Malcolm hasn't gone to bed on time for a long time. When he realized that Raymond was the one who attacked him, Malcolm's reaction was also very rapid. He almost immediately started to set out to fight back. In fact, the most difficult part for Malcolm is not how to take Raymond, but how to maintain the stability of the black business alliance after taking Raymond.
In other people's eyes, the black business alliance was a giant at the beginning of its birth, but Malcolm, as one of the founders, knows how fragile it is. No matter how perfect and reasonable the system is, it can't solve all the disputes. This is what Raymond's reputation can play.
Black market businessmen also have their own circles and factions, among which there are some opposite factions. In terms of balancing their power and easing their contradictions, Malcolm, who has been on the island for only a few years, is naturally inferior to Raymond, who has been in Nassau for such a long time.
This is also the reason why Malcolm is actually in power now, but the position of president must be taken by Raymond. As long as Malcolm is given another two to three years, he can completely kick Raymond out. Even if it is only one year, he can digest most of the losses caused by the loss of Raymond.
It's really much earlier than he expected.
However, at this stage, there is almost no possibility of relaxation between them. Raymond must also be very clear that the longer the delay is, the worse it will be for him. In addition, with the sudden appearance of Karina, Malcolm's "opponent", it's not a very surprising choice for him to start quietly at this time, but he still hasn't cheated Malcolm after all, and Malcolm is now in danger What we have to think about is how to drive Raymond out of Nassau and minimize the impact of this incident.
Malcolm listed the names of the most prestigious black market businessmen on the island, thinking about the replacement of Raymond, and didn't go back to his bedroom until late at night to change and sleep.
It wasn't long before he was woken up. The door was full of scurrying footsteps and shouting, which should have been strictly prohibited. Malcolm sat up from the bed and there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Wallace, the housekeeper, pushed the door open in a hurry.
"What's going on outside, so noisy?" Malcolm frowned as he dressed.
"There was a black slave riot, which set the barn, the firewood house and a warehouse for cotton on fire."
"How many people?"
"I can't figure it out for the moment, but it seems that more than half of the people are involved. They still have weapons in their hands. Besides the stones picked up on the ground, the knives in the kitchen and so on, it seems that there are daggers and muskets." Wallace stopped, "but the number is very small. If you have two or three muskets at most, I've sent another team to protect you. In addition, I've sent someone to other plantations nearby for help. It'll be safe when they send someone to come."
Malcolm had already dressed and put on his boots. He came to the balcony and saw the fire not far away. There was another place that seemed to be fighting.
Just as Wallace said, there were a lot of people on the side of the slaves, but the equipment on the side of the guard was obviously better, so as to reduce the number of enemies and keep up with the situation. At the same time, as the battle went on, the supervisors of the manor also joined in the battle.
It's no problem to keep going until the reinforcements arrive. Managing the slaves has always been a headache. Several plantation owners nearby are angry, so they won't sit back and ignore this situation. So Malcolm doesn't pay attention to the success or failure of this battle. On the other hand, he doesn't care much about the loss that Wallace is talking about.
Malcolm is now thinking about whether this kind of thing happened at this node has something to do with Raymond.
If so, what is the significance of the other party's doing so, and what is the reason for inciting these slaves to cooperate with him.
In the past, it was not that there was no escape of slaves in Terence manor, but most of them were a small number of people. It was rare for them to make such a big noise.
In addition to the fact that it's easy to leak secrets because of too many people, it's also easy to be caught because the target is too big. Even if you can escape from the manor, there is no place to hide. In addition, how do those weapons flow into the manor.
However, these problems can only be investigated slowly after the riot is calmed down. It is now certain that Daisy is not the only one in the manor.
Soon news came that the rioting slaves were moving towards the stables.
The guard force over there is weak, and it will be unable to withstand. If the black slaves release the frightened horses, the current situation will become more chaotic. Therefore, after getting Malcolm's permission, Wallace, the housekeeper, immediately takes people there to support.
But in the middle of the walk, he suddenly stopped. Wallace found that several places where the accident happened were in three different directions, but the other direction was quiet tonight.
In addition to the cotton garden, the prison is also located there.
"They're really cunning little things." Wallace, the housekeeper, muttered as he filled the gun with gunpowder. He changed his direction decisively and led people to the prison.In the distance, I saw the body of a supervisor lying outside the door, with several knives on his back. On the other side, a black man carrying Nadia came out from the door. Wallace pulled the trigger without hesitation, but this shot only hit a wooden barrel nearby.
The black man was startled by the shot and sat down on the ground. Nadia behind him also fell out. At this time, other guards also shot one after another. The black man ignored Nadia and fled back to the prison.
Leah also heard the gunshot. She was behind the black man, while Lola was behind daisy. In addition, there were four black maids and two black men growing cotton.
One of the black men and two black maids died in the previous battle with the supervisor, and the remaining one was slightly injured.
This is all their fighting power. On the other hand, Wallace, the housekeeper, has five guards besides himself. Four of them have guns in their hands.
They approached the prison room and soon came to the door. Just as they were about to break through by force, there was a gunshot in front of them. They got a bullet on the front guard's forehead and fell down.
This change also made other people more cautious, but what they didn't know was that Leah had only this short musket in her hand, and only the last bullet left after she fired it.
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