Chapter 272: Cold Treatment, Ways to Reduce the Impact! (Two in One)
In Zefa's office, Zefa was sitting behind his desk, leaning back in his chair, with his hands behind his back, and giving Tsugakuin Yoichi a lesson in a serious tone.
As one of the mainstays of the navy, Zephyr acted very calmly in the face of Tsugakuni Yoriichi, who had committed heinous crimes. Zephyr knew very well what Tsugakuni Yoriichi had done in the first half of the Grand Line. Although he had already retreated to the second line, the intelligence network at hand was still very developed.
For some things, even if he doesn't deliberately inquire about them, the news will naturally reach his ears.
After returning to the headquarters, there were not many people that Yoshiichi Tsugakuni wanted to see, just those "seniors" who had always taken good care of him.
Zefa, of course, is one of them.
Facing Zephyr, Yunyi did not hide his purpose.
Zephyr had already guessed about Tsugekuni Yoriichi's movements when Tsugekuni Yoriichi left the Red Strait. Combining some information he knew with Yoriichi's current actions, he had already guessed Tsugekuni Yoriichi's purpose.
Therefore, when he learned from Ji Guoyuan that he had actually killed the people of the Knights of God, he was not surprised.
I simply felt that Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's behavior was too reckless and his action plan was too crude, not at all like a disciple he taught!
Zefa's attitude towards the Celestial Dragons is quite vague.
In Zefa's understanding, the Celestial Dragons are nothing more than false gods artificially created and placed on shrines under the deformed world rule system.
When such an existence stands safely and steadily on the shrine, it can really play a role in rallying people's hearts and unifying their thoughts to a certain extent, and it is of some help to world peace.
But a false god is still a false god after all. When the deformed monster without divinity walks down from the shrine and comes into contact with ordinary humans, the true face of the false god will be exposed, which will only have a counter-effect on the peace and stability of this world.
When it comes to the Celestial Dragons, Zefa has always kept a respectful distance. He believes that the navy only needs to do what the navy should do, and try not to get involved in other things if possible.
Zefa, who has retreated to the second line, sees this very clearly, and his current position can also support his behavioral decisions.
When it comes to dealing with the Celestial Dragons, Zephyr, who has been relegated to the second line, has a style quite similar to that of Garp.
However, Garp's personality is even more arrogant than Zephyr. He does not hide his disdain for the Celestial Dragons either when facing the Celestial Dragons or his colleagues.
But despite his disdain, Garp remains a staunch supporter of the existing world system.
The reason is very simple.
Even with the distorted rules of the pirate world today, there is still a reason for its existence. At least, compared to the real era of great pirates, the current world is relatively peaceful.
Even under such peace, there is a raging fire of anger.
In this regard, the attitudes of Sengoku, Zephyr and Garp are not much different.
It’s just that the people in the Warring States period are more tactful.
Zephyr selectively avoids problems and focuses on his own current affairs; Garp arbitrarily chooses to maintain a false peace in the way he thinks is right.
Zhan Guo, on the other hand, actively participates in various affairs. He does not shy away from dealing with the Celestial Dragons, nor does he shy away from making compromises on certain things. As long as he can maintain the current peace, he feels that everything he does is just.
Even if his compromise would cause the deaths of many innocent people, compared to the deaths of more people, Zhan Guo would make the choice he thought was right.
Strictly speaking, it is difficult to simply define several senior naval officials as good or bad.
When they choose to maintain the existing order, some victims of the existing order will inevitably continue to suffer.
Roger, who opened the era of great pirates, and Dragon, who joined the Self-Defense Forces, have the same goals to some extent. They both want to ignite the dormant volcano of the world and overturn the existing deformed world system.
It’s just that these two people chose different paths. One chose to ignite human desires, and the other chose to ignite the anger and resentment of the oppressed under the existing world order.
And now, Tsugumi Yoriichi is about to become the third person after these two people.
Zephyr has been a navy officer for so many years. Although he was often disappointed by the navy under the leadership of Sora Aramco or Sengoku, Zephyr has never thought of leaving the navy.
He felt that the navy was an indispensable force in maintaining world peace and stability.
He is also willing to train more young people for the navy.
Seeing that Yoriichi Tsugakuni, whom he regarded as his most outstanding disciple, was drifting further and further away from the navy, Zephyr couldn't help but feel a little sad at this moment.
"Yuichi, what are you going to do next?"
"Like Garp's son, leaving the navy to pursue what you believe is true justice?"
After a long silence, Zefa looked at Yuichiro Tsugikoshi who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, and couldn't help asking.
"To be honest, Mr. Zefa, I haven't thought about it yet."
"When I made this decision, it was somewhat impulsive."
"If our navy chooses to obey the Celestial Dragons, then I will most likely be removed from the list and be wanted."
"If that's the case, then it's easy to deal with. I will build my own power and do my best to completely eradicate this cancer of the Celestial Dragons from the world."
"If it succeeds, I have no way of predicting what will happen next. I'm afraid we'll be plunged into a chaotic era of fierce competition."
"If you fail, you will die. Failure is failure."
