The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 253 Heaven is Fading Away (Happy New Year’s Day~)

On the way back to the tree-lined beauty, Arthur deliberately made a large circle to prevent being followed.

Based on the intelligence previously obtained in St. Denis, Pinkerton detectives and law enforcement agencies have continued to increase their efforts to hunt down wanted criminals in various places, and must be more careful.

However, after arriving at the camp, Arthur found that his caution was completely in vain.

Because Detective Pinkerton has found them.

Milton and Ross, who had visited Hansen not long ago, were now standing in the center of the camp, surrounded by a group of Fan Gang members who shared the same hatred.

Even with more than a dozen black guns pointed at them, the two senior agents remained expressionless.

Arthur had observed the vicinity of the camp and found no ambush, indicating that the two of them were indeed going deep alone.

In the past, Arthur probably wouldn't have been able to understand why the two detectives were so confident, but after serving as a police chief, he understood.

Milton represents not only himself, nor the Pinkerton Detective Agency, but the terrifying state machine. If the Fan Gang dares to kill people, there will no longer be a place for them in the vast American land.

Thinking of this, Arthur couldn't help but sigh, and then walked into the beauty of the forest.

"It looks like we're in quite a bit of trouble," he said.

"It's not a trouble, it's a guest, a solution." Milton turned around and said, "Mr. Morgan, we meet again. I actually don't want to see you here."

"As a good citizen who was fortunate enough to be pardoned, instead of being grateful and changing his ways, you chose to continue hanging out with a bunch of criminals. It is really regrettable."

Arthur came to the front and stood with the other members.

Although no gun was drawn, the meaning was clear.

Milton smiled and shook his head.

At this time, Dutch, as the leader, said: "Excuse me, why are you two here, idiot agents?"

Milton didn't take this level of insult seriously at all, and calmly elaborated:

"I don't know if you've noticed, but America is now a civilized land. We didn't kill those barbaric aboriginal people just to let people like you without human dignity and basic morality come out to cause trouble."

“The days of chaos no longer exist.”

After hearing this theory, Dutch walked up to the detective step by step and said with a stern expression: "There is no civilization at all in this land. Everyone is so greedy that they have no shame and only have desire."

Milton asked seriously: "Is this why you do whatever you want, take whatever you want, kill whenever you want, completely ignoring federal laws?!"

As he said that, the detective glanced at all the Fan Gang members.

"Who made you call yourself the savior and lead these lost souls astray?"

Dutch replied categorically: "Mr. Milton, I never said I was a savior, I was just a person seeking the truth."

Milton immediately retorted: "You are just a murderer."

"But I came here today to make a deal. You come with me, and I will give the others three days to leave, fly away, and live like a human being."

Dutch suddenly laughed and said: "Are you here for me? Risking your lives to come to this den of low-class people and murderers just to let them learn to love life? Stop talking, you are not so kind."

Milton said seriously: "I don't want to kill too many people, Dutch, as long as you are enough."

Dutch raised his hands arrogantly: "I'm honored to be able to join you, but"

Before the words were spoken, the gang members showed their attitude with actions, and the sounds of bullets being loaded were heard one after another.

Dutch put down his hands and said proudly: "It seems that we have something that we can live and die for. What a pity, Mr. Milton. Don't follow us anymore, otherwise it will be difficult for me to guarantee that we can maintain restraint the next time we meet. .”

"I'm afraid I can't do it." Milton finally showed some anger on his face: "When we meet next time, I will bring fifty or a hundred people. You will all die! Run for your lives, you arrogant and ignorant people Idiot!"

After that, Milton pushed through the crowd and walked out of the camp with his men.

Arthur looked worriedly at the disappearing figures of the two agents: "What should we do now?"

Dutch was no longer as calm as before: "We don't have much time left, we need to leave as soon as possible."

"Lenny, you go follow those two idiots and make sure they are gone."

They had to move again just a few days after living in the new camp. Although the members were reluctant, they also understood that the current situation was very urgent and that they had to leave.

So they dispersed silently and went to pack their luggage.

The three gang leaders stayed in place to discuss the next plan.

Where to move first is a big problem.

Dutch thought for a long time and said: "Go to Roanoke Mountain in the east. There are few people there, which should be enough for us to hide for a while."

"Arthur, have you been to Blackwater Town? How was it?"

