Chapter 223: Inside and Outside the Prison
Scurvy is an evil spirit of the sea that cannot be defeated, and whoever can master the way to fight scurvy will be able to control the sea.
This sentence is a great cause at home, and some of it is reflected in Lord Beckett under him, and it is even more vividly embodied.
In fact, Lord Cutler Beckett led his naval fleet large enough to sweep the New World, from London across the Atlantic to the west, until he truly took control of the Caribbean. Beckett's Armada did not fire a single shot, did not fire a single shot, and the combat attrition was zero, but hundreds of people had already died of scurvy.
That's why Beckett is distressed and anxious, before he didn't know that someone had a simple way to cure scurvy, everyone could only be like this, and he had controlled the incidence to a very low rate, so everything was just like that.
However, as soon as he knew that someone could solve this puzzle and break this curse on the sea, Lord Becket immediately couldn't sit still.
With this mysterious method, he can take his fleet to any corner of the world and have the flag of the British East India Company fly all over the world!
This is the main reason for his coercion and temptation of Wang Hao.
And this point, Wang Hao, who has been at sea for so many years, is naturally very clear.
However, it is a pity that Wang Hao never had the slightest idea of making the treatment of scurvy public.
It's not because Wang Hao doesn't have a good heart, but because the pirates and colonists of this era, including the navy, are basically murderous criminals and slave traders who destroy human nature.
As they earn a lot of blood-stained silver coins, they must be ready to endure the trials that the world has to offer them.
What's more, the man in front of him was the chairman of the British East India Company, the most notorious of the colonists.
Wang Hao flatly denied it: "Scurvy? Oh, that is indeed the most frightening shadow on the sea. But I don't understand what you're saying, I'm just a pirate captain who owns only one ship, how can I have a cure for scurvy. ”
Hearing Wang Hao say this, Lord Beckett suddenly calmed down, the disgusting hypocritical smile on his face was put away, and the hand holding the cup was put down, and the crystal cup collided with the solid wood tabletop, resulting in a crisp sound, which made the gun in the hand of a soldier next to him tremble slightly.
"It seems that Captain Wang Hao is not ready to cooperate with us......"
Lord Beckett groaned for a moment, and continued, "Don't you really care, that beautiful blonde girl from England? ”
Wang Hao chuckled, put on an indifferent look on his face, and said, "If you want to say that you don't care, of course it's a lie." However, after all, I am only a pirate, and she is a noble lady, and we will not come to fruition. Besides, no matter how delicious the food is, if you taste too much, there will be a time when you get tired of eating. ”
After Wang Hao said this, Lord Beckett didn't react much, but James Norrington, Wang Hao could clearly feel that the arm behind Mr. Brigadier General was already trembling slightly due to excessive force.
Lord Beckett touched the box containing the privateering license with one hand, and played with the pocket watch on his chest with the other, staring at Wang Hao with eyes without any emotional fluctuations, and thought for a long time before he spoke: "Mather, take our friends down, treat them well, what we have now is time and energy to solve the problem." ”
"Yes, Lord Lord!"
Ian Mather motioned for the guards to come forward, shackled Wang Hao, and then personally escorted Wang Hao into a prison made entirely of steel, and personally arranged for strict guards.
During this period, no matter where he went, there were always more than five muskets pointed at Wang Hao, and it was not until he was confirmed that he was imprisoned that the muskets in the soldiers' hands were taken back.
On the other side, after Wang Hao was escorted away by Ian Mather.
"Your Excellency, I request that the criminal Wang Hao be interrogated in person."
Brigadier General Norrington gritted his teeth and squeezed the sentence out of his mouth almost word by word.
The hypocritical smile on Lord Beckett's face appeared again: "Brigadier General Norrington, as far as I know, you seem to have a bit of a holiday with my guests, and you haven't sorted it out yet. ”
"Yes, sir." Norrington took a deep breath and replied, "I have never denied the feud between me and him, the honor I lost in him, and one day I will personally regain it." But I understand that now is not the time! ”
Hearing Norrington say this, the smile on Lord Beckett's face became even stronger, coupled with the fact that Wang Hao had mastered the simple prevention and treatment method of scurvy, which was originally provided by Norrington, and Lord Beckett did not suspect him, so he waved his hand and let Norrington go.
If Wang Hao knew about this, he would definitely sigh that the person who knew him best was really not his relatives and friends, but his opponent.
Although Wang Hao never thought that Brigadier General Norrington was enough to be his opponent.
When Norrington found Wang Hao, Wang Hao was tempting the soldiers guarding him with a demonic tone, and the bait was nothing more than two words - money.
Although the soldier clearly knew that the man in front of him was a pirate and could not be trusted at all, this did not prevent Wang Hao from depicting the life that a rich man should enjoy for this poor soldier.
Especially after using a small ability, this poor soldier seemed to see the scene after he opened the cell door with his own hands and assisted Wang Hao to escape.
Wang Hao gave him a lot of gold, a lot, so much that he couldn't spend it in his life. He returned to his homeland with the gold, purchased numerous land estates, and bought a title of nobility with the gold. Subsequently, she married a young lady from a famous local aristocratic family, and since then she has turned into a serf and sang, and her life trajectory has skyrocketed, and she has become a character who can control her own destiny.
In the astonished eyes of the soldiers who were guarding with him, he raised his hand tremblingly, ready to touch the infinitely beautiful virtual illusion, when the arrival of Brigadier General Norrington gave his only shred of sanity to regain the upper hand.
After reprimanding the soldier, Norrington told all the soldiers to recuse themselves on the grounds that the content of the inquiry was classified.
Then Norrington looked at Wang Hao motionlessly, without any words or actions, only from his changing eyes, Norrington was now extremely entangled. And every now and then, he would touch the pistol hanging from his waist.
Eventually, Norrington sighed, took a piece of parchment from his bosom, threw it into his cell, and turned away in a lonely state.