Orff's expression was cloudy in the night, a result he had never imagined.

Fourteen years of revenge, and then ending it in such a hurry after so much to pay, is like the cruelest joke of all, and if Titch were still around, he might still be willing to consider abandoning the operation and waiting for the next opportunity.

But now that he was alone, Orff wasn't sure if he would be able to sustain himself on the road.

He is getting older, every day is getting sluggish, his skills are deteriorating, time can bring him experience and wisdom, but it can't make up for his lost youth, he now sleeps at night with sore waist and legs, more and more difficult to cope with every battle, and the wounds on his body are healing more and more slowly.

So he knew there wouldn't be any better chances, and tonight was the best he could get.

Although Titch missed, the battle was not over, he still had the Queen Anne's Revenge, with 90 guns on board, nearly 70 sailors, and if it could be organized, it was not without a chance.

The problem is that once the news of what is happening on the shore spreads throughout the ship, the pirates on board will certainly unanimously demand that the ship be sailed immediately.

Fortunately, only Owen and the eleven people he brought back knew about it now, and most of the pirates were on standby in front of the guns on the second deck because of his previous orders, and a few pirates on the first deck were Orff's own henchmen.

Orff was silent for a moment, then said to one of the pirates, "You go and tell the people below that everything is normal, and let them prepare according to the original plan, and rest easy." ”

Owen was stunned when he heard this, and said with his lower abdomen covered, "Mr. Orff, as the boatswain of the ship, I can't turn a blind eye to your deception of the crew. ”

Orff looked at the others around him, "Can you give us some time?" After speaking, he stretched out his hand to Owen, "How is your health, can you get up, let's go to the captain's room to talk, I need to understand the situation in detail before I can make a final decision." ”

The latter hesitated, but finally stood up with the help of the old helmsman.

When the two arrived at the captain's quarters, Orff closed the door and moved a chair for Owen to sit down on, before saying, "When and where were you attacked?" ”

"Is there any point in talking about this kind of thing now?" Owen smiled bitterly, but he still answered the old helmsman's question, "The battle started about twenty minutes ago, and there was still a street away from the Governor's Palace. ”

"You said Elmer was killed in the first place, which means that no one knows what your true purpose was." Orff pondered for a moment, "If something like this happens, the wedding will definitely be postponed, Belo Monte will not leave, and after a while, the garrison should attack us, we will fight back first, we can properly let them taste a little sweetness, attract all the defenders, and then send twenty more people, no, only fifteen people are enough, touch the city and kidnap Belo Monte." ”

"I'm afraid you've lost your mind a little now, we've already lost, the ships aren't manpower enough to carry out your plan, and even if you can get fifteen people out on the premise of attracting the defenders' firepower, there is no suitable person to lead them." Owen shook his head.

"I'll come."

"What?"

"I said I'll lead them." Orff held his stomach and said, "Why, do you think I'm too old to fight anymore?" ”

"I hope you will regain your former wisdom, instead of being brave enough to put this ship and the people on board in an even more dangerous situation." "What we need to do now is accept defeat and get out of here, rather than continuing to double up in a game that is already hopeless." ”

"Interesting." Orff suddenly said, "You've mentioned three times in just five minutes that we've failed. ”

The boatswain frowned, "Isn't that normal, and if it weren't for the fact that you still wanted to gamble and ask me to cooperate with your crazy plan, I wouldn't keep repeating this question." ”

Orff ignored the other man's answer and continued, "Your eyes have been looking at the grandfather clock at least four times since you entered the house, why, are you in a hurry?" ”

Owen was a little helpless, "I can understand your feelings after the failure of the operation tonight, I just witnessed the captain being shot, and I am as sad as you at this moment, but suspicion will not get us through the current difficulties, and the sooner we leave here, the less damage we will suffer." ”

"Let me guess why you're in such a hurry," Orff said lightly, "is it because if we wait any longer and we'll find that there are no defenders chasing you at all?" Or are you worried that the captain will suddenly come back at some point and expose your lies? ”

The helpless smile on Owen's lips finally faded, and this time he didn't speak again.

"I've known you for so long, it's the first time I've found out that your acting skills are so good." Orff sighed, "I have to admit that I almost got tricked by you, and I want to know where I showed my feet?" ”

Owen raised an eyebrow, "I'd like to hear about it." ”

"I've seen your list of fifty advance teams, and you said you were with Titch at the beginning of the battle, but the eleven people you brought back were all from your own group, and none of them were from Titch's group, which is a bit too much of a coincidence."

Orff paused and continued, "Your plan for tonight is almost perfect, when the fifty members of the advance party came ashore, they were disconnected from the ship, you took your henchmen and Tiki and immediately faked the traces of the battle, killing the people in the team who did not belong to you, but suddenly ran back covered in blood and told us that the operation failed, at this time most people will not hesitate to believe you, you know how the crew will react when they hear the news, they will almost definitely choose to leave here immediately, This way, you can eliminate the biggest threats from the ship without much effort. ”

"But without Titch, you're the most popular candidate for captain, and I've spent so much effort just to get you to replace Titch as captain, it's a bit of a stretch." Owen asked rhetorically.

"Me? No, I've never been a threat to you, tonight's operation will trigger a series of reactions, someone must be responsible for such a large casualty, as long as you are not stupid enough to go home, you will definitely hold on to this point and challenge me, let alone the captain, I just can't even be the helmsman. ”