America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 160 Justice and Order

the other side.

After Sergeant Pile left the room where Fred was held, only the lawyer, Fred and the man who took care of him were left in the room.

The lawyer glanced outside through the window. The guarding policemen were still standing guard at the door, but the door was closed, so no movement in the room could be heard from the outside.

"Mr. Fred, Pile has left." The lawyer said softly.

Although the sound is small, the effect can be very significant.

The "big white head sculpture" came alive and got up from the bed.

"Did the judge tell him?" Fred opened his eyes and stared at Lawyer Maxwain.

"No, the matter is too urgent. I came over as soon as I got the news." The lawyer pouted at the guard outside the door.

Fred nodded.

In addition to Paile, many people in the police force took their money, and it is not surprising that the lawyer got the news immediately.

"Fred, you played too much this time." When it came to the business, the lawyer's expression became serious, "You should trust me, I can help you obtain that pasture in a more reasonable way."

He knows his "ally" very well, he has done a lot of robbery and looting, and he has also helped him wipe his ass.

But looking at his current miserable state, he must have hit a snag.

"I don't need you to teach me how to do it." Fred was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, "Don't we still have you and Mr. Judge?"

"I'm not sure if he will help you again this time. You've made too much of a mess." The lawyer shook his head. "Pile is different from the previous sheriff. He's not so easy to fool."

"What?!" Fred angrily rolled over from the bed, but this movement pulled the wound, and he lay back down in pain.

These bastards have taken me so much money over the years, and now they hide when they encounter trouble.

But anger is all anger, these words were not spoken, because there was also Maxwain who also took a lot of money from him in the room.

At least this guy knew to come to see me right away, if he ran away again, he would really be screwed this time.

After a brief bout of anger and some relief from the pain, Fred beckoned to the lawyer to come to his bedside.

"Alexander, after you go out, go to the judge first to see if he can do anything." Fred said to the lawyer, but his voice became lower afterwards.

"If there is no way for the judge, you can help me go ten kilometers west of the town and find a man named Reddy Thomas."

The name Reddy Thomas was notorious around Lincolnshire, and his arrest warrant was hung on the wall outside the door, but because of his powerful influence, there was no way to arrest him for the time being.

"Tell him that a dozen of my brothers and I are locked up here, and there are dozens of people on my farm who are preparing." Fred continued, "In addition, after this is done, James' ranch, as well as me The pasture in Wali Valley belongs to him."

He lied, but he couldn't tell the lawyer directly that he was almost wiped out, and everyone who could move was in this security station.

In that case, it's hard to say whether the lawyer will help him. It's hard to say whether the "brother" who is supposed to be in charge of him will come to rescue him, or go directly to his ranch to make trouble.

The lawyer hesitated a little, he retreated a little, this is not his professional scope.

"A thousand dollars! I'll give you a thousand dollars after the matter is over!" Fred made a big bet, "You know, I never broke my promise."

The lawyer stopped talking, he nodded, picked up his bag, and hurried to the door.

……

Chen Jianqiu thinks this room is okay.

He had been here for several hours, but Sergeant Pile did not immediately conduct a routine questioning of him as previously agreed.

Chen Jianqiu felt something was wrong, and he was going to find a way to leave.

Getting in touch with Sean, Holmes, and possibly others in town as soon as possible is a top priority.

However, his door was suddenly opened.

Inspector Peller came in.

"Please sit down, Sheriff." Chen Jianqiu pointed to the chairs in the room, and said to the Sheriff with a smile.

The sheriff sat down and looked at the seemingly harmless Chinese in front of him.

Chen Jianqiu keenly noticed that Pile's state was not simple.

His body was in a very alert state, like a gun with safety on.

His upper body leaned back slightly, and this posture allowed him to draw out the pistol at his waist at any time.

"Relax, Sheriff, I don't have a weapon on me." Chen Jianqiu smiled and looked at the Sheriff. He didn't continue to say anything, but looked at the Sheriff quietly.

Pile didn't show any particular emotion, he slightly adjusted his sitting posture.

"What was going through your mind when you killed Fred's men at the sheepfold?" asked the sheriff suddenly.

The sheriff had no direct evidence that Fred's men had been killed by 40-caliber bullets, fired from the direction of the sheep pen.

When I saw this Chinese man, his clothes were dry, and he said that he had been staying in the warehouse.

But the people who killed Fred's gang were terrifyingly accurate with their marksmanship, not to mention the people on Papa James's farm, they might not even be able to do it themselves.

He had no choice but to list the high reward offerer in front of him as a key suspect.

Chen Jianqiu stared into the sheriff's eyes, he guessed what the sheriff was thinking, and didn't answer his question directly, but asked another question:
"What was going through your mind when you killed Billy?"

Things between Pylor and Billy were taboo in the James family, but not in the others.

On the way back, the brother who smoked a cigar from Chen Jianqiu told Chen Jianqiu all these things directly like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

If it were someone else, they might have jumped up on the spot, stepped forward and grabbed Chen Jianqiu by the collar, telling him to "answer whatever you ask yourself."

Or say something else to divert this question.

Pile didn't, he seemed to want to talk to the wanted man in front of him.

He took a breath and narrated in a very calm tone: "I have known Billy since I was a child, we grew up together, and he even taught me how to use a gun."

"You also fell in love with his sister." Chen Jianqiu added.

"No, I love them," Pyler said.

Chen Jianqiu didn't understand the information in this sentence for a while, and Paile continued to speak.

"A few years ago, we both received enlistment notices from the Cavalry Regiment. I joined, but he gave up. At the beginning, we still kept in touch with letters, but later, only Emily wrote to me."

"Later, I was appointed Sheriff of Lincolnshire, but when I came back, the first task I received was to hunt down Billy."

"During my time away, Billy became a gunman protecting his father's farm, got tricked into getting involved in the Lincolnshire War, and killed a lot of people, including the ex-sheriff."

"I found him in a hotel and he was smiling at me and I hit him in the heart."

Chen Jianqiu quietly listened to the sheriff's words, he was a little curious why Paile would say this to him.

"No one can escape from the order, no matter how many reasons he has, he can't be lawless and act recklessly."

"Let me tell you now what I was thinking when I killed Billy." Pile stood up slowly: "Killing someone is killing someone. A criminal is a criminal."

Chen Jianqiu smiled.

In the western United States in 1881, violence and corruption were the eternal themes. If order and fairness really existed, then people like Fred would not go unpunished, and he would not be on the reward list.

He tilted his head and looked at the sheriff, and suddenly felt that this man was very pitiful:
"Mr. Sheriff, are you making a presumption of guilt now?"

Pile stood up and put the reward order that Lynch handed him just now on the table:
"Mr. Chen Jianqiu, what you did outside of Lincolnshire has nothing to do with me, but I will find out whether you have anything to do with the private fight on the farm. Before that, you will still be protected."

He stared at Chen Jianqiu with a compelling look: "Don't always think that you are on the side of justice."

Chen Jianqiu didn't look at the reward order on the table, he also stared at the sheriff, their eyes intertwined:
"Mr. Sheriff, I never thought I was on the side of justice, and justice is not defined by you people."

"Then take care of yourself." The sheriff left a word and walked out the door.

But when he just stepped out of the door, there was a sudden gunshot outside,
Pyler jerked back.

A bullet hit the place where he was standing.

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