Survival begins with Red Dead Redemption 2

Chapter 43 43, Contagion and the scapegoat
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The loudest quarrel was Susan Grammshaw, the internal housekeeper of the Van der Lin gang. This time she did not pull out her usual sawed-off shotgun, but her aggressive demeanor and non-repeated profanity were still scolded by Hosea Bu. Step back.

And it was Mrs. Downs who was guarded by Hosea.

Women are inherently weak, but mothers are strong. Although Edith Downs is not as sharp-tongued as the housekeeper Susan, she is not at a disadvantage when she gets angry.

This made Hosea who was caught in the middle suffer.On the one hand, there is an old buddy in the gang who has experienced more than ten years of ups and downs together, and on the other hand, Dai Pingan, who does not know whether he is alive or dead, specially asks him to take good care of his benefactor before leaving, and neither side can suffer.

Behind the housekeeper Susan was surrounded by accountant Strauss, cook Pearson, priest Swanson and other women in the camp.

Behind Mrs. Downs was only her son Archie and Arthur who was guarding the tent, so she was pressed every step of the way.

Because it was only two women who were arguing and tearing up, and the others were too embarrassed to intervene, Hosea could only stand in the middle with her old face, and was in a hurry to prevent the two sides from fighting, or to stop the housekeeper Susan, Don't let Mrs. Downs be bullied.

Listening to the fierce quarrel between the two and Charles' explanation beside him, Dai Pingan finally figured out the reason for this mess.

It turned out that after they drove away the train, the people in the camp without suppression used the terrain to drive away the O'Drisco gang who wanted to attack.Fortunately, after a battle, the camp was smashed, but there was no loss of personnel. What was even more surprising was that Dutch and Arthur, who had been missing for a long time, also returned to the camp.

They also took Arthur's ex-girlfriend, Mary Lynton.

It turned out that Dutch and Arthur were quietly locked up by the mayor of Lacy in the abandoned prison of Limpani, a burned town below the cliff, southwest of the camp.Far away in the sky, close in sight, the mayor of Lacy played a game of darkness under the lights, no wonder Lenny and others could not find them in Valentine.

Dutch and Arthur were broken up separately and arrested separately, but when Arthur was arrested, he was with his ex-girlfriend Mary.The unfortunate Mary Lington was locked in before she knew what was going on.

The three of them were gagged, tied up in a leaky abandoned prison, and had no food or drink for three days and three nights.The two big men, Dutch and Arthur, were able to hold on, but Mary Lington was frightened, hungry and cold, and fell ill that night.

Three days later, Arthur and the others returned to the camp with Mary on their backs. Mary Lington, who was coughing and had a high fever, had already fallen into a coma.

Mrs. Downs was the first to notice something was wrong. Her husband Thomas Downs had just passed away from tuberculosis, and she saw the familiar symptoms in Mary at a glance. Arthur called the priest to check again, and the condition became clear at once.

tuberculosis!
Then just halfway through packing, the camp that was about to be relocated exploded.

The housekeeper Susan's solution is very simple. For everyone's safety, send the unconscious Mary out of the camp to fend for herself, or it's better to have a good shot and burn it with kerosene.

Of course Arthur couldn't agree.

Although Mary Lington is his ex-girlfriend, the separation between the two of them can only be said to be a coincidence, and the feelings in their hearts are still there, and the ties are broken.Moreover, the reason why Mary was widowed and the cause of her husband's death was also tuberculosis. Of course, Arthur couldn't just watch her repeat the same mistakes.

But Arthur was a little articulate, and couldn't say anything in the face of the aggressiveness of the housekeeper Susan.At this time, Mrs. Downs stood up,

One is because she and Mary are in the same sympathy, and the other is that she can't bear the sight of these people in front of them who clearly live on the usury that drove their husbands to death, but they all pretend to be deaf and dumb as if they can't see.Even with Archie pulling hard, Mrs. Downs and the housekeeper Susan still quarreled, even to the point of swearing and almost tearing each other up.

Like her husband, Mrs. Downs may be a kind or strong woman, but she is definitely not a smart woman.

The reason why she was able to quarrel with the housekeeper Susan was that everyone was unwilling to argue with her for the sake of Dai Ping'an and Jin Jin, otherwise Aunt Susan would not use nails but a shotgun when tearing apart.

And Susan was not arguing with her, but was arguing on behalf of a group of gang members and Arthur Morgan, who had been silent behind her.After all, Arthur is the number one fighter in the gang, and he is also the oldest veteran. No matter how awkward everyone is, they must first respect his opinion.

If someone else had stopped in front of the tent, that person and Mary would have been shot to death together, doused in kerosene and burned to death.After all, this is not a civilized society, but the United States, the West, the Van der Lin gang, the camp of the Van der Lin gang.

Just when the two were arguing, Hosea was in a panic, Daqi's face was cloudy, and everyone was harboring ghosts in their hearts, Dai Pingan came back, and everyone's eyes turned to him.

Dai Pingan entered the tent and looked at the unconscious Mary Lington.

High fever, coma, and talking nonsense, all kinds of symptoms made him feel a little dizzy.He had to think of a reasonable explanation, otherwise Mary would die this time, even Mrs. Downs and his son might not be able to leave alive. Don't forget, their husband and father also died of this disease.

"Tuberculosis is indeed contagious."

Dai Pingan came to his conclusion, and as soon as his words fell to the ground, there was a "wow" in the crowd and began to buzz.Arthur and Mrs. Downs looked ugly, but Hosea and Dutch were obviously much more relaxed.

"but!"

Dai Ping'an had to raise the volume, trying to calm everyone down: "Tuberculosis is not highly contagious, and even if it is infected, it may not cause the disease!"

The crowd continued to buzz, and Dai Ping'an's voice couldn't be suppressed no matter how hard he simply did the opposite. He opened his mouth and remained silent, and the crowd quickly fell silent.

"There are more than [-] people in the camp, we can't take this risk." The housekeeper Susan stood up first, and everyone followed suit.

"You really don't need to take this risk, because it's too late, and someone in the camp has already brought the disease in." Everyone's expressions changed, but Dai Ping'an smiled easily: "Don't look at me like this. Me, I came later, it was already too late."

"But don't worry, everyone eats in the same soup pot, gets along day and night, and holds a party from time to time, toasting to celebrate. After such a long time, everyone is living well. I believe there will be no problems in the future. Therefore, there is no need for everyone to pay too much attention to Mrs. Linton lying in the tent."

"how to prove?"

"Proof? Hehe" Dai Pingan smiled: "The early symptoms of this disease are cough with phlegm, weight loss, and physical weakness. These Mrs. Downs can prove it. If you still don't believe it, you can ask Father Swanson again. .”

"Of course, if you don't believe what I said, I can't help it. However, you can also think about whether people in the camp have such symptoms."

After finishing speaking, Dai Pingan waved at Arthur with two fingers, seemingly asking for cigarettes, but actually pulled Arthur back who wanted to speak out.

Cigarettes linger,

In just one cigarette, everyone in the discussion had already found a suitable candidate.

　What do you think of Mary? Do you want to be like a begging veteran and go first?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)