The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 260 Whimsical

After receiving a joint letter from Archina and the mayor of Saint-Denis, Pinkerton urgently released Molly Ouch, who had been detained by them for many days without reason.

Arthur took advantage of his sister-in-law and was also acquitted due to lack of evidence.

At this time, a full 12 hours had passed since his arrest.

According to the information accidentally revealed by Pinkerton, Javier and others successfully escaped from Milton's siege. Arthur breathed a sigh of relief and immediately rushed to Cape Clemons to check the situation.

Li Ang only gave him 48 hours, but Pinkerton wasted a quarter of it.

I originally planned to go to Aqina's house to say thanks first, but now I am pressed for time and can only wait.

Besides, saying thank you with words doesn't mean much, Arthur must take some practical actions.

He and Molly quickly arrived near the former lakeside camp. Before the two of them got close, Javier, who was in charge of the patrol, shouted and asked: "Who is that!"

"It's me and Molly," Arthur said immediately.

The Mexican walked out of the woods where he was hiding: "Miss Ouche, why is she with you?"

"It's a long story." Arthur jumped off his horse and asked, "How is Dutch doing?"

Javier considered it for a few seconds and finally said: "It's hard to say, you'd better go see it yourself."

After hearing this, Molly thought something had happened to Dutch, so she ran towards the camp, crying while running.

The other two people saw this and hurriedly followed.

There was a lonely tent standing on the shore of the lake. Dutch, who had woken up, was sitting inside with a pale face. Next to him was Micah, who was talking about something unknown.

Molly's cry attracted their attention.

Dutch gritted his teeth and said, "Don't let her come."

Micah complied and blocked Molly's path: "The boss needs to rest now. Miss Osher had better not disturb him."

But Molly, who has sharp eyes, has already noticed the clue: "Where is your arm, Dutch?"

As soon as these words came out, the King of Ideas' expression instantly distorted, and he cursed like crazy: "Who asked you to come here? Get out of here!"

Molly was frightened and froze on the spot.

She had never seen her boyfriend in this state before, like a spotted hyena at the end of its rope.

Micah urged fiercely: "The boss has spoken, why don't you get out of here!"

Arthur came over at this time and blocked Molly, whose face turned pale with fright, behind him.

"Hey, you guys!" Micah was just about to throw some dirty water on the two of them, but saw Javier standing next to Arthur with an unkind expression, holding a loaded gun in his hand.

Seeing this, the legendary mouse closed his mouth angrily.

Arthur pushed it away and walked towards the tent: "Are you okay, Dutch?"

Dutch stared at his right-hand man angrily: "I'm so good!"

"Are you blaming me?" Arthur was so angry that he coughed repeatedly.

Behind him, Micah said in a strange tone: "Who are you, a tuberculosis ghost, to blame? He disappeared for so long for no reason, causing Dutch to miss the best opportunity for treatment, and had to amputate his limbs to save his life."

Javier couldn't stand it and retorted: "What do you mean by disappearing for no reason? If Arthur hadn't led Pinkerton away, the three of us would have died long ago."

Molly also helped explain: "We were captured by Pinkerton and were just released."

As soon as Arthur heard what she said, he knew he was going to suffer. Dutch was very emotionally unstable now. As long as he mentioned the matter of being caught, he would definitely be suspected of betraying him.

In the end, it was as expected.

Dutch suddenly stood up and said word by word: "You were - caught!?"

Micah was going crazy with joy, and he was worried about how to clear himself, when someone actually blew himself up. So he immediately fanned the flames and said, "Look what I'm saying, someone in the gang must have tipped off Pinkerton!"

Arthur hurriedly advised: "Calm down, Dutch, things are not what you think."

"I know it's a bit counterintuitive that Pinkerton found us so quickly, but is it possible that we went too far? We're less careful than the drunks in town and don't need a mole at all."

Dutch's eyes flickered, as if he was trying to discern the authenticity of this statement.

It was precisely because of his hesitation that Molly's grievances that she had accumulated for a long time exploded: "You actually doubt me? Why do you dare to doubt me!"

"I've been with you for so many years, even if I've been running around, I haven't complained at all."

