One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

"In that case... let's observe for a few days! Maybe they'll leave in a few days?"

"As you command, my king."

Noah, built and placed in Fishman Street by the residents of Fishman Island hundreds of years ago, is known as the "Boat of Oath" and the "Boat with an Unfinished Mission".

Because it had been abandoned for so long, this place had long since become the hideout of the fish-man street thugs.

Hody Jones, who left the Neptune Army after the assassination of Queen Otohime, took up residence in this area.

"Brother, there's news!"

A tall, fierce-looking merman opened his eerie eyes, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth: "Oh, really? Tell me about it."

"It's the Navy. A group of Navy personnel landed on Fishman Island today. Their purpose is unclear. They seem to be here for tourism and haven't done anything except sightseeing."

Hody Jones snorted coldly: "How audacious! Those lowly humans actually dare to swagger into Fishman Island like this."

What was the attitude of those vendors?

"Hmm, I don't know. They seem very happy, because it's been a long time since Queen Otohime died that so many tourists have come."

"Tch~ A bunch of groveling bastards, they've really forgotten the pain once the wound has healed! It seems that the death of that woman, Otohime, has not taught them a lesson."

Hody Jones stood up from his seat in dissatisfaction, his hatred for humans genuine, even though he had never been directly persecuted by them.

"Bodhidharma!"

A short, red fishman sprang out of the ground, arrogantly declaring, "Boss, are we going to tear their flesh to shreds and eat them? Crack!"

"Hahaha~ No! I'm going to ruin the Navy's reputation! Go and injure a few of the guys living up there, then frame the Navy for it! Understand?"

"Leave it to me, hehe!"

Bodhidharma darted into the ground and vanished without a trace.

The next morning.

Carl stepped out of the hotel, stretched, and noticed that the residents of Fishman Island seemed to be looking at him differently.

Yesterday, although they weren't very enthusiastic, at least they were still normal. Why did their attitude suddenly reverse today?

Karl's expression changed. Oh no, something must have happened last night!

Then, Ain came out, and seeing the fishmen's gazes, she immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly went to Karl's side: "What happened?"

Carl silently shook his head: "I don't know!"

Last night, Smoker summoned the soldiers back to the warship to rest and guard the ship, while he and Ian found a hotel to rest, of course, they stayed separately.

He and Ian definitely didn't do anything wrong. If anyone did, it would probably be Smoker, since he has a bit of a temper.

"It was you who injured my husband!"

"That's right, I saw it clearly last night. It was these navy men in white uniforms who did it!"

"Humans are all the same, get out of Fishman Island!"

"Yes! Get out of Fishman Island!!!"

Gradually, the residents surrounded Karl and Ian, loudly denouncing them.

Carl instantly realized something was wrong. This tactic seemed familiar; he used it all the time! What was it called again? Framing someone!

“Fellow residents of Fishman Island, we rested at this hotel last night and have not left since, so I know nothing about what you are talking about.”

"Please calm down. I am Rear Admiral Karl. After I have investigated this matter, I guarantee I will give you a satisfactory answer!"

The raven on Karl's shoulder transformed into a longsword that landed steadily in his palm, gleaming faintly with a cold light. His gaze was sincere as he looked at the residents of Fishman Island.

Immediately, the fishmen surrounding them fell silent, and Karl couldn't help but marvel at how simple and kind the people of Fishman Island were.

"Aion, let's go!"

Soon, Carl and Ian arrived at the warship and found it surrounded by angry fish-man island residents. Smoker was sweating profusely as he explained to the residents.

"Gentlemen, I swear, no navy personnel left the warship last night, so how could they possibly have injured civilians?"

"What's the use of swearing an oath? Do you still believe in human nonsense?"

Upon hearing this inflaming remark, the residents of Fishman Island were instantly enraged: "Exactly! Haven't you humans done enough bad things already?"

"Get out of Fishman Island!" "Get out of Fishman Island!"

Smoker stood there, fists clenched, at a loss. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Karl and Ian. He really couldn't handle this situation.

"You came just in time!"

Carl patted Smoker on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down: "What happened? Tell me!"

