At this moment, everyone was looking at the navy hero.

Especially Nami, who had been a bit nervous, couldn’t help but think of Colonel Mouse and the Evil Dragon Pirates from years ago. She looked at Karp with a mix of anger and disdain.

Is this really a navy hero? Isn’t he just like Colonel Mouse?

As for Chatur, he was different in her eyes; at least he hadn’t done anything heinous. He even saved Cocoa West Village!

Even Smoker, who was supposed to question Chatur's sense of justice, now looked deflated. He glanced at Karp with a complicated expression, then at Chatur, as if he wanted to say something but didn’t know how to begin.

His face was dark with displeasure. With a superior like Karp, who had his own dirty secrets, how could he question a colonel who worked hard to ensure the villagers had enough to eat?

Though Chatur's status was different from that of Vice Admiral Karp, he understood that such a stain wouldn’t matter much to Karp. Perhaps even Admiral Sengoku wouldn’t care if he heard about it, but Karp was a navy hero!

He served as a benchmark and a symbol of faith for all navy personnel at the headquarters!

And now…

Goodness…

They had originally come to investigate the collusion between the navy and pirates, but now the inspection team had already been compromised!

Didn’t they see the pirates, who should have been captured by them, looking at them with disdain at this moment?

As for Dasqi… sensing that the atmosphere had turned strange, a hint of confusion appeared on her small face. Although she was different from Colonel Smoker, as someone who even gave opportunities to villains, she did not believe that Colonel Chatur had violated the so-called justice.

Colonel Chatur was also a navy officer who carried justice.

She understood that Colonel Smoker, upon learning of everything done by the 16th branch, didn’t truly want to arrest Colonel Chatur; he was just angry because Chatur was collaborating with pirates.

But what should they do now?

At this moment…

Karp's expression stiffened as he felt all eyes on him, but he quickly returned to his cheerful smile, scratching his head, “Ah, did I get found out?”

As he spoke, he lowered his head again, calmly looking at Chatur.

“Kid, how did you know?”

“Just some intel I accidentally obtained,” Chatur replied with a calm smile as he sensed the atmosphere was right. “So… Vice Admiral Karp, do you have anything to say?”

As soon as he finished speaking, before Karp, who was scratching his head and seemed troubled, could say anything, Smoker stood up directly, worried that something unexpected might happen if this continued.

Smoker looked at Chatur expressionlessly and got straight to the point, “Dande Chatur, you colluded with pirates to defraud the navy headquarters of military funds…”

“Hey, wait a minute, what do you mean by colluding with pirates? Our 16th branch has never done such a thing.” Chatur spread his hands, playing innocent, and said, “Don’t wrongfully accuse us. As for defrauding military funds… every time we request military funds is legal and compliant; otherwise, I don’t think the navy headquarters would allocate them. If you don’t believe me, ask Udo.”

“Yes, our 16th branch has never defrauded military funds,” Udo, who got Chatur’s signal, quickly nodded and said seriously, “I follow the procedures every time I request military funds, and everything is legal and compliant!”

“Colonel Smoker, don’t wrongfully accuse us!”

“Exactly, Colonel Smoker, our 16th branch is poor; what’s wrong with asking for more military funds?”

“Do you still want to argue?” Hearing Chatur and Udo’s exchange, Smoker’s face darkened, “Captain of the Mok Pirates…”

But he hadn’t finished speaking.

“Thank you, Colonel Smoker, for assisting the 16th branch in successfully capturing the Mok Pirates,” Chatur directly interrupted Smoker and said solemnly, “These ruthless pirates have been troubling our 16th branch for years. They are extremely cunning; I didn’t expect them to finally be apprehended today.”

As he spoke, he turned to look at Udo.

“Hey, Udo, hurry and take the captain of the Mok Pirates to the 16th branch prison; don’t let him escape!”

“Yes! Colonel!”

“…”

Does this guy take them for fools?

Watching Colonel Chatur and Udo still arguing, Smoker's expression turned even darker as he slammed his hand on the table, “Are you trying to fool the navy? Colonel Chatur, have you forgotten Master Zephyr’s teachings? Have you forgotten the justice you carry as a navy officer?”

“The navy's justice?” Chatur glanced at Karp, who was watching the show with a smile, raising an eyebrow.

Goodness, at this point, isn’t this old man going to say something? Doesn’t he worry they might really start fighting?

As a reincarnated person, Chatur doesn’t believe in the so-called justice at all; the world government is already in such a rotten state!

With such rotten roots, what justice can they talk about?

If they really wanted to kill him, it would only mean going back to being a level-four section chief, and that would be enough!

He wasn’t afraid at all.

Chatur sat back down, looking at the stern-faced Colonel Smoker, and said expressionlessly, “What kind of justice is the so-called navy justice?”

“Maintaining world peace and order, and driving away the evils that disrupt the sea!”

“Driving away the evils that disrupt the sea? So what exactly are the evils that disrupt the sea? Senior Smoker, is the so-called justice that we carry truly justice?” Chatur sighed as he looked at Smoker; he knew that not all navy personnel were aware of the truth about the world government and the hidden darkness of the navy.

Chatur stood up, gazing directly at Smoker, and said faintly, “It’s the ones who burn, kill, and plunder; it’s the slave catchers who capture slaves at will; it’s those who kill innocent pregnant women for the sake of a baby, or those who bring destruction to the Kingdom of God Valley…”

Before he could finish speaking,

As expected.

