Chapter 16: Infighting
As I expected, we knocked on the door of the captain's cabin, and it didn't take long for the fat second mate to open it.
Although the fat second mate pretended to be calm, he still couldn't hide his excited expression. He beckoned us in.
We're not welcome, and since this is my first time in the captain's cabin, I look around with a curious look.
The most striking thing is a log table in the cabin, which is filled with small boxes, each containing different items.
We walked over, and when we got closer, these items included an old-fashioned banknote of three yuan, which is commonly known as the big three yuan, as well as the signed version of Yuan Datou in the third year of the Republic of China, and other things I didn't recognize, especially a long square that looked black, I guess it might be musk or something.
The fat second mate cares about these treasures very much, looking at our expressions, his face sank greatly, and while closing all these boxes, he emphasized to us again, "Three brothers, I said that I will give you a lot of 20 million, a penny." We are all men, and we talk with a mouthful of spit and a nail. ”
There was something wrong with that, and I heard it completely. First, the fat second mate told us not to pay attention to these treasures, he was more willing to pay 20 million, so I can also be sure that the treasures found in the captain's cabin are worth more than the fat second mate's original estimate; Second, what he told us about a mouthful of spit and a nail is also to block our mouths, otherwise we turn our faces and ask for treasures, which is our fault, we are not men.
Of course I'm not interested in money without money. I just smiled and changed the subject to him, "When will the 20 million arrive in our hands?" ”
The fat second pair looked embarrassed and replied, "On the White Shark, of course, there is not so much cash, when he returns to the interior, he will raise it as soon as possible, and he can give us an IOU now." ”
I want to laugh from the bottom of my heart this time, and my heart says to play white? Isn't this the same as those corrupt officials who went to the hotel on credit?
Without waiting for me to say anything, Tie Jun took the words, and while he picked up the wad of three-yuan bills and put them in his pocket, he said, "I took this money first, and when the 20 million yuan arrives, I will be returned by the big three yuan." ”
The fat second mate blinked, wanted to say something, but finally didn't say it.
Big Mouth also took the opportunity to take a few Yuan Datou, saying that he would take them out and fiddle with them when he had time in his pocket. The fat second mate couldn't help it, pointed at Yuan Datou and said, "Brother, this thing is very valuable, if you fiddle with it like this, especially if you lose the signing place, you will be blind." ”
Big Mouth rolled his eyes, ignored these, and emphasized to the fat second mate that this Yuan Datou was not a token, it was purely for him, and it was his own business if he played badly.
The fat second pair stiffened his face and smiled very unaccustomedly. Tie Jun called the fat second mate again, and wrote a note in the captain's cabin. During this period, Tie Jun asked more questions seemingly unintentionally, "When will our ship arrive at its destination?" ”
The fat second mate concentrated on writing the IOU, and replied without much thought, "Now that the White Shark has enough horsepower, it is estimated that it will only take more than a day to reach the Pacific Islands." ”
I chuckled in my heart after hearing this, and said in other words, within this day, the fat second mate would probably solve us stowaways.
In the end, the fat second mate finished writing and handed the IOU to Tie Jun, who read it again, and after there was no problem, he handed the IOU to me.
We had a few casual words with the fat second mate, and then we should leave the captain's cabin first. After the fat second mate sent us out, he simply locked the door.
We didn't go back to the cabin because there were so many people there and we needed a secluded place to talk.
We went to the sails, and on the way we met a sailor hurrying by. The Iron Army stopped him.
The sailor also knew us, and greeted us politely. Tie Jun asked him, "What will the weather be like at sea in the next few days?" ”
The sailor looked like he was in trouble and replied, "The weather is too fast for anyone to predict, but judging by the current situation in the night sky, it is likely to be cloudy, or there may be a typhoon." ”
My heart was tight, because a typhoon in the deep sea was not a joke, and if the White Shark was really going to be sunk, we would probably end up in a dead end.
Iron Jun asked the sailor a few more words, and then we said goodbye to him.
Not only me, but Tie Jun's whole face was a little heavy. We came to the sails and squatted together under a stake.
In fact, the wind is very strong tonight, and we all smoke a little bit of a posture that we can't breathe, and the cigarette has been burning rapidly as soon as it is on the ground.
But we don't care about smoke. Tie Jun said his thoughts first. We have to get ahead of the fat second mate and keep the White Shark under control.
Big Mouth and I both nodded in agreement, and I was suddenly connected to something.
After the clash with the pirate ship in the afternoon, when we were dealing with the follow-up, Big Mouth and I also looked at the soles of the feet of several dead stowaways, plus we had previously checked the footsteps of some of the stowaways. So far, we haven't found a scabbed foot plate, in other words, we haven't heard anything about loaches.
