Survival begins with Red Dead Redemption 2

Chapter 72 71, Bay, Bar, Tequila
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Corresponding to the Upper Montana River in the north, there is also a Lower Montana River in the southern part of the Great Plains, which serves as the dividing line between West Elizabeth and New Austin.

At the mouth of the Lower Montana River, as the flow slows down, sediment in the water builds up an alluvial island.There are bridges built on the north and south sides of the alluvial island, and following these two bridges to the south is the bandit territory where Dai Ping'an and the others are going.

In order to guard against sticking to this road, Detective Pinkerton stationed five or sixty men at the bridgehead on the north bank of the Lower Montana River.Not only were wooden boxes and sandbags used to build simple bunkers, but wooden repelling horses were also set up at both ends of the bridge. Even the river bank was patrolled by sentries to prevent people from swimming and smuggling.

After a few kilometers past Impact Island, the Lower Montana River will merge with a larger river called St. Louis before emptying into the sea.Due to years of scouring, the river rushed out of a narrow bay, Quaker Bay, at the mouth of the southwest corner of the Great Plains.

People built trestle bridges here and built simple docks. Boxes of smuggled goods were sent ashore here by boats, and then transported to Heishui Town in horse-drawn carriages.When the porters are tired, they will walk into the bar on the shore to rest and have a drink by the way.

Thanks to Dai Ping'an, even if a dog passed by on the roads around Heishui Town, Detective Pinkerton would have to stop him and put his hind legs up to look at the parents. Naturally, the smuggling work stopped.The workers who had nothing to do hid in the bar, drinking and bragging while passing the boring afternoon.

This is a simple bar with a simple wooden room and simple furnishings. There are only a few tables, chairs and bar counters in the room, and there is no wine cabinet, because only one kind of wine is sold here.

When the middle-aged man opened the door and walked in with his entourage, the boss standing behind the bar was drinking.Seemingly knowing this middle-aged man, all the guests stopped their hands and reached under the table, only the bar owner was still concentrating on sprinkling white powder on the mouth of the tiger serving the wine.

After the salt grains were mixed evenly, the boss stuck out his tongue to clean it up, swallowed the spirits in the glass, and chewed the dried chili that he had prepared before the smell of the wine rose.Hot chili meets hot spirits, drinking tequila, all you want is to add fuel to the fire.

Two strong arms pressed against the bar, eyes closed, body tensed, enjoying the thrill of pain.The thick bar counter was creaked and creaked by the short bar owner, and it didn't stop until the indescribable alcohol dissipated.

"what……"

The flushed boss let out a long breath.Only then did he have time to wave his hands and drive out the room full of guests.

Asking the young attendant to guard the door, the middle-aged man sat opposite the boss, and was pushed over with a glass of tequila, together with a salt shaker and dried chilies.The middle-aged man didn't touch anything else, he just picked up his glass and drank it down, which made the boss a little unhappy.

"I'm too old to drink anymore." The middle-aged man explained.

"I didn't expect the famous Sergeant Dunbar to be old. It's just rare. Since you feel old, you should stay at home and don't run around."

It turned out that this middle-aged man with gray temples and wrinkles on his face was Dunbar, who had just been promoted to the Sheriff of Heishui Town.Different from Sheriff Hickson's publicity, Dunbar, who just turned 40 this year, has an old face, giving people an indescribable sense of stability and security.

"You are still here, how can I rest with peace of mind." Ignoring the other party's provocation, Sergeant Dunbar took out a wanted warrant and handed it over: "Tula, look at this first, let's talk later."

The arrest warrant was unfolded, and there were four large characters on the top, life and death, and a ferocious and unyielding photo in the center. The bar owner, Tulla, looked at the bounty below, and threw the arrest warrant back on the table.

"Six thousand dollars? Is that a small increase? It's fine if you don't have any money yourself. Why did the Heishui Town Police Department become poorer after becoming a sheriff?"

"Look clearly, this is a separate reward from the Blackwater Town Police Department. If you hand over the target, in addition to the [-] in Blackwater Town, you can also go to Lemoyne to receive another [-] bounty."

"So that's it, six thousand plus four thousand, ten thousand dollars! That's a lot of money!"

Tu La patted the bar excitedly, and the next second, he put away his joking smile, and looked at Dunbar with a look of doubt:

"But how did I hear that the price of this bounty should be 15? Where did the remaining 14 go? Could it be that you, Sergeant Dunbar, finally figured it out and started to embezzle? But you are too greedy all of a sudden." It's too much."

"The $15 was stolen by the Van der Lin gang in Heishui Town. Even if it was found, it should belong to the Heishui Town government. What's more, the authenticity of the money has not been confirmed. It is likely that the gangsters escaped. An excuse to try to save your life."

"That's not what the news said. Last night, Detective Pinkerton saw the money with his own eyes. There were several sacks filled with US dollars."

Tu La bowed his body, trying to press the opponent, but the sheriff on the other side still maintained a serious expression, ignoring it:

"As I said, even if the stolen money of 15 U.S. dollars is recovered, it still belongs to the property of the Heishui Town government. For you, a reward of [-] U.S. dollars should be enough."

"Well, [-] is [-], it's better than nothing." Tu La put his body back: "I promise you, if I meet the person on the arrest warrant, I will take him to the police station to receive the reward."

Tulla seemed to have compromised. He raised his glass to drink, but was held down by Sergeant Dunbar:
"Don't be stupid, Tulla, you know I'm not just referring to you." The seemingly elderly sheriff showed seriousness in his eyes:
"I know the culprit hasn't escaped into the thieves' territory yet. I hope you can refuse his entry. As long as you stop him outside, you don't have to do anything, and you can get a reward of [-] U.S. dollars."

"Ten thousand dollars? No need to do anything? Hehe," Tuola laughed, letting go of his fingers and letting the wine glass drop.The golden wine was flowing on the bar, reflecting the hideousness in Tu La's smile:

"Sheriff Dunbar, are you really old and confused? I'll let it go, you actually want to use ten thousand dollars to order the thieves' territory? Order the Salamanca family? Order the Howling Wolf Gang? Who do you think you are? "

"You're just a reinstated sheriff, the sheriff of Blackwater, when you become the sheriff of West Elizabeth... Wait, Thieves Land isn't in West Elizabeth, it's in New Austin, To mind our business, you'd have to be the Sheriff of New Austin, if you ever lived to see that."

Tulla wrenched away from Sheriff Dunbar's hand and flung it aside.

"You should thank us, Sergeant Dunbar, think about it, there are more than 500 people in Thieves' Territory, and more than 500 people are more than 500 robbers, liars and thieves. Without the control of our Salamanca family, these more than 500 thieves No matter how good your marksmanship is, and how many policemen you have, what's the use? How many people can you catch at once? Think about it, Mr. Sheriff!"

Tu La smiled triumphantly, he wanted to find the helpless anger or the loneliness of failure from the other party's face.But the strange thing is that Sergeant Dunbar, who has always been known for his hot temper and was even demoted because of this, did not show any excitement. The unchanging serious expression on his face made him stop laughing after only two laughs .

"can."

"What can?"

"You can go look for the stolen money, and if you find it, it's yours. I can also put a hole in the patrol's border so that he can escape into the bandit territory, and I can also transfer the blackwater town's $[-] bounty to you."

Sergeant Dunbar kept his original tone, but Tula's eyelids twitched when he heard it:
"What about the conditions?"

"The condition is that you will hand him over to me alive, completely, so that I can hang him personally on the gallows in Heishui Town in front of everyone."

(End of this chapter)