Realizing that the atmosphere had been stirred up by himself, Uzumaki Cheng paused for several seconds, then gritted his teeth, pretending to be troubled, and spoke the next sentence with great courage:
"The clan leader appointed me...appointed me, Uzumaki Makoto, as the next Uzumaki clan leader to lead everyone through this difficult moment together!"
"but……"
Having said this, Uzumaki Cheng hesitated for a while, as if he was thinking about something. After a long while, he slowly raised his hands, maintaining a kneeling posture and casting his gaze downwards.
At this moment, Uzumaki Cheng stared unblinkingly at the groups of Uzumaki clan members below, his expression changing from sighing, depressed, melancholy, to sadness.
It felt like Uzumaki Cheng wanted to clearly express the various emotions and thoughts deep in his heart for all the Uzumaki clan members below to see.
After about a few seconds, Uzumaki Cheng seemed to have finally made up his mind. There was a look of determination in his eyes as he continued sonorously:
"However, I, Uzumaki Cheng, know that my abilities are limited. Although the clan leader has clearly appointed me as the next clan leader, I also know very well how much I have in the position of Uzumaki clan leader..."
"I, Uzumaki Makoto, may not be able to take on such a big responsibility!"
After Uzumaki Cheng's words fell, many Uzumaki clan members below couldn't help but fall into a commotion. Judging from the expressions on everyone's faces, it was obvious that they were greatly surprised by Uzumaki Cheng's last words.
In fact, not to mention the people of the Uzumaki tribe, even Lei Luo, who was standing behind Uzumaki Cheng, had no idea what the guy in front of him was thinking about.
Now that the banner of the Whirlpool Patriarch's "death" has been raised, at this juncture, why not decisively acknowledge it and take over the authority of the Patriarch as a matter of course, but instead play like this, this...
Lei Luo couldn't find a good adjective to describe Uzumaki Cheng's behavior at the moment.
Is it playing hard to get? Or is it "avoiding suspicion"? Or is there some other, deeper purpose?
Lei Luo said that he couldn't understand it at all, and on this occasion, it was obvious that he was not allowed to ask Uzumaki Cheng questions.
Therefore, he could only stare at a pair of dry eyes, and while looking at Uzumaki Cheng's back in confusion, he began to think rapidly:
Uzumaki Cheng, what on earth are you doing?
However, before Lei Luo could figure it out, someone from the Whirlpool clan below shouted loudly:
"Lord Cheng! I support you as the clan leader!"
"Sir Cheng! Since the patriarch has issued such an order, we must resolutely implement it!"
"Yes! Master Cheng! Please don't refuse!"
The shouts in his ears drew Lei Luo's attention back, and he first glanced below.
I saw about dozens of Uzumaki clan members in the crowd shouting upwards with excitement on their faces, wanting Uzumaki Cheng to sit on the seat of the Uzumaki clan leader immediately, so...
Lei Luo glanced at Uzumaki Cheng in front of him calmly, and silently guessed in his heart: 'Is this... a request?'
Thinking of this, Lei Luo decided to calm down and temporarily suppress his confusion. He planned to see what "programs" Uzumaki Cheng had prepared next and whether they could "open his eyes".
The roars of the Uzumaki tribe members who were suspected of being "entrusted" by Uzumaki Cheng did not seem to have a very good effect. Most of the Uzumaki tribe members had no intention of responding at all. Their expressions were generally indifferent, and they just observed silently.
Following the development of the situation.
At this moment, before those "entrustees" could continue to jump up and down and say some inflammatory words, a loud voice suddenly came from the center of the crowd:
"Uzumaki Cheng, what you just said are just one-sided words. How do we know whether what you said is true or false?"
"If according to what you said, the patriarch is dead, then...even if you lie casually in the name of the patriarch, no one here will be able to stand up and expose you!"
The person who spoke seemed to be very good at controlling the atmosphere in the venue. He decisively stated the suspicions in everyone's minds with just one sentence, and did not spare any mercy for Uzumaki Makoto.
Sure enough, after the above two sentences, many Uzumaki clan members couldn't help but have a flash of recognition on their faces, and then they turned their eyes to Uzumaki Cheng above, staring at his face closely, as if they wanted to see how Uzumaki Cheng would respond.
Lei Luo's eyes narrowed and he stared downwards, but when he saw the appearance of the person who spoke, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
In the center of the crowd, at the front, was the man with a righteous face who spoke all kinds of impassioned words righteously...
This guy is none other than Lei Luo and Uzumaki Makoto's ally Uzumaki Koichi.
In other words...could this be a double act?
Or... is Uzumaki Koichi planning to betray Uzumaki Makoto?
Because he was mainly responsible for the battle, Lei Luo was not fully involved in many follow-up plans within the Whirlpool clan, including the implementation details of the last step of the usurpation plan. He only knew a general concept.
Because of this, he completely didn't understand the situation at the moment.
However, the protagonist of this scene was not Lei Luo, so he did not feel any panic in his heart. He just quietly watched the negotiation between Uzumaki Makoto and Uzumaki Koichi.
On the other side, when he heard someone questioning the authenticity of his words, Uzumaki Makoto looked quite angry. He raised his hand, pointed his trembling fingers at Uzumaki Koichi under the city, and roared:
"Uzumaki Koichi! You can't trust me, that's fine! But I won't allow you to question the patriarch's will!"
"Also...even if I, Uzumaki Makoto, don't want to follow the clan leader's orders and become the next Uzumaki clan leader, that doesn't mean that you can stand there and insult my character, Uzumaki Makoto, unscrupulously!"
After saying the above two sentences, Uzumaki Makoto saw Uzumaki Hao's expression change slightly, and he vaguely seemed to want to refute, so he took a deep breath quickly, and then said sadly:
"What is the relationship between the patriarch and me, Uzumaki Cheng, and how much trust do you have in me, Uzumaki Cheng? I believe that everyone here should know something about it. I would like to ask..."
"After the death of such a respectable adult who treated me well, how cruel would I, Uzumaki, have to be to lie in front of thousands of tribesmen at the scene under the banner of his old man?!"
Uzumaki Makoto's mouth kept opening and closing, the words pouring out of his mouth like a machine gun, and in the blink of an eye, Uzumaki Haoichi seemed to be silenced.
Seeing this scene, some Uzumaki tribe members may have thought of Uzumaki Cheng's daily life style, or may have been infected by Uzumaki Cheng's sincere words at this moment, or they may be willing to believe in Uzumaki Cheng's character.
In short, apart from the few suspected liars, more and more people in the crowd gradually began to echo Uzumaki Makoto:
Some expressed their willingness to believe Uzumaki Makoto, some criticized Uzumaki Koichi, and there were also some people who followed the trend, led by their entrustees, and scattered and loudly supported Uzumaki Makoto's succession as clan leader.