Pirates: Beyond Akainu

Chapter 103 Lieutenant General’s Meeting

The meeting of Vice Admirals of the Navy has officially begun.

As the saying goes, small things have a big meeting, big things have a small meeting.

Now the Navy Headquarters and the Navy have a common understanding, that is, the new Marshal who is about to take office has an ambitious determination to reform.

In the face of this upcoming reform storm, some people are excited, some are apprehensive, and some are uneasy.

If there is a huge disagreement within the Navy at this moment, then the Navy is really divided.

Akainu is not afraid of division, and he will not force those who are unwilling to leave with him to stay.But it can't be now. Before he has completely mastered the navy, he also wants to find common ground with everyone as much as possible and find everyone's bottom line of acceptance.

In the spacious, tall, serious, depressing, and silent conference hall, the new Admiral Akainu, who was wearing a pure red shirt with a peony flower on his chest, and a navy justice coat, led Hannibal into the room.

With the arrival of Akainu, all the vice admirals, including the three giants, stood up and stood up. There was a lot of movement, but they were uniform, expressing respect.

Akainu first looked up at the old clock hanging in the center, "The time is just right. I'm not late. I'm not late at all. That's good."

Akainu seemed to say something nonsense, passed the lieutenant generals on the left and right, and walked towards the first place in the center without squinting.

Hannibal followed Akainu all the time. After Akainu sat down, he stood quietly behind him, matching his image, like a door god who was terrifying from hell.

"Everyone sit down, take it easy, our meeting has officially begun."

The lieutenant generals stand up uniformly, but when they sit down, their movements are uneven, but they still don't say a word, and they can't relax like Akainu said.

At this time, Akainu looked at everyone's face, looked at the smoky conference hall, and said something unrelated to the conference: "There are quite a lot of admirals in our navy who smoke. In fact, don't smoke in meetings, or quit smoking like me. ”

As soon as Akainu finished speaking, the three smoking lieutenant generals sitting on the left, Rugui Spider, Dauberman, and Dalmecia, put out their cigarettes without saying a word.

The person sitting on the right moved a little slower. Seeing that everyone was putting out their cigarettes, he reluctantly did so.

"Oh, smoking has also been controlled." Huo Shaoshan, who smoked a cigar and regarded his life as his life, was the most resentful.

Akainu heard his complaint but said nothing.

After everyone had put out their cigarettes and the smoke dissipated, giving everyone a clear conference room, Akainu spoke again: "Smoking is a habit. Everyone has habits. Habits are difficult to change. For individuals, it is. This is especially true for an organization.”

Akainu turned to Stoloberg, "Do you think so?"

Stoloberg didn't know why Akainu asked him specifically, so he nodded slowly: "Yes."

Akainu: "But it still needs to change. Everyone can pay attention to me. Today I wear peonies on my chest, not the roses before. This is a change."

The generals subconsciously cast their eyes on Akainu's chest. They didn't care about the flowers at all, but they were confused and confused as to why they were talking such nonsense.

The most senior Lieutenant General He even said bluntly: "Sakaski, are you just bringing everyone together to talk about these trivial matters?"

Akainu: "Ms. Crane, I'm afraid you won't agree or support me if I talk about big things directly, so at least let everyone reach a consensus on small things first. After all, small things also have big meanings."

Crane: "How to say?"

Akainu: "You all know the Hannibal behind me, the new director of Impel Prison. I dare say that his understanding and stance on pirates are definitely better than most of the lieutenant generals here. And Even he doesn’t agree with what I’m saying, so how can I expect everyone to support me?”

The lieutenants once again turned their attention to Hannibal. Hannibal, who had never experienced such a scene and was scrutinized by so many senior navy generals, smiled.

What's more, he was not convinced by Akainu's statement that Hannibal's consciousness was higher than their vice admiral's.

Cha Dou Jiaji was one of them. He crossed his arms and said, "Marshal, stop beating around the bush and say something calmly, okay?"

Akainu glanced at the Ocha Dome with cold eyes. He had talked with him a few days ago and it was not pleasant. Akainu also asked him not to call his president naughty again.

"Jiaji, what I'm afraid of is an attitude like yours. I said I want to abolish prisons and directly sentence all prisoners to death. Do you agree? Does anyone agree?"

"I agree." Ghost Spider stated directly, "I also agree." So did Dauberman.

After looking at each other, Bastiou and Dalmesia reluctantly agreed.

