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On a rocky beach on the north side of Corona Island, Acelos opened his mouth and spat out his tongue, and all the people who had been in his mouth before came out.

There is a mucous membrane area in Acelos's mouth. When a person enters, this mucous membrane will close to isolate the outside water flow. Every time he changes his breath, it will open again to let fresh air flow in.

The area inside is very dry, but unfortunately there is no furniture, and everyone can only sit on suitcases.

In Puerh's memory, the position in Acelos's father's mouth used to have tables, chairs, nautical charts, and sand tables. The Allen family used Acelos as the flagship of the pirate group.

However, now, in the same position in his son's mouth, there isn't even a bench.

After landing, Mrs. Jenny faced Acelos and said, "Thank you for your help. The Allen family will always cherish our friendship with you."

Acelos didn't respond and dived into the sea, disappearing without a trace.

From a former pet to a partner, and then to a current favor, this is a relationship curve, and also the best interpretation of the Allen family's decline.

In the distance on the hillside, several figures appeared. After a while, a group of people wearing leather jackets with guns around their waists walked towards them, led by a middle-aged man with a beard.

"Jenny, you're back. Oh, my precious Yunees, you're even more beautiful." The bearded man greeted Jenny and Yunees warmly, but his eyes kept falling on Karun.

"Big brother, thank you for coming to pick us up personally." Mrs. Jenny said.

"Uncle." Yunees greeted.

"This is Karun, the young master of the Inmores family, right?" The bearded man reached out to Karun and said, "Hello, you can call me Wood in the future."

"Hello." Karun shook his hand, but felt a burning pain in his palm the next moment.

Alfred immediately stepped forward, his eyes about to turn blood red, but Wood let go of his hand at this moment, and Karun shook his hand with some effort.

"You really are a young master." Wood smiled.

Karun stopped Alfred and said with a gentle expression, "I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Puerh on Karun's shoulder looked at Wood with a look of stupidity.

Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes!

The law that the Allen family will always do stupid things if there is a possibility of stupidity is about to start!

After being angry all the way on the passenger ship,

Jenny and Yunees didn't let him down,

But as soon as they arrived at Corona Island, the idiot appeared!

Idiot, mentally handicapped, stupid,

Are you laying the groundwork,

To give Karun a reasonable reason to leave the Allen family?

The golden retriever next to him put away his hippie smile when he landed, closed his mouth, and stared at Wood.

Wood shifted his gaze to Alfred and smiled at him. Then he looked at Puerh on Karun's shoulder and pointed with his hand, "There is something that Karun may not know, which is that the Allen family does not allow cats to be kept."

Karun still smiled and nodded, "But this cat means something different to us."

Karun used "us";

After all, this is your Allen family's ancestor, and, if nothing unexpected happens, the tradition of not allowing cats to be kept in the Allen family should also have something to do with Puerh."Even when a whale enters shallow waters, it still needs to tuck in its belly." Wood smiled, "I believe young master Karun will respect the traditions of our Allen family."

"Uncle, I think these matters should be decided by my father and grandfather."

Younis walked to Karun's side and naturally wrapped her arm around his, the standard posture for a female companion to a male companion in social situations.

Puerh turned her head to look at Younis beside her,

The ancestors were greatly comforted,

Good great-great-great-niece, as long as you're not foolish;

As long as you keep doing this, there's no reason for this person with the surname Inmoleisi to fly solo.

Wood shrugged and didn't feel angry at his niece's words. He waved his hand to signal the people behind to come and help with the ceremony, then turned to Mrs. Jenny:

"Jenny, we need to walk a little further. I'll arrange for you to rest when we get to town."

"Thank you." Mrs. Jenny's attitude towards Wood was also much colder.

Led by Wood, the group walked a mountain road and entered the small town of Corona.

The town was built near the port, and there were still several medium-sized cargo ships docked there. As for the small boats, there were even more of them, densely packed around the outskirts of the port.

Wood and his people had a high status in the small town. When he led the way into the small town, all kinds of people on the small town respectfully greeted him.

The place where everyone stayed tonight was a clubhouse, belonging to the Allen family's inn.

Hmm, the opposite was also the Allen family's property, with four floors. The first floor was a tavern, the second floor was a casino, and the third and fourth floors were brothels.

After entering the clubhouse, Karun walked into his room and tried to turn on the faucet in the bathroom. After a while, he found that hot water was flowing out, so he took off his clothes and took a shower.

After taking a shower, he felt comfortable and refreshed. When he sat on the bed and arranged the pillows, he found a brochure under the pillow. When he opened it, there was a list of prostitutes, with prices and services marked. The most expensive group had photos, and the last few pages even had service providers marked as "male".

Karun threw the brochure onto the bedside table and sat leaning against the bed.

