One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 352 You only need to think

The shocking words were followed by an eerie silence.

At this moment, the entire venue fell silent.

Rios' eyes widened in surprise.

The four people behind them also stared wide-eyed.

Sly's thinking continued to be active in the later stages.

Is this audible?

Will I be silenced?

"Are you surprised? Do you think I wouldn't dare? You need to know one thing: when it comes to cruelty and methods of killing, you can't compare to me."

"Think it over carefully. I look forward to you coming to me. If you want to achieve greater success, you absolutely cannot do without my help."

……

"Don't look at me like that. I'm just fishing. If I don't throw out the bait, how will the fish take the bait?"

Roman lay lazily on the blue leather sofa, talking casually.

"Excuse me, sir, I don't quite understand." His burning curiosity overcame his fear.

Gran was the first to raise her hand to ask a question; to be honest, she was already quite confused.

What she said also reflected the questions in the minds of others.

"So you guys are still too young."

Roman shook his head.

They were already used to such remarks.

Perhaps that's true; compared to Roman, the four of them were indeed too "young".

"Don't you already know that there have been unexplained deaths and disappearances of pirates at G5 Fortress recently?" Do you really think this has nothing to do with G5 Fortress?

"But that's not important. Even if it's G5 Fortress's doing, isn't that... normal?"

Yes, that's normal.

But the key question is why these dead pirates were never on the G5 fortress's report list.

Why make such a normal thing seem so secretive?

The appearance of the military doctor, Rios, also indirectly proves that there is something fishy going on.

"But is this a good idea? Even if there's something fishy going on, it shouldn't be considered harmful to the Navy, right? At least for now, they're targeting pirates. Do we really need to get involved?"

LaVine is more worried about the trouble.

He also had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

But as long as the trouble isn't directed at him, he really can't be bothered to care.

Or is it, as Sly said, that the commander wants to cause trouble for the hawks?

"You guys don't think I'm trying to cause trouble, do you?"

Oops, I've been exposed!

“You’re right, I do want to cause trouble,” Roman readily admitted.

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"Because the format here made me feel that something was wrong."

After saying that, Roman began to draw.

Starting a year ago, the unexplained death and disappearance rates of pirates began to rise exponentially.

Up to now, it has risen from 3.87% to 23.69%, and this is all near the G5 fortress.

In contrast, the death rate at G5 Fortress has remained relatively low.

"The number of pirate deaths is rising, but this is not reflected in the reports of G5 Fortress. Moreover, G5 Fortress has achieved even greater victories without a rise in casualties. What does this indicate?"

Patch: "Does that mean there's a genius inside?"

The heavy blow nearly knocked Patch unconscious.

Sly, however, had a sudden inspiration: "This means a new weapon has appeared."

“Correct.” Roman nodded in affirmation.

Technological change is the key.

"My suspicion is that the people at G5 Fortress probably made a deal with the Science Department. As for the legitimacy of this deal, what do you think? After all, I haven't heard of any new weapons belonging to Admiral Kizaru's subordinates."

The three generals are now each fulfilling their respective duties.

Aokiji takes charge of the intelligence department.

Akainu takes charge of the logistics department.

Kizaru takes charge of the Science Department.

Because of the different functions they perform, the rights and benefits they enjoy to the faction they belong to are naturally different.

Kizaru's unit has always been the first to enjoy new weapons.

However, the faction of hawks, which has many supporters, has developed technology that even the Kizaru Squad has not. Is there really no problem with this?

"I think we need to follow the clues to find out what's going on here."

“I understand. That’s why you said you were the murderer of Andrew, because you needed to lower his guard so you could find the mastermind.”

"So Rios is a key figure? But are you really sure he played a significant role in it?"

"I'm sure."

Roman knew that she had opened Pandora's box and unleashed the evil within.

If Rios was indeed involved in the current unexplained deaths, then he must have had some influence on the matter.

Hawkish navies are often just that kind of fanatical.

"Then we..."

"You don't need to do anything."

"What?".

Are you sure?

"I'm sure this time, you just need to stand by and watch."

"Why? What is your purpose in bringing us here?"

“Sly, Glen, Raven, Patch, listen up. The more you focus on what’s in front of you, the less likely you are to see the truth. You don’t need to do anything extra here, just think.”

Looking at the four people who had already fallen silent.

Roman already had someone in mind.