The other lieutenant generals, including the lieutenant general from the giant tribe, looked ugly, and the scene was stiff for a moment. This was what Akainu expected, so he took a leisurely sip of the tea that had been prepared on the table.

"Hahahaha! Marshal is really good." Jonathan laughed. Although he and Akainu have been friends for many years, he still called Marshal in public.

Hearing this, the lieutenant generals breathed a sigh of relief. This was what they were thinking but dared not say out loud at the moment.

"If something can be done once it is said, there is no need to hold a meeting to study it." Facing the steps given by Jonathan, Akainu did not step down, but continued to make the atmosphere tense.

The scene was silent, and the meeting scene where no one spoke was the most severe. Lieutenant generals Maynard and Mosambia, who were weak in willpower, could not even sit still.

Finally, it was Akainu who created the deadlock to break the deadlock: "We are an army, the key is attitude and obedience. If I set a goal, but everyone below has different ideas, what can we accomplish?"

He gave a rare sneer, "If you put pressure on everyone like this, how can anyone be willing to follow you?"

Among the lieutenant generals present, He was the only one qualified to say this to Akainu. Akainu was not angry anymore. He just sighed, and then said decisively: "Then give up your position as soon as possible and give up your position to someone who can do it."

The picture showed a sharp look, and the words revealed murderous intent. Especially the vice admirals sitting on the right were shocked. Could it be that Marshal Akainu's purpose today was to seize their power?
"You are annoyed when I talk about small things, but you don't agree when I talk about big things. In this case..." Akainu suddenly stood up and clenched his fists.

Whoa!

Lieutenant General Mozambique was so frightened that he fell down from his seat, but no one laughed at him at this moment. All the lieutenant generals looked at Akainu in disbelief. Are they going to take action?To your own people! ?

"Marshal, it's not that we don't agree, it's just that you are honest..." Flying Squirrel, a centrist, spoke bravely.

"You didn't understand me at all." Akainu looked at the flying squirrel with disappointed eyes.

The flying squirrel was stunned by such a direct look.

Not only the flying squirrel, but also many lieutenant generals on the right stood up in surprise, while the ghost spider on the left smiled excitedly, with his body tense and ready to attack at any time.

"Sakaski! Don't mess around!" Crane had already raised her withered hand, and her fruit-washing ability was about to activate.

Akaken stood there motionless, looking at the people on both sides, watching their various reactions, and suddenly smiled: "Forget it, let's enter the formal meeting topic."

Akainu suddenly sat down again. He changed the atmosphere of the meeting and made the lieutenant generals feel shocked.

"It's really not easy." The youngest Lieutenant General Vergo's inner thoughts were also the inner thoughts of many Lieutenant Generals present. But at least the situation has eased. What he just said is what he said. Many people are really afraid that Akainu will take action directly. .

Somehow, the lieutenant generals subconsciously felt that Akainu was someone who could do such a thing, such a marshal.

What Akainu wanted was this effect. Now he had tested the bottom line and brought the meeting into his own rhythm, making the lieutenants listen carefully to every word he said next.

"Reform, before the meeting begins, I will focus on these two words. Then we will start with the external problem, which is the pirate problem."

Akakenu took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "Since everyone thinks that the direct death penalty is too radical, let me say three simple things first, as long as we work together, we can definitely do it."

The lieutenants listened attentively.

Akainu: "First, regarding the bounty order for pirates. When the so-called bounty order was first issued, it was hoped that the prisoner being rewarded would become a despised object in society, and a large amount of reward would be given to make everyone responsible. Take responsibility to supervise each other so that prisoners have nowhere to escape, and contribute to world security."

"But is this the reality? Ask yourself, has the bounty order had the effect it should have? Not at all. Not only that, it has greatly encouraged the arrogance of the evil forces and has become something for pirates to compare with each other. , so I would like to ask, is it still necessary for this thing to exist?”

"What's more, our navy has issued so many high-value reward orders, and how many have we caught on our own? When was the last time we caught a [-]-million-level pirate? I searched through the case files and couldn't find it. Don't say they're all running away now."

Akainu mentioned Impel's big escape again, and Hannibal lowered his head in blame.

The lieutenant generals looked puzzled after hearing Marshal Akainu's views on the reward order. Momotu asked: "What does the marshal mean?"

Red dog: "Isn't it obvious enough? That is to abolish the reward order. From now on, no new reward orders will be issued, and all the issued ones will be invalidated!"

Tea Dolphin: "Where's the World Government?"

"Our navy agrees first, and I will let the government pass it as well."

