The Will of the People

Before long, Nero returned, dragging Morgan behind him. But Morgan looked rather strange now.

His right arm, which had once held a large axe, was now empty. Only half an arm remained above the elbow, blood streaming from it.

His face was swollen beyond recognition, and several teeth were clearly missing from his mouth.

He had obviously been tortured.

Ener was quite puzzled. What could have made Nero use such harsh methods?

"Sorry... I used a few methods. Don't mind it, Major Ener. You can report this truthfully." Nero wore a smile.

Clearly, he had obtained the information he wanted from Morgan.

Ener looked at Nero, his gaze meaningful. "You're handing him back to me just like this? No problem?"

The deeper meaning was: Aren't you afraid I'll ask Morgan what you just asked him?

Nero waved a hand. "No problem!"

Ener could not help raising a brow.

Nero said, "Thank you for your cooperation. Goodbye!"

After saying that, he gave Gin a long look. It had to be said that Gin had left an extremely deep impression on him.

Then he quickly departed.

"Whoosh..."

Ener, Gin, and Zoro all turned to look at the battered Morgan.

Morgan: "..."

At that moment, his hair stood on end, and a chill shot straight to his head. He had a terrible premonition!

His mind raced.

"That guy asked me three things."

"First, the death of the king of Goa Kingdom!"

"Second, the Arlong Pirates!"

"Third, Germa 66's attack on Corgia Kingdom!"

Hearing this, Ener could not help frowning.

"All three of these matters are connected to you?"

After suffering two blows in one day and enduring brutal torture just moments ago, Morgan seemed to have resigned himself to his fate. He answered bluntly, "The king of Goa Kingdom died in a shipwreck. His ship sank not far from Shells Town. I was the one who went to rescue him... But although it was called a shipwreck, when we found them, we discovered they had been poisoned... Afterward, someone delivered a large sum of Beli to me, so..."

He did not finish, but his meaning was perfectly clear.

"The Arlong Pirates did not pay as much as Captain Nezire, but they still sent me quite a lot of Beli... every year. They wanted us Navy colonels to turn a blind eye to what Arlong was doing."

"As for Germa 66's attack on Corgia Kingdom, Shanta Kingdom contacted Germa 66 through my channels."

After Morgan finished, Ener's brows knitted slightly.

Stelly!

Regarding Goa Kingdom, Ener immediately thought of that man.

He was a truly ruthless character.

When he was eight years old, Stelly's biological parents could no longer afford to raise him, so he was adopted by Sabo's father.

In the end, he successfully pushed Sabo out and became a true noble.

Did you think that was the end?

No, no, no... Becoming a noble was only his first step. He then married the princess, Sally Nendacarnet. After that, the king and princes of Goa Kingdom died one after another under mysterious circumstances.

In the end, after marrying Princess Sally Nendacarnet of Goa Kingdom, he became the king of Goa Kingdom.

Those methods were absolutely brilliant.

From his perspective, he was unquestionably the protagonist favored by heaven and earth. He had risen from a poor family that could not even afford to raise him all the way to becoming king.

It was an absolute comeback.

So by this point, Stelly had already married Sally Nendacarnet and begun making moves against the royal family.

The matter of the Arlong Pirates was even more ordinary.

Arlong had committed evil in the East Blue for so many years. How could Captain Nezire alone possibly have suppressed the entire affair?

Germa 66's attack on Corgia Kingdom having gone through Morgan's channels did surprise him somewhat.

He gave Gin a look.

Gin immediately understood and directly dragged Morgan away. There was only one purpose: to seize control of this channel. It might prove useful in the future...

It simply was not suitable to ask about it in public.

"Good, very good..."

Seeing Morgan dragged away like a dead dog, the townspeople could no longer hide their joy. It was only because Morgan had made them fear the Navy that they had not started cheering already.

Even so, they could not suppress their upturned lips, and heartfelt smiles appeared on their faces.

Seeing this, Ener took the opportunity to announce loudly, "First, from today onward, the 153rd Branch here will be renamed the East Blue Inspector Headquarters. All of Four Leaf Island, including Shells Town, as well as the surrounding waters, will fall under the jurisdiction of the Inspector Headquarters.

"All unreasonable taxes Morgan imposed here will be abolished, and taxes will return to their normal levels from before Morgan arrived.

"At the same time, I must make one thing clear. The Inspector Headquarters exists to inspect the entire Navy of the East Blue. Anyone who has been bullied by the Navy can come to us. We will be your strongest support.

"Second, I also wish to announce to all of you, and to the entire East Blue.

"Our East Blue Inspector Headquarters will implement a reward system. If anyone sees or hears of a Navy soldier violating Navy regulations, they may report it to the East Blue Inspector Headquarters.

"If the report proves true, the informant will receive an appropriate reward. Furthermore, the higher the rank of the person reported, the more generous the informant's reward will be.

"And we will keep every detail about the informant confidential.

"If, in a particular case, the informant not only makes a valid report but also possesses irrefutable evidence, they will be exceptionally admitted into the East Blue Inspectors, or one of their family members will be... for example, their children."

"Third, I will expand the port of Shells Town, because I intend to turn Shells Town into the trade center of the East Blue... But do not worry, you will not have to pay for it, not even a single Beli.

"What you need to do is cooperate with the expansion. In other words, you will also take part in it. Of course, you will all be paid fair wages."

"What? Taxes are being restored to their previous normal levels?"

"There are rewards for reporting the Navy? With irrefutable evidence, we can even become Inspectors, and our children can benefit too?"

"Shells Town is going to become the trade center of the East Blue?"

"And the work will pay fair wages?"

Was this a dream?

At that moment, every resident of Shells Town stared wide-eyed, their faces full of disbelief.

It took them a long while to come back to their senses.

"This is wonderful..."

This time, the townspeople began cheering. At that moment, the way they looked at Ener had completely changed.

There was no longer any fear, only respect.

The younger ones even wore expressions of admiration. After all, no one was foolish. They naturally understood how much benefit Ener's points would bring to all of Shells Town.

At that moment, Ener turned his gaze toward the Navy soldiers. Every one of them was smiling as well.

They understood that Morgan's era of high-pressure rule had come to an end.