Chapter 122 - Black Sail XXVII (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The look on all the pirates’ changed right after Orff was done with his speech. All the new recruits that had just joined Sea Lion knew this had nothing to do with them. Besides, Orff did mention that the traitor used to fight with him on this s.h.i.+p. They just sat there, grabbed a bucket popcorn, and watched the drama unfold before them. On the other hand, all the old crew members were panicking.
Some of them chose not to say a single word.
Some of them berated Orff.
Some of them told Orff that he had no right to accuse others if he did not have evidence.
Everyone started to grow suspicious of each other. After Orff made the announcement, he did not say a single word after that. He started to look at everyone on the deck. When his gaze fixed on Zhang Heng, he felt that Orff had stared at him at least two seconds longer than the others.
“Unfortunately, the traitor doesn’t have the courage to admit his mistake. I think I have to give him a hand,” said Orff.
He then started to walk towards Zhang Heng while taking out his gun. Immediately, everyone landed their attention on him. At that moment, there were a lot of things went through Zhang Heng’s mind. One of his hands was holding his Shadow Moment in his pocket.
“Excuse me. Mind letting me through?” Orff said while standing in front of Zhang Heng.
“Orff, you are abusing your power! You are trying to make me pay back for challenging you, right? Are you guys going to just stand there and let him accuse me? He would do the same thing to you if you allow him to do such a thing to me! In the end, he can whatever he wants on this s.h.i.+p!”
The thing that Goodwin had just said managed to make everyone rethink the whole thing. Some of the pirates started to look at Orff in suspicion. Fighting for power was a very common thing on a pirate s.h.i.+p. However, it was rare that the winner would kill the loser. If Orff killed him, all the other pirates on the s.h.i.+p would feel that it was not safe for them to stay on the s.h.i.+p. That was why the winner would usually try his best to deal with the situation as peaceful as possible. It seemed like Orff held a huge grudge against Goodwin. That would mean the whole thing might turn ugly. As for now, Orff was saved from being attacked by the pirates on the s.h.i.+p because he was holding the map to locate Kidd’s treasure. Once the pirates on the s.h.i.+p had their eyes laid on the treasure, they would not hesitate to dethrone Orff. The thing that Goodwin said to the pirates had made them wanted to disobey Orff.
“If I’m not mistaken, you were the first batch of people that left the s.h.i.+p and went to Na.s.sau, right? One hour later, almost everyone on the island knew that we are looking for Kidd’s treasure. Please don’t tell me that is just a coincidence,” said Orff in a calmed manner.
Goodwin had gone through a lot of hards.h.i.+p throughout his life. He was not panicked when Orff confronted him.
“There were around twenty people from the first batch of people that got down from the s.h.i.+p. How sure are you that I’m the one that leaked the news?”
“I asked Owen to interview everyone after that. Every single one of them could provide me with an alibi except you. You told us that you went and take a nap after you got down from the s.h.i.+p. Unfortunately, you have no eyewitnesses to support your claim.”