Survival begins with Red Dead Redemption 2

152 Chapter 151, the wise man and the madman

151,

After confiscating the weapons of the Pacific Railway Company, the last thing Dai Pingan needed was explosives.

In the deafening explosion, it seemed that an invisible giant hand dug hard at the edge of Hennigan Heights, causing more than 200 Pinkerton detectives who came to support to be drowned in the explosion, and they lost their lives. return.

The road that was built on the mountain, together with the most convenient and widest road between the two places, disappeared in the dust, and the smoke and dust rolled up by the falling rocks formed a storm that blocked the sky and blew all the way to the outside of Armadillo Town It fell slowly at a distance of one kilometer.

It wasn't until the quarreling residents in the town recovered from the buzzing tinnitus that they noticed that there was already a thin layer of fine sand on their clothes.

Sheriff Hartman's road to promotion is not as smooth as he imagined.

Dai Pingan destroyed Armadillo Town.

After the explosion, the remaining gold and dollars in the bank were looted by Javier and the others, and the stored supplies and food were also burned in the fire. Even the food of the town residents during this period was provided by Sergeant Hartman. of.

But even with this step, Hartman Van Trief, Armadillo's deputy sheriff, still doesn't have the trust of the residents of Armadillo.

He wasn't as generous and generous as the extravagant Mayor of Barry, nor was he as upright as Sheriff Baker, who had grown up with Armadillo.Apart from more than ten years of hard work, the biggest reason why he was able to get into the position of deputy sheriff is that he is honest and obedient, hard-working, coupled with his taciturnity and easy-going soft-heartedness.

This kind of good-natured character is perfect for a tool man who only knows how to work with his head down.But this also means that when he wants to raise his head and change his way of life, he will be mercilessly rejected by others. Bosses like Mayor Barry or Sheriff Baker don't even think about it.

But honest people also have their own ideas. No one wants to be a tool person for a lifetime, and no one wants to be a deputy sheriff whose orders can be questioned by any young policeman.

This gave Dai Pingan a chance. He is a lunatic, but he respects everyone around him. Most importantly, Dai Pingan is willing to give others a chance. Deputy Mann accepted willingly.

It's just that he didn't expect that even though he had done a lot, the residents of Armadillo Town who had received his help in the past would still treat him with the same attitude as before, dispensable.

In front of him, the people who were awakened from sleep by the sound of gunfire from the direction of Buchampburg were either arguing back and forth or complaining endlessly, and at any rate they were asking about "Baby who was shot in one leg and lost a lot of blood and fell into a coma." When will Mayor Li wake up.

The eyes of the crowd had never been on him until the loud noise of the road being smoothed on the Hennigan Heights made the noisy people notice that the submissive deputy mayor had been trying to explain wearing something.

After a lot of patient persuasion, the residents of Armadillo accepted with suspicion that it was messy and dangerous outside.As a result, before Deputy Sheriff Hartman breathed a sigh of relief, a small group of residents, led by two young policemen, left Armadillo Town in a carriage and headed south.

"It's no use being nice to others."

The sudden voice stopped the deputy sheriff who was going to chase him back, and Dai Pingan, who was wearing a Heishui Town police uniform, appeared behind him.

"If a good person has been doing this for a long time, it will be easy for them to get used to it for granted. Only when you stop giving and refuse their demands, can they really see you, notice you, and then start to resent you. This is the price of being a good person. "

After a morning of recovery, Dai Ping'an's voice was not as hoarse as before, but in Sheriff Hartman's ears, it was still very gloomy.

"Let them go, it's okay to go."

Dai Pingan sighed softly.

"If they don't go out, it's not convenient for us to kill them; if we don't kill a few people, the others won't stay in Armadillo Town obediently, nor will they listen to you obediently."

"But..." The sheriff still hesitated.

"I've been persuading you for so long, Mr. Sheriff, you've done enough. It's because they can't understand people's words and they're looking for death. What's more, if a few people don't die outside, how can the survivors understand your importance and face you squarely?" What about everything?"

Dai Ping'an's palm touched Sergeant Hartman's shoulder, causing his body to sink:
"I promised that as long as the people in Armadillo Town stay in the town honestly, I won't trouble them, but if they go out to seek death by themselves, then they can't blame me."

"Instead of worrying about them, worry about yourself. If any of your policemen is disobedient, I will be very unhappy."

"One last reminder, Mr. Sheriff, if you want to change, you have to pay the corresponding price. If you hesitate at this time, the price you have to pay will only be more terrible."

Seeing the leaving carriages go farther and farther, and finally disappeared around a certain corner, Dai Pingan took his hand back and sneered.

