Chapter 238

Chapter 238 Eugene“s Secre

Carina was heartbroken as she looked at the black man’s horrendous condition . Unfortunately, there was nothing the three could do to help him . In this era, blacks were treated no differently than livestock . Even if Malcolm ordered all the black folk in his mansion to be killed, nobody would do anything about it . Besides, Wallace ordered his men to hide around the central plaza to see who would emerge to rescue Nadya .

In the end, they were forced to watch Nadya getting brutally whipped by the supervisor to the point where he fainted again . Despite his display of total dominance, Wallace wasn’t happy with the outcome . The moment he was told that Nadya was dealing with someone outside, he quickly planned this fracas to lure out the man behind all this . Unfortunately, the main character didn’t show up in the end . If he beat Nadia to death, his only clue would cease to exist .

Seeing that Nadya had stopped screaming, he was left with no other option but to stop the supervisor from whipping .

“Look for a doctor to treat his wounds . Let’s head back to the mansion,” said a dark-faced Wallace .

Since the scene was over, the crowd gathered at the central plaza slowly dispersed as well .

“What do you plan to do?” asked Zhang Heng .

“Though Nadya is not a warrior from my tribe, I can say that his willpower is stronger than most warriors . He will never betray us,” Laeli replied, his eyes redded by the horrendous barbarism inflicted upon his kind .

“This has nothing to do with loyalty . People rarely survive such continuous torture . Say he could withstand the agony this time . What about next time and the time after that? Sooner or later, Wallace will figure out a way to make him talk . ”

“What should I do then?”

“It’s time for you to consider leaving this place . You have given us so much useful information all this time . It is enough for us to figure out how to deal with Malcolm . My earlier promise to you still holds ground . During my last voyage, I scouted some islands for you, and I managed to find a suitable one . There is a ready supply of drinking water and a thick forest on the island . It’s is a perfect hideaway for your tribe . And if you need weapons, I can give them to you . Don’t worry about your daily essentials . I’ll send you a batch as well . ”

Zhang Heng paused for a while before continuing .

“Just as I said . My ship and men will be waiting for you at a designated location . I can’t get involved in your slave war . Otherwise, the plantations on the island will make an enemy out of me . ”

“I can understand that . When I leave, I will ask Leah to bring all the letters you need and pass them to you . ”

Once Zhang Heng was finished with Laeli, he looked for Carina to discuss Eugene . They quickly realized that it was going to be an uphill battle getting Eugene to work with them and stand up against Malcolm .

“Sounds easy enough to me . We just need to tie him up and give him a good beating,” grinned Anne .

“This time, we are not allowed to use any violence . Otherwise, we could lose all credibility . We need to make sure that Eugene is willing to speak out the truth . His words will be proof that Malcolm has always placed his own interests above the black-market alliance . Eugene also needs to tell everyone that Malcolm is not suitable as a leader . Anyway, we’ll need to check him out first . ”

Billy wanted to be a part of this operation as well, and on the third day in the morning, the four of them gathered at Zhang Heng’s place .

“I will speak first . Eugene became an intelligence dealer three years after the first black-market alliance collapsed . After the first alliance was formed, he managed to convince a group of people to bring Norman down by becoming his competitor . From what I know, he succeeded in snatching away a few important deals from the black-market alliance . The situation was still salvageable at that time . After all, Normand’s reputation was soaring in Nassau . A large number of people were willing to trust and follow him . That was until something happened…” said Carina .

“What happened?”

“Normand was caught secretly dealing with two pirate ships . He was accused of misusing his power to gouge for higher prices . In return, the two pirate ships gave half of their earnings to Normand . This was the incident that caused him to lose all his reputation . It all seems so wrong to me . The captains of the two pirate ships were close to Eugene . One of them even used to work with him . ”

“Can you locate those two pirate ships?”

“I’m afraid not . My investigation stops here . From what I know, one ship set off and didn’t return after that . I’m guessing that they were plundered and subsequently sank . The other ship was forced out of business by competing pirates . One year ago, their captain was stabbed to death over an argument in a tavern . After that, the entire crew underwent major changes . All the old pirates were replaced by new ones . Even if we could find the original crew of that ship, it would be pointless . After all, there’s only so much an ordinary pirate would know about the captain,” said Billy .

“Anyway, the black-market alliance was disbanded because of this incident . Normand has a lot of friends, though, and Eugene wasn’t welcome in the black-market merchant circle after what happened to Normand . That was why he was forced to quit to be an intelligence dealer instead . With his strong connections with the customs, he has become quite successful now . Of course, it’s nothing compared to what he achieved when he was still a black-market merchant . Now, here’s the problem . In the end, Eugene got nothing from this incident . Why would he do what Malcolm asked?”

“Are you trying to say that perhaps Malcolm rewarded Eugene secretly?” asked Billy .

“On the contrary, I think there’s a big possibility that Malcolm threatened Eugene to submission . I’ve studied Malcolm’s character, and he seems to be a before very cautious person . If he can make Eugene accuse Normand of something he didn’t do, he definitely held something against Eugene . However, judging by Eugene’s personality – if he was willing to frame Normand for money, he could do the same to Malcolm as well . ”

“So, right now, we need to find out what Malcolm’s beef with Eugene is?”

“I think I might know the answer to that question . ”

No one expected Anne to voice up in a moment like this . Immediately, everyone turned their attention to her . At that, she simply shrugged .

“What’s wrong? I have my own methods of investigation . Harry is very close to the kids around this area . Though all they do is mess around every day, they are actually quite useful when I need help . Due to their young age, no one really pays attention to them . From time to time, they would overhear secrets from the adults and spill them out . Very few people actually know that Eugene has an illegitimate son . ”

“Illegitimate son? How old is he? Where is he right now?”

“A prostitute bore his child when he first arrived on this island . According to what the kids heard, Eugene got the prostitute out once he knew that she was pregnant . He even bought her a house in Nassau . Unfortunately, the house was burned down . Eugene managed to get out in time but not the woman . Miraculously, the child survived the fire . This incident caused him and his son to be at odds . He left Nassau alone when he was only ten . ”