Seeing the two who had arrived, Sengoku face showed a hint of relief.
The current situation had become too troublesome and the appearance of Kong and Garp gave him some confidence.
The remaining few, upon seeing the arrival of the two, stood up and bowed slightly.
Kong nodded and walked into the conference room side by side with Garp, sitting down at the meeting table.
As the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government, Kong arrival slightly eased the heavy atmosphere in the room.
"I already know everything!"
"The Whitebeard Pirates, the Beast Pirates, the Flying Pirates!"
"These remnants from the Rocks era have all gathered together this time!"
As Kong spoke, his goatee twitched and his voice was filled with authority.
Before coming, he had already learned of this news, so he brought Garp along to the Marine Headquarters' conference room.
However, upon hearing Kong words, the slightly eased atmosphere in the room began to grow tense again.
The remnants of the Rocks era.
These words made everyone hearts tremble.
Everyone present had participated in the God Valley Incident, so these words were particularly vivid in their memories.
Seeing the expressions on everyone faces, Kong sighed inwardly.
"The public execution of Ace has prompted two major forces, Kaido and Shiki, to take action. There must be something significant behind this!"
"Ace alone doesn't have that much influence!"
Hearing this, no one was shocked by Kong words, but they all fell into a contemplative silence.
Because what Kong said was something they had also guessed.
"Sigh!"
"I raised Ace since he was a child and I know him very well. Once he recognized Whitebeard as his father, it's unlikely he would have much contact with the other Emperors!"
"Moreover, these remnants have had little contact with each other in private. For them to suddenly mobilize and join forces with the Whitebeard Pirates to attack Marineford!"
"This is clearly an abnormal situation!"
Garp, who was most unwilling to see Ace executed, spoke up at this moment his expression extremely complex.
Originally, Garp didn't want to attend this meeting because he knew he was powerless to do anything about Ace situation.
So he chose to avoid it, not wanting to see or hear anything.
But under the stern reprimand of Kong, the Commander-in-Chief of the World Goverment, this gray-haired old man still came.
Because this was the most critical moment for the Marines and the word "justice" on his shoulders no longer allowed him to remain silent.
Seeing the still silent crowd, Kong spoke again.
"I believe you all understand what Garp has said!"
"It's understandable for Whitebeard to rescue Ace, as he is famously protective of his crew!"
"But for the other two, who have had little contact with Whitebeard, to assist in the rescue, there must be someone acting as a bridge between them!"
"And that person is most likely Bob!"
After Kong uttered the last two words, the atmosphere in the room became extremely oppressive, and everyone hearts were filled with a deathly silence.
BOB!!
Just hearing this name, Sengoku, Garp and the three Admirals felt their hearts tremble.
Although it had been decades since they last heard this name or saw the person himself.
But in their minds, they couldn't help but recall the miraculous scene from the God Valley Incident.
The sky split open with a crack, the Rift Mountain was obliterated and a massive chasm appeared underground.
Even the sinking of the Valley of the Gods had a significant connection to Bob.
"Sengoku! You should understand better than anyone what Whitebeard means to Bob!"
"Whitebeard is going to rescue Ace. It's impossible that Bob wouldn't take any action!"
"It's highly likely that he's the one orchestrating this from behind the scenes!" Kong said.
Hearing this, Sengoku nodded.
On the Rocks Pirates' ship, if you were to ask who Whitebeard got along with best and who he had the most harmonious relationship with, that person would undoubtedly be Bob.
"Could it be that Bob is still alive?"
"Why hasn't there been any news of him all these years?" Tsuru, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.
She could understand what Kong was saying, but if Bob were still alive, why hadn't there been any news of him?
This was something she couldn't comprehend!
Upon hearing her words, the others' brows relaxed slightly, as what Tsuru said wasn't without reason.
"Could this gathering of the three be just a resurgence of the old forces?"
"Ace is merely their pretext. What they truly want is to destroy Marine Headquarters!"
Akainu, who had remained silent since Kong arrival, finally spoke.
Now, he had regained his composure, no longer wearing the furious expression he had when confronting Aokiji earlier.
"Akainu, you're finally not spouting your so-called justice anymore!"
Aokiji exhaled a cold breath and spoke slowly.
Although he was subtly mocking Akainu with his words, he didn't refute what Akainu had said.
Because he also believed that such a possibility existed!
"Hmph!"
Akainu crossed his arms and snorted, ignoring Aokiji.
"The grudges of the old forces, huh?" Kong eyelids twitched incessantly.
In fact, when he learned of the actions of Shiki and Kaido, he had already formed two speculations.
One was that Bob was playing some role behind the scenes, bringing these people together.
The other was that the old forces were secretly gathering, using Ace rescue as a pretext to launch a large-scale assault on Marine Headquarters.
Turning his neck, Kong scanned the room.
Garp, Sengoku, Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, Tsuru—one familiar face after another came into Kong view.
He stood up, and a steady, powerful voice emerged from his mouth.
"Whether Bob is aiding them from the shadows or these old forces are aiming to destroy Marineford!"
"One thing is indisputable!"
"On the day of Ace execution, there will undoubtedly be a battle no less intense than the one at the God Valley!"
Yes.
This force assembled by the remnants of the Rocks Pirates, if they were to clash head-on with the Marines, would undoubtedly result in a battle no less fierce than the one at the God Valley.
Whitebeard, Shiki and Kaido—after all these years of development, their individual forces might not compare to the original Rocks Pirates.
But now, united as one, they were even more formidable.
Hearing this, everyone thought of the brutality of the impending battle, their faces grim and silent.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Kong sighed.
He didn't blame them, for even he, the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government felt the same way.
At this moment, Aokiji, who was sitting next to Kizaru, suddenly spoke up, breaking the brief silence.
"Commander Kong!"
"I have a proposal!"
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