Turning to look at the restaurant not far away, Ye Xuan, who was standing on the street, muttered to himself, "No wonder there were so many people in ancient times who liked to play charlatans and pretend to be experts. It really feels good. Looks like I have to try it more in the future!"
The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. He turned around and ignored Andanlao, who was holding a silver suitcase with a panicked look on his face. He waved his right hand and flagged down a taxi, driving toward the direction of the dock.
The taxi soon arrived at the dock. Ye Xuan paid the driver, got out, and walked toward the place where the Adventure was docked.
Because of the economic depression in the United States, many Americans were looking forward to opening up foreign markets. So even at night, the dock was still busy. People came and went, the lights were bright, and from time to time, the whistle of a ship could be heard.
As he approached the Adventure, Ye Xuan suddenly found that there were many people around the place where the Adventure was docked. It seemed that something had happened.
Ye Xuan quickened his pace and quickly approached the Adventure. Only then did he know what had happened. It turned out that Horn was arguing with Carl's people. This ship was originally booked by Carl to go out to sea for filming, but now it had been robbed by Ye Xuan. Carl's assistant, Preston, had already gathered all the film crew and crew, but now Horn was not letting them board the ship. This immediately made Preston anxious like an ant on a hot pan.
"Captain Horn, oh, you can't do this. We clearly booked this ship first. How can you be so untrustworthy?" Carl's man, Preston, glared at Horn, who was standing in front of the boarding gate.
"I'm not trustworthy? This ship was indeed booked by you, but you only booked it verbally. You didn't even give me a single dollar deposit. Do I have to keep waiting for you? Don't my crew need to eat? If you don't come, then who will compensate me for my losses? "Horn took a puff of his cigarette and said calmly in the face of Preston's anger.
"But, but. You can't do this either. After all, we booked it first, "Preston said with some guilt when he heard Horn's words.
"Then you can go to the White House and tell the president's secretary that you want to see the president. Let the president wait for you!" Horn said sarcastically.
"You …" Preston did not seem to have any work experience. He was so angry that he could not speak after being ridiculed by Horn.
"Preston, what are you doing? Move all the props into the cabin!" At this moment, Carl walked over with a skinny woman from the other side of the pier. He first shouted at Preston, who was still standing in place. Then he shouted at Horn, "Anghorn! Jie Lan! Hoist the sails, weigh the anchor … whatever you do, we have to go! "
As he spoke, Karl brought the woman he brought over to Captain Horn and was about to enter the cabin.
"Karl, stop. You can't go up now!" To Karl's surprise, Horn reached out and stopped him.
Karl was startled and looked up at Horn. "I'm sorry, please tell me again, why can't I go up?"
Preston, who was at the side, saw that Karl had arrived and hurriedly went up to him. He glanced at Horn and said to Karl, "Karl, Horn said that he has already rented the ship to someone else."
"What?" Hearing Preston's words, Karl was like a cat with its fur standing on end. "Anghorn, what's going on? If you don't explain clearly. I'll see you in court! "
Anghorn was not afraid at all when he heard Karl's threat. He said calmly, "What do you want me to explain to you? What right do you have to make me explain to you? "
Karl turned his head and looked out of the dock in a fluster. He licked his lips and yelled in a flustered and exasperated manner, "I booked your ship a week ago. You agreed to it back then. How can you go back on your word now? Do you know how much money my movie will lose because of you? "
"That's right, Karl. I did agree to your booking back then, but not only did you not mention the sailing date, you haven't even given me the deposit that we agreed on back then. Am I supposed to keep waiting for you?" Horn said angrily as he stared at Karl.
Being stared at by Horn, Karl felt like he was being stared at by a ferocious beast. He looked around and said, "You're talking about money, right? Alright, Horn. As long as you sail the ship, I'll give you the money immediately. We agreed on 2,000 previously. What do you think of a cheque? "
As Karl spoke, he took out a small cheque book and a pen from his clothes.
"Karl!" Horn reached out to stop Karl. He looked at him and said, "Stop writing. I've already decided to rent the ship to someone else."
"Anghorn, what do you mean by this? Do you think the money is too little? Then tell me how much money you need. I'll pay you right away, "Karl said to Horn.
"I'm sorry, Karl. I've already received someone else's deposit." Horn stretched out his hand and spread it out in front of him.
"How much did that person offer, Anghorn? I'll rent your ship at double his price!" Karl looked at Horn with an overbearing expression. "5,000? 8,000? 10,000? That's enough for him to rent a luxury tanker. "
"Karl, that's not my principle!" Horn shook his head with a firm expression.
Seeing that Horn was unmoved, Karl put his hands on his waist and took a few deep breaths. He rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, okay. Then, Horn, is that person on your ship now? I think I need to have a good chat with him."
"I'm sorry, Karl. He's not on my ship now!" Horn shook his head.
Just as Horn's voice fell, a voice suddenly came from the side. "Mr. Karl, we meet again. I just heard that you were looking for me. What's the matter?"
When everyone heard the voice, they looked at the source of the voice and saw a young Chinese man striding in from outside.
"Mr. Ye?" Karl's expression suddenly changed when he saw who it was. "You're the one who rented Horn's ship?"
"That's right!" Ye Xuan glanced at Karl, then reached out and shook hands with Horn. "Captain Horn, how is the ship's preparation? Can we set off?"
"No problem, Mr. Ye. All the supplies on the ship are ready. We can set sail at any time." Horn smiled and nodded.
"Okay, then please get ready. We'll set off soon!" Ye Xuan smiled.
"Okay!" After that, Horn made a gesture behind him, telling the crew to start preparing to set sail.
"Mr. Ye, how could you be the one who rented Horn's ship? Did you find another map? "Karl asked when he saw that Ye Xuan was really planning to go out to sea.
"Mr. Karl, this is my personal matter. I don't think I need to explain it to you, right?" Ye Xuan turned his head and looked at Karl blankly.
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Karl was stunned, and then a sharp light flashed in his eyes. He looked at Ye Xuan and thought for a while. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said to Ye Xuan, "Mr. Ye, I know you need the map in my hand. If you promise me to let my people go with you to Skeleton Island to shoot the movie, I can contribute that map."
Hearing what Karl said to him, the corners of Ye Xuan's mouth rose slightly. If Karl had made this request before seeing him, maybe he might have agreed to it. However, Karl's greedy nature made him want to get the greatest benefits from Ye Xuan. He didn't know that from the moment Ye Xuan saw the map, the map in his hand was already meaningless to Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan had memorized all the markings on the sea map with his terrifying mind power and memory. As long as he got on the ship, Ye Xuan could tell Horn where the Skeleton Island was. In this way, he would be able to tell Horn where it was. He did not need the sea map in his hand at all.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Karl, I don't need the map in your hand anymore." Ye Xuan looked at Karl with a faint smile, looked up at the direction of the dock, and said with a smile, "Besides, I don't think you should think about shooting the movie now, but about that …"
Karl turned his head in the direction that Ye Xuan was looking at, and his expression changed drastically. He saw that several police cars had driven in, and the people in the cars were the shareholders of Solman Associates.
"Karl Damhan, you are under arrest!"
… Floating Astronomy.
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