"Jabra, stop challenging Lucci." Hattori spoke up out of the blue, "You've definitely gotten stronger, but the current Lucci has a Power Level of 3700."
"You only have a Power Level of 1900, that's too big of a difference. You'll just get crushed if you go."
"I won't tell anyone, but things always spread."
Watching Hattori, who had unzipped his mouth and was making evaluations without any consideration, Jabra's expression became anxious as he said, "Hattori, your Power Level readings are definitely inaccurate."
"Also, you promised last time not to tell anyone about me getting dumped, and the next day everyone on Enies Lobby knew about it. I'm going to kill you!"
"N...No... my Power Level readings are accurate. You all believe Officer Spandam only has a Power Level of 9, normal people have 11!"
"Also, my mouth is the tightest, I definitely won't talk about other people's business..."
As he spoke, Hattori zipped up his mouth again.
However, everyone familiar with Hattori knew that he was the number one trash-talker.
"Damn Hattori, shut up. I'm an officer, I don't need to participate in battles at all," Spandam roared urgently.
"Also, I have the Elephant Sword that ate a Devil Fruit, I'm not someone that ordinary people can compare to."
Watching the exasperated Spandam, the people present were already used to it.
As an intelligence organization second only to CP0, the minimum requirement to join was to be proficient in the Six Styles.
In the original story, there was a rookie who was hailed as the Rookie King, but was only proficient in three styles, and was directly killed by Lucci after being defeated. Spandam didn't pursue it at all afterward.
It could be said that in CP9, one's own strength was fundamental.
Even Spandam, who was an officer, relied on this.
"Alright, Officer Spandam, if Nico Robin's mission is completed, I should return to Water 7 to continue the next mission," Rob Lucci said coldly.
"Iceburg didn't approve much vacation time for me. If I delay, with Iceburg's caution, he might discover clues."
As a long-term infiltration mission, Rob Lucci had already figured out Iceburg's personality.
In Lucci's eyes, the reason they couldn't discover any clues about Pluton's design drawings was entirely due to Iceburg's caution.
"Hmph, that old guy, if I wasn't worried about alerting the snake, I would have shot him dead!" Spandam slammed the table heavily with hatred, saying, "Lucci, you've also made a great contribution this time."
"As long as you can get your hands on Pluton's design drawings, I'll take you to CP0. When that time comes, we'll have endless wealth and glory to enjoy!"
During this time, Spandam would be able to wake up laughing in his sleep just thinking about this.
That was a wish that even his father had struggled for most of his life to achieve.
Now, even the child of the devil who had been on the run for twenty years could fall into their hands.
This gave Spandam the impulse that he was infinitely close to this goal.
"Moshi moshi, emergency contact, this is Kalifa!"
The urgent sound of the Den Den Mushi calling rang out without any warning.
Everyone's nerves were stirred at once.
Spandam was stunned for a moment, then his face showed joy, and he said excitedly, "It's Kalifa's emergency contact, could it be that good things come in pairs, and we've obtained Pluton's whereabouts!"
In Spandam's eyes, this emergency contact Den Den Mushi hadn't rung for a long time.
Now that it had suddenly rung, the first thing that came to his mind was this.
"Officer Spandam, don't be too happy too soon, it might just be a false alarm!" Jabra rolled his eyes unhappily.
Nico Robin, who had been on the run for twenty years, was captured by Rob Lucci, and if they even obtained Pluton's blueprints,
then the days to come, for Jabra, who had always been competitive,
would not only be suppressed by his strength, but even his mission contributions would be suppressed, making it impossible to turn over.
"Let's answer the phone first!" Rob Lucci frowned and reached out to pick up the Den Den Mushi.
"This is Lucci, Kalifa, what's the emergency that you need to use this Den Den Mushi to contact me?"
In Spandam's eyes, Kalifa's emergency contact was probably more of a double blessing.
However, in Lucci's eyes, unless Iceburg had seen through his identity, otherwise, he wouldn't have revealed a flaw as soon as he left, letting Kalifa and the others catch him.
"Lucci, bad news, our infiltration mission has failed. Our identities have been seen through by Escanor. He came for Nico Robin. Kaku and Blueno have been seriously injured!"
Kalifa's urgent voice came from inside the Den Den Mushi.
The expressions of everyone, who had been different, froze at once.
Their gazes turned in unison, locking onto the Den Den Mushi.
Whether it was Jabra or Hattori.
They just didn't like Lucci completing the mission.
However, they definitely didn't want to see this mission, which had taken several years to infiltrate Water 7, fail.
Was this Jabra's misfortune coming from his mouth?
"Kalifa, what happened? That Escanor, isn't he the person that the World Government plans to recruit as the new Shichibukai? How did he get involved with Nico Robin?"
Spandam's expression sank, and he snatched the Den Den Mushi from Lucci's hand, roaring angrily, "Aren't Kaku and Blueno the elite of CP9?"
"Could it be that these years of infiltration missions have made your bodies rust!"
Rust?
Faced with this evaluation, Lucci couldn't help but frown.
He was also a member of the infiltration mission.
If, according to Spandam, Kaku and Blueno's bodies had rusted, then didn't that mean his body had also rusted?
"N...No..." Spandam clearly noticed the change in Lucci's expression, and hurriedly changed the topic, saying, "Kalifa, you said that Kaku and Blueno were seriously injured by Escanor."
"What about Escanor's injuries?"
"He dared to attack our CP9 and ruin our mission, at least we need to capture him. As for how the Five Elders will deal with him, that's another matter."
If the child of the devil Nico Robin was a threat to the World Government, then obtaining Pluton's design drawings would be the quickest way to strengthen the World Government's power.
Perhaps Pluton was difficult to manufacture.
However, with the World Government and Vegapunk's mind, which was five hundred years ahead of humanity, perhaps it was impossible to mass-produce Pluton.
However, as long as they had enough materials, or substitute materials, it might not be impossible for Vegapunk to replicate three or five Plutons.
Once it really reached this point, the entire sea would probably change.
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