48 Hours a Day

“Thank you.” When everything was over, Hornig left, and the pirates of the Cold Crow received their share, Karina walked to Zhang Heng and thanked him.

The businesswoman couldn't imagine what would have happened on the beach last night if Zhang Heng hadn't come back in time.

Her thoughts have remained on the commercial battle, how to compete with Malcolm for a captain, more than a bid to buy the price, to break the blockade of the Black Merchants Union, at best because her father had noticed the port's problems, avoided the largest seaports of Malcolm's family power, and had no idea that the other party would tear his face off and send pirates to intercept the Breeze.

This has not happened on the island for a long time.

The group of pirates Malcolm contacted does not belong to Nassau, and naturally there is no need to worry about breaking the island's rules. Last night was also the first time Karina really came into contact with the dark side of the world.

She has changed greatly in Nassau over the past few months, from talking to men blushing at first to bargaining proudly with the evil captains of the fierce gods, getting praise from Marlon and others, and the businesswoman feels she has been integrated here.

She even forgot that she was facing a bunch of killer pirates, and last night that guy, Wilton, succeeded in arousing all the fear in her heart on the beach.

The knife in the other hand was less than two centimeters from her neck, the closest Karina had ever been to death.

“The Skeleton thing is also my responsibility, I made you stay aggressive, I underestimated the danger, I didn't expect Malcolm to do it so quickly,” Zhang Heng looked around, the used goods trading office has been very lively since the early morning, long line of doors, “Looks like you've done a good job in recent times, putting a lot of pressure on the black merchants union. ”

Karina snorted a bitter smile, “It just looks lively, you can't make much money, and now you're barely making any money, but you're still counting on your Cold Crow. ”

“How many captains have searched privately for you during my voyage? ”

“Four of the previous collaborations, with some intentions, we were negotiating, but because Malcolm issued a statement and only two others were willing to work with us, others turned to watching, things have improved, especially since you killed the Wilton gang, many people have begun to believe that we can stay on the island, and even the captain has just indicated his willingness to abandon the Black Business Coalition and build a long-term partnership with us, although not too strong, but much better than these guys. ”

The businesswoman slammed the clothes in front of the second-hand goods exchange, complaining that two more copper pesos had not been picked by the pirates.

“But there is a problem now, and if we continue to expand, a transport ship is not enough. ”

“Wilton has two ships, his flagship Skeleton needs to be repaired before it can be used, but the other ship is intact, less fired than the Skeleton, but wins more space and should be suitable for use as a transport ship, the only problem is that the ship has been a pirate ship and may cause trouble if it is recognized at the port. ”

“That's nothing. Wilton himself said that he rarely lived during the looting, that there shouldn't be many people who saw the boat, and that I would have someone remodel the boat before I left the harbor, even if I didn't recognize it. ”

The businesswoman obviously thought about it in advance, “As for the people, we can recruit locally on the island. In fact, these guys are good. There are a lot of young people among them who can't make much money as pirates. As long as there are jobs to feed them, they are willing to be sailors on the transport boat, the wage requirements are not high, and most importantly, they are people on the island, even if they are worse off, there are also a lot of relatives and friends on the island. If last night happens again, the people on the island will not sit idly by. ”

Zhang Heng nodded, adding, "In my absence in the future, if there are any more emergencies, you can also go to Sam or Honig, the black prince, they will help. Besides, you should also recruit a team of people to protect your safety, not too many people, there are four or five people, you can handle some emergencies. ”

Zhang Heng stopped looking at Karina and asked, "What's wrong? ”

“One more thing, I don't know if I've been thinking too much. I worked with a couple of pirate ships before, and I didn't think I'd be able to keep it from the Black Business Coalition, but we did have some confidentiality measures that Malcolm shouldn't have found out so quickly, but he warned me just before we started.

“At first I thought it had been leaked to a couple of cooperating pirates, you know, it was hard for those pirates to keep a secret. With a glass of rum and a little bit of special service from Buddhist House, they would reveal everything they knew, but then I realized a problem. If it had been a leak on their side, Malcolm would have had only one or two pieces of information, and it didn't make sense to know what I was doing. When we met, he didn't say it clearly, but he kept giving me a feeling, as if he knew everything I was doing. ”

“So you think it was someone on our side who leaked the information?” Zhang Heng asked.

“I don't know, I picked trustworthy people and minimized exposure to people, including the vast majority of sailors on the Breeze, who didn't know what they were delivering.” Women merchants humane.

“Anyone suspicious? ”

Karina hesitated for a moment and finally said, “Jim, he's young and he can read, he was the bookkeeper on the Breeze, and Marlon recommended him to me. After my father went to jail, half of the old sailors on the Breeze were able to walk, not least of whom my father used to value the highly-paid ones, but Jim stayed, he was only on the boat last year, and the sense of belonging should not be so strong, and even if he left the Breeze with his abilities, he would not be saddened to find a new job.

“I don't know much about him, but he stayed at our most difficult times and helped a lot, and Marlon and I trusted him very much, and he was very serious about his work, and I took him off the Breeze, and I followed him around to take stock of the goods, including those bought privately, and he knew where they were coming from, and he was one of the few people who knew the route of the Breeze. ”