Walking up the stairs, it was already midnight, the streets and alleys were empty, and the ready-to-wear shops upstairs had already closed their doors.

New Orleans has a curfew-like tranquility at midnight, and the loneliness and coldness are everywhere, and the combination of messy planning and old and new walls looks like a long-abandoned ruin.

Lorraine had a delusion in her heart, thinking that the current New Orleans was a retaliatory correction to [prosperity], the more active it was when it was active, and the more dilapidated it was when it was quiet.

Why not the Drake Chamber of Commerce?

In the past few years, the reason why the Chamber of Commerce has been able to make great progress is actually because Lorraine has applied the entrepreneurial model of later generations with contemporary rules.

The flagship and the branch are independent entrepreneurial teams, which do not interfere with each other, cooperate to complement each other, and give full play to their respective advantages to jointly build a business foundation.

Among them, Lorraine's flagship is the core of the three teams.

Lorraine is the brain and heart of the whole team, the seafarers make up the spine and torso, the sailors are the limbs and skeletons, and the hired crew members are the blood, constantly feeding the body.

At first glance, Lorraine is the only center of the team. But in fact, no Lorraine team would die, and if there was a problem with the seafarers, the team would be no different from death.

So Bell's problem cannot be overstated. This is not only about Lorraine's personal feelings, but also about the unity and trust of the whole team.

Testimony, Evidence......

Lorraine carefully recalled every detail related to Bell.

So far, Bale's performance has been very good, and his words and deeds do not look like there is a ghost in his heart.

But it is precisely because of this that the seafarers are divided into left and right.

Henna and Pierce insist that there is something wrong with Bell.

Because excessive perfection itself represents the word strange, not to mention that Bell does not even have any problems when he is alone, and he is so vigilant that he can only say that he is trying to be too big.

Karen and Katerina are proponents of innocence.

They insisted that Bell was an indispensable part of the smuggling operation, and that his previous two battles against the Lion were enough to prove his innocence.

Of course, it is certainly inappropriate to have private contact with people in the Navy, but since his testimony is perfect, and he does not even show anything suspicious when he is alone, then he should be trusted.

The far left and the far right are opposed, the rest of the people are moving in the middle line, everyone has their own position and thoughts, and if one is not careful, the team will fall apart.

Lorraine felt a throbbing pain in her temples.

"Bell, Bell, I would have left you on the plantation to eat the soil, and I wouldn't starve to death anyway......"

The night shines in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the ready-to-wear shop is full of colorful clothes, with puppets dancing together, without lights and fires, like a ghost domain.

Lorraine was silent in the midst of a pile of dolls, and from time to time a seafarer came in, found him, stood beside him, and was silent with him.

After a while, the Jackdaw, with the exception of Bell, was fully staffed, and Lorraine glanced at everyone's faces and whispered, "Verify the testimony." ”

Caterina spoke first: "I confirmed to Barthet that Baranbaatar's daydream was established for more than forty years, not only in the business of the British, but also of the French and the Spanish. Its backstage was a mercenary Frenchman with some roots in the military, so the British were his wallet for a long time. ”

"That is, this intelligence point is not Shaq's, not even British, and Bell is not lying about this?"

"Yes."

Lorraine turned her face to Clen again: "Emmons' testimony? ”

"Ten days ago, someone introduced him to a big business, so he came to New Orleans for the purpose of selling intelligence."

"It's that simple?"

Clen spread his hands: "Although there is a lot to say, there is only so much content to be extracted." He said that he had entered the port eight days earlier and that he had had a dispute with the owner at the pier over the charter fee, which Acharin confirmed, and that the captain, the dismissed sailor, and the pilot who was at the berth at the time all said he was impressed. ”

"What about his four thugs?"

"The British pioneers, who don't know much, were all employed by Emmons at Hamilton, it is impossible to judge this, but the testimony of the four is unanimous."

"It's not leaking......" Lorraine scratched her head in annoyance.

Combined with the current situation, there is nothing suspicious about Bell, Emmons, or even the four guards.

But Bell's confession was so affordable that there were still many things that could not be confirmed, such as Emmons's motives, identity, and most importantly, the authenticity of the information that marked the details of the Continental Detachment's rotation and the detailed commanders of the Continental Detachment for the past three months.

