Chapter 784: Plan Goes Wrong
As the execution time approached, Sengoku and Garp appeared at the execution ground. Garp didn't know how to face Ace, so he walked directly to the execution platform with a complicated expression.
Although he knew that Vic would definitely take action at the last moment, he still felt unhappy that the World Government was using his grandson's life to lure Whitebeard.
After glancing at Vic not far away, he sat cross-legged on the ground. At this time, Cap was not wearing the dog-head hat. He had completely controlled his body down to the ends of his hair, so it was easy to make his hair turn white. Now he had a head full of white hair.
As the Admiral of the Navy, Sengoku naturally could not do the same as Garp. He walked up to the execution platform and came to Ace, holding a Den Den Mushi connected to a loudspeaker in his hand.
This execution needs to be presided over by him, the commander-in-chief of the navy, and of course he is also the last line of defense guarding Ace. The former admiral of the navy, Buddha's Warring States, is no exaggeration. Even though he is old, he is still capable of fighting.
"Today we are going to publicly execute the Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division, Ace the Fire Fist. The execution will be broadcast live for the whole world to watch.
This execution is also to warn everyone that you must think twice before doing anything. Why not do something else? Why do you have to act like a pirate? Maybe you can get away with it for a while, but are you sure you can get away with it forever?
In the past there was the Pirate King Gold Roger, and now there is the Fire Fist Ace from the Whitebeard Pirates. Ask yourself, can you be as powerful as them?
The net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. Turn back now before you sink into the abyss!
As for what Ace the Fire Fist did, I won’t go into detail here. The World Economic Report has already written it very clearly. The execution time is approaching. I hope those who read about the execution can take it as a warning! "
Sengoku spoke with the Den Den Mushi in his hand. Without knowing Ace's life experience, it was impossible for Sengoku to make Ace's sinful bloodline public. He could only focus on the crimes Ace committed and why he was publicly executed.
Sengoku only knew that the Five Elders were going to attack Whitebeard, so he just found some plausible reasons. Anyway, the execution had to be based on justice. As for the subsequent war?
No matter how others understand it, in the eyes of ordinary people, this is nothing more than a premeditated robbery. In the eyes of smart people, it is just to deal with Whitebeard, the navy is dealing with pirates. It is also within the scope of justice and will not affect the navy afterwards.
If the Whitebeard Pirates were wiped out with a particularly good record, it would have greatly improved the reputation of the Navy. Instead, when Roger was executed, he ushered in the Great Pirate Era, which brought so many enemies to the Navy.
One hundred thousand navy officers at the headquarters of the navy were on high alert, but in the New World, Kaido, who was lured out by the Five Elders at all costs, was stopped by Shanks, which was something the Five Elders had not expected.
Red Hair only took action because he received information that Kaido wanted to attack Whitebeard. At this time, Shanks already knew Ace's life experience and Wick's plan, so it was even more impossible for him to let Kaido hinder him.
The two sides had already fought in the New World, and neither could do anything to the other. Looking at the images of Ace and Sengoku transmitted by the video Den Den Mushi, Kaido knew it was too late. He did not continue to fight with Shanks and escaped back to Wano Country.
Shanks knew about Victor's plan, so he was not in a hurry. After confirming that Kaido had really left, he prepared to go back to the first half of the Grand Line to support Victor.
"There was a change of plan!"
"what happened?"
"It was the kid from the Feigaland family who was out there. He stopped Kaido in the New World. Kaido saw that the opportunity had been missed and had no intention of continuing!"
"Alas! There are still some loopholes in the plan! I thought we had excluded him, but he joined in again. I guess it will be difficult for the Navy Headquarters to see the results we want!"
"Are you going to send one of your own to pretend to be pirates?"
"Let's not do it. The navy is one of ours. If there is any loss, it will only consume the strength of our world government. This kind of thing should be done by real pirates!"
"What about Blackbeard? He betrayed the Shichibukai alliance. Is it possible to let him join the war?"
"Blackbeard has great ambitions, and we cannot control them. If he really wants to intervene, we can give him some convenience."
"Didn't another group of pirates escape from Impel Down? The leader is the Straw Hat kid, the younger brother of Fire Fist Ace, the little guy who beat up Charlos. They must be heading for the Marine Headquarters. They are a strong pirate force."
"Want to save your brother? Then let them get involved. Sea Knight Jinbe, Crocodile, Ivankov, and the criminals who escaped from the sixth floor are not weak."
"Then notify Impel Down and tell the people there not to chase the Straw Hat Boys. The Gate of Justice can also be opened for them, and they can be put on the battlefield of the Marine Headquarters. If we can save some of the plan, we can save it!"
"Just do it."
Not long after Kaido decided to turn around and return to Wano Country, the Five Elders who were also watching the live broadcast received the news. They had been paying attention to Kaido's movements, but the appearance of Shanks disrupted their perfect plan.
It was also because the information they had was not complete enough. They didn't know the relationship between Shanks and Luffy, nor did they know the cause and effect between Ace and Shanks, and they didn't know that there was a Wick behind the scenes who suppressed Roger's group of old friends.
Otherwise, their plan might have been implemented perfectly, but now the plot is no longer going according to their script, so they can only leave it to fate as to what will happen next.
Not only big figures like Kaido and the Five Elder Stars are watching the live broadcast, but everyone in the world who has the conditions is watching the live broadcast. Even those who don't have the conditions will try to get a Den Den Mushi to listen to the sounds.
The Sabaody Archipelago is an open-air broadcast on a large screen, and many places are like this, such as other naval branch bases, Water City, Alabasta, Baldigo, Amazon Lily, etc.
The people who use the Den Den Mushi that can only hear sounds are all in small places, remote countryside, such as Windmill Village, Xiluobu Village, Shimotsuki Village, and Orange Town. In any case, such a big event has attracted the attention and gossip of the whole world.
Many smart people know that the Navy’s big fuss is not just for the purpose of executing Fire Fist Ace, so they all want to see what the final result will be and what impact it will have on the world pattern. This is closely related to many people.
The time was getting closer and closer to the scheduled execution time, but the sea in front of the square was silent, with no sign of any ships appearing. If this continued, even if the Whitebeard Pirates were still on their way, they would definitely not make it to the execution time.
That only means that Whitebeard was just pretending to come to rescue Ace of the Fire Fist. It's not that he didn't come to rescue, he just came too late. Many navy officers had this thought in their minds.
Only Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru and the three admirals, who knew Whitebeard better, firmly believed that Whitebeard would definitely come. If he did not appear on the sea now, he would definitely appear in time in other unexpected ways.
This is a world with magical devil fruit powers, where nothing is impossible. So as the execution time gets closer, Sengoku and Tsuru become more and more nervous.
They couldn't guess how Whitebeard would appear, which meant they didn't know where Whitebeard would make his first move. This was very passive for them, and all those cannons in the port might have been prepared in vain.