"They're all smart people..."

The wheels are rolling,

It wasn't luxurious, but the exquisite and sturdy carriage still felt a little bumpy after it picked up its speed.Mr. Benson, who was sitting in the last carriage, held the leather bag in his arms and did not want to talk, while Mrs. Benson, who was at the side, complained endlessly to her husband about what happened last night.

Thinking of how she had to squeeze together with a few smelly women last night because of the limited number of tents, and had to eat something cooked in the same pot with them, Mrs. Benson, who was always neat and tidy, felt uncomfortable all over her body. .Even after several kilometers away from Armadillo Town and several times of spraying perfume, she still felt that the smell on her body hadn't gone away.

Unlike those ordinary residents who lost nothing after the destruction of Armadillo Town, the Bensons belonged to the wealthy class. What they lost was only a temporary business, and they had enough strength to make a comeback in another place.

It is said that children are the ones who distinguish between right and wrong, and adults only judge the pros and cons. The Bensons are the smartest adults in Armadillo Town.

They didn't want to explore the right and wrong between Mayor Barry and Colonel Beckett, and they didn't want to believe Sheriff Hartman's explanation. They didn't believe anyone except themselves.So many things happened in Armadillo Town, especially after the mountain road was blown up, what they wanted was to leave this quagmire as soon as possible and return to Blackwater Town to continue their rich life.

To this end, more than 20 of them pooled together a sum of money, bought two policemen who had always looked down upon Hartman, and escorted them away from this place of right and wrong.

There are three roads leading from Armadillo Town to West Elizabeth, the middle one has just been destroyed, and the valley of the Pike Basin in the north is in danger of encountering the Howling Wolf Gang, so the group of people who left can only choose the one near the St. Louis River in the south. That road is also the one that detours the farthest.

Along the road of the previous parade, the group left Armadillo Town and walked southward for several kilometers until they reached the Sanchakou near the camp of Chinese laborers, only to be stopped by seven or eight soldiers who had been waiting for a long time.

The Boucherburg army uniforms on the soldiers reminded everyone in the car of some unpleasant memories, and they opened the curtains on the carriage door to watch secretly.

At the three forks, the soldiers blocked the horses made of discarded wooden boxes and tree trunks in the middle of the road, forcing the two policemen driving ahead to rein in the carriage and stop the carriage.

After giving his companion a careful look, the other policeman took out a wad of cash from his pocket, trying to get away with the money and the police uniform he was wearing.

"Hello, we are..."

"Boom!" "Boom!"

First, the policeman who was secretly on guard in the carriage was shot in the head, and then the policeman who got out of the carriage and got off halfway, before he had time to draw his gun, also fell to the ground.

"According to the colonel's order, don't let any one go, catch me alive!"

The leading soldier brandished a smoking revolver and shouted loudly:

The soldiers who received the order rushed up like wolves and tigers, and dragged down the guests in the first carriage.

After hearing the gunshots ahead, Mr. Benson, who had been tense all the time, jumped down with his leather bag in his arms. After shouting "Run", he dragged his surprised wife into the bushes on the side of the road.

The team suddenly became chaotic.
The passengers in the car jumped out of the carriage like dumplings, and fled to the bushes on both sides.The other two didn't know if they were frightened by the death in front of them. After jumping out of the car, they turned around along the main road and ran towards Armadillo Town. They were chased by soldiers on horseback and fell down with their scabbards.

The capture process was carried out very quickly. Just because the soldiers wanted to catch alive didn't mean they couldn't shoot. A few people who were shot in the thigh and couldn't escape were the best examples.The rest of the people also stopped because of the threat of bullets, but some people took advantage of the confusion and escaped.

The Bensons are one of them.

They hid in the dense bushes and watched with their own eyes that these fierce soldiers tied up the hands and feet of people, threw them into the carriage one by one, and drove them away in the direction of Buchanbao.

During this period, the two of them didn't even dare to make a sound, until the sound of the wheels and horse's hooves gradually faded away, and the two of them limply collapsed on the ground.

"We have to go back."

Unlike his wife who only knew how to cry, Mr. Benson calmed down and quickly made a decision, but this was obviously not what Mrs. Benson wanted.

"Where are we going? Armadillo town! Are we going back to that damned place? Are we going to huddle with those poor people? Don't you know I didn't sleep well last night? Besides, didn't you promise You wanted to take me away, why did you change your mind now?"

"Stop talking, shut up!" Mr. Benson felt his brain ache badly:

"Didn't you hear the gunshots just now? The soldiers of Buchanbao have already started to arrest people. Do you want to be arrested by them too?"

