In just one day, Vice Admiral Fwo of the G8 Branch had become a prisoner.
To be precise, less than an hour after we landed, while Fwo was in the canteen, he was apprehended. The next day was spent searching for evidence!
Even now, Momousagi still felt a sense of unreality.
But she couldn't bring herself to praise Shiryu. In fact, every time she thought about what Shiryu done before, she wanted to immediately send him back to the Marine Headquarters and tell Fleet Admiral Sengoku that this kind of Lunatic should be locked up in Impel Down and never released!
To prove the cafeteria menu was fake, you actually disemboweled a navy officer and removed his digestive waste?
Is this the kind of thinking a normal person would have?
At that time, anyone who wasn't Fwo and his group was stunned... If they hadn't been careful, Momousagi would now be back at Marine Headquarters with Shiryu, slinking away and waiting for the Marine's internal court-martial!
Of course, Sig didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did; he was indeed trying to get things done yesterday.
That wasn't just to prove the recipe was fake...
It's a stretch to think that the issue of embezzling military funds is enough to bring down Fwo.
Sig's main purpose in doing this was to tell the navy personnel present in the most impactful way possible—we're serious, and there's no need to worry about us just going through the motions, or about retaliation or being held accountable by our new superiors...
The secondary objective is to shock people in the most impactful way possible!
Only after everyone was stunned into a frenzy could Sig easily take control of the situation.
As for the potential backlash that might result from doing so?
Anyway, as long as that marine is healed in the end, everything will be resolved—with Sig's abilities, he wouldn't even leave a scar, but he still has to pretend.
Of course, if Sig hadn't been able to control the situation, a mutiny would have broken out before the marine was healed...
Afterwards, Sig specially arranged for that private to be in charge of investigating and Record the meals of all the marines in all the squads, so that everyone would know that this person was not dead, or even in any serious condition.
Only...
As a result, some rather jarring speculations arose about why the Vice Warden of Impel Down was so skilled at suturing and so knowledgeable about human anatomy.
Anyway, nobody believed he taught himself medicine by reading books...
Fwo was immediately ordered to be detained by Shiryu – embezzling military funds from the mess hall was only a small part of his crimes, but a pretext for detention was enough.
At this moment, in Fwo's original office, Shiryu was sitting in a luxurious office chair, his booted feet propped up on the desk, smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper.
Thump thump thump--
A knock came at the door, Shiryu replied immediately, "He's not here."
However, the person who came was not stopped by the "absence" and instead pushed the door open and came in... It was Vice Admiral Momousagi!
Sig recognized her voice and rolled his eyes when he saw her push the door open and come in.
"Shiryu Vice Admiral Shiryu! You're really taking it easy..." Momousagi was already losing her temper at Shiryu's attitude.
You know, Momousagi is known for being two-faced... cough cough, she's a famous "emotional management master," and she can handle even colleagues she looks down on with ease.
"Huh? Aren't we just 'knives and sugar'? The knives are all gone, now it's your turn... Vice Admiral Momousagi, you're not trying to slack off, are you?" Shiryu said, scoffing.
Upon hearing this, Momousagi's expression became somewhat unnatural as she said, "No, we're on patrol together. Actually, you could..."
Momousagi didn't want Shiryu to think she was there to leech off others' work and play the good cop.
While it might sound like she's getting the benefit but then complaining, it's true that she didn't initially want to play this role!
"No need," Shiryu said, then stood the newspaper upright again.
Seeing this, Momousagi took a deep breath, calmed herself, and said, "Shiryu Vice Admiral Shiryu, I need to report to headquarters now. Your previous actions... I must report them truthfully. Do you have anything to explain?"
It wasn't that Momousagi wanted to tattle, it's just that... "Shiryu" was too ruthless, and she was a little scared. She sincerely hoped that Sengoku would Shiryu back, so she could handle things herself from now on!
"Yes, be careful with your wording. Downplay the negative impacts and focus on the achievements. Just make sure Sengoku doesn't take it too seriously," Shiryu said directly without putting down his newspaper.
Momousagi:...
You're really not being polite!
Why should I downplay this for you? If you're begging me, then you'd better act like you're begging!
Momousagi stormed out, slamming the door shut.
Sig lowered the newspaper slightly, glanced at the door that had been slammed shut, and then smiled slightly—ah, women.
He already knew that Gion would definitely downplay or even say a few nice words for him, but the most important thing would still be reported truthfully.
That's enough.
Moreover, Sig didn't slack off either; at night, Sig would also provide psychological counseling to the G8 navy in his dreams.
"Psychological counseling" is exactly what its name suggests. If it is "counciling" in a natural way, it is very simple. Even if a fortress has several thousand naval personnel, it can be done in one go.
But if it's not about "going with the flow" or "guiding"...
That would be considered hypnosis!
Sig is currently providing guidance, but he hasn't changed their perceptions or treated them in any way.
This simply led them to believe that while Shiryu was ruthless, he was genuinely reforming the navy, and that "the higher-ups" were indeed determined to reform the navy, and that the navy was saved...
Note the key point. "The higher-ups are indeed going to crack down on this," so "there's hope," and it's also linked to the specific inspector "Shiryu."
It's logical to come up with this idea, but...
If something happens to Shiryu in the future because of this inspection, it will make them doubt the idea that "the higher-ups really want to crack down on this" and even think that "the navy is beyond saving."
Sig simply established the cause-and-effect relationship; he didn't do anything extra.
Meanwhile, in his office, Sengoku was listening to Momousagi's report. Although Momousagi first stated the results—that the "inspection went smoothly," "Fwo could be brought to justice at any time," and "the Marines were overjoyed"—and tried to downplay someone's cruelty, Sengoku's expression still froze when Shiryu's actions in the cafeteria were mentioned.
Garp, who was enjoying his tea and snacks, suddenly spat it out and burst into laughter. "Hahaha, Sengoku... I told you I could do it too, right? You said my methods were too direct... I couldn't be any more direct than this!"
"No, Shiryu... he must have done this on purpose. He planned it all out, with each step meticulously planned..."
Regardless of what Sengoku said, Garp was picking his nose, looking like he was saying, "You wouldn't let me go, and the person you found wasn't very good either."