For smart people, weapons have never been just fists or guns, but their mouths and minds are also necessary moments.

Sherlock successfully convinced the pirates who hijacked the ship. He wanted to thank the employer behind the other party. Perhaps because he was worried that it would cause too much trouble, he only dared to hire these unknown third-rate pirates, which made him use a pair of sharp mouths to change his mind.

From robbery and murder to kidnapping and extortion, although it is a newly opened business and is not very skilled, the pirates still have a professional spirit of loving each other. At least, sherlock is no longer so angry when dealing with meat tickets.

However, at least there is still some defense. After the ship sets off, the pirate leader, the dreaded man, gave a phone bug to Sherlock and asked him to discuss the ransom with his relatives.

Sherlock hesitated after picking up the phone bug. Under the vigilant gaze of several pirates guarding him, he finally called Tony.

The phone rang a few times and it was connected. Tony seemed to have walked out of the shadows and his voice regained its vitality: "Hey! Who?"

"Tony, I'm Sherlock."

Tony's voice seemed a little surprised: "It's Sherlock, what a coincidence, I'm now..."

Sherlock noticed that the expressions of several pirates were wrong, and quickly interrupted Tony and said, "Wait for the others first, let's talk about it. I have been kidnapped by a group of pirates. You can help me prepare a ransom of 40 million Baileys."

The phone worm was vividly learning about Tony's bad news on the other side and was in a hurry to hear the bad news. Sherlock took this opportunity to smile and explain to several pirates: "I know you doubt why I didn't call my father. My father is the president of the chamber of commerce and every move is attracted by people. If I call him, it may attract the attention of others. I am a businessman. Since I promised several people to pay the ransom, I will not break my promise. You all rely on your own abilities to do business at sea. I don't want to take risks with my life, so let my friends raise the ransom, so you can rest assured that it will not cause any twists and turns."

"I like to make friends the most, forty million Baileys, and the extra gift I give to you."

Sherlock is now riding a small merchant ship. The original crew was only about twenty, and only five or six of them had positions to die. Obviously, the ransom was less than a thousand Baileys.

The pirates looked at each other, believed Sherlock's words, and their attitude towards him became much better.

Sherlock continued to say to Tony on the other side of the phone bug: "Forty million Bailey, remember, don't notify the Navy or other outsiders. You can ask the person you mentioned a few days ago to pay. I will call you in an hour. If that person doesn't have the courage to come..."

The phone bug in Tony's hand seemed to be answered by someone, and a calm voice interrupted Sherlock's words: "I am the 'that person' Tony mentioned to you a few days ago - William, Mr. Sherlock."

Sherlock was stunned and heard William say, "I will send the money I want here in person."

The pirate leader snatched the phone bug and said viciously: "Don't be petty. We are the Shark Pirates. If you act rashly, you won't think of seeing your friend again in your life!"

William chuckled: "At that time, I will come to see you alone and a boat, and I will be bare-handed except for money. This is OK. Are you still afraid of this?"

The pirate leader snorted and threw the phone bug back to Sherlock.

Sherlock is also a bold figure, otherwise he would not have dared to use his eloquence to persuade the pirate who killed people without blinking. He would have killed him for rewards, and would have kidnapped him for ransom.

Sherlock actually said directly to William on the phone bug: "I owe you these 40 million Baileys first, but this time I paid such a big price to negotiate this cooperation with you, so I want to control the business."

William was silent for a moment before laughing heartily: "In the final analysis, this matter is due to me, and of course I will pay the money. As for cooperation, we will continue to do it one by one and we will talk about it later."

Sherlock wanted to say something else. The phone bug was already snatched by the impatient pirate leader and hung up. The ship was not too far from the shore. The time and location of the connection can be discussed later. He would like to discuss it with other cadres in the pirate group first.

...

On the other side, in an office in a second-floor tavern in Hongye Village, William returned the phone bug to Tony.

Akin and Edmund were in the house as well.

William originally brought them to Tony to study the procedures for setting up workshops in Hongye Village, and asked about Sherlock's information, but he didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing.

Tony frowns tightly: "I can only raise millions of Bailey's cash. No matter how much you have, how much do you have?"

Tony is just a gangster leader. Hongye Village cannot be called very prosperous, at least far less than Frost Moon Village. Moreover, there are also a group of idle gangsters pointing at him for dinner, so their income is not much, which is one of the reasons that prompted him to accept William's proposal.

"One, seven million Baileys," said William, "there is even less cash."

Upon hearing this, Tony stood up from behind the desk with some anxiety and walked back and forth: "Even if all of them are added together, they will only be about 20 million Baileys, only half!"

"How could Sherlock think of us help raise the ransom, and why didn't he care about his father's money?" Tony complained to himself.

"His father is the president of a chamber of commerce. This position is held by people of high moral character in the local area. I don't know how many people will watch every move. If he calls him to raise ransom, it will probably not be hidden from the people around him. There are too many people and may be spread, which alarms the navy or other official forces." William expounded the mystery at once, "What's more, judging from your description of him, the son of the president of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce, if it were not forcing him, he would probably not be willing to trouble his father."

William took out a cigarette from the cigarette box on his desk, sniffed it nostalgic, and then held it in his mouth, but it did not ignite it, but continued relaxedly: "Of course the most important thing is that he deliberately mentioned me on the phone. He probably took the opportunity to see how much capital I have to discuss cooperation with him. If it doesn't work, maybe he will be ready to find his father."

William smiled and thought that this person named Sherlock was quite interesting. He was a brave person in his previous life, both on weekdays and in the business world. But if you think about it from the perspective of others, one day he was kidnapped by a group of Somali pirates who killed people without blinking. He must have tried his best to ensure his safety first, unlike this person, who was always in the hands of others at this time, and he was thinking about business matters, and even intrigue with him on the phone.

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Chapter completed!