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193 Chapter 192, Duel

192,

"Don't shoot! Put down the guns! Put down!"

Mingming was screaming like a frightened hen, but instead of hiding in the line, mayor Timmins rushed out to stop Dai Pingan.
To be precise, it should have stopped the group of police officers who had just reacted and were about to lower their heads and draw their guns.

This scene made Dai Pingan, who had already raised his gun and was about to fire, temporarily change his mind, let go of the finger on the trigger and watched the opponent perform.

"Put down the guns! Put down the guns, everyone, do you hear me?"

He seemed to know that the few policemen around him could not save his life. After kicking and beating them to put down their guns, Mayor Timmins turned around:

"Mr. Dai, we, long time no see."

"Have we met before?"

Dai Ping'an raised his eyebrows, he really didn't have much impression.

"Of course, when you were arrested, no, when you were invited back to the police station, we passed by and met once."

"Is that so, do you regret that you didn't kill me then?"

"How is it possible, Mr. Dai, I have always admired your indomitable deeds. The former police chief arrested you before, and it has nothing to do with us, right?"

"exactly……"

The current sheriff also chimed in.

"At that time, I also just took office, and I was very soft-spoken. Even if I wanted to help, I couldn't help, which caused the previous misunderstanding." Mayor Timmins spoke enthusiastically, but the cold sweat on his forehead betrayed the panic in his heart.

"People are soft-spoken? Can't help?" Dai Ping'an raised the muzzle of the gun as if there was no threat:

"So you can help me now?"

"This one……"

The mayor was a little hesitant, and he could see the embarrassment on his face even without the lantern.

"interesting……"

Dai Ping'an nodded, and lowered the muzzle of his raised gun in front of more than a dozen armed police officers, not paying any attention to the eager eyes of some people in the dark.

"Mr. Mayor is so calm, he must already know why I came here."

"I know, I know, of course I know." The mayor nodded repeatedly while wiping the sweat from his forehead:
"I can explain this. I have also heard about what happened to you in Blackwater Town. Although the cavalry is stationed in the north of West Elizabeth, they are not under our control..."

"Nicholas, Mr. Timmins!" Dai Pingan interrupted the mayor unceremoniously:

"I hope you can understand that I came here from Heishui Town for a long time, not to listen to your explanation, what I want is a solution to the problem, Mr. Timmins, you have a way to get those people call back?"

"This, Mr. Dai, we can discuss it again..."

"It seems that you don't either. It doesn't matter. Then follow my original plan. Although Strawberry Town is a little smaller, it is a town after all. Let me ask you a question:"

As he spoke, Dai Ping'an raised the muzzle of his gun again, aiming at Timmins in front of him:
"If something happens to you, the mayor of Strawberry Town, will your out-of-control cavalry be punished for it? Will you roll back from Blackwater Town because you are worried that something more serious will happen again? ?”

"Click",
Dai Pingan broke the hammer in front of Mayor Timmins.

"Wait a minute! I have! I have a solution!"

"Oh, how?"

"I know it's useless to send telegrams to the higher authorities, but I can also send telegrams to places like Valentine and Rhodes Township, ask them for help as the mayor, and encourage them to put pressure on the higher-level government together, and ask the higher-level government to directly Order those cavalry to return."

Life and death are on the line, and Mayor Timmins no longer dares to hide.

"is that useful?"

Dai Pingan tilted his head.

"Yes! Of course there is!"

The mayor swallowed nervously, for fear that his inability to explain clearly would cause the other party to misunderstand:

"You are right. Although Strawberry Town is small, I am the mayor after all. Secretly, the military can ignore my request for help. This kind of operation is normal, but as long as I make this matter clear, for the sake of the mayor's image and The higher-level government will inevitably intervene, the military will also have to consider the government's request, and those cavalry who ran south will have to come back to support Strawberry Town, and your problem will naturally be solved!"

Looking at Mayor Timmins, who was out of breath when he spoke, Dai Pingan finally put away the gloomy smile on the corner of his mouth, and became formal:

"It sounds like your method is indeed useful, but compared with my method, it lacks some certainty. It is difficult for me to guarantee that you will send the telegram honestly. It is also difficult for you to guarantee that the mayors of other places have The higher-ups will execute according to your idea. After comprehensive consideration, I still feel that my method is more effective..."