"But didn't you say that there must be a conspiracy here, and that Armadillo Town is not safe?"

"Of course there is a conspiracy. Otherwise, why did Beckett and Barry fight so fiercely? First, they secretly intrigue, and then they poured dirty water on each other. Now they no longer cover up, and set up a trap to arrest people openly, which shows that they have completely torn each other. Disfigured."

"Isn't it to catch some Chinese spy?"

"Bullshit! A few road cleaners and poor ghosts who can't even afford clean clothes. Are there any spies, even if they are spies, are they worth hunting around and blocking the news like that?"

"There must be something very important hidden here, but we don't know the secret. The colonel and the mayor are trying to cover up and fight for this secret, and it has nothing to do with the road-cleaning bugs."

"Since it's so dangerous, can't we?"

"No! What if we don't go back? The carriage and driver have been taken away. Do you know which way to get to Heishui Town?"

"I know."

It was not Mrs. Benson who answered him, but a voice from the nearby bushes.Mr. Benson immediately took out his delicate and short Schofield pistol and pointed it at it. Under the threat of his muzzle, a somewhat familiar figure came out from inside.

"It's you?"

Mr. Benson had seen this man before. He was the leader of a passenger convoy. He didn't remember his name clearly. He seemed to be called Peel or something, but he was good at talking and had some money in his hand.Their convoy was just passing by, but because of recent events, they got stuck in Armadillo Town.

Like Mr. Benson, the other party also wanted to get out of this predicament as soon as possible, so he was allowed to join the leaving team on the premise that he left behind a large convoy, was willing to pay a huge fare, and could provide several vacant carriages. Join the team in Armadillo Town.

Unexpectedly, he also escaped from the pursuit of the soldiers outside and escaped.

At this time, Pierre was carrying a leather bag the size of a schoolbag on his back. The bag was heavy, and it was bulging and stuffed with hard objects.The weight of the bag caused him to consume a lot of energy while escaping, and he was panting heavily.

He was holding a cowboy revolver in his hand, but the muzzle of the gun was pointing at the ground. Facing the muzzle of Mr. Benson aiming at himself, he didn't intend to raise it at all.

"If you shoot now, the soldiers outside will be recruited, and none of us will be able to run away by then." As he spoke, Peel hugged the cowhide bag behind his back and sat down on the ground:
"I know a path out of New Austin. We can work together, you take me out of here, I take you out."

"Why don't you go by yourself?" Mr. Benson didn't put down his pistol.

"If there were no horses on this road, we would have to walk for two days. All the food I brought was in the carriage. I heard the two of you quarreling before getting into the carriage. Mr. Benson, you have brought all the valuable bonds with you, and all the food in your schoolbag food."

Peel took a breath and said his request:
"Give me half of the food, and I'll take you out, or we'll all have to go back to Armadillo Town."

"No!" "Yes!"

Surprisingly, while Mrs. Benson immediately objected, Mr. Benson agreed.

"Our food is only enough for the two of us, so give him half of it. Whatever we eat, we must not do it!"

"Shut up, do you want to recruit all the soldiers outside?" Mr. Benson ignored the obstruction and pushed his angry wife aside:
"I can promise you this condition, but the food can only give you a third, as long as you save a little, it's enough for the three of us to go out together. None of us want to go back to Armadillo Town, do we?"

Peel thought for a while, nodded and agreed to the condition:
"Okay, we've made a deal."

Mr. Benson also put down the pistol, handed it to the other side, and stretched out his right hand in friendship to the one who was slumped on the ground:
"It's a word."

Clasping hands together signifies the fulfillment of the agreement.

By shaking hands, Mr. Benson with a smile on his face pulled up Pierre who was slumped on the ground, and by the way, swung the revolver in the other hand towards the opponent's head.

"Snapped!"

With blood splattered everywhere, Pierre, whose forehead had been opened, was knocked to the ground, and the cowhide bag in his arms fell off.The rope tied to the mouth of the bag was stretched by the heavy objects inside, and a few stones that were black on the surface but shone golden in the gaps fell out.

This immediately attracted Mrs. Benson's attention. She rushed to pick up the stone and inspected it carefully. She didn't even dislike the dust on it. She gnawed it with her teeth and came to the correct conclusion:

"It's gold!"

Although it is only unrefined raw ore, the total value of this bag of raw ore is at least [-], enough to buy a shop in Heishui Town.

"Honey, look, it's really gold."

"I know, come and help me!"

Mr. Benson didn't care to look back at this moment, he was wrestling with Pierre who got up on the ground.Although Peel was hit on the head first and kept bleeding, he was still able to fight to a tie with the pampered Mr. Benson.

