The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 247 Dressage

Because it is backed by a large lake, Cape Clemons is filled with a thin layer of fog in the early morning.

A sleepy-eyed Arthur came to the lake and prepared to wash his face.

As soon as I squatted down, Aunt Susan urged me from behind: "Mr. Morgan, please hurry up, you will be late soon."

The members valued Arthur's new job as a way to get the gang out of their current predicament.

Of course, Arthur himself is no exception.

After wiping the water droplets off his face, he returned to the bedside, trimmed his slightly scruffy beard neatly, took out a can of oil, and gave himself a regular hairstyle.

"Arthur, remember to have a good relationship with the people in the town, the future of the gang depends on you!"

"I know." Arthur responded to Dutch's expectations and rode to Rhodes Town.

In order to be more qualified for the job of police sergeant, the former fierce thug did something he had never thought of before and greeted every passerby friendly and enthusiastically.

"Hello."

"Good morning."

"If you need help, come to me, ma'am."

"Sir, you lost your wallet."

After talking until his mouth was dry, Arthur finally came to the Sheriff's Office.

After a simple welcome ceremony, a golden police badge symbolizing law enforcement power was placed on his chest.

The ghost dog who served as deputy sheriff knew that Arthur was a stickman who didn't understand anything, so he patiently explained to him the duties of the deputy.

Since the desperadoes and illegal groups in Rhodes and nearby areas have been plowed by Han Sen, the few remaining minions are nothing to worry about, so Arthur's job will be very easy.

Lead people to patrol around the town every day to prevent Lemoyne raiders from sneaking back.

Catch wanted criminals crossing the border or issue reward announcements.

Maintain law and order in the town and conduct trials on captured criminals.

For example, today's main task is to judge prisoners.

The deputy sheriff brought Arthur a list of more than a dozen names and the crimes they had committed.

Among them were the gang of villains from the Anders Brotherhood.

Through this list, Arthur discovered that Rhodes' punishment was extremely severe, either death or hanging, and there was basically no third option.

This is quite to his taste.

But as he watched, Arthur's expression suddenly changed.

Because there is a familiar name on the list.

Josiah Trelawney.

He was arrested for being accused of gold mining investment fraud, and the treatment plan was: hanging.

As the chief deceiver of the gang, Trelawney and Arthur left the camp again after rescuing Sean, and ran out to make money by cheating. As a result, they managed to escape death in Rhodes Town.

Arthur never expected that the new official would be the first to burn his head.

He bent the law for personal gain on the day he took office. He is really incompetent as a police chief.

"What happened to this man? Did he cheat a lot of money? He actually wants to be hanged!"

The deputy police chief replied: "We caught him before he could get any money from the scam, and he refused to plead guilty or pay the fine. In addition, hanging is only a suggestion. The specific punishment must be decided by the police chief himself."

Arthur asked tentatively: "Is it possible to change the sentence?"

The deputy police chief replied: "Of course you can, pay the ransom."

Arthur asked again: "What if there is no money?"

"The original verdict is upheld." The deputy police chief explained: "The decision was made by Mayor Han Sen. If you have any objections, you can raise it with him."

Arthur looked at the list of criminals and fell into deep thought.

He doesn't want to find Han Sen, and he doesn't have the money. Could it be that he wants to rob the prison?

Thinking of this, Arthur looked up at the ghost dogs coming and going in the police station, and decisively killed the idea of ​​committing a crime that had just emerged.

Seeing his troubled face, the deputy police chief made it clear:

"If I guess correctly, this person should be your friend, Mr. Sheriff, right?"

"You can owe the fine first, but it will be recorded on your head and will be paid when he has the money. However, he is not allowed to enter Rhodes during the period of debt."

Arthur did not immediately put the responsibility on himself, but first asked: "What if he never pays it back?"

The deputy police chief said calmly: "Whoever guarantees will be punished for him. He himself can't even think of running away. I believe in our strength. We can catch him even if he escapes to the end of the world."

After hearing this, Arthur couldn't help but recall the night when he was chased by the ghost dog.