"I owe you nothing, not at all! And you, do you know how long I have been imprisoned by Pinkerton? Have you ever thought of me? You have been treating me like nothing!"

"I despise you, you damn bastard!"

Seeing that Dutch's face was getting more and more ugly, Javier hurriedly pulled the excited Molly and signaled her to stop talking.

But Molly still refused: "Since you don't trust me so much, then I'll just go find Pinkerton and tell them you are here. I really hope they can kill you!"

Dutch, who couldn't bear it anymore, was about to take out his gun, but as soon as he did it, he remembered that his hand was gone.

This further stimulated his already distorted psychology.

"You want to denounce me? You want to betray me!!!"

"Micah, help me kill her!"

Micah drew his weapon without hesitation.

In fact, he has always disapproved of gangs supporting so many old, weak, women and children. Taking this opportunity, he might be able to persuade Dutch to give up the gang.

Naturally, Arthur couldn't just watch his companions being killed: "How dare you!"

Then he said to Javier: "Get her away quickly and take her to the town."

Upon hearing this, the Mexicans directly picked up Molly and left the camp.

After the two left, Arthur continued to persuade her with good words: "Daqi, you should understand that what she said just now was just angry words, and she didn't really want to report you."

Dutch ignored him, but he didn't ask Micah to chase him out and silence him.

Seeing that the Idea King had calmed down, Arthur immediately changed the subject, hoping that he would not think about Molly for the time being.

"Pinkerton is in hot pursuit, especially after our raid on Cornwall."

“You have to leave as soon as possible, and I’m not talking about Lodz or the West, I’m talking about leaving the country.”

"I know I don't have enough money, so I plan to go to Blackwater Town."

Dutch, who originally didn't want to talk to Arthur, immediately became energetic when he heard about Blackwater Town.

"Are you sure? Are you alone?"

Micah was also eager to give it a try, and gave a rare compliment: "If you can get the money back from Blackwater Town, you will definitely be our great hero!"

Arthur said very calmly: "Yes, I am alone. You only need to tell me where the money is hidden, and I will have a way to bring it back."

His idea is that with the money from Blackwater Town, everyone can buy a piece of land abroad and live a stable life. He can leave the gang with peace of mind and go work for Li Ang.

"Where is the money hidden?" Dutch's eyes narrowed, flickering with suspicion.

It can only be said that Arthur's idea was good, but unfortunately he ignored one thing.

Dutch is no longer the same Dutch who trusted him unconditionally and was full of charisma.

"Blackwater Town is too dangerous. I can't let you go alone, and I need manpower to do another thing." Arthur subconsciously asked: "What thing?"

Dutch excitedly replied: "A new plan! Micah, tell him what you found in Annesburg."

Micah took over: "Cornwall has signed an agreement with the American military, allowing the army to transport various supplies through his railway, including military pay."

"Do you know what this means, Arthur?"

"We only need to do this once, and we can get more money than Blackwater Town!"

Arthur looked at Dutch in disbelief: "Are you crazy? That's military pay! It's not enough to provoke Pinkerton, but you also want to provoke the army?"

Micah mocked: "You're talking more and more like a wimp."

"Shut up!" Arthur continued to say to Dutch: "And why is it Cornwall again? We haven't suffered enough under his hands?"

Dutch suddenly became excited: "You ask why Cornish? Because he made me lose an arm! Isn't this reason enough? I will never let him go!"

However, the next second, he returned to calmness, which was terrifyingly calm.

"It's not just Cornwall. We need time, time to escape. Pinkerton is about to put the rope around my neck. They have to create some chaos to get them to take their eyes off us."

"Do you understand, my good brother? I am protecting everyone in my own way!"

"You can rest assured that everything is in my plan. We just need to give [Uncle Sam] one final vote, and then we can retire."

Arthur sighed: "It sounds wonderful, but"

Dutch interrupted him directly: "Not that much, but you just need to listen to me. Now, go do the work and get Charles, Javier, and Sean back. We need all available manpower."

Arthur actually wanted to ask John what to do, but Dutch seemed to have forgotten about him.

But in the end he still held back his words.

Moreover, Arthur did not say anything about Charles's unilateral separation from the gang, and just left the camp silently.