Both of their pistols were thrown aside, and Mrs. Benson grabbed the stone and hurried to pick it up.

"Don't use a gun! It will attract people! Quickly use the stone in your hand to smash him to death for me!"

"This is gold..."

Mrs. Benson hesitated.

"Hurry up, you idiot!"

The anger caused Mr. Benson to suddenly generate a burst of strength, turned over and pressed Pierre on his body, and grabbed the opponent's neck:
"It's a gold mine, not gold! This is the secret they want to cover up and fight for all the time. Those Chinese workers must have found the gold mine when they dug the hole. Yes, the gold mine is in the railway tunnel they dug. It must be like this .”

Pierre struggled hard, but he couldn't break free from the pressure on his body. Mr. Benson, who had the upper hand, looked at Peel whose eyes had turned white, and at the same time he put more effort in his hand, and laughed triumphantly:
"Just bringing this news out, the money we get in exchange is enough for us to live happily for a lifetime, plus this bag of gold, haha, it's all ours... What are you dawdling about, I have a knife in my bag , Throw that stone down, come and help me quickly!"

"Ok!"

Mrs. Benson, who had just woken up from a dream, came to her senses and quickly dropped the stone, took out a small meat-cutting knife from Mr. Benson's purse, and rushed to the two of them.

She first looked at Pierre who was no longer struggling, and had rolled his eyes and fainted, and then stabbed him with a knife.

The sharp knife pierced directly into Mr. Benson's heart from the back like a cut of beef. Before Mr. Benson could turn his head back, Mrs. Benson, who couldn't pull out the knife, had already picked up the stone on the ground and slammed it hard. hit on the head.

One, two, three...

It wasn't until Mr. Benson's head was completely invisible that Mrs. Benson, who was panting heavily, stopped. After a short rest, she raised the stone again and pointed it at Peel's head.

"Swipe..."

There was a rustling sound in the bushes, and it sounded like someone was walking towards this side again.

Mrs. Benson immediately gave up her plan to silence her, and stuffed the bloody stone together with the one that fell out of the ground into a cowhide bag. After that, she skillfully took out the bond from Mr. Benson's arms and stuffed it into his chest, then picked it up. The leather bag on the ground, carrying the cowhide bag that weighs half of her body, rushed into the bushes in the opposite direction at the fastest speed.

It wasn't until the sound of her leaving was too far away that she couldn't hear clearly, and Peel, who had already passed out and was awakened by the blood, pushed away Benson's dead body and began to curse.

"Crazy, crazy, all damn crazy." Peel scolded for a long time before turning his attention to the bushes beside him:

"Are you just going to watch me get strangled? You bloody bastards . . . I'm sorry, Mr. Williamson."

The cavalry who had just blocked the way came out of the bushes, and Bill was among them. He smiled heartlessly at Pierre who got up:

"Aren't you dead yet? Why worry?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean you just now."

"It's okay, I'd be angry too."

Bill patted the opponent's shoulder vigorously:

"We were ready to shoot. Who knew that crazy woman would actually attack her husband, so she stopped. It was an eye-opener. Well, as long as you are fine, go back and rest early."

"No, please believe me, Mr. Williamson, please give me another chance, she can't run very far, I will snatch that bag back, and then take it out as Mr. Dai asked."

"Why do you want to take it back?"

Bill didn't understand:
"There is that crazy woman who sends the news, and the effect is the same. Our people will guarantee her safety and 'send' her out of New Austin."

"But……"

Blood dripped down and covered one of Peel's eyes, but he didn't care, and explained as he wiped:

"But Mr. Dai said that as long as I give something away, no matter how much money I exchange, it will belong to me. Mr. Williamson, can you give me another chance, really, I will be careful when I get it back."

The blood had already stained half of the opponent's body, and Bill was a little shocked:

"You have become like this, and you still plan to continue? Do you know that you will die?"

"I'm fine, really, please give me another chance..."

Pierre still had no intention of giving up.

Looking at the bloody and sweaty face in front of him, Bill agreed.From the bag behind him, he took out a golden nugget with only a little gravel mixed in it, and handed it over.

"Don't chase any more, just take this one. This piece is worth the bag you just bought, and it will be yours after you send it out."

Then, he pointed to everyone:

"After bandaging his wounds, let him leave and find him a horse. Don't let him really die on the way."

After saying this, Pierre left his expression of gratitude and excitement, cursed in a low voice, and walked out without looking back:

"I really don't know who is the lunatic!"

(End of this chapter)