They were two black slaves, and they must have been working here for a long time. They were sweating profusely, and the pit they dug was deep. So, they put the shovels aside and threw the two corpses into the pit.
Zhang Heng recognized the two corpses as the two gladiators who performed on the stage earlier. The one with the scar on his left face was dead, and the other, though covered in blood, was still breathing weakly.
The two black slaves picked up the shovels on the side again and began to fill the pit with soil expressionlessly. As if noticing the movement here, the man who looked like a supervisor next to them walked over and pulled up his pants.
"What's the matter, gentlemen?"
"That guy should still be breathing," Zhang Heng said, pointing at the pit.
"Oh, his nose is broken, and he's blind in one eye. He won't be able to perform in gladiatorial fights anymore. Keeping him alive will only be a waste of food. Besides, his injuries are too serious, and it will cost a lot of medical fees to treat him. So, Mr. Malcolm asked me to get rid of him," the supervisor said.
"Since you don't want him anymore, why don't you give him to me?"
The supervisor's eyes turned, and in the next moment, a bag of money flew into his hand. He opened it and counted, and found that there were 20 silver coins inside. He could not help but feel overjoyed, and without any hesitation, he said, "From now on, he belongs to you, sir."
After that, he looked at the two black slaves who were standing still. "What are you waiting for? Move the man to this gentleman's carriage."
This time, however, the two slaves stood still and looked at each other.
The supervisor's face suddenly sank, and he raised the whip in his hand.
A look of fear flashed in the eyes of the two black slaves. Obviously, they were reminded of something bad. Finally, they moved again, carrying the half-buried black gladiator to Billy's carriage.
Anne and Billy didn't think too much about it. They thought that Zhang Heng pitied the poor man and decided to save him, especially Billy. He was still thinking about what Malcolm told him last night, and he seemed a little worried on the way back to the city.
"It seems like the black-market alliance is going to deal with Karina. What should we do?"
"What do you think?"
"I don't like that guy." "His theory of order might be very popular in the colonies, but this is Nassau, a free city. We're not slaves in his manor, and we're at his mercy." Anne snorted coldly and went straight to the point.
Billy smiled bitterly. "That's true, but the black-market alliance's influence on the island is huge. All the powerful pirates in Nassau are on their side, and the ones supporting us are probably just some insignificant pirates. I know those guys very well. Even though there are a lot of them, their usefulness is limited. We can't count on them at critical moments. Once Karina can't hold on any longer, we'll lose our only source of cash. When that happens, we'll have no choice but to bow down to the Alliance. "
"That's why we can't abandon her and work with the black-market alliance." "Malcolm's ambition isn't that simple. He established the black-market alliance not only to establish a standardized trading system and increase profits, but he also wants to control the pirates on the island. If he succeeds, he'll be able to decide who the captain of each ship will be. When that happens, no one on the island will be able to go against him." Zhang Heng finally opened his mouth to speak.
Zhang Heng paused for a moment before continuing, "Actually, the black-market alliance isn't without its weaknesses. We always see it as a whole, and that's why it's so scary. However, its internal structure isn't as solid as we think it is. The core of the black-market alliance is Redmond and Malcolm. Redmond is the oldest and wealthiest black-market merchant on the island.
"Because of him, all the black-market merchants on the island were able to come up with a distribution plan that everyone was satisfied with. However, Redmond is already old. Although he's the black-market alliance's president, he's only involved in setting up the system and mediating conflicts. Malcolm, the second-in-command, is the one in charge. However, he rose to power too quickly in Nassau, and he's offended many people along the way. That's why the black-market alliance needs Redmond's influence."
Billy's heart skipped a beat. "Is there a conflict between the two of them?"
"I don't know," Zhang Heng said.
"Huh?"
"As the first and second in the black-market alliance, they need to maintain a harmonious relationship, at least on the surface. However, no one knows what's going on behind closed doors. According to what I've heard recently, Redmond has known Malcolm since before he came to Nassau."
"If that's the case, they should be very close." Billy smiled bitterly.
"No, I think it's the opposite. Malcolm and Redmond are both very successful businessmen, and at their level, they rarely let their emotions affect their decisions. Meeting Malcolm tonight has basically confirmed my suspicions about him. He's an extremely rational and confident man. Although he doesn't like us and thinks that we've brought trouble to the black-market alliance, he doesn't show any disgust in his words. In order to eliminate the negative impact we've brought, he's willing to let bygones be bygones. Similarly, he rarely considers the impact of friendship when dealing with a matter. Hence, it's impossible that he and Redmond haven't done anything bad to each other over the years. What we need to do is to find out what they did."
"You want to drive a wedge between Malcolm and Redmond and provoke a conflict between them?"
"It's very difficult to defeat a behemoth like the black-market alliance from the outside. Like I said before, they aren't united internally. Once Redmond and Malcolm's relationship deteriorates, the black-market alliance will lose its stability. However, that's not enough. Other than creating internal chaos, we need to be aggressive on the outside to speed up its collapse," Zhang Heng said.
"When Karina returns to the island, I'll talk to her about this. However, the most important thing right now is to figure out how to separate Malcolm and Redmond."
Billy thought for a moment. "If what you said is true, it must be an absolute secret between the two of them. I'm afraid it'll be difficult for outsiders to find out about it. What if we find a way to create conflict between them?"
"This is also a plan, but I don't want to use it unless it's absolutely necessary. Redmond and Malcolm are very smart people. If it's a deliberate plan, they'll easily see through it, and it might even backfire on us."
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