Chapter 120 - Black Sail XXV (2/2)

Zhang Heng sat opposite Frazer. The horse carriage was on move again when the door was closed.

“I’m sorry to disappoint you if you are here for Kidd’s treasure. Orff is being really cautious. No one knows when he hid the treasure map. As long as I still work for Sea Lion, I will never tell you the location of the treasure map even if I know about it.”

“Kidd’s treasure? No. No. No. That’s just a fairy tale for dumba.s.ses. I don’t think you believe in it right? You have to admit that Orff has a talent at lying to others. I had fallen for his lie last time. I will not make the same mistake twice.”

“Why are you here tonight?”

“I come bearing gifts and news.”

Frazer then tossed a coin bag to Zhang Heng. There were some coins, leather ring, and some worthless small items.

“I want to thank you for what you have done for me so far. This is my grat.i.tude. We should give our mutual friend Victor some final peace. This is the thing that he has left in this world. You and your friends don’t have to worry that someone might come and threaten you again.”

“Why would you do that for us?”

“I think there’s some misunderstanding between you and me. I was never your enemy. You have known me for quite some time now and I have never forced you to do something that you don’t want to do right? Even when I ask you to collect debt for me, I would always make sure to pay you a 10% commission after that. When you want to ask Rothko to teach you how to maneuver the mainsail, I told you his secret as well, right? You can never find someone as kind as me here in Na.s.sau.”

Zhang Heng was left speechless. This was the question that he had all this time. For the past nine months, Frazer could actually use Victor to threaten him. When he saw the horse carriage parked in front of his house, Zhang Heng thought that he was going to use Victor to coerce him into something against his will. To his surprise, Frazer handed Victor’s personal belongings to him. In other words, he did not have to worry about others knowing that he was the one that killed Victor.

“I know how others talk about me. I’m pretty sure you heard the history between me and Orff. The reason why you are cautious of me is because you worry that I might use you to mess with Orff. To be frank I’ve not retired. Whatever that happened in the past, I have chosen to let it slide. Throughout history, there are very few pirates who get to enjoy the life of retirement. I’m pretty happy with what I have right now. Unfortunately, I know there are still some people on the s.h.i.+p who can’t let the past slide.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I’m so sorry for what happened to you. Orff doesn’t like me. That’s why he’s watching your every move. And I have just received bad news. Orff is planning to eliminate everyone that gets in his way. Anyway, I’m the reason why you are in this mess. I can’t just watch you suffer. I have little to no power on the s.h.i.+p right now. If you really need help on the s.h.i.+p, you can look for a carpenter named Kent.