Taking out the phone bug, Aka whispered: "Notify all intelligence personnel to launch operations and collect all clues."
"yes!"
On the other end of the phone, Makar nodded solemnly.
Soon, the huge intelligence machine of Baroque News Agency began to operate. Thousands of clues that were separated and listed separately in the eyes of ordinary people were found and reported one by one. After being sorted and eliminated by the branch heads, they finally connected the clues.
There are hundreds of logical movement routes.
Then, starting from the place where the incident occurred, core members swarmed out to find out the news along the way.
There is a tacit understanding between each other.
Once someone discovers that the clue is broken or the verification is wrong, all the spies in the entire sea area will change their formation and pounce on the next clue.
It sounds simple, but other intelligence agencies cannot do the same thing!
Distance is a big problem.
The fact that information cannot be delivered to every intelligence officer with 100% efficiency is a problem that no one in this world can overcome.
But Baroque Press did it.
The tacit cooperation that was as seamless as an instrument happened all over the world at the same time, leaving all parties stunned. It felt like they had refreshed their three views and re-understood the word "intelligence".
And what shocked them even more was.
They originally thought that the Baroque News Agency was a force secretly trained by Lovett, and that combat effectiveness was the most important, so they deliberately took out the coveted Evolution Potion.
But now they realize they were wrong.
These thousands of core members may have strong or weak abilities, but in this incredible search operation, no one was holding back, and everyone demonstrated intelligence literacy that was no less than that of ordinary government agents!
With such an exaggerated quantity, the intelligence network in the hands of the Black Earl is frightening.
It's not big, and the coverage area is limited, but wherever they go, nothing can escape their surveillance, it's airtight.
However……
Even if the news is known to many people, no one knows what they are investigating.
The pyramid system prevents ordinary employees from having access to confidential information. They can only have a rough suspicion that it is related to the robbery of one of his fleets.
Suddenly, what exactly the Black Earl is investigating has become the most curious question for all parties. The undercurrent of the sea surges, suppressing and expanding.
However, this depression did not last long. With the tireless and hard work of the tool workers, they peeled off layers of cocoons. In just one week, someone successfully found the target.
"Telephone Island?"
Hearing the questioning tone, Aka quickly opened the chart and quickly pointed out the location with quick eyes and hands.
“It happens to be not far away!”
Lovett smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, Makar."
"It is your duty to serve your master!"
After hanging up the phone, Lovett stretched.
"Weren't you curious before, why am I so sure that I am only one step away from the truth?"
Hearing this, Aka took back his hand and nodded.
"Yes."
"My subordinates are thinking, if Hancock's guess is wrong and it was not the revolutionary army, wouldn't the clue be cut off?"
"It's a very normal idea, nothing wrong with it."
In response, Lovett replied with a relaxed tone.
"But you are making things too complicated, Aka."
Lovett said softly while Aka looked humbly accepting the lesson.
"It can be seen from those inexplicable clues that someone deliberately left these clues for us to see so that we can have a general direction to investigate and achieve their goals."
"Although the process is a bit complicated, from the beginning, we were not looking for answers, but playing jigsaw puzzles, even the simplest ones with toddler difficulty, to find the most suitable piece among the known ones and fill it in on the drawing board, and then we got
the truth."
It's not about reading comprehension, it's about filling in the blanks.
"In this way, do you understand?"
Suddenly, Aka suddenly realized.
"I see, my subordinate understands!"
It's because I think about the problem too complicatedly.
They first concluded that those strange and contradictory clues were left behind intentionally, and they did not even recommend pursuing them. But now, they have fallen into misunderstandings.
After all, from the beginning, they only had three pieces of the puzzle to choose from.
Revolutionary Army, Navy, and the Unknown Shichibukai!
But the complexity of this matter is that they don't know which clues are credible, so Lovett went to Nine Snake Island... Judging from the abnormal behavior of the empress in returning the goods, she must know some exact information.
