"Did Eugene get married?"

"As far as I know, he has a wife in the colony, but he can't have children, so if this news is true, then his illegitimate son with that maid should also be his only child." Billy Road.

"Therefore, this illegitimate child should still be very important to him, especially considering the previous fire, Eugene should feel guilty about this child." Karina analyzed.

"So Malcolm took control of Eugene's children and asked Eugene to do things for him?" Anne guessed.

"No, it's not in Malcolm's style." Karina shook her head, "Malcolm does sometimes use some simple and direct means to solve problems, such as the matter of the Skull, but directly imprisoning a person like this obviously crosses the line, and he can't imprison a living person for such a long time." ”

"So Malcolm isn't his son anymore with Eugene." Billy said, "So our question is back to square one, is there anything else Eugene cares about?" ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't find it, his life is very simple now, he basically spends most of his time in a fixed tavern every day, buys and sells news from the captain, and rarely does anything else, his life is very regular, except for work, he doesn't interact with people, and what he is doing now is not contradictory to other people." The businesswoman said.

"I think Malcolm's handle on Eugene should be his son," Zhang Heng, who had not spoken before, finally spoke again, "It's just that it's not a low-level means of restricting personal freedom, but Malcolm should have shown Eugene that he has the means to hurt his son, so Eugene will obediently obey, I know who we should ask this question." ”

"Who?"

"During this time, I investigated Eugene's interpersonal network, I was mainly curious, he is only in his early forties, not much, it stands to reason that his physical function has not declined significantly, and men of this age should also have normal physiological needs, but as you said, he has not dated other women since the fire, nor has he ever been to the house again, how did he achieve a puritanical life for more than ten years."

"Have you found the answer?"

"Well, Eugene has a problem with back pain, he tried many methods but he didn't get cured, and then he tried the Guanajatabe man's earth recipe on the recommendation of others, and the treatment was in a small manor on the island, and he would take a day out to go there every two weeks, and the owner of that estate was a woman named Carmen, and I think there was some kind of intimate relationship between the two of them, no, it should be said that it was very close, and this treatment has been going on for almost ten years, Their relationship is not just ordinary friends or lovers, Carmen should know a lot of Eugene's secrets, and probably know how Malcolm controlled Eugene. ”

"So we just need to find Carmen to find out what Eugene's handle is, so what are we waiting for?" Anne lifted her chin.

"I'm waiting for a friend, Carmen will be easier to deal with than Eugene, but like I said, she and Eugene have been in a relationship for almost ten years, and our rash visit will definitely arouse her vigilance, it is impossible for her to tell us Eugene's secret, we need to be ready, this time I can go with Karina, if there are too many people, it will also make her feel uneasy."

After Zhang Heng finished speaking, the sound of a carriage came from downstairs.

Zhang Heng took his clothes and went downstairs with the businesswoman, this time there was no danger in the operation, Carmen himself did not have any combat effectiveness, in order to minimize the hostility of the other party Zhang Heng did not bring a knife, only took a short musket to defend himself, he opened the door for Karina in front of the carriage.

The businesswoman sat in with her skirt, and then Zhang Heng also got into the car and said to the coachman, "Go to Manor." ”

"Where's your friend?" Karina didn't see a third person in the carriage.

"We've made an appointment to meet, and he'll show up when needed, but hopefully it won't have to be."

It wasn't until the door closed that the businesswoman breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had taken off her disguise, swept away her previous resolute and resolute posture, leaned her back on the carriage, and reached out to rub her temples, but then she seemed to remember that she was not the only one in the carriage this time, and her expression was a little embarrassed, and she didn't know what to say to Zhang Heng opposite.

"It seems that this time has been really your side."

"Actually, it's nothing, thanks to the money you provided, the previous arrears have been paid off, and the rest is just some minor troubles, speaking of which, it's more dangerous on your side, I heard that this time you went out and met the navy, six pirate ships, and in the end only you came back, not only that, but you also brought back most of the gold, I don't seem to have congratulated you yet, compared to that must be a very wonderful story." Karina sat up straight.

"There's a lot of luck in there, too."

"One may be luck, but two or three times is no longer luck, the Black Prince Sam is gone, you and your Jackdaw are now the most powerful pirates on the island, I knew this day would come when I first met you, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

"You're doing a good job, you've been able to grow your business to this extent in the face of pressure from the Black Merchants Alliance and Malcolm, especially as a newcomer, no one will believe that you can get this far when you first come to the island."

Karina smiled wryly, "But I haven't won a single confrontation with Malcolm, and if it weren't for you, I would have left Nassau in disgrace." ”

"After all, Malcolm has been operating on the island for so long, and now he has the Black Merchant Alliance in his hands, it would be normal if you could gain the upper hand, but this time we have found his flaws, and now it is our turn to make a move."

Karina lay down on the carriage and rested all the way at Zhang Heng's suggestion, closing her eyes, she couldn't help but think of the first time she boarded the Jackdaw, the night in the captain's room, she seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, and kept talking about her childhood and messy and trivial past.

That night, she seemed to finish all the words of her life, but in the end, she never had time to say the words she wanted to say the most, and then she also knew about Zhang Heng and Anne, who was also a woman, she envied the latter's bravery, and she must admit that at a certain moment she did hesitate.

Worried that she was just attracted by the mysterious aura on the other party, and worried about Zhang Heng's pirate identity, so she didn't blame Anne for taking the lead, many things have nothing to do with timing, and the vast majority of people lost to themselves who were hesitant at that time.