries!"

"As for this underage girl named Nami..." Brannew frowned slightly. "She didn't participate in the direct combat during the Rogue Town incident. Research has determined that she was likely brought aboard simply by virtue of her blood relationship with the captain. She possesses virtually no combat power. However, because she participated in the incident, she's still subject to a bounty."

"Tentative bounty: 8000 Baileys!"

(End of this chapter)