One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

Without any hesitation, he immediately ordered someone to bring in Chief Advisor He and relayed Kane's phone call to her verbatim.

“I have some recollection of this Vergo.”

Sengoku's fingers tapped unconsciously on the table, his tone heavy: "In his first year in the navy, he performed exceptionally well, acting decisively, even to the point of being ruthless."

I initially thought this was simply his way of upholding justice, but now, looking back… his motives are indeed questionable.

Staff Officer He listened quietly, his brows furrowing slightly, before finally letting out a soft sigh.

"Although it was the pirates who exposed this matter, causing the Navy to lose face... it must be admitted that Kane's phone call actually provided a reasonable source for many of the G5 branch's inexplicable 'special practices'."

Just as the unofficial history that Kangxi's biological father was Hong Chengchou explained many historical questions, Vergo's possible undercover identity was like a key piece of the puzzle, instantly making He understand many things that he had previously found strange.

For example, the pirate-like style of the G5 branch—

He disobeyed orders from the Navy Headquarters and committed other heinous acts, such as the torture and killing of pirates.

Looking back now, it seems that this shift in attitudes began when Vergo was sent to and gradually took control of the G5 branch.

"At this point, regardless of Kane's motives or whether what he said is true or false, we must conduct the most rigorous internal investigation into Vergo."

Crane's voice was calm and firm as she summarized the situation.

"I intend to entrust this matter entirely to you."

Sengoku looked at his old comrade-in-arms with trust in his eyes, but also with a hint of barely perceptible guilt and struggle.

He knew what this task meant, but he finally made up his mind and said, word by word:

"If...if Vergo's identity is indeed confirmed, then you will lead the establishment of a special investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation within our navy!"

This means that the interests of countless people will be affected, and more existing problems will be exposed, causing immeasurable shocks.

"clear."

Without the slightest hesitation, He agreed immediately.

His aged yet wise eyes held a calm and resolute expression.

Even though she knew better than anyone the consequences of taking on this mission—that she would offend countless colleagues and factions, and might even involve the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.

But for the future of the navy, some festering sores must be removed.

"I'm sorry, Tsuru." Sengoku lowered his eyes.

"Heh~ In the final moments of my life, I can still do something practical for the navy. Isn't this the best arrangement?"

The crane smiled broadly.

"If you encounter obstacles that you can't overcome, then just dismiss this old woman from her post."

She waved casually and turned to leave.

Chapter 190 Searching for the Dark-Dark Fruit

Wano Country, within the Shogun's Castle.

The stench of blood in the room had not completely dissipated.

Umit stood frozen in place, watching helplessly as the members of the Don Quixote family fell cleanly and swiftly, like wheat being harvested.

He instinctively held his breath, not daring to even swallow hard, for fear that the slightest movement would attract the attention of that evil spirit above.

However, after ordering the disposal of the Don Quixote family members, Kane seemed to have forgotten about Umit's existence.

He remained calm and methodically processed the documents.

He didn't even glance at Umit.

But this silent indifference terrified Umit more than any form of torture.

The unknown fear made him break out in a cold sweat.

What does Kane want to do?

Kill me? Imprison me? Or release me?

Countless thoughts began to sprout in his mind.

As time ticked by, Umit's face grew paler and paler, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Finally, Kane calmly finished processing the last document.

He seemed to only then remember that there was another person in the room, and looked up, saying casually, "Oh, and you too, Umit."

This seemingly casual remark startled Umit, causing his legs to buckle and nearly causing him to kneel down on the spot.

"Lord Kane! I'm useful! Don't kill me! I'm willing to pay with my life!!"

Umit screamed with all his might, his voice distorted by extreme fear.

He was terrified that if he delayed even a second, his head would separate from his neck.

Kane leaned back lazily in the wide chair, his fingers interlaced in front of him, looking at him leisurely, and said in a calm tone: "Tell me your worth."

“I have money! A billion Berries, no, two billion Berries to buy my life.”

Umit hurriedly quoted his price, and then added, "And Devil Fruits! I have three Zoan-type Devil Fruits in my collection! I'll give them all to you!"

"Nonsense!"

Kane shook his head dismissively: "Kill you, and your money, your Devil Fruit, won't they all be mine?"

Umit's lips twitched at the sound of that self-righteous tone.

Don't they even try to hide the fact that they're robbing people?

He gritted his teeth, knowing that now was not the time to be stingy, and decided to play his biggest card.

"I...I'm willing to serve the Beasts Pirates! All the logistics channels and fleets I've built up over the years can be unconditionally merged into Beasts Logistics!"

If even this can't move Kane, then he'll accept his fate.

However, after throwing out this chip, Umit's confused mind gradually cleared up.

If Kane really wanted him dead, he wouldn't have kept him alive until now.

There must be something about oneself that the other party values ​​and that can only be realized while alive.

As expected, Kane, sitting on his throne, finally managed a satisfied smile.

"A wise choice."

He snapped his fingers, pointed at Umit, and ordered the ninja beside him, "Go, untie him."

"Yes, Lord Kane!"

The ninja obeyed orders and swiftly freed Umit from his restraints.

Umit, now free, dared not be negligent in the slightest. He hurriedly staggered forward a few steps, bowed deeply to Kane, almost touching his forehead to the ground, and spoke with utmost humility.

"From this day forward, I, Umit, and everything I possess, will follow Lord Kane's lead!"

Kane nodded noncommittally.

He was certainly not naive enough to believe Umit's apparent "loyalty," because this guy had absolutely no loyalty to speak of.

But it doesn't matter, he will make Umit "have" loyal ones.

"Luo, rip his heart out for me."

If there's no loyalty, then let's substitute it with a real heart.

Upon hearing this, Umit's face instantly turned pale, thinking that Kane had suddenly changed his mind and was still going to take his life.

He hurriedly raised his head, his voice trembling with tears as he pleaded, "Lord Kane, I truly surrender to your organization and will follow you wholeheartedly!"

"Don't worry, I don't want you dead. You'll find out soon enough."

Kane waved his hand, his tone remaining calm.

At this moment, Luo walked up to Umit expressionlessly and raised his long sword.

An invisible domain instantly enveloped Umit.

The next second, a flash of light appeared!

A palm-sized, still rhythmically pulsating, bright red chunk of flesh fell into Luo's hand.

Then, Law turned around and handed the fresh heart to Kane.

"This...this...is this my heart?"

Umit instinctively touched his chest, where a piece was now missing.

He stared at the still-beating heart that belonged to him in Kane's hand, utterly shocked and bewildered.

"of course."

Kane examined the still-beating heart in his hand with great interest and nodded.

Immediately, he slightly clenched his fingers, applying pressure.

The heart, which had been full of energy just moments before, stopped beating instantly in Kane's palm, its pulse becoming weak and labored.

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"Uh-"

As Kane closed his five fingers, Umit felt as if his heart had been gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand, and it suddenly stopped beating!

Immediately afterwards, a heart-wrenching pain came, and everything went black in an instant. His legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.

He opened his mouth wide, instinctively trying to breathe, but couldn't feel a single wisp of oxygen entering his lungs.

Without a heart pumping blood, all his organs were on the verge of suffocation due to lack of oxygen, and the shadow of death completely loomed over him.

Just as his consciousness was about to fade, Kane loosened his grip.

"Puff... puff..."

His heart began to beat strongly again in Kane's palm.

At the same time, Umit took a deep breath, like a drowning person finally surfacing. He breathed greedily and deeply, his whole body trembling uncontrollably from the shock of surviving the ordeal.

"I'll keep this heart for now, you don't mind, do you?"