After Zhang Heng and Karina left the Hayman Manor, they deduced and perfected the next move after getting the letter with Billy and others, including cooperating with Eugene to quickly spread the news in the Black Merchants Alliance and gaining the island Wider support and more, of which Raymond's attitude will undoubtedly be crucial.
The latter, as the nominal president of the Black Merchants Alliance, is also the most prestigious black market businessman, and his every move has a very important influence on other black market businessmen.
However, it is not easy to convince Raymond to make up his mind to deal with Malcolm. After all, the former is getting old and it is difficult to engage in management work. Without Malcolm, the black business alliance is very likely to be unable to continue to operate.
But the good news is that unlike Malcolm, Raymond doesn't have such big ambitions, and he himself has never been so hostile to Karina and the latter's second-hand goods trading office. Zhang Heng and the others have two cards. One is the friendship between Raymond and Normand. Almost the whole of Nassau knows that when Normand was in the most difficult time, only Raymond was still supporting in the Black Merchants Alliance. He, in this context, it was hard for Raymond to sit idly by when Malcolm's accusation against Normand was revealed.
Another card is that Malcolm secretly funded his son-in-law's political opponent behind Raymond's back. In addition, the two had disputes before, and there is still a high degree of confidence that Raymond can be won over.
...
By the time the discussion was over, it was almost dawn.
Karina returned to the place where she lived, washed up briefly, and was about to take a nap to recover a little bit of energy, but a carriage appeared outside her door not long after she lay down.
Someone knocked on her door, and then the businesswoman heard the sound of arguing downstairs. Karina could only get dressed again and go downstairs.
She saw the two guards she had hired a month ago pull out the short muskets around their waists and confront the people outside the door, looking like they were facing an enemy.
"Your people don't seem to welcome me very much." The visitor said, taking off the black gloves on his hands.
Karina saw the face of the people outside the door suddenly change, "How dare you show up here after doing so many things to me, I should order them to shoot."
"Then why didn't you give the order?"
The businesswoman was silent.
"It seems that your mind is still clear, knowing that if you kill me, you can't stay on the island anymore. Very good, I like dealing with rational people." The visitor said lightly, "Since you don't plan to let me They shot, so should I be invited in next?"
Karina didn't like this feeling very much. Just like the last time in the cafe, her aura was completely suppressed by the other party. Malcolm had the absolute initiative, and it was difficult for her to refute what he said.
It stands to reason that there is nothing to say between the two of them at this point, and the outcome will be decided after tonight, but Karina herself doesn't know why, and finally moves away.
Malcolm walked into the house calmly, as if returning to his own residence, while Karina's two guards followed behind him every step of the way. The businesswoman hesitated, and finally let them Go out first.
So far, only Karina and Malcolm are left in the room.
The latter pulled out a chair, sat down, and said bluntly, "I suggest a truce between us."
"Why, because you can't hold it anymore?" the businesswoman sneered.
Unexpectedly, Malcolm did not object, "I did make a lot of mistakes. I thought about two outcomes when Sam and the others went to sea. First, they succeeded in sharing the five thousand pounds of gold together. Second, they failed to fight." If you pass the Spanish treasure ship, you can only withdraw to Nassau. No matter what you are facing, it will not solve the predicament you are facing, but I did not expect that the Jackdaw could monopolize more than half of the gold. The appearance of the navy is an unplanned thing , but after learning the lessons from the previous few times, you don’t really think that it’s just these accidents that made me lose this round.”
"Is not it?"
"If my plan is really strictly implemented, you won't be able to make the Jackdaw come back at all." Malcolm said lightly.
"It turns out that the power holders of the dignified black business alliance only have such low-level methods as scaring people."
"You have no idea who your real enemy is, do you?" Malcolm put the gloves on the dining table and leaned back on the chair.
"No, this is the only thing I have been sober from the beginning to the end." Karina sneered, "You let pirates rob my transport ship, let that bastard named Wilton humiliate and threaten me, and murder my crew, Put eyeliner around me, let the black business alliance block me, bully my inexperience, and lure me to overextend... "
"These are normal business competition methods. Aren't you also poaching my captain and causing me trouble all the time? I thought you enjoyed this kind of thing."
"Enjoy?!" Karina laughed angrily, "You used despicable means to frame my father, put him in prison, ruined my family and life, and now come to me and tell me We are not enemies, this is simply the funniest joke I have ever heard in my life."
"I finally understand where your anger comes from." Malcolm raised his eyebrows, paused, and then said again, "Then if I tell you about your father's imprisonment and I have nothing to do with it from beginning to end." What do you think about the slightest relationship?"
"Heh, Mr. Malcolm, as an opponent, I once had a little respect for you. Please don't let this only respect disappear."
"Unfortunately, I'm not telling a joke." Malcolm shook his head, "I respect your father a lot, even though he and I have a different stand, as an opponent, I will beat him mercilessly and drive him out Sao, but I will not use such means. After his accident, I contacted the family immediately and asked them to investigate this matter. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find evidence for this kind of matter, so in the end I can only think of a way Let the people of the family contact Earl Slaughter, invite him to have dinner at home, and give him two boxes of high-quality porcelain. In exchange for this, he finally opened his mouth and asked him to frame your father Who are the people?"
"who?"
"You won't believe it, he has always had a good relationship with your father, no, he has a good relationship with all the black market merchants on the island, and now Raymond, the president of the Black Merchants Union, and this is not the first time he has done This kind of thing, I don’t know if you have heard of the name Normand, he was also Raymond’s best friend, the disintegration of the first generation of the Black Merchants Alliance is inseparable from Raymond.”