Codex Pirates

Chapter 38 Murder (Part 2)

The boat that Edmund and Oliver took finally arrived at the pier of Hongye Village without incident.

Oliver, who consciously seized a chance to make his mark, didn't believe anyone. He didn't let go when he saw Tony's subordinates, and asked to take Edmund to see William himself. Tony's subordinates had no choice but to bring Oliver and Edmund to William and William. In front of Tony.

And William was wandering in Hongye Village at that time, and the cargo ship that Edmund and Wallon were on didn't arrive at the pier at the stipulated time, so he felt something was wrong, so he kept waiting for news at Tony's tavern.

As soon as Edmund saw William, his worry and anxiety relaxed a lot after many days. His eyes became hot and he burst into tears: "William, our ship was hijacked by the Redbeard Pirates."

William and Tony's expressions changed when they heard this.

Tony asked hurriedly, "Where's the goods?"

William asked in a concentrated voice, "How is everyone?"

Oliver on the side first glanced at Tony, then at William, and then lowered his head. He couldn't understand the difference between "ask the product first and then the person" and "ask the person first and then the product", but The latter no doubt made him sound more comfortable for someone who had worked for William.

Edmund ignored Tony, but said to William with red eyes: "Everyone on board should have been killed, Wallon..., Wallon was also killed!"

Tony panicked when he heard the "Redbeard Pirates". He was even more flustered when he heard that the crew members were killed, even Wallon was dead, and he murmured, "What should I do?"

William, on the other hand, forced himself to be calm. He pursed his lips and stopped Edmund, who was about to say something, and first asked Angie to find a few of his men to take the weak Edmond to the doctor.

After a group of people helped Edmund to leave, William took out his wallet from his pocket, took out Tony's wallet, took out all the money in it, and gently put it in Oliver's hand.

"Is it Oliver? I remember you. I owe you a favor this time. Don't think the money is too little. You take it first, take a stroll in the village, and stay here temporarily at night. Tomorrow..."

Before William could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Oliver: "Sir, I don't need money, I just want a chance."

Oliver said, pushing William's hand back.

William was taken aback, but still put the money in his hands: "This money has nothing to do with your saving Edmond... Have you ever read a book?"

In fact, Oliver was also greedy for the money, so he stopped refusing. After hearing William's subsequent question, he shook his head a little embarrassedly.

"Then can you endure hardship?" William continued to ask.

Oliver nodded hurriedly: "I grew up alone and supported myself. I was never afraid of hardship, Mr. William."

"Okay then," William waved to Manny, and then said to Oliver, "From today onwards, you will stay here. I will ask Manny to arrange for a teacher to teach you to read and send you to the dojo to learn swordsmanship. Your daily tuition and living expenses I am in charge, and when you become a talent, you can help me with things, if you want to find opportunities outside, I will not obstruct you, do you agree?"

Oliver nodded excitedly. Seeing this, William carefully told Manny a few words in front of him, which made him very grateful, and then left with Manny.

After the outsiders left, William's complexion gradually turned livid. He glanced at the slumped Tony, took out his phone and notified Ajin and Aramis who were far away in Frost Moon Village.

...

In the best clinic in Hongye Village, when he was alone, William asked Edmund to tell the whole story.

Edmund did not shirk his responsibility, and did not hide the slightest bit of stupid things he did.

William was like an elder brother to him. When there were no outsiders, when he talked about killing Wallon, Edmund's face was full of remorse and pain, and he almost shed tears again.

William comforted Edmund and asked him to recuperate well. He did not leave the ward until Edmund, who had taken the medicine, fell asleep.

"Edmond the bastard!"

Outside the ward where Edmond was resting, Ajin and Aramis, who had arrived, heard William's detailed account of what had happened. Aramis cursed with red eyes and was about to rush into the ward.

William grabbed him and dragged him out of the clinic.

"Do you want Edmund to die too?"

"He killed Valon!" Aramis shouted with a distorted face.

"Shut up!" William stared into his eyes and paused every word: "I'll just say it once, it was the Redbeard Pirates who killed Valon!"

Aramis and William, who were burning with anger, looked at each other for a moment, then turned their heads, drew out their knives, and yelled at a small tree in front of the clinic.

"What did Sherlock say?" A Jin who was on the side asked shyly.

Going out to sea together, the companion who learned sword together was killed, Ah Jin's mood is not much better than Aramis', but he is more mature than Aramis, so that his reason will not be burned by anger.

To put it bluntly, since the day they chose to be pirates, they have already expected this day. The real life of pirates is not as beautiful as in fairy tales. It is like strong wine, mellow and spicy. Bitterness, between the real pirates, there are both laughter and sadness.

"I just contacted Sherlock and learned that his father was arrested and interrogated in the name of 'tax evasion'. Sherlock thought it was for other reasons, so he didn't tell us. He is the same as Edmond, although he looks He looks more easy-going than Edmond, but he is still too proud in his bones." William bought a pack of cigarettes on the way to the clinic, lit one, and after exhaling, said slowly, "Look at it now, combined with love Demon said that they were tracked down, and Sherlock's father was arrested, this attack may not only involve pirates, but also the navy and the official forces of the Kingdom of Navia."

Ah Jin's face was gloomy. Although he was stable, he was still a young man and had not experienced too many setbacks. In the past year, the smuggling business was flourishing under the leadership of William, and his wallet was bulging. Yes, it can be said that the scenery is infinite.

But now, he was hit in the head by someone, directly shattering his dream. The Kingdom of Navia is a member country of the world government, and the navy directly represents the will of the world government.

Practitioners in the vast majority of industries are actually distributed according to the pyramid level. There are some people who have stepped into the top level in the industry and have unlimited scenery. It is not realistic to use them and the top group of people at the bottom and middle.

Although William and the others are not as precarious as the pirates at the bottom, they are far from the level of the big pirates at the top of the pyramid, who can ignore the navy and the world government at will.

"Then what shall we do next?" Akin asked.

But compared to the depression of young people such as Ah Jin, William is a mature traveler who has experienced many storms in his previous life.

He was silent for a moment, and then directly squeezed the still burning cigarette into a ball, with a murderous look on his face, and there was no timidity or flinching in his voice: "Find out all the masterminds involved, and then cut them up one by one to avenge Wallon!"

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"Victory and defeat have to be tasted. After experiencing the bitterness of running around and painful and sad memories, a man can truly be alone. It doesn't matter even if you cry bitterly, you must pass this level."

Volume 1: The Wolf Runs to the Hog, End.

Volume 2: Devil of the East China Sea.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot!