The man with a mustache is named Hank. He is a small and famous intelligence trafficker on the island. He knows a lot of captains who travel to and from Nassau, so he has accumulated a lot of information sources. Many pirates have bought clues from him before.
When Billy was on the Sea Lion, he also followed Orff to find the latter, and he also knew Hank at that time. The two had a few drinks together later, and the relationship should be good. Yes, so this time Billy will come to him to buy intelligence.
Although Hank looks a little bit unattractive, he can do business on the island for such a long time that he is unique.
He will score a clue through three aspects: the value of the prey, the level of detail of the information, and the credibility of the information source. Finally, he will estimate the value of the clue together.
Like the news of the perfume ship, the scores on both the value of the prey and the credibility of the information source are very high. Only the information is less detailed, but it can already be called a very high-quality clue.
Therefore, Hank's asking price is also very high, and two Spanish gold coins are required to open. Billy eventually spends ten Spanish gold coins to choose to buy out the transaction. This transaction mode also means that this clue is in addition to Jackdaw Han Gram can no longer be sold to other pirates.
After that, Hank also exchanged gifts and presented the news of the tobacco ship Duffy on the same route, which also made Billy completely relieved and full of confidence in the first voyage of the Jackdaw.
But what happened after that was completely beyond his expectations. If it wasn't for the businesswoman Karina boarded the ship halfway, she provided the important news about the spice ship, and the cruel reality of waiting for the Jackdaw would be empty-handed.
Although Billy does not have Orff's treacherous slyness, he is not a fool. He started to doubt when the perfume boat was late, but this kind of thing does happen with a high probability. If one lead fails, the second lead is immediately negated, so that it doesn't make any sense for him to buy an alternate lead.
However, the direction of the event later confirmed his concern. Two consecutive clues failed at the same time. Billy also realized that he was pitted, but what he didn't understand was that he and Hank had got along well these years. , Jackdaw also does not have any conflict of interest with the latter, why did the intelligence trafficker suddenly put him on the line.
Today the trio came to the Mermaid's House together to understand this matter.
Hank recognized who was outside the door the first time. Zhang Heng is probably the most famous person on the island recently. Hank also ran away when the Jackdaw first appeared outside the harbor of Nassau. The dock watched the excitement. What he was doing was the work of an intelligence trafficker. Naturally, widening the network of relationships was also an important part of it. Therefore, the Jackdaw and its new captain are no strangers.
The intelligence trafficker struggled to get up from the ground, and he did not care to wipe off the stains on his clothes. He smiled bitterly at the man in black in front of him. "I said very clearly when selling the clues. All the clues are absolutely effective. Even the most credible clues will have various accidents, such as the target suddenly changed the course halfway, accidentally hit other pirates, weather factors, etc. If you do n’t believe you can ask your helmsman, I had emphasized the risks to him ... "
Hank gasped and continued, "Of course, I deeply regret what happened to you, but fortunately, you did not lose much in the end. Why not? Let's take a step back. I will give you back the money I collected before. How about this matter? "
Zhang Heng on the other side was uncomfortable, and at this time Annie and Billy walked out from the back door of the tavern. The three blocked Hank at the corner.
Seeing the bad situation, the intelligence trafficker hurriedly added and said, "Well, there is, before you go to sea next time, I can send you some valuable clues for free. This time, I can guarantee that there will be no accidents again. "
Hank's back leaned against the cold stone wall, trying to remain calm. In the past, some people would come back to find trouble because of inaccurate clues, but he was intelligently dealt with by the past. The island's intelligence traffickers It ’s not that much. They usually compete with each other, but in a critical period, they still hold a group. Someone was killed before, and no one gave clues to the pirate ship after finding out who the killer was, and finally forced the pirate ship. Had to change captain.
The intelligence trafficker looks at Billy, who is an old man on the island. It is impossible that he has not heard of it. As a competent helmsman, he should now remind his captain of the possible bad consequences.
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Then Hank saw the red-haired female pirate on the other side pulled out the dagger around his waist and smiled at him.
At the next moment, the intelligence dealer felt only a cold chest, bowed his head, and found in horror that his yew was cut, and the tip of the dagger had penetrated into his skin, less than two centimeters from his heart. The red-haired **** the opposite side puts her hand on the palm, and he will explain here tonight.
Hank was really panicked this time. I didn't expect these guys to play cards completely out of order. The trafficker's voice was already crying, yelling, "You ... how much compensation do you want, at least? Give me a number. "
"We can take no compensation," Zhang Heng finally said, "but I need you to answer some of our questions truthfully in the next step."
"What do you want to know?" Hank looked a little surprised when he heard it.
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After a quarter of an hour, the three Zhang Heng walked out of the alley. Anne reinserted the dagger back to her waist, frowning, "Malcolm, do you know this guy, why did he come to trouble us?"
"Malcolm is the No. 2 person in the Black Merchants Union. This guy's family has a lot of power in the New World," Billy Road, who is most familiar with the situation on the island, explained for the red-haired girl, "Do n’t Because the family behind him ignored this person's personal ability, Malcolm came to Nassau about four years ago. When he first arrived on the island, he had nothing but a transport ship. His family was far away. In New York, he can provide convenience at the port customs, but in Nassau can't help him. He almost started from scratch, and now maintains a good cooperative relationship with a dozen pirate ships. Last year, the black prince Sam also He started working with him, so he is definitely one of the most noteworthy characters in the black business alliance. "