There will always be creatures on earth who dare to face the power of thunder.
——New Tokyo. Discipline Committee.
Senator Hope is dead.
Death...is not peaceful.
The most tortured thing in the world is probably when you see a ray of light in the dark abyss of despair, and then someone puts a lid on it.
...
Under the hazy sky, the glass canopy of the Asahi Shimbun building in New Tokyo has lost its former brightness. The TV screen in the office on the 12th floor of the building is playing the live broadcast of the execution of pirate cadres at the Rising Sun Port in the East China Sea.
I don’t know since when, all the more than 20 workstations in Nuoda’s office were completely silent. Everyone stared at the TV screen on the wall with their eyes wide open, and indescribable things were reflected in their eyes.
of shock.
After a while,
Suddenly the TV turned white with snowflakes.
The signal is interrupted.
However, there was still silence in the office.
Reporter Tomimori Keita, who was sitting on the desk of the news editor next to him, moved half of his hanging buttocks to make himself more comfortable. After all, what's wrong with making himself more comfortable at this time?
He looked at the silent news editor next to him, shook his head and said, "When I was in school, the teacher said that reality is often more shocking than the news. I was a little skeptical before, but now I believe it."
Having said this, he shook his head with a sarcastic look on his face, "Are the reactions of those big shots too excited? I'm afraid their parents won't be so sad after they die."
"That's not sad."
The news editor shook his head, "That's because of fear."
"afraid of what?"
Keita Tomimori couldn't help but sneer, "They weren't the ones who killed the member of the Tennin Council, but what I want to say is that it was a beautiful killing! It made me want to write an article tonight!
"
When he said this, his tone was somewhat fierce, and his eyes were slightly red as he stared at the photo frame on his desk not far away.
There are two people in the photo in the frame, one is himself who is not as unshaven as he is now, and the other is a little girl with a camera hanging under her neck, hugging her neck and smiling like a flower.
Ten days ago, the Metropolitan Police informed him of the death of his missing daughter.
There is no unnecessary explanation.
The editor-in-chief glanced at Tomimori Keita, sighed slightly, and returned to the topic to explain, "It's true that they were not the ones who killed the congressman, but the problem is... how can the gods be reasonable?"
Having said this, he thought of the figure wearing the dark golden dragonfly mask and shook his head again, "The other Captain Dragonfly...or call him the Discipline Committee member...it's a pity for him."
"From today on... at least according to all official reports, he is no longer the 'hero' who punished evil and promoted good to help the Metropolitan Police Department eliminate human trafficking organizations, but an assassin of the Celestial Representative.
He is a high-risk terrorist, and we can no longer have any positive reports on him in future news."
"What's the difference?"
Tomimori Keita asked, "The people's eyes are not blind."
"Haha, maybe."
The editor-in-chief smiled bitterly.
"But once the officials of Wano Country classify him as a 'high-risk element', as long as the Celestial Being Government is still there, the possibility of him being accepted by the top management of Wano Country after revealing his true identity is completely cut off, and any other person on the mainland will
Not even an Allied nation would accept him."
At this point, the editor paused and continued, "The only options waiting for him are joining the pirates or the revolutionary army. Both are dark roads with no end in sight."
Keita Tomimori, who had just been in the happy mood that Congressman Hope had been killed and that his great revenge had been avenged, obviously did not realize the deeper things behind this.
At this moment, he gradually came to his senses, frowned and asked, "What if he doesn't join anyone?"
"Someone once said that those who live in isolation are either beasts or gods." The editor-in-chief smiled bitterly, shook his head and added, "Humans are social animals. We need friends and groups we can rely on, but he can only be alone.
Living in darkness unless..."
"unless?"
Keita Tomimori looked at him.
"Unless you wake up one day, the world government of gods and humans will no longer exist."
The editor-in-chief shrugged somewhat self-deprecatingly, "But it's been like this for a thousand years. That day is too far away. I'm afraid we won't be able to see it."
"So it means...from now on, we will describe him as a high-risk person?"
"Yes, he can only be a high-risk person, a high-risk person who assassinates the Celestial Being Councilor."
The words fell...
The office also became quiet again.
...
Upper Kyoto metropolitan area.
city center,
The top floor of the World Bank headquarters.
Bettencourt Bart, the contemporary patriarch of the Tianhu Bart family and the current president of the World Bank, took out the remote control and turned off the TV whose live broadcast signal was interrupted, and turned his head to look out the floor-to-ceiling window.
In fact, as early as when the signal was broadcast from the far east and appeared on television, Bettencourt received news from the scene from the seventh eldest member of the family - the "upstart" Congressman Hope in the eyes of everyone in Beijing and Kowloon.
Died at the execution ground of Asahi Island in Wano Country.
Dong dong dong—!
