Survival begins with Red Dead Redemption 2

Chapter 160, Chapter 159, Stories, Hatred, Burning the Fire

159,

"What do you think of the story?"

The setting sun in the west falls on the hillside of New Austin, and the yellow sun shines on the loess that has been exposed to the sun for a whole day. For a time, the surroundings of Armadillo Town are covered with glistening golden sand, which makes people want to reach out and grab a piece of sand involuntarily. Bundle.

But as long as you change the angle of view and look from east to west from the foot of the Hennigan Heights, under the backlight of the setting sun, the ruined Armadillo Town is only a fragmented, black silhouette that cannot be darker. Good Dai Ping'an couldn't see the figures inside in the darkness.

"What do you think of the story I've prepared?"

Putting away the brass binoculars in his hand, Dai Pingan, who had replaced the thick black blanket that was riddled with holes and dilapidated with a light cape, turned his head and asked again.

After much thought, Javier behind him finally gave an answer:
"do not know."

He didn't know how to answer.

story,

is a good story,
At first glance, this story has twists and turns, and the plot is ups and downs. The vivid and rich content includes police and robbers as well as troops, action and suspense, treasure and adventure.With so many eye-catching elements, it can easily be made into a novel of one million words or a 36-episode TV series.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that there are many plots in it that cannot stand scrutiny, and it is more like a cool article cobbled together by a drunk and old writer.Don't say anything about experienced police detectives, even drunks who spend all day bragging in taverns will not believe it.

In order to solve this problem, Dai Pingan also specifically handed over the responsibility of telling the story to Sergeant Hartman.The reason was that Hartman Van Trief, the deputy sheriff who had served in Armadillo for several years, was known for being hard-working and taciturn.

The originally tortuous and bizarre story was completely explained by the inarticulate deputy sheriff in less than a minute.Some people hadn't figured out the relationship between the mayor of Armadillo Town and the Buchampburg army, but Sheriff Hartman changed the subject and asked everyone to buy food in a hurry.

No rush, at the request of Dai Pingan, the residents of Armadillo Town, including Sheriff Hartman himself, have not eaten anything for a whole day and night.

What's more, because of the sneaky departure of the rich and Dai Pingan's behind-the-scenes manipulation, the residents of the entire town can't get seven or eight dollars worth of coins out of their pockets, let alone any cash.

"Ask another question, which reality do you think people are more willing to accept?" Dai Pingan raised his palm in front of his eyes, trying to block the golden light of the setting sun with his palm:

"Is it the 'truth' that they saw at first sight and preconceived? Or the 'truth' they discovered by doing it themselves?"

Seeing Havel thought for a long time without answering, Dai Pingan laughed softly:

"Don't be embarrassed, it's not."

"The truth of the matter is this: People are only willing to accept what's in their favor."

As he spoke, Dai Pingan stretched out his outline-only palms, which were darkened by the backlight, to the distant Armadillo Town:
"And the people there don't care about the truth. At this time, they can't see anything else in their eyes, only gold is left."

"That's the story I want to tell."

As Dai Pingan said, when Sergeant Hartman, who needed to buy food but was penniless, had to take out the rough gold mine "captured" from the rebels from his bag, it attracted all the people present. gaze.

The wonderful story, the ups and downs of the plot, what has been heard has been forgotten, and those who come too late don't want to hear it again. Their minds are full of the dazzling golden light between Sheriff Hartman's fingers under the evening sun.

The transaction went smoothly.

With two rough stones the size of ping-pong balls, Sheriff Hartman exchanged enough canned food and dry food for the residents to eat from a vendor for several days.

The hard teeth gnawed on it, and the faint marks were enough to make everyone excited. What made them even more unexpected was that the honest and honest Sergeant Hartman also pointed out to them the direction of the Chinese laborers digging the tunnel more than ten miles north of Armadillo Town. .

It was already dark, but still many people ignored the sheriff's dissuasion and the danger of the desert, and drove to the direction of the hanging cliff overnight on horseback.The degree of madness surprised even Sergeant Hartman who knew the truth.

crazy?

