Chapter 259

Not good.

I'm upset.

Very upset!

Since the establishment of the business group in Elgin, whether rich or poor, smooth or twists and turns, Lorraine has not felt the taste of being taught a lesson for a long time.

Condescending and domineering!

After the plot in New Orleans and the starry Halloween operation, until smuggling was officially opened, and there were attacks and defenses with the thundering fathers of the United States of America, Lorraine almost thought he had touched the highest wall of the world.

But Shaq's words mercilessly beat him back to reality.

It's still early

In an era when World War I was still out of reach, the aristocracy... Or, as Shaq said, "the real aristocracy" was the master of the world.

Compared with them, Nelson is just the son of a priest who can fight, Collingwood is just an insignificant attendant, Rashid is a broken aristocratic descendant, galvis... That is, a nouveau riche who depends on his skirt.

The so-called fathers of the United States, the apostles who laid the foundation of power for future generations and were regarded as angels or demons, are still a group of rich, restless and non mainstream Hicks. Except Benjamin Franklin, no one has really been on the table of power.

Lorraine, who mingles in the above circles, is at most a young businessman in the limelight. He will not represent more, nor can he represent more.

[in the face of real authority, sterling will not become a portrait cast on gold coins, nor will it bring more power...]

Think highly of yourself?

Boom!

On the morning of July 8, Harrington Bay private pier.

Changing back to the military uniform, Lorraine and Haina stood by the Weilan water drop to receive Orvis's farewell alone.

The atmosphere was slightly subdued.

Lorraine pretended to smile easily: "be happy, things have been solved successfully, and old Leonard has not been hurt. Let him rest in Bermuda for a while. As for intelligence..."

"We will step up verification!"

"Be secret and try to be accurate."

"Yes!"

The farewell between sailors is always straightforward. At the moment of sunrise, Weilan shuidi has completed all the preparations for sailing.

"In this way, Haina and I went back first. The matter of New Orleans is related to the follow-up development of the chamber of Commerce. Even if we take some risks, we can't let it abortion. Everyone, add more..."

"Captain! Ship!!!"

The last farewell speech was not over. A carriage rushed from the end of the road. Old Leonard, who was still weak, climbed down from the carriage, jumped down and ran to Lorraine with a small suitcase.

"Captain, director Raymond's little gifts!" he stuffed the suitcase into Lorraine's hand. "You made a big fuss in the Royal Navy dock yesterday. Captain Armani was silent in front of you. Even governor Drake was polite to you. Director Raymond saw your strength, collected these gifts all night and delivered them to me half an hour ago."

Lorraine raised her eyebrows unexpectedly: "have you verified it?"

"We only have time to verify the items, and the specific contents can only be verified by you and MS. yesla on board."

……

Two days later, New Orleans.

The Jackdaw was ready to sail, and bell, Emmons and the four guards were secretly sent to the empty wharf warehouse.

Everything is ready. What is missing is that Lorraine, who returned early in the morning, announced the final review results.

The sailors gathered together.

Lorraine laid out two thick stacks of love newspapers in front of him: "although the process was somewhat tortuous, fortunately, we achieved all our goals in Bermuda."

He pushed Bell's information forward with his finger.

"This is the information collected by bell, including the rotation and patrol scheduling of the first formation of the mainland sub fleet in July, August and September, the scope of responsibility, the formation command at all levels and the basic information of the patrol commander in chief in that month."

"Very important information." Lorraine took a breath. "If everything is true, there will be no secret in front of us about the coastal defense line of the continental sub fleet. Combined with our familiarity with Sark tactics and the speed of the jackdaw, smuggling will become unimpeded."

He launched a second intelligence report.

"This is the second intelligence I bought from Bermuda, written by the base Secretary of the sub fleet."

"How to say... As a guide to action, this information is unqualified and the content summary is in a mess. Even if it flows out, the people in need will only be confused."

"But we still have Bell's information. As evidence, the chief secretary's information is perfect."

"Now the specific comparison and verification have been completed. The comparison people include me, Haina, Katrina, Karen, Carmen and acharin. The conclusion is consistent and bell is innocent."