If they could get back the hidden gold, they would be free.

However, Arthur's answer was not optimistic. Blackwater Town is still heavily guarded. He is the only one in the gang who can enter safely, but one person alone cannot bring back so much gold, and only Dutch knows where the money is hidden.

Although the other two giants had expected it, they were inevitably a little disappointed.

Dutch paced back and forth with his pipe in his mouth, and finally said: "Looks like we have to do something big."

Arthur told the story about the tar factory and gambling boat that he had read in the newspaper.

"Not enough, far from enough." Dutch shook his head and exhaled a large mouthful of melancholy smoke: "Hosea, do you have any ideas over there?"

The old guy said: "It really does."

Then he took out a map of Saint-Denis and spread it flat on the camp table.

"Lemoyne National Bank."

"I've been watching and waiting these past few days. Of course, I don't guarantee that it will be successful, but I can guarantee that it is feasible."

People who often break the law and commit crimes are path dependent, and the Fan Gang had succeeded in every bank robbery before.

"Listen, I asked a few ladies to investigate, and they were all very sure that there was only one armed guard in this bank." Hosea pointed to the map: "As for the patrolling police, I might be able to find a way to cause trouble in the next street. Make some noise and lure them over. When the time comes, your chance will come."

Dutch turned to look at Arthur: "What do you think?"

Arthur paused for a few seconds: "Well, I think we have no other choice. Everyone knows that if you continue to stay here, you will die."

The Idea King asked again: "But... what's the plan?"

Perhaps because he had more contact with Li Ang, Arthur said simply and rudely: "We have many good players who know how to fight, and the city police don't seem to be too difficult to deal with. As long as we move fast enough, there should be no problem."

Hosea added: “I recommend doing so in the evening.”

"I agree," Arthur said.

Dutch finally agreed: "I agree, it sounds like a good plan."

"It's just that Arthur, you can't go. I hope you can escort the others to the new camp."

Arthur's expression suddenly turned cold: "Some people seem to want to kick me out of the team."

"You know that's not what I meant." Dutch said seriously: "I just think that if you continue to maintain your innocent identity, it may come in handy in the future."

But no matter how hard he tried, Arthur still insisted on taking part in the action.

After thinking for a long time, Hosea chose to side with Dutch because he also felt that Arthur might be their fallback option in the future.

Two votes to one, it was useless for Arthur to insist.

"It's time, gentlemen! For the last time, with any luck, we will start a new life in a tropical pastoral in a few weeks!" Dutch is doing pre-war mobilization in his own way, and all combatants in the gang will participate. In this operation, only Arthur, who had the strongest fighting ability, and Sadie, who seemed to be inseparable from the gang, were left behind.

Everyone was very confused about Dutch's decision.

Does Arthur have other tasks?

After several hours of preparation, all members of the Fan Gang were ready. They divided their troops into two groups. Dutch led the gunmen into the city, while Arthur led the others to Roanoke Mountain.

If nothing else happens, the two groups of people will be able to reunite again tomorrow morning.

"Arthur, I leave it to you. Take good care of the house."

After giving the instructions, Da Qi gave the order and walked away with his men.

Arthur had never done much of the job of looking after the house, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.

At this time, Sadie was still making sarcastic remarks: "The poor child was abandoned by his father like this."

Arthur glared.

Sadie smiled and said: "I mean little Jack, how worried he would be if he knew that his father was about to face the police in the city. Abigail should be very anxious too, right?"

Arthur was silent for a few seconds and said: "Mrs. Adler, for the sake of our fighting side by side, do me a favor."

Having said this, he glanced at the convoy behind him: "Help me take everyone to the new camp."

Sadie understood instantly: "You want to find Dutch and the others? You have to hurry up, they might have entered the city now."

Arthur understood that she had agreed to help: "Thank you."

"No need, just think of it as repaying your life-saving grace." Shadi said.

Afterwards, Arthur bid farewell to the motorcade and hurried towards Saint-Denis.

There was no trace of Dutch and others along the way. Perhaps as Sadie said, they had already entered the city.

Arthur was anxious and sped up again.

When the bank was still three blocks away, a deafening explosion sounded in the distance, followed by billowing black smoke.

This meant that Hosea took action.

The nearby police rushed to the scene of the incident, and Arthur also discovered Pinkerton among them.

