Chapter 105 - Black Sail X (1/2)

Zhang Heng slowly lowered his gun.

“Wise move.”

Next, the old pirate turned around and looked at Marvin.

“Well, I don’t mind standing here for a little chat with you guys. What excuse are you going to come up with if someone passes by?”

Paralyzed by fear, Marvin lost the ability to think logically. So, he turned to look at Zhang Heng. Seeing Zhang Heng nodding, he moved aside and allowed the old pirate to enter the room.

“Thank you so much. To ensure the smoothness of our conversation, I would first like to inform you that the person in the barrel is not my friend. To be honest, I personally disliked what he did when he was still alive. But then again, we are all here to become pirates and not make friends. It’s impossible for us to like everyone on the ship, right?” the old pirate said while taking his hat off.

“How did you find us out?” asked Zhang Heng.

“I have noticed that you usually stayed calm in most circumstances. You are still young, but it looks like you have been through much hardship. In my entire life, I have only encountered two people who can stay this calm in any kind of situation. One of them is you, and the other is…”

The old pirate paused suddenly, having no intention to elaborate.

“Your friend right here is not as calm as you. When you were sick, it was nice of him to take care of you and all, but things started getting weird when he visited you seven to eight times a day. I also noticed that he is on edge all the time. I always ask myself: what could make a cook, a man who has no other task but to prepare food, be so skittish. Could it be tomorrow’s menu?”

Suddenly, Marvin’s face turned pale, looking to be on the verge of breaking down. He stumbled to the ground on his knees and started to tremble.

“Don’t believe him! I have nothing to do with this! He was the one who forced me to be part of it. The truth is… I have never laid my fingers on Victor. He inflicted the wound on Victor’s back, not me!”

The old pirate was taken aback by what Marvin told him. He then saw Zhang Heng just standing there, staring at Marvin without the slightest expression on his face.

Marvin grabbed the old pirate’s pants and started to wail like a child. After a while, he realized that something wasn’t right and lifted up his head in an awkward manner.

“Don’t worry. Do you think I would have come here alone if I wanted to avenge Victor?” asked the old pirate while patting Marvin’s back.

“What do you want then?”

Zhang Heng was disgusted by Marvin’s awful acting. So, he attempted to steer the conversation back to the supposed topic.

“It’s simple. I just need some of your kindness and a few small favors. As you can see, I’m getting really old. I don’t plan to come back again when we reach land later. It’s time for me to settle down and prepare for retirement. That is why I need someone to help me retrieve some money that someone owes me.”

“That’s it?”

“I dislike taking advantage of others. The person that you just killed is someone I really hate. So, yes. It is that simple.”