Chapter 140: The Scapegoat

Two days later, in a private port in Kalmar City, William and Dampier were standing on the shore, waiting for an "old friend" who had not been seen for many days. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After more than twenty minutes, a warship finally appeared in the sight of the two, this three-masted galleon flew a somewhat funny pirate flag, wearing a duck's head in a chef's top hat, staring blankly ahead, and a knife and a three-headed fork crossed behind the duck's head.

This flag is really unique in the East China Sea, and it is the symbol of the pirate group led by the "Redfoot" Jep who became the leader of a ship as a chef.

Dambil and William received the news that the Jepto people had offered to buy weapons half a month ago, and after many inquiries, the two finally found out the reason.

Zhepu is going to lead the Chef Pirates into the Great Voyage!

As a chef-turned-pirate captain, Jep understands the importance of logistics, and he knows how much to prepare for the Great Voyage, a sea that is still very strange and mysterious to him.

Many of the new weapons developed by William and Danpier Arms Company have gradually spread in the East China Sea, with superior performance and good reputation, and before leaving the East China Sea, Zhep obviously hopes to arm his crew again and increase the firepower of the whole ship.

The Chef Pirates' warship sailed into the private harbor in a short time, and before it could dock, Zhepu led several cadres to jump off the bow of the ship and stand on the shore, staring vigilantly at William and Danbier.

Danbiel frowned and looked at the behavior of Zhepu and the others, but William's cheek was needless to say, as if Zhepu had never had any dirtiness and conflict before, and his face was full of smiles, as if he was greeting an old friend: "Captain Zhep, it's been a long time, I'm so happy to see you again!"

Zhepu glanced at William, ignored it, and waited for the subordinates on the ship to sail the warship to the shore smoothly, then looked at William, who was still smiling, and said a little coldly: "Captain Stolt, no, or should I be called Sizz, I am also very happy to see you." ”

William didn't care about Jep's coldness at all, and still asked enthusiastically: "Why don't you go to the old place to meet, you have to trade here?"

"After you and Dambil have partnered, it will be your territory," said Jepp in a prickly voice, "and go there to buy weapons, I fear that I and my men will be arrested by you as criminals." ”

"How come?" William restrained his smile and said seriously, "I heard that you are going to the Great Voyage, I admire your courage, the East China Sea is known as the weakest sea area among the four seas, no matter what contradictions there were in the past, you go to the Great Voyage, representing the East China Sea, so I will definitely give you the support I can." ”

Zhepu tugged at the corners of his mouth, deeply suspicious of William's words, but saw that William had already come to a carriage parked next to the two of them, and ripped off the canvas covering the carriage, revealing the wooden box underneath.

"Eighty bolt rifles, one hundred revolvers, ten new shotguns and submachine guns of our company, and thirty new flintlock muskets for you in case you run out of supplies when you arrive on the Great Voyage. ”

William unveiled the canvas on the other carriage next to him: "This is the matching bullet, if nothing else, it should be enough for you to use it for a long time on the Great Voyage." ”

Zhepu motioned for two of his subordinates to go down and check the guns, but William did not hinder and moved out of the way, and the coachman standing next to him cowered and hid aside.

While unpacking the boxes, Jepp asked William, "I didn't ask for so many things. ”

"I gave everything else," William waved his hand, "I said it, you went out of the East China Sea, representing the face of our East China Sea people, and I don't want you to be looked down upon." ”

Zhepu snorted coldly, but his face still looked much better, on the other side, several of his subordinates had already checked the weapons and ammunition, and William pointed out the use of their weapons again, and after a test firing, he still didn't find any problems.

Now Zhepu is really a little puzzled, could it be that what William just said is sincere?

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After seeing off Jepp and his party, William and Danbier returned to their speakeasy in a carriage.

Rat and Akin were sitting in the box drinking, and after William entered the box, he sat down beside Rat unceremoniously, put his arm on the shoulder of Mouse, who had become a lieutenant colonel, and asked with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel, as a friend, you give me an honest word, without Roy, can you become the commander of the 16th Division?"

The mouse wiped his mouth: "There should be no problem, I am now the highest-ranking officer in the base except for Roy, normally, after Roy is transferred, he will let me take over, but Roy is not so easy to leave." ”

"I don't want 'should', 'normal', I want an accurate answer," William put away his smile, "If something happens to Roy, the supreme commander of the base, and you have recently added a new amount of merit to the book, then is it unlikely that you will be ordered in danger?"

The mouse looked at William blankly, and instead of answering his question, he asked rhetorically, "Roy...... Something's wrong!?"

"I just thought you wanted to work with me to get Roy out. The mouse muttered to himself.

"Transfer?" William smiled, "He hurt my brother, how could I let him leave unharmed?"

The mouse thought that William was talking about himself, he touched the bridge of his nose, and he could still feel the existence of a small scar on it, even so, Roy's strong style still had some shadows in his heart, and he subconsciously objected: "It's just a small injury, don't worry about it, Roy is a colonel after all, although I can't wait for him to die, but if he really dies, it will be very troublesome." ”

"How much trouble?"

"It is likely that the Navy Headquarters will focus on the waters under the jurisdiction of the Sixteenth Division, and perhaps our relationship will be exposed. The mouse said worriedly.

William asked, "What if the man who killed Colonel Roy went to the Great Voyage?"

The rat gave him a strange look: "You are going to the Great Voyage?"

"No," William shook his head, "it's Colonel Roy's killer who will go, do you understand?"

"You mean ....... ”

"The sea thief who was once as famous as 'Redbeard' Barbarossa, 'Redfoot' Jep is going to the Great Voyage, if he killed Roy before leaving, then do you think the Navy's attention will be on the East China Sea, or will it follow Zhepu on the Great Voyage?"

"It should be a great voyage," the rat couldn't help but get nervous when he saw that William seemed to have a complete plan, "but the navy's follow-up investigation ......." ”

"Do you remember what I asked you to do a few months ago? Get me thirty flintlock rifles for the Navy. William said with a smile.

"Remember," the mouse sighed, "and I was reprimanded and cursed by Colonel Roy all day. ”

"Those guns, right now on the Jepp ship, I have erased the conspicuous part of the marking, I don't know if the other navies can see it," William said to the wide-eyed mouse, "Lieutenant Commander, think about it, when you become the supreme commander of the base, no matter what you want to do, no one will be able to reprimand you like this, you are a naval officer, a dignified man, why should you endure Roy's insults and beatings, and you can't do it?"

The mouse's face was cloudy, eager and afraid, and he asked for a long time, "What ......did Roy leave behind after his death?" ”

William patted the mouse on the shoulder:

"The sixteenth branch base left by Roy is yours, and the property he left behind is also yours, Lieutenant Colonel!"