America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 226 Killing and no one cares?that's the best
The continental United States in the 19th century, especially after the Civil War, was in the midst of the Second Industrial Revolution, with new ideas and new waves emerging.

All kinds of organizations have sprung up on this continent like mushrooms after rain.

Presumably, this group called "Grange Farmers' Cooperative Organization" is one of them.

Coincidentally, this organization stood on the opposite side of the railway company.

So, Chen Jianqiu rode a horse and listened for a while on the periphery of the crowd.

But the more I listened, the more disappointed I felt.

It seems that the main members of this organization are mainly small farmers and ranchers.

There is no essential conflict between them and the railway company. At most, the transportation price is too high because of the arrogance of the railway company.

As long as there is something that can be discussed, interests are prone to divergence, and of course there will be betrayal and compromise.

The speaker's eloquence was extremely outstanding, which aroused the emotions of the people below, but did not propose a specific and implementable path.

Therefore, when the passion passed, the farmers and ranchers who surrounded them gradually dispersed.

Chen Jianqiu was also ready to turn his horse around and leave.

He has to go to work.

But a voice stopped him:
"The gentleman on the horse over there, please stay!"

Chen Jianqiu and the others around him turned their heads and saw the speaker walking towards them.

"My name is Oliver Dunleavy. I'm the head of the Grange organization in New Mexico. What's your name?" The speaker walked up to Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu dismounted: "Just call me Chen."

"I see that you listened very carefully outside just now, and you have a certain sense of agreement with our proposition." Oliver said with a full face, "If it is convenient, please allow me to introduce our organization."

Chen Jianqiu's facial muscles twitched.

Could this be some kind of MLM organization?Why do these words sound so familiar?
But thinking that the earliest MLM organization would be decades away, Chen Jianqiu decided to listen to him first.

"Our organization was established ten years ago, and later developed into a national organization. The most glorious time was around 1875. We had chapters in 32 states across the country, with a total membership of more than 85."

"Our aim is to provide a platform for communication and mutual assistance for small and medium-sized farmers."

Oliver tells the history of his organization with pride.

Chen Jianqiu listened carefully to his narration.

It seems that this organization is bigger than I imagined.

"Is the branch in New Mexico just established?" Chen Jianqiu glanced at the crowd and several staff members who had already dispersed, "I don't think the scale is very large."

Oliver looked a little embarrassed: "Because the Grange movement has fallen into a trough in recent years, I am one of the few who have persisted until now."

Of course Chen Jianqiu understands why their movement is unsustainable.

However, beating people does not slap people in the face, he did not continue this topic, but asked Oliver another question:
"I just heard from the side that you want to force them to agree to your conditions by restricting the construction of the Santa Fe Railway Company's railway. Is this a slogan, or?"

Hearing Chen Jianqiu mention this matter, Oliver suddenly regained his spirits: "Mr. Chen, I am definitely not just talking. I have already contacted several organizations, and they also have the same appeal."

"for example?"

"The Knights of Albuquerque."

Knights of Albuquerque?

Chen Jianqiu had a headache. What kind of weird organization is this? Why does the name sound so secondary?

"Would you like to join in? We agreed to discuss the action plan at this place tomorrow afternoon." Oliver issued an invitation.

Abiot suddenly coughed twice from behind.

"Let's talk about it, if we are free then, we will come." Chen Jianqiu shook Oliver's hand, and then got on the horse again.

The crowd turned their horses and left the square.

"What did you mean by coughing?"

After leaving the square, Chen Jianqiu asked Abiot while admiring the unique style of buildings around him.

"The 'Knights of Albuquerque' that the person mentioned just now, I heard about it from Scott, and it was also funded by him, and it is also inextricably linked with the 'Santa Fe Group'." Abio Te said.

Chen Jianqiu frowned.

In the territory of New Mexico, anyone who could have a relationship with Scott and the "Santa Fe Group", except himself, seemed to be a bad bird.

Of course, he is also a scourge.

"Let's get down to business first, let's talk to Blake first."

They inquired along the way and learned that the office of the Santa Fe Railway Company is about five kilometers outside the old city. The railway was connected there last year, and the Santa Fe Railway Company also built a small hospital for their employees.

So, everyone walked along the railway line towards the target direction.

About a mile away.

Suddenly, several gunshots came from not far away.

"Boss, look over there." Asuka pointed to the direction perpendicular to the railway line.

A young man galloped towards them on a horse.

The tall, fair-haired young man was on his horse's back with a revolver in his hand, trying to dodge bullets while looking for an opportunity to shoot behind him.

In his other hand, he was carrying a bundle, which was so heavy that he didn't know what it contained.

And behind him, a group of people on horseback were chasing after him. Similarly, while chasing, they shot at him.

The young man quickly came in front of Chen Jianqiu and the others. He rode his horse across the rails and passed in front of Chen Jianqiu.

At that moment, the young man turned his head and showed a sunny smile at Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu suddenly felt that he had seen this face before, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while.

Soon, those who were chasing also came to the track.

They also saw Chen Jianqiu and the others.

Each of these people has a shield-like badge embroidered on their shoulders, and they are uniformly dressed, which looks like the uniform of the former Confederate Army.

They originally planned to ignore the group of people in front of them and continