Chapter 21 Answer Me
"The Battle of Marinford... This is a complete failure!!"
The stern roar of the new vice admiral echoed throughout the entire conference hall, and was broadcast to every naval branch on the sea in real time through the loudspeaker and the video Den Den Mushi.
At this moment, the navy of the major naval branches in the world were all stunned to look at the vice admiral with cold eyes and ferocious expression on the Den Den Mushi screen, their faces gradually turned pale, as if struck by lightning.
In the conference hall, the world was dead silent.
The navy and the people looked dazed, and they could not believe what they heard.
"The Battle of Marinford... was a huge failure?"
"But didn't we successfully resist the invasion of the three great pirates including Golden Lion?"
"That was Golden Lion Shiki!"
"He even threw down a floating island!"
"We defended our homeland, this should have been a victory..."
"Didn't Marshal Kong and Admiral Sengoku say the same thing?"
"..."
People had different opinions, looking at the vice admiral on the high platform with disbelief.
Behind Darren, the expressions of Kong, Sengoku and Zephyr were also full of surprise.
This... is different from what was agreed!
Didn't Darren take this opportunity to give everyone some inspiring words?
Why did he deny the significance of this war?
Directly characterize the great Battle of Marinford... as a "complete failure"! ?
Or is this some kind of speech technique they haven't heard of?
For a moment, Ganggukong and the other two didn't know whether they should stop Darren. The incident and the turn were so sudden that they were stunned there before they could come to their senses.
Gion and others were also stunned, not understanding what Darren meant by this.
Borsalino glanced at Darren's back, and suddenly a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Sakaski slowly opened his closed eyes, and a hidden light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
At this time-
"Vice Admiral Darren! I don't agree! We won the Battle of Marinford!"
A young navy soldier suddenly raised his hand, gritted his teeth and mustered up the courage to speak loudly.
"Yes, we protected our homeland!"
Then another navy lieutenant colonel stood up and refuted.
"This was a huge disaster. You saved the island. We all respect you... but you can't erase the contributions and efforts made by all of us."
A commodore said angrily.
In another direction, a little girl ran out from the crowd, crying:
"That's right! My brother... Colonel Spit, he fought to the death to protect Marinford and sacrificed his life. How could this be a failure!?"
"..."
One, two, the navy and the people stood up one after another.
They had no opinion on Darren's great achievements. They were grateful and respected him.
But they couldn't accept Darren's characterization of the Battle of Marinford as "a failure."
Their relatives, friends, partners, comrades-in-arms... countless people died and were injured. In order to win this war, they have lost too much.
The joy of victory in the war is the last comfort for their sad and wounded hearts.
So they find it hard to accept that what they sacrificed so much in exchange for is not victory but failure.
They will never allow anyone to take away their "victory".
Facing this surging crowd, Zhan Guo frowned and subconsciously took a step forward, wanting to interrupt the ceremony directly and control the situation.
But a strong hand was placed on his shoulder, stopping him.
Zhan Guo turned back in confusion, only to see Gang Gu Kong shaking his head at him.
"Too late."
Gang Gu Kong's expression was extremely complicated, and he sighed lightly.
Zhan Guo was stunned.
He turned his head again and looked at the scene.
Those were faces full of confusion and even doubt, and countless eyes fell on the Navy Vice Admiral, eagerly waiting for his answer.
Yes, he couldn't stop it.
Darren, who had raised this spearhead, if he could not give a reasonable and satisfactory explanation to the navy soldiers and civilians present, and even the navy around the world who were watching this scene through the Den Den Mushi screen... Otherwise, there would be no end.
Thinking of this, Zhan Guo couldn't help looking at Darren's back again, and muttered in his heart:
Darren boy, what do you want to do by saying these words...
...
The venue was silent.
The breathing sound was clearly audible.
Countless pairs of eyes stared at Darren tightly, like an invisible tide, overwhelming and overwhelming.
If ordinary people were faced with such pressure, they would have already suffered a mental breakdown.
But Darren just smiled suddenly.
"So you all hope this is a glorious victory worth celebrating, right?"
He asked.
No one answered, but everyone in the audience nodded.
The arc of Darren's mouth became more sarcastic and mocking.
"So that's how it is."
"Yes, you all hope this is a victory."
"But to some extent, this is indeed a "great" victory."
Before everyone showed the joy of recognition on their faces -
His voice suddenly rose, like a fierce beast roaring.
Waving his arms angrily!
"We successfully allowed the dirty, sinful, ugly and despicable pirates to attack our headquarters!!"
The sound is loud.
People looked horrified.
"We have successfully turned the "Holy Land of Justice" into the devastated ruins we see now!!"
The tone progresses layer by layer.
A louder and harsher gasp.
"The navy that was supposed to be the world's hegemon has successfully turned into a toy that can be manipulated and provoked at will!!"
Anger reached its peak.
The storm suddenly swept through every corner of the place, making everyone's faces suddenly turn pale.
Darren raised his arms and stared at everyone under the stage.
With cold, angry and stern eyes, no one dared to look at him for a second.
"Then, everyone here please tell me..."
"When a pirate can unscrupulously invade the center of justice power in the entire world;"
"When the navy faced the invasion of pirates and had no choice but to protect themselves, they could only look at him angrily and say, "I'll stop here," and then leave calmly;"
"When the whole world sees how weak our navy is, and sees that the original sacred naval headquarters, Marinevando, is nothing more than that..."
"This war..."
Darren raised his head, his eyes almost emitting a cold light that was selective and devouring.
The cold words were like an ancient anchor, word for word, hanging in the air for a long time, and deeply penetrated into everyone's hearts.
"Can it still be called a victory!?"
Everyone was stunned.
Darren roared, veins bulging.
A majestic and terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body, turning into a mighty tide that swept through the world and spread out in all directions.
There were strong winds and lightning, and the color of the sky and the earth suddenly changed!
"answer me!"
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Ask for everything and be grateful.