At dawn, Chi Xiaoyu was awakened by a cacophony of noises.
She dressed and came out.
When she opened the door, she saw Gong Xize furiously berating a bodyguard.
"I told you to distribute all the money among them, what's with all your mumbling? Can't you understand human speech, or are you trying to revolt?"
"No, Young Master, it's just that we no longer have our pirate ships, our brothers are gone too. If we give all our assets to these women and children, what will we have left to make a comeback? Besides, times are tough right now; Country M has been sending warships to patrol nearby, and it's quite possible we won't have a chance to turn things around for half a year."
The bodyguard, having received a slap, was sobbing as he spoke. The sight of a burly man with a scruffy beard crying was indeed pitiable.
