"Are you taking me for a fool, Mr. Malcolm? Leaving aside whether my father's story is true or not, Raymond was the vice president of the Black Merchants Union at the time. Why did he have any reason to attack Normand? What good is he? And as far as I know, when Normand was in the worst situation, only Raymond in the Black Merchants Alliance still firmly supported him. On the contrary, it was you, who had just arrived on the island at that time, if Now that the Black Merchants Alliance is stable, it will be difficult for you to get where you are today, right?"
Malcolm's face remained unchanged when he heard the words, "It's not your fault, even I saw it wrong before, Raymond's ambitions are bigger than many people imagined, as the first group of businessmen who came to the island, he never I had nothing before and now I have no shortage of fame or wealth, but I can only live in the shadow of Normand all the time. You were not on the island at that time, so I don’t know how high Normand’s reputation is. If you don’t use this method It is impossible for Raymond to have the prestige he has now and become the leader of the black market merchants on the island."
Malcolm paused, and then he admitted directly, "As for me, for my own benefit, I really didn't want the black business alliance to exist at that time. I did it through a black market businessman named Eugene. Some efforts have been made, but with little success. With Normand's reputation on the island at that time, it is difficult to shake his position with ordinary means."
"So you let Eugene fabricate the matter of receiving kickbacks to frame Normand? Use this method to destroy his reputation." Karina sneered, "Since you can do such a thing, how can you not do it?" What about sending my father to prison?"
"It seems that you have heard about what happened back then." Malcolm frowned, "What Eugene did later has nothing to do with me. I didn't let him frame Normand. It was only after I was in prison that I began to investigate what happened back then, and found that Raymond was also behind it."
"Why, you and Normand don't have a deep friendship, why are you investigating this matter?"
"Because I don't want to be the next Normand." Malcolm said lightly, "Raymond has always been very concerned about the formation of the Black Merchants Alliance, but in fact he himself does not want the establishment of the Black Merchants Alliance. The first generation of the Black Merchants Alliance was because he wanted to kill Normand, but this time it was because he felt the threat from me. It's just the vice president, but if things go on like this, within three years my prestige will definitely catch up to him, and even if he still bears the name of the president, no one will remember him."
"In this case, why is he still willing to come forward and form a black business alliance with you?"
Malcolm asked back, "Why did he encourage Normand to create the first generation of the Black Merchants Alliance?"
Before the businesswoman could answer, Malcolm continued, "Because he has no other way to deal with Normand. If Normand is not the president of the Black Merchant Alliance, with the latter's prestige on the island, No matter how much Raymond spreads rumors and slanders, he can't make everyone oppose Normand. However, the situation will be different after Normand becomes the president of the Black Merchants Alliance. The news of his accepting bribes will damage the Black Merchants Alliance. The interests of other members will naturally arouse everyone's resistance.
"In the same way, he is also going to use this method to deal with me. Don't you really think that all the difficult situations I have faced in the recent period were brought about by you?" Malcolm said with a smile , "Your second-hand goods trading office did cause me some trouble, but if it wasn't for Raymond's people who kept fanning the flames secretly, how could I be so passive? The most important thing is that Fraser betrayed me. I said that there was some conflict between him and Zhang Heng, and he was willing to deal with you for me, but the incident with the Skull last time made me start to doubt him.
"Don't you think it was a bit of a coincidence that Zhang Heng and his Jackdaw appeared that night? He and Wilton's Skull returned to Nassau almost in tandem. This was not an accident, but Fraser calculated that according to the agreement between us, the Skeleton should sink your transport ship, kill everyone on it except the internal staff, then turn around and leave, but Fraser told me later that Will Don got out of control, not only took our deposit, but also wanted to use the crew on the Breeze to make another fortune, but the fact is that we were all tricked by him.
"He is half of Zhang Heng's teacher, and he is also the person who knows Zhang Heng best on the island. He knows exactly what choice Zhang Heng will make under the circumstances at that time, and he knows that neither Wilton nor those people on the Skeleton can see The sun on the second day, but I have to admit that his disguise was really good. Although I doubted him later, but there was not enough evidence, I decided to believe him again and let him secretly contact those who are interested in the Black Merchants Alliance. Encouraging captains who are dissatisfied with the current distribution plan to defect to you is also the biggest mistake I have made.
"This was supposed to kill two birds with one stone. If everything goes well, I can take this opportunity to get rid of you and your second-hand goods trading office, and at the same time make those captains who are dissatisfied with the Black Merchant Alliance calm down. You will be kicked out." After the island, they have no other way to sell their spoils, and they can only come back and beg me with their heads down. The person who really sabotaged this plan is not Zhang Heng but Fraser.
"The grievance between him and Zhang Heng is clear to everyone on the island, and it is easy to find out. This is the reason why I was willing to believe him before, but this time his target has never been Zhang Heng, but me. Until this time I was completely sure that he belonged to Raymond." Malcolm said.
"However, it would be naive for Raymond to think that he can deal with me in this way. Since he can find Fraser for help, then I can also cooperate with you. The twelve pirate ships you have now belong to you. I will no longer block your second-hand goods trading place, and I can even provide you with some help at the customs and the local market, and I will find a way to get your father out of prison when the matter is over."
"What do you need me to do with such favorable terms?" the businesswoman asked.
"You don't need to do anything." Malcolm said lightly, "As long as the two of us cease fighting, I will solve my own troubles by myself. You just need to watch quietly from the side, and I can help you with your father's hatred." Sign up, don’t worry about answering me, I’ll give you three days to think about it, and we’ll meet again at the previous cafe in three days.”