RNP Chapter 161 Alger: I've been having really good luck lately
Chapter 161 Alger: I've been having really good luck lately
Chapter 161 Alger: I've been having really good luck lately
Two more days passed.
As evening fell, Danitz returned to the tavern where he had previously inquired about information. He had made an appointment with Alger that they could meet at this tavern if he wanted to find him.
This time, Danitz's disguise was much more sophisticated than before, at least making it impossible for anyone to recognize his identity as "Flame" at a glance.
He scanned the tavern but didn't see Alger, and felt a little disappointed.
Is that guy not coming today?
He found an inconspicuous corner to sit down, ordered a glass of ale, and drank it absentmindedly while listening to the noisy conversations around him.
Let's see if we can get some of the latest gossip and information along the way.
Just as he was about to lose his patience, the creaking wooden door of the tavern was pushed open, and a man with messy hair and a composed demeanor walked in.
Danitz looked up and saw Alger. He was dressed simply in a linen coat and looked like an experienced sailor.
Danitz's heart skipped a beat. He forced himself to remain calm, took another sip of his drink, and waited for the right moment.
After Alger sat down at the bar, Danitz casually walked over with his glass and sat down next to him.
"Hey buddy, we meet again." He greeted him in a very familiar tone.
"Blazing Flames"?
Alger turned his head and saw Danitz. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He obviously did not expect Danitz to take the initiative to come to him.
"It really is you." He nodded. "Your makeup is much better than last time."
"Of course, I'm a professional." Danitz laughed and sat down. "Want a drink?"
"Okay." Alger nodded.
Alger and Danitz then left the bar and found an inconspicuous corner in the tavern to sit down.
The two first chatted casually, just like last time, about recent gossip in the pirate world. Danitz complained that things had been too tense lately, and even the fun had diminished.
Then, he sighed seemingly casually, and then complained, "Speaking of which, I don't know what those guys from the Storm Church are up to lately, making it impossible for us to go out to sea."
Without going to sea, there's no money.
Upon hearing this, Alger nodded in deep agreement. To be honest, although he was also a member of the Church of Storms, he was not clear about what the church was up to recently, which made him somewhat anxious.
"By the way, what about that 10,000 pound bounty you mentioned last time? Is there any new information since then?" Danitz suddenly asked.
He tried to make his tone sound like that of a purely greedy pirate looking for an opportunity.
Alger picked up his glass, took a sip, and narrowed his eyes slightly. He keenly sensed that Danitz was acting strangely today. Although he tried his best to appear natural—
As a pirate in the open, Alger knew exactly what kind of people pirates were. Most of them were people who lived for the moment and would send all their money to casinos, taverns, and brothels as soon as they returned to shore. They couldn't save any money at all.
Danitz was short of money and wanted to pull off a big heist, which he could understand, but the other party's reaction was somewhat intriguing.
Instead of answering directly, he teased in a half-joking tone, "What's wrong? 'Flame' Danitz, short of money too? I thought you'd already made a fortune following 'Iceberg Admiral'."
He paused, then changed the subject, asking seemingly casually, "Or perhaps—you've already found that unfortunate fellow named Monkey Brando and want to ask him how to make a move?"
"!"
Danitz's hand, holding the wine glass, trembled almost imperceptibly.
He then took a sip of his drink and said casually, "Haha! How could that be? You just told me about this a couple of days ago, and I caught him? There's no such thing as a free lunch. I was just curious, that's all!"
Alger glanced at Danitz's slightly exaggerated reaction and his clumsy, futile attempt to cover it up, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
This guy—there's definitely something wrong with him.
Alger was quite confident in his observation skills; Danitz's slightly unnatural reaction was enough for him to sense that something was amiss.
"Well, I don't know the specifics either, but you can wait a few days and I'll try to find out more for you."
"Wait a few days, a few days, and the whole of Bayam will know about this news," Danitz muttered to himself.
Seeing this, Alger didn't say anything, picked up his glass and took a swig of wine.
After a moment, Danitz, seeing that he could not get any more useful information, pretended to be disappointed and stood up to leave.
"See you later." Alger waved casually, but before leaving, he added, "Don't forget, if there's any news about that person, our cooperation can continue at any time."
Danitz didn't turn around, he just waved his hand and quickly walked out of the tavern.
Watching his hurried departure, Alger's lips curled into a slight smile.
"This guy's acting is terrible," he thought to himself.
He was convinced that there was something fishy about this "Flame," and that his relationship with that Monkey Brando was probably not as simple as he claimed.
He might already have news about the other person, or even have already captured him.
For pirates, betraying a friend is perfectly normal.
It's likely that Bayam is under pressure lately, and as a major pirate, he can't use his own channels and is afraid the bounty will be withdrawn, so he's in a hurry to make a move...
So they wanted to ask me about the situation, but they didn't intend to share the money with me, which is why they're trying to cover it up like this.
"Hmph, greedy fellow."
In reality, although Alger was confident that his strength was superior to Danitz's, he wouldn't try to steal "Monkey Brando" even if Danitz actually captured him.
On the one hand, Danitz, as a major pirate, is unlikely to be easy to deal with, and a slight misstep could easily result in mutual destruction.
On the other hand, with "Iceberg Admiral" Edwina Edwards backing him up, if Danitz really tried to rob £10,000, even with the church's help, he probably wouldn't be able to survive at sea.
However, outright robbery is not an option, but finding a way to get a share is still feasible, as the saying goes, "everyone who sees it gets a share."
If Danitz were to be discovered by himself while chasing or transporting that unfortunate fellow worth ten thousand taels of gold...
It would be unreasonable for him not to get a share of the money.
Besides, I was the one who told him about the bounty—I also have my own channels to get it, so it's okay to be a middleman and earn a share.
Thinking about this, Alger felt a strange sense of relief; he felt his luck had been quite good lately. First, he got a few pages of Russell's diary for free, and now, a money-making opportunity was right in front of him.
He downed the wine in his glass, tossed a few pennies on the table, and then silently stood up and followed Danitz.