Crazy is right.

In Dai Pingan's eyes, these gold diggers, speculators, and adventurers who came here as soon as they received news of the gold mine were not crazy.

Or being dug into a gold mine by others, the news of getting rich overnight has dazzled your head, or getting stuck in the mud, trying to grab the last straw.Whether it's jealousy or greed, or the last fight, they have been addicted to the edge of madness, otherwise they would not have come so quickly.

unfortunately,

They do not know that there are many famous sayings in the far east, which have summed up the fate they are about to meet.

For example, money is not in a hurry;

For example, people die for wealth, and birds die for food;

For example, the one who came first lit the fire, and the one who came later uncovered the pot.

Whether it was the speculators who were busy setting up camp, or the gold digging cowboys who were impatient and rushed into the darkness, they didn't notice the residents of Armadillo Town who were busy tearing open cans of dry food and stuffing food into their mouths, looking at them It's not normal anymore.

Even Sheriff Hartman didn't notice this.

The reason is not surprising, it is still the same sentence: the first to light the fire, and the later to uncover the pot.

Although the residents of Armadillo Town didn't do anything, Dai Ping'an had drawn the flames of cooking to them and burned them all.People are dead, their homes are gone, and the gold mine behind their houses is about to be taken by others. How can the survivors of Armadillo Town feel balanced.

This is the significance of Dai Pingan's "discovery" of gold mines, because the ownership of the gold in the tunnel can belong to anyone.

The Chinese laborers who built the roads could take it. After all, they were the first to "discover" the gold mine. Unfortunately, in this foreign land, they couldn't even guarantee their living qualifications, so they were buried with the gold mine;
Colonel Beckett can also rob. Big fists are the truth. There are many people and powerful troops, but because of his too much appetite, he wants to swallow it all and overturns.

The residents of Armadillo Town can still fight. The Hanging Cliff is just to the north of the town, and they belong to the same area. They do their part, but even the current daily life cannot be guaranteed.

There are also gold diggers and adventurers who are blinded by gold and have just rushed to Armadillo Town day and night;
A new Austin police for justice;

Detective Pinkerton of Blackwater Town, who fights crime;
The Pacific Railroad Company, which built and laid the railroad;

A rich and powerful family with powerful hands and eyes, and a deep-rooted wealthy family;

And the American government that seized this land and obtained it by robbery and fraud...

As long as the balloon blown by Dai Pingan is not punctured for a day, or the gold mine in the tunnel is not clearly owned for a day, the life-swallowing flowers of death in the depths of the tunnel will continue to bloom and lure more victims Those who come to the door.

Just as the residents of Armadillo will resent the new gold diggers, the gold diggers who find the gold but can't take it with them will resent the police and detectives who come later to fight them for ownership, always feel that they are burning for others , paved the road, and made wedding clothes.

As the number of victims increases, this irresolvable hatred will continue to be replicated and superimposed, rolling bigger and bigger like a snowball, and finally crushing everything, including the so-called facts seen with one's own eyes and the woven truth.

Only Dai Pingan could get a glimmer of life from it, so he was safe.

night falls,

The gold diggers who went to Hanging Cliff have never rested, and the speculators who stayed behind drove their carriages into a large circle outside Armadillo Town, and they were also preparing to rest.At this time, Dai Pingan had already led Javier into the entrance of Pike Basin.

The Pike Basin is a deeply sunken basin on the west side of Hennigan Territory, and it is also a valley on the east side of Cactus Clear Spring.

The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and the terrain is steep.

The twists and turns of the winding road in the valley can not only make people lose their way and be trapped in the valley, but also unknowingly lead people to the dead end of falling off the cliff with their horses.

But such a rugged and complex place with no sun is not only the third road leading to Armadillo Town from the outside world, but also the place where the Howling Wolf Gang is entrenched in New Austin, and it is also an obstacle that blocks the connection with McFarlane Ranch .

No matter from which angle you look at it, Dai Ping'an can't let it go.

(End of this chapter)