Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Hypocritical Vice-Captain
With a click, the pirates used the yellow key in their hands to open the heavy iron prison door, constantly urging the teenagers in the cell.
Charlotte stood up and stretched, and left the dimly lit cabin accompanied by dozens of pirates. As he walked around a corner, he saw Vice-Captain Wright leaning against the wall, seemingly waiting for Charlotte to be taken out of the cell.
The boy was stunned when he saw Wright, and then reacted.
It seems that the ten pirates responsible for escorting Charlotte belong to Wright's side, otherwise according to Morey's character, he would never give Wright a chance to meet Charlotte.
Isn't it because the trouble of the last 'memorial' is not big enough?
"Vice Captain Wright, who are you waiting for?" After the two met, Charlotte spoke first. Of course, he knew in his heart who Wright was waiting for, but in order to get more information, Charlotte deliberately asked.
After all, the man couldn't figure out what even Morey wanted to do.
"With your little brain, it shouldn't be hard to guess, right? The team escorting Charlotte did not stop, and Wright followed.
"You're really good at laughing. By the way, I haven't thanked you for the last time, but thank you for your help in the 'memorial'. "Charlotte deliberately brought up 'memorial' in an attempt to bring out Wright's purpose.
As a notorious cosair co-captain, Wright would never suddenly be kind enough to save the Dongyuan people who had nothing to do with him, let alone annoy a captain who was a level higher than him because of this.
He must have had something in mind.
But what is it? Could it be a secret treasure? Charlotte wasn't sure.
"Well, that's not the case. We sailed through many dangerous seas, and we took many detours to find the marks on the treasures. Originally, relying on our superficial knowledge, it didn't take a month or two to find the location of the mark on the next treasure map, but you can directly tell the location of the mark, and it only took us half a day to find it. β
"Since you have the ability to decipher the treasure map, there is no reason why we should not entertain you well, and besides, you were only implicated in that plunder, and I think you are innocent. That's why I ordered the crew in charge of guarding the cell to take a good look at you, and never make things difficult for you. β
"Thank you, thank you for your understanding. Charlotte did not hesitate to soar her acting skills, pretending to be extremely moved, and even holding back a few tears as much as possible.
But in his heart, he was scolding this man for being so hypocritical.
If he really thinks he is innocent, then why did he come forward to help him when he boarded the ship, and only when Charlotte tried everything to negotiate with Morey at the 'memorial', Wright stopped him.
To put it bluntly, it was deliberately acted, in order to be able to make better use of Charlotte.
Although Charlotte seems to be just a teenager, how could he be easily led by Wright's nose as a human being.
"It's fine if you're okay. But then again, how did you find out what we're looking for?" Wright asked kindly, as if in a daily greeting with a junior.
Sure enough, it came.
Charlotte sneered in his heart, but the look on his face was something else, and he said to Wright with gratitude: "It's nothing, I was invited to the captain's study that day, and I accidentally saw some information about the nearby sea on the desk, and then guessed if you came to the Eastern Far Continent to find something..."
The boy recounted what had roughly happened in the study. Of course, he omitted most of the conflict with Morey and instead allowed Charlotte to guess the pirates' intentions with very little information, and ended with Morey choosing not to believe him and holding a 'memorial' in a rage.
The whole paragraph is very fluent, without a trace of incomprehension and contradiction. Thanks to a week of being locked in a cell with nothing to do, Charlotte, who was too bored, deliberately made up this passage in order to cope with the current situation.
"Well, I see. Therefore, you think that the treasure map in our hands is only the top half, and it is incomplete. And the second half has been interpreted by you, that's why you know so much about this treasure map, right?"
"Yes, you're right. Charlotte Chick nodded like a peck.
"Haha, the god of the sea is on top, it seems that we have an extra lucky star on the ship. Wright laughed out loud and patted Charlotte on the shoulder, "So, where is the other half of the treasure map now?"
"This," Charlotte said with some hesitation, "this is a bit hard to say..."
"The other half of the treasure map is not on me right now. The boy's voice trembled slightly.
Wright put away his smile when he heard this, and reached out to grab Charlotte's shoulder to prevent him from moving on. The group marching in the cabin stopped, and everyone gathered in a circle, surrounding Charlotte, and staring at him coldly.
The temperature around him seemed to freeze down for a moment, and Charlotte felt a strong killing intent from Wright's sight.
(I'll just say, how can this group of scumbags licking blood on the knife and iron be so easy to talk to.) οΌ
However, the current situation was also expected by Charlotte, he deliberately pretended to be scared and looked around at the pirates around him, threw a look at Wright for help, and said loudly with a trembling voice: "No, you listen to my explanation!"
"The other half of the Secret Treasure Map was lost when I was hunted down, and my bag was torn up by that bloody man during the escape, and it was probably at that time that the Secret Treasure Map was lost. You know how horrible that bloody man is, right? I wouldn't dare go back and pick it up even if I had ten guts. β
Wright stared at Charlotte without saying a word, and motioned for him to continue.
"Besidesβ" The boy touched his chin and paused deliberately.
"Besides?" Wright was a little anxious when he saw this, and shook Charlotte's shoulder hard.
"Besides, I've been studying that treasure map for more than five years, and I've memorized it completely!!" Charlotte said bitterly, holding Wright's hand.
"I see, I see. A smile appeared on the co-captain's face, and he let go of the hand that was holding the boy's shoulder, "This is also something that cannot be helped. Sorry, it looks like I misunderstood you. β
"No, it's fine. You should be suspicious. Charlotte feigned relief and shook her shoulders, her shoulder bones crackling.
Amazing.
Do you need that much force?
"Haha, sorry, sorry. Later, I'll have someone bring you some drinks, and I'll take it as compensation. Wright laughed a few times and said generously.
"Thank you, then I'll thank you first, Captain Wright. β
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After walking inside the ship for about five minutes, Charlotte, accompanied by Wright and more than a dozen pirates, came to the golden door again.
The four pirates in charge of the guards were expressionless and motionless as statues, until Wright came to inform them and knocked on the golden door.
After a long time, the voice came from the study.
"Come in. β