Aokiji, Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and the others obtained crucial leads at an auction operated by the Lolo Trading Company. After freeing most of the slaves, Yoriichi and Aokiji brought everyone connected to the Marines or pirates back to the Marine Branch.
Under Monk's identification, several captains were quickly arrested.
Once those captains realized they could no longer hide what they had done, they began implicating others. Following them, several branch majors were also dragged into the case.
After those majors became involved, the matter grew much more serious. Through their accusations, even more people were revealed to be connected to the affair. The crimes hidden beneath Marine Branch 133 slowly began to surface.
"Collecting pay for nonexistent personnel," "selling Marine auxiliaries as slaves," "colluding with and sheltering pirates," "accepting bribes"—one crime after another was gradually uncovered. At the same time, the "upright" Colonel Kane, who was about to be promoted to brigadier general, was also implicated.
The Mia Kingdom under the control of Marine Branch 133 was a somewhat famous "lawful" region in the West Blue. Its public security could be said to be the best in all the West Blue.
Sengoku had valued Kane precisely because of his achievements in the Mia Kingdom. When he had initially arranged for Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kyros to apprentice there, Sengoku had also given the matter careful consideration.
However, no matter what, Sengoku had never expected that the peace of the Mia Kingdom was the result of collusion between the Marines and pirates.
The Lolo Trading Company, whose reach extended throughout the Mia Kingdom, was actually a large pirate crew with over eight hundred members: the Lolo Pirates.
Captain Lolo and Marine Colonel Kane had a close personal relationship. Together, they devised a grand plan to control the Mia Kingdom.
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