America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 45
The University of Denver is located at the foot of the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Looking out from the campus, you can see the majestic snow-capped mountains that are covered with snow all year round.

The campus is not close to the urban area, but the scenery along the way is pleasant.

But Chen Jianqiu was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery along the way. He whipped his horse and galloped in the direction of the University of Denver.

After Lockhart died, Holmes, who had a close relationship with Lockhart, became the target of public criticism. Even if Pinkerton's people didn't kill him, he would still be a favorite in the eyes of other treasure hunters.

As for myself, if I lost this person who might solve the mystery, it would be really troublesome.

Asuka and Sean followed closely behind, fully armed.With them was the young man who had been sent to inquire about Holmes.

Zhang Danian and the others originally wanted to follow, but according to Chen Jianqiu's intention, firstly, they didn't have enough weapons, and secondly, their horses couldn't keep up with Chen Jianqiu.

So Chen Jianqiu only took this young man with him.

The young man's name is He Hongsheng. He used to be a helper in a laundromat in Chinatown. During the riots last year, the laundromat he worked in was smashed to pieces. He was dragged out of the ruins and saved his life.

After they arrived near the Denver school, He Hongsheng ran into the school alone to inquire about Holmes' whereabouts.

After a while, he ran out.

"Someone saw him not long ago, came out of the library, and then seemed to follow the two of them to the woods to the south."

"Quick!" Chen Jianqiu pulled He Hongsheng onto the horse.

They quickly saw the cabin, saw a few horses parked outside the cabin, and heard Hernandez roaring inside.

He got off his horse and yelled into the house like a bell.

Hearing the voice outside the door, Hernandez waved his hand, and his men responded quickly.

Two people were lying in ambush behind the bar, three people were hiding in the corner of the room, and one person was leaning behind the door, ready to shoot anyone who rushed through the door in the back at any time.

The remaining one was leaning against the window, observing the situation outside the window.

"Boss, there are only four of them, and three of them have weapons in their hands. They seem to be the three who are new to the reward list."

"How about the weapons in their hands?" Hernandez sat firmly on the edge of the table, "Is Adam the God of Death here?"

Before his subordinate could answer, Holmes who was sitting opposite him spoke first.

"Hey, Mr. Hernandez, if you don't mind, can I sit somewhere else?"

He was sitting next to the door, within the shooting angle of everyone in the room, especially the one at the door, a slight miss could bloom him.

He also knew the working style of the three people outside the door. If he really rushed in later, he would not even have time to hide under the table.

"Shut up!" the moody Hernandez gave him a mouth directly.

Holmes was whipped like a spinning top, dizzy.

The subordinate who was watching by the window couldn't bear it any longer. He quietly stretched out the barrel of his gun, wanting to surprise the leading Chinese outside.

"Bah!"

With a gunshot, the man by the window fell backwards, with a bullet hole in his head.

For a while, there was loud gunshots inside and outside the house, and bullets flew randomly.

After a while, the gunfire outside the house stopped.

"Boss, they seem to be silent." One of his subordinates said to Hernandez.

"Stop, stop for me." He gestured at his subordinates, motioning for him to observe.

The men hid behind the window and carefully observed outside.

"Boss, boss, they seem to have disappeared." He turned to Hernandez with an expression of disbelief.

The old Mexican didn't believe that the group of people outside would retreat, and nine out of ten they hid.

Chen Jianqiu and the others really hid.

They retreated into the woods outside the cabin and each found cover.

Chen Jianqiu blew the smoke from the muzzle of Colt's gun. It was his gun that killed the man in the window just now. It seems that the training during this period is still effective. After all, that man's head is bigger than Adam's wine bottle.

He quietly pulled He Hongsheng to his side and whispered something in his ear. He Hongsheng had an unbelievable expression on his face, and Chen Jianqiu patted him on the shoulder and helped him onto Hei Luobo.

The black radish swung away.

"Boss, let's rush out and kill them, we have a lot of people." The man hiding behind the door gently opened the door.

A bullet followed in immediately, passed through the crack of the door, and hit the wall of the wooden house.

"Come on, they only have three guns, the seven of us, go out and kill them directly." Hernandez roared.

When everyone shouted, one was more fierce than the other, but when it was time to go out, they all looked at each other.It's not bad that they are gangsters, but the guns on the opposite side are a bit accurate, and the first one to rush out will most likely lie down.

No one wants to die, right?
Hernandez was a little irritable for no reason. There were obviously seven people on his side, but he was surrounded by three people.

"Friends outside, we don't know each other, we have no hatred or grudge, why did you kill us?" He squatted under the window and shouted outside.

no respond.

The old man simply opened up and said: "The person you want is in my hands now. If you don't mind, we can talk about it. You have plans and we have people. We can cooperate. If you force me to kill him, Everyone gets nothing."

"Then you do it. We don't want more people to share the money." Chen Jianqiu's voice floated in from outside.

Holmes had just woken up from his dizziness, and he almost fainted from anger when he heard this.

While talking, Hernandez directed his subordinates to move to the window and the door respectively. He planned to come out from the door and the window at the same time, with people behind him covering him, and as soon as the opponent appeared, he would directly kill him.

Three people surround seven people, why?He is also a person who has lived a life of licking blood with the tip of a knife for decades, and he can't afford to lose this person if he talks about it.

Just as he was about to take the lead and jump out of the window first, another voice sounded.

"Old man, have you forgotten how you got that wound on your chest? Would you like me to recall it for you?"

Hernandez shuddered at the low voice.

Five years ago, he led his brothers to intercept a carriage on Route 66. At that time, Route 66 was still a dirt road with carriages, and countless people traveled along this road to California.

But when they opened the door of the carriage, the man in the carriage killed 6 of them in an instant, while he himself was shot through his chest while escaping.

Although a life was recovered later, the scar remained there forever.

That man was later known as "Adam the God of Death".

Chen Jianqiu turned his head and saw Adam was leaning against a tree, and his old horse was gnawing grass on the ground in the forest with its head down.

"Didn't you lie on the table?" Chen Jianqiu was a little puzzled.

Every time this person looks drunk, why does he follow him in a short while?
Adam folded his arms in front of his chest, and the "Peacemaker" in his hand patted his arm.

"Do you want me to go in and clean up this bunch of trash for you?" He asked in a low voice, not at all like a hangover.

"There may be casualties if you go in like this." Chen Jianqiu shook his head. It's not that he doesn't believe in the fighting power of the man in front of him. After all, he is very reliable when he is awake.

"I'm just kidding, they're blocking the door, and I can't help it." The next second, Adam's compulsion fell to the ground.

"It's okay." Chen Jianqiu checked his gun with a confident look.

"I called the police."

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(End of this chapter)