Hearing what Yoshiichi Tsugakuko said, Zefa couldn't help but frown.
Even if Tsugakuni Yoshiichi succeeded in such a plan, the collapse of the existing order and the arrival of an era of chaos would inevitably bring deep pain to the world.
Useless, unwise.
"Yuichi"
Zefa opened his mouth, but before he could finish, he heard Jiguo Yuanyi continue:
"If the World Government compromises."
"That's unlikely. If they could compromise on something like this, it wouldn't be a world government."
At the end, Yunyi shook his head and laughed. After something like this happened, it was too unrealistic to ask the World Government to compromise.
"Yuichirō, if you are expelled from the navy and you plan to establish your own power, you must be careful."
"You must integrate everything, all the power you can integrate!"
"Don't forget, you are the youngest admiral in the history of the navy. You are the one who personally captured the Pirate King Roger and killed the legendary pirate Golden Lion."
"You are the 'future of the navy' that the navy has been promoting so much."
"Your reputation, or rather, the meaning behind your reputation, cannot be simply summarized as 'Admiral'."
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Some of Zefa's words were not very clear, but of course, Tsugikuni Yoriichi quickly understood the hidden meaning of Zefa's words.
Indeed, he is very different from others. He is not a pirate or a rebel, but an admiral of the navy.
During his years in the navy, although Tsugakuni Yoshiichi did not try every means to develop his own power, his reputation had already spread throughout the world without anyone noticing.
On one side, there are the admirals of the navy who stand for justice, and on the other side, there are the high and mighty World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
When the two conflict, it is really unknown which way the public opinion will blow.
Perhaps the world government that holds the hegemony of public opinion can control the occurrence of some things to a certain extent, but under preconceived notions, it is probably difficult to quickly reverse the impression of Tsugikuni Yoriichi in people's minds.
"I understand what Mr. Zefa means."
"Even if you didn't tell me, I would have planned to do it."
"Come to think of it, I really don't want to face it!"
"I don't know how much my bounty will be worth."
Tsugumi Yuichiro took a sip of tea and couldn't help but sigh. Facing the unknown future, Tsugumi Yuichiro's face showed a rare expression of anticipation.
"At least, three billion!"
"If you're unwilling to face it, why did you choose to do that in the first place?"
"idiot!"
Angry curses came from outside the office door. As the voice entered the office, Zhan Guo, Garp, Kuzan and Yixiao walked into the office one after another.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhan Guo looked angrily at Jigoku Yoshiichi who was sitting on the sofa.
Seeing the newcomer, Yunyi stood up leisurely and greeted Zhan Guo warmly:
"Marshal Zhan Guo, you are still as spirited as ever!"
"Vice-Admiral Garp, I hope Kuzan is well."
"And Yixiao, congratulations, you've already been promoted to Lieutenant General, and I didn't even have time to celebrate for you."
After greeting Sengoku, Tsugumi Yoshiichirō swept his eyes over the people behind him one by one and greeted them warmly.
Everyone who came was an acquaintance, and a bright smile appeared on Yunyi's face.
"You have truly accomplished something great! General Tsugikoku Yoshida."
"It's really a pity that I couldn't go with you!"
Yixiao tapped the ground with his cane and followed Kuzan and others into the office. When he heard the voice of Yuichiro Tsugakuin, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
"If you smile, don't make trouble."
"Zhan Guo is already very upset, hahahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Garp immediately burst into laughter, and then walked to Zefa's desk in a familiar manner, and skillfully took out a bag of senbei from the drawer of Zefa's desk. This was the "rations" he "deposited" with Zefa.
"Hey, Yunyi, I heard everything."
"You, you've given Zhan Guo a difficult problem, hahahaha!"
Garp leaned lightly on the desk, opened the bag, took out some senbei, and said to Yunyi.
After giving Garp and Yixiao a cold look, Zhan Guo walked to the sofa opposite Ji Guoyuan and slowly sat down.
Yixiao took his cane and walked silently to Mihawk's side, sitting down next to Jiguoyuan.
"Excuse me, Mr. Zefa."
Kuzan sighed lightly, greeted Zefa, and sat down on the single chair at one end of the coffee table.
The way several people sat after entering the office made Zhan Guo frown.
Although it is a very small detail, whether from Yixiao's words or his actions, Zhan Guo can see that Yixiao is vaguely on the side of Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
As for Garp and Zephyr?
Zhan Guo had never had any expectations for these two guys from the beginning. It was already a good thing that they could turn a blind eye to this matter!
And Kuzan.
Zhan Guo could feel that the young general was somewhat wavering.
"It's really the same as before, it hasn't changed at all, Yixiao."
When Ji Guoyuan saw Yixiao sitting down with Mihawk without any hesitation, he couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't been so happy for a long time.
It seems that the path he wants to take is not without companions.
"Regarding your arrangements, the Five Elders and the World Government have not yet made a decision."
"But our navy cannot turn a blind eye."
"Yuichirō, from the very beginning, the navy of your Dawn Sword branch has been registered with the headquarters."
"But you are also well aware that your branch's navy has never been under the jurisdiction of the headquarters."
