Sengoku: It Was Already Quite Civilized of Me Not to Laugh Out Loud!
He spent the entire day working Sengoku Mary Geoise, from dawn till dusk, before he finally managed to sort out all the events of the previous night.
At least on the surface, things have been sorted out.
On the surface, according to the testimonies of most people last night and the descriptions of the scene, it was Shiki who first silently attacked Mary Geoise, with several tiny islands falling directly from the sky, causing the initial chaos in Mary Geoise. Immediately afterwards, the Revolutionary Army, led by Dragon, inexplicably emerged from underground in Mary Geoise!
As soon as they appeared, they set fires everywhere, immediately attacked the aristocratic street, and then systematically liberated the slaves, even infiltrating the God's Abode.
While some members of the Revolutionary Army were liberating slaves, a group of elite soldiers, led by Dragon, launched a fierce attack on the CP Agency headquarters in the Mogu district and actually captured it. Later, when they withdrew, they set fire to the entire CP Agency headquarters building. The exact extent of their losses is currently unknown, but there is no doubt that a large amount of classified information has been leaked!
Throughout the entire attack, the Revolutionary Army did not launch a large-scale attack on Panger Castle and the God's Abode (later investigations revealed that the God's Abode was only infiltrated and did not experience a large-scale riot). This shows that the Revolutionary Army was very clear about Mary Geoise's operating model. Once an attack occurred, Mary Geoise's elite forces would only concentrate on protecting these two areas. As long as they did not provoke these two areas, no one else could stop them.
This also proves that the planner of this attack was very familiar with the World Government. If it were an ordinary pirate, he would definitely be suspected. Was there a mole? But as Sengoku read the report, he admired Ortolan even more.
Because he brought in the Revolutionary Army to take the blame, no one suspected there was a mole. The Revolutionary Army's leader, Dragon, had served as a high-ranking Marines officer and was quite familiar with the World Government and Mary Geoise. With him on the team, the scapegoat was perfect!
"More than 14,000 slaves have gone missing, the noble guards have been completely scattered, the entire noble district has been burned to the ground, a large number of buildings in the brothel district have been blown up, the CP Agency has been completely overrun, the Fleet Admiral has been killed, 372 nobles have been murdered, and the property loss is roughly estimated to be as high as trillions of Belly. There is still no accurate answer..." Sengoku felt his scalp tingle as he looked at the report.
This loss, amounting to trillions of Belly, is not necessarily just a matter of one trillion Belly.
The nobles who could settle in Mary Geoise were all incredibly wealthy, and their clustered residential areas were burned to the ground. What does that tell us?
This means that all their precious possessions, such as calligraphy, paintings, antiques, toys, and works of art, are now gone. They were either looted by the Revolutionary Army or burned to ashes.
Of the more than 600 nobles gathered in the entire district, nearly 400 died. The lucky ones who survived were either not wealthy or escaped quickly, but even if you're alive, losing your money is still a kind of suffering.
This is just the aristocratic-style street; the Menggu district also suffered numerous attacks, and the loss of various confidential documents and other valuables is immeasurable. Therefore, Sengoku can almost certainly conclude that the losses this time are well over a trillion!
As Sengoku was reviewing these reports, Chief Staff Officer Tsuru lifted the curtain and entered the makeshift tent. Looking at Sengoku, she said, "There are a large number of reporters gathered outside. How should we announce the attack on Mary Geoise to the outside world?"
Sengoku rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled, and then said, "Since Shiki has already been executed, according to that lord's wishes, regardless of whether he was used and then abandoned by the Revolutionary Army, or what, he must be firmly identified as the mastermind and made to bear the majority of the responsibility. Secondly, there must be a condemnation of the Revolutionary Army, defining this incident as a terrorist attack..."
After a slight pause, Sengoku said in a deep voice, "The more than 14,000 slaves who were rescued were specifically instructed not to reveal their identities to the outside world. They were defined as commoners of Mary Geoise. In addition, considering the casualties of the guards and nobles, it was announced that the terrorist attack on Mary Geoise launched by the Revolutionary Army caused nearly 20,000 casualties, which is a heinous crime!"
The power of public opinion is terrifying. Take the burning of Mary Geoise, for example. Although the Revolutionary Army had its own agenda mixed in, it did indeed liberate more than 14,000 slaves from their suffering.