If all is true, Bell is clearly interested in the Chamber of Commerce, so it doesn't matter if he has any connection to the Navy. I love to read Chinese

Because as one of the main messengers of smuggling, his stabbing through all this is equivalent to turning himself in and admitting his guilt, making meritorious contributions to his crimes, and tainting witnesses, although the rhetoric is beautiful, but sin is sin, and dirt is dirt, and no one can wash it off.

But if any of this intelligence is fake, Bell's motives are debatable.

What his purpose is, what he is preparing for, whether he is a conscience or a deliberate undercover agent, whether he is behind the navy or Shaq, the meaning is completely different, and Lorraine has to face a completely different situation.

Ultimately...... Do you want to go to Bermuda?

Lorraine sighed: "It's past zero...... It's July 29, and the first contract expires on August 18, so there's still plenty of time. ”

"I'm going to go with Henna to Hamilton, where Chuck has opened an exchange, and the manager is the old man of the Butterfly Flower, and I have enough people available there."

"But Hamilton is Shaq's lair, and it's still easy for me to go wrong...... Yacharin, you and Daniel make a trip to Kingston, and let Leonard meet me in Hamilton as soon as possible, and be secretive. ”

"As for the rest...... Continue to stay here to prepare the supplies for the third ship, and let Bell go to the ship, and the king will also take care of him, if anything unusual ...... him"

Wang also laughed without a smile, and said softly in Chinese: "Killing people and killing mouths, sinking corpses in the deep sea, God does not know, ghosts do not know." ”

Lorraine approved of his arrangement with a look in her eyes.

"That's it...... I'll get things sorted out as soon as I can. ”

"If there's anything on hold that I or my conclusions don't have time to pass back to New Orleans...... By August 10 at the latest, the Jackdaw must sail, with Catalina at sea and Carmen on land, and you will need to find a freelance navigator as a backup, and Catalina will be in charge of this. ”

After saying all the arrangements, Lorraine shook her head.

"Rent a boat, prepare a gift...... Carmen, it looks like you won't be able to sleep tonight, sorry. ”

"It's just my job, but I've received money." Carmen playfully stuck out her tongue.

Her words and smile were like sunshine, tearing apart the solemn atmosphere of the evening.

Everyone suddenly remembered that taking risks with their heads was originally the job of privateer merchants.

It's common to die when, and no matter what side Bell stands, it's impossible to make them more dangerous.

In that case, why bother mediocrities?

For the first time, Lorraine laughed heartily: "Everyone, is there anything else you don't know?" ”

"Everything is at the captain's command!"

"Sailors who cannot be trusted cannot set sail, for they will never be able to find the direction of the wind because of Niord's disgust. If my mother hadn't lied to me...... Good luck, fellows. ”

"Best wishes to our captain!"

……

The sorrow and joy of the ready-to-wear shop cannot be transmitted to the old tavern underground.

When it was almost dawn, the hippie-smiling Wang also pushed open the door and picked up the hippie-smiling Bell.

Before leaving, Bell glared at Emmons viciously with cannibalistic eyes, which looked like resentment, but Emmons saw the taste of [Don't act rashly].

Obviously he is just the executor of the plan, but he is worried that the planner will not be able to hold his breath......

Emmons lay down, his eyes closed, as if he were asleep.

He thought to himself that that glance might not only be as simple as "don't act rashly", but also "don't struggle even if you die".

It's just that...... Is it worth dying for Shaq?

"It will take ten years to dig me out of the sealed burial chamber with his own hands. Two thousand pounds of usury were repaid, and the lieutenant colonel's annual salary was eighty pounds, which had to be repaid for twenty-five years. ”

He shattered his thoughts in a small voice that could only be heard by himself.

"I owe thirty-five years Chinese New Year's Eve this year, and I have paid it back for six years...... In this way, it is sixty-one years old. If I die, I think I'll still make ......."

"However, it is clear that he has been prepared to this point, but he has not been able to completely clear the suspicion. The suspicion is so serious, this guy is really only nineteen years old? ”

"His cold-faced and hot-hearted brother is much cuter than him......"

"I really want to play cards...... If it doesn't work, leave me three pennies, and guess the odd and even......"

"It's not a pleasure to work...... Hey, go to sleep. ”