Phew, watching the Red Hair Pirates' ship sail away, White Ghost could no longer hold on once it was completely out of sight, and his body fell backward.
"Lieutenant Commander Bai Gui!" A group of Marines rushed over.
The Colonel ran over and saw that he had fainted!
"Quick, send him back to the Base infirmary for treatment."
White Ghost was covered in dense small wounds, and there was an even larger, still bleeding knife scar on his chest.
The Marines lifted White Ghost and quickly rushed towards the Navy Base.
On the rooftop, Ivankov's eyes widened: "These young people nowadays are truly amazing, hee-haw."
"I also didn't expect that the kid I once found interesting has now grown to this extent.
Let's go, Ivan, we still have things to do." Dragon took one last look at the unconscious White Ghost.
"Alright, Dragon, hee-haw, the world ahead is definitely going to be exciting."
At the Navy Base infirmary, ever since White Ghost was brought in, it became thoroughly busy.
"All the small wounds on his body have scabbed over, but the most important thing is the knife wound on his chest, and there's internal bleeding as well, so we must perform emergency surgery quickly," the doctor said while busy.
"Then what are you waiting for? Why aren't you performing surgery? Do you think he'll just get better by himself?
I don't care what method you use, treat Lieutenant Commander Bai Gui as quickly as possible, or I'll chop you all up!" The Base Commander roared at the medical staff.
The medical staff shivered in fright: "Yes, yes, yes, quickly go get the matching blood type, transfuse blood, and perform the surgery."
Watching White Ghost enter the operating room, the Base Commander couldn't do anything but go back to write a report to submit to Marineford.
At Marineford, in the conference room, a group of Marineford bigwigs were holding a meeting.
Sitting at the head was Sengoku, who had already been promoted to Fleet Admiral, followed by:
Admiral Sakazuki: Akainu
Admiral Kuzan: Aokiji
Vice Admiral Borsalino: Kizaru
Vice Admiral Tokikake: Kaji
Vice Admiral Momousagi: Gion
Marineford Chief of Staff Tsuru
Navy Hero Garp
Former Marine Admiral Zephyr
Onigumo, Yamakaji, and a host of other bigwigs.
Sengoku saw that everyone was present: "Ever since the majority of the Marine's main forces withdrew from the New World in the year 1500 of the Marine calendar, pirates have begun a massive counterattack.
Among them, Edward Newgate of the Whitebeard Pirates!
Charlotte Linlin of the Big Mom Pirates!
Kaido of the Beasts Pirates!
These three pirate crews, led by these individuals, have been relentlessly attacking Navy Bases in the New World.
Currently, in the New World, only the G1 to G7 Bases near the Red Line remain.
Now, let's discuss which individuals should be sent to guard the remaining Navy Bases."
Akainu: "I suggest we lead the Marines and fight the pirates to the death. How dare mere pirates go to such lengths? This is a failure of justice."
A group of hardliners echoed Akainu.
Aokiji: "I think it's better to focus on recuperation. Currently, the Marines don't have enough troops to support a full-scale war.
Ever since Roger started the Great Pirate Era, the Marines have been very weary."
A group of doves also nodded behind Aokiji.
Kizaru: "Oh, how scary, these pirates are so terrifying now!" Well, there was also a group of indifferent slackers nodding.
As Akainu and Aokiji's argument grew more intense.
Sengoku slammed the table: "Enough! This is a conference room!"
Instantly, the entire conference room fell silent.
However, after the silence, snoring could be heard, and everyone's faces darkened.
Sengoku frowned tightly, picked up his teacup, and threw it: "Garp, this is a conference room, not your sleeping place, you bastard!"
"Bang." Garp was woken by the cup, and groggily opened his eyes: "Huh, is it over?"
"You old bastard!" Sengoku cursed, stomping his feet.
"Huh, Sengoku, you actually threw a teacup at me, you bastard! I won't forgive you without two bags of senbei!" Garp's old face was filled with anger.
"Shut up, you idiot!"
"Ha, Sengoku, you're going too far!"
Everyone...
"Alright, we're currently in a meeting discussing the New World issue. If you two want to argue, do it outside later," Tsuru interjected to mediate.
Sengoku and Garp both fell silent.
Just then, Sengoku's personal guard came to the door with a document and said: "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, emergency!"
Everyone tensed up, thinking that those few Bases in the New World had also been attacked by pirates.
Sengoku motioned to his personal guard: "Read it out."
The personal guard saluted: "Yes, Fleet Admiral Sengoku!
Just now, Base Commander Chief Mao of Loguetown sent an urgent report."
Upon hearing it wasn't news from the New World, everyone relaxed.
The Marine continued: "Just today, the Red Hair Pirates, who have been roaming the Four Seas for years, landed in Loguetown and engaged in a fierce battle with Lieutenant Commander Bai Gui of the Loguetown Navy Base."
