Captain Addok has made a lot of money from smuggling over the years, and like most of the guys who have made their first big money by various illegal means, by this time, Captain Adoc is also preparing to retire. So two and a half years ago, Captain Addock had given his smuggling ship to a young man who had ventured to make a fortune like he had been, and turned to buy a small estate, ready to spend his old age in peace. However, some people are not naturally fit to sleep on the shore. Within a month, Captain Haddock discovered that he was suffering from insomnia. Yes, Captain Haddock has insomnia, it's all because of the damn big bed, when it sleeps at night, it doesn't mess around on its own, this, how can people sleep? And damn it, when I slept in this bed, I couldn't smell the salty sea breeze, and I couldn't hear the rhythmic, nice "whoosh" sound of the waves crashing against the hull, and the surroundings were so quiet, quiet as a grave, so quiet that goosebumps rose all over the body. As a result, only two months later, Captain Haddock was diagnosed with a nervous breakdown.

So, full of love for the sea, Captain Adoc went to run again. But this time he is no longer running smuggling, he is already old, and he is not forgiving people in his old age, and now even if he wants to run a boat, he should run some legitimate business. So Captain Adolph became the captain of a transport ship called the Narwhal for a company called "Shipping of the Americas". The company was opened by an old friend of his in Alaska, who is said to have hooked up with the MacDonald family and made a fortune over the years.

Now Captain Haddock does this work, and he doesn't make much money, compared to when he ran smuggling before, the current salary can only be regarded as pocket money. However, Adoc didn't come to make money, so he didn't care.

A few days earlier, the Narwhal had docked in Boston with a shipment of cargo, and while the ship was being overhauled and waiting for its next mission, Captain Haddock had come ashore and was wandering around the bar or something like the same as before.

That morning, Captain Haddock had just drunk a small glass of absinthe (a very small glass by the captain's standards, with a capacity of only 500 milliliters) when a man approached him.

"Hey, Captain Haddock. Mr. Thomas is looking for you everywhere. The man walked around the messy tables, pushed away a few pestering, and squeezed towards Addock.

"Ah, it's Joyce, come over for a drink!" Captain Haddock replied loudly. Suddenly he remembered something again, and said, "Ah, I forgot, you are a good boy who doesn't drink." Hear me, Joyce, how can a seaman not drink, haven't you heard of, 'Sailors don't smoke, but they are on board for nothing; Sailors do not drink, white walks on the sea; The sailor doesn't ......, 'Ah, forget it, I know you have to raise a large family, unlike I am a lonely old man...... What does the boss want me to do, you know? ”

"Looks like I need you to go to sea." "I don't know very well. ”

'Hell!' The narwhal has just returned, and it hasn't been a week yet. It's not ready at all, and it will take at least half a month for the ship to be ready. And, even if the ship is ready, it will be the same group of people who have come aboard, we have just returned, and the sailors have not rested yet. Captain Haddock muttered in reply, then looked at the bottle for a little wine left, and poured it into the glass, and then tilted his neck and drank it dry. Then he shouted, "Waiter, settle the bill!" I have to go! ”

The waiter walked over, and Adoc dropped a bill. ticket, and followed Joyce out.

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"Captain Ador." Thomas walked up to Adore, shrugged his nose, took a few deep breaths, and said sternly, "I'm glad you old fellow can still drink absinthe." Still, your old thing's taste is as bad as ever. You can drink such a bad wine. ”

"Cut!" Addock sat back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and let out a disdainful sound from between his teeth, and then said, "What kind of taste can you have this old thing?" That time in Alaska, I drank all your Chivas Regashi and poured cheap vodka into it, and you didn't even drink it. A guy like you deserves to be tasteful? ”

Hearing that Adoc was digging through his old accounts and revealing his shortcomings, Thomas was not angry. He just smiled and said, "My old friend, someone brought me a few bottles of British whisky that are said to have been cellared for more than 30 years, and I don't know if it's really ......"

As soon as he heard this, Addock's eyes immediately widened.

"Bring it to me and try it, if it's true or not, I'll know as soon as I taste it!"

Thomas grinned and opened the wine cabinet, took out two glasses, then another bottle of whiskey, he poured a small half glass, then a full one, then took two glasses and walked up to the captain, and handed him the full one.

"How about you taste it?"

Captain Haddock took it, took a sip, and replied, "It's the real thing, but it's a pity that it fell into the hands of someone like you." ”

"Yes, it's a good wine, but unfortunately I don't like the British. Even with something that doesn't like the British. Hatred of the British and devout belief in God are among my few virtues. Thomas shook his head.