The result was just as expected.
Now, the existence of the revolutionary army has been confirmed.
But if the revolutionary army hadn't taken action...
Aka silently clenched his fists.
"Is there something that the Navy needs my help for, but not only can't it be made public, but it can't even be explained to me clearly, so it takes so much trouble?"
With his scarlet eyes shining, Lovett asked.
"The third target pointed to by the clues, King Shichibukai, have you thought of anything?"
His pupils suddenly shrank and turned into black spots. Aka couldn't hide his shock and said: "Jewelry rumors!"
It is indeed only "one" step away from the truth.
There is no third speculation!
Combined with the jewelry rumors, if it were not for the revolutionary army, everything would come to light.
"This society is so terrible. Everyone is darker than the other...If you don't be smart, you won't know where you have offended others until you die."
Lovett smacked his lips and spit out a soft feather.
The red-eyed raven and his were soul-connected and inseparable from each other. Whoever tried it would know what it was like for a normal person to comb his feathers.
…
Grand Line, Second Line, Telephone Island.
As the name suggests, this is an island rich in telephone bugs.
Although telephone bugs are a widely distributed species, they can be found on both winter and summer islands, but when it comes to where the best phone bugs are, there is no doubt that it is only on Telephone Island.
In the communication town on the island, there is at least one phone shop on every street. They usually sell phone bugs, but they also take orders for modified phone bugs and help customers customize phone bugs.
It is worth mentioning that the Shichibukai-specific telephone bug used by Lovett to communicate with the World Government was also produced on this island.
Plop!
The anchor hit the ocean and splashed white waves.
The merchant ship docked calmly at the port of Communication Town without causing any commotion.
The famous Skeleton Master on the black market is, after all, a little too far away for ordinary people. Passers-by only feel that he has a different temperament from ordinary people, and they can't imagine anything so far-reaching.
"grown ups!"
At the port, members of the Baroque News Agency, who had been waiting for a long time, bowed and reported quickly.
"We have found their location. Here is the town map."
"Well, you did a good job."
Signing Aka to take the map and standing on his shoulder, Lovett said: "Stay far away, maybe there will be big noise later."
Hearing this, the member nodded gratefully.
"yes!"
The destination was not far away. Not long after, standing at the door of a tavern called the Oak Tavern, Lovett complained that the name looked familiar and motioned to Aka.
"Why are you hanging a closing sign in broad daylight...Boss, we're open for business!"
Bang!!
Suddenly, countless white bone branches shot out from Aka's hands.
The winding and sinister white bones are sharpened on one side, like tree roots piercing into rocks, easily cutting through an entire wall.
The sudden explosion silenced the streets.
Then there was a scream.
"Kill...kill someone!"
"Run! There are pirates making trouble!"
Ignoring the commotion outside, Aka pulled his hands outward, completely tearing the wall apart, and then walked in.
"Um?"
Sensing a familiar smell, Lovett turned his head.
"This gentleman...have we met somewhere?"
"What?!"
Aka's eyes were solemn, looking in the direction, looking at the cloaked man sitting at the bar drinking calmly, and said: "Master, I didn't notice his existence just now!"
The breath of living people should be invisible to Aka's perception, but now, a guy who is not within the range of perception is sitting in front of him.
Lovett laughed at this.
"Of course, hiding one's head and showing one's tail is this person's specialty."
"Are you right, Mr. Long?"
Squeak...!
Under Aka's vigilant gaze, the high stool made a tooth-gripping sound, and the man in the cloak turned around.
He was holding a glass of rum in his hand, and his face was covered with tattoos, with fierce features and the corners of his mouth were split, and he was smiling.
"I should be the one to say this."
"It's really not easy to meet you."
"Want a drink? Black Count!"
What appeared in front of Lovett at this moment was Monkey D. Long, the most vicious criminal in the world and the leader of the revolutionary army who had disappeared for many days!