Chapter 201 Karina’s Determination

Malone's betrayal dealt a blow to the businesswoman. The former had been her most trusted person in Nassau, and could even be said to be the only person she trusted when she first arrived on the island.

Unexpectedly, he was bribed early. Although according to Malone, he only delivered the news to Malcolm three times in total, Karina felt sick to her stomach when she thought of a pair of eyes next to her staring at her all the time.

Perhaps the only fortunate thing is that most of the information Malone has is related to trade. For things like the meeting with the black gladiators, the businesswoman is alone. Malone mentioned several times that he wanted to go with her in the name of protecting safety. , but she rejected them all.

She did not doubt Malone's intentions at the time, but simply considered that Laeri might be offended by her escort, otherwise Malcolm might already know that someone had invaded his study.

Karina tried hard to control her emotions, asked a few more questions, and then handed Malone over to the four sailors of the Jackdaw, who would test the authenticity of what Malone said and report the latter directly afterwards. On the ship back to England, Malone mentioned that he still had a sister in Kent, so this was the best ending for him.

Even if he wants to come back, it will be a year later, and by then the winner between Karina and Malcolm should have been decided.

When everything was over, the businesswoman felt a deep exhaustion and threw the short musket on the roadside. It was not until today that she understood what her father told her in prison not to trust anyone on the island. What's the meaning.

The relationship between Malone and her has long gone beyond friends, and is more like family and mentor. Losing Malone is far more than losing an experienced captain who is familiar with the customs of various ports.

If Wilton's blatant threats on the beach made her feel fear for the first time, then Malone's betrayal now made her experience another kind of cruelty.

There was even a moment in her mind where she wanted to give up. She was not sure what was waiting for her if she went down this road, and what she would have to pay to win the war with the Black Business Alliance. price.

The businesswoman stopped in front of the carriage and looked around blankly. She didn't know where she was going at this moment, until the coachman coughed lightly, "Miss Karina."

"Sorry, go to Captain Zhang Heng's residence."

Karina made a decision, opened the car door and got in. She did not look back at her. Those things that happened in the past could just stay in the past forever. Since her father was imprisoned, she had reached this point. There was no way out at all. In this case, she had no choice but to keep going.

When the carriage stopped half an hour later, the businesswoman's expression had returned to its original state.

Zhang Heng was studying Dutch with Vincent in the living room. He looked up and saw Karina standing outside the door. He nodded to the young ship's doctor, "That's it for today."

The latter heard this and put away the book. Anne ran out to find Harry in the afternoon, so after Vincent left, only Zhang Heng and Karina were left in the room.

Zhang Heng picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for the businesswoman. Perhaps because he is an Oriental, he still prefers tea to coffee.

"How are things going with you over there?"

"The mole has been found, it's Ma Long." Karina paused, not much expression could be seen on her face, as if she was talking about something unrelated, "The problem is not serious. It has basically been solved and will not affect what we are doing, but now the Breeze does not have a captain, and there is another transport ship that also needs a captain after it is repaired."

"Do you have anyone chosen?"

"I plan to let the original first mate take over as the captain of the Breeze. In order to avoid this happening again, I will test him regularly. As for the other ship... it is a bit troublesome, because I plan to recruit locally in Nassau. Sailors, so you need to find someone who can surrender them. At the same time, this person cannot be a pirate. It is best for him to be familiar with the customs of each port in the colony."

"This is not a simple request."

"I know that excellent captains are scarce everywhere, not to mention that almost all the outstanding captains here have become pirates, but I will not treat him badly in terms of salary. I can offer twice the salary of ordinary captains. "

Zhang Heng thought for a moment, "There are some captains of merchant ships who lost their ships and cargo after being robbed. They had no choice but to come to Nassau to pan for gold. Some of them should be able to meet your requirements, but there are also many pirate ships that lack captains. I’m keeping an eye on them, so be it, I’ll talk to Billy tomorrow and see if he has any suitable candidates to recommend.”

Karina nodded, "I thought about what you said before. We compete with the Black Merchant Alliance. Only the support of small and medium-sized pirates is not enough. I plan to contact the big landowners on the island and see if I can help them." They transport the harvested crops for free in exchange for their support. In addition, the things collected from the second-hand goods exchange are too fragmentary. If they are taken directly to the colony, no one will buy them, and they will only be treated as garbage. However, it is a pity to throw them away like this. After all, they technically have value."

"how do you want to do it?"

"I plan to open a grocery store in the colony and here to dispose of these bits and pieces there. I don't want to make money, just to make up for the losses, so that we don't have to spend money on it all the time. Yes." the businesswoman explained.

Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"how?"

"I thought Malone's incident would shock you, but looking at your appearance now, my worries seem to be unnecessary."

"I was really angry and disappointed at first, but I thought about a lot of things on the way here and I'm not that angry anymore. There are also many things I did that were not good enough in this matter. I was just used to being single. I asked him for help, but didn't pay attention to the difficulties he encountered. He owed money in the casino and borrowed it from many people, but he didn't bother me. He would rather accept Malcolm's solicitation. He probably didn't think that I could be of any help at that time." Karina laughed at herself.

However, the businesswoman did not dwell on this issue anymore. She looked into Zhang Heng's eyes and said seriously, "I want to defeat Malcolm, not simply to allow the second-hand goods trading office to survive on the island, but to Completely destroy him, drive him out of Nassau, and replace him as the most powerful black marketeer on the island. No matter what the cost, no matter what dangers are waiting for me ahead, I don't care, I can't do this. I won’t stop.”