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And just as the conference room fell into silence, a series of knocks sounded.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
The Five Elders collected their thoughts, and then St. Marcus Mars, who had long straight hair, said calmly: "Come in."
As his words fell, a person wearing a white suit and a mask entered while holding a stack of documents in his hands.
After walking up to the Five Elders, this person respectfully bowed and said in a serious tone: "Reporting, the information on Vegapunk's experimental material has been fully investigated."
"Has it been fully investigated already?"
St. Topman Warcury lightly tapped his cane while looking at the agent before him with a frown. "Judging by your appearance... This matter seems somewhat unexpected."
The man in the white suit: "..."
Hearing St. Topman Warcury's words, the man in the white suit did not dare to answer directly, nor did he dare to raise his head. He continued to maintain his respectful posture.
And this scene also made the Five Elders understand... It seemed that things were indeed somewhat beyond their expectations.
The five exchanged glances, then together took the documents handed over by the man in the white suit.
But when the five of them lowered their heads to look at it, all of their pupils instantly shrank, as if they had seen something shocking. Their expressions turned gloomy.
A terrifying aura radiated from their bodies, and those five dreadful auras immediately caused the nearby agent to collapse onto the ground, not daring to raise his head, nor daring to move recklessly.
Only after a moment passed did a voice filled with suppression and profound meaning echo through the luxurious and spacious conference room.
"Very good, very good. I didn't expect there to be an unexpected gain."
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"Are we leaving already?"
Ace, leaning on the ship's railing, looked at the Kingdom of Alabasta in front of him with a disappointed expression. "I was planning to wait for brother Teach here! We already agreed to drink together here."
Ian: "..."
Hearing Ace's words, Ian, who was lying on a deck lounge chair, did not know what to say for a moment.
To be honest, he had originally thought that Vegapunk would capture Teach, or expose Teach's identity, and then he would see how Teach would choose, whether to stay hidden within the Whitebeard Pirates as a filial son, or to reveal his ambitions and choose to gamble everything for so-called dreams.
But he had never imagined that that incident would actually give rise to a righteous and loyal Teach!
It was simply unbelievable.
"Has anyone ever told you that that guy doesn't look like a good person?"
"Mr. Ian."
These words immediately made Ace, who had been wearing a disappointed look, glare at Ian in dissatisfaction. "How can you judge people by their looks? Brother Teach does look a bit ugly, but he isn't a bad person."
Ian: "..."
You're telling me he's a good person?
Ian looked at Ace speechlessly, but in the end, he did not say anything more. He merely nodded casually. "Alright, alright. Your righteous and loyal brother, Teach, is indeed a good person."
He really wanted to see what kind of reaction these people would have when Teach actually revealed his true nature.
And he was also a bit expectant... What kind of choice would Teach ultimately make?
"Don't worry. It's the same if you wait in Water 7. That righteous and loyal brother, Teach of yours, hasn't returned to the Whitebeard Pirates yet. He might pass through Water 7. When that happens, the three of you brothers can have a proper drink together!"
"Why does it feel like what you're saying sounds a bit strange?"
Hearing Ian's words, Ace scratched his head, but soon he stopped caring about it and looked at the sea in front of him with a grin.
"Water 7, huh? I wonder if brother Teach and Luffy will go to Water 7 too?"
Ian: "..."
Speaking of which, would Luffy and the others change ships this time?
Although the Straw Hat crew had lost the gold from Skypiea, the money obtained from Ace was enough for them to get a new ship.
They had stayed in the Kingdom of Alabasta for two days. By now, Luffy and the others should have already left Skypiea.
And that old guy, Garp... He clearly ran off to the East Blue, so where exactly did he get all this information from?
But it looked like Vegapunk had already started taking action.
It was a pity that Wolf had already gone back. Otherwise, he could have gone to Water 7 to learn some techniques from other shipwrights.
Just as Ian was thinking about these things, he suddenly felt some movement at his feet.
Looking down at Aria and Aikes, who had unknowingly walked to his feet and were tugging at his leg, Ian smiled. He swept all the random thoughts from his mind, directly picked up his children, and cheerfully enjoyed this rare journey.
As for everything else... It could be dealt with later. He would just treat this as traveling with his wife and children.
...
At the same time, on the other side, inside the Enies Lobby.
Borsalino, who was leisurely lying on a sofa, glanced at the CP9 agents standing in front of him, then said slowly: "Is your superior, Spandam, not here?"
However, facing his question, the CP9 members did not answer. Instead, they continued standing there with calm expressions.
This scene also made Borsalino understand something.
"Alright, alright. Just pretend I didn't ask."
Borsalino rubbed the bridge of his nose, then flipped over and sat up directly, his tone calm. "Looks like you've had it pretty tough as well."
As an Admiral, he naturally understood some of the unspoken rules in the workplace.
In the eyes of other marines, he might even be similar to Spandam in the eyes of these people, someone who never does any work and thinks about slacking off all day.
"The CP9 will be temporarily under my command. I believe you have already received the orders from the World Government."
Borsalino's expression immediately became serious. The eyes behind his sunglasses emitted a sharp glint as he swept his gaze over the people in front of him.
In the end, his eyes settled on Lucci. "Now I am officially taking over the mission."
"Yes."
Lucci did not hesitate at all and immediately responded. Then, with a serious tone, he added: "We have obtained information that a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, Teach, has already landed in Water 7 this morning. Do we need to carry out an arrest immediately?"
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