After Orff finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of the pirates on the deck varied.
Most of the newcomers who had just joined in the past few days breathed a sigh of relief. Orff made it very clear that the traitors were people who had fought alongside him, which meant that they were safe in this matter and could take advantage of them. While watching the show, the expressions on the old people's faces were a bit ugly.
Some were silent, some couldn't help but curse, and some questioned whether Orff's accusation was unfounded. At the same time, everyone was looking at each other suspiciously.
And Orff, the initiator of all this, said this and stopped talking.
His eyes swept across the people on the deck again. When it was Zhang Heng's turn, the latter didn't know if it was his imagination. He felt that Orff's eyes stayed on him for about half a second longer than the others. bell.
Then the helmsman spoke again, "Unfortunately, this traitor doesn't seem to have the courage to admit what he has done. It seems that I can only help him."
After saying that, he walked towards the direction of Zhang Heng, and everyone's eyes also gathered here. Orff took out the short musket from his waist as he walked.
At this moment, many thoughts flashed through Zhang Heng's head, and one of his hands had already grasped the [Moment of Shadow] in his pocket.
Orff stopped in front of him, and then said politely, "I'm sorry, can you give in?"
After saying that, he looked past Zhang Heng and looked at the black gunner behind Zhang Heng. The latter's expression suddenly changed and he said angrily, "Orff, you are avenging a public and private revenge! To avenge me for challenging you before." He said as he said While looking around, he said excitedly, "Are you just going to watch him slander me like this? He can do such a thing to me today, and he can do the same thing to you tomorrow. In the end, this ship will be entirely his own." It’s final!”
The black gunner's words still had a certain effect. Hearing this, the pirates looked at Orff with suspicion.
Power struggles occur on many pirate ships, but generally few people will kill the loser. This will make other pirates on the ship have a strong sense of crisis. Basically, the losing party has no principled mistakes. To downplay it, if Orff is indeed targeting Goodwin this time, the impact will be very bad.
He may not be deposed immediately because he holds clues to the treasure, but once the treasure is obtained, the crew is likely to immediately unite to overthrow him.
In fact, many pirates were already resistant to Orff because of the black gunner's words, but the latter was calm and said, "If I remember correctly, you were the last time the Sea Lion docked. We should be the first ones to land, but less than an hour later, word spread that we were going to find the treasure. Don’t tell me this was just a coincidence.”
Goodwin is indeed someone who has seen strong winds and waves. Hearing this, there was no trace of panic on his face. He snorted coldly and said, "There were nearly twenty people in the first batch ashore. Why do you think it was me who leaked the news?" information."
"Because I asked Owen to ask everyone afterwards, and it turned out that everyone could tell what they were doing during this period, and they could find someone who could prove it. Only you said that you went back to your accommodation to sleep as soon as you landed, and no one could prove."
The black gunner said angrily, "Why, do you need someone to prove it even when you are sleeping now?!"
"Of course not, but after that someone saw you coming out of Marshall's house, how are you going to explain it." Orff said and faced everyone, "Some of you may not know who Marshall is. He is the largest man on the island." A moneylender, but his methods of collecting debts are more powerful than his methods of lending money.”
Orff looked back at Goodwin, who had begun to sweat on his forehead, "You seemed to have bribed a lot of people to win votes to replace me. I can't help but wonder where the money came from? The cost of borrowing money from Marshall is not small. No wonder you looked despairing when you lost. The news that you didn't become the helmsman should have spread as soon as the Sea Lion docked. Now it's time to repay the debt, but you haven't. Money, so we had to sell the news about the treasure we were looking for to Marshall, right?”
The black gunner was no longer just sweating. Although he was still making the final struggle, insisting that Orff had really slandered him, he already looked a little bit sullen.
Goodwin had to admit that he had indeed borrowed money from Marshall, and he went to the other party this time to ask for a period of grace. However, he denied selling the information about the treasure to Marshall and said that he had never betrayed the Sea Lion.
However, the eyes of the surrounding pirates looking at him were getting colder and colder. The people who were standing near him also silently distanced themselves from him. A look of despair flashed in the black gunner's eyes.
He suddenly ran towards the side of the ship. The Sea Lion had just left the port and was not far from Nassau. If he could successfully jump into the water, there was a high probability that he could swim back, but the next moment Orff pulled the trigger in his hand. trigger.
The bullet penetrated the black gunner's calf. The latter only ran two steps before falling to the deck, and was then held down by other pirates.
Orff said, "It would be too easy to kill him like this. Tie him to the mast. The sun is good these days, so let him bask in it."
Upon hearing this, Goodwin cursed crazily, "Olf, you old liar who is full of lies! One day you will also go to hell!!! I will wait for you there..."
He wanted to continue talking, but then his mouth was gagged. Several new pirates who had just boarded the ship tied him to the main mast with cables. Their actions were very rough and they did not bandage his legs. It means a wound.
Orff put away the short musket in his hand, "Everyone who knows me knows that I am not a cruel person, nor do I like any punishment, but it is my duty to safeguard everyone's interests and ensure the safety of every voyage. I am not Regarding Mr. Goodwin, I just hope that everyone can take this as a warning and stop betraying this ship and the companions around you, otherwise Mr. Goodwin’s today will be your tomorrow. Okay, now let us continue this trip Let’s go on a treasure hunt.”
After Orff finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked all the sailors on the deck to return to their respective posts.
Zhang Heng was checking the starboard side stretchers. What he didn't expect was that the helmsman walked up to him and asked, "How are you doing? Is everything normal?"
Zhang Heng nodded, "There is no problem with the sails."
"That's good." Orff changed his previous coldness towards the black gunners and said gently, "Rosco spoke highly of you. He said that as long as you are given time to grow, you will become the best on the Sea Lion." Sailmaster, everyone voted for the rigmaster before, and the final votes between you and Old Mike were very close, just a little bit apart. Don’t be discouraged, work hard, this position will be yours sooner or later.”
