Less than three hours after leaving the port, the Jackdaw reappeared at the port of Baltimore, and it was covered in blue smoke, describing miserableness.

This scene shocked the Americans.

The US fleet in Baltimore had only eight ships. After that, six ships were quickly released, and the injured Jackdaws were surrounded in the shape of a spindle.

The flag-speaking exchanges and asking about the well-being, the Americans used all means to convey goodwill, but no ship stopped entering the port.

The harbor is full of uncertainty in both sides' eyes. Lorraine is worried about cotton Jack's pursuit, Americans are worried about unknown enemies, and no one wants to stay here for a moment.

In fact, there are no unknown enemies?

The coast has been in chaos.

A sharp whistle echoed in the night sky, and huge shore defense cannons were torn off the cannon jacket and pushed out the cannon door. The wind blew through the wild, and the hedgehog-like cannon barrel pointed directly at the sea surface. The entire air was filled with a bad smell of wind and panic.

The Jackdaws were attacked!

As one of the most famous smuggling ships on the Baltimore route, the Jackdaw will be attacked in the waters not far from Baltimore. The only reason the Americans can think of is that the British are coming.

The British soldiers came to the city, carrying their cannons and giant ships, trying to kill the most important material port of the mainland parliament. Apart from this, there is no possibility of being there!

With this thought, the soldiers on the shore took action, and the dock cleared out the connected long berths as quickly as possible, allowing the escorted American fleet to protect the Jackdaws into the port in sequence, and then accompanied by the combatants who had fallen behind, preparing for their troops and ready to go.

Lorraine boarded the shore with the terrifying seafarers before she waited for the ship to stop.

He saw Adams and Hamilton coming on the shore, pursing his lips and stepping forward in front of them with great might.

"Mr. Parliament, I need an explanation!"

"Uh..." Adams was stunned for a moment, "You want to explain?"

"Yes! Explain! Not long ago, I was attacked at the mouth of the Choptangk River! The one who attacked me was His Highness, the famous pirate king of your country. He prepared a grand salute for me for three ships. The welcome was so warm that I probably just wanted to bury me at the bottom of the sea!"

"Cotton...is it the big pirate who paid for his own money to support his hometown?"

"Why ask clearly?" Lorraine laughed in anger. "There are thousands of pirates in the Caribbean, and only six people can be called His Highness. Among them, who happen to be from America and have good intentions for independent careers, will there be a second person?"

Adams still had a confused expression that had never been reminiscent of it.

"Kenvi, are you sure that Cotton Jack attacking you? It's at the mouth of the Joptang River not far from Baltimore?"

"Although the night is dark, my eyes are not blurry!" Lorraine gritted her teeth and took a deep breath. "Why do you or America plan to fool around with pretending to be stupid?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Americans breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, this tone is definitely a bit sorry for Lorraine, but for them, as long as the Chesapeake Bay is still the Chesapeake Bay in the United States, everything else is indeed easy to negotiate.

Hamilton disappeared immediately.

The whistle on the shore turned softer, and the messy soldiers began to stop and rectify military discipline.

When everything was settled, Adams smiled awkwardly.

"Kenwei, although I'm still confused, please believe that I will give you a suitable answer, but that will take time."

"How long does it take?"

"I won't delay it for too long." Adams promised solemnly, "and the Jackdaws were injured. This period of time just allowed Baltimore's skilled boatmen to treat her injuries. What do you think?"

...

In this way, Lorraine stayed in Baltimore, lived in Adams's private villa, waiting for the renovation of the Jackdaws, and enjoyed the warm hospitality of the founding fathers of the United States with peace of mind.

Baltimore is worthy of being the top shipbuilding center in North America. In just half a day, Kron brought back a comprehensive inspection report.

Some hulls and some cabin inner walls need to be replaced, the sails and cables need to be renovated. In addition, there are some minor skin trauma and strain accumulated by long-term sailing, which is quite time-consuming to repair, so I took this opportunity to replace them together.

The Jackdaw was repaired in two days and the situation became unprecedentedly good. The sails were smooth, the hull was dense, full of vitality, and high fighting spirit.

Two more days later, Adams' adjustment also came to an end.

He came to Lorraine's door in person and handed over two Port Authority registration forms with a wry smile.

Lorraine was unaware of it: "Is this?"

“The marina entry and exit tables in Norfolk and Anangkok, nearly a month.”

