Chapter 122: The Pirate Leader's Confession
After interrogating the old man Brom, who was a major officer in the British Royal Navy, Mader ran to another pirate ship commanded by Sharhuda and interrogated the pirate leader Drake with Sharhuda. However, Marder did not treat this pirate leader as favorably as Old Man Brom, and the place of interrogation was in the bilge.
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"Asano Yoshida? Oh! That's a fool! A stupid person with great ambitions! After hearing Mader's question, Drake, the tall pirate who had "talked to Mader for a while" in his underwear, said.
"Stupid? Hmph, I think you're a fool! Dare to come to Manchuria to spread wilderness...... I knew that you were a pirate leader, and Lao Tzu cut you with a knife at that time! Looking at Drake's neck, Shar Huda touched the handle of the knife with some regret.
"In fact, you don't have to be so polite! …… If I had known I would be where I am today, I would have a gun hidden in my body! Although he didn't have a weapon on his body, and there were several Manchurian men guarding him, Drake still replied to Shaerhuda without showing weakness, apparently to prove that he had said that he was not afraid of desperate efforts.
"I think I've heard the name Drake somewhere!" Mader said suddenly.
"Hah! Have you really heard the name Drake? It's just amazing! Drake shouted with joy, pointed at Mader and laughed loudly: "I can't imagine that the prestige of Drake, who defeated the Spanish 'Invincible Armada', is known even to the Chinese in the East!" It's not a loss for me to change this name......" Before he finished asking, Drake's face suddenly turned depressed: "However, I am ashamed of this name today......"
"I think you're mistaken! I just remembered that the one I had heard of was supposed to be called 'Tex', which sold fried chicken wings, not pirates! Mader added.
"......" Drake was stunned. Sharhuda laughed maniacally.
"That's it! Let's talk about what you've done......" Ma De glanced at Sharhuda, who immediately motioned for his men to take out the "power of iron and fire" - a soldering iron. Due to the limitations of time and place, it is really difficult for China's advanced torture culture to be fully displayed in front of this pirate.
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"Who the hell is Yoshida Asano? How did you get him? Ma De asked first.
"That guy is a side branch of the Asano family in Japan, and he is a fool who is immersed in fantasy and can't extricate himself! I met him last year when I went to Japan to do business posing as a Dutchman. Originally, I wanted to make a few more money with his identity, but he was a useless guy. Nothing but take money from me. And all day long bragging to me about some great ambitions...... As far as I know, he has to tell his great ambition to the people around him at least three times a day...... This time I gave him money and asked him to recruit me 3,000 men, but he only recruited me more than 1,000 men, and if I hadn't found a few small groups of pirates, I am afraid that I would not have been able to make up 2,000 men this time...... The extra money must have been embezzled by him! Drake said hatefully.
"What power does the Asano family have in Japan?"
"Daimyo! A powerful daimyo! I guess it's one of the top few in Japan......" Drake said, patting his head.
"Daimyo? Hehe, this issued a ...... "I'm worried that the Qing Dynasty has too good relations with Japan!" This ...... Alas, I'm afraid it's hard to get something done. A child of a side branch still has to borrow money from outsiders all day long, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to play any role. Madder shook his head secretly.
"Where did you become a pirate before?" Mader asked again.
"In the Luzon area, I occasionally go to Sumatra. I'd love to be a great pirate like Drake, but with my strength, it's actually hard to rob a larger fleet! So, I've always been very careful in what I do! Drake said, straightening his chest.
"Are you careful? If you're careful, you won't be discovered by our people! Sharhuda laughed contemptuously.
"You can't blame me for that! I just wanted to take people ashore for a walk, leave those Japanese behind, and turn back! However, before I could speak to Asano Yoshida, you had already arrived, and it was my bad luck! Drake defended himself.
"That Asano Yoshida is from a noble background, why did he come to my country with you to make trouble?" Mader asked again.
"It seems that you don't know much about Japan!" Drake straightened his hair with his hands and said, "I've been doing business in Japan for a long time posing as Dutch, so I know the Japanese mentality very well. ……”
"What are you pretending to be a Dutchman?" Shahrhuda asked.
