The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 241 There will never be a shortage of surprises in the West

Arthur has not been having a very smooth life recently. Although he successfully resolved the conflict with Leon and was able to enter and leave Valentine freely, and several ladies in the gang also found jobs in the town, the troubles also increased.

Of course, most of the troubles were caused by other members, and he was responsible for settling them.

Whoever makes the Van der Linde Gang have a bad foundation, it is even harder to get the guys in the gang to stay safe.

For example, this morning, he just rescued a mentally ill priest who loves to drink from the railroad tracks. In the afternoon, he will collect some loan sharks for the gang's accountant.

If there is a chain of contempt for doing bad things, then loan sharking is undoubtedly at the bottom of the chain.

Even a desperado like Arthur, who kills many people, feels it is too wicked.

But as the gang's top thug, for the sake of the gang's development, he could only hold back his disgust and complete the task.

People who borrow money at usury are basically desperate people who don't want the money very well. In the end, they have to resort to robbery and robbery to recover the arrears.

What was even more unfortunate was that during the debt collection process, an honest farmer spit out blood all over his face.

Arthur, who looked unhappy, returned to the Horseshoe Camp, handed over the money he had recovered, and then went to wash his face.

As soon as I cleaned myself up, a new job came again.

Aunt Susan said that Hosea asked him to find time to go to the Amarlo Ranch, where there was a business to be done.

Arthur is actually not very willing to go, because Aima Luo means Emerald Ranch.

But considering that old guy Hosea has already gone, he has to go even if he doesn't want to.

Just as he was about to set off, Dutch stopped Arthur.

The gang leader was still dressed brightly today, calmly looking like an upper-class gentleman, more like a young man from a wealthy family. Unfortunately, this mood was destroyed as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Arthur, we have to find some food quickly, get more food or money, otherwise these bastards under our command will eat us."

"I know, Dutch, I'm already working on it."

Arthur agreed, but he couldn't help but curse in his heart, am I the only one working in the gang?

Fortunately, Dutch knew that he had done enough for the gang and didn't give him any more trouble.

After bidding farewell to his boss, Arthur rode the new horse he just bought from Valentine and once again left the camp where he had stayed for less than ten minutes.

Accident is always the theme of the West.

On the way, Arthur met a Mexican who wanted to test his shooting skills with him, and successfully won 10 yuan from this man.

After all, the reputation as the best sharpshooter of the Fan Gang is not in vain.

The unexpected small profit made Arthur's mood much better, which was originally depressed due to debt collection.

This incident also made him suddenly recall that he had received a commission related to the four legendary gunmen at the Valentine Tavern. After the gang settled down, he might try to complete it.

Once a person starts thinking about things in his mind, the long journey will become short.

Emerald Ranch, here it is.

Arthur, who successfully arrived at his destination, did not rush in, but walked around the pasture. Sure enough, he found the familiar black carriage on the side of a green country house.

The villa should be under renovation, and there are many busy workers around.

The 'eldest' lady whom I had met before was supervising the work on site, but Li Ang and the three beautiful ladies were not seen.

There are many gunmen patrolling the ranch.

Arthur could tell with just one glance that these were all ruthless gangsters who had killed people.

Hosea's location was also found. The old guy was sitting in front of the barn chatting with a bald worker.

Arthur urged his horse to take a few steps into the pasture, and found that the patrolling gunman had no intention of stopping him, so he approached the barn with confidence and boldness.

Hosea spotted him from a distance and raised his hand to say hello.

"Just in time, Arthur, this is Seamus, our new partner."

A bald worker named Seamus immediately retorted: "I'm not."

So Hosea changed his tune and said, "Hopefully we will be a new partner if he likes us."

Seamus said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter whether you like it or not, trust is the most important thing. As I told you just now, I have a new boss, and he agrees to me doing some small business privately, but only if I find someone trustworthy. .”

"Of course!" Hosea said pretentiously: "There are no more honest people than us in the whole west. Why don't you give us a chance to prove it!"

Arthur hurriedly winked at the military advisor, "You can't do this job!"

As a result, Hosea didn't notice at all.

Seamus hesitated for a moment: "Okay, then I will believe you once."

"Listen to me, old Bob and his men just bought a stolen mail carriage from the north and put it in their warehouse. You guys go get the carriage so that we can cooperate."