"Red Hair Pirates? Isn't that the brat who was on Roger's ship back then?" Garp remembered that there seemed to be a red-haired kid on Roger's ship back then.
"Yes, Vice Admiral Garp, current data shows that Shanks, the Captain of the Red Hair Pirates, was indeed a member of the Roger Pirates back then."
After the Marine finished speaking, he picked up the transmitted photo and put it up.
As the photo was placed on the projection Den Den Mushi, the large screen lit up, showing a photo of Red Hair and White Ghost initially clashing with Haoshoku at the port.
Two young men were seen standing on opposite sides, confronting each other.
"Oh, that kid from Roger's ship back then has also grown up now, huh? Hahaha," Garp laughed heartily.
"Shut up, Garp." Sengoku motioned for the personal guard to continue.
"Afterward, the two fought at the port. During the battle, Red-Haired Shanks displayed strength far exceeding the standard for rookies."
"Hmm?" A group of bigwigs wondered.
"During the battle, Red-Haired Shanks displayed Haoshoku, Armament Haki, Observation Haki, physical combat, swordsmanship, and even advanced usage of Armament Haki.
The second photo was displayed, showing the two confronting each other with swords.
"Hmmph, this guy named White Ghost is so handsome!" Gion squinted, looking at the man in the picture.
"Damn it, what's so handsome about him? He's not even half as good as me. Gion, you absolutely must not fall for him!" Kaji became jealous.
"Who is this White Ghost? Why haven't I heard of him?" Most of the people present didn't know, only a few did.
Sengoku rubbed his brow: "Little Tsuru, you tell them."
Tsuru also spoke with some helplessness:
"Darth Bai Gui, Loguetown Marine Lieutenant Commander, 16 years old, a native of Loguetown.
His parents were ordinary merchants before, and his family situation is quite special. He joined the Marines at 12 years old.
He grew rapidly in the Loguetown Navy Base, and in subsequent battles, he showed astonishing talent.
He always charged at the front in every battle, avoiding many casualties among the lower-ranking Marines."
"Since he's so outstanding, why wasn't he transferred to Marineford?" Zephyr asked.
Tsuru's expression was a bit grim: "That's what this old woman is about to say.
Although this person has outstanding military achievements, he doesn't listen to orders very well, and during patrols, he likes to intercept and kill pirate crews that commit evil deeds.
After killing them, he plunders the pirates' treasures and distributes them to the team members on patrol with him.
However, for those who were forced to become pirates, he would first tie them up and identify them.
The innocent ones would be sent home, the pirates would be imprisoned, and the treasures confiscated and divided. Moreover, he is suspected of having contact with the renegade Marine, Monkey D. Dragon."
Everyone present frowned deeply, and Tsuru continued: "After receiving the report, the inspection team went to investigate, and that kid's explanation was:
I am a Marine without justice. Why be so restrained? Isn't the Navy supposed to fight pirates? Besides, regarding the division of spoils, that's something my brothers risked their lives for. Is it too much to take a little hard-earned money?
The inspection team found that White Ghost indeed liked to do things that way, and he hadn't committed any other corruption.
Regarding Dragon, he met Dragon when Roger was executed.
He was still wandering at the time, starving, and when he saw Dragon, he thought he was a rich man, so he went over to try his luck.
After that, Dragon, who had no money, gave him a training manual and then left."
"Hmph," Akainu grunted with displeasure: "A Marine without justice, what kind of Marine is that?"
"Nah, there's no need to say that. Little Brother White Ghost has always been doing what justice should do. Well, aside from those minor issues, there's nothing else," Aokiji retorted.
Zephyr also frowned. Before that incident happened, he was very much against such behavior.
The arguments continued on site, and Tsuru cleared her throat.
"The inspection team's in-depth investigation revealed that when Darth Bai Gui was a child, his parents encountered a shipwreck while at sea and both passed away.
His uncle, after seizing the family property, beat and verbally abused him. Unable to bear it, he finally chose to escape from there.
After that, he grew up wandering in Loguetown from a young age.
In the Marines, after being promoted to Lieutenant Commander through military achievements, he never sought revenge on his uncle's family. It's just that for the past two years, his uncle's family business has been getting worse year by year, almost on the verge of bankruptcy."
"Heh heh!" Everyone present laughed.
"Finally, the inspection team concluded that Darth Bai Gui doesn't care about power.
He's not greedy, only likes to strengthen his power, and doesn't cultivate confidants. He's just a madman who loves to fight.
The Marineford's suggestion is to try not to get close to the center of power, and within the bounds of not breaking laws or discipline, they can turn a blind eye."
"Uh..." A group of bigwigs looked at each other, speechless.
Only Garp laughed heartily, "A Marine without a sense of justice, interesting, hahaha..."