Codex Pirates

Chapter 26 Business Gallbladder

For a wise man, weapons are never just fists or knives, mouths and minds are also relied on when necessary.

Sherlock succeeded in persuading the gang of pirates who robbed the ship. He wanted to thank the employer behind the other party. Maybe he was worried about causing too much noise, so he only dared to hire these little knowledgeable third-rate pirates. The other party changes his mind.

From robbery and murder to kidnapping and extortion, although it is a new business and not very proficient, the pirates still have a professional spirit of doing what they do and love what they do. At least they don't treat Sherlock so badly.

But the minimum precautions are still there. After the ship set sail for a long time, the pirate leader Dreadlocks handed a phone bug to Sherlock, asking him to discuss the ransom with his relatives.

After Sherlock picked up the phone bug, he hesitated for a moment, but under the watchful eyes of the pirates guarding him, he finally dialed Tony's number.

The phone rang a few times before it was connected. Tony seemed to have stepped out of the shadows, and his voice regained his vitality: "Hello! Who is it?"

"Tony, I'm Sherlock."

Tony's voice seemed a little surprised: "It's Sherlock, what a coincidence, I am now..."

Sherlock noticed that there was something wrong with the expressions of the pirates, so he interrupted Tony and said, "Let's wait a while for the rest. I'm kidnapped by a group of pirates now. Please help me prepare a ransom of 40 million Baileys."

The phone bug vividly imitated Tony on the other side who was in a hurry when he first heard the bad news. Sherlock took this opportunity and explained to the pirates with a smile: "I know you doubt why I didn't call my father. My father is The president of the chamber of commerce, every move attracts attention. If I call him, it may attract the attention of others. I am a businessman. Since I promised to pay the ransom, I will not break my promise. It's my own ability, and I don't want to risk my life, so let my friends come to raise the ransom, so you can rest assured that there will be no twists and turns."

"I am the person who likes to make friends the most. Forty million Baileys. The extra is my meeting gift for a few of you."

Sherlock is now on a small merchant ship. The original crew was only about 20 at most, and there were only five or six people with positions. Obviously, the ransom was less than a thousand Berries.

The pirates looked at each other, believed Sherlock's words, and treated him much better.

Sherlock continued to talk to Tony on the other side of the phone bug: "Forty million Bailey, remember, don't notify the navy or other outsiders, you can ask the person you mentioned a few days ago to pay, and I will pay you in an hour. I'll call you again, if that person doesn't have the guts to come..."

The phone bug in Tony's hand seemed to be picked up by someone, and a steady voice interrupted Sherlock: "I am the 'that person' that Tony mentioned to you a few days ago—William, Mr. Sherlock."

Sherlock was startled, and then he heard William say, "I will deliver the money I want personally."

The pirate leader snatched the phone bug, and said viciously: "Don't be petty, we are the shark pirates, if you act rashly, you will never see your friend again in this life!"

William chuckled lightly: "At that time, I will come to see you all by myself and in a boat, with bare hands except money. That's fine. Are you still afraid?"

The pirate leader snorted and threw the phone bug back to Sherlock.

Sherlock is also a daring character, otherwise he would not have dared to persuade the murderous pirate with his sharp tongue, and would kill him for a reward, turning him into kidnapping him for ransom.

Sherlock actually said directly to William on the phone bug: "I owe you the 40 million Bailey first, but this time I paid such a high price just to negotiate this cooperation with you, so the deal , I want to hold shares."

William was silent for a while before smiling heartily: "In the final analysis, this matter is still caused by me. Of course, I will pay for it. As for the cooperation, we will deal with it one by one, and we will talk about it afterward."

Sherlock wanted to say something more. The phone bug had already been grabbed by the impatient pirate leader and hung up. The ship was not too far away from the shore. The time and place of the meeting can be discussed later. He wants to talk to the pirate first. Discuss with other cadres in the regiment.

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On the other side, in an office in a two-story tavern in Hongye Village, William returned the phone bug to Tony.

Arkin and Edmund were also in the room.

William originally brought the two of them to Tony to study the procedures for establishing a workshop in Hongye Village, and to inquire about Sherlock's information by the way, but he did not expect to encounter such a thing.

Tony frowned tightly: "I can only get together a few million Bailey's cash, and I can't get any more. How much do you have?"

Tony is just a gangster leader. Hongye Village is not that prosperous, at least it is far less than Shuangyue Village. Besides, there are a bunch of idle hooligans pointing at him to eat, so the income is not much. This is what pushed him to accept William. One of the reasons for the proposal.

"Seventeen million Baileys." William said, "It's even less in cash."

Hearing this, Tony stood up from behind the desk a little uneasy, and walked back and forth: "Even if all of them are added up, it's only about 20 million Baileys, which is only half of it!"

"How could Sherlock think of asking us to help raise the ransom, why doesn't his father ask for money!?" Tony complained to himself.

"His father is the president of a chamber of commerce after all. This kind of position is held by local respected people. I don't know how many people watch his every move. If you call him to raise ransom, you probably won't be able to hide it from the people around you. There are so many miscellaneous words, and if they are not sure, they will be spread out, alarming the navy or other official forces." William explained the mystery in one mouthful, "Besides, according to your description of him, the son of the president of the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce, if he is not forced to As a last resort, I'm afraid he won't be willing to trouble his father."

William took out a cigarette from the cigarette box on the desk, sniffed it nostalgicly, and then put it in his mouth, but he didn't light it, but continued to speak easily: "Of course the most important thing is that he is on the phone. I was deliberately mentioned, probably taking the opportunity to see how much capital I have to discuss cooperation with him, if not, maybe I am going to find his father."

William laughed when he said this, and thought that this person named Sherlock was very interesting. In his previous life, he was considered a bold person both on weekdays and in the business field, but if you think about it in another way, one day he was murdered by a gang The Somali pirates kidnapped him, and he must be thinking about trying his best to protect his own safety first, unlike this one, whose life is in the hands of others at this time, thinking about business matters, and even talking with him on the phone. He intrigues.

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(Suddenly curious, are there any new readers, and where did the new readers hear or discover this book?)