The conflict ended with the hunter's sailors slipping away without a copper peso.
In order to express his gratitude, Zhang Heng invited all the clients in the brothel who regretted not being able to earn the reward to have a drink for free, which received unanimous praise.
And he had just finished solving this matter, and was taken to the arms dealer by the quartermaster who heard the news. There was news of the 24-pound shells he had asked for before, and Dufresne came to discuss with him the quantity of the initial purchase. By the way There is also the matter of recruiting new cooks.
Zhang Heng was busy until almost sunset, when Zhang Heng returned to his residence.
He pushed open the door, but there was no sign of the red-haired girl in the room.
Zhang Heng came to the latter's bedroom and found that there was no one there either.
After the bombardment of Charleston, the farmer's son disappeared with the Queen Anne's Revenge. No one knows where they went. Now that Anne has moved away, he is the only one left in this house.
Zhang Heng suddenly felt that the place was a bit empty, as if something was missing.
In the past, at this time, he would hear a certain red-haired girl downstairs yelling that she was starving to death, why didn't she have dinner, but now this voice would never be heard again.
Zhang Heng found that he seemed to have gotten used to all this unconsciously.
I'm used to that careless guy by his side, I'm used to her coming home on time after looking for fights everywhere, I'm used to hearing her complain about how women are discriminated against on the island, all the pirates are blind... So he didn't really think about it The fact that the other party will leave one day.
Until Annie started to look for a house according to the plan, and approached her dream step by step, but at the same time, she seemed to have lost the reason to live here anymore. In the morning, the two chatted about the new house, and the red-haired girl excitedly talked about how she could do whatever she wanted in it. Zhang Heng was also sincerely happy for her, but both of them avoided the topic of separation intentionally or unintentionally.
...
At night, Zhang Heng finished his dinner alone at the table, took out a travel journal from the boat, and went to bed after reading it.
As a result, in the middle of the night, he was awakened by a rustling sound. Zhang Heng opened his eyes vigilantly in the dark, and held the saber leaning against the window. Now he was the only one left in the whole house, so the sound outside It also means that there are uninvited guests visiting.
Now he has some potential enemies on the island, especially considering the tense relationship between the Jackdaw and the Black Merchants Alliance, but the two sides have not completely broken each other, and now it is the cusp of the crisis, Malcolm would not use it With such a low-level method, Zhang Heng will not place his hopes on the opponent's sanity.
In order to avoid being the target of muskets, he did not light the oil lamp at the first moment, but lay down in front of the wooden door, listening to the sound of footsteps going up the stairs, and stopped in the corridor. When the other party was most relaxed, Zhang Heng's body also moved. up.
The door of the bedroom was suddenly pushed open, and Zhang Heng rushed out from behind, but the black shadow in the corridor also reacted quickly, feeling the head-on attack without retreating but advancing, raised his fist and slammed at Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng didn't expect the opponent to be so fierce. The uninvited guest shot after him, but the fist was faster than his saber. If this continues, the latter's fist will hit him before he hits the opponent. Zhang Heng had no choice but to change his strategy and block the punch first with his knife.
Then the two started a fierce hand-to-hand fight in the dark, but soon after the fight, Zhang Heng felt a sense of familiarity. He had practiced with the red-haired girl many times before, and they were very familiar with each other's moves. So Zhang Heng can be sure that Annie has recognized him, but the girl has no intention of stopping, but the more she fights, the more excited she becomes.
Zhang Heng hesitated for a moment before being punched twice in the chest. He had to regain his energy and try his best to cope with Anne's turbulent attack until a quarter of an hour later the red-haired girl rode on him and killed him. Pressed on the floor, the battle finally came to an end.
What Zhang Heng didn't expect was that this battle actually raised his knife skills to lv2. When he received the system prompt, he looked a little speechless, while Annie on the other side was panting heavily, her face still flushed. Did not fade.
"you lose."
"..."
"Why don't you talk?"
"Did you sneak back in the middle of the night just to fight me?"
"Of course not." Annie let go of Zhang Heng's arm, moved her buttocks, and got off the latter's body, "I'm coming back to tell you that I don't want the house before."
"Huh?" Zhang Heng was a little surprised when he heard the words, "Is this okay? Isn't that your dream all along?"
"I used to think that was my dream," Anne leaned against the wall on the side of the corridor, "When I was young, my father provided the house and food at home, and my mother always watched his face in life. I wanted to be the future With my own residence, I can live freely, which is also the goal I set for myself after I went to the island, and the completion of this goal means that I can live independently here."
"What you have done is very remarkable in this era." Zhang Hengdao. At this time, even the status of native European women is very low, not to mention Nassau, where pirates gather. No matter how you look at it, standing in it is a very powerful thing.
"But I don't want to leave here." The red-haired girl said, "I bought a house so that I can live a free life, but if I can't choose the life I like after I have a house, then it's not freedom at all, is it? I mean it's nice to have a house, it's nice to be able to keep your feet up on the table and not finish your soup, but I don't want to be tied down to something like that, real freedom has nothing to do with that, it's about being able to The right to choose the kind of life you want to live."
After Annie finished speaking, she pushed someone to the ground, took off her shirt, and rode on the latter.
"I like you, I don't care whether you like me or someone else, and I don't care when you leave, maybe this love will disappear one day, and then I will reserve the right to leave you."
The red-haired girl's voice fell, and something was burning in her eyes in the darkness.
After hesitating for a moment, those palms finally climbed onto her body, gently stroking the large and small scars on her skin.
"Is it ugly?" Annie asked nervously with a hoarse voice.
"No, they are very beautiful." Zhang Heng paused, and wanted to say that in the future, he should not rush forward again, but considering Anne's personality, it would probably be useless even if he said such a thing, and it was just a way in the end.
"Glad you stayed."