"So the reason why Malcolm was able to control Eugene, and let him come forward to rally people against him and frame Normande, is not because he has Eugene's handle, but because he has the handle of Eugene's son?" Anne returned the weapon she had kept for Zhang Heng to the latter.

Zhang Heng took the weapon, "Yes, many colonies have zero tolerance for pirates, if this matter is exposed, his son will not only not be able to mix in the navy, but also may face the danger of being hanged." ”

"No wonder Eugene is so obedient." Billy said, "So if we want Eugene to help accuse Malcolm, we have to get his hands on it first, did Carmen tell you who those two survivors are?" ”

Karina shook her head, "Eugene didn't tell her the specific name, but it should be possible to find out, and the people who survived the pirate robbery will have a record at customs, and I can write a letter to ask the people over there to investigate." ”

"Then our next job is to find those two survivors and find a way to kill them, or tie them up."

"This thing...... I'm afraid it's not easy, if he could do it, Eugene would have done it himself, he would definitely not be willing to be threatened by Malcolm like this for a lifetime, even if he didn't have the ability himself, he could pay someone to do it. ”

Seeing that Zhang Heng didn't speak, the businesswoman raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong." ”

"Nothing, something came to mind." Zhang Heng said, "But I don't know if this road is right yet, can you borrow two of my hands to use it?" I want people to visit the colonies and learn something. ”

Zhang Heng and the crew on the Jackdaw are undoubtedly on the bounty list of various ports now, especially himself, although he has often been adrift on the sea during this time, and his skin has been tanned a lot, but the characteristics of the Oriental on his body are still obvious, in fact, Zhang Heng is still quite interested in the North American colonies in this era, and on the premise that the main quest is completed and enough money has been earned, if there is a chance, he doesn't mind going to visit various places, and by the way, he can also go to see the retired Roscoe.

The latter taught him techniques such as sail control and wind observation, which was his enlightenment teacher, but this idea was only turned around in his mind and he gave up, mainly because the risk was too high.

It's a pity, but with his current status, it's not destined to be possible to set foot in civilization again in this dungeon.

"Of course." Karina nodded and said briskly, "You can pick any of my people." ”

Zhang Heng selected two guys who seemed to be quite clever from the second-hand goods trade, explained to them the matters to be investigated, and gave them forty silver coins for the journey, the two were surprised and delighted, and set out on the road back to the colony that night.

And Zhang Heng himself was not idle, and found the pirate group where Eugene's illegitimate son had stayed before.

Strictly speaking, the pirate group has long since ceased to exist, like most pirate groups on the island, it existed for a short time, it was disbanded in less than a year, it was not a large pirate group in the first place, even if it was at its most glorious time, there were less than thirty people, almost when Eugene's illegitimate son joined, and the biggest deal they ever made was the looting of the merchant ship carrying cotton nine years ago.

Some of the remaining people later joined other pirate groups and died in the sea one after another, and some of them became fishermen again, Zhang Heng spent more than a week with the help of Brooks and others, and finally found a guy who was on the ship back then.

After asking a few questions, Zhang Heng expressed his gratitude to the other party.

At this time, the results of Karina's investigation also came out, and Karina finally knew why Eugene could only swallow his anger all these years and couldn't get rid of Malcolm's control.

Malcolm actually sent one of the two survivors to the naval fleet and the other to the governor's palace as a guard, so Billy's previous plan would not work, unless there was another bombardment of Charleston like the Queen Anne's revenge before, it was unrealistic to kidnap or kill the two.

The businesswomen once again felt a strong sense of frustration, they thought they had found Malcolm's weakness, but after spending so much effort, they ended up in a dead end, the latter was like a monster without any flaws, and Karina couldn't help but wonder again who the final winner of this war between her and the other party would be, after all, even the president of the first generation of the Black Merchants Alliance, Normande, was finally defeated by the fledgling Malcolm, and in comparison, she was just a newcomer who had just entered the industry.

Four days passed, and Karina didn't find another solution, and she became more and more anxious, until Zhang Heng knocked on her door and said, "Let's go, the person you borrowed me has returned, and we should also go and meet Eugene." ”

"Now? Are you sure to convince him to give up his only son's life and future to be on our side? ”

"There's always an 80 percent chance." Zhang Hengdao.

The businesswoman was surprised when she heard this, "How is this possible?" ”

"This matter is actually not as complicated as imagined, so I'll explain it together when the time comes."

The two took advantage of the night to come to the Heyman Manor again, and this time the black Drew had been waiting for them at the door, and led the two to the study on the second floor, where Carmen and Eugene were there, the latter had just finished reading the letter in his hand, and was very emotional, "How can I know that what you say is true?" ”

"If you've read the letter, you should know that your son didn't board any pirate ships before he left Nassau, and that his travel expenses were earned by doing odd jobs on the island over the years." Zhang Heng said, "When Mrs. Smith introduced you and your son to me before, she said that the relationship between your father and son deteriorated a lot shortly after the fire, and there was no contact after that, until now, which is also the reason why Malcolm's plan works. ”

"Do you think I didn't do my research at the time, I found the pirates on that ship, verified my son's embarkation, and commissioned customs to check the records of those two people, they were indeed survivors of the pirate hijacking, or do you want to say that Malcolm did these things years ago in order to control me?"

"No, Malcolm is not a god, it is impossible to lay out so early, so the survivor is real, the pirate ship is real, and the robbery incident is also real, but the person on the ship is not your son, Malcolm must have found out about that incident by accident, and after understanding the relationship between your father and son, he found that there is something that can be used, in this matter, there is only one person he really needs to buy, that is, the helmsman of the pirate ship back then."

Zhang Heng paused, and then said, "I found the old man on the ship, and I expected it, at that time, the ship's personnel flow was very frequent, which is also a problem faced by all small and medium-sized pirate groups on the island, can't grab enough loot, naturally can't leave people, in fact, many people usually either fish, or farming, I heard that when a ship is going to sea, they will swarm to run, most of the people on the ship don't know each other, or they just get off the ship after a short time and forget about it, But coincidentally, there was a teenager about your son's age on that ship at the time, which is why Malcolm thought it was a good idea. ”