"Gentlemen and ladies, congratulations on a crisis of trust."

In a flat tone, one after another, the representatives relaxed and gasped. The people cheered and clapped. Acharin suddenly asked, "Captain, we have closed Emmons for so many days, so the future intelligence..."

"Er..."

More than half an hour later, Lorraine personally opened a door of the warehouse. Bell sat lazily on the bed inside, looking relaxed.

"Yo, Captain, my suspicion is cleared?"

Lorraine leaned against the door frame and shook the key chain in her hand.

"It's basically impossible for you to get rid of the suspicion by contacting the important officers of the mainland sub fleet privately. However... It has been proved that you have no intention to hurt the team, so the suspicion itself is no longer important."

"A standard Lorraine trial." bell whistled and posted it. "Hey, Lorraine, my personal relationship won't affect the dividend?"

Lorraine was neither laughing nor crying: "No."

"Will there be corresponding compensation for the unfair treatment during this period of time?"

"No."

"No?"

"No."

"What a pity..." bell stretched himself. "For the sake of money, I've decided to forgive your distrust. But now that my relationship has been exposed, you have to bear the cost of 300 pounds of information every three months."

Lorraine twitched at the corner of her mouth, "isn't it two hundred pounds?"

"I've been locked up for a few days, and Emmons has been locked up for a few days. But he's a dead man for money. The best way to heal his psychological trauma is to add money. This is the price of caution. You have to bear it."

"OK..."

The so-called everyone is happy, probably

After releasing Emmons and settling the intelligence fee, bell and Lorraine returned to the Jackdaw as if nothing had happened.

The adult world is always good at cleaning up some embarrassing past, grasping the important and putting down the details. The more closed the environment is, the more so, which stems from people's subconscious protection of their own interpersonal circle.

Anyway, the Jackdaw is about to set sail.

The captain on duty in this round is Karen, bell is still the main pilot, Katrina is in charge of the front deck as the first mate, Haina is at the helm and Wang is also at the sail. Lorraine is in charge of assessing Karen. To put it bluntly, she is doing nothing.

Before the ship made a detour around Florida, the pilot also had nothing to do. Two idle young men gathered together on the busy back deck, leaning against the guardrail and holding wine glasses.

"Bell, I finally understand why you are so obsessed with family titles."

"Understand?" bell looked at Lorraine unexpectedly. "I thought the lucky boy who enjoyed the glory of the family and didn't have the slightest inheritance pressure couldn't understand in his life."

"I understand..."

Lorraine drank the clean wine willingly, threw the glass into the sea and watched the splash disappear.

"A title is a class. If you don't step on it, you won't find it all your life."

"What are you going to do?" bell cocked his head. "Return to the army in the name of recruitment? And openly change his faith?"

He broke his finger: "with your current financial resources and reputation, take any ship for conscription, at least major. If you take the Andes back, the colonel is not too difficult. A 19-year-old colonel is rare in the Royal Navy, at least Sir Leighton must be very happy."

"It's not difficult to change your faith. I know the cardinal of Westminster has always wanted to baptize you. If you worship him as the godfather, shack Drake will not refuse you to return to the family. Even the identity of illegitimate child can be easily erased. Anyway, it's also the practice of aristocracy, and no one will say anything more."

"When you have the legal status of a common son, a high-ranking military position and a noble godfather, you can earn your own title. Now, after all, it is a genius of the Drake family during the war..."

"Did you misunderstand something?" Lorraine interrupted bell with a strange face. "I yearn for a title for higher freedom, and give up freedom for freedom. Am I crazy?"

Bell blinked: "freedom, title and money. What are you going to do?"

"Well... I didn't think about it."

"No idea?"

"Prepare to think slowly."

"Take your time?"

"I'm only 19." lolin laughed, "life is still long, and the future is still long. You must drink when singing in the daytime, and return home with youth. What's the hurry?"

(￣▽￣）=（￣︿￣)！

"Hey! Don't put any spell in the middle, I can't understand!"