Chapter 284: Secret Talk in the Alley, the Real Purpose
Thinking of how Lu Kai respected him and how he was angry but still forced himself to listen to him, Cyborg couldn't help but smile.
He turned to Zhan Guo and said, "If you were the marshal, what would you ask Lu Kai to do?"
Zhan Guo was stunned when he heard this, and a bad premonition rose in his heart. He said: "Marshal Kong, don't think too much. I told you what I know and my personal thoughts. I have no other intentions."
"You've been with me for so many years, don't I know you well enough?" Cyborg shook his head and said, "I'm just tired.
“In the past two years, the Five Elders have called me several times to ask me why I locked Lu Kai up in the headquarters and wouldn’t let him leave. In fact, their meaning is very clear, they are hinting at me to let go.
“I was the one who told them that Lu Kai still needed to grow, but the reason I gave was not out of public interest, but out of selfish motives.
"The Five Elders have long been dissatisfied with my actions. Last time, they scolded me, saying that I was like an old hen protecting her calves. If I don't let my children fly, they will never become eagles."
"Zhan Guo, you are more suitable to be the Admiral of the Marine Headquarters than I am." Cyborg continued, "But to be honest, I am really worried about Lu Kai.
"I watched this child grow up step by step. I really like him and love him like my grandson. I didn't expect that he would become a shackle for him.
"So I'll ask you again, if you were the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, what would you ask Luke to do?"
Zhan Guo said without hesitation: “I will follow his heart, even if it means making him the most active general in history.
"I will let him always be on the front line against evil forces, and give him the most difficult and arduous tasks that no one else can accomplish."
"You are indeed more competent than me." Cyborg smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, this is the best way to train and cultivate him. Didn't we all go through this in the beginning? Now it's this brat's turn.
"By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask for your opinion on." Cyborg asked Zhan Guodao, "What do you think about Sakaski's voluntary application to leave the Navy and work in the World Government's CP Intelligence Department?"
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On an island in the Grand Line, a blind, strong man who looked to be in his thirties walked out of a casino.
Then the blind man entered a noodle shop, sat down and ordered a bowl of soba noodles.
But the blind man suddenly frowned, grabbed the knife leaning next to the seat, took out the money from his pocket and put it on the table, stood up and walked out, completely ignoring the shop owner's shouting behind him.
After a while, the man came to a remote alley.
At the deepest part of the alley, there stood a man wearing a ghost mask and a white cloak. It was Lu Kai.
"Mr. Yixiao!" Lu Kai said, "What do you think about what I told you last time?"
The person opposite Lu Kai was none other than Yixiao, who would become an admiral of the Marine Headquarters through the World Conscription in the future.
And the purpose of Lu Kai's coming was naturally to win over Yixiao.
"You helped me last time, and I am very grateful to you, but you asked me to join your divine punishment, and I'm afraid I can't obey you." Yixiao frowned and answered with a little guilt.
"Sir, do you have any concerns?" Lu Kai couldn't help but ask, "I had a very pleasant conversation with you last time, and you agreed with my philosophy. Why are you unwilling to join our Divine Punishment?"
"Let me ask you." Yixiao interrupted Lu Kai and asked curiously, "What is your purpose?"
"Bring light and hope to this ugly, dirty world." Lu Kai said, "As for the rest, I told you last time."
"What a grand goal!" Yixiao grinned and said, "Isn't it ridiculous for someone who doesn't even want to reveal his identity to talk to me about light?"
"You are not an ordinary person, so I will not treat you as an ordinary person. If you want to know, I will tell you without hesitation." Lu Kai said, and then took off the mask on his face, showing his true face to Yi Xiao, "I am the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, 'Red Wind' Lu Kai, nice to meet Mr. Yi Xiao."
"What? You are Lu Kai?" Yixiao was stunned, because this name would be familiar to everyone, "So it was you who founded Divine Punishment. How disrespectful."
"Mr. Yixiao once said that you blinded yourself," Lu Kai asked, "because there are too many filth and sins in the world that are unbearable to look at, right?"
"What do you want to say?" Fujitora asked.
"But if you blind your eyes, will those filth and sins no longer exist? Have any of them been missed in these years?" Lu Kai said, "You are just trying to cover your ears and steal the bell. You close your eyes and don't see, just pretending that these things don't exist, and you cover your ears and don't hear, just pretending that these things didn't happen.
"With such great power, if you don't try to do anything, what change can you make to the world? In the end, I'm afraid you will just be an old gambler who complains about himself."
"Provocation doesn't work on me." Yixiao said calmly after hearing Lu Kai's words. Having experienced countless storms, Yixiao would not lose control of his emotions because of a few words from others.
"Filth and sin are everywhere. I have tried to change it, but I find that what I do has little impact on the world.
"In addition, among those who bring filth and sin to this world, there are some who we simply cannot fight against."
"I agree with what Mr. Yixiao said, because a person's power is always limited. For example, I am invincible in the navy, but I still cannot have any fundamental impact on the world, because a person's power is limited after all."
Then Lu Kai paused and continued, "But what if there are a hundred people like you and me? A thousand? This power is enough to have a huge impact on the world."
Lu Kai said firmly: "And as long as there is filth and sin, that is where I should fight. No matter who the opponent is, there is no one we cannot fight. The creed of God's punishment is to fight against all the evil in this world in the name of God!"
"Including the Celestial Dragons who are directly protected by your general?" His true intention was fully exposed. Yixiao did not intend to hide it anymore and spoke.
"Oh, that bunch of rubbish!" Lu Kai gritted his teeth and said, "They are the bane of the world. Sooner or later, I will send them all to the mortal world."
"What?" Yixiao was stunned again.
A dignified admiral of the navy actually wants to overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons. If such words were to be spread out, it would scare a lot of people to death.
But Yixiao couldn't laugh. His eyes were blind, but his heart was not blind. He could tell clearly whether Lu Kai was serious or not.
"Aren't you afraid that I will tell others what you said?" he asked with a smile.
Lu Kai smiled nonchalantly and said, "You can go ahead and tell me if anyone will believe you.
“Don’t say that you are just a blind man and have never seen my true face. You are only facing a man who calls himself Lu Kai.
"Even if you could see with your own eyes and had actually seen me, you would not have any impression of me."