Failed to Remove Contractual Mark

Inside a private house on Assyria Island.

"Captain! We can't wait for Marine Headquarters' reinforcements any longer. While the Sang Kingdom's samurai are fighting Golden Lion Shiki, we should seize the Devil Fruit from Gu Akade first."

A Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agent in a white suit spoke sternly to his squad captain.

These World Government intelligence agents had received the news before Marine Headquarters and arrived in the West Blue ahead of them.

However, the involvement of powerful local West Blue nations like Kano Country and the Sang Kingdom, as well as the West Blue's second-largest gang, the Bay Gang, had terrified Gu Akade into hiding.

Even pirate crews and bounty hunters everywhere were frantically searching for Gu Akade.

As a result, their negotiations with Gu Akade had been interrupted.

Now that Golden Lion Shiki had appeared, that guy seemed to be wavering again. He had even cut off all phone contact with them.

His reason was that Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents like them could not guarantee Gu Akade's safety.

Gu Akade wanted to see a Marine Admiral or a Holy Knight before he would feel secure enough to make a deal.

"That idiot has been scared senseless. Right now, he probably doesn't want to sell it to the World Government, but he doesn't dare sell it to the Rocks Pirates either."

Another Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agent spoke coldly. They too were searching for Gu Akade's exact location.

Since that gang boss refused to deal with them, they would make sure Gu Akade lost both his money and his life.

Forget the two billion Beli payment—Gu Akade's life was theirs as well.

What they feared now was that Gu Akade would go all in and simply eat the Griffin Fruit himself.

Then they would have no choice