"I think I've learned this before."

"Thank you for the award." The deputy police chief replied in a calm tone.

He also participated in the original arrest of Arthur's group.

"I'm not complimenting you." Arthur reluctantly moved his eyes to the list again.

People must be saved. The Van der Linde Gang has no habit of abandoning their companions, and the fines can be easily settled. The gang should have saved a lot of money during this period, and Trelawney will be able to pay it back in the future.

"Let him go. I'll pay the money, but I have to wait until tomorrow."

"As you wish, Mr. Sheriff."

After settling the matter with his companions, Arthur signed his name on the list of criminals.

Except for Trelawney, the others upheld the original verdict.

At this time, Arthur finally realized how powerful he was. A single sentence could determine a person's life or death.

When he was an outlaw, he had to do it himself, now all he needed was a small signature.

He didn't even know the other person, and the other person was killed by him.

After a hard day's work, Arthur returned to the camp. In fact, there was a place to rest in the Sheriff's Office, and the conditions were much better than in the camp, but he was unwilling to live there because he knew his identity very well.

First the members of the Van Gang, then the Sheriff of Rhodes Town.

Trelawney was also in the camp, bragging to other members about how sophisticated his deception was. If it weren't for the Rhodes Town police's sharp nose, he would definitely have made a fortune this time.

Seeing this situation, Arthur was not in a good mood: "Trelawney! Remember to pay back the money."

"What money?" Trelawney looked innocent: "A fine? I thought the police officer was joking. Please, my good brother, you are now a police chief and I still need to pay?"

Arthur grabbed his collar and yelled angrily: "Do you want to drag the entire gang to accompany you to hell?"

Seeing that the other party was really angry, Trelawney hurriedly begged for mercy: "I'll give you money. It's okay if I give you money, but I need time."

Arthur let go: "Pack your things and leave here, get the money and come back!"

Trelawney felt extremely aggrieved: "Just because of a little money, you actually want to drive me away?"

Seeing the two arguing, the members gradually gathered around and tried to persuade Arthur to calm down.

Dutch, who heard the noise, also walked out of the tent and said angrily: "Arthur Morgan, have you collected the bill and taken it to your home?"

Arthur had no choice but to explain the cause and effect.

Trelawney learned that Rhodes turned out to be Leon's territory, and then he felt frightened. He was so frightened that he fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

Dutch was silent for a moment and advised: "Josiah, stay outside for a while. The gang will help you find a solution for the money matter."

"I will pay back the money as soon as possible." Trelawney hurriedly promised as if he was about to receive an amnesty.

Then, he packed up the luggage he had just put down and left the camp in a hurry.

After a few days, Arthur became more and more comfortable with his job as police sergeant. The only problem was that he was getting busier and busier. At first, he could go back to the camp to rest every day, but later it became once every two or three days, or even longer.

Charles and Lenny are currently with him to help.

Although Arthur and John had a better relationship, Charles was clearly more reliable.

Lenny, whose full name is Leonard Summers, was born into black slaves for several generations, but he has received a certain education and is considered a disciple of Hosea. He is very smart, capable and ambitious, and his dream is to become a lawyer or judge one day.

Hosea felt that letting Lenny stay with Arthur would help him learn more about the law.

The old guy himself agreed to cooperate with the Tijia Manor to transport and sell private wine. He took Sean and Javier, who was recovering from his injuries, back and forth between Rhodes and Saint-Denis every day, busy non-stop.

Several ladies in the gang, with Arthur's help, went to the town to find jobs with less work and more money.

Everything is going in the right direction and everyone is happy.

Except Dutch.

He felt as if he had been left alone, with only Bill, who was not very bright, and his disciple John at his disposal, who was often away from the camp.

Gang funds are indeed increasing day by day, but they are just not happy.

"Molly, why did you come back so late today?" Dutch stood in front of the tent, staring eagerly at his lover who had just come back from outside. Molly O'Shee, who was all dressed up, was shaking a small fan.

"Didn't you ask me to interact more with the ladies in the manor? What about lady diplomacy?"

