Chapter 240 The Hesitant Self

"Is Eugene a housewife?"

"As far as I know, he had a wife in the colony, but she was unable to have children. So if this news is true, then the illegitimate child he had with that prostitute should also be his only child." Billy said.

"So this illegitimate child should still be very important to him, especially considering the previous fire, Eugene should feel guilty about this child." Karina analyzed.

"So Malcolm controlled Eugene's children and asked Eugene to do things for him?" Anne guessed.

"No, this is not in line with Malcolm's style." Karina shook her head, "Malcolm does sometimes use simple and direct methods to solve problems, such as the Skeleton incident, but directly imprisoning a person like this is obviously It’s over the line, and it’s impossible for him to imprison a living person for such a long time.”

"So the thing that Malcolm has on Eugene is not his son." Billy said, "This brings our question back to the original point. Is there anything else that Eugene cares about?"

"Sorry, I couldn't find it. His life now is very simple. He spends most of his time in a fixed tavern every day, buying and selling information to the captain. Apart from that, he rarely does other things. His life is very simple. As a rule, I don’t interact with others except for work, and what I’m doing now doesn’t conflict with other people,” the businesswoman said.

"I think the person who holds Eugene in Malcolm's hands should be his son," Zhang Heng, who had been silent before, finally said again, "It's just not a low-level means of restricting personal freedom, but Malcolm should follow Eugene has shown that he has the means to harm his son, so Eugene will obey, and I know who we should ask this question."

"who?"

"During this period, I investigated Eugene's personal network. I was mainly curious. He is only in his early forties. It stands to reason that his physical functions have not declined significantly, and a man of this age should still have normal symptoms. Physiological needs, but as you said, after the fire, he has not dated other women, nor has he visited a brothel. How did he manage to live like a puritan in more than ten years? "

"Did you find the answer?"

"Well, Eugene had back pain. He tried many methods but couldn't cure it. Then he tried the Guanahatabe people's folk medicine on the recommendation of others. The treatment location was in a small manor on the island. He I take one day every two weeks to go there, and the owner of that manor is a woman named Carmen. I think there is indeed some kind of close relationship between the two of them, no, it should be said to be very close. Relationship, this kind of treatment has been going on for almost ten years. Their relationship is not just an ordinary friend or lover. Carmen should know a lot of Eugene's secrets, and probably also knows how Malcolm controls Eugene. .”

"So as long as we find Carmen, we will know what Eugene's handle is. In this case, what are we waiting for?" Annie raised her chin.

"Waiting for a friend, Carmen will be easier to deal with than Eugene, but as I said, she and Eugene have been in a relationship for nearly ten years. Our rash visit will definitely arouse her vigilance. It is impossible for her to We need to be prepared to tell Eugene’s secret, this time Karina and I can go, if there are too many people, she will feel uneasy.”

After Zhang Heng finished speaking, the sound of a carriage came from downstairs.

Zhang Heng took his clothes and went downstairs with the businesswoman. There was no danger in this operation. Carmen himself did not have any fighting ability. In order to minimize the hostility of the other party, Zhang Heng did not bring a knife, but only a short musket for self-defense. Open the door for Karina in front of the carriage.

The businesswoman held up her skirt and got in. After that, Zhang Heng also got on the bus and said to the driver, "Go to Hayman Manor."

"Where's your friend?" Karina didn't see the third person in the carriage.

"We have arranged a time to meet, and he will show up when needed, but I hope it doesn't have to come to that point."

It wasn't until the car door closed that the businesswoman breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed to have taken off her disguise, swept away her previous resolute attitude, leaned back against the car, stretched out her hands to rub her temples, but then she seemed to remember that this time there was no one in the car. She was the only one who looked a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say to Zhang Heng opposite.

"It seems like it's been really hard on you during this time."

"Actually, it's nothing. Thanks to the money you provided, all the previous debts have been paid off. What's left is just some minor troubles. Speaking of which, your side is more dangerous. I heard that you encountered something this time when you went out. Navy, six pirate ships, you are the only one who came back in the end. Not only that, you also brought back most of the gold. I don’t seem to have congratulated you yet. Compared to that, it must be a very exciting story." Karina sat upright. .

"There's also a lot of luck involved."

"Once may be luck, but twice or three times is no longer luck. Black Prince Sam is no longer here. You and your Jackdaw are now the most powerful pirates on the island. When I first met you, I I knew this day would come, but I didn’t expect it to come so soon.”

"You're doing well. You're still able to develop your business to this level despite the pressure from the Black Business Alliance and Malcolm. Especially as a newcomer, when you first came to the island, no one believed that you could go this far. This step.”

Karina smiled bitterly, "But I never won a single battle with Malcolm. If you hadn't been here, I would have left Nassau in despair."

"Malcolm has been operating on the island for so long after all, and now he has the Black Business Alliance in his hands. It would be abnormal if you could gain the upper hand. But this time we have found his flaw, and now it is our turn to take action. Got it."

Karina lay down on the carriage to rest at Zhang Heng's suggestion. When she closed her eyes, she couldn't help but think of the first time she boarded the Jackdaw. That night in the captain's cabin, she seemed to have drank a lot of wine. , kept talking about his childhood and messy and trivial past events.

That night she felt like she was going to finish talking her whole life, but in the end, she never had time to say the words she wanted to say the most. Later, she also found out about Zhang Heng and Annie, who was also a woman. She envied the latter's bravery, and she must admit that at a certain moment she did hesitate.

She was worried that she was just attracted by the mysterious aura of the other party, and worried about Zhang Heng's pirate identity, so she didn't blame Annie for taking the lead. Many things had nothing to do with timing. Most people lost because they were hesitant at that time. Determine yourself.