Chương 1260: Trigger

"When we found out the next morning, Thatch had turned into a cold corpse, and Teach and the devil fruit had disappeared without a trace!"

After saying these words, Ace clenched his fists tightly, his nails almost digging into his palms.

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap exploding in the sky, instantly shocking most of the crew members of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Everyone had an expression of disbelief on their faces, especially Joz, who widened his eyes and blurted out in shock: "This is impossible!"

The sound was so loud that it seemed to penetrate the clouds.

Then, Joz subconsciously retorted directly: "How could Teach be the murderer of Thatch? The relationship between them is the best on the ship!"

"Yes, Teach and Thatch are the best friends on the ship, and everyone saw it. Why did Teach want to kill Thatch? Was it just because of a devil fruit?"

Bista also echoed, his brows furrowed, his face full of confusion and bewilderment.

However, at this time, Ace kept his head down and remained silent.

His face was terribly gloomy, as depressing as the sky before a storm.

No one knew what was in his mind at this moment, but from his clenched fists, it could be seen that he was experiencing a fierce struggle in his heart.

Because he also didn't believe that it was Teach who killed Thatch.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind Ace: "Dad, we found Teach's dagger at the scene. It was this dagger that killed Thatch!"

The person who spoke was a member of the Fourth Division. He had a serious expression on his face and held a blood-stained dagger in both hands, carefully handing it to everyone.

Upon hearing this, Whitebeard immediately turned around and looked over.

When his eyes fell on the dagger, his already serious face instantly tensed up, and his eyes stared at the dagger, as if he wanted to see through it to see the truth hidden behind it.

After a moment, Whitebeard slowly said: "That... is indeed Teach's dagger."

These few simple words hit the hearts of everyone present like a heavy hammer.

Seeing this unmistakable murder weapon, even Marco, who had always believed that Teach would not do such a thing, began to have doubts.

He opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end no sound came out.

The whole scene fell into deathly silence. Only the sea breeze was still whistling, rolling up waves that hit the side of the ship, as if it was also lamenting this sudden change.

"In addition, we also found that a small boat was missing. It seems that Teach killed Captain Thatch, stole the devil fruit, and escaped on the boat!"

The man who had spoken before spoke again with a serious expression.

Upon hearing the news, the mood of everyone present suddenly became heavier.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the air, as if a storm was about to come.

At this moment, Ace, who had been silent all the time, suddenly raised his head and stared at Whitebeard closely, his eyes extremely firm.

"Dad, I absolutely don't believe that Teach did all this! He once told me in person that he has no ambitions at all! I know him, he would never do such a crazy thing!"

Ace's voice was full of trust and protection for his friend.

The other captains also turned their eyes to Whitebeard and showed expressions of agreement with Ace.

After all, Teach is a good brother who has experienced countless life and death tests with them and shared the joys and sorrows!

Over the past few decades, we have braved the seas together, weathered many ups and downs, and established a deep friendship.

They really couldn't accept that Teach would brutally kill his brother who fought alongside him just for a devil fruit.

However, the facts are before their eyes and they cannot ignore them.

After a brief silence, Whitebeard finally spoke slowly: "No matter what the truth is, we must search for the murderer with all our strength and find Teach!"

Although his tone was calm, the majesty and determination contained in it made people dare not neglect it in the slightest.

"Yes!"

Following Whitebeard's order, the entire Whitebeard Pirate Group immediately took action.

At once, horns sounded everywhere, and the ships set sail, heading for the depths of the sea. Like a group of ferocious sharks, they launched a thrilling search in this vast ocean.

As one of the overlords of the New World, every move of the Four Emperors Whitebeard Pirates naturally attracted the attention of all parties.

The whole park was shocked when they learned that they were trying their best to track down the murderer.

"Captain Thatch of the Whitebeard Pirates' Fourth Division was murdered"

"The Second Squad Member Teach Mysteriously Disappeared"

"It is suspected that Teach killed Captain Thatch of the Fourth Division for the Devil Fruit!"

"Whitebeard is furious, searching for the murderer!"

Morgans, who always likes to chase hot topics and create sensational effects, will naturally not miss such explosive news.

He worked tirelessly to compile the information he had painstakingly gathered into detailed newspapers, which he then spread to every corner of the world through his vast distribution channels.

So, almost overnight, the whole world learned the sad news that Whitebeard's son had been killed.

What's more shocking is that the deceased was actually the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Fourth Division!

For a time, all forces looked at it with awe.

The sea, which had been calm for two whole years, was once again in turmoil because of this incident.

Powerful organizations such as the World Government, the Navy Headquarters, the Rockefeller Kingdom and the mysterious Revolutionary Army are all paying close attention to the development of this incident.

At the same time, several other major pirate groups were also shocked by the news.

The BIGMOM Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the Red Hair Pirates who were close to the Whitebeard Pirates, all felt the raging fire of anger from Whitebeard that was like a volcanic eruption.

"It seems that the world is about to fall into chaos again!"

Ben Beckman, standing at the bow, leisurely smoked a cigarette, holding the newspaper that had just been delivered in his hand, and sighed thoughtfully.

I saw his sharp eyes fixed on the setting sun, as if he could foresee the coming storm through the gorgeous sunset.

"I have a strong feeling that this incident may very well be the fuse that triggers a new round of power reshuffle. And that Teach may be the core figure of this storm!"

Ben Beckman's voice is low and magnetic, and his eyes are like the deep ocean, making it difficult to grasp the profound meaning contained in them.

As the smoke rings he exhaled slowly dissipated in the air, it seemed to indicate that this sea was about to usher in unprecedented turmoil and change.