After Zhang Heng and Karina left Manor, they worked with Billy and others to refine the next steps after getting the letter, including cooperation with Eugene, quickly spreading the news within the Black Merchants Alliance, and gaining wider support on the island, among which Raymond's attitude will undoubtedly be crucial.

The latter, as the nominal president of the Black Merchants Alliance, is also the most prestigious black marketeer, and his every move has a very important impact on other black marketeers.

However, it is not easy to convince Raymond to make up his mind to deal with Malcolm, after all, the former is old, it is difficult to engage in management work, and it is very likely that the Black Merchants Alliance will not be able to function without Malcolm.

The good news is that, unlike Malcolm, Raymond is not that ambitious, and he himself has not been so hostile to Karina and the latter's second-hand goods exchange. Zhang Heng and they have two hole cards, one is the friendship between Raymond and Normande, almost all of Nassau knows that when Normand was in the most difficult time, only Raymond was still supporting him in the Black Merchant Alliance, in this context, Malcolm's original framing of Normand was exposed, and it was difficult for Raymond to sit idly by.

Another card is that Malcolm secretly financed his son-in-law's political enemies behind Raymond's back, plus the two have had disputes before, there is still a great deal of certainty that Raymond can be won over.

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By the time the discussion was over, it was almost dawn.

Karina returned to her lodgings, washed up briefly, and prepared to take a nap to recuperate, but not long after she lay down, a carriage appeared outside her door.

There was a knock on her door, and the businesswoman heard the quarrel coming from downstairs, and Karina got dressed again and went downstairs.

She saw the two guards she had hired a month earlier pull out their short muskets and confront the people outside the door, as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Your people don't seem to welcome me very much." The visitor spoke, removing the black gloves from his hands.

Karina's face changed suddenly when she saw the people outside the door, "How dare you show up here after doing so many things to me, I should have ordered them to shoot." ”

"Then why don't you give the order?"

The businesswoman was silent.

"It seems that your mind is still clear, and you know that you won't be able to stay on the island any longer if you kill me, and that's good, I like to deal with rational people." The visitor said lightly, "Since you don't plan to let them shoot, shouldn't you invite me in next?" ”

Karina didn't like this feeling, just like the last time she was in the café, her aura was completely suppressed by the other party, Malcolm had the absolute initiative, and it was difficult for her to refute what she said.

It stands to reason that there is nothing to say between the two at this point, and the winner will be known after tonight, but Karina herself doesn't know why, and finally gets out of the way.

Malcolm walked into the house as if he were returning to his own quarters, while Karina's two guards followed him, and the businesswoman hesitated before letting them out first.

At this point, only Karina and Malcolm were left in the room.

The latter pulled out a chair, sat down, and said bluntly, "I propose a truce between us." ”

"Why, because you can't hold it anymore?" The businesswoman scoffed.

Malcolm unexpectedly did not object, "I did make a lot of mistakes, Sam they went to sea and I thought of two results, first they succeeded in dividing the five thousand pounds of gold together, and second, they failed to fight the Spanish treasure ship, they had to withdraw to Nassau, no matter which one could not solve the dilemma you faced, but I only did not expect that the Jackdaw could swallow more than half of the gold alone, the appearance of the navy was an unplanned thing, but I learned the lessons of the previous times, You don't really think it was just these fortuitous events that made me lose this game. ”

"Isn't it?"

"If my plan is really executed, you won't be able to make it back from the Jackdaw." Malcolm said lightly.

"It turns out that the rulers of the dignified black business alliance are only left with such low-level means as scaring people."

"You don't know who your real enemy is, do you?" Malcolm placed his gloves on the dining table and leaned back in his chair.

"No, I've been sober all along." Karina sneered, "You let pirates rob my transport, let that bastard named Wilton humiliate and threaten me, murder my crew, plant eyeliner around me, let the Black Merchant Alliance block me, bully me for inexperience, and lure me into overextending......"

"These are all normal means of commercial competition, aren't you also poaching the captain of my side and creating trouble for me all the time, I thought you enjoyed this kind of thing."

"Enjoy?!" Karina laughed angrily, "You used despicable means to frame my father, put him in prison, ruined my family and life, and now come to me and tell me that we are not enemies, this is simply the funniest joke I have ever heard in my life." ”

"I finally understand where your anger is coming from." Malcolm raised his eyebrows, paused, and then re-spoken, "What would you think if I told you that your father's imprisonment had nothing to do with me from beginning to end?" ”

"Oh, Mr. Malcolm, I still have a little respect for you as an opponent, please don't let that respect disappear."

"Unfortunately, I'm not telling a joke." Malcolm shook his head, "I have a lot of respect for your father, although he has a different position than me, as an opponent I will beat him mercilessly and drive him out of Nassau, but I will not use such a method, after his accident, I contacted the family as soon as possible, and asked them to investigate this matter, but unfortunately it is difficult to find evidence for this kind of thing, so in the end I can only find a way to get the family to contact Count Slaughter, invite him to the house for dinner, and give him two boxes of fine porcelain, In exchange for this, he finally opened his mouth and said who asked him to frame your father. ”

"Who?"

"You won't believe it, he has always had a good relationship with your father, no, he has a good relationship with all the black marketeers on the island, and now he is the president of the Black Merchants Alliance, Raymond, and this is not the first time he has done this kind of thing, I don't know if you have heard of the name Normande, he was also a close friend of Raymond, and the disintegration of the first generation of the Black Merchants Alliance is inseparable from Raymond."