This gave him a bad premonition instantly.

Could those guys from Milton be in town now?

As the bank got closer and closer, intensive gunfire rang out. Pedestrians ran away and screamed, and the scene became chaotic.

This situation made Arthur's heart completely sink to the bottom.

Now there is no time to think about why Dutch and the others were exposed so quickly. They must rush over to help as soon as possible.

But when Arthur was only one step away from the bank, several policemen blocked his way.

"Sir, there are thugs in front of us who are committing murder on the street. It is very dangerous. You cannot go through."

Arthur tightened the reins, stopped, and looked around blankly.

All intersections had long been blocked, and there were city police in blue uniforms everywhere. He even saw a carriage carrying a Maxim machine gun heading towards the bank.

"Damn it!" Arthur made a quick decision, jumped off his horse and ran towards the alley next to him.

Several policemen looked at each other, realized something was wrong, and hurriedly chased after him.

Thanks to wandering around the city and gathering intelligence these past few days, Arthur was quite familiar with the terrain and routes. Shaking his tail, he climbed to the rooftop through the external stairs of an apartment building.

After coughing violently for a few times, Arthur took out the telescope in his bag.

He saw Pinkerton and the police surrounding the bank, indicating that Dutch and others were still inside and had not escaped.

So Arthur immediately put away the binoculars and took out his gun.

He planned to approach the bank from the roof, catching the law enforcers off guard and giving Dutch a chance to escape.

While running, the gunfire suddenly stopped.

The uneasy Arthur looked through the telescope again.

It turned out that the two groups were at a deadlock. The law enforcers did not dare to attack the bank rashly, and Dutch and the others did not dare to come out of the bank, so there was a temporary ceasefire.

The boss on the law enforcement side was Milton whom he had just met during the day.

"I should be able to catch up, I have to be faster!" Arthur galloped at full speed, struggling to jump between buildings, completely ignoring that his lungs were whirring like a broken bellows.

Seconds later, the gun went off again.

Hosea, who was responsible for distracting the police, somehow fell into Milton's hands and was shot in the chest and fell to the ground.

The bright red blood stung Arthur's nerves, and he was so anxious that he raised his gun and fired at Milton and his men, regardless of whether the range was sufficient.

"There's someone on the roof!"

The law enforcement officers discovered his location and immediately fired back, and the dense bullets enveloped him in an instant.

Arthur was unable to dodge, and suffered severe pain in his abdomen, and one arm was scratched by a stray bullet.

Fortunately, his efforts paid off. Dutch and others took the opportunity to use explosives to blow open the back wall of the bank and successfully escaped from the encirclement.

However, the entire city is under complete martial law. Law enforcement officers have launched sweeping searches and checkpoints have been set up at every traffic artery. It is extremely difficult to escape smoothly.

Arthur originally wanted to join Dutch, but there were also many people chasing him.

He had no choice but to give up the idea, clutching his bleeding belly, turned around and ran in the opposite direction.

The hunt continued late into the night, and the pursuers finally slowed down a bit.

But Arthur still couldn't find a way to escape from the city. He could only hide in a strange stable, endure the infestation of feces and mosquitoes, and wait for the arrival of dawn.

I don’t know what’s going on with Dutch and the others.

Carrying anxiety and uneasiness, Arthur slowly lost consciousness after losing excessive blood.

Early the next morning, the warm sunshine shone on the earth again.

The streets of Saint-Denis were full of residents discussing the bank robbery. Some compared the incident with the Blackwater robbery that shocked the country last year. Some people think that it is far worse than Blackwater Town.

If you dare to go into the city and rob you today, where will you go tomorrow, a white house in Washington?

Some people are completely indifferent.

For example, Mary Lington.

Now her mind is full of thinking about how to better adapt to the new job and leave a good impression on her wife and several ladies.

The first task today is to order the stables to prepare horses, because the eldest lady is going out.

After walking for a long time in an unfamiliar manor, Mary finally found the location of the stables.

Just as he was about to go around to the main entrance, he saw a sneaky figure climbing out of the stable window with difficulty.

Mary subconsciously wanted to shout for the thief, but the figure of the thief became more and more familiar.

"Arthur?"

　There is one more chapter, it will be very late, no need to wait

　　

　

(End of this chapter)