Looking at the mayor of Timmins with a gray face, Dai Pingan hesitated for a moment and made a decision:
"You're the best-spoken and most cooperative mayor I've ever met, and I'm too embarrassed to do it directly. Well, I'll give you the right to choose which method to use."

While talking, Dai Pingan put the hammer-opened pistol back into the holster under everyone's gaze.

"According to traditional customs, let's fight a duel."

"Mayor, you are the referee. At the same time, you can ask any of your police officers to fight against me. Don't say I bully people, winning or losing is very simple, as long as you can pull the trigger before being shot to death by me , As long as the gun is fired, you will win, otherwise, I will win."

"Whoever wins chooses the method, mayor, what do you think of this idea?"

Looking at Dai Pingan, who was full of confidence, and at the policemen around him who couldn't hold back from just now, Mayor Timmins thought for a while, and finally nodded heavily:

"can!"

"Well, let's do this, I look forward to your performance."

Dai Ping'an smiled and stepped back with his hands spread out, indicating that he could start at any time. The mayor of Timmins, as the referee, took a lantern handed over by the sheriff and stood in the middle of the two sides; Some of the police officers on the other side were already ready and stood up impatiently.

On the opposite side is Dai Ping'an, who has a reward of [-] US dollars on the arrest warrant!
It is true that he has killed many people and committed many cases, but the greater the risk, the greater the reward!
That's ten thousand dollars!
Not to mention a police officer, even if he becomes a police chief and works for a lifetime, he may not be able to earn that much money.What's more, in addition to the huge bounty, there is also the reputation that comes with it. "The policeman who killed the villain Dai Pingan!" This title can last for 100 years.

So when Dai Pingan appeared from the darkness, some people were afraid, and naturally some people were too excited. If they hadn't considered that Mayor Timmins was stopping them, they would have drawn their guns and opened fire.

The sound of gurgling water flowing from below made the people on the bridge quieter and quieter.

Between the two sides, Mayor Timmins, holding a lantern and acting as a temporary referee, resisted the chill coming from under the bridge behind him, and secretly warned himself not to panic, but his two legs standing on the bridge still trembled disobediently.

This kind of duel will end with the death of one of them every time, but the people don't prosecute the officials, so much so that it has almost become a traditional show at the entrance of the bar.

Mayor Timmins had seen many of them with his own eyes, and even invited him to be a referee a few times, but it was the first time he was betting on his future and life as a bargaining chip.

First looking at the confident police officer on his side, and then at Dai Pingan who had been waiting for a long time with his hands spread out on the other side, the mayor finally cleared his throat and began to shout:
"one……"

There was some delay when he shouted, but the mayor felt his legs stabilized;
"two……"

The voice also stabilized, and the voice was much louder;
"three!"

"Bah!"

"Bah!" "Bah!" "Bah!"

The police officer who stood up fell down, he didn't even draw his gun,
In the crowd, three police officers pulled out their guns, but they fell out of the crowd before their fingers touched the trigger.

Four people, Dai Pingan fired four shots.

Mayor Timmins, who had been staring at him, didn't see what was going on at all. He only felt that Dai Pingan, who had been spreading his hands all the time, moved, and there was a fire around his waist, and then a policeman on his side died. ,

The guns are all on the forehead.

What's more terrible is that the pistol that had just claimed four lives was not put away, and was still pointed at him.

"Mr. Dai..."

Timmins suddenly felt that his throat was congested, but when he took a closer look, he found that Dai Pingan didn't look at him at all.

"Come out, two, I didn't say you can't participate together." The smile on the corner of his mouth was very proud, like a wolf staring at two lambs, while the gun in his hand was still pointing at the policeman Our direction:

"Since you have pulled out your guns, why hide behind others, don't hide, you two, stand up, I have seen you, hehe..."

Dai Ping'an smiled happily, but the police officer on the opposite side felt panicked. Finally, someone couldn't help but look back, and the look revealed his companion behind him.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

In the crowd, two dead bodies shot in the head fell, and their pistols fell to the wall.

Only then did Dai Pingan put away the pistol, turn on the revolver, and eject the smoking shells one by one.

"Mayor? Mr. Timmins? Mr. Mayor?"

After shouting several times in a row, he woke up Mayor Timmins who was already frightened. With a deathly smile, Dai Pingan walked to his side:
"Shall we continue?"