"Is such that...."

It turned out that as soon as Smoker got up in the morning, he found that the warship was surrounded by fishmen. They pointed to several wounded fishmen on the ground and insisted that their navy had injured them and demanded an explanation.

Smoker definitely won't admit it! All the navy soldiers were on the warship last night, and no one could disembark at will. Besides, why would they attack someone for no reason?

But these fish-men disagreed and insisted on saying this and that about humans! This gave Smoker a real headache.

"No need to say anything more, I understand, someone is targeting us!"

Smoker nodded quickly: "Exactly, exactly. Every time I manage to calm things down, someone immediately points the finger at race relations."

Carl rubbed his temples, now almost certain that this was Hody Jones's doing; he probably did the same thing when Princess Otohime was assassinated.

Previously, they blamed the pirates; now they're blaming the Navy.

This Hody Jones is truly an extreme racist!

Looking at the agitated Fishman Island residents below, Karl was also a bit of a headache. Taking action was out of the question; if they did, he would have to take the blame whether he wanted to or not. The most important thing now was to clear the Navy's name.

"Everyone, calm down! Calm down! I am the commander of this warship. If you have any complaints, please tell me!"

"Please give me some time to investigate and find out the truth, okay?"

Before the residents of Fishman Island could react, Karl quickly went to the injured fishmen and asked them questions.

"When were you attacked last night?"

Chapter 89 The truth comes to light

The injured parrotfish-man raised its heavy eyelids and glanced at Karl.

Then she slowly raised her bruised arm and pointed at Karl: "You're the one who beat me up like this!"

Hidden in the crowd, the lionfish-merman revealed a smile, looking at Karl with a mocking expression, as if to say, "Now you can't deny it anymore!"

Karl was about to speak, but after thinking for a moment, he called Ain over and whispered, "Take the other injured murlocs to a distant place, so they can't hear me talking to this murloc."

Ain nodded, and under the pretext of treating the wounded, arranged for some of the navy soldiers to carry the other four wounded fishmen to a corner.

Karl felt the distance was about right, and then he spoke to the parrotfish fishman.

"Are you sure I beat you up like this? What time, where, and with what yesterday did I injure you? Was there anyone else besides you?"

The injured merman remained silent for a long while before saying haltingly, "The time... was last night. I went for a walk after dinner, and when I reached a corner of the Marin Shopping Center, you suddenly appeared."

"I accidentally bumped into you, and you said, 'You lowly merman, how dare you block my way! Die!'"

"I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my head, and then I lost consciousness! As for the others, there were none!"

The lionfish-merman standing not far away immediately fanned the flames, saying, "Did you see that? It was the navy who did it! They even dared to call us lowly mermen! Everyone, can we tolerate this?"

"Humans! Don't be so arrogant! We fish-men are not a lowly species!"

"Damn humans!"

Carl turned to Smoker and Ian and calmly said, "Maintain order!"

"Yes!"

The navy immediately mobilized, forming a human wall to block the fishmen who wanted to rush up and attack. Nelson fired a shot into the sky.

boom!

The loud gunshot immediately silenced the fishmen.

Karl glanced indifferently at the lionfish-man not far away. This guy was suspicious, but it was too early to make a move.

Karl casually conjured a ball of white holy light, possessing an extreme healing effect, thus achieving the effect of "purification".

Five seconds later, the injuries on the parrotfish-man disappeared without a trace.

"Your injuries have been healed. What you said earlier was true, wasn't it?"

The parrotfish fish-man stood up, touched his body, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes. He looked around like a thief and instinctively shuddered when he spotted the lionfish fish-man.

"It's true, absolutely true!"

Carl nodded: "Very good. Now that your injury has healed, please stand on the other side. Nelson, have two people keep an eye on him and make him record his statement!"

"Yes!"

“Remember to ask him where he lives!” Nelson nodded.

Karl then looked at Ain and gestured for her to bring over an injured merman, followed by the same words.

The red-winged fish-man also claimed that he went for a walk last night, encountered Karl in a corner, and was knocked unconscious, except that the location was the Coral Apartment.