"It's okay. We don't have much to do anyway, so we thought we could lend you a hand," Zhang Heng said.
Seth's smile was a little forced. Suddenly, a woman's voice came from inside the house. "What's wrong, Seth? Do we have guests?"
"It's Sean, and … uh, two friends."
"Aren't you going to invite them in?"
"I almost forgot," Seth smacked his head. "It's a little messy at home. I hope you guys don't mind."
After that, he moved the chairs back into the house. Zhang Heng and the other two followed him into the house.
"Trish, go make some coffee for the guests," Seth said to a voluptuous woman in the house. Seth said to a voluptuous woman in the house. She was probably his recently married wife. She nodded and walked into the kitchen. After a while, her voice rang out again. "Seth, do you know where the coffee beans that Beth just gave me are?"
"Oh, I know where they are. I'll go get them," Seth said as he walked up to the second floor.
Half a minute later, the woman named Trish walked out of the kitchen with a plate of mangoes in her hand. "I'm sorry. Seth has put away all the kitchen utensils. There are only some fruits left."
Zhang Heng took the fruits and thanked her. He then chatted with Trish for a while. She was a talkative person, answering all his questions without any reservations. After a few words, Zhang Heng was almost certain that Seth did not tell her about what happened on the carrack. She knew nothing about what happened last night, thinking that Trish spent the night at the new house.
Zhang Heng and Anne looked at each other. They were basically sure that Seth was the one they were looking for. All they had to do was wait for him to come downstairs.
However, at this time, Sean muttered, "Does it take so long to get a coffee?"
Trish was a little embarrassed. "I'll hurry him up."
After that, she walked to the storeroom. "Seth is on the second floor," Sean reminded her.
"Second floor?" Cui Xi was stunned. "But we just cleared out the second floor. There's nothing there."
Zhang Heng immediately rushed up to the second floor, but there was no one on the second floor. One of the windows was wide open, and through it, Zhang Heng saw Seth running down the street, turning back to look at him. Zhang Heng turned around and said to Annie, "What are you doing here?
"Split up and give chase."
He couldn't be blamed for not being cautious enough. After all, he only wanted to talk to Seth, and he didn't intend to use any forceful methods. Other than breaking into Vincent's residence and scaring the young ship doctor half to death, Seth didn't do anything too outrageous. Logically speaking, there was no reason for him to run away as soon as they met.
However, it was useless to talk about such things now. Anne had already rushed downstairs, and Zhang Heng had also jumped out of the window. Accompanied by a scream, he jumped to the top of another building.
He wasn't purposely playing the Assassin's Creed, but this area was similar to Smoked Fish Alley, a famous slum in Nassau. However, unlike Smoked Fish Alley, the buildings here were mainly residential, and the layout was messy and disorderly, which was a great advantage for an escapee. Seth had lived here for a long time, and compared to Zhang Heng, who had just arrived, he was more familiar with the area.
This was the only way for Zhang Heng to get a good vantage point to ensure that he wouldn't lose Seth. In comparison, it was much more convenient for Anne. All she had to do was follow Zhang Heng, who was on the roof.
Seth saw the pursuer behind him, but he didn't stop. Instead, he ran even faster, constantly changing his direction and using the surrounding terrain to block his pursuer's line of sight. Unfortunately, he couldn't shake off Zhang Heng, who was looking down on him from above, and he was getting more and more impatient.
Since Zhang Heng was on the roof, he did not have to face the complex terrain on the ground. All he needed to do was to move in a straight line. After a year and a half at sea, he had trained his balance very well. Even if he landed on uneven ground, he could always maintain a stable center of gravity.
Seeing that Seth was getting closer and closer, Zhang Heng estimated that he would be able to jump off the roof in another ten steps. However, he didn't expect to fail at the most crucial moment. As soon as he jumped onto the roof, it cracked from the middle, probably due to years of disrepair. Zhang Heng reacted as fast as he could, grabbing onto a wooden beam as he fell. However, the next moment, the wooden beam broke as well.
Seeing that Zhang Heng had fallen into a small building, Seth's face lit up with joy.
But then, a figure dashed out from an alley on his left. Without saying a word, the figure kicked Seth in the chest, sending him flying into the air and crashing into a nearby wooden frame. Ignoring the pain in his back, Seth quickly got up from the ground. But before he could even take two steps, a military knife appeared on his neck.
After a while, Zhang Heng walked out of the small building, his face covered in dirt.
He paid two gold coins to the old man who was sunbathing at the door and walked up to Seth.
"Why did you run?"
Seth kept his mouth shut, refusing to speak.
"You were the one who disguised yourself as a monster and snuck into Vincent's room last night, weren't you?" Zhang Heng asked.
When Seth heard that, his face finally showed some expression, and he began to panic.
"The storm we encountered at sea, how did you do it? Did it have anything to do with the thing you found on the carrack?" Zhang Heng continued.
This time, Seth could no longer remain calm. Before this, he was still hoping that Zhang Heng was looking for him for something else. After all, he was the only one present at the scene of the incident, and no one else should have seen it. Not to mention that the storm that happened afterward was not something most people would associate with him.
Seth had no idea how Zhang Heng suspected him of being the culprit.
After two successful voyages, Zhang Heng's reputation among the crew had reached an astounding level. Seth hesitated for a moment, but he still decided to speak.
"I'm sorry, Captain. I … I didn't find that thing. She was the one who found me."
"She?" Anne raised an eyebrow.
"After we parted ways, a woman's voice rang in my ears. She called herself Betty. I searched the entire warehouse, but I couldn't find the source of the voice."
"Betty?" Zhang Heng was no stranger to this name. In the book of love poems, this name had appeared countless times. Before this, Zhang Heng thought that Betty was the captain's wife or lover. Now, it seemed like the owner of this name was no ordinary person.
"Why didn't you tell us about this?" Anne asked.
"At that time, I thought there was something wrong with my mind," Seth said. "The woman named Betty warned me that if I told you about this, you would treat me as a lunatic and throw me on that ship."
Little Adorkable said.
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