Chapter 16: Background
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"This boy can't be allowed to live!"
Soon, the Five Elders exchanged glances. With their long-term cooperation, the five old men understood each other very well and quickly grasped each other's meaning.
This Rono must be killed in the cradle as soon as possible!
If he is allowed to grow up, it will surely lead to catastrophe in the future!
Of course, the more serious consequence is that Rocks might recruit Rono. If the two joined forces, it would be the last thing the Five Elders wanted to see.
"Immediately notify the navy and issue a bounty order. He has such terrifying potential at such a young age, be sure to kill him as soon as possible!"
The Five Elders quickly ordered.
"By the way, besides Rono, he has an accomplice named Roger."
"The strength is comparable to that of Rono, and he is about 30 years old."
At this moment, CP0 remembered that besides Rono, there was another person at the scene, who should be his accomplice.
After all, the shock Rono gave them was so great that they almost forgot about Roger.
"Everyone from Rono's group must be eliminated!" the Five Elders said at the same time.
Soon, there was news from the naval headquarters.
In the naval office, the then-admiral Kong called Garp, Sengoku, Zefa, Tsuru, and many other backbones into the office.
Not only that, even the navy recruit Dragon was in the conference room.
The navy learned that Dragon had awakened Conqueror's Haki during this incident and attached great importance to it, deciding to focus on training him.
After hearing about the Heavenly Tribute incident, everyone in the navy was incredulous.
After all, it was the first time they had heard of a seventeen-year-old boy with such strength.
"Do you have any opinions? Let's hear them." Kong said to everyone.
Almost all of them were the future pillars of the navy, especially Garp, Sengoku, and Zefa, who were now candidates for admiral.
In terms of strength, the three of them were almost at the level of an admiral.
Kong called them here, also intending to train them.
"This guy named Rono has such terrifying strength at a young age. He should be eliminated as soon as possible. At the very least, he must be arrested and imprisoned in Impel Down," Zefa said.
The current Zefa already had the prototype of the "Do Not Kill" admiral.
"Yes, the impact of hijacking the Heavenly Tribute is very bad, which will affect the reputation of our navy for justice. Action must be taken as soon as possible," Sengoku also agreed with this proposal.
At this moment, Garp suddenly stood up and said, "This guy did hijack the Heavenly Tribute, but he was targeting the Celestial Dragons. You all know the character of those scumbags. Maybe there is another hidden meaning behind it."
Garp had always been very unhappy with the Celestial Dragons, so he was not disgusted by the crimes committed by Rono, let alone wanting to kill him.
Hearing that, Kong, who was a admiral, immediately stopped him and said, "Garp, watch your words and actions!"
On the surface, it was a scolding, but in fact, it was protection. If the Celestial Dragons heard this, even the general wouldn't be able to protect Garp.
After all, the Battle of the Valley of the Gods hadn't happened yet, and Garp didn't have the amulet of a naval hero yet.
"General Kong, you should also know the nature of those Celestial Dragons. Before the background check comes out, we'd better not act rashly," Garp said, unconcerned whether the Celestial Dragons heard it or not.
"Report to General Kong, the investigation into Rono's background is clear!"
At this moment, a navy officer hurried into the conference room and handed a document to Kong.
"Very good." After receiving the document, Kong immediately began to read it.
However, the moment he read the document, Kong's expression changed and he became a little embarrassed.
Seeing this, Sengoku hurriedly asked, "General Kong, what happened?"
Kong threw the document on the table. "See for yourself."
Soon, several people read the document, and then their expressions changed.
It's very simple. The document recorded Rono's background and hometown. After all, Rono had been an ordinary person for more than ten years, and his background was very clear.
The documents showed that a week before the hijacking of the Heavenly Tribute, a Celestial Dragon went to Rono's hometown and shot and killed many civilians, including Rono's parents!
Rono witnessed the whole thing with his own eyes!
"No wonder this guy hijacked the Heavenly Tribute and went after the whereabouts of the Celestial Dragons. Now everything is clear!"
Garp slapped the document on the table with a "pop," looking very angry.
This group of wasteful Celestial Dragons, who have committed their own sins and cannot live, have now caused another big problem.
Garp even wanted to say, "Good job!"
Sengoku and Zefa, who were clamoring for Rono to be dealt with as soon as possible, also looked a little embarrassed.
They originally thought that this Rono was some kind of villain, but they didn't expect such a hidden backstory.
Watching his parents being killed by the Celestial Dragons helplessly, if it were them, they would have done the same.
"So that's the case..." Dragon was stunned when he heard the reason!
He understood now why Rono was so insistent on inquiring about the whereabouts of CP0 and the Celestial Dragons.
If this happened to him, he would definitely do the same thing as Rono.
For a time, the atmosphere in the conference room was awkward.
They thought it was a vicious incident, but they didn't expect this backstory.
They really deserves it!
The psychology of the people could only be explained with this sentence.
The Celestial Dragons indeed brought this upon themselves.
The atmosphere was tense for a few minutes.
In the end, it was Kong who broke the silence first. "In any case, Rono hijacked the Heavenly Tribute and had an extremely bad influence. This matter must have a resolution."
"First of all, immediately issue a wanted notice to the world to remind people that this person is dangerous!"
Kong paused for a while, and then continued to speak:
"Mary Geoise has issued an erasure order, and he must be eradicated, so we still follow the original plan."
Hearing this, no one responded to Kong. After all, everyone understood the whole story, and many people even supported Rono's approach in their hearts.
There were still people of justice in the navy, and they were not completely brainwashed like CP0.
Right and wrong, the navy still had a sense of justice in mind.
"But General Kong, this matter has been caused by the Celestial Dragons from beginning to end!" Garp seemed quite dissatisfied.
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