However, because they have no voice and the power of public opinion is in the hands of the government of the world, even if they have done something great, in the eyes of the world's public opinion, it is a terrorist attack!
They launched a baseless attack on the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, wantonly set fire to the city, colluded with pirates, killed nearly 20,000 people, and looted a large amount of wealth. This is the 'characterization' given to their actions by the World Government!
As for the conspiracy, Shiki can be said to be the only gain in this counterattack. Not to mention that his identity and prestige are qualified, even if he is not, the World Government can only bite the bullet, give him a shout-out, and then announce that he is the conspiracy.
Otherwise, if the government were to be slapped in the face by the Revolutionary Army and pirates and gain nothing, what would become of its dignity?
Chief Staff Officer Tsuru had anticipated this response, and nodded calmly, continuing, "What about the rest of the information? Are you hiding it?"
"No need to hide it. We still have a memorial service for the Commander-in-Chief... so let's announce it to the public as well. Before launching the attack, the Revolutionary Army planned a prison break in Impel Down, releasing Shiki, who had been captured. Shiki then brutally murdered the Fleet Admiral, Lord Kessler, who bravely defended Mary Geoise. During the retreat, he was pursued overnight by our Marines Vice Admiral Bann Ortolan and beheaded in the early morning in the waters of the New World Gateway. As the mastermind behind this terrorist attack, he has been executed!" Admiral Sengoku instructed.
After a slight pause, the Admiral Sengoku smiled and said, "Then let Falkenodel apologize and take responsibility for our government's dereliction of duty in this incident. This is something I have already discussed with him."
Falkenodel is currently the Director-General of the CP Agency. In terms of rank, the Director-General of the CP is equivalent to the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, and he is one rank higher than Sengoku.
In addition, the relationship between the CP Agency and the Marine Headquarters was not good to begin with. They would only feel satisfied if they met by sarcasm and ridicule each other. Therefore, Sengoku's relationship with him was quite bad.
This time, Mary Geoise, as Holy Land and the core of the World Government, was attacked. The CP Agency was completely unaware, unprepared, and unwarranted beforehand. This is undoubtedly a major dereliction of duty, especially since they are in charge of the Revolutionary Army's affairs.
The first person to warn Mary Geoise was Sengoku, who was talking to the Five Elders via Den Den Mushi at the time. He said that after the Revolutionary Army's prison break, there must be a deeper plan, and he hoped that all government agencies would be alert.
So afterwards, Falkenodel humbled himself and bowed to the Admiral Sengoku, hoping that Sengoku would be lenient and let him off the hook while carrying out the 'purge'.
If the Sengoku really intended to destroy him, it was entirely possible that they would have used this opportunity to drag him out and execute him!
Even during the Sengoku, there was no intention to push things to the extreme. The goal was simply for him to come forward, publicly admit his dereliction of duty in front of public opinion, and take full responsibility for the government's actions.
Falkenodel, of course, also understood that after this bowing and apologizing, his time as chief of staff was over and he would have to step down early. At least he could retire early and wouldn't end up being executed.
Given the magnitude of the event, the fact that he survived and stepped down from his position is already incredibly lucky, so he was quite pleased with himself.
"It seems that CP's losses this time are really serious..." Chief Staff Officer Tsuru said with a hint of schadenfreude.
Don't be fooled by her seemingly righteous and just public image, just like Sengoku. When it comes to internal political struggles, kicking someone when they're down is a common tactic, especially in the fight with CP, which has been going on for hundreds of years. Given the chance, how could she not gloat?
They didn't feel any sadness at the sacrifice of the Fleet Admiral, because this Commander-in-Chief came from the CP Agency, so he had been at odds with the Marines since he took office. Especially in recent days, he himself was considering retiring, so he always tried to find fault with the Marines, hoping to severely suppress the Marines in his last few days and take advantage of his remaining strength to secure more benefits for the CP Agency.
Despite the respectful title of "Commander-in-Chief" used by the Sengoku period, he actually had no respect for this person whatsoever.
This time, the CP Agency headquarters building was burned down, and the biggest backer, the Fleet Admiral, was also killed. The current Chief of Staff is about to be dismissed and take the blame. It can be said that the losses are enormous. It is already a sign of good character that Sengoku did not laugh out loud!
Thinking about all this, Sengoku suddenly felt that Ortolan's audacity was not entirely unacceptable.