One Piece: I Start with a Married Woman, I Am the Evil Admiral!

Chapter 284 Akainu Enters Deception Mode 2

Upon hearing this, Squard almost instinctively replied, "Supreme Grade Sword, Ace!"

However, as soon as he said the words, he froze on the spot as if he had been frozen in place, unable to move.

The expression on his face froze.

Even his eyes were momentarily vacant.

Immediately, his pupils shrank to pinpoints and began to tremble as if in an earthquake.

"Coincidence? This is absolutely just a coincidence!" Squard snapped out of his daze and immediately denied it. His voice trembled slightly, as if he was shocked and furious at Akainu's words.

Immediately afterward, Squard's gaze, sharp as a cold star, shot towards Akainu, his previously gentle eyes now turning icy. He stared intently at Akainu, as if trying to see through his eyes to his true thoughts.

Do you think I'm a fool?

Squard's voice was low and suppressed, revealing an anger at having his intelligence insulted: "If I'm not mistaken, you're trying to use this coincidence to sow discord between me and Dad, so that I'll take action against Dad, right?"

Faced with Squard's questioning, Akainu did not answer immediately. He simply looked at Squard silently, a cryptic expression on his face. After a while, Akainu slowly shook his head, then nodded.

Akainu finally spoke, his voice calm and cold: "I don't deny that, because I do want you to deal with Whitebeard. Otherwise, why would I go to such lengths? But Ace is indeed Roger's son, that's beyond doubt."

Akainu paused for a moment, then continued, "Otherwise, how could Whitebeard have led the entire Whitebeard Pirates, along with his forty-three pirate crews, to attack our Marine Headquarters just for the sake of one son? This is no small matter; there must be a reason why he did it."

Squard was about to retort when Akainu interrupted him.

"Don't tell me that Whitebeard would fight Marine Headquarters for any one of his sons. You're only fooling yourself." Akainu's words revealed a hint of disdain, as if he were mocking Squard's naivety.

At this point, Akainu paused slightly, seemingly giving Squard some time to think. Then he continued, "If he's truly willing to do anything for a son, then what did he do after Thatch was killed by Blackbeard?"

These words struck Squard's heart like a hammer blow. His eyes widened in astonishment, his mouth agape, as if he wanted to say something to refute Akainu, but he found himself unable to utter a single word.

Because when Blackbeard killed Thatch, it did indeed provoke a lot of anger. Everyone was filled with hatred for Blackbeard, the traitor of the Whitebeard Pirates, and some even suggested immediately hunting him down. However, in the end, all of these people were stopped, and only Ace insisted on pursuing Blackbeard.

However, the situation is completely different now.

Ace was captured, but Whitebeard adopted a completely different attitude than before.

Comparing these two events side by side, Squard was indeed very confused and conflicted. He didn't want to believe what Akainu said, but the facts were undeniable.

Squard's silence made the whole scene unusually heavy.

He was torn between his trust and loyalty to Whitebeard and the facts pointed out by Akainu. In the end, he chose to remain silent, because he couldn't find a suitable reason to refute Akainu's words.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Akainu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile. Then, without hesitation, he dropped a bombshell that was sure to shock everyone: "Not only that, your father, Whitebeard, secretly reached an agreement with the Fleet Admiral of our Marine Headquarters."

Upon hearing this, Squard stared wide-eyed as if struck by lightning, his face filled with astonishment, and he asked in a trembling voice, "What agreement?"

Seeing this, Akainu was secretly pleased and replied unhurriedly, "It's very simple. Just let Ace and the entire Whitebeard Pirates go, but on the condition that Whitebeard leaves behind his forty-three pirate crews."

Only in this way could the Warring States Marshal gain enough merit to be promoted, thus entering the Holy Land and becoming a member of the world government's power center.

"what?"

Squard's face turned deathly pale instantly, as if all color had been drained from his body. His lips trembled, and he cried out in disbelief.

This news was like a bolt from the blue for him, completely beyond his imagination.

His eyes widened in astonishment, as if the whole world had collapsed in that instant. However, despite his extreme shock, Squard still felt that there seemed to be some logic to it all.

After all, Whitebeard, as one of the most powerful men in the world, had undisputed strength and status. Reaching such an agreement with the Marine Headquarters was not entirely impossible for him.

However, these words came from Akainu, which made Squard feel very conflicted.

Akainu is an admiral of the Marine Headquarters and is their enemy, so his request is not credible.

Furthermore, Squard's trust and respect for Whitebeard were deeply ingrained. In his heart, Whitebeard had always been a respectable and trustworthy person.

How could someone like that reach such an agreement with the Navy Headquarters?

At this moment, Squard's mind was a jumbled mess, with various thoughts intertwined, making it difficult for him to distinguish right from wrong.

He began to recall his time with Whitebeard, trying to find clues or evidence to prove that Akainu was wrong.

But no matter how hard he tried, his thoughts became increasingly chaotic, as if stirred by an invisible hand.

However, at this moment, a seed of doubt quietly took root and sprouted in his heart.

Although the seed was small, it continued to spread deep within his heart, gradually eroding his trust in Whitebeard.

Squard couldn't help but wonder if Whitebeard really had some unknown secret.

Akainu took in Squard's reaction, and the corners of his mouth could no longer be suppressed as they turned upwards, forming a smug arc.

What he desired was Squard's current state of confusion, because only when a person's mind is in disarray will they do things they would never normally do. And this was exactly what Akainu wanted to see.

Finally, Akainu revealed his last trump card, which was undoubtedly his ace in the hole.