48 Hours a Day

“Has Eugene ever been home? ”

“As far as I know, he had a wife in the colony, but he couldn't have children, so if the news were true, he and that gorgeous bastard's bastard would be his only children.” Billy Road.

“Therefore, this bastard should still be important to him, especially given the previous fire, and Eugene should feel guilty about the child.” Karina analyzed.

“So Malcolm took control of Eugene's kid and asked Eugene to help him?” Annie guessed.

“No, it's not Malcolm's style.” Karina shook her head, "Malcolm did sometimes use simple and direct means to solve problems, such as the Skull, but directly imprisoning a person like this clearly crossed the line, and he couldn't have imprisoned a living person for so long. ”

“So Malcolm doesn't have Eugene in his hands anymore.” Billy Dow, “so our question is back to square one. Is there anything else Eugene cares about? ”

“I'm sorry, I didn't find him. His life is simple, he spends most of his day in a regular tavern, buys sales information from the captain, does very little other than that, his life is regular, he doesn't interact with people besides his work, and what he's doing now doesn't contradict anyone else.” Women merchants humane.

“I think Malcolm should have Eugene's handle on his son,” Zhang Heng, who hasn't spoken before, finally said again, "It's not just a low-level means of restricting personal freedom, but Malcolm should have shown Eugene that he had the means to harm his son, so Eugene would be a good boy, and I know who to ask. ”

“Who?”

“During this time, I investigated Eugene's network of relationships. I was mainly curious, he was only in his early 40s. According to theory, he had not yet undergone a major decline in his physical function. Men of this age should also have normal physiological needs, but like you said, after the fire, he had not dated any other women, and had not visited the Buddhist Home for more than a decade. How did he live like a Puritan? ”

“Did you find the answer? ”

“Well, Eugene had a back ache problem, he tried a lot of things that didn't heal, and then tried the Guanahatabe soil at the suggestion of someone else, where he was treated in a small estate on the island, where he took a day every two weeks, and the owner of that estate was a woman named Carmen, and I think there was some kind of intimate relationship between them, no, it should be said that it had been very intimate, and this treatment had been going on for almost a decade, and their relationship was not just with ordinary friends or lovers, and Carmen should know a lot about Eugene's secrets, and most likely how Malcolm was controlling Eugene. ”

“So all we have to do is find Carmen and we'll know what Eugene's got, so what are we waiting for?” Annie yanked her chin.

“While waiting for a friend, Carmen will be better off than Eugene, but as I said, she and Eugene have been having feelings for almost a decade. Our sudden visit must have cautioned her. It is impossible for her to tell us Eugene's secret. We need to be prepared. This time I will go with Karina, and she will be disturbed if there are too many people. ”

Zhang Heng finished, the sound of the carriage came from downstairs.

Zhang Heng took his clothes and went downstairs with the businesswoman. There was no danger in this operation. Carmen himself had no fighting power. In order to minimize the hostility of the other party, Zhang Heng did not carry a knife. He only took a short gun to defend himself. He opened the door for Karina in front of the carriage.

The businesswoman sat in with her dress on, then Zhang Heng also got in the car and turned to the driverway, "Go to Heiman Estate. ”

“Where's your friend?” Karina didn't see the third person in the carriage.

“We have an appointment to meet, and he'll be there when he needs to, but hopefully he won't have to. ”

Until the car door closed, the businesswoman was relieved, like removing the disguise, sweeping the previous resolute stance, leaning back against the car, rubbing her hand against the temple, but immediately after that she seemed to think that she was not the only one in the car, the color was a little awkward, I don't know what to say to Zhang Heng across the street.

“Looks like you've had a rough time. ”

“Actually nothing, thanks to the money you provided, the previous arrears were paid off, all that was left was a little trouble, it was a bit more dangerous on your side, I heard that this time you went out and met the Navy, six pirate ships, and finally only you came back, not only that you brought back most of the gold, I don't think I have congratulated you yet, compared to that must be a wonderful story.” Karina sat upright.

“There's also a lot of luck in it. ”

“Once may be luck, but twice and three times is no longer luck. With Black Prince Sam gone, you and your Cold Raven are now the most powerful pirates on the island. When I first met you, I knew the day would come, but I didn't expect it so soon. ”

“You did a good job, and the pressure from the Black Business Coalition and Malcolm still brings business to this level, especially as a newcomer, and no one must have believed you'd make it to the island when you first got there. ”

Karina grinned, "But I never won a fight with Malcolm. If it weren't for you, I would have left Nassau in the dark. ”

“After all, Malcolm has been on the island for so long, and now he has the League of Black Merchants in his hand. It would be unusual if you could take the upper hand, but this time we have found his blossom, it is our turn to confess. ”

Karina rested on the carriage at the suggestion of Zhang Heng, closed her eyes and remembered the first time she boarded the Cold Raven. On the night of the captain's room, she seemed to have drank a lot of wine and had been babbling about her childhood and messy past.

That night she seemed like she was going to finish her whole life's speech, but in the end she couldn't say what she wanted most, and then she knew about Zhang Heng and Annie. Also as a woman, she envied the bravery of the latter, and must admit that at some point she did create hesitation.

Worried that she was just attracted to the mysterious smell of each other, worried about Zhang Heng's piracy status, so she didn't blame Annie for taking the first step. A lot of things had nothing to do with timing. The vast majority of people lost, but hesitated to resolve themselves at that time.