Chapter 455: Sudden Recommendation
At the back of the notebook, there was a photo. It was Zefa’s family photo. He, his wife, and son were all smiling brightly.
After seeing this photo, Lu Kai was heartbroken beyond words.
Zefa is still the same Zefa, he has never changed and is still so pure.
He is kind, just, selfless and great. Strength and power are like clouds to him, and even the evil thoughts of the world's will are defeated by his personal will.
In the past, there was Roger, who used his own death to cause the conflicts in the world to erupt, helping Lu Kai to accumulate prestige and power as quickly as possible, eradicate evil, and feel very happy about it.
Later, Zefa used his own death in exchange for the peace and stability of the entire world, helping Lu Kai to completely control the navy, and he was happy to do so.
The trust and expectations that the two heroes placed on him with their lives made Lu Kai feel that the burden on his shoulders was becoming heavier.
After leaving the underground secret room, Lu Kai came to the tomb of Zefa's wife and children, pulled out the entire tomb along with the ten-foot-circle soil, and then came to Zefa's grave again and buried them together, allowing this poor family to be reunited.
They were unable to settle here during their lifetime, so they could only be buried here together after their death.
After wrapping the family portrait with an air film, Lu Kai transferred it to Zefa's chest, fulfilling Zefa's last wish.
When he returned to the Marine Headquarters, Luke still hadn't gotten over Zefa's death and was in a very low mood.
Walking in the devastated Marinford, Luke clenched his fists, but his eyes became more determined than ever before.
"General Lu Kai, General Lu Kai is back!" Someone howled excitedly after seeing Lu Kai.
When the soldiers who were repairing the naval headquarters heard the sound, they all put down their work and began to surround Lu Kai.
"General Lukai, what happened? Zepharo...he..." The flying squirrel closest to him asked first.
But he couldn't say any more words halfway through, his voice became a little trembling, and the expressions of the others also became ugly.
Zephyr is the teacher of all naval admirals. Although he betrayed the marine headquarters, it was difficult for the soldiers to hate him when they thought of his experience and the reason for his betrayal. All they felt was heartache.
Lu Kai looked around at the increasing number of soldiers surrounding him, forced himself to cheer up, and said, "We won by chance, and Teacher Zefa has rested in peace! Soldiers, take your positions, I'm going to see the marshal first."
After saying that, Lu Kai ignored everyone and teleported directly to the Marshal's office.
Seeing Lu Kai suddenly appear, Sengoku was suddenly delighted, as were Vice Admiral Tsuru and Garp beside him.
They were the ones who wanted to stop Zefa the most, so they had been waiting here anxiously, without closing their eyes for ten days and ten nights.
"Marshal, teacher, Lieutenant General He, I have fulfilled my mission!" Lu Kai really didn't want to talk at this moment, but there were some things that he had to explain after all.
Sengoku, Garp and Tsuru fell silent upon hearing this. They were the three who wanted to stop Zephyr the most, but they were also the saddest now.
"Lu Kai, I want the details of what happened!" Zhan Guo said with clenched fists.
The civil war within the Navy Headquarters could not be concealed. Morganse obtained the information from Divine Punishment at the first opportunity, and published it in newspapers and sent it to the whole world.
The headline of the news was "A fierce civil war broke out at the Navy Headquarters, and Marinford is almost in ruins."
This title alone is enough to attract worldwide attention.
What's more, the two sides of the war were the rebel army led by former Admiral Zephyr of the Navy Headquarters, and the reinforcements led by Luke, on the other side.
So this report immediately caused an uproar around the world. No matter who they were or where they were, everyone in the world was discussing this matter.
The newspaper announced that the reason for the civil war in the Navy Headquarters was that Admiral Zephyr, who had been desperately supported by the World Government over the past year, rebelled and almost completely took control of the navy.
After Luke was framed by Zephyr, he did not really betray the navy, but it was a strategy of the Five Elders to paralyze Zephyr.
And when Luke was about to succeed in chasing Zefa, Luke appeared with a large number of reinforcements, killed Zefa and resolved the rebellion.
Many people didn't know what to say after seeing the news.
In the past year, the World Government has been carrying out extensive propaganda against Zephyr, but they did not expect that Zephyr, whom they trusted so much, would actually betray them.
The reason for the rebellion was that the World Government allowed Doflamingo, who killed an entire ship of his disciples, to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Many people don’t know where the world is going. The actions of the World Government are becoming increasingly disappointing, and the navy seems to be rotten to the core.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Lu Kai is innocent, which made countless people breathe a sigh of relief, as if as long as Lu Kai is there, the navy still has hope.
Three days later, all the officers and soldiers of the Navy Headquarters had gathered in Marinford Square.
On the high platform, Sengoku, Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Lukai, Suluo, and Kuzan stood there, overlooking the soldiers.
Zhan Guo gave a summary report on the war in front of all the soldiers.
In the report, Sengoku went against the wishes of the Five Elders, made the Evil God Fruit public, and publicized its characteristics in detail.
At the same time, Sengoku also mentioned that Zefa was bewitched by the Evil Fruit and did so many abnormal things, in order to clear Zefa's name and make everyone realize the evil and harm of the Evil Fruit.
Even someone as determined as Zephyr could not resist the harm of the Evil God Fruit, let alone others.
Zhan Guo also said that this was a war without winners, and led the soldiers in a moment of silence for all the victims of the war.
After doing all this, Zhan Guo suddenly announced without consulting anyone in advance: "After this civil war in the headquarters, I feel powerless to lead the navy.
"Therefore, I hereby decide to resign as the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and nominate Admiral 'Red Wind' Luke as the new Admiral of the Navy Headquarters."
As soon as Zhan Guo finished speaking, all the naval officers and soldiers seemed to be under a spell and stood still on the spot, but their hearts were filled with turmoil.
It was an unprecedented precedent for the Admiral of the Navy to resign in public, and he also publicly proposed his nominee for the next Admiral of the Navy.
There are many smart people in the Navy Headquarters, and with rumors flying around recently, many people immediately understood the purpose of Sengoku's actions.
It was obvious that Zhan Guo wanted to force the Five Elders to abdicate.
Everyone knows that the World Government supported Zephyr to take power, promoted him desperately, and continuously weakened Luke's influence.
In addition, everyone still remembers vividly how Lu Kai was framed and forced to rebel against the Navy Headquarters.
Although the Five Elders explained that Luke's betrayal from the navy was their strategy to deal with Zephyr, no one believed it.
He tried his best to support Zefa to take the position and suppress Lu Kai, just to let Lu Kai kill Zefa?
After the civil war at the Marine Headquarters, the prestige of the World Government had fallen to the bottom, but Luke's prestige had reached an unprecedented height, making him everyone's most admired person and greatest benefactor.
But recently there was a message from the Navy Headquarters saying that the Five Elders were resting easy after Zephyr's death, and were preparing to get rid of them once again, and were preparing to target Luke again.
Now Sengoku has resigned in public and nominated Lu Kai to be the Admiral of the Marine Headquarters. If the Five Elders refuse and support others to take the position, will they be able to convince the public?
In other words, apart from Lu Kai, who else is qualified to serve as the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters?
Moreover, Zhan Guo suddenly offered to resign, leaving the Five Elders with little time to make a decision.
It's not just the whole world that is disappointed with the World Government, nor is it just the other navy officers and soldiers, but also Sengoku.
As a participant in the entire process, Zhan Guo knew everything that had happened recently better than anyone else. He also saw with his own eyes that the Five Elders really wanted to get rid of Lu Kai.