In a way, the 'Dead Man' can be called an extremely mutilated and miniature version of 'Miss Qiu'.

It's too far away from the real 'Miss Qiu'.

It was too far from Arthur's real plan.

50 qualified dead soldiers, just the beginning!

Arthur needed these 50 dead men to support the skeleton of the original Black Cats, and then filled it with the people of Mouse Street.

Then?

Naturally, it's a small fleet!

He had no bad intentions, he just bought out-of-town goods for the natives of South Los - there were quite a few fleets doing similar things, but there were often troubles, some sailors disappeared with the money and never returned, and some sailors brought back goods but could not find the original client.

It's just a mess.

Therefore, the young, kind, upright and innocent 'psychic medium' wants to make a small platform to serve everyone - the client can put the money with him, wait until the goods are delivered back to be satisfied, and then pay through his platform.

If you are not satisfied, then agree to a refund.

This platform is called 'Mr. Five Exchange'.

After all, using 'Mr. Five' to protect 'Miss Qiu' can achieve the effect Arthur wants.

As for losing money?

No, it won't!

As long as the money is prepaid in the 'Five Misters Exchange', there will be a complete cycle, and the young 'psychic medium' will definitely not lose money.

On the contrary, he will get richer and richer.

His small fleet will become a big one.

His merchant ships will become armed merchant ships.

And what he had to do was to load 100 cannons on each of his armed merchant ships.

Sail battleships?

No, no, no!

He was only arming merchant ships to ensure that the goods he bought for the inhabitants of South Los were not coveted by pirates!

After all, his fleet would sail to the Archipelago, Swallow Castle, North County, and even cities on the West Coast, where piracy was rampant.

Therefore, it makes sense for him to continue to build more armed merchant ships.

10 such armed merchant ships, plus 36 frigates, and 3,000 dead men who had to be expanded to deal with pirates...... No, it's the Black Cats, this is his second step plan.

And the third step?

It is the 'Commercial Bank of South Los', which is built on ocean trade!

Money never sleeps!

He's going to make money out of money!

And then the money for the truth!

At that time, the number of his armed merchant ships and [Black Cats] should be able to climb in a straight line.

At that time, under the guard of hundreds of armed merchant ships, under the escort of tens of thousands of [Black Cats], and within the range of his cannons, he was able to sleep peacefully at night in Nanlos.

That was a long, long time later, though.

Even, the name of the project, 'Count Shadow', Arthur only flashed in his mind.

That's not an ambition.

It's just plain fear.

People, it's enough to be hit by a mud truck once!

This time-

He's going to keep his feet on the ground!

He will go upwards step by step until he reaches the highest!

He's going to leave only one voice left in the darkness of South Los!

That's him......

Arthur. Credos!

Now, though?

Arthur took the tea and with a faint smile, he sent an invitation to Malinda-

"Do you want to see a special interrogation?"

"Of course!"

……

In the cell, Haight crouched in the corner, his eyes slightly closed, ignoring the rats and cockroaches running around him, and even more ignoring the stench mixed with the smell of urine.

For this kind of accident that he will encounter, Haite has long been mentally prepared and practically prepared.

Although he borrowed Jaime's 'deterrent', he knew that something would happen to a guy like Jaime sooner or later—so he prayed for a sigil from the grown-up.

Just in case of an imprint.

As long as he used this sigil, Haiter was sure that he would be able to leave this place directly.

However, that mark is too precious.

He only had one.

If you use it, it's gone.

Therefore, he prefers to use 'conventional means'.

At the same time, he hated that bastard William even more!

He actually used them to step into that world first, if he hadn't thought about it and felt that something was wrong, and had taken refuge in that adult with 'great sincerity', I am afraid that he would have been kept in the dark like the two fools of Fornak and Nack by now - 100 kg of fresh and healthy blood, even he had spent more than he could have imagined.

Thankfully, there are plenty of people in Nanlos.

Especially in places like Mule Street and Mouse Street, it is not a matter of a dozen or twenty people who disappear at intervals.

But it is precisely because of this that he cherishes this mark more and more.

So, he preferred to wait quietly.

Step, step!

In the corridor of the cell, the footsteps of boots sounded.

Here it comes!

Haidt's eyes opened, and a flattering smile naturally appeared on his face.

And when he saw that it was Hunter and Newt, this flattery became even stronger - Haidt knew these two patrol officers who were famous for 'eating and taking'.

In the past, it was naturally extremely disgusting.

Now it is a great joy.

"When I saw the two officers, I really felt like I had a new lease of life, and it reminded me of burying something under the 111th tree on the left side of the boulevard.

It's really gratifying! ”

As Hunter and Newt opened the door, Haidt lowered his voice.

There, he buried a box.

There were 20 golden tickets in the box.

Naturally, Hunter and Newt gave Haight's familiar smile.

But the next moment, the two patrolmen faced each other.

"Officer Dick will interrogate you, honestly, you know?"

"Know! Know! Of course you do! ”

Haight nodded repeatedly.

Involved in Jaime's case, even if he is only an accomplice, it is impossible to be released by bribing two patrol officers, and the corresponding police officers and sheriffs must be taken care of.

So, he prepared enough things.

Haight was sure to convince the other party.

However, when he saw Diko, the pirate-turned-guy couldn't help but be stunned.

Dico's fat and muscular figure, and the scars on his face are too intimidating.

Especially when Dick was holding a whip in his hand, Haidt, who didn't want to be beaten at all, opened his mouth without hesitation and said-

"Officer, you're in such a majestic state, it's going to be hard to live in a cramped room, right?

I happen to have a house on Garden Street for sale at a low price, and you can take your wife and children to see it if you want.

Rest assured, as long as you buy this home, everything in the house, including the safe inside, is yours. ”

With the sheriff's advice, Dick naturally knew what he was doing.

However, listening to Haidt's offer, the newly promoted fifth-level police officer was still stunned.

This guy is so rich?

I really want to pinch it in my hand and take out the oil.

But Dick knew what to do and what not to do.

He stared at Haidt fiercely and whipped him hard.

Syllable!

In just one moment, Haidt's skin was opened.

Syllable!

In the second blow, Dick tactfully pumped the first scar.

At this moment, Haidt's whole body trembled.

The pain was far greater than Haight's imagination.

It's not just Dick's skills, it's ......

Alcohol!

Haight twitched his nose and smelled the familiar smell, and immediately the pirate-turned-fellow cursed in his heart.

'Damn, what immoral bastard came up with to dip a whip in alcohol?' ’

Angry in his heart, Dico's whip did not stop.

Smack, smack!

After a dozen or so strokes, just when Haight couldn't help but want to use the mark, he suddenly heard Dick spit out two words in a deep voice-

"Not enough!"

(End of chapter)