The golden retriever lay on the sofa, facing him.

Puerh jumped onto the bedside table and began to flip through the last few pages of the brochure.

"Is this a smuggling island?" Karun asked Puerh.

Puerh flipped through a page with her paw and said, "It should be now."

"What about before?"

"Before, this was the Allen family's fiefdom. Several hundred years ago, when Wien was not yet a strong country, it relied on spontaneously organized pirate groups to expand and raid outside. At that time, the leader of the notorious pirate army could even receive a noble title from the royal family."

"The Allen family started from this?"

"Strictly speaking, not really, but that period was indeed the peak of the Allen family. When I left Wien, Corona Island belonged to the Allen family's fiefdom, and all the people on the island were the Allen family's serfs."

"At that time, the Allen family regarded this place as a base. The pirate ships rested here, and the combat power of the pirates and pirate ships was not inferior to the royal navy in the true sense."

"Now, as you can see, it's gone. This can only be considered a smuggling transit station for the family."

"Is this place far from Wien's mainland?""We're almost there. The cargo ship will depart tomorrow. York City is by the sea, and we'll go directly to the Allen Manor by sea and then take a car to the outskirts of York City. We'll be home once we get there. That's what I used to think," Karun said.

"Okay," Puerh replied.

"Also, don't mess with Wood. Although I've only just met him, I know that he doesn't have a high position in the family since he was sent to this island to be in charge of smuggling. He was probably exiled here by Uni's father and grandfather. People like him are usually bad-tempered and strange. Isn't that right?" Puerh warned.

Karun placed his right hand in front of him, and there was still a slight redness on the back of his hand. "I don't have any ill feelings towards him," he said.

Puerh paused and coldly snorted. "You even like his attitude, don't you?" she asked.

"That's because I've always had a friendly attitude towards the Allen family," Karun replied.

"Why didn't I notice that you were so hypocritical in Roja?" Puerh asked.

"Because at home, I only need to be sincere. When sincerity is enough, who wants to pick up hypocrisy?" Karun replied, leaning back for a more comfortable position.

"You sound like a poet," Puerh said.

"That's because most poets write beautiful poems after leaving home," Karun replied.

The door was knocked on, and Karun got up to answer it. Before he could open it, the door was pushed open from the outside. Wood leaned against the door frame with a cigar in his mouth, looking at Karun. Kevin glared at Wood, while Puerh lowered her head, thinking that this silly nephew was here to provide assistance again.

Alfred, who lived in the room next to Karun, had already walked out behind Wood. "Mr. Wood, is there something you need?" Karun asked.

"I'm here to invite you to dinner," Wood replied, taking the cigar out of his mouth and blowing a smoke ring.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Wood," Karun replied, putting on his coat.

"Have Mrs. Janney and Miss Uni left already?" Karun asked.

"No, it's just us. Do you mind?" Wood asked.

"No, it's my pleasure," Karun replied, following Wood out of the door. Puerh jumped onto his shoulder, and Kevin followed behind him. Alfred frowned slightly as he looked at the cat on his young master's shoulder and the dog at his feet. He used to be content with being on a mural, but now he was starting to think about position and angle. He didn't know if he had become more ambitious or if he had just become less depressed after looking at the dog he had "sealed" himself. Wood led Karun to his office, which was quite spacious. There was a table by the window with brandy and a large piece of grilled meat on it, covered in a black sauce. Karun, who was quite hungry, suddenly felt full when he saw the rough food. Wood cut a piece of meat and threw it directly to Kevin. "What's his name?" he asked.

"Kevin," Karun replied. Kevin didn't even look at the large piece of meat on the ground.

"Let him eat," Wood said.The golden retriever picked up the meat and crawled over to eat it.

Wood looked at the black cat that had come over with Karun. The cat was now lying on the windowsill, with a somewhat melancholy and sad look in its eyes.

It's hard to imagine that a cat's eyes can express such rich emotions...

Wood thought he was overthinking it and poured Karun a drink.

"Can you drink?"

"No."

"Well, you have to finish the first glass."

"Okay."

Wood drank it all in one go, and Karun did the same.

"You can't drink?" Wood laughed and picked up the bottle to continue pouring for Karun, but Karun gently covered the mouth of the cup with his hand.

"Do you have orange juice?"

Wood was taken aback, still holding the bottle, looking at Karun.

Karun still covered the mouth of the cup, with a polite smile on his face.

The two of them were at a standstill.

Puerh sighed, feeling unable to look directly at them, and turned to look outside at the lively streets of the small town: tired, let it all be destroyed.

Unexpectedly...

Wood smiled, put down the bottle, and shouted at the door:

"Get some orange juice, any other fruit juice or soda will do, hurry up."