Dutch was speechless for a moment.

"Then you can't come back so late. It's already dark and you might be in danger."

Molly couldn't help laughing and said: "Danger? What do you think Arthur is busy with these days? And Mrs. Aqina has sent someone to send me away, so there is no need to worry."

Dutch became more worried when he heard this and said seriously. "You are not allowed to go back tomorrow!"

"Why?" Molly said reluctantly, "My wife and I have made an appointment for afternoon tea tomorrow."

Although she is Da Qi's lover, she is a daughter of a wealthy family. She is willing to follow Da Qi on the run, which is considered worthy of him.

Now that I have finally returned to the life of an upper class person, how could I give up so easily?

Even his lover didn't listen to him. Dutch's face turned green with anger: "Are you attracted to that pretty boy?"

Molly, who was wrongly accused, felt confused: "Vanderlinde, is there something wrong with your brain? Mr. Li Ang took his wife out a few days ago, and I have never seen her."

Dutch was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent: "Go back to the tent!"

He missed Micah's presence so much now. At least Micah wouldn't turn a deaf ear to his words.

After his lover entered the tent, Dutch put his hands on his hips and looked around the camp where there were only a few people.

He wants to come up with a plan to restore his prestige in the gang and let everyone know who is the boss.

"Bill! Bill, you idiot, where did you go again!"

Bill Williams, who had a simple mind and not very developed limbs, appeared drunk from the back of a carriage: "Boss, boss, are you looking for me?"

Dutch suppressed his anger: "Throw away the bottle in your hand, and then go to town to find Arthur and John for me!"

Not wanting to get into trouble, Bill left in a hurry and took John back to the camp after more than an hour.

"Arthur is not in town. He went on a business trip to Saint-Denis with the mayor."

Hearing this, Dutch angrily kicked the supply box next to him: "Fake! Does he know who he is?"

John stood up and said something fair at this time: "He didn't know, Dutch, if he knew that the gang had a mission today, he would definitely come back."

The pain from his toes brought Dutch back to his senses.

He understood that he had been so stimulated that he became so irritable, but for the sake of face, he could only continue to put on a tough attitude.

"With or without him, it's the same. This operation is just the three of us, no one else is needed."

"Bill, prepare the explosives, let's go to Valentine and rob the bank!"

When he heard the words "rob a bank", Bill cheered excitedly: "Finally, I can do something serious!"

John was very busy these days, so he didn't express any opinions.

After determining the target, the three of them rushed to Valentine.

In order to prove that his sword is still young, Dutch specially chose to carry out the robbery plan in broad daylight the next day.

The action is smooth and the harvest is abundant.

The income of nearly 10,000 US dollars has brought the gang's funds to a new level.

Dutch is back to being the high-spirited, charismatic leader of the gang, well-liked and admired by all the gang members, except Arthur, who hasn't returned to camp yet.

But an unexpected person came back - Micah.

He came back with Chef Pearson who was out shopping for supplies.

"Oh, Micah, my good brother, where have you been during this time?" Dutch happily hugged the legendary mouse and expressed his thoughts.

Micah explained that after the train robbery failed, he was afraid of bringing trouble to the gang, so he hid in the mountains and forests for a few days. When he returned to Horseshoe, he found that everyone had moved away. Fortunately, he met Trelawny and was told The location of the new camp.

On the way here, he happened to meet Pearson and claimed that he had brought good news to the gang.

"Fat man, come and tell Dutch how much of a burden you have relieved everyone!"

Pearson, who has been a marginalized member of the gang for a long time, finally got a chance to show his face. He quickly walked to his boss and danced about his experience today.

"On the way into the city, I met the O'Drisco gang. But you also know how courageous I am. I am like a tiger who is cornered. It is impossible to give up! But they don't seem to want to use the knife. Instead, they want our family to be brave." You can sit down and talk and resolve all the past grudges, like gentlemen."

Putting aside the bragging part, the general idea of ​​Gang Chef's words is that the Aobang wants to reach a reconciliation with the Fan Gang.

