"No wonder Frasier has always said that you are the most difficult person to deal with on the ship." Owen said, "But you still lost this time." He suddenly sat up straight from his chair and no longer looked injured. " Unfortunately, I would not have planned to use this move if the situation had not deteriorated to this extent."
After Owen finished speaking, he stamped his feet, and then there was the sound of fighting outside the captain's room.
The bosun grinned, "You don't really think that I don't have a backup plan, do you? Edward Teach is not here now. When he disembarked from the ship, he took away most of the people who were willing to be loyal to you. Although there are so many people on this ship now, But there are only five people on the deck who are willing to obey your orders unconditionally, and I still have eleven people on my hands. Kill them, and then kill you. My story will still make sense, but it will be a little more twisty. , we just need to add an ending, what do you think - the ending where Orff planned to kill people and was killed in order to conceal the bad news on the shore?"
The battle outside the door ended faster than expected, and the winner was decided the moment the two spoke.
As soon as Irving finished speaking, the door to the captain's cabin was pushed open from the outside. Two of his men stood outside the door. However, there was no joy after victory on their faces. Instead, they had looks of horror and disbelief, because At the back of their heads were two muskets.
This is the first time Owen's expression has changed tonight. He is very familiar with the combat effectiveness of his men. Eleven people are fighting against five people. It is a surprise. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to lose.
Orff said at this time, "You are very smart. You are one of the smartest people I have ever met in my life. You have not shown any signs of weakness on the ship for so many years, and you have a clear grasp of our inner circle. We waited until Tiqi disembarked and we were at our weakest before launching the attack. We were just a little bit close to winning, but unfortunately... you forgot a group of people."
Zhang Heng walked in from outside the door and put the sword back to his waist. At the same time, the group of old sailors who were previously imprisoned under the ship came in with him. Together, they were escorting Owen's eleven men.
"It's you, how is it possible?!" Owen said in surprise, "You are actually Orff's people? Wait, could it be that everything that happened last night was just an act by you, and there was no small note at all."
"No, the joint note does exist." Zhang Heng said, "Billy and the others are indeed worried about Orff and Teach's leadership of the ship, including the previous treatment of Goodwin, and the tragic events on the ship during this period. In view of the casualty rate and the excessive enthusiasm for Kidd's treasure, they wrote the questions they wanted to question Orff on a piece of paper, signed their names, and prepared to challenge the captain and helmsman together, but they were killed before they could take action. Kent, one of the conveners, had a close relationship with Fraser, but in fact he had already switched sides to Orff.
"Kent ostensibly followed Fraser's instructions to unite all those who opposed Orff and Teach and encouraged them to challenge the authority of the captain and helmsman, but secretly told Billy the truth about their private activities. Orff. It was only after I discovered Kent’s position that I figured out an issue that had been bothering me for a long time. As early as when Frazier visited me in Nassau late at night and told me Kent’s name, I already knew that Kent was not His people.”
Owen raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"
"Fraser just wanted to expose me to Orff. In fact, it wasn't just Orff who couldn't see what role I played in this matter. Even I couldn't guess at the beginning that Fraser wanted me to What role did he play in this matter? He invested a lot in me, but he was always generous without asking for anything in return. I was once curious, if I didn't plan to play according to his script, wouldn't he lose everything? But then I figured it out, Frazier didn't care how I played the game, he just needed someone to get Orff's attention."
"In a sense, Billy and I have the same role. We are both baits put out by Frazier to confuse Orff, in order to lower Orff's vigilance and create opportunities for you. It's just because me and His relationship is more conspicuous. In order to deal with Orff and Teach, Fraser did take in another student, but that person is you, not me."
Zhang Heng paused and continued, "Let's talk about the note. This actually happened three days ago. Billy and the others wrote the note under the instigation of Kent. After Orff found out, he forced Elmer wrote the thank-you letter you read and prepared to frame Billy and the others, so according to the normal development of time, this matter should have broken out three days ago."
"Then why didn't this incident happen three days ago?"
"Because I stopped it." Zhang Heng said lightly, "To be honest, I don't want to get involved in your grudges with Orff and Teach, but Fraser went too far. Not only did he use me, but he also He plans to treat me as an abandoned son, so I have no choice but to conquer his army."
"Is that when you decided to join forces with Orff?"
"It was not an easy thing to do given the state of trust between us, but we tried to talk openly and honestly, and although the process was a bit difficult, fortunately we finally reached a consensus."
"What do you want? Maybe I can give it to you." Owen didn't give up his last effort and tried to offer an olive branch.
Zhang Heng shook his head, "My request is very simple. Since Billy and the others are already disappointed with this ship, and Orff is worried about them, why not just let them off the ship."
"I still don't understand. Why would Orff trust you and give you the right to move freely tonight? He really doesn't worry about you being Fraser's student?"
"Because of that note." At this time, Orff finally added, "What happened last night was not just a show for you. With that note on them, there is something wrong with them." The only way to get off the ship is to get off the ship. Unless all the more than 60 people on the ship are killed, it is impossible to seize the ship. However, we have an agreement that after tonight, I will vindicate them and restore their reputation. "
Billy snorted coldly and threw the tied prisoners in the corridor outside. "Remember your promise. From now on, we will have nothing to do with each other." After saying that, he turned to look at Zhang Heng, "We Waiting for you in the boat, Captain. "
Zhang Heng nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
After everyone left, Orff, Owen and Zhang Heng were the only three people left in the room.
Owen suddenly grinned, "Captain? That's awesome. The biggest winner tonight is you. I know you plan to get off the ship after one year. Unexpectedly, you even have a team together. Billy and the others are like this." The most experienced sailors on the ship, you saved them from Orff, they will definitely follow you wholeheartedly from now on."