"Drink less alcohol, especially when you're young." Wood said as he filled his own cup and drank another glass. "When you're young, there are many things you need to do, but as you get older, you become more casual."

"Actually, drinking alcohol is never good for your health, no matter when." Karun reminded, of course, he knew that such a reminder would easily cause resentment from those who love to drink.

"Well, you're right." Wood pointed to the distant pier. "It's this late, but there are still many porters unloading cargo on the pier. But sometimes, it's impossible for people to be completely comfortable in life. This kind of heavy physical labor like moving things can also easily cause harm to the body, so I'm just trying to make up for it."

"You're right, that does make sense."

A very charming woman with purple hair came over with three kinds of fruit juice.

"What would you like to drink?" the woman asked. "We have orange juice, apple juice, and grape juice."

"Just orange juice."

"Do you need ice?"

"That would be great."

"Okay."

The woman first put ice in Karun's cup and then poured in the orange juice.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Wood pointed to the woman and said, "This is my wife, Elena."

Karun stood up and bowed to the woman.

"Madam, hello."

"Please sit down, don't be so polite." The woman scolded her husband and said, "I'm making soup in the kitchen, and I'll bring it to you later."

"Thank you, Madam."

"My dear, this handsome young man of ours is really very polite."

"Hahaha." Wood also laughed.

"Father, why did you call me over? Oh, Mother is here too."

At this time, a girl wearing a nose ring and carrying two knives with special patterns on them walked in.

"Let me introduce you, this is my daughter, Kamila."

When Kamila saw Karun sitting opposite her father, she became a bit nervous and fidgety when Karun turned to greet her.

In Corona Town, the most common people are rough sailors and drunken alcoholics. Where have they seen such a clear and refined young man? When he stands in front of you, it's like you're admiring a painting."Cough, cough." Wood coughed and reminded, "Kamira."

Kamira's mother, Elena, hugged her daughter's shoulders and said to Karun, "Please don't mind, my daughter has grown up on this island since she was a child and has never seen such a handsome young man like you."

"Ah, mother, what are you talking about!" Kamira finally came back to her senses, her face turning red.

Fortunately, her subordinates did not see this scene. If they knew that the big sister who liked to personally break the rules and smuggle goods and enjoyed it also had such a feminine side, they would go crazy.

"Hello, Kamira, my name is Karun, from the Blue of the Sea across the sea."

"You...hello, my name is Kamira, from the Corona Island across the sea."

Um, what am I answering!!!

"Okay, let your father and the guests have dinner, we'll go out first." Elena hugged her daughter and left.

Karun sat back down.

"I'm sorry for embarrassing you," Wood said.

"No, Kamira is very cute."

"I haven't heard anyone praise her for being cute for almost ten years. Maybe the last time was when she was a baby."

"Every girl is made of water, and actually has a cute and gentle side."

Puerh turned her head to look at Karun next to her. Really, since he went out, he has become more and more like a poet!

"A very philosophical description," Wood raised his glass again, and Karun also raised his orange juice. "I believe there must be no shortage of girls who like you."

"No," Karun shook his head, "In the past, I had some mental problems. Have you heard of autism? I liked to isolate myself for many years and didn't like socializing."

Puerh frowned: Do you need to be so sincere to everyone in the Allen family, even confessing what illness you had before?

"Oh, I see. I believe it's not easy to come out," Wood said.

"The fact is, no one is sure if I have really come out, and there is a possibility that I will go back again. This kind of illness, no one can say for sure."

Puerh: !!!

"Ah." Wood sighed and said, "I apologize for my behavior when we first met this afternoon."

As he said, Wood stood up and bowed to Karun.

Karun also stood up immediately, but was held back by Wood's hand on his shoulder.

Puerh looked up at Wood with some doubts, and a little hope rose in her heart.

Wood sat down and invited Karun to sit down too.

"I only learned about your grandfather and the current situation of the Inmorales family from Jenny's mouth. Communication is not always convenient on this island. When I first met you this afternoon, I wanted to show off my power to you because in my eyes, you are the young master from the great Inmorales family, and I was worried that you would look down on our Allen family."

"I didn't mean that."

"Yes, now I know, it's just me being small-minded. Do you know, there is a small island to the south of this island, where there is also a small town controlled by the Raphael family. But a few days ago, the Raphael family had a huge upheaval, causing chaos in their family, and various factions began to fight. The day before yesterday, I led people to the island and took over the town, making these two islands belong to the Allen family again, although it is not legal."

"Congratulations.""This is not difficult, because they are already divided internally. When I brought people in, there were already people inside who had made arrangements in advance. Actually, it was not difficult to drive them away. What I had been worried about was revenge from the Raphael family. Now they are too busy to take care of themselves, so it's impossible for them to seek revenge.