He pondered for a while and said: "But the reward order not only has the effect you mentioned, it is also very meaningful for communicating with various naval bases and classifying the danger levels of pirates."

Akainu: "I will use other things to replace this function. For example, the new navy report will update new pirates to let each base know the latest information and pirate movements. As for the classification of pirates' viciousness, I said we There’s no point in catching a big pirate at all.”

Akainu looked at the lieutenant generals: "Cancelled, but not completely cancelled. The bounty orders below 5000 million can still be retained, because I looked through the case files and found that pirate bounty hunters of this level can help us. All navies The base can also catch some every year.”

"Now, with a show of hands, as long as more than half of the people vote, this proposal will pass."

The generals unanimously approved it, because this matter is not difficult at the operational level and will not arouse strong reactions from all parties. After all, they have not lost a piece of their flesh.

Moreover, after carefully thinking about Akainu's words, the lieutenant generals felt that it was very reasonable. The bounty order had already become something for pirates to show off and compare with each other. They were not ashamed but proud of it, and some even wanted a higher amount for themselves. Bragging in front of his peers, deliberately killing innocent people indiscriminately.

Dauberman on the left suddenly said: "But if we abolish the reward order, will it send the wrong signal to the world, that is, we are no longer wanted for pirates?"

"This consideration is very meaningful." Akainu looked appreciatively and continued: "And this is the second reform I want to talk about, which is to abolish the title of pirates for the great pirates."

Abolish the name "Pirate" for the great pirate?
The lieutenants were puzzled, and Stoloberg asked: "Why don't we call them pirates?"

Akainu smiled coldly: "Use warlord."

"Warlord!?" The lieutenant generals on the left and right were surprised.

Akainu: "Yes, those pirates who have guns, money, territory, and even control one or more countries, what are they if they are not warlords?"

"Our navy needs to keep up with the times and reform. Even among the pirates, the title "Yonko" has been derived to describe those arrogant pirates. Why should we use this title to enhance others' ambitions and destroy our own prestige? ?This is unreasonable."

"Some people may think that just changing the name is useless, but I want to say that this is of great significance. It represents a new attitude of the Navy. While we are still the party that represents the righteousness of the world, we must use some power as soon as possible. , in the long run, it will quietly change the world’s concepts.”

Akainu's tone became serious: "I will publish the list of the first batch of pirates defined as warlords in the next issue of the New Navy News. By then, I won't be able to control what the outside world says, but within the Navy, the top and bottom leaders The base must refer to those big pirates as evil warlords, including the current Shichibukai, such as Doflamingo."

Hearing Akainu mention the name Doflamingo, Vergo was shocked, thinking that no wonder the young master said that he was being targeted.

At this moment, Akainu's stern eyes suddenly glanced at the last Lieutenant General Vergo.

This look made Vergo's heart tremble, and he immediately felt that he was exposed, but the next second Akainu smiled kindly.

"It should just be a sign of goodwill..." Vergo comforted himself.

The Navy's Chief Staff Officer He nodded after careful consideration, "Those guys no longer sail around one country, but stay in their own territory and plot the world every day. There is really no adjective that is more suitable for them as evil warlords."

Even He made such a statement, and the other lieutenant generals had no objections, and voted unanimously again.

Lieutenant General Jonathan even laughed and said: "Warlord, what a terrible word, it is more unsettling than pirates. The World Government will definitely pass it."

Akainu nodded, watching everyone vote twice in a row to pass his two proposals, and there was a smile on his serious face.

"The third reform proposal regarding Pirates is more serious. Everyone must have differences, and it is not as easy to operate as the first two."

The lieutenant generals tensed up because the joyful atmosphere in which the first two proposals were unanimously passed disappeared in the blink of an eye. They listened carefully to what the marshal had to say.

Akainu: "The third one is about the legal One Piece going to the Shichibukai. The existence of this thing is too ridiculous. The person who proposed this plan must be the big rebel."

"I don't know if you have heard my remarks about canceling the Shichibukai on other occasions. Now I am telling you clearly that while there are two vacant positions in the Shichibukai, I will kill them all!"

"Of course, this is not an issue that can be decided within our navy, but what I want now is the internal unification of the navy! As long as you can unanimously agree, I can force the world government to agree!"

"So take a stand, everyone. Right now, this matter will be announced to the whole world at my marshal's inauguration ceremony. The entire navy will unite and vow to kill all the Shichibukai!"

(End of this chapter)