Codex Pirates

Chapter 25 Sharp Mouth

From a very young age, Sherlock felt that his father was the greatest man in the world.

He cooperated vertically and horizontally in the local area, established a chamber of commerce, and worked together to promote local products to the capital of the kingdom farther away, and was highly respected by local merchants.

But when Sherlock reached adolescence, it may be the instinct of male genes eager to obtain more social resources, which incited signs of resistance in his mind to the same sex who dominates the family, or simply gradually getting in touch with more social resources. After dealing with many people, he found out that the extremely great and excellent man when he was a child sometimes groveled, which made him feel angry and ashamed, and gradually entered the rebellious period, which is what William used to say on the Internet in his previous life. At the age of eighteen, it can barely be called the second in the older middle school.

When Sherlock really breaks away from his father's wings and plunges headlong into the social jungle full of thorns, and his body is covered in blood, he may gradually change back to the view of his father when he was a child. Unfortunately, Sherlock's favorable environment made him He hasn't waited for this day yet, and his mind is still full of thoughts of confronting his father.

His father, Thassarian, is cautious and conservative. It can be said that the characteristics of a businessman who are cautious and friendly to make money have been brought to the extreme. However, Shylock himself is full of bold ideas. He believes that the pursuit of profit is the duty and nature of a businessman. What I believe in is a view similar to William's former secular saying "how bold a man is, how productive the land is".

After talking on the phone with Tony, after learning some information about William himself and his proposal, Sherlock became interested. That night, he searched out news and newspapers about the Kingdom of Navia and the Prohibition Law and read them all night. The next morning, with the dark circles under his eyes, he called Tony and agreed to make an appointment to meet William.

As for the smuggling business, he didn't tell anyone around him. It wasn't until five days later that he asked his family to arrange a boat to take him to Hongye Village.

Although he is the only son of the president of the chamber of commerce, Sherlock is not too pampered. He takes pride in his status as a businessman, pursues efficiency, and doesn't like to engage in unnecessary ostentation. The boat is also just a small boat that will drop by.

Judging from these arrangements, his choice cannot be wrong, but after he boarded the ship and approached the cabin, he still couldn't help but smile wryly.

A few strong men with weathered faces and ferocious faces were really staring at him in the cabin.

boom!

Sherlock's body froze, and the secretary who took a step behind him approached the cabin when he was shot in the forehead by someone.

A terrible hole was left between the secretary's brows, and he fell to the ground with a face full of astonishment. Brains and blood gushed out wantonly, and Sherlock suddenly felt a pungent smell in the narrow space.

When Sherlock boarded the ship, he felt that something was wrong. Except for Kong Wu's powerful sailors, there were not many people on the deck. According to common sense, the supervisors sent by the trading company should be on the deck at this time urging his men to speed up. Work efficiency is right.

Now Sherlock knows that those sailors are not law-abiding civilians living on the pier, but a group of pirates. As for the merchant ship operator or the supervisor he sent, maybe he died like his hapless secretary. Maybe it was locked up by the pirates. Of course, the worst case is that the original operator and crew on this ship were with the pirates.

Sherlock's mind turned, and he suddenly felt a shock in his body, which made his heart sink.

The boat leaves the shore.

"Are the people on board still alive?" Sherlock said. He knew he had to speak up, and he couldn't end up like his secretary. He figured it out in a very short time. There must be a reason why the other party didn't kill him immediately.

The cabin was a little dark, and Sherlock could clearly see the faces of the three men who were standing or sitting opposite him through the faint light.

Two have afro, one has a big mouth, the other is full of potholes, and the one in the middle seems to be the leader, with dark skin and dreadlocks.

The leading man with dreadlocks laughed out loud after hearing Sherlock's words: "Are you still in the mood to care about other people?"

"Since the gentlemen didn't kill me, I believe they must have their own reasons, so my life should not be in danger for the time being." Sherlock forced a smile: The people on board are all members of my chamber of commerce. As the son of the president of the Chamber of Commerce, I have to ask about their safety. "

The man with a face full of potholes took out a rope, walked behind Sherlock and tied his hands behind his back, and laughed at the same time: "So you are still a rich man, but it's a pity that you are wrong, if you go further from the shore, you will die. , Those people on the boat must have died later than you."

"So you won't kill me right away?" Sherlock turned pale, but he still tried to calm down and said, "The people on the boat are alright?"

"In this case, gentlemen, can we discuss and use money to redeem the members of my chamber of commerce with you?"

The gangsters all looked incredible, and then laughed at the same time, as if they thought it was ridiculous for a prisoner to discuss redemption with them.

"The person with a position has 500,000 berry, the other 200,000 berry, and the captain has 1 million berry!"

A few people stopped laughing. Pele is the unified currency of this world, which is roughly equivalent to the yen in William's previous life.

Looking at it this way, the money Sherlock gave doesn't seem to be much, but multiplied by the number of hostages in the hands of these gangsters, it is quite a lot.

The important thing is that this is a windfall, which makes people feel incredible.

For Sherlock, the most important thing is to confirm from the expressions of several people that the original people on board are not with these pirates.

Sherlock looked at the gangsters who were thinking about his suggestion, and slightly lowered his eyelids: "Please forgive me for asking a question, why do you want to kill me? I don't have any impression of them, and I like to make friends with them most. Some heroes, if you have seen a few of them, you will definitely have an impression, and it is even less likely to offend you."

The leading man hesitated for a moment, but after all, Sherlock's flattery was still in place, so he said, "Someone hired us to kill you."

"Then disguise the scene as a sign of pirates hijacking the ship." The pirates behind Sherlock casually interjected, they didn't seem to care how much he, a dying man, knew, and instead enjoyed the cat-and-mouse fun.

"Understood," Sherlock nodded, "Can I, a dying man, ask one last question? How much did the person who hired you pay you?"

Several men exchanged glances with each other for a moment, and then the leading man said, "Ten million Baileys."

Sherlock pretended not to be able to help but sneered, the pirate behind him had already tied his hands, and after hearing the laughter, he pushed his shoulder viciously.

Sherlock had never practiced any self-defense skills, and his body was a little thin. He was pushed and staggered, half kneeling on the ground.

He was annoyed in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face. He just raised his head and pretended to be sorry: "I'm really sorry, but I feel that this price not only insults me, but also everyone."

"What do you mean?"

"I, the only son of the president of the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce, is only worth 10 million Baileys. It's really ridiculous. What's more, I'm afraid I'm not the only one who needs to be killed if you hire that person to let you pretend to be the scene of pirates robbing the ship. More hands and feet too." Sherlock became more composed.

"Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce?" The leading man with dreadlocks was a little puzzled, obviously he had never heard of this local chamber of commerce. The man with a big mouth next to him changed his expression when he heard the name. "No wonder."

"Sir, have you heard about our chamber of commerce?" Sherlock smiled at the man with a big mouth, "It seems that the employer who hired a few of them is a miser. He didn't tell you my identity, probably because he was afraid that you would increase the price."

He didn't wait for the other party to continue talking, as if suddenly thinking of this attention, he said slowly: "Well, I will pay three times the price, 30 million Baileys, and I don't need a few people to condescend to help me kill anyone or do anything , as long as you let me go, the 30 million Baileys, together with the ransom of members of my chamber of commerce, are all yours!"