“Shut up!”

He was interrupted!

He was directly interrupted by Karp!

The smile on Karp's face vanished, and he looked at Chatur sternly, “Chatur, although I don’t know where you learned these secrets, some secrets are better left unsaid.”

“Of course~ I was just startled by Senior Smoker just now.”

If this were in front of others, he wouldn’t dare speak so lightly, but there was no way; he wanted to develop in the East China Sea, and he couldn’t avoid these two people.

Raising his head to look at Smoker, who frowned because of his words, Chatur paused for a moment before saying, “Senior Smoker, the justice that the navy carries may not be as just as you imagine; in this era, there is no absolute justice!”

As soon as he finished speaking, before Smoker could say anything while staring deeply at him,

“I just knew that Sengoku would only bring me trouble,” Karp said, holding his head in pain, “I thought it was a navy officer colluding with pirates; I didn’t expect you to know more than I thought. Now what should we do? Should we just pretend we never met?”

“Vice Admiral Karp…” Smoker looked at Karp speechlessly. Although he didn’t know what Chatur’s words meant, at this moment, he could sense that this seemed like a very troublesome matter.

Is the navy hero planning to throw in the towel and run away?

Could it not be troublesome?

But before he could say anything,

“For now, let’s leave it at that!” Karp said, picking his nose and looking at Chatur, who was still holding the hilt of his sword, cheerfully saying, “I’m getting old; I don’t want to find trouble for myself now! Plus, you don’t really want to arrest this kid, do you?”

“Hmph!” Smoker, who was directly called out by Karp, snorted coldly but said nothing further.

With a dark expression, he turned to Chatur, “The Mok Pirates must face justice; I will capture the Mok Pirates and imprison them in Log Town Prison.”

“Go ahead and capture them!” Hearing Smoker's words, Mok stubbornly said, “As long as the captain is fine, what does it matter if I, Mok, get locked up?”

But,

“Shut up!” Chatur stopped the foolish kid speechlessly.

Why look for death when things are going so well?

This kid, Mok, is someone he brought out; he didn’t want to send him in just like that.

When he first met Mok, he looked like a skeleton with a yellowish complexion; he didn’t expect that after just a few years, he’d become so robust?

He was already taller than him.

But did he grow in stature without growing in brains?

Of course~

Although he was foolish and simple-minded, Mok was very obedient to him; as long as it was his command, Mok would carry it out seriously. This was also the reason why he felt so at ease letting Mok go out and be a pirate.

He didn’t have to worry about him going bad.

Chatur turned his head, ignoring Smoker, and looked at Karp, “Thirty percent!”

“???”

“Thirty percent of the military funds requested by the 16th branch in the future!”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was stunned, then looked at Chatur with dark expressions.

Is this guy bribing the navy hero?

Or is he being so bold in front of so many people?

Especially Smoker… his face turned ashen. Does this kid not regard him as anything?

Bribing the navy hero right in front of him?

And that’s a navy hero!

How could he be bought off by a mere thirty percent of branch military funds?

Sure enough…

There was no need for him to say anything. Vice Admiral Karp was already looking at Chatur with a cold expression, “Kid, what do you take me for?”

However,

Before Smoker could let out a cold laugh,

“At least fifty percent!”

Immediately.

“……”

Everyone fell silent again.

Before anyone could speak,

“Deal!” Chatur looked a bit surprised, seemingly not expecting Karp to really agree. He had prepared to threaten him with Ace’s secret if he didn’t agree!

He directly slapped Karp’s outstretched hand.

“Next time, will you take it directly or give it to your grandson?”

“What do I need to give it to my grandson for? That kid is already grown up; he needs to rely on himself!” Karp casually ignored his grandson and said cheerfully, “No need to give it to me; you know about the Goya Kingdom, right? There are also some refugees there.”

As soon as the words fell.

“……”

Chatur immediately understood why this guy agreed to him. No wonder he was so direct; it turned out he had this in mind.

It makes sense; he hadn’t done anything, or rather, what he did didn’t count as anything to this equally unclean old guy. It was better to keep him here than to let him go out and say something chaotic, or even become a pirate to say something chaotic.

After all, he didn’t want to run around for the time being, and this suited his intentions perfectly.

As for the Goya Kingdom…

Does it make a difference where they recruit?

Chatur smiled, “Pleasure doing business!”

“Pleasure doing business!”

Both of them wore meaningful smiles on their faces.

But…

“Is this some kind of a deal?” Smoker directly grabbed Karp by the collar and shouted, “Do you know what you’re doing, Vice Admiral Karp?”

“Ah, Smoker kid, don’t rush; I know what I’m doing. The Mok Pirates didn’t do anything, right?” Karp, being pulled by the collar, laughed it off, picking his nose, and looked meaningfully at the bewildered Mok, “Letting them go isn’t a big deal!”

“Do you know what you’re saying? You’re a navy officer; they’re pirates!”

“Ah, almost forgot; retract that last statement!” Karp laughed heartily, as if he didn’t care about what he just said. He then sighed, shaking his head, and continued picking his nose, his gaze a bit unfocused as he said, “I didn’t expect that the Mok Pirates are indeed as cunning as Colonel Chatur said; they actually managed to escape from us. The navy headquarters must take notice.”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Smoker:…

Looking at the shameless navy hero, Vice Admiral Karp, there was something in his heart he didn’t know whether to say or not.

Does this old guy really take him for a fool?