He would not do it to rob the army, let alone involve other people.

He had to go to Blackwater Town as soon as possible to get the money back, so that maybe he could stop Dutch's crazy idea.

Although Dutch wouldn't say where the money was hidden, Hosea should know.

Making up his mind, Arthur first went to Rhodes Town to find other gang members.

Javier was also there, chatting with everyone, while Molly went drinking somewhere.

Arthur informed the members of Dutch's crazy idea and warned them not to leave Rhodes Town in the near future. Everything would be done until he comes back.

Finally, he found Sadie and asked:

"You have to do me a favor and accompany me to Blackwater Town."

Sadie was as straightforward as ever and agreed without much thought.

Then the two men immediately rushed to Saint-Denis to find Hosea.

Soon after, Li Ang's luxurious manor arrived.

I just didn't expect that there was someone who was much faster than Arthur and the others.

Molly, who was supposed to be drinking, was now holding Aqina's hand, crying and recounting her tragic experience, scolding Dutch from time to time.

Aqina was also helpless. Originally, she and Molly were just having fun.

When Da Qi wanted to establish a good relationship with Li Ang, he asked his lover to get close to his wife and the three sisters and get some useful information.

The three sisters knew that Molly's motives were impure, so they all ignored her.

Aqina was more powerful than her daughters, and she patiently fooled Molly for a few days, making her think that she was valued.

Unexpectedly, Molly took it seriously, especially when Aqina rescued her from Pinkerton. She was extremely grateful and regarded Aqina as a close friend.

When I was wronged, I immediately thought of coming to my wife to cry.

Aqina had no choice but to receive Molly in order to maintain her character. What was even more annoying was that Li Ang was still gloating about her misfortune.

Thanks to the visit of Arthur and Sadie, Archina was finally freed.

"Miss Ouche is tired, please come and arrange for her to go down to rest."

Molly was surprised that Arthur came here all the time, but was taken away by the enthusiastic servant before he could ask.

The living room instantly became quiet.

Aqina was in a good mood. She smiled and asked for Li Ang: "What's the matter with you two?"

Arthur got straight to the point: "Sir, Madam, I want to see Hosea and ask him a question."

Aqina looked at Li Ang.

Li Ang closed the book in his hand and said, "Be specific."

Arthur did not hesitate to tell the story about hiding the money, because he felt that 15 was a huge sum of money to the Fan Gang, but it was nothing to the Li Ang family.

Li Ang was still leaning lazily on the sofa: "I know."

"Bayek, contact New York."

Only then did Arthur realize that it was no wonder that Hosea hadn't appeared for a long time. It turned out that he was sent to New York.

"Thank you sir for your help."

"We're all our own people, there's no need to mess with those vain people."

Li Ang ordered the servant to bring coffee to Arthur and Sadie: "You may have to wait a little longer. The current phones are not very easy to use, and our own signal base station has not been built yet."

Although the telephone was invented in 1860, due to technical reasons, it has not yet become popular in the United States. However, Nether Dog is already working on launching communication satellites.

Arthur and Sadie actually didn't understand what Li Ang was talking about, but they still nodded.

In the end, the two waited for nearly an hour. Hosea did not come, but he received bad news.

The railway leading to the US military station [Fort Wallace] was blown up by a few unknown persons. What's even more egregious is that the high explosives used to blow up the bridge were the military's own.

Arthur couldn't sit still for a moment after hearing the news. This was obviously done by Dutch and the others.

He really couldn't understand, could he be so impatient to seek death?

This happened just a few hours after leaving the camp. If it had been a few days later, Dutch would have dared to assassinate the president.

Li Ang saw his restlessness and said slowly: "I can help you with the $15 first, but the money in Blackwater Town no longer belongs to the Fan Gang."

Arthur, who really didn't know how to thank him, almost knelt down and kowtowed.

"Besides." Li Ang got up from the sofa: "Take me to see Van der Linde to sort out the last thing you have to do."

"Ah!" Arthur was dumbfounded: "Isn't that what you planned?"

Li Ang patted the anxious top thug and comforted him: "Don't worry, if I want to kill him, there is no need to show up in person."

"I just wanted to witness something."

(End of this chapter)