I thought about the fact that there were only four of the remaining stowaways on the White Shark who had not been checked by us, and if their feet were not abnormal, it was likely that the loaches would have died a long time ago, and that they had been abandoned by the sailors, etc.
I don't even think about whether I can find the loaches now, because what is more important is how we can not be killed and return to China safely.
I put these distractions aside and asked the Iron Army, "When is the best time to attack?" ”
Tie Jun said that it is not too late, just tonight, and in order to improve the odds of winning, we can find an opportunity to steal the firearm first.
I understand what this firearm refers to, the White Shark already had firearms on board, and when we ransacked the pirate ship in the afternoon, we got a lot of good things, including sniper rifles.
I also believe that we are the most proficient people on the whole ship, and that these sailors are no match for us when we have guns in hand.
Big Mouth and I opened our mouths and left, but Tie Jun shook his head and said that he would just do the theft of the gun, and Big Mouth and I would go back to the cabin first and wait for the letter.
I pondered it carefully, and felt that sometimes it was not good to have a lot of people, but the iron army was agile, and it was more convenient to go by yourself.
I said goodbye to Big Mouth and him. My brother and I wandered to the cabin, and when we entered the door, we found five stowaways, all gathered around the baby-faced bed, as if discussing something.
The big mouth and I came in, causing them to look sideways, and they didn't say much, so they broke up and went back to their own beds.
I gulped and looked at each other, neither of us knowing what these people were up to. We ignored it, went back to the corner, and climbed to the top bunk together.
We were both very tired, so we both looked like we were going to lie down and sleep. Actually, I didn't really sleep, and secretly watched every move below.
The five stowaways, after waiting for a while, moved again. Babyface winked at one of them, and the man crept to the door of the cabin and closed the door. He also put on a look of letting go of the wind and stayed here.
The other three stowaways, led by Babyface, all got out of their beds and came around me and Big Mouth.
I really can't hold my breath, especially looking at this posture, it's clear that I want to clean up my mouth and my mouth.
I sat up abruptly, pointed at the four of them, and said, "What for?" ”
Big Mouth didn't actually sleep, and then he not only sat up, but also jumped off the bunk with a big jump.
Babyface stared at the two of us, and raised his hand first to make a gesture, which meant that there was no ill will towards us. I got out of bed while I was free and stood side by side with Big Mouth.
I asked Babyface, "What the hell are you thinking?" Ming! ”
Babyface smiled. However, his way of laughing makes people feel that he is very cold in his heart. He paused and said something.
The dead bald head is very good at sycophancy, and has a good relationship with the one-eyed captain. So his death is very intriguing.
My first reaction after listening to it was to think of the fat second mate. I vaguely guessed, could it be the ghost of the fat second mate who killed the bald head? And the reason why he did this was because he wanted to win over us, after all, we were good and could make an indispensable contribution to his seizure of power.
But now there is no proof of it, and I can't verify it.
In front of the babyface, I simply pretended to be stupid and said thank you, which meant to thank him for the reminder. But that's not what Babyface is ultimately going to say to us.
He changed the subject again, pointed to the other stowaways, and said to the two of us, "Brother, we are grasshoppers on a rope, we all feel that something is wrong with the fat man (second mate), this afternoon's incident was planned by him, besides, if he can do this to the captain, can't he do this to us?" ”
I didn't expect Babyface to be so smart, and I secretly praised this kid in my heart.
Babyface asked us both to think about it, and time was definitely running out, so we could either get together and take the White Shark and make sure we made it to our destination alive.
Big Mouth and I didn't rush to reply.
And among these stowaways, there was one of them who was prejudiced against me and Big Mouth, he suddenly interjected, snorted and said, "Who knows if these two bandits are in a gang with the fat second mate, otherwise why would the fat second mate take special care of them, let's not ignore this, and we found two internal ghosts." ”
Babyface glanced back at the stowaway, looking suspicious.
I know what we have to do to get these stowaways to believe us, otherwise we will not only have no help, but we will make more enemies.
I also had a trick, shouted at them and so on. I fumbled in my pocket again and took the IOU out.
I didn't shy away from showing them the IOU. The name on this is the name of the fat second pair, and there is even a handprint.
The stowaways were all stunned by the words 20 million. After reading the first expression, Babyface sneered at the two of us and said, "It's not a loss, it's a bandit, and you have to draw a sum of money into your account wherever you go." ”
But this also indirectly shows that they believe me and Big Mouth.
I suddenly felt that the next thing was easy to do, just wait for the iron army to come back for a while, and then we will discuss it together, this time there are stowaways as helpers, and we will seize power for the second time, it will not be too difficult!