Hosea knew as soon as he heard that it was done, and stealing a carriage would be easy for him and Arthur.

Seamus is a black marketeer who specializes in selling stolen carriages of unknown origin.

Later, the military advisor asked the black marketeer for some details about the car theft mission.

Arthur, however, seemed to be uninterested and ran to the side to play with the dog.

The ranch has an Australian Shepherd, which is quite lively and reminds Arthur of a dog he once had named Copper.

Copper was also lively and not very disciplined. Hosea once caught several large salmon, but they were all eaten by him.

The old guy lost his temper over this, but Arthur thought the puppy had a lot of personality.

So even years after his death, Copper's picture is still affixed to his carriage.

Thinking of this, Arthur suddenly felt that he was a little too sentimental today. Is it because of his age?

Meanwhile, the oldest guy in the gang had finished talking to the black marketeer.

"Arthur, are you okay? Your condition doesn't look good."

"Yeah." Arthur rubbed the dog's head for the last time: "I'll take you to see something. After reading it, you'll know why."

While talking, the two came to the side of the country villa.

When Hosea saw the black carriage that was unforgettable in his life, he was stunned.

"Thank you for the generous gift! The new owner of the ranch that Seamus mentioned turns out to be"

Arthur nodded helplessly: "The West is big, but sometimes it's small."

Even though Hosea is usually quick-thinking, now he also finds it difficult: "I'm afraid Seamus won't be able to do this business. Let's go back to the camp first."

As he spoke, the military advisor's expression gradually became depressed.

After finally finding a way to make money stably, it’s time to think of another way.

Arthur opened up a new idea: "On the contrary, I think I can continue to cooperate with Seamus. He just said that that person knows his black market business. Does that mean that Seamus's sales channel will be protected by that person? This is a good thing for us! And why should we avoid that gentleman? We have no enmity with him. "

Hosea looked at Arthur in astonishment, who was usually careless and careless, and liked to use his hands more than his words: "Have you found your brain that was lost for more than thirty years?"

Arthur smiled and scolded: "Be careful, old guy, no matter how smart I am, your position as military advisor will not be guaranteed."

Just as the two were teasing each other, a series of roaring hoofbeats came from behind.

Turning around, he saw Li Ang, the three sisters, and a dozen ghost dogs dressed as cowboys.

Among them, Bella rides an extremely rare pure white Arabian horse. Li Ang also found two members of the Fan Gang and asked the others to go back to the pasture to rest, and then rode to the barn alone.

"Mr. Morgan, Mr. Matthews, why do you have time to come to my place?"

"Or is it that Mr. Morgan finally changed his mind and plans to bring his gang strategist to join me?"

Hosea did not know about the solicitation, so he was confused by what he heard.

In order to prevent the old guy from overthinking, Arthur quickly explained: "I have no intention of changing my mind yet. We came to Emerald Ranch today just to talk about some small business."

"I see." Li Ang looked at the two of them condescendingly: "With Seamus?"

Hosea was afraid that Arthur said the wrong thing, so he took over the conversation: "You are right, I will be more grateful to you, sir, for your care in the future."

Li Ang smiled and said: "That's easy to say. You are also welcome to visit the ranch often."

"By the way, I just got a piece of information here. Sean McGuire, one of the wanted criminals in the Blackwater Town robbery, was caught by a bounty hunter and will be sent to federal prison in a few days."

Upon hearing this name, Arthur immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

"Sean is still alive?"

But Hosea panicked and asked cautiously: "Do you know everything?"

The Blackwater robbery was the botched robbery that was the main reason why the entire Vanderlinde gang took refuge in the snowy mountains.

In fact, the robbery could not be considered a failure because they grabbed $15 worth of gold bars from a cash transport ship. But it can't be considered a success, because they were discovered by Detective Pinkerton, and in the end they could only temporarily hide the money they couldn't take away in Blackwater Town, and then fled in panic.

Arthur and Hosea had other goals at the time, so they did not participate. Dutch and Micah led others to do it.

Wrong actions caused the Fan Gang to lose several good players. Sean McGuire became separated from the large group during the escape and his whereabouts are still unknown.

Everyone thought he was dead.

