Chapter 201

Malone's betrayal was a head-on blow to the businesswoman, who had been her most trusted person in Nassau, or even the only one she trusted when she first came to the island.

Unexpectedly, she was bribed early. Although according to Malone, he only sent Malcolm three messages in all, Karina felt sick when she thought that she had a pair of eyes staring at her all the time.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that most of the information Malone has is in trade, such as the meeting with black gladiators. The businesswomen are all alone. Malone, in the name of security, has mentioned several times that she wants to go with her, but she refuses.

At that time, she didn't doubt Malone's intention. She only thought that he might be offended if he was escorted. Otherwise, Malcolm might have known that someone had intruded into his study.

Karina tried to restrain herself and asked a few more questions. Then she gave Malone to the four crew members of the jackdaw, who would check the truth of Malone's story and send the latter directly to the ship back to England. Malone had mentioned that he had a sister in Kent, so it was the best ending for him.

Even if he wants to come back, it will be a year later. At that time, Karina and Malcolm should have won and lost.

When it was all over, the businesswoman felt a deep fatigue and left her short pistol by the side of the road. It was only today that she understood what her father told her in prison that she didn't believe anyone on the island.

The relationship between Malone and her has long gone beyond friends, more like family members and mentors. For Karina, losing Malone is far more than losing an experienced captain who is familiar with the customs of various ports.

If Wilton's blatant threat on the beach made her feel fear for the first time, now Malone's betrayal makes her feel another kind of cruelty.

Even for a moment, her heart gave birth to the idea of giving up. She was not sure what was waiting for her in front of this road, and what price she would pay to win the war with the black business alliance.

The merchant stopped in front of the carriage and looked around blankly. She didn't know where she was going until the coachman coughed, "Miss Kalina."

"Sorry, go to captain Zhang Heng's residence."

Kalina made a decision, opened the door and sat on it. She didn't look back. The things that happened in the past let it stay in the past forever. Since her father was in prison, she had no way back at all. In this case, she had to go on.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped again, and the woman merchant's look had returned to her original state.

Zhang Heng is learning Dutch with Vincent in the living room. He looks up to see Karina standing outside the door and nods to the young doctor. "That's all for today."

The latter put away the books, and Annie ran out to look for Harry in the afternoon, so after Vincent left, only Zhang Heng and Karina were left in the room.

Zhang Heng brought up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for the businesswoman. Maybe because of the Oriental people, he liked tea more than coffee.

"What's the matter with you?"

"The ghost has been found. It's Malone." Karina pauses. She can't see much expression on her face. It's like saying something irrelevant. "The problem is not serious. It's basically solved. It won't affect what we are doing. But now the breeze has no captain, and another transport ship needs a captain after repair."

"Do you have a candidate?"

"As for the captain of the breeze, I plan to let the former chief officer take over. In order to avoid this happening again, I will test him regularly. As for the other ship It's a bit troublesome, because I plan to recruit sailors in Nassau, so I want to find someone who can subdue them. At the same time, this person can't be a pirate. He'd better be familiar with the customs of various ports in the colony. "

"It's not a simple request."

"I know that excellent captains are scarce everywhere. Besides, almost all excellent captains here are pirates, but I will not treat him badly in terms of salary. I can offer twice the salary of an ordinary captain."

Zhang Heng thought for a moment, "there are some merchant ship captains who have lost their ships and goods after being robbed. They have no choice but to come to Nassau for gold. Some of them should be able to meet your requirements, but many pirate ships without captains are also staring at them. Well, tomorrow I'll go to Billy to have a chat and see if he has a suitable candidate to recommend."

Karina nodded. "I thought about what you said before. We are competing with the black business alliance. Only the support of small and medium-sized pirates is not enough. I plan to contact the big landlords on the island to see if we can exchange their support by helping them deliver the harvested crops for free. In addition, the things collected from the second-hand goods trading office are too fragmented, so straight No one in the colony will buy it, but it will be treated as rubbish. But it's a pity to throw it away. After all, strictly speaking, they are also valuable. ""What do you want to do?"

"I'm going to open a grocery store in the colony and here, and dispose of these bits and pieces there. I don't want to make money, but I want to make up for the loss, so we don't have to put money on it all the time." The businesswoman explained.

Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"Why?"

"I thought you would be hit by Malone, but it seems that my worry is superfluous to see you now."

"At the beginning, I was really angry and disappointed, but on the way here, I thought about a lot of things, and I was not so angry. In this matter, I did a lot of things that were not good enough. I used to ask him for help unilaterally, but I didn't pay attention to the difficulties he encountered. He owed a sum of money in the casino and asked many people to borrow it Yes, but he didn't disturb me. He would rather accept Malcolm's solicitation. He probably didn't think that I could help at that time Karina laughed at herself.

However, the businesswoman did not worry about this problem any more. She looked into Zhang Heng's eyes and said seriously, "I want to defeat Malcolm, not simply let the second-hand goods trade survive on the island, but to completely destroy him, drive him out of Nassau, and replace him as the most powerful black market businessman on the island, no matter what the price is, no matter what the front I don't care what danger is waiting for me. I won't stop until I can do it. "

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