48 Hours a Day

Zhang Heng laid down his gun and the old pirate grinned. "Wise move.” Then he turned to Marvin in front of him, "I wouldn't mind standing here talking to you, but if someone happened to pass through the hallway, what would you say? ”

The son of the farmer had lost his most basic ability to think because of fear at this time. He turned to Zhang Heng and nodded when he saw the latter. He quickly moved his somewhat swollen body and made way.

“Thank you very much.” The old pirate took the hat off his head, walked into the house beside him, and then shut the door with his hands. "To ensure that our communication went smoothly, it was stated in advance that I and the guy in the barrel were not friends. In fact, I didn't like some of his behavior personally, but we were robbers at sea, not friends, you couldn't possibly like everyone on the boat, right? ”

“How did you find out?” Zhang Heng was the first to ask the most important question he wanted to know.

“You're calm, you're not old next year, but like I've been through a lot of things, I've only seen two naturally calm people in my life, one of you, and one of you...” The old pirate paused, but didn't mean to go on, "but your friend almost meant, especially during your seasickness, he's been taking care of you, very touching, but seeing you seven or eight times a day, that's a little unusual, especially looking at how he burns his head every day, I can't help but ask myself, what makes a cook so nervous, tomorrow's recipe? ”

Marvin's face turned pale. He looked like he was going to cry and suddenly fell on his knees. “Don't believe what he said. This really had nothing to do with me. I was also coerced. I didn't touch him from beginning to end. The wound on his back was also added later...”

The old pirate was somewhat surprised. He glanced at Zhang Heng beside him and found the latter just standing there. He looked at Marvin on his knees and pleaded indifferently.

The son of the farmer grabbed the legs of the old pirate and cried for a while before realizing something was wrong. He raised his head awkwardly, and the latter patted him on the shoulder and in good faith, "Don't worry, if I were really going to do justice to Vic, do you think I would be the only one outside the door when I opened the door? ”

“What do you want?” Zhang Heng did not want to see Marvin perform badly anymore. He opened his mouth and put the topic back on track.

“It's simple, just a little goodwill and a few trivial little favors.” Old Pirate Road, "as you can see, I'm very old, and I'm not going to go out again this time, I'm going to start preparing for my retirement life, so I need someone to help me get my debts back. ”

“Is this just the kind of thing?” Zhang Heng frowned.

“I'm not a big fan, let alone the guy you killed happens to be the guy I hate, so yes, it's that simple. ”

“You must have a lot of friends on board, why don't you ask them for help? ”

“You know, when it comes to money, things get complicated all the time... but new people are different, and if you dare to swallow my money, I naturally have a way to get you to spit it out again," said the old pirate, "I love the shooting you showed on the deck earlier, and our cooperation will be very pleasant. ”

“Looks like we don't have a choice. ”

“You're a smart person, and it's always easy to communicate with smart people, but with caution, I still have to insure our cooperation.” The old pirate's eyes moved to the barrel on the other side, "I already know what you're going through, why don't you just leave it to me? ”

“What do you mean? ”

“I know what you're worried about, tomorrow we'll arrive in Nassau, and then someone will take stock of what's on the boat, including previous food reserves, and if you don't dispose of what's in the bucket tonight, your secrets won't be able to be kept until then, unless...”

The old pirate paused, "Unless someone knows the person in charge of the inventory, tell him not to take stock of the kitchen's things, and then find someone to sneak that barrel off the boat and dispose of it. Not many people on the boat can do that, but luckily you have one now. ”

“Then you can coerce us for the rest of our lives with what's in the barrel.” Zhang Hengfangdao.

“As I said, I'm already going to retire, and this time I won't be coming to you again, perhaps you should be more careful about the rest of the people off the boat than a harmless old man. ”

“Like what? ”

“For example, our passionate black friend Goodwin, he's very likable, isn't he? He has such an unfortunate past, but he can still face life positively. That optimism infects everyone on the boat and always appears when you need it most. ”

The old pirate laughed, “I don't like to provoke a divorce, but I did hear a similar wind. We all saw that our beloved gunner friend wanted to replace Olf as the new helmsman of the Sea Lion, and he had caged in quite a few people, and if this thing went to the polls, he would need your ballot papers, and, well, there were three other people, and you, as survivors of the same boat, would probably choose to go back and forth together, so that if you were lucky, he might be able to win four ballots at a time, and the price was just a few words of good understanding, and the deal didn't look bad. ”

Zhang Heng finally had an accident this time, “Why are you telling me this? ”

“I have reason to keep you safe until you have fulfilled your agreement, and I personally advise you not to get involved in this, because our captain is too capable, and many people feel that the helmsman has done little to make us all call him good these years, but in fact, on the contrary, Olf is a very smart man who knows how to perform his duties under a powerful captain, and anyone who underestimates him will pay the price in the end. ”

“Who are you exactly?” Marvin couldn't resist.

“It wasn't supposed to be a secret. Today I'm just an old man ready to retire. As for before,” The old pirate put the wrecked hat back on his head, "I was captain of the Sea Lion for a while, and that ship was actually mine. ”