0523 REBIRTH XI: Exposure
[Victory will be ours, but I just hope that this victory can somewhat offset today's losses].
The words came to an end, because of the Indians' plans, the atmosphere at the venue that had finally risen and fell to the bottom in an instant.
Carmen seemed determined to be the evil man in this scene. Not only did he confirm Bell's sin, but he also called all this coldly [loss]. More specifically, it was [economic loss].
In fact, even now, Lorraine has not completely figured out how to deal with Bell.
Assuming that Bell is really a two-faced person hidden in the Chamber of Commerce, what impact will this identity have on Drake Chamber of Commerce and on himself?
Xuan Hong transferred from Edward Kenway to Lorraine, thus defining Luo as a traitor?
This seems to be the worst impact.
The conviction and sentence Congress to hang, the reputation of the Drake family will be defiled. The Drake Chamber is a British Chamber of Commerce. Once this matter is exposed, the foundation of the Chamber of Commerce will naturally be difficult to preserve...
But calm down and think about it carefully, the Drake Chamber of Commerce has long been an international super chaebol. If the line breaks the UK, it will hurt the tendons, but it will definitely not be able to move the bones.
After all, neither Miami nor the maritime group nor the American branch with the fastest development momentum are under the control of the UK, and Africa, Europe, and the British forces are not their only choice.
The same is true for Lorraine's personal safety. The UK can sentence him to hang him, but who will execute him and who will arrest him? If Lorraine is transferred to the United States, France or Spain, what methods will the UK have to stop him?
In this matter, only the Drake family has no way to escape. Lorraine's actions will make the reputation that the family has accumulated over the past two hundred years lose all night. However, is the life and death of the Drake family really related to Lorraine?
Taking a step back, holding the identity of the abandoned son of the Lorraine family, does Shaq really have no means to protect himself?
Today is different from the past!
Relying on the accumulation over the years and the wealth of millions of pounds, Lorraine and the Drake Chamber of Commerce have long been no longer simply businessmen.
He is a chaebol, the world's top chaebol, and there is no benefit in forcing him to oppose Britain. From a rational point of view, if Britain really knows the relationship between Lorraine and Kenway, this threat is also a far better choice than judgment.
As Carmen said, the worst outcome is just the loss of money.
This perception made Lorraine even more confused.
Because the consequences of betrayal are far less serious than the first impression, this trial is more about spiritual than material things.
In the end, it turned into a crisis that broke the team?
Lorraine closed her eyes, but opened it again in just a moment.
Little Sharon came in, she seemed to be startled by the solemnity of the venue, and told Carmen timidly that Bell was coming.
"Let him come in." Lorraine replied in place of Carmen, "Sharon, you don't have to follow."
"It's... the president."
...
The summons came without warning.
Walking in the aisle to the conference hall, Bell's head was full of questions.
After Michael's baptism, the family moved from Lucie to Miami with Lorraine's pace. The family of five lived in the brand new Judea house and enjoyed such a long family time with a rare chance.
A few days ago, after the exercise in the Bay of Biscay, Lorraine told Bell to prepare for his voyage during an afternoon gathering.
They are likely to go north to Boston in the near future.
If this trip can be successfully completed, Valkyrie will most likely welcome her most honorable guest since her birth, the first president of the United States of America and the heroic leader of the War of Independence.
Even for the current Drake Chamber of Commerce, this is a heavy and honorable honor, and the opportunities and crises contained in it are worth the full efforts of the entire Chamber of Commerce.
Because of this, Lorraine defended herself from being idle. Even though Valkyrie had already completed the repairs, even though Miami now does not have much work to take charge and make decisions, she still stayed in his Drake house for nothing to be cared for.
Bell's eyes lit up.
This sudden call... Is Carmen going to disclose the sky-high profits of Miami development? Or is there finally news about his trip to Boston?
With great enthusiasm, Bell smiled and bowed slightly to the little Sharon at the door, raised his hand and pushed open the closed door.
"Lorraine, I..."
The high tone stopped abruptly, and Bell stood at the door of the venue, looking at his companions who were sitting at the center round table from afar.
Everyone was watching him, suppressed, silent, expressionless, and not even the most basic spirit.
"It seems... today's issue is not good news..."
"Col. Chris Emmons is here." Lorraine neither admits nor denies, "he is visiting my wine cellar, accompanied by Yacharin and Lef."
Bell stood there on the spot.
After a while, a helpless bitter smile appeared, accompanied by a deep sigh.
"How much do you know?"
"It depends on how much you are willing to say," said Lorraine. "If it is not necessary, I really don't want to torture a noble officer."
"Please let him go." Bell scratched his hair and took off his sword, and threw it aside. "I know him. Although he is a damn money-seeking bastard, you can't pry anything valuable from his mouth until you get authorization."
"What about buying?"
"The bribery is invalid because in his opinion, neither money nor life belongs to him."
After a few words, Bell had already walked to the round table, and his wry smile spread out in the process, with a little more relief and a little more lazy. His attitude was definitely not like an exposed traitor, but like a coolie who had lost his burden, which made everyone confused.
"Okay, my master, when do you want me to start talking?"
“Starting when you think it is necessary, we will judge the truth from the wrong way.”
"What a ruthless answer." Bell sneered and dragged his chair away and sat down. "The starting point was in Southampton, and in 1778 you returned from the Hebbasil expedition."
A totally unexpected answer.
Everyone opened their mouths in surprise, slowly, slowly moved their gaze from Bell and turned to Lorraine.
Bell's voice rang again.
"As you think, the one who sent me was never my old boss, Baron Tavistock, the arrogant general of the Admiral, but Lorraine's awkward stupid brother, Shaq Francis Drake."
"Shak's secret help to Lorraine began in 1778. When he learned that you had suffered a great loss at the Desert Chamber of Commerce, Shak had already guessed that Lorraine would launch a decisive battle by means of a boarding battle, so he asked me to pour out a batch of maritime commuters from the warehouse. I hope you have not forgotten that interesting past."
"After that, Lorraine and Shaq met again in Kingston. In 1779, Shaq used the destination of this batch of military funds to threaten me to get off the ship and ask me to get to Lorraine."
"At that time, no one knew that Lorraine was going to smuggle arms in the New World. I guess Shaq was just simply worried and made an inappropriate analogy, just like a father secretly letting his servant follow his son who was traveling far away, not to collect evidence of his son's crime of hunting for beauty, but to worry that his son was bitten by a watchdog during the hunting for beauty."
"After that, defense secret, forty-eight pounds... Emmons is in charge of Bermuda, I am in charge of New Orleans. Because of the booming business, even I often wonder if you brothers have colluded with each other and want to be the founding father of the United States."
Bell completely let go, his posture became more and more relaxed, and his voice became more and more playful.
"Ah, ah, ah! The business star smuggled arms to the enemy country unscrupulously, and the military city put the fleet in crisis without hesitation. This is the naval master Drake's first generation."
"Lorraine, as an old friend, a bystander, and a British man, I don't ask your brothers to reconcile as before, but you should at least try to meet. I'm worried that if you continue to twist like this, Dae-ying will die..."
Chapter completed!