Lippa was half-naked, with a wet towel in his mouth, he endured the pain as he watched the military doctor use a knife to scrape off the rotten flesh on his shoulder, then apply medicine and put on a new bandage.
It wasn't just the infected wound on his shoulder, there were some scattered wounds all over his body, including his buttocks, all of which were treated with anti-inflammatory and hemostatic treatment.
After waiting for the military doctor to leave, Lippa put on his clothes, and showed a grateful smile to Smoker who was sitting in the corner smoking a big cigarette: "I am very grateful, otherwise, I, Lippa's life would have been gone."
Smoker stubbed out half of the cigar and threw it into the ashtray. After waiting for Lippa to put on his clothes, he looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze and said: "Why is 153 Branch chasing you?"
Lippa reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, then released it. His eyebrows were knitted together, and his eyes were extremely complicated as he stared at Smoker, giving the other party a feeling that there were a lot of stories and things that were difficult to say.
In fact, Lippa could be said to be a man with a story, but this story was not exactly the same as what Smoker had guessed.
Looking at Lippa's hesitant expression, Smoker frowned slightly. He sat up straight and leaned forward slightly, his sturdy and burly body gave the thin and weak Lippa a faint sense of pressure, his voice was deep and hoarse: "Lieutenant Colonel Lippa, former lieutenant colonel of Navy Branch 153, some time ago, because of the murder of former 153 Branch Colonel Monca, he defected from the Navy and is being chased by 153 Branch. This is the truth I know, do you have a different opinion on this?"
Lipa walked over, picked up Smoker's half-smoked cigar, and lit it. He put it to his mouth and took a deep breath, blowing out a gray smoke ring. Through the smoke ring, he gave Smoker a deep look, and said mockingly, "Then, Colonel Smoker, do you believe in these words?"
"It doesn't matter if I believe it or not, the main point is that the headquarters has already issued the order for Yarlin to succeed Monca, which means the headquarters has already tacitly approved of your crime of killing Monca." Smoker's sharp gaze pierced through the lingering smoke and stared at Lipa's tired eyes. "Of course, I personally believe that there's more to this matter than meets the eye. That's why I saved your life from the hands of the 153rd branch. Now, I need you to tell me the truth!"
The personal attitude and hint in Smoker's words were already very obvious, Lippa naturally understood. He took the last puff of the cigar into his lungs, lowered his head and coughed twice. He looked at his own eyes reflected on the polished wooden board, then suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with thick blood vessels: "I killed Colonel Monca, but it was all because Yarlin forced me to do it, if I didn't kill Colonel Monca, then the one who would die would be me, I had no choice, I could only kill Colonel Monca in exchange for Yarlin's trust, then find a chance to escape from 153 Branch."
Lippa's voice was trembling, he knelt on the ground and stared at his hands, his shoulders couldn't help but tremble: "But, my hands were indeed stained with Colonel Monca's blood, I used these hands to cut open Colonel Monca's neck, the hot blood sprayed on my face, I will never forget that taste, I am a coward, in order to live, I actually killed Colonel Monca."
Smoker's face was moved, he originally thought that Lippa accidentally bumped into the scene of Yarlin killing Colonel Monca, so he was framed for defecting from the Marine, but he didn't expect that the truth of the matter was much more complicated than he expected. However, because of this, the last trace of doubt in Smoker's heart was dispelled, he immediately believed that this was the truth of the matter.
First, because he originally had a preconceived subjective judgment, and Lippa's story was obviously very consistent with some of the information and clues he knew, and it could stand up to scrutiny and restoration; Second, because Lippa's performance was really real, the resentment, regret, and the fear that was still trying to hide did not escape Smoker's eyes, he didn't think that this kind of complex emotions could be performed.
"You can rest assured, if this is the truth, then this is not your fault." Smoker patted Lippa's shoulder and said: "Even the death of Colonel Monca can't be counted on your head, it is not your fault, you are also the victim of Yarlin's crime."
Li Pa stopped trembling, but her hands were tightly gripping the corners of her clothes. Because she used too much strength, her nails even pierced through the fabric of her clothes and pinched her belly, leaving patches of blood stains. In Smoker's eyes, all of this was naturally because of Li Pa's excessive self-blame and hatred.
"Tell me everything, I promise that I will personally arrest Yarlin and escort him back to the headquarters to receive a justice trial, and give you and the dead Colonel Monca justice!" Two faint white smoke came out of Smoker's nose, and he thought in his heart: "As long as there is a solid accusation and evidence, I can act first and then report later. First, I can arrest Yarlin, and then on the way back to the headquarters, I have a way to make him reveal the dirty business in the Marine Club, and these scums of the Naval Branch will be uprooted together."
And this is bound to trigger a big shock in the East Blue, and it will become a huge news and Smoker's achievements. At that time, whether it is for reward or for the sake of covering up the shame of the whole thing, Smoker will be transferred out of the East Blue and will be promoted to the Grand Line.
"Well, I will tell you everything." Lippa loosened his hands from his belly, looking at the flesh on his fingernails, who can deny that he is not telling the truth: "In fact, Colonel Monca has been under house arrest by Yarlin for a long time. He has been using the name of Colonel Monca to manipulate the operations of the 153 Branch base, and through some cruel schemes, he replaced the officers of the entire base with his confidants, thus deceiving and controlling the lower level Marine soldiers …"
Time slowly passed, Lippa described Yarlin's crimes one by one: "… Gradually, he began to become more aggressive, his ambition swelled, and he began to be dissatisfied with standing behind Colonel Monca, so he forced me to kill Colonel Monca, and you know what happened after that."
Smoker pondered for a long time, and asked in a cold voice: "Then, what about the relationship between the Marine Club and Yarlin?"
Lipa's pupils shrank slightly, and then she said eerily, "It's also something that Arlen, Jonestown, and a few other colonels came up with together. The purpose seems to be to make it easier to amass wealth and smuggling. Also, Arikos's coup a while ago was actually Arlen's plot!"
"Alex's coup?" Smoker's eyes suddenly lit up!
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