48 Hours a Day

“I heard they were initially going to split the acquisition price into five segments, and the big pirate groups they signed contracts with would get three or four segments at the top, and so on, and new people like you would have to start at the bottom, and of course the acquisition price would keep going up as long as enough loot was available, but even the fastest estimate, I'm afraid it's not fair for you and your crew to enter the fourth segment three years later.” Karina moved herself into some swollen wrist strangled.

Zhang Heng looked at Annie, who was reluctant to pull out the dagger between her waist and cut the rope on Karina's wrist and ankle.

“What business are you talking about? ”

Karina thanked, “I want to work with you for a long time to acquire your trophy. Rest assured, I offer absolutely higher prices than the Alliance, and I can give you the price directly for the fourth section. ”

Karina was very confident in the offer, but then heard Zhang Heng refuse without hesitation, "Sorry, I'm not interested. ”

Karina wasn't expecting such an answer, and she was amazed, “Why? Now that you need a strong and stable partner, you can get nearly 40% more from me than you would sell to the Alliance, and I can promise that this price will only work if you are captain, it should help to maintain your captain's position, so you don't have to lose anything. ”

Zhang Heng shook his head, “You only counted my profits, but you didn't count my risks. If I sold you the loot, I would certainly offend the entire black merchants' union, which would amount to losing the support of almost all the black market merchants on the island. If anything happens on your side, I will be exposed to the risk that the loot will not materialize. ”

Karina's smile on her face was somewhat forceful, but she still said, "Don't worry about that. I've been in Nassau for so many years and there's never been a bad pool. ”

“Really, then why don't you join the alliance?” Zhang Hengzheng asked, “According to your previous description, you should have had a lot of partners before, so even joining the alliance should be good, how many more captains are willing to sell you the goods now? ”

This is a question Karina cannot avoid. She has thought about countless answers and made up several versions of the story along the way. In her opinion, Zhang Heng is just a lucky guy who got a battleship, which should not be difficult to deal with herself, but when the two of them met, she knew how naive her previous thoughts were. There was a steady, thoughtful, calm and rational young man in front of her, completely out of proportion to her age, who was worse than any pirate she had ever met on the island.

Karina suddenly realized how ridiculous the stories she had made up were, so when she opened her mouth, she had no idea what else to say.

The atmosphere in the living room became a little silent at a time, only Annie snored, she was not at all interested in what the two were talking about now, and sometime she fell asleep on the back of the chair.

Zhang Heng put his coat on the red-haired girl and then said to the businesswoman, "If you can't tell the truth, there is no possibility of cooperation between us. ”

Karina grinned, "If I tell you the truth, I'm afraid there's no chance of cooperation between us. ”

“You can at least try.” Zhang Heng poured two cups of tea and gave one to Karina.

The latter hesitated for half a day and finally opened his mouth. The first sentence turned out to be Stone Breaking Amazement, “I'm not actually a black market businessman on the island. ”

And when she finished looking up at Zhang Heng's face, she found that there was no such thing as surprise. She couldn't help but be more discouraged, "Did you find it long ago? Do I look like a clown to you? ”

“Not so exaggerated. How long have you been on the island? ”

“Two months. ”

“It's not easy to do this in such a short time, you have no problems with your clothes, you have nothing to lose, the most important thing is that you know what's going on on on the island, and I wouldn't have doubted you if it wasn't for your complexion.” Zhang Hengton, “black market merchants on the island are often exposed to the sun when checking their cargo, their skin is generally darker, and you don't look like someone who leaves the house often. ”

“Is that what this is about?” Karina's smile filled with bitterness, "I used to live in New Hampshire, my father was a black market businessman in Nassau, and when I was a kid he would always tell me stories about it, and he called it a land of wealth, where only the most fearless brave men could survive, but I wasn't interested in adventure or anything. ”

“Then why are you here now? ”

“Because of my father, who was arrested in New Jersey about six months ago on charges of piracy-related activities, they seized him and one of his transport vessels, ironically a large bribe had just been taken from him a week earlier by the harbour master and customs officers. ”

Karina sighed, "After he went to jail, his mother kept hitting him up and down, and finally found out that he had offended a big local figure by selling a bunch of similar goods, we trusted someone to mediate, but the other party had a big appetite, even if he took all the money out of the family, there was still a small gap, so I thought about taking over his previous career, continuing to make money through Nassau's trade, and gathering up the ransom, which is why I came here. ”

“But then you happened to run into the Black Business Union. ”

“Yes, I'm not joining because I'm not eligible at all.” Karina was helpless, "I tried to find a few captains who had worked with her father before, but because he had been away for a while, the previous partnership was automatically broken. As for his old friends, he also said that he couldn't help me. I was hopeless. I saw you and your boat at noon and wanted to take a chance on you. ”

Karina was making a final effort, "My father left behind a freighter that he had operated in various ports over the years, and when I went to visit him in prison, he told me the names of those people, in addition to a charter, which theoretically had to be released by all the customs in the colony, and although New Jersey couldn't get there now, there were a few other ports where I could sell the goods. ”