That night, the G-1 Marine Base in the New World was still brightly lit, with a large number of Marines soldiers patrolling at night. The port was empty, with not a single warship in sight.
It is clear that most of G-1's military force has been deployed to blockade the gateway sea area to the New World.
It was under these circumstances that a three-masted sailing ship flying the flag of the World Government slowly sailed into G-1's naval port.
Soon, the ship's ladder was lowered, and a group of special agents dressed in the black suits commonly seen on CP Agency disembarked.
Then, a group of Marines stepped forward and said, "Come with us, the base commander has been waiting for you for a long time."
Meanwhile, in the base commander's office, Stolobey was talking to someone via Den Den Mushi.
"Isn't it over yet? When he fought Whitebeard, didn't he just crush him after entering that Sulong state?" Stolobey asked helplessly.
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, also at night, the Momonga watched the distant island. There was Inazuma, flames, and strong winds. Every now and then, Kaido could be seen being blasted away, and Charlotte Linlin could be seen wielding the burning Emperor Sword and slashing at Ortolan. In any case, it was still very intense.
"After all, it's not a real life-or-death battle. We're still in a regular combat situation. Ortolan hasn't even entered that Sulong form yet..." the Momonga said calmly.
"Why not use your full strength?" Stolobey asked, puzzled.
"I think... he probably wants to observe and understand Kaido and Charlotte Linlin's true strength more thoroughly, so that he'll have a better understanding of what he'll do in the future," the Momonga said after thinking for a moment.
Without dwelling on these issues, Stolobey inquired further, "Some of my subordinates at headquarters have contacted me, saying that Sakazuki has consolidated military power at headquarters and, under the pretext of preventing a deterioration in the situation at the front, is preparing to increase the security level at headquarters..."
"This is normal. Although Ortolan told me before that Sakazuki might be on our side, the countermeasures department still prepared two plans without absolute certainty. So, regardless of whether Sakazuki is our enemy or not, we are confident in dealing with him..." Momonga chuckled.
After a slight pause, the Momonga said with a hint of melancholy, "Actually, to tell you, we had already anticipated the situation at headquarters long before Fleet Admiral Sengoku was taken away. I even used Den Den Mushi to convey the current situation to Ortolan, and his response was just one word: 'Wait...'"
"Wait?" Stolobey asked. "Wait for what?"
"I don't know what I'm waiting for..." the Momonga said helplessly. "That guy was being all mysterious, keeping me in suspense, saying someone would deliver something, and only when we get those things can the New World Marines raise the banner of justice and all that..."
Just as the Momonga was saying these words, there was a knock on the door from the Den Den Mushi, as if a Marines was giving a report.
"Base Commander, the CP Agency has arrived."
Stolobey then said, "My people are coming, so I won't talk to you anymore."
The Momonga asked in surprise, "What do the CP people want with you? You're not planning to betray us, are you?"
Didn't we already make arrangements? Whether it's a ship from headquarters or a ship from the New World Government, anyone who isn't one of our own is strictly prohibited from entering the New World Gateway waters!
How come this Stolobey secretly contacting people from CP?
"I'll call your grandpa." Stolobey laughed and cursed, "It's Spandam holding the Admiral's Golden Den Den Mushi token, saying he has important information and must see me."
"Spandam ..." The Momonga no longer doubted him and said with a chuckle, "Even without that Golden Den Den Mushi as a token, we'd already consider him one of our own..."
"It seems there were others with him..." Stolobey replied, then said, "Forget it, I'll stop here and see what he's up to."
"Okay, keep in touch." Seeing this, the Momonga hung up the Den Den Mushi.
However, the moment he hung up the Den Den Mushi, Momonga suddenly realized something... Could the person Ortolan was waiting for Spandam?
At that moment, he almost wanted to call the Den Den Mushi back, but he took a deep breath and suppressed the thought, though a hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in the G-1 base commander's office.
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Stolobey said, "Let them in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened, and two people from CP entered. One of them, Stolobey; it was indeed Spandine. The other one, however, was someone he had never seen before.
As for the rest of CP's entourage, they have all been taken to another location by the Marines to wait. They can't just let any of their underlings sneak into the base commander's office, can they?
Seeing that there were outsiders present, Stolobey did not show any unusual enthusiasm. He spoke calmly and indifferently, "Spandine, I allowed you to enter G-1 because you have the token of Admiral. So, tell me now, what do you want to see me in person for?"
Spandine wore a fawning smile and introduced in a pretentious manner, "Vice Admiral Stolobey, didn't we contact each other before and talk about that matter? The Mary Geoise side highly recognizes your abilities regarding that matter... Today, I brought a superior officer with me to discuss the follow-up matters with you. This gentleman is a senior operations commander from our CP headquarters, codename Crescent Moon."
It was at this moment that the CP member smiled, took two steps forward, and extended his hand to Stolobey: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Vice Admiral Stolobey, I am..."
But before he could finish speaking, Stolobey frowned and looked at Spandine with a strange expression. "You came to G-1 to find me just to talk about this?"
The man codenamed Crescent Moon was somewhat displeased that Stolobey was ignoring him, but he suppressed his anger and interjected with a smile, "Vice Admiral Stolobey, Bane Ortolan is stubbornly clinging to his delusions, intending to oppose the World Government and split the Marines. He will inevitably be eliminated by us. You have a bright future ahead of you, there's absolutely no need for you to..."
"Of course not." Spandine's voice came from behind Crescent Moon at just the right moment.
This made Crescent Moon even more annoyed. Just as she turned around to argue with Spandine, she saw Spandine holding a knife and pointing it at her back.
"You..." Crescent Moon was startled, but it was too late.
"Kill him, Vinsmoke!" Spandine shouted.
The moment he finished speaking, the long sword in his hand extended out and transformed into an elephant, crashing into the crescent moon's body. The tusks and the blade split into three, piercing through the crescent moon's body from behind, and blood splattered all over the ground!
After instantly killing Crescent Moon with a sneak attack, Spandine breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm really not suited for this kind of thing..."
Then, ignoring the elephant knife, he casually tossed it aside and quickly said to the somewhat puzzled Stolobey, "There's no other way. If I hadn't dragged him along and said I wanted to turn you against me, I wouldn't have been able to leave Mary Geoise. So I needed a suitable reason and excuse..."
Stolobey looked at Spandine with a strange gaze. "So what exactly do you want? Or are you here to seek refuge?"
"How can you call it seeking refuge? In this situation, of course I must stand firmly by the Admiral's side. So I'm risking my life to support the Admiral at this critical moment, understand?" Spandine responded instinctively.
But he immediately realized that this was no longer the CP Agency, and there was no need to make up these high-sounding excuses.
He smiled slightly awkwardly, then placed the bag he was carrying on Stolobey's table. "This contains information and intelligence about the Celestial Dragons ' 'study tours' over the past fifty years, as well as some dirt on the World Government. This..."
Spandine took out another letter from his pocket. "This is a letter that Sengoku asked me to deliver after I risked my life to make contact with him!"
Stolobey immediately realized that the person Ortolan was waiting for was Spandine!
He stood up excitedly and exclaimed, "Good job, Spandine!!!"
"Loyalty!" Upon hearing this, Spandine immediately gave a Marines salute.
Stolobey instinctively responded with loyalty, then looked at Spandine with some confusion... Wait, you're a CP leader, why are you so adept at being loyal?