"Old rules? What do you mean?"

Naturally, Lawrence didn't know much about these slang words that only those who often wandered at sea knew.

Of course Grosso had experienced a lot, but he just shrugged and said bluntly:

"What's the point of asking for a bribe? If you don't give him a large amount of money, even if you arrive in an empty ship, you will be found hundreds of pounds of contraband."

The commissioner suddenly became furious after hearing Grosso's words. He thought it was the captain who was openly mocking him, and immediately shouted angrily:

"Hey! Do you want to show that you know a lot? You bastard!"

Grosso spread his hands with a playful smile and chuckled:

"Please calm down, Mr. Commissioner, but we really don't have a single copper on board. You may be disappointed."

The commissioner stroked his beard to calm down the anger in his heart, snorted and said like an order:

"You don't have any cash? That's easy. Hmm, are there any valuable items on the ship? Show them to me. There's always liquor, right? Move a few boxes down for me."

"What a pity, Mr. Commissioner, there doesn't seem to be any of these," Grosso said with a cheesy sigh.

"You!" The commissioner was filled with anger again, pointed at Grosso's nose and shouted:

"Are you kidding me? You have no money and no goods. What did you come to Malta for? What's in the cabin?"

"They seem to be all human beings, Mr. Commissioner."

"Humans? Oh—slave ships, right?"

The commissioner suddenly understood and nodded, and immediately turned from anger to laughter, with a lewd smile appearing on his long and obscene face:

"Are there any young and beautiful women? You can pull a few down for me."

"They are all mature men, no women." Grosso suppressed a smile and said with a serious face.

"A man in his prime? Not bad, he can be sold at a good price." The commissioner couldn't help but look at Grosso with a much gentler look, rubbed his hands and said with a grin:

"You don't mind if I take a few slaves, Captain?"

"Of course!" Grosso waved his hand generously and walked to the trap door to open it for the commissioner like a waiter in a high-end restaurant. He pointed to the wooden ladder leading to the cargo hold and said:

"You can choose it yourself."

The commissioner nodded with satisfaction and climbed down the wooden ladder. Before going down, he did not forget to say:
Chapter completed!