"Yes, all Americans should believe in God and hate the damned British! However, wine to wine, and the British to the British, these are two different things. Captain Addock took another sip and said, "Besides, this wine is Scottish, not English." ”

"How is Scotland not England?" Thomas asked.

"Ask William Wallace if he admits he's a stupid Englishman." Addock drank the wine from his glass in one gulp, and then said, "The Scots are not English, just as the Irish are not English, and the Indians are not English." They were just colonies ruled by the hateful British, just like us. One day, these colonies will rebel like we did, and drive all the damned Brits back to England, yes, that's it! God willing, the heroes who rebelled against Britain always have good wine to drink! ”

At this point, Captain Haddock shook his arm hard, and then said, "Thomas, fill me up again, and let's make a toast to the freedom and independence of Scotland!" ”

"Okay, okay." Thomas took Captain Haddock's cup and poured him another full one.

"For the warriors who rebelled against England, for William Wallace, for George W. Flourishing. Don, Cheers to Queen Jhancy, Cheers to the Boers! Thomas raised his glass.

"For the warriors who rebelled against England, for William Wallace, for George W. Flourishing. Don, for Queen Janssy, for the Boers...... Wait, what's wrong with the Boers? Adock, who had already raised his glass, suddenly noticed the word "Boer" and hurriedly asked.

"You know that a few years ago, gold mines were found in the land of the Boers, right?" Thomas asked.

"You know, it's a pity that it's buried too deep, and it's a land with a lord, so we can only watch. And, even if it...... You're too old to pan for gold. Captain Adoc said.

"As if you still have the strength to pan for gold, you're an old thing." Thomas laughed and scolded, "Okay, let's not talk about that. Anyway, the British saw that there was a gold mine in someone's house, so they planned to send troops in to rob it. ”

"These bugs! Rotten watermelon! Damn pirate seeds! Ever since that bitch named Elizabeth, there hasn't been a single one in Britain who hasn't been a pirate! Well, are the Boers just going to sit idly by? Captain Haddock drank his wine in one gulp.

"The Boers are not stupid, of course they know that the British are not a good thing." Thomas laughed, "As soon as the British go around someone's house, everyone will involuntarily start wiping their shotguns." So now the Boers began to buy weapons all over the world, ready to protect themselves. But damn the British Navy, they've already begun to intercept ships off the coast of South Africa under the guise of fighting piracy. This bunch of scoundrels! They're fucking pirates! This has greatly affected our ships to Drago. Thomas scolded.

"Thomas, aren't you also transporting arms to the Boers?" Although Adoc drank a lot, he was not drunk.

"Of course, why don't you do something that can disgust the British and make money?" Thomas did not deny it, "Recently there was a shipload of arms destined for Drago, and from there it was embarkated and bound for Pretoria. We had already arranged for Captain Cole's ship to do this. You know, Cole is in the prime of life, and there is no one more suitable for this kind of dangerous thing among these captains of the company. Speaking of which, Thomas deliberately glanced at Addock and said, "Of course, if Addock were ten years younger, you would definitely be the best." But don't be unconvinced now, old is old. You're not as good as Cole now. ”

"Shit! Lao Tzu will not be old in another ten years. Cole and me than to compare? You call him over and see if he dares to say that he is better than me, right? Captain Haddock knew that Thomas was teasing him with aggressiveness, but he couldn't help but fight him.

"You dare to go? You're not afraid of those English pirates? "People say that the older you get, the less courageous you are." Do you dare to go? Or bragging? ”

"Who the fuck is afraid of those bitches, bed bugs on the sea, rotten winter melons without heads! I played with those stupid hats back then! Am I afraid of them? ”

"Well, recently, that stupid guy from Cole got into a fight with someone in a bar for a woman, and made people smash a wine bottle on their heads, and it is estimated that it will take half a month to come out. But our ship can't wait half a month. How about it, do you dare to go? ”

"Hehehehe......" Captain Hadke smiled as he looked at Thomas, "you old bastard, use the trick against me." But that's what I eat! What is there not to dare to go? Who was I, Addock, afraid of at sea? Old thing, don't play this set! Just get the boat and sailors ready! ”

After saying this, Addock got up from the couch and walked towards the door, halfway through, when he suddenly turned around, looked at Thomas and scolded, "The old thing is playing tricks on me, I almost forgot to punish you properly." As he spoke, Adolph pulled out a large bag like a trick, and then rushed straight to Thomas's wine cabinet, and then waved his hand to the stunned Thomas, and walked away.