Chapter 409 Grief

Zhan Guo curled his lips and said,

"Who would think about that old guy? He's so out of touch at his age."

Zefa shrugged and said,

"Don't talk about him now. Look at the way you are dressed. I can't stand it. You were once a naval admiral. You should pay attention to your image even if you are retired!"

"It's tiring to maintain your image. Even though I'm an old man, I still have to dye my hair darker than young people and wear a suit every day. I'm tired of it. Besides, I was just a temporary marshal at that time. Watch your words!"

Zefa looked up at Zhan Guo, raised his hand to take off his glasses and threw them aside, crossed his arms and said,

"What? Are you still struggling with this?"

Zhan Guo said hi and waved his hand.

"I was a little obsessed at that time, but there is nothing to worry about now. Jiger is indeed the most suitable candidate for the Navy Admiral. Even He said so."

At this point, a helpless look appeared on Zhan Guo's face. He spread his hands and said,

"And I've also figured out that as a marshal, I can't control those guys at all, especially Borsalino!"

When Zephyr heard Sengoku mention Kizaru, he couldn't help but laugh and missed the teaching days in the past.

Zhan Guo sighed and said with emotion,

"Zefa, I've always envied you. You've taught so many outstanding students. You can say that you have no regrets in your life!"

Zefa laughed, not being modest, and said,

"That's right! This sense of accomplishment is much better than being a Navy Admiral!"

"Hey, hey, hey! You're really annoying like this, don't you know that?"

The two old men in their fifties were bickering in the office like two stubborn children until Zhan Guo's stomach started to growl.

Zhan Guo's face turned red, and he touched his belly and said,

"The senbei is still a little bit weak. Are you done with your work? If you are, let's go eat something together!"

Zefa was a little hungry now, so he nodded and said,

"There's nothing left. Let's go to the cafeteria... Never mind. Let's just go to my house. We can still have some more drinks!"

"...Can you cook?"

"Of course. I've been living alone all these years. How can I not know how to cook? Don't you know how to cook?"

"Uh... yes! Who are you looking down on? What's so difficult about cooking?"

Zefa looked at Zhan Guo with suspicion, while Zhan Guo turned his head away with a guilty look on his face, thinking,

"Being able to cook noodles...should that also count as being able to cook?"

Zhan Guo was afraid that Zefa would continue to ask, so he stood up and said shamelessly,

"Okay, as long as you can cook, I'm going to your house, so of course you have to cook for me!"

Zefa thought so too, he nodded, walked out from behind the desk, and walked out with Zhan Guo.

However, just as they left the office building, a burst of urgent alarms suddenly sounded. Zefa and Zhan Guo were startled at the same time and looked towards the direction of the headquarters building.

Before the two of them could figure out what was going on, a major general ran over in a hurry. He saluted Zefa and Zhan Guo first, and then said,

"My two commanders, Marshal Tianlong wants you to go to the headquarters building for a meeting immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Zefa and Zhan Guo looked at each other, and a solemn look appeared on their faces.

You should know that the two of them have now faded out of the power center of the navy and rarely attend meetings in the headquarters building.

And this time, Jiger actually sent someone to notify the two of them to attend the meeting, so something big must have happened.

But given the current situation at sea, what else could be worthy of Admiral Giger's seriousness?

Are they going to encircle and destroy the Red Hair Pirates? It doesn't seem like that!

Thinking this in their minds, the two of them did not delay at all and soon arrived in front of the headquarters building, where they met He.

After the three met, they had a brief conversation and then went to the meeting room together.

After entering the conference room, Zefa first glanced at Zigg, who was sitting at the head of the table with his arms folded, a rare gloomy look on his face.

Akainu and the others had already arrived. When they saw Zefa and the other two coming in, they all stood up and greeted them, while Zigg nodded silently.

After Zefa and the other two sat down, everyone was present, but Jiger still didn't say anything.

Finally, Zefa couldn't help but ask,

"Jig, what happened?"

Everyone in the conference room looked at Jiger. Under everyone's gaze, Jiger slowly raised his head and said in a deep voice,

"Vice Admiral Garp... has died!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room fell into an eerie silence again.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhan Guo said in a trembling voice,

"Marshal Tianlong, what did you just say? Kapu...what happened?"

Ziger took a deep breath and repeated the news of Garp's sacrifice again. When Zhan Guo heard it, there was a loud bang in his mind, and he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and almost fell off the chair.

Even He, who was usually known for his calmness, had his eyes wide open and his whole body trembling uncontrollably, not even noticing Sengoku beside him.

Zefa stood up from the chair, his eyes were bloodshot, he wanted to roar, but no sound came out, and the veins on his neck bulged.

Akainu and the others had just recovered from their shock, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Zhan Guo put his hands on the table, forced himself to get up from the chair, and asked while panting,

"How could Garp...Pfft!"

Zhan Guo could no longer hold on and suddenly spit out a large mouthful of blood, and the white navy cloak on his chest was instantly dyed red.

Kizaru appeared in front of Sengoku with a swish and held him up.

He suppressed her inner grief and turned her head stiffly to look at Jiger. At this moment, she still had a trace of luck in her heart and asked in a trembling voice,

"When did this happen? Is the news reliable? Why haven't we received any news at all?"

Jiger sighed, took out a report and a few photos from his arms and pushed them to the center of the table, then slowly spoke,

"Just now, the incident happened suddenly. I just received the news that Vice Admiral Garp's body is on the way back. I have ordered the news to be blocked."

He could no longer hear what Jiger said next. At this moment, all she could see was the photo of Garp on the table. In the photo, Garp, covered in blood, was still in a punching posture, which also showed that Garp had been fighting until the last moment!

"Kapp!!!"

He let out a cry of extreme sorrow, and she burst into tears having not shed tears for who knows how many years.

Not only her, but also Zhan Guo and Zefa were in tears.