"Earth-Shaking News! The Beasts Pirates Annihilated, Whitebeard Defeated!"
On the afternoon that Zephyr's military report reached Marine Headquarters, an urgently printed newspaper was already sitting on Kong's desk.
Kong sat behind his desk, sipping tea as he smiled at the newspaper's "truthful reporting" on the Marines' operation. He was in an excellent mood.
Seeing the editors' lavish praise for the Marines, Kong crossed one leg over the other and couldn't help humming a tune from his hometown.
"Purururu~"
Just then, the sound of a Den Den Mushi rang out in the office. Kong slightly raised his head and glanced at the Den Den Mushi on the desk. Seeing that its eyes were tightly shut, he froze for a moment.
Then, as if remembering something, he frowned slightly, took a key from his pocket, bent down, and opened one of the drawers beneath his desk.
Inside the drawer was a colorful Den Den Mushi, currently crying out, "Purururu."
The smile vanished completely from Kong's face as he stared at the Den Den Mushi. After several seconds, he slowly took it from the drawer and picked up the receiver.
"Kong, why did you take so long?"
The moment he picked up the receiver, a questioning voice came from the other end. It was low and weathered. Hearing that familiar voice, Kong instinctively straightened up and replied, "I was in a meeting."
"What is it?"
As soon as Kong finished speaking, the voice on the other end asked again, "Is Kaido dead?"
Despite Kong being the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, the person on the other end offered no pleasantries and got straight to the point. They seemed extremely concerned about Kaido's fate; there was urgency and anticipation in their voice.
"It cannot be confirmed yet."
"Judging from Zephyr's report, Kaido may not