Chapter 120: 120

To say that Zhang Heng was not interested in Kidd’s treasure was simply not true . Just like what Marvin said just now, it would easy for Zhang Heng to form his own private crew if he got his share of Kidd’s treasure . Pirates were not a scarcity in Nassau . However, pirates with a specific set of skills were something that every pirate ships were looking for . And the most important thing that Zhang Heng need to acquire before forming his own pirate crew was a ship with sufficient firepower .

Most of the pirates at Nassau were using ordinary fisherman boat with no weapons being mounted on them . When a fight happened, they would not be able to fight back . All they could do was to pray that they could get on the enemies’ ship before the enemies sunk their boats .

The first thing that Zhang Heng wanted to do right now was to look for a ship . Ever since he joined the Sea Lion to raid and loot other merchant ships, he had managed to save up quite a bit of money . In addition to that, he was helping Frazer to collect debt as well and Frazer would give him a good amount of commission every time . Still, there was a long way to go for him to purchase a decent ship . With the money that he had right now, he could not even afford to purchase an ordinary sloop .

It was no doubt that Kidd’s treasure could help him to solve the problem that he had right now . However, the problem he had right now was such a scary coincidence . It happened right when Goodwin wanted to challenge Orff and Orff somehow managed to win the trust of all the pirates on board again . The thing that was going to happen next was what Zhang Heng worried right now .

Everyone one the ship was so excited when Orff had announced that they were going to look for Kidd’s treasure . Without putting in any effort, Orff had managed to defeat Goodwin and fortify his position as helmsman . And the weird part was Orff did not stop right here . He had gone and promoted Kidd’s treasure to everyone to keep their fire burning .

Recently, Zhang Heng noticed that Goodwin was never Orff’s threat . It seemed like he had his own agenda . Kidd’s treasure was just a tool for him to deal with the tiny problem that he had . Right now, everyone on the Sea Lion was hyped about the treasure and they were not going to stop until they located the treasure . The previous raids that they had were the best example to explain the whole thing . Usually, the pirates on ship would refuse to do raids that give them small amount of loot . After Orff told them about Kidd’s treasure, none of them said no Orff anymore . They would say yes to Orff even if he wanted to set sail to hell .

In other words, if Orff did not like one of the crew, the person would be placed in a very dangerous circumstance . That was why Zhang Heng had chosen to lay low ever since he found out that Orff was watching him from the dark . In order to prevent to make unnecessary mistake, Zhang Heng had purposely avoided contact with others .

Sometimes, trouble would come looking for you even if you avoid it .

It was past midnight . Zhang Heng was woken up by the noise that came from outside . He saw a horse carriage parked outside his house .

“Who is that?” asked Anne while yawning .

“It has nothing to do with you . Go back to sleep . ”

Zhang Heng recognized that horse carriage . Immediately, he put on his shirt, went downstairs, and opened the door . On the other hand, Marvin was in deep slumber . Usually, he would be able to sleep well and snore even if he was in a noisy environment . Instead of bringing the saber with him, Zhang Heng took his gun with him . The coachman then opened the door for him .

“I don’t wish you disturb you at a time like this . I think you wouldn’t want me to come during the day time, right?”

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 dumbasses . 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 gratitude . 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 Nassau . ”

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 ship 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 ship right now . If you really need help on the ship, you can look for a carpenter named Kent .