My younger brother mentioned in his last letter to me that the Raphael family might cause trouble in the next month, so I should be prepared.

Although my brother didn't tell me directly, when I found out that Jennie had returned with Puerh and a young man surnamed Inmorales, I guessed what was happening.

Am I right?"

Karun didn't answer.

"Then I guessed correctly," Wood said, "this is a trade, right?"

"Yes," Karun said, "just a trade."

Grandfather gave Mrs. Jennie a purple bookmark, which should have Raphael written on it.

"Well," Wood nodded, "but I still have to thank your family. You know, in recent years, the Raphael family has been squeezing the living space of the Allen family in all aspects. I also have many brothers who died in the struggle against the Raphael family on this island.

In fact, I had a chance to go back and inherit the position of the family head a few years ago."

"Oh?"

"But during a sea voyage, I was attacked by pirates under the Raphael family. My ship was destroyed, and I escaped with injuries by jumping into the sea. Finally, I was rescued by Elena's parents."

"A thrilling experience, but also the beginning of a beautiful love."

Wood smiled bitterly and continued, "The Raphael family began to search for me on nearby islands, and Elena's parents were killed by the Raphael family in order to hide me."

"Sorry."

"It's okay. At that time, Elena was several years younger than me and looked like my little sister in my eyes. But I knew that I owed her a lot. Later, I was rescued by people from the family and insisted on bringing Elena back home to meet my father and proposing to marry Elena.

However, my persistence angered my father. Since then, I have been deprived of the qualification to inherit the position of the family head and sent to Corona Island to take charge of the business here. Except for occasionally returning to the estate to see my family once or twice a year, I have to stay on this island for most of the time. But..."

Wood laughed, "Elena and I have been living happily here."

"You are a responsible man." Karun raised his glass of orange juice.

Wood also raised his wine glass.

"In fact, I don't deserve any praise. I only know and remember one thing, that is, if I owe someone a favor, I must repay it no matter what."

Puerh on the windowsill slowly stood up, looking hopefully at Wood. It suddenly felt that this stubble-bearded man's descendant was a little bit cute.

"So, I originally thought you were a young master from the Great Church family, but when I learned about your grandfather and your family, I felt that I had to come and apologize to you."

"You really don't have to, Mr. Wood.""No, it's necessary!" Wood slammed the table with his hand. "I haven't spent time with my father and brother for too long. My father is a bit rigid, and I don't know my brother well after he became the patriarch. But since they sit in the position of the family, they must consider the interests of the family more."

"Yes, I understand," Karun smiled.

"Snap!"

"Fuck your understanding!" Wood smashed the remaining half bottle of brandy on the ground. "I can't understand, and I don't want to understand!"

Puerh on the windowsill raised her paw. "Well done, big beard, keep going, keep going, keep going!"

Wood stood up and walked to Karun, embracing him tightly. Their faces were close, and Karun could smell the alcohol on Wood's breath.

"Promise me that if you find my father and brother treating you badly or disrespecting you when you go to the family estate, you won't pay attention to them and just go back to Corona Island. I will give you my position and accumulated wealth here, the industries here, my subordinates, my ships, everything I have, all for you!"

"Also, I will give you Carmela as your wife!"

Karun: "......"

Karun blinked, why did things go in this strange direction?

Puerh almost stood up. "Big beard, well done, madam is proud of you!"

"Mr. Wood, there's no need for this. I just need a place to stay..." Karun explained. He could buy a small apartment with his money and develop some side businesses. At the same time, he could try to practice the "faith system."

Puerh was right all along. Compared to the so-called "political marriage," Karun preferred to develop slowly on his own in a corner.

Wood was a little embarrassed. "Um, actually, I know that Carmela is not as pretty as my niece Unis."

"No, Mr. Wood, Carmela is very cute."

"When a man describes a woman as just 'cute,' it means she's not your type." Wood patted Karun's shoulder. "I was young too."

"Uh..." Karun.

"Or do you prefer someone quieter? I will make Carmela take off her nose ring, and she won't be allowed to wear those strange accessories, making her more docile."

"Really, Mr. Wood, there's no need for this."

"How can there not be? It must be like this! Your family helped us, and you don't know what kind of great danger the Raphael family, once a slave family of the Allen family, has become now. Now, your great grandfather is in eternal sleep, and your family members cannot enter the church system anymore. You have lost everything; you came to Vienna; you came to the Allen family. I will not allow such ungrateful things to happen in front of me! Because many of my clan members, including my father and my brother, may have forgotten the family creed of the Allen family when they roamed the seas, which is..."

Wood clenched his right fist and patted his right chest:

Puerh also raised her right paw and patted her cat chest:

"The Allen family will repay kindness!"