48 Hours a Day

“You promised me nothing unexpected this time.” Malcolm said.

Fraser shrugged his shoulders as he hung the cloak on one side of the hanger.

“If I recall correctly, our agreement was to sink the freighter, kill everyone but the inside, and then turn around and leave quietly. ”

“Yes, that's right. ”

“Then tell me what happened on the beach four days ago, why did the breeze and crew come back to Nassau and that Wilton guy threatened Karina again? ”

“I brought in the fiercest pirates off the island as you requested, but on the other hand, I seem to have underestimated their level of ferocity.” Fraser's face also showed helplessness, "things went out of control, the guy named Wilton was greedier than I thought, not only took our deposit, but also wanted to make another buck with the crew on the Breeze, he didn't keep his promise, I had planned to go to him the next day, but I heard what happened the next morning... but the good news is we shouldn't have to pay them any more.” Fraser picks up the glass on the table.

Malcolm pointed to the brandy on the side shelf, “So instead of getting what we wanted, we sent her another transport ship? It also made the Cold Raven more famous on the island, and by name alone, they are now almost over the gang of black prince Sam's thieves. ”

Fraser walked over and poured himself half a cup, “I was kind of half his teacher, but I never really saw him through, he was different from Blackbeard, but the two of them were a little bit the same, they both knew what they were doing, I heard that Cold Raven came back to Hong Kong and my mind raised a bad idea, I should have warned Wilton in advance, I just didn't expect him to do it so fast, but think about it afterwards is really the best way to move the phone. ”

The old pirate drank brandy, “and I just got some bad news. ”

“Hmm?”

“Black Prince Sam is uniting several captains with parliamentary seats on the island, intending to push Zhang Heng into the island's council, with his strength and connections, has easily enough seven seats, so Zhang Heng's entry into the council is already a matter of nailing on the board, although he is reluctant to admit it, he and his Cold Crow are indeed gaining influence on the island, are you still not going to consider my proposal? ”

Malcolm glanced at Fraser and said, "I'm a businessman, not Caesar. I came to the island to make money. Nassau has developed well over the years. The total volume of goods has increased every year, but the quality has declined. The top pirates are becoming less powerful. After Blackbeard Titch shelled Charleston, it disappeared. The top pirates on the island are left with only Sam, and the emergence of the Cold Raven fills this gap. Karina was able to survive on the island with only one pirate ship, and we can see how profitable Cold Raven is. ”

“provided he cooperates with the Black Business Union. ”

Malcolm couldn't help but say, "As long as he was able to cut off his way out of the island, he would naturally have to turn around and work with us, and if you didn't see such a low-level mistake on your side, he would be sitting at the negotiating table with us by now. ”

Fraser drank the brandy in his hand, "So what do we do now? Should I find someone else to rob her transport? But the inner should have been exposed, they will be more cautious in the future, it is not easy to get their route again, and now they have two ships in their hands, killing one left, I heard that there are other captains in private with Miss Karina to explore the possibility of long-term cooperation, and the island's views on her are changing, and more and more people are beginning to believe that she is not just a hasty passenger here. ”

“Let the robbery go first. The most simple and effective means outside the rules, but also have many negative repercussions. Not long after the establishment of the Black Business Coalition, I have not been able to fully control it. There are many other voices in it. This can no longer be done. If we cannot resolve this quickly, we need to find new ways. ”

Malcolm continued, "I just met her a while ago, and I thought she and her father were the same kind of people, and I used that as a starting point, but then I found out that I was wrong about her, and she and her father had very little in common, and instead, she was very much like me when I was younger, but more ambitious and radical, and I can probably guess what she was thinking at this moment. ”

“Oh?”

“She found that Marlon must have been filled with anger and frustration when I bought her, but immediately after that anger and frustration would turn into hunger, and she would want to defeat me more than ever, a thirst that would give her extra impetus, but would also make her more adventurous.” Malcolm's in town, “so I'll give her a chance next. ”

Fraser raised his eyebrows, "What chance? ”

“Defeat my chance.” Malcolm faded.

…………

The Cold Raven was only remodeled for a short period of less than a week, and the Breeze was not able to bring back new clues from the port due to a half-way robbery, but Black Prince Sam found Zhang Heng two days ago and invited him to join him in a roundabout.

“Spanish treasure ship?” Billy repeated it to make sure he heard correctly, "you mean the Spanish treasure ship? A Galen sailboat with 80 artillery cannons on three decks and more than 200 heavily armed sailors, not to mention usually two to three frigates sailing together, and as far as I know, only Pete Hein once managed to take cargo from a treasure ship and bring it back home, and he did so with a whole army fleet of TMD. ”

“Really, I don't know about this story, but I've heard that when you were with Blackbeard Titch, you took the Royal Navy's Pride Scarborough from over 700 people with just over a hundred men.” Sam Daw.

“Whoever told you about this, he certainly did not say that we occupied the world at the time, that Olf's trick was lucky to come into effect, that we finally rushed to the opposite deck, Captain Titch in ten, everyone exploded full potential, but even then, if it wasn't for Zhang Heng's last shot, their captain was greedy enough to live and fear death, we would still lose. ”

“So you don't want to relive the excitement?” Black Prince Sam blinked.