"Go on, yes, go on!"

"Want to help?"

"No thanks."

Holding on to the railing beside the bridge, Mayor Timmins, who was limp on the ground, struggled to stand up. The next moment, a gun barrel emitting residual heat appeared in front of his eyes.

"No, no, continue?"

"I want to continue, but I've waited so long..." The gun was pointed at Timmins, but Dai Ping'an looked behind the mayor:
"No one on your side seems willing to stand up."

"what?"

The mayor turned his head, and sure enough, he found that among the crowd behind the five corpses on the ground, there was no one who dared to stand up again.Even the Sheriff of Strawberry Town, who he trusted the most and was handpicked by himself, stuck his head into his arms like an ostrich.

"Have you seen it clearly? Mr. Mayor, it's not that I didn't give you a chance, it's that you have the ability to seize it. Or, let's do what I said."

"No, no, wait a minute! Wait a second!"

The mayor of Timmins yelled desperately, but he still couldn't stop Dai Pingan from flipping the hammer on the gun with a click.

"It's all come to this point, why bother to struggle anymore, as the mayor, you have to learn to keep yourself decent."

"Wait a minute! Just a moment!"

The man was pushed against the guardrail of the bridge by the gun barrel on his head, and there was no way to retreat, but the desire for life was still the mayor's desperate struggle, he did not give up, and finally asked for a chance:
"You make it difficult for me. If you delay other people in the town, they should come over. Then the scene will be even more embarrassing. Mr. Timmins, can't you have a better time?"

Dai Pingan took a step back, and the mayor, who had escaped from death, collapsed to the ground again, but even though he was panting heavily, he still did not forget to shake his head desperately. "

"Give me another chance, please, Mr. Dai, give me one last chance."

"Ok."

Looking at Mayor Timmins who was paralyzed in front of him, Dai Pingan had no choice but to agree:

"Okay, let's do it again then."

As he spoke, Dai Pingan pointed a gun at the mayor on the ground with one hand, and pointed at the many police officers who had shaken into sieves and didn't even look at him with the other hand:

"You are still the referee, call three more numbers, as long as anyone dares to shoot during this period, I will regard you as winning, how about it? Do you want me to call for you?"

The mayor shook his head, his trembling mouth worked hard for a long time, and finally the word "one" popped out.

"Ugh……"

Dai Pingan sighed, let him do it:
"two!"

The remaining seven or eight police officers were still dead silent, not to mention shooting, no one dared to even move.

Seeing this scene, Mayor Timmins, who has always been eloquent, finally chose to accept his fate, and opened his mouth tremblingly:

"three……"

"Bah!"

As soon as the voice came out, a bullet flew between the two of them.

Everyone turned their heads and found that there was an unsteady drunk who was standing on the place where Dai Ping'an had just stood.

I saw Marvin holding a wine bottle in one hand and a pistol smoking in the other, staggering towards this side, while shouting, he did not forget to hold up the weapon in his hand, and shot at Dai Pingan shot in the direction.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

With five shots in a row, he didn't know where to shoot, so that his good deed was ruined, and Dai Pingan, who was ashen-faced, didn't even hide.

But even so, Marvin, who had already rushed to Dai Pingan, still did not forget to pull the rattling trigger.

"Dai Ping'an! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to..."

"Snapped!"

With just one punch, Dai Ping'an knocked Ma Wen, who was standing unsteadily, to the ground, then pulled him up again, grabbed his sleepy-eyed head, pointed it at the guardrail, and knocked it against the guardrail.
a bit,
twice,

three times,

It wasn't until warm blood splashed on his face that Dai Pingan woke up with a ferocious face, and threw him directly into the river.

Afterwards, Dai Pingan, who was still not relieved, picked up Timmins who was on the side, and shot him up with a gun.

The bloody smell close at hand made him close his eyes, but he could still clearly feel the wolf-like breath from the opposite side. Just when he thought he was about to confess, he retracted the pistol on his chin.

Boldly opening his eyes, he found that Dai Ping'an had put the safety on the gun again.

"Congratulations mayor,"

Wiping the blood on his hands with the mayor's collar, Dai Pingan loosened his hand and threw Mr. Timmins back to the ground:

"you win."

(End of this chapter)