Chapter 157 It’s Too Difficult
Navy Headquarters, Marinford.
Marshal's Office.
The Marshal's office was very quiet.
"You stay here until this incident is over, Garp."
Steelbone Sora sat behind his desk, calmly dealing with the pile of documents in front of him, and said without raising his head.
Garp stood there in despair, motionless, like a sculpture that had lost its soul.
A plaque with the word "Justice" hung on the gray-white wall, and the two black characters looked down at him, as if putting a mountain-like weight on his shoulders.
It rained outside the window at some point.
The dark clouds were like a huge hood, covering the earth tightly, pressing people so hard that they seemed to be unable to breathe.
The drifting cold rain crackled against the closed glass window, and then bounced out, and the haze and killing enveloped the whole world.
Garp looked through the glass window with lifeless eyes at the naval port in the distance.
In the huge oval naval port, the elite navy troops wearing hooded coats patrolled back and forth in the cold rain, with a solemn look.
He noticed that there was no warship docked in the naval port.
"Don't look at it. I have ordered all warships to temporarily go out to sea for patrol. You won't have any chance."
The low voice of Kong Gang came slowly.
The numb-looking Garp twitched his mouth corners and smiled bleakly.
This decisive courage is really worthy of being old man Kong...
"So... old man Kong, is there really no hope?"
Garp's slightly pale lips trembled, and he murmured with difficulty.
Kong Gang did not raise his head, his eyelids drooped.
While flipping through the documents in his hand, he said casually:
"Garp... You are my most proud student, but also my most troublesome student. You should know that I am always proud of having you as my student."
"As for that kid Drago, I really admire him."
"A strong sense of justice, a convincing personality, natural leadership, excellent strategy, powerful strength and amazing talent... Even if you look at the hundreds of years of history of the navy, it is difficult to find a young man who can be compared with him."
Garp gritted his teeth with red eyes and said:
"Then please save him!!"
His clenched fists trembled uncontrollably, and he took a step forward. An irrepressible pleading expression appeared on his face, which was always free and cheerful.
"He's only 25 years old!!"
"He told me that he wanted to be a navy admiral! He wanted to change this terrible world in the name of "justice"!!"
"Damn it! I should have heard it at that time!!"
Garp covered his face with his palms and clenched his teeth, but the hot tears could not stop flowing out from between his fingers.
Kyori finally stopped turning the pages.
He raised his head and looked at the navy hero who was choking in front of him with a calm expression.
The middle-aged Garp in front of him gradually overlapped with the grinning little devil in his mind.
Kyori suddenly sighed.
"Garp, it's not that I don't want to take action."
"But you should be very clear about the consequences of killing the Celestial Dragons, not to mention in public."
"The severity and sensitivity of this incident are far beyond the ability of Sengoku and me."
There was a hint of powerlessness in his eyes.
"According to the regulations of the World Government, once the world's noble Celestial Dragons are harmed, the admiral of the navy must attack unconditionally... But do you know why Sengoku didn't deal with this matter personally?"
Garp was stunned, his eyes blank.
Kyori Sora took a cigar from the cigar box on the table, bit it in his mouth and lit it.
The thick smoke surrounded his resolute and deep face.
He said something that surprised Garp.
"Because this is the order of the Five Elders."
Kyori Sora leaned back on the chair, raised his head slightly, and exhaled a stream of smoke from his mouth.
"Because of the sensitivity of Dragon's identity, the government has questioned the loyalty of our navy's top brass."
"Can you imagine it?"
"The blood of the navy's 'hero', a future admiral or even a marshal, a soldier who should be the most loyal to the government, actually dared to attack the noble Celestial Dragons..."
"This is unacceptable to the Five Elders."
"This is not just a problem for Dragon himself, his behavior has seriously affected the government's attitude and trust in our navy."
Garp's face turned very pale.
The worry about his son's life made him never think of the impact and involvement behind this incident.
He opened his mouth and was about to say something.
Kong just waved his hand and interrupted him:
"The Five Elders have already said that if our navy lets Dragon run away this time, the government will directly cut the navy's military expenditure by 50%."
"In addition, the promotion plan that Sengoku and I had already finalized has also been stopped."
"Before resolving this incident and regaining the trust of the Five Elders, Sengoku can't be the admiral of the navy, and I can't go to the Holy Land to be the commander-in-chief of the world government's entire army."
Garp was struck by lightning.
Unprecedented guilt hit his heart, he staggered back two steps, his lips opened and closed:
"Kong, Kong old man..."
Kong Kong smiled indifferently and said:
"It doesn't matter. I wasn't originally interested in the so-called position of commander-in-chief of the entire army."
"Sengoku has no complaints about this."
"So Garp, do you understand now?"
"Whether it's the commander-in-chief of the army or the marshal of the navy, if we can save Dorag, even if there is only a slim chance, we will not give up lightly."
"But the current situation is... too difficult."
"Your boy has made an irreversible mistake."
Hearing this, Garp was speechless.
He stood there with blank eyes, as if his body and flexibility had been swallowed up by a huge coldness and hollowness, and he had lost all feeling.
"So...that brat...is it really hopeless?"
"Even Sakaski and Porusalino set off..."
he murmured.
Sakaski and Dorag have never dealt with each other, and he will never hold back.
As for Porusalino, the guy's thoughts were never clear.
If the two of them join forces, no matter how strong Dorag is, there is no way he can survive.
"No!"
He suddenly clenched his fists.
But just as he was about to do something, Cyborg interrupted him with a cold shout.
"What do you want to do!?"
Garp gritted his teeth with a look of reluctance on his face and said:
"Old Man Kong, I will definitely repay your kindness in the future, but Drago is my son after all!"
"I have to save him no matter what!"
"I know that your position is very difficult, and I also know the difficulties of the Warring States period, so..."
He raised his hand and grabbed the navy cloak on his shoulders, pulling out the wrinkles.
"This navy, I don't-"
boom! !
A fist sent his whole body flying backwards and smashed deeply into the wall.
Garp looked at Cyborg Kong who suddenly took action with a confused face, his head was dizzy, and a trace of blood flowed from his forehead.
"idiot!!"
Cyborg Kong shouted sharply.
"I said it was difficult to do, but I didn't say it couldn't be done!"
Garp said in astonishment:
"But Sakaski and Porusalino——"
"Do you know why Darren was the first person notified by Sengoku!?"
Cyborg rolled his eyes angrily and cursed.
Garp was stunned.
He seemed to understand something, and his bloodshot and dark eyes were once again filled with light.
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