“Onangkok?”

"A small fishing port in Virginia is the closest dock in Florida to the mouth of the Choptangk River." 258

Only then did Lorraine hear what Adams meant and quickly opened the form to search carefully.

The Bloody Mary and her two marshals were Norfolk, who left 12 days ago, and arrived in Anangkok 6 days ago. They stayed overnight and left immediately.

The distance between these two ports obviously does not require 3 days of navigation, so Cotton Jack should have hid somewhere after leaving Norfolk. It was not until the Jackdaw entered the Chesapeake Bay that he followed the Jackdaw to squat at the ambush site...

"Where is the person who betrayed my whereabouts?"

"It's not found, or it's impossible to find it." Adams shrugged. "Cotton Jack has strong connections in Virginia and many friends in the mainland army, so there is no way to check them one by one."

Looking at Adams' sincere face, Lorraine couldn't help but sneer.

"So this matter has become a personal grudge, right?"

"You are our most important friend, Kenway." Adams looked gloomy. "If possible, we don't want you and another friend to clash in our pursuit of freedom."

"But the conflict has already happened, and it was not what I provoked!"

"Maybe it is, maybe it is not, that doesn't matter." Adams pondered the words, "I heard that the pirate world can buy peace, just like nations, but I don't know if you are willing to accept such conditions?"

Lorraine frowned unexpectedly: "Reden for peace? You mean..."

"Of course it was the big pirate who took the initiative to express his kindness to you."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Lorraine stared at Adams in a daze, wondering whether he was naive or stupid, but in the end, reason still told Lorraine that his opposite could not be related to these two adjectives.

He calmed down and tried not to make himself laugh, and tried to make himself serious.

"Mr. Parliament, I want to hear your thoughts, all of them."

"This is what it means." Adams cleared his throat, "First of all, you are very important to us. It is said that as long as you are forever lucky, you are the most important friend of America before the victory of the War of Independence, and this is determined by demand."

"Secondly, just like America, everyone's actions have their purpose."

"Just like you risk your life to bring hope to us is for money, a lot of money, enough to pile up mountains of money. So what is cotton Jack for?"

"He takes no less risk than you, but not only does he not covet taxes from the people of Virginia, he even bears the costs himself. Is this love for his hometown? Is it all?"

Adams shook his head and waved his arms, his voice filled with determination and strength.

"Pirates can't do careers for a lifetime!"

"Francis Drake exchanged half of his property for the title, and Henry Morgan handed over his empire and became the British lackeys. Such people are everywhere in history, and cotton Jack is not prominent among them."

"He has a crush on the future of America! He is rich and powerful now, and is no longer satisfied with being violent among the dirty pirates. He just wants to return to the upper class that he is familiar with. This is his pursuit!"

"To be honest, your attack made us angry and the whole council feel unbearable."

"We really can't tell who is disregarding the interests of America. But Virginia is not just stupid short-sighted people. On the contrary, most of them are the most loyal independent fighters, and among them are the ones who are the most suitable to match your talks."

"For America, he can make cotton Jack lower his greasy head."

"For the sake of America, this accident needs to be cut off here."

"For America, we want you to take the overall situation into consideration." Adams looked at Lorraine steadily, "This is the hope of all American people, the will of the Continental Parliament, and the request that Mr. George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, asked me to convey to you."

Things… suddenly became interesting.

Lorraine was not infected by Adams' intense speech, but she only smelled some strange smells, some like traps, some like conspiracies, and some like some kind of prank of kindness.

In this matter, the United States was too enthusiastic, just a personal grudge between pirates and smugglers. Even their founding father asked someone to convey the request...

Requested?

Lorraine suddenly thought of something.

"Mr. Congressman, I don't know that the right middleman is..."

"Mr. Thomas Jefferson, the main drafter of the Declaration of Independence, an important member of the Continental Parliament. He is also the current governor of Virginia, the person whom Cotton Jack dares to disobey the least at the moment."

"So I need to go to Richmond? Or Norfolk? Where does Mr. Governor generally like to work?"

"Of course, the state capital of Virginia is opening the city of Richmond, full of lush wood." Adams turned his eyes slightly, "but Thomas is a person who cannot rest. He is now patrolling the defense of the entire north as a representative of the Continental Army."

"The whole? North?"

"Uh...most of the time, he stayed in Boston."
Chapter completed!