Chapter 76: World-Shocking News!
After receiving the bounty posters, this mid-level Marine officer did his homework. Apart from not knowing what happened on Mex Island, he had looked into everything else in detail. It was precisely because of this that he couldn't understand why a seemingly gentle and weak pretty girl, with no prior record of heinous crimes, would be given such a high bounty on her very first poster, even higher than the bounties of the two Marine traitors.
It was said that the bounty amounts on these posters were personally set by Admiral Kizaru. It seemed that after this esteemed officer returned, he would have to find someone from his retinue to get a better understanding.
After scanning past the incomprehensible Toy Empress bounty poster, it was the turn of the Marine traitor, "Thunder God" Daz Bonez, with a bounty of 287,000,000 Berries.
After Daz Bonez was "The Infiltrator" Paula, with a bounty of 130,000,000 Berries. Then came the "Surgeon of Death" Trafalgar Law, with a bounty of 110,000,000 Berries.
After the first six, whose bounties were all over one hundred million, it was the turn of "The Suffocating Chef" Betty, with a bounty of 96,000,000 Berries. Lastly was the recently added "Astrologer" Basil Hawkins, with a bounty of 5,000,000 Berries.
It had to be said that the intelligence-gathering capabilities of the Marines were truly formidable. In just three days, they had not only found out Hancock's family name but had also dug up information on the newly boarded Hawkins.
A day later, as the entire world was about to welcome the new year of 1515, the world-shocking bounty posters were spread into the hands of countless people by the News Coos.
Looking at the Red Nose Pirates, a crew of only eight people with a total bounty of 1,813,000,000, nearly two billion Berries, countless people were deeply shocked by this crazy move from Marine Headquarters.
Just as the public couldn't understand why such a high bounty was set for this emerging pirate crew, the events that transpired on Mex Island in the North Blue were reported by some unknown newspaper company.
Although the newspaper company was almost immediately shut down, the eye-popping news spread like wildfire throughout the world.
It turned out that King Sarkozy IV, one of the three annihilated kings, had actually been forcefully killed by the arriving Red Nose Pirates right under the nose of Admiral Kizaru, after he had fled his own country and received the Admiral's protection.
It wasn't until this news was exposed that the world finally understood why Marine Headquarters had set such an astonishingly high bounty for this newly established pirate crew.
Not only did they snatch someone from the hands of a Marine Admiral, but they also forced the Admiral to retreat. Such news was simply appalling.
Just as the world was beginning to doubt Admiral Kizaru's competence, another piece of news was exposed.
And compared to this news, the news of a Marine Admiral being repelled was somewhat insignificant.
On the second day of the new year, Sea Circle year 1515, in Area 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago, while reporters from more than half the world's countries had rushed to Marine Headquarters to try and interview Admiral Kizaru, a man calling himself Dr. Indigo gathered many of them there, saying he was going to announce a great secret about the Red Nose Pirates.
Because all participating reporters had been warned in advance that if the news was leaked and the Red Nose Pirates found out, the secret-revealing conference would be canceled, this secret conference was actually not known to any unrelated people before it was held.
Even the Marines and the World Government only discovered this matter after noticing the unusual movements of a large number of reporters.
At 10 a.m. on January 2nd, outside an auction house in Area 1, Dr. Indigo, with a series of farting sounds accompanying his steps, arrived in front of the numerous reporters.
"Everyone, first, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dr. Indigo, and I am a comrade of the great pirate, Golden Lion Shiki."
This unusual opening immediately ignited the entire scene. All the reporters understood that even if they didn't get any news about the Red Nose Pirates today, just the mention of the Golden Lion, who had escaped from the great underwater prison, was enough to make this trip worthwhile.
Just as the numerous reporters were preparing to ask questions, Dr. Indigo spoke again: "You don't need to ask questions, because I won't answer you. The only thing you need to do is listen clearly to every word I say. The first thing I want to say now is that my captain, the great pirate Golden Lion Shiki, was treacherously ambushed by Red-Nosed Buggy and Thunder God Daz Bonez over five years ago and died with regret in the secret realm of Virmel in the Grand Line."
The explosive news once again ignited the scene. However, no matter how crazily the reporters asked questions and shouted, Dr. Indigo remained silent, just looking at them coldly.
When this wave of passion had almost passed, Dr. Indigo spoke again: "Now it is time to reveal the secret of the Red Nose Pirates. After the captain was killed five years ago, I went into hiding and then secretly investigated everything about this pirate crew. It was only recently that I came to a conclusion: Red-Nosed Buggy must have mastered some kind of technique to obtain a person's ability after killing a Devil Fruit user. I am certain of this point. The most direct evidence is Boa Hancock. She was born in the Maiden Island of the Calm Belt and has two younger sisters. One of them is the current Warlord of the Sea, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Sandersonia's ability is exactly the same as Captain Shiki's. Of course, this alone might raise some questions, but the recording in this Sky Island Tone Dial should be enough to prove some things."
After speaking, Dr. Indigo played the sound he had secretly recorded.
If Buggy were here, he would have instantly understood that the content was the conversation between himself, Shiki, and Daz Bonez before and after Shiki was killed.
After listening to the entire conversation, excitement once again appeared on the faces of all the reporters, especially when Buggy said the last sentence: "Let's go to the nearest island first and deal with Shiki's body before we talk about anything else."
Earlier, Buggy had said he wanted Shiki's head for the purpose of joining the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but it turned out no one had heard any similar news. Even Shiki's death was unknown. Combined with the last sentence and the ability that Sandersonia obtained, all these things added together involuntarily led people to guess the true purpose behind the Red-Nosed Buggy's attack on the Golden Lion.
"And some of you should have also heard the rumors about 'Cursedplace' in the Grand Line. There was no curse there at all, just a toy ability user causing trouble. After she was killed, many liberated people can prove this point. And now, this same ability has appeared on Boa Hancock. My dear reporter friends, the secret of the Red Nose Pirates has been told to you. What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and publish your articles!"
(End of Chapter)
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