Chapter 199: The Calm Before the Storm
When we arrived at the Golden Isles again, we didn't feel anything unusual on the island, and the pirates we saw were still doing what they were supposed to do, and they didn't seem to be as tense as Leonard had said.
When I saw Arthur again, he was still in the same good state of mind as I had when I first saw him, and I couldn't help but wonder if Leonard's grandson was teasing me.
After the two sides sat down, Arthur spoke first: "Mr. Han, I thought you didn't have the courage to come again?" ”
I smiled and said, "I'm a businessman, as long as it's profitable, there's no one who doesn't dare to go, and a lot of unexpected things happened when I went back last time, so the interval was a bit long." ”
"Hmm", Arthur nodded and didn't ask what was going on, he changed his tone and said, "I heard that your Queen of the British Empire is critically ill?" ”
"Huh?" Arthur's question surprised me, how did he, a pirate leader in the Golden Isles, know that the queen was critically ill? I frowned and asked, "There is such news, but how do you know?" ”
Arthur looked up and laughed and said, "Why can't I know? Do you think that I, a pirate leader, should be lonely and uninformed on this island? ”
"That's not what I mean, it's just that the British Empire is so far away from the Golden Islands, and very few people from outside will easily set foot in the Golden Islands, and it really surprises me to know that the Queen is critically ill."
"Mr. Han, I can sit in this position now, not just by fighting and killing."
"Of course, the Golden Islands are like a small country, with so many people to manage and so many things to deal with every day, if you just rely on fighting and killing, it is impossible to manage this place in an orderly manner."
"Hmm", Arthur nodded with satisfaction and said: "Or Mr. Han has insight, this island is not big, it is not small, and the island is full of pirates who kill people without blinking, and it is not easier to manage than a country." As he spoke, Arthur's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he continued: "However, some people just think it's easy, and they want to spy on my location, and they want to replace me immediately, what do you think should be done with such a person?" ”
Arthur said something in his words, as if he was expressing his anger, and as if he was deliberately beating me, the power struggle between pirates has nothing to do with me, as long as they can continue to trade rum with us, whoever sits in that position is the same, so I cautiously replied: "You are a person who has seen strong winds and waves, there must be the most perfect disposal plan, or that sentence, I am just a businessman who doesn't know much about what power struggles, and doing my own business is my biggest demand." ”
"Good!" Arthur suddenly clapped his hands and said, "I am relieved that Mr. Han said this, if everyone can be as smart as Mr. Han, the world will be peaceful." You go back and rest first, and I'll have a feast tonight." ”
Back on the boat at the dock, Lin Ruyi and Uncle Wei hurriedly asked me how I was talking to Arthur, and I said, "There is no problem with our business continuing to do business, but maybe we will verify a vicious fight." ”
"Vicious?" Lin Ruyi asked me puzzled: "You mean that Leonard may have a head-on conflict with Arthur?" ”
"Well, Arthur seems to have everything he did to Leonard, and the two of them are now in tension, depending on who can't help but do it first."
"But didn't Leonard want to replace Arthur by taking control of the Island Council? He himself has said that if he really wants to go to the point of direct fighting, it may bring many unintended consequences. ”
"Leonard thinks so, it doesn't mean that Arthur thinks so, no matter who of these two people finally controls the Island Council, the one who loses will choose to die and break the net."
"So what are we going to do? Why don't we leave the Golden Isles first? Wait until they're done figuring it out and come back? ”
I shook my head, "I'm afraid it's not that easy to leave now, and if we leave now, no matter who sits on the top spot, it's not easy for us to talk about business again." So let's wait and see. ”
Soon, the night of the island fell, and the bright moon suddenly climbed into the air, and the slight sea breeze stirred the grass and trees on the island, and the lights of the stars lit up on the island.
According to Arthur's request, tonight's banquet, no one can bring any weapons into the banquet, if anyone secretly hides and brings it in, the scar man has the right to ****** on the spot to check us, the scar man is not polite, he searched me carefully several times, when he saw the shield of Thor hanging around my neck, he was stunned for a few seconds, I asked him with a smile: "Why can't I bring a necklace?" ”
The scar man said expressionlessly: "The necklace can also become a weapon for killing people if it is used well." ”
I reluctantly took off the necklace and handed it to him and said, "Take a good look, this is just an ordinary necklace, that is, there are no sharp edges and corners, and there are no hidden mechanisms, how can it kill people?" ”
At this time, Leonard also came to the parliament building, and he said to Scar Man, "When did Master Arthur become so cautious? Even a necklace can scare him? If he's really worried, he might as well cancel tonight's banquet. ”
Scar Man ignored Leonard and took my necklace and flipped through it carefully to make sure there was nothing special before returning it to me.
Then, his subordinates wanted to search Lin Ruyi and Sister Hua again, and Lin Ruyi immediately said to the pirates who came forward in disgust: "Get out!" ”
Still expressionless, Scar Man said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Han, Lord Arthur has stipulated that everyone who enters the council building must be searched, and women are no exception. ”
I stood in front of Lin Ruyi and said to the scar man, "Do you think I might let your men search my woman?" ”
"I can't help it, if Miss Lin doesn't let us search, then she won't be able to enter the parliament building." The scar man said resolutely.
"Okay, in that case, then we won't go." After saying that, I will take Lin Ruyi and them away. At this time, a pirate trotted out of it, and he said to the scar man, "Master Arthur has ordered, Mr. Han, they don't need to be searched." ”
After entering the parliament building, there were already many people standing inside, and Sister Hua told me that the pirate leaders of all sizes in the Golden Islands were basically all assembled, and tonight's battle was not small.
I said to Lin Ruyi and Uncle Wei: "Arthur must have some major plan behind today's banquet, don't panic no matter what happens." ”
As soon as I finished instructing, Leonard also walked over after the inspection, and he asked me in a low voice: "How is it Mr. Han, how did you think about my proposal yesterday?" ”
I said, "What's the hurry, isn't this only the next day, there will be another day tomorrow." ”
"No problem." Leonard smiled, he pointed to the pirate leaders around him and said to me: "See, Arthur has invited the pirate leaders of the entire Golden Islands tonight, there must be something big going on, if Mr. Han thinks about it now, there will really be some accidents in a while, I can guarantee your safety." ”
"Thank you for your kindness, but your proposal is really important, I must think carefully about it, I can't hastily agree to you, as for our security, we have no grievances with the pirate leaders present, no one should want to hurt us, right?"