One Piece: Reincarnated as Buggy the Clown

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Although he knew he wouldn't find anything, Buggy still searched around. The final result was exactly as he expected. He found nothing. Besides what he could see here, there wasn't even a single extra hair.

He didn't find anything, but Buggy wasn't too disappointed. This was within his expectations. Without hesitation, Buggy left and headed towards his second target.

This time, he came to the city guard headquarters. From his previous conversation with Bro, his superior, Jesse, must know something.

Since he hadn't found anything at the first place, he could only go to Jesse.

Outside the city guard headquarters, Buggy found a high vantage point and observed the situation inside.

The city guard headquarters, where there should have been many people training and patrolling, only had a few city guards, scattered in different places.

Buggy thought for a moment and knew what was going on. Those city guards had probably been dispatched to defend and patrol the city or to manage the angry civilians.

In this situation, Buggy didn't hesitate. He found a route without any guards, used moonwalk, and flew towards the largest building in the headquarters. Buggy guessed that this was Jesse's office.

He entered the building, and his guess was correct. There were many things related to Jesse here, such as the uniform that represented the city guard leader. There was also Jesse's signature on the desk, as well as a photo of him wearing the uniform.

There was no one inside now. It looked like it had been searched. Scattered documents, overturned tables and chairs, all proved that this was no longer the city guard leader's office.

From this investigation, Buggy realized two things. First, the mastermind behind the human trafficking organization must have erased all contact information about the old woman. And they had probably killed her to silence her. Second, the city guard leader, Jesse, must have a close relationship with the human trafficking organization. He had disappeared. His fate probably wasn't good either.

Although he didn't find anything obvious this time, he had verified many things indirectly. This human trafficking organization was truly powerful in the kingdom of Illysia. The city guard was at their beck and call. The city guard leader might be one of them. They had no scruples. They could make the city guard leader disappear. This meant that there must be even higher-ranking officials in this kingdom. The waters of Illysia were very deep.

Without finding anything, Buggy didn't linger. He immediately used moonwalk and left the city guard headquarters, heading towards the street.

He didn't rush back. Buggy planned to continue investigating. In this chaotic situation, there might be some unexpected gains.

As Buggy walked down a bustling street, he noticed something unusual. Groups of people were heading in one direction. Some of them had smiles on their faces.

"Did you hear? The mastermind behind the human trafficking organization has been caught."

"Really? Who is it? What kind of bastard did this?"

"Hehe, guess."

"Come on, don't keep me in suspense. Watch out, or I'll punch you and make you guess."

"Okay, okay. It's Jesse, the city guard leader."

"How could it be him? He has a very good reputation. I heard he's upright and has made many contributions to the kingdom. You're not fooling me, are you?"

"I told you, but you don't believe me. How do you know those rumors aren't fake? You can't judge a book by its cover. If you don't believe me, you can go see for yourself. His head is hanging in the palace square right now."

"Let's go take a look."

"Alright, I'll go with you, kid."

Similar conversations were taking place continuously among the crowd. Buggy, blending into the crowd, heard everything.

His expression became even more serious. Jesse had been silenced, and all the crimes had been pushed onto him. Of course, a dead man couldn't speak. If things continued like this, the matter of the human trafficking organization would be considered settled.

But Buggy wouldn't believe it was that simple.

Why did the kingdom reach a conclusion so quickly? For so many years, they hadn't even discovered the situation of this organization. How could they pin Jesse as the mastermind the moment he was exposed? It was too fast. According to this timeline, they probably didn't even have time to interrogate him before he was beheaded. It was clearly a murder to silence him.

If it was true, why didn't they make Jesse confess his crimes in front of everyone? Wouldn't that have achieved the best effect?

Ending it so hastily, many people would still be suspicious. Although there wouldn't be any unrest for now, it would definitely leave a hidden danger. Buggy believed that the kingdom's higher-ups would also think of this. This matter wouldn't be that simple. There was a bigger hand behind Jesse.

Buggy didn't rush to leave. He didn't continue to investigate. Instead, he followed the crowd to the palace square.

The palace square of Illysia was very spacious. It was so large that Buggy estimated it could hold hundreds of thousands of people. He arrived here. The place was already packed. Some people were already standing on the main streets. If Buggy hadn't been so strong, he might have been one of those people.

Buggy squeezed through the crowd, reaching the front. He saw dozens of heads.

Based on the descriptions below the dozens of heads, Buggy found Jesse. From the reactions of the people around him, Buggy confirmed that this was Jesse.

Although he hadn't met him, someone in the crowd must have. Since they didn't have any objections, it must be him. Buggy also believed that those behind the scenes wouldn't dare to blatantly deceive everyone in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

Among the dozen or so heads, there was Jesse, his subordinate, and a dozen or so small leaders of the human trafficking organization.

Jesse's subordinate was just an innocent victim in this incident. Everyone present had discussed it, and they felt that Jesse alone couldn't settle this matter. So, someone in the city guard had to sacrifice themselves. Jesse's subordinate was the obvious choice. The subordinate was killed by the old man's subordinates without knowing anything.

Those small leaders of the human trafficking organization were also killed for the same reason. And they were already exposed. Killing them didn't matter. They hadn't spared any of the members below them. They had all been eliminated.

The higher-ups decided to reorganize a group of new people after a period of calm. These people were probably already exposed and weren't of much value. Reorganizing a group of people to do this wasn't a big deal for them.

Not long after, an old man in fine clothes and a crown walked out. He was the king of Illysia, Thalassa Lucas.

Looking at everyone below, the king looked serious. He held a loudspeaker and said, "My people, this incident is a serious dereliction of duty by the kingdom, and it is also my dereliction of duty. Such darkness has occurred in our country, and we were completely unaware. I am deeply ashamed. Here, on behalf of the kingdom's rulers, I apologize to every citizen."

After saying this, the king bowed to everyone below.

The people present were shocked by the king's behavior. This had never happened before. The king, who was high above them, was actually apologizing to them personally. Many people were moved to tears. Some people cried out, loudly expressing their gratitude.

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