"From today onwards, the Dawn Sword branch's naval data no longer needs to be registered with headquarters."
"Your actions as the Sword of Dawn have nothing to do with our navy anymore!"
Sengoku sat in front of Tsugakuni Yoriichi and said in a deep voice.
"He was fired?"
Hearing what Zhan Guo said, Yunyi nodded slightly, appearing very calm, as he had already expected this in his heart.
"Expelled?"
"I didn't say that. It's just that any actions of your Dawn Sword branch have nothing to do with our headquarters."
"I didn't say anything about kicking you out of the Navy."
Hearing what Zhan Guo said, Jigoku Yoriichi also raised his head slightly and looked at Zhan Guo. After a moment of hesitation, Yoriichi came back to his senses and chuckled:
"Is that so."
"This method can indeed reduce the impact of the incident, but Marshal Zhan Guo, aren't you afraid?"
Zhan Guo heard this, still with a serious look on his face, and said righteously:
"Afraid?"
"What am I afraid of?!"
"Five Elders? Or you?"
"I just made a choice within my authority that was beneficial to world peace!"
Upon hearing this, Yunyi nodded slightly and said softly, "Thank you, Marshal Sengoku."
"If our headquarters needs the cooperation of the Sword of Dawn branch on any mission, we will do our utmost to help."
Sengoku didn't comment on what Yoriichi said.
After staring at Tsugikuni Yoriichi for a long time, the serious expression on Sengoku's face relaxed and he said to Yoriichi:
"If the navy wants to come to our headquarters to develop, just let them come."
"Lieutenant General Yixiao, if you want to return to the New World, go ahead."
Zhan Guo's two simple sentences contained a lot of information. When Ji Guoyuan heard this, he also sighed softly.
The fact that Sengoku would say this meant that someone from his branch's navy had contacted Sengoku privately. Although Jigokuen had expected this, it was normal to regret what was said in the heat of the moment after calming down.
But when this incident really happened, Yunyi still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
However, this emotion quickly disappeared with a smile.
"Haha, thank you Marshal Zhan Guo for taking care of me during this period."
"I think it's better for me to go back to the New World. General Jiguoyuan, I think he won't despise a blind man like me."
Turning his head and seeing the decisive and relaxed answer, Yunyi nodded slightly.
"I'll have to continue to work hard for you from now on, Yixiao."
The atmosphere of the conversation between Yoriichi and Sengoku was quite relaxed. After announcing the navy's punishment on Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Sengoku casually chatted with Yoriichi about Rosinante's recent situation, and then left in a hurry without staying long.
Kuzan was now in a state of confusion. He chatted absentmindedly with Yuanyi for a while and then left the office.
After the two of them left, Yunyi did not avoid talking to Zephyr and Garp who were present, and talked to Yixiao about the recent situation of the branch, and then expressed his idea of completing the first half of the route to the New World.
Yunyi planned to let Yixiao take charge of the Thunder God Island. If it was Yixiao, it would not be difficult for him to "reclaim land" and build a military island.
Yoshiichi Tsugikuni stayed at the headquarters for almost a week. His conflict with the Celestial Dragons seemed to have spread only in a small range, and the attack on the Celestial Dragon fleet and the liberation of the slaves were not reported in the newspapers.
This incident was submerged in the torrent of history, as if it had never happened.
After staying at the headquarters for a while, Yoriichi took Mihawk and Issho back to the Sabaody Archipelago.
Before setting sail, when the troops gathered, there were more than a dozen sailors missing from Yuanyi's ship.
In this regard, after confirming with Sengoku that they had all joined the headquarters, Yuichiro felt relieved and led the team to set sail.
Yunyi was not afraid that they would leave him, he was just afraid that these guys would be in danger and be controlled by others.
After returning to the New World, Tsugikuni Yoriichi also informed the branch navy officers under his jurisdiction of some things, implying that he was at odds with the headquarters, and all navy officers were free to choose to stay in the branch or go to the headquarters.
Except for some elites from the headquarters who chose to return to the headquarters, the new recruits recruited by Yoriichi in the New World still stayed in the Sword of Dawn.
Although the World Government has not yet issued any punishment for Tsugakuni Yoriichi, the Navy had actually split on the day Tsugakuni Yoriichi met with Sengoku.
The World Government seemed to have forgotten that Yoshiichi Tsugakuin had attacked the Celestial Dragons, and no punishment was issued for Yoshiichi Tsugakuin.
The Five Elders did not mention it, and Zhan Guo did not ask either. Apart from completely cutting off the supply of the Sword of Dawn, Zhan Guo did not do anything else and let the Sword of Dawn destroy itself.
In the navy, it seems that the Sword of Dawn has disappeared.
The Sword of Dawn branch of Yoriichi Tsugikuni actually formed a separatist and autonomous organization without the knowledge of the whole world.
The wheel of history rolls forward.
Without the support of the headquarters, Yuichiro Tsugikuni began to carry out drastic reforms to the branch. The most important thing was to stabilize the source of income.
And Yoriichi placed this source of income directly on the pirates.
(End of this chapter)
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