There was a knock on the door outside.
After a while, a middle-aged man in formal clothes walked in.
He bowed respectfully to the gray-haired old man in front of him and reported, "Hope is dead. The other person claimed to be... the 'Discipline Committee' of New Tokyo. The specific identity is not yet known."
"I already know this news."
Bettencourt nodded lightly and said, "Then, let's arrange for someone to take over Hope's properties in New Tokyo as soon as possible in the near future. Don't forget to give other families a share of the pie, so that harmony can make money."
"yes."
The middle-aged man said respectfully.
Although the old man in front of me has silver hair and is aging.
But facing this old man who has been in charge of the family for nearly a hundred years and led the Bart family through countless ups and downs behind the scenes of the World Government, all the middle-aged man can do is to respectfully obey his orders.
But just when the middle-aged man turned to go out, Bettencourt gently tapped his wrinkled forehead and said slowly:
"One more thing. Contact other Celestial Being families and plan a special action investigation team in the name of the Judgment Division as soon as possible. The purpose is Wano Country."
Bettencourt smiled silently, his eyes became dark and deep, and he said slowly, "Congressman Hope can die at any time, but he can only die in Beijing."
"This world is not a world where you can break the rules at will with just a mask.
"The humans of Wano...have crossed the line."
The middle-aged man suddenly became stern when he heard this.
He knew very well that Councilor Hope's death was not important in the eyes of the Nine Families.
But the majesty of the celestial nobles in the House of Lords is important.
Although the Nine Celestial Beings chose to withdraw from the stage of history during the human revolution a hundred years ago due to some unknown reasons that are sealed in history, and handed over all the power they had apparently held in the world government for thousands of years,
At the same time, it has also withdrawn from the sight of ordinary people around the world.
But they never disappeared.
Exiting is just a gesture,
Quietly lurking in the shadows.
Once they are truly needed, they can let people all over the world know what kind of power and terrifying strength they have.
Crush to death a human being who tries to break the rules,
It's just too relaxing and comfortable.
...
Congressman Hope's death was like a storm that quickly swept through all corners of the world. Different people from different forces had different reactions after hearing the news...
Either deep in thought or indifferent.
Either excited or angry...
Everything is still fermenting in secret...
At this time, Asahi Island in Wano Country,
The center of this storm.
Beside the ruins of the execution platform, Higashinohara stood in the rain and let the rain wash over his body. After an extreme battle, he was often extremely exhausted. Even with the support of [Blood Embrace], at this moment, his whole body felt like
It's like being squeezed dry.
At the port container on the seashore in the distance, the fierce battle between Sakamoto and Adams Carr continued, and from time to time, loud noises of the container being smashed could be heard.
At some point, circles of Third Investigation Team security officers gathered around Higashinohara, and they surrounded him "tightly" from a very far distance.
They looked at the man wearing a dark golden mask in the rain, but there were complicated expressions on their faces.
...
"What are you waiting for?!"
Foreign Minister Taku Amuro roared again. He said coldly to Takagi Shin next to him, "Don't blame me for not reminding you Takagi-san. You are responsible for guarding the execution site today. Now the death row prisoner is missing, and even Mr. Hope is dead."
Well, if you can’t catch anyone, I’ll see what you bring to explain to the higher-ups.”
Takagi Shinya felt a little numb on his scalp.
He is a moderate, and he has not wanted to offend anyone in the past few years since he took office. In a few years, he will be able to retire from the position of head of the Metropolitan Police Department and spend his later years in retirement.
Unexpectedly, in today's execution on Rising Sun Island, the powerful member of the House of Lords Tenjin actually died under his nose. Looking at Higashinohara who was surrounded in the middle, he suddenly felt complicated.
Just when he gritted his teeth and was forced to issue the order.
"Let me do it, they are no match."
Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind.
When Foreign Minister Taku Amuro heard this, he turned around and felt overjoyed.
The person who came was surprisingly one of the three absolute ability users who came to Port of Rising Sun today from the Sakurada Gate, the master of Talent Sequence 33 [Wind Dance], Si Fengyuan Night Crow.
"Sifengin-san, you are finally here. I feel relieved because you have taken action." Foreign Minister Taku Amuro said, but he couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "Why didn't I find you just now? Where were you?"
Si Feng Yuan Ye Ya has a bold personality and is not as easy to talk to as the other two, but when he heard this, he squinted his eyes and said, "That old guy Genshenichi is seriously injured. Can't I go see him?"
"Uh...of course." Amuro Taku choked for a moment, swallowed the rest of his words, lowered his head and said, "Then please ask Shifengin-san to take action quickly."
Si Feng Yuan Ye Ya was noncommittal and waved to Takagi Shen calmly, "Let them all retreat. This kind of battle... is not something they can participate in."
