48 Hours a Day

Zhang Heng did not expect that when the Cold Raven returned, there was actually one more person on board. He looked at Billy beside him.

The latter shrugged, “It wasn't my idea, she wanted it back herself. ”

Leah politely said with her luggage, "Will you take me in? I'll do a lot of things. ”

“Sure, but why don't you stay with your tribe? Didn't you escape from that manor just to live a free life? ”

“I… I respect Laeri, the sheik who united us in the most difficult moments to lead us out of our miserable lives, is greater than his father, but on certain matters I disagree with him, and I do not feel that the way out for me and my compatriots is on those deserted islands. ”

“Hmm?” Zhang Heng picked his eyebrows.

“We may be able to live in peace on that island, but sooner or later the slave traders will find us again, as they did in my hometown, and they will still kill the elderly first, separating siblings from mothers and children, and if we do not find a real way out, these things will happen again and again until all blacks become slaves. ”

Zhang Heng was somewhat surprised. He didn't expect Elia's age and insight to say such a thing. Although still limited by the times, in a sense, she was far more distant than Laeri had seen. Zhang Heng asked, "Where do you think the way out is? ”

“I don't know,” Leah shook her head, "I'm still looking, but what I'm good at isn't useful on the desert island, so I want to stay here, stay in the civilized world, and play my part. ”

“This is not a civilized world, and my crew has almost finished recruiting, you are not a sailor, you are a woman...” Zhang Heng thought to ask Karina on the other side, "Do you still need people on your side? ”

The businesswoman nodded and said to the black girl, “I hear you can read. I'm opening a grocery store in Boston. Go there and help me with the bill. I'll provide you with meals and accommodation for a month. I'll pay you a raise when the rest of the business is done. ”

Leah smelled a smile on her face.

After settling in the black girl, the businesswoman continued the conversation that had not been finished before, briefly told Zhang Heng about several separate meetings with Raymond and the current agreement between the two, and then said, "Can you go out with me? ”

Zhang Heng nodded, and Karina stepped out of the house and came to the Tian Monopoly.

Today's weather is nice, the sunshine is bright, and the sea breeze is nice for a walk. Karina doesn't have any clear direction, so she walked in random directions. The businesswomen didn't say anything along the way, and Zhang Heng remained silent.

This is not because there is nothing to say between the two of them, but because they are enjoying this rare calm. Three weeks have passed since the uprising at Terrence Estate, and a lot has happened in those three weeks, but so far the situation has largely stabilized and Malcolm's defeat has been decided.

The latter was also cheerful and immediately began to sell its assets on the island, while on the other hand, Malcolm's strong execution was lacking, and old Raymond could no longer sustain the operation of the Black Business Coalition, which everyone knew was inevitable, although no formal statement had been made.

Soon the forces of black market merchants on the island will welcome a major shuffle of cards and return to the previous fierce competition. In recent times, black market merchants in Nassau have begun to move with stupidity, contacting previously cooperated pirate ships, looking for new partners and spying on quotes from others.

This means loss of income for some, but also opportunity for others.

Malcolm had quickly emerged from the disintegration of the first generation of the Black Business Coalition, and there are now a number of leapfrogging people who want to replicate his previous successes.

Malcolm was undoubtedly a loser in this affair, and Raymond, while losing his nominal position as president of the Black Merchants Union, took his reputation to a new height because he was doing justice for Normand and Fagan, and Hidden was close to catching up with Normand that year.

Thanks to good credibility and strong connections, many of Nassau's powerful pirate groups have now spoken out and are willing to continue to cooperate in the disintegration of the Black Business Union and Raymond, but the latter cannot respond to these rumours as long as they remain in place for a day.

But everyone believes that Raymond will only have more pirate ships in his hands after the disintegration than before.

The beneficiary after that was Karina, who had been on the island for the shortest time, but in the face of the tremendous pressure exerted by Malcolm and the Black Business Coalition, who had responded well and demonstrated their extraordinary business talents, her second-hand goods trading office had also earned her a lot of praise among small and medium-sized pirates, plus Malcolm had deliberately sent her a very powerful wave of pirate ships, and if she could digest it successfully, when the Black Business Coalition dissolved, she would be the biggest black market merchant after Raymond.

But this is all afterwards.

Now she doesn't want to think about it so much, she just wants to enjoy the next phase of victory.

They went all the way to the beach, and Karina finally made up her mind to say, "I'm sorry, there's something I'm not telling you. ”

“Malcolm and your private conversation?” Zhang Hengdao.

Karina's face was full of surprises.

“Don't get me wrong, I didn't send anyone to spy on you, but after all, on the day of the operation, I would definitely be following Malcolm's movements, and I can probably guess what he said to you.” Zhang Hengdao, “Eugene thinks about the coincidence a little too much, his own attitude is too cooperative, I have not doubted Raymond, and then your loss of soul proved my guess in some way. ”

“Now that Eugene's story has something to do with Raymond, there's a good chance Raymond played a part in it, and we were the first to see Leah's stolen letter and think it was Malcolm who did it to your father, but in fact the content of that letter can now be understood as Malcolm's investigating the matter, and you're not telling me because you're afraid to tell me and then you don't have a choice, because from my perspective, you're definitely going to suggest that you take this opportunity to solve the biggest threat Malcolm, so you lose the possibility of working with Malcolm to avenge your father. ”

“Why didn't you warn me when you already guessed? ”

'Cause it's your choice. ”Zhang Hengdao,“ I have a share in the used goods trading office, but in the end this is your cause, and it is also your father who was set up in jail, this should be you, and it must be your choice. ”

“Do you think I'm a very cold-blooded man who lets his father's vengeance go and turns around and allies with his enemies?” Karina asked again.

This time Zhang Heng did not answer the question, just said, "One day you will defeat Raymond and become the most powerful black market businessman on the island, just like you defeated Malcolm today. ”

“But will I not even know myself by that day?” The businesswoman grinned.

“Maybe you never really recognized yourself. ”