"Your Excellency, I am a British pirate, should I sell dirt in the name of my own country? I'm patriotic too......" Drake held his head high, "Justice is awe-inspiring."
"Since you are patriotic, why don't you do your best to help Brom carry out his plan? And to change the money for hiring 5,000 people to hiring 3,000? Mader laughed mockingly.
"Patriotism comes at a price......" Drake still held his head high, as if what he said was "justified."
"Hmph, there's a chance that your kid is a traitor!" Shar Huda snorted disdainfully.
"This is normal in the West! Their kings were all invited from other countries...... National rebellion is even more ordinary! Ma De explained to Shaerhuda, but there was a burst of shame in his heart, he seemed to have a bit of a "rebellion" now, but fortunately, he "rebelled" against the clan, not the entire nation! Moreover, he did not do anything to be sorry for the Han people.
"I protest! You can't insult our ......" Drake pointed at Mader to make a statement, but was suddenly smashed by Shar Huda with a saber, and then he fell silent. The phrase "good men don't suffer immediate losses" doesn't just mean Chinese.
"Great Mr. Pirate, what is the mentality of the Japanese? I'm curious about it! ......" picked up the long handle of the soldering iron and played for a while, and Mader asked Drake again.
“…… Their upper echelons like to accept your Chinese stuff, but their common people are very hostile to you China! Among their people, there have always been many voices that want to annex your China...... Admittedly, they are a dreaming people! Drake replied. In his view, Japan's delusional attempt to annex China with its national strength is indeed just a fool's dream.
"Nonsense! Japan has already declared itself a vassal to our Great Qing Dynasty, what evidence do you have that they want to annex our Great Qing Dynasty? I warn you, don't sow discord here! Sharhuda glared at Drake and said loudly.
"Why am I talking nonsense? I watched a play in Japan called "The Battle of the Nation", in which I imagined that Japanese samurai would march into Nanjing and establish a kingdom of Japanese people on your Chinese soil. Every time this drama is staged in Japan, it is a crowd of spectators! …… Isn't that proof? Moreover, this time I went to Japan to recruit people to rob Manchuria, and more than 2,000 people came at once, if it wasn't for this mentality, would I have recruited people so easily? However, according to the comparison of the national strength of China and Japan, their performance can indeed only be said to be a manifestation of dreaming. Drake shrugged.
"No, they are not dreamers, and they are not a dreaming people. They are a pack of wolves, a nation of forbearant wolves! ......" Although Mader was still smiling, Drake and Shar Huda both saw the murderous intent in his eyes.
"My lord......" Sha Erhuda didn't know why Ma De suddenly showed such an expression, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
"Write down everything this guy just said, and don't miss a word! …… Pegasus was presented to Beijing along with the case file that interrogated Brom just now! ”
"Wow!" Looking at Ma De's frightened face, Sha Erhuda didn't dare to slack off, and immediately turned around to do it.
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"Drake!" When Sharhuda stepped out of the cabin, Mader smiled and walked towards Drake again.
"What do you want to do? ......" Shrinking back unconsciously, Drake asked Mader.
"Nothing! Just wanted to tell you that you don't have a chance to become a great pirate anymore. Because, if you provoke and intend to invade our country, according to this crime, you are doomed! ”
"No, you can't! …… You haven't tried me yet, I haven't found a lawyer...... My crime is only robbery, and at most I will be locked up for decades! Drake exclaimed. He wanted to pounce on Ma De, but he was held down by several big men around him, and he could only struggle.
"Robbery? Tsk, Drake, I'm afraid you don't get it yet! In China, armed robbery of an official's house is also a capital crime! Mader said with a smile again.
"No, no, no, it can't be, it's impossible! It's not in order...... I am a foreigner, and you cannot condemn me by your laws! Drake shouted.
"Damn, I originally wanted to show you the way, but I still dared to pretend to be 'diplomatic immunity' in front of Lao Tzu? Someone, gag his mouth for me, and don't eat for three days! Indignant, Mader also turned and walked out of the cabin.
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