Chapter 42 The Great Birth (Ch 42)

An hour passed.

The scene was already a river of blood, and half of the two thousand criminals awaiting trial had been chopped off in a short period of time.

None of those citizens were afraid of blood, and all of them maintained a strong enthusiasm.

They are not scum like pirates who kill for fun, they are just excited that the oppression on them has disappeared. It is conceivable how much oppression these civilians have suffered.

These people are so excited and enthusiastic when the oppression they have suffered is brought to justice.

Whenever they see the harm they have suffered being reproduced on their enemies, they feel a sense of satisfaction from the bottom of their hearts.

I just felt refreshed and my whole body felt better.

I don’t know when.

Doo Hwan was already standing next to Smoker.

Get closer to the shouting civilians.

Under his gaze, civilians were more powerful in reporting and exposing those people, and the scene became more orderly.

Every time a person was punished for his crime, there would be a burst of cheers at the scene, and almost always one or more civilians would be moved to tears.

They looked at Doo Hwan, the man who had given them the chance for revenge, with eyes filled with gratitude and respect.

“Thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Doo Hwan, we have a chance to take revenge.”

One of them had red eyes and looked in the direction of Doo Hwan with a look of gratitude.

He had just gotten his revenge, but now he stayed on the field because he was attracted by the atmosphere and wanted to see more sinners being punished.

“Who says it’s not true? The bully who was just killed was a tyrant in my area. My neighbors and I were bullied by him to some extent.”

“But that person was too powerful, and we had no chance to resist. It was not until today’s trial that we had the chance to take revenge.”

Several middle-aged and elderly people in their forties and fifties felt deeply that all the sufferings in the past seemed to be just a memory except for the crimes they confessed at this moment.

But those memories are so unforgettable that the slightest recollection of them fills my head with hatred.

If they didn’t have the opportunity to resolve it today, they might have to live with this memory for the rest of their lives.

With the joy of revenge now, they can better understand the pain of not being able to take revenge.

“Thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Doo Hwan!”

“If it weren’t for him, who would care about those robbers and bullies? They might have been riding on our heads for the rest of our lives. I don’t know how many more people would have died at their hands.”

“Almost every one of these pirates, bandits, and military officers has killed several people, and each of them has power and strength. Without the favor of Lieutenant Colonel Doo Hwan today, we would never be able to take revenge in this lifetime!”

Everyone was talking about it and lamenting how lucky they were to have met such a good person.

There has never been such a person before. It was good enough for the navy to be able to clear out the pirates. Not to mention handing over the trial to them and executing so many evil people.

They are grateful for Doo Hwan’s kindness and hope there will be more people like him.

“…”

Smoker looked at the grateful and excited people, his expression heavy as he held two cigars in his mouth.

Doo Hwan was next to Smoker and asked, “What’s wrong? Do you have any special feelings?”

“Huh~” Smoker exhaled and said heavily: “At the beginning, I was happy for their revenge. Those who hurt others also suffered the same hurt.”

“Isn’t this great?”

Doo Hwan smiled calmly.

“But there are too many people who have been hurt, and too many people who have hurt them.”

Smoker shook his head, looking somewhat confused: “It is hard to imagine the suffering these civilians are living in.”

“The crimes they committed were revealed one by one, and I can see that very few of them were wrongly accused.”

“It is very gratifying to settle accounts with crimes, but it is very painful when there are too many crimes. Everyone has several lives on their hands, and the punishment you set for taking 100,000 berries and cutting off one ounce of meat will not even have a chance to be implemented.”

Because robbery was the lightest crime these people were charged with, and they had already been beheaded before it was their turn.

The sins of these people were so numerous that they shocked him.

I knew the world was dark, but I didn’t expect it to be this dark.

“You’re almost thirty, and you still haven’t seen it clearly?”

Doo Hwan looked at Smoker in surprise: “The crimes of any of the pirates you killed are no less than those here.”

“According to your reputation as a white hunter, I’m afraid you have killed more than two thousand pirates. The criminals here should be a small matter for you.”

The Smoker he knew was the chief of the naval branch in Rogue Town.

As the place where One Piece ended and the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, Rogue Town is a check-in destination for countless pirates.

Every pirate who has the chance will go on a pilgrimage.

In this case, the number of pirates killed by Smoker must be very large, and even the most brutal pirates should have seen this.

“It’s not because of their crimes, but because of their identities.” Smoker shook his head and said uncomfortably: “Most of the people being tried here are not pirates, but people in the Germa Kingdom’s army and the Germa Kingdom’s royal family.”

“Even if he was a pirate in the past, he is now a soldier and cadre recruited by the Germa Kingdom.”

“These people are not within my capture range. The Navy has no right to arrest them.”

While he was killing pirates, these people were bullying their own country.

If it weren’t for Lieutenant Colonel Doo Hwan’s trial today, they might have continued to live so carefree.

And even if he encountered some by chance, he could only clean up a few villains. It was impossible for him to clean up these non-pirate villains on a large scale.

He is the navy, and this is generally an internal affair of the allied countries.

“So that’s how it is.” Do Hwan suddenly realized and said with a smile, “I feel like killing pirates doesn’t make much sense, or I can’t save the world?”

“Do you feel that your own justice is narrow and there is a gap between it and your ideals?”

He understood Smoker’s frustration. He had worked hard to catch pirates for more than ten years, but in the end his efforts seemed to be insignificant.

For a navy man with a sense of justice, this almost shook his ideals and made him tend to defect to the revolutionary army.

He also didn’t expect that his well-organized trial would shatter Smoker’s faith.

He didn’t want his good adjutant to be kidnapped and have to endure it with Long.

“That’s right.”

Smoker nodded, agreeing with Doo Hwan.

He was confused and didn’t know what the point of being a sailor was.

The number of pirates killed over the past decade may not be as many as the number of villains who die here in one day.

“Don’t think too much. The world is bad, but we are changing it.” Doo Hwan patted Smoker’s shoulder and said with a smile: “Aren’t we changing the Germa Kingdom today? This is the largest kingdom in the North Sea.”

“And I have been in Branch 141 for less than a month. You and I have been working together for less than half a month.”

“Looking back, the world has changed because of you and me.”

The world is a bad place now, with pirates rampant and kingdoms corrupt.

But when he comes, and his light shines on the world like the sun, the world will change into what he wants it to be.

Could it be that he would let the people who contributed their loyalty points suffer and be bullied forever?

“…”

Smoker was stunned for a moment, and he felt ashamed.

Is the justice he has always upheld too narrow?

While he was confused about the meaning of being a navy soldier, Lieutenant Colonel Doo Hwan had already made up his mind to change the world.

Now nearly thirty years old, he seems to be living a dog’s life.

Smoker’s temperament changed, as if he had grown up in an instant: “I will follow you and follow the path you want.”

He was more determined than ever, as if he had returned to the passion he had when he first joined the Navy.

“We will work together.”

Doo Hwan patted Smoker’s shoulder.

“Hina wants to come too.”

Hinata came beside the two of them at some point, looking very serious.

Really, there is light in this man!

But why didn’t he chat with her instead of going to find Smoker’s stinky face?

“Welcome aboard.”

Doo Hwan smiled.