All the members felt it was very strange, and Hosea even said bluntly: "This is a trap!"

Dutch also didn't believe this was true. He and the Austrian gang boss had a blood feud.

Colm O'Driscoe killed the woman he loved, and he killed Colm's brother.

But Micah kept trying to persuade Dutch to change his mind.

"What's the point of trying, Dutch? As you said, the past grudges have long since passed. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us!"

"Pinkerton is still tracking our whereabouts. We shouldn't waste our time fighting and killing those hillbillies from the Austrian Gang."

"And we have Arthur. Even if it's a trap, he can kill all those guys!"

Dutch was moved, not only because he thought what Micah said was reasonable, but also because he trusted Arthur.

Although he was a little resentful of Arthur's behavior of being away from home all day long, he still believed in Arthur's loyalty to him.

Arthur will definitely protect him.

"John, go to town and wait for Arthur to come back, and then we'll set off."

Early the next morning, John brought Arthur back with a tired face.

Among all the gunmen in the gang, Dutch trusted Arthur and Micah the most, so he only took them two with him in this operation.

The location for the peace talks with the Austrian Gang was set in a sparsely populated wasteland in the heart of the earth.

Arthur hid on a nearby hilltop with a sniper rifle on his back. If something went wrong, he could fire in time to rescue Dutch and Micah.

The distance was too far, and he couldn't hear what the two sides were talking about, so he could only focus all his attention on observing the movements of the Austrian gang.

Just when Arthur thought everything was going well, a slight noise behind him suddenly aroused his alertness.

He turned around quickly, but it was too late. He was knocked to the ground by a member of the Austrian Gang who quietly approached him with a rifle butt, and was completely unconscious.

The Fan Gang and the Ao Gang have had a long-standing feud, which cannot be resolved by just one meeting.

In the end, Dutch and Colm reached no agreement and broke up on bad terms. Later, he and Micah arrived at the originally agreed meeting place, only to find that Arthur was still missing.

Micah said angrily: "Our 'patron saint' Mr. Morgan is always like this. He might go drinking somewhere else, and he doesn't follow the rules at all."

Dutch believed it because Arthur did it all the time.

On the other side, Arthur, who was caught by the Austrian gang, was tortured and beaten countless times. Finally, he was locked in a dark cellar, where he was told that the sky and the earth should not work.

He thought Dutch would come to save him.

Colm also thought Dutch was coming to save him, so he used him as bait.

Nothing happened.

I don't know how long it took, until the Austrian gang lost their patience and relaxed their vigilance, Arthur found the opportunity to unlock the shackles on his body, gouge out the bullet on his shoulder, drag his seriously injured body, and crawl out of the cellar little by little.

But when he found out that there were all gunmen from the Austrian Gang outside, he fell into despair again.

Arthur didn't want to die, at least he couldn't die in the hands of these bastards from the Austrian Gang.

As he was trying to find a solution, a series of rhythmic hoofbeats disrupted his thoughts.

It was a dark-colored Turkmen horse with a black mane and a naked body. It was tall and strong. Sitting on it was a young man with a handsome appearance and an upright figure.

He reached out his hand to the desperate outlaw.

"Mr. Morgan, I always show up when you are most embarrassed. You shouldn't think that I am harming you, right?"

Arthur looked at the man's eyes as calm as a pool, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Meanwhile, Austrian gunmen discovered the unexpected intruder.

The whole camp was in commotion, and dozens of guns were pointed at the men on horseback at the same time.

Suddenly there was loud gunfire and the sound of fighting was loud.

"We may have encountered a little trouble, but it's not a big problem." Li Ang pulled the weak Arthur onto the horse and walked leisurely among the hail of bullets.

Silent and deadly blood flowed from his fingertips like threads, swimming in all directions.

The Austrian gunmen seemed to have their souls ripped away in an instant, falling down in rows. Before long, the entire camp turned into a dead zone.

Arthur, who witnessed the whole process, could only think of one word to describe the massacre:

Precise and elegant.

(End of this chapter)