Li Ang looked at the two Fan Gang members with a faint smile: "Don't worry, if I want to exchange your heads for a bounty, the person standing in front of you now should be Pinkerton."

"It's just that my information is not free."

"Within a week, send money over. As for the specific amount. How much do you think this piece of information is worth? Then send as much as you think."

"That's all I have to say. You two are busy first, so I won't interrupt you."

After saying that, Li Ang left on horseback.

The two Fan Gang members looked at each other in shock for a long time. Finally, Arthur couldn't help but sigh: "The Irish bastard has given us a big trouble."

Sean is Irish and relatively young, so everyone likes to call him that.

Hosea patted the thug who looked depressed and said, "Let's go home first."

Then, the two mounted their horses and returned to the camp.

As soon as they arrived at Horseshoe, Arthur and Hosea heard Dutch yelling angrily: "Can anyone tell me where that bastard Micah went?"

Charles, who was in charge of the camp today, replied: "I saw him riding out this morning and never came back."

Dutch stood in the middle of the camp, with his hands on his hips and continued to curse: "Fuck, you rushed out to die before your injuries healed! Charles, why didn't you stop him then?"

The black-skinned Indian said confidently: "He doesn't listen to me, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Seeing this, Hosea hurriedly stepped forward to persuade his leader to calm down.

Daqi's restless mood quickly subsided, and he turned to a smiling face: "You guys came back just in time, look at which thief I caught."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man wearing a high hat and a delicate beard walked out of Dutch's tent, and then bowed to everyone in an exaggerated way like a stage actor.

"That's Josiah Trelawney."

This person is also a member of the Fan Gang, a charlatan who likes to call himself a magician. As an intelligence agent for the gang, he can always provide good clues. However, as a cunning liar, he will basically not stay in the gang camp, but Always looking for opportunities to make money.

Because of this, Trelawney successfully escaped the robbery in Blackwater and was the only free man in the gang.

Another important member returns, Arthur and others are naturally very happy.

But they were no longer happy immediately, because Trelawney came back this time to inform everyone in the Fan Gang about matters related to Sean, and his information was clearer than what Leon gave him.

"In other words, we have to use an unknown amount of money to buy a piece of information that we should know? Does this country still have the law?"

Dutch's emotions were agitated again, and everyone could see that he was trying his best to suppress his anger.

Arthur thought to himself, if there was no king's law, we wouldn't be hiding here.

Hosea patiently advised: "The amount of money can be large or small, it is all up to us, and there is a one-week buffer time."

Dutch lit a cigar, and the swirling smoke obscured his face.

"Can you not give it? He beat me and my best gunner, and I have to offer him money?"

Hosea replied slightly embarrassed: "He has been to our camp."

Dutch turned his attention to the silent Arthur, who had brought Leon here in the first place.

This was despite prior consent from within the gang.

Trelawney, who had never seen or heard of Leon, was confused: "What are you worried about? Could it be that the gang has provoked the President of the United States?"

Arthur said quietly: "He is much scarier than the president, because he is right next to us."

"???" Trelawney looked around warily.

Hosea helped explain: "What Arthur means is that he always appears in an unexpected way. It seems that we can meet him wherever we go."

Dutch suddenly said: "Emerald Ranch, right?"

Arthur always felt that there was something in his words.

Hosea keenly sensed something was wrong in the atmosphere and immediately changed the subject: "We can talk about the money later. The main problem is Sean."

Trelawny said: "We don't seem to be very popular in Blackwater Town."

Arthur agreed: "If we step into Blackwater Town now, we will definitely be beaten into a sieve."

"It's true that they're all Pinkertons," Dutch said, stamping out the discarded cigar, "but as long as that kid is still alive, we have to try."

Arthur nodded: "Yes, of course."

Trelawney was very worried: "It's you they want to catch, Dutch."

Dutch said nonchalantly: "Always."

Now that the leader has made up his mind, the other members naturally have nothing to object to, let alone to rescue their companions who have long been regarded as family.

So Dutch began to give orders:

"Charles, go see if you can find out anything, and be safe."

"Trelawney and Javier go with him."

"Arthur, get Micah back to me, and then go to Blackwater Town to meet them."

"Hosea, try to get some food back. Pearson has complained to me countless times."

(End of this chapter)