Naturally, Sengoku didn't take Garp's joke to heart. Just seeing the battle damage report of the X3 Naval Branch, they knew that the only person Wood was determined to kill was the naval colonel of this branch.
This naval captain named Rock has been in the navy much longer than Wood, and since he was born in the Western Sea, it is impossible for him to have any connection with Wood, who was born on Red Leaf Island on the Grand Route.
In other words, the two did not know each other before, so personal enmity can be ruled out directly.
The Navy Headquarters has its own intelligence network, so soon, another piece of information about Navy Captain Roark appeared on Sengoku's desk.
In fact, the person who sent this information was Rear Admiral Gion, who had stepped out of the shadows.
The Navy Headquarters has spies all over the world, so the information about Captain Roark is naturally no secret.
It's just that generally speaking, the big shots in the Navy headquarters won't care about the information of a mere naval colonel in the branch.
"Marshal Warring States, all the information about Captain Rock of the X3 branch is here."
Gion handed over the information in her hand. Originally, she was a rear admiral, and it was impossible for her to do such a trivial matter of running errands.
However, the intelligence work of the Navy Headquarters is currently in charge of Lieutenant General Tsuru, and Gion was staying with Tsuru at that time. When he heard that this matter was related to Wood, Gion took the initiative to take over the errand work.
She had secretly read the information before, and now she came here just to hear other information that she didn't know.
Sengoku saw through Gion's little thoughts, but he didn't touch anyone outside. Anyway, Gion is now considered one of the insiders.
"I have only served as the commander of the X3 branch for three years, but yet I have taken bribes, acted cowardly, and even harbored pirates..."
Looking at the information about Navy Captain Rock in his hand, Marshal Warring States frowned.
If you look carefully, you will find that in addition to the incident on Asuka Island and the "One-Eyed Pirates", this naval captain named Rock has also done many other bad things, which can be said to be a lot of evil.
"When this man was a major in the headquarters, his reputation wasn't very good.
Because he knew that he had no hope of promotion, and because the sea area where Asuka Island is located is his hometown, the superiors approved his request to serve as a colonel there."
Gion was even more jealous than Wood. When he saw that the naval captain named Rock turned a blind eye to Asuka Island's request for help and allowed the islanders to be massacred by the "One-Eyed Pirates", Gion was furious.
To put it bluntly, if Gion had been there back then, she would probably have done something similar to what Wood did.
Because what the other party did is simply the scum of the navy, and he is not worthy of wearing the mantle of justice.
"Marshal Warring States, a naval scum like this deserves death. If he continues to be retained, he will only harm the islands living around the X3 branch.
What the other party does will even affect the reputation of our navy in the West China Sea, causing more people to be disappointed in the navy."
Looking at Gion speaking plausibly in front of him, Sengoku rubbed the corners of his eyes with his fingers as he felt a headache.
"You are blaming this naval colonel because you are worried that we will define Wood as a traitor, or that we will punish him severely, right?"
Gion looked a little embarrassed after being exposed by Tomo Shogun Sengoku, even though she herself did hate the X3 branch naval captain.
But most of the reason why I just said so much is to help Wood speak up.
Gion didn't know why, but she actually felt quite strange about Wood now.
When they first met each other at the Naval Academy, Gion undoubtedly disliked Wood, after all, he had embarrassed her at that time.
But later, out of disgust, she slowly regarded Wood as an imaginary enemy and opponent.
While competing with each other, friendship slowly developed between the two.
What happened later on the Holy Land Marie Joa made the two of them share a secret. At that time, Gion got to know the real Wood and was impressed by his character beneath his cynical appearance.
It was also from that time that Gion discovered that in addition to the relationship between rival and friend, he had some strange feelings for Wood.
Unfortunately, before this emotion had time to ferment, Gion suddenly heard the news that Wood had defected to the Navy.
When Gion received the news that Wood had betrayed the Navy, he immediately did not believe it. After confirming that the information was correct, Gion felt endless disappointment and discomfort.
Especially after the pursuit of Wood failed and even the paper of life was taken away by the opponent, Gion felt lost and depressed for a long time.
In the end, it was because Lieutenant General Tsuru couldn't bear that Gion, who was just like his sister, would decline like this, so he told her Wood's secret mission after getting Sengoku's consent.
After learning that Wood was going to be an undercover agent instead of actually betraying the navy or betraying himself, Gion's mood instantly felt like he had gone directly from hell to heaven.
Not only did she come out of the shadows in a short period of time, but her work efficiency has become more and more efficient recently. According to her, she wanted to find something to catch up with Wood who defeated her.
"Marshal Warring States, you don't really want to punish Wood severely, but I don't think he did. He was just seeking justice for the people of Asuka Island."
Seeing the Sengoku Marshal's silence and ugly expression, Gion couldn't help but panic.
"Whether he did something wrong or not is not up to him. Even if this naval captain named Rock has a lot of bad records, he should report it to the headquarters and let me handle it instead of doing it himself.
Don't forget that his current identity is a pirate. A pirate single-handedly penetrated a navy branch as if entering an uninhabited land. Isn't this a slap in the face of the navy?
After seeing such news, pirates in the West Sea will become more rampant in the future, and the Navy’s deterrence in the West Sea will also fall to the bottom.”
After hearing Marshal Sengoku's words, Gion also fell silent. She admitted that Wood was very smart and would take the overall situation into consideration.
But sometimes once the bottom line is touched, he will dare to poke a hole even in the sky. Gion knows this very well. The two dead Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land Mariejoia are examples.
"If that's the case, then send me to station in the X3 branch instead of this naval colonel.
I will use the fastest thunderous means to defeat all the pirates in the West Sea, regain the navy's deterrence in the West Sea, and regain the trust of the islands in the West Sea in the navy."
The original naval captain of the X3 branch was killed by Wood. It was originally necessary for his subordinates to send a new general there, and his strength should not be too weak, otherwise he would not be able to suppress the now arrogant pirates in the West Sea.