Chapter 1 Facing the Two Sailors' Serious and Expressionless Faces

Kree was immediately struck by lightning. He muttered, "How could this be? How could this be?"

But as he spoke, he was involuntarily taken away. Just at the street corner, Kree suddenly saw a pair of deep eyes with mockery and a smile on the opposite side of the street. Kree immediately understood everything. He couldn't help but struggle frantically, pointing at Fang Senyan and shouting hoarsely, "Sailor, do you think you can frame me by finding some people? No, I tell you, it's impossible! I've worked so hard for so long, how could I be brought down by your fabricated charges! Just wait and see, I'll be released in an hour, you can't convict me at all!!! My trading house will still stand in Port Royal!"

This time Kree was indeed not lying. You must know that it is a very troublesome thing to buy real estate in Port Royal at this time. It is definitely not something that can be done with money... just like getting land in the city center in the real world now - in fact, even Fang Senyan does not have the qualifications to own his own property in Tortuga, which shows how difficult it is!

The backer behind Kree is also a powerful figure in Port Royal, called Sir "Ben Philemon."

This person is also a member of the Port Royal Council. He can very much lead the trend of public opinion. The general public believes that once Governor Swann steps down, then Sir "Ben Philemon" is the best choice to take over as governor. His position can be seen from this.

Of course, just having a backer is not enough. But Kree is a very careful person. He does have smuggling behavior, but with a cautious style and clean handling, and all kinds of complete accounting records of income and expenditure. Therefore, Kree can be sure that even if the court conducts a thorough search, Fang Senyan will definitely not find his evidence.

If you rely on the means of perjury without evidence, and try to use favoritism and malpractice to convict people, then it can only happen to guys without backers, which is impossible for him! That's why Kree confidently released the words that he would be released in an hour.

In court, everything seemed to be playing out according to Kree's script. First, the trial of Kree's murder charge began.

The prosecutor's statement seemed pale and weak, and the murder charge was quickly ruled not guilty. Kree was actually looking forward to the moment when he left soon and raised his eyebrows in front of Fang Senyan.

Next, the people who went to Kree's house to search also came back. These people put on poker faces, completely unable to see any joy or sorrow. Under the supervision of the prosecutor, they began to read out the list of goods piled up in the trading house warehouse expressionlessly, and asked Kree to explain the source of the goods.

Kree simply recited it backwards, answering perfectly, and was even able to provide the ins and outs of each tax payment, and even pointed out that a gentleman in the jury could prove it.

Soon, even Sir Ben Philemon stood up and complained, saying that this was obviously a premeditated slanderous act, intended to pollute the reputation of a law-abiding citizen. If the court pursued it further, then it would be like a group of clowns being played with.

Faced with Sir Ben Philemon's questioning, the judge's face was also quite ugly, but at this time, the prosecutor raised his hand and said meaningfully, "I only need to ask Mr. Kree one more question, the last question, and I hope the judge will allow it."

Faced with the prosecutor's last counterattack, Kree was full of confidence, he didn't even smell the strong conspiracy in the above sentence, and said very simply, "Ask. However, if this question still can't convict me, then I hope to be released in court."

"No problem." The prosecutor said meaningfully.

He then raised the checklist and began to read the last item on the list aloud: "My last question is, please Mr. Kree explain the source of the huge sum of 21,316 gold pounds in your shop." Kree suddenly froze, he felt that he was suddenly deeply sinking into a whirlpool of conspiracy, his whole body was cold, he suddenly shouted frantically, "This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible, the cash in my trading house is only more than a thousand pounds!" A mocking look appeared in the prosecutor's eyes: "Oh, the prisoners I have met usually shout so full of acting helplessness, unfortunately, none of them can escape the sanctions of the law! Mr. Kree, perhaps you think hiding the gold pounds is a good idea, but unfortunately, the lads I sent out have the noses of hounds, the eyes of eagles, and the ears of bats. As long as you commit a crime, they will follow the clues you leave behind!"

At this time, Kree saw Fang Senyan again next to the window outside the court. The latter was smiling at him, waving goodbye like saying goodbye to an old friend. Desperate Kree immediately seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and suddenly realized and shouted, "I know, Mr. Judge, someone framed me! Someone hid two thousand gold pounds in my shop to frame me."

Kree's words caused a burst of laughter in the jury below. At this time, several sailors struggled to carry a large box to the court and then opened it. The alluring light of gold coins instantly filled everyone's eyes.

"What a happy frame-up!!" The prosecutor began to exclaim: "Mr. Kree, I have been dealing with pirates, smugglers, thieves, prostitutes, and murderers for more than thirty years. Countless criminals have been brought to justice by me. I believe that those who hate me must hate you ten times as much, but until now, I have not been honored to be framed by 20,000 pounds, oh no, even twenty pounds."

"Okay! Even if we accept the small probability of being framed, but the volume and weight of 20,000 pounds of gold coins have been completely presented in front of us... This is not a few shillings that can be taken away in a pocket, this is 20,000 pounds of gold coins! This is a heavy cargo that needs two adults to carry!"

"If someone carries 20,000 pounds to my house, then I believe several neighbors will know about it. Mr. Kree, if you want to tell us that this expensive frame-up worth 20,000 pounds entered your shop without any interest, without being noticed by anyone...

... then I have reason to believe that you are insulting me, no, insulting all of us... including the judge and all the jurors, and even the intelligence of the onlookers outside the window."

Sir Ben Philemon stood up with a gloomy face. Just when everyone thought he would say something, he picked up his cane, put on his top hat and left without saying a word. The main reason why this respected knight's face was so ugly was of course that he had just been slapped in the face by the prosecutor, but the main reason was that Kree had earned 20,000 gold pounds in smuggling profits, but he had not received his due dividends!!!

From this, it can even be painfully and despairingly presumed that today's search of the shop turned up 20,000 gold pounds, what about yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week, last month, how many golden and lovely little things that should have belonged to him were blacked out???

Sir Ben Philemon felt that his sacred feelings had been defiled, and what he hated most in his life was people who cheated him.

The subsequent trial was almost without any objection. Kree went from being a respected gentleman to a forced laborer... Mr. Norrington was working hard to govern, so there was a large number of infrastructure projects in Port Royal that were short of manpower.

Mr. Kree's trading house, shop, and all movable and immovable property were confiscated and forfeited. In other words, everything that Kree had worked so hard to build was wiped out in front of the 20,000 gold pounds that Fang Senyan had casually smashed out!!

Kree, who was put on prison clothes and escorted down, had a look of hysterical madness in his eyes. He looked at the place where Fang Senyan had begun to stand, and suddenly laughed wildly: "Do you think you won? Do you think I will only passively fight back?"

If Fang Senyan had witnessed Kree's expression at this time, then he would definitely be careful to guard against it. Unfortunately, the goddess of luck does not always follow Fang Senyan's side. The cruel reality is that Fang Senyan did not see this scene.

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Next, nothing worth mentioning happened. Fang Senyan left two people at the pier to pay close attention to Captain Jack's whereabouts, and then returned to his ship. He began to prepare for the auction the next day.

In addition, Fang Senyan had to arrange various matters, such as the response issue once his identity was exposed and he was hunted down, and the morale exhaustion issue of those pirates who could not go ashore.

That night, Fang Senyan went to bed early, but he did not forget to leave people on duty at night. But just as he was sleeping in the middle of the night, he suddenly smelled a very light breath in his nose.

In an instant, Fang Senyan bounced up from the bed. After taking a deep breath, he could definitely confirm that there was a faint bloody smell in the air!!!

At this time, Jiao Shi and Mo Gansha also woke up at the same time. The three of them felt at the same time that there was an unusual silence all around, and even the original chirping of insects on the island could not be heard at all. But if you listen carefully, in addition to the rhythmic sound of the waves hitting the beach, there is also an indescribable ticking sound... That is clearly the sound of blood slowly penetrating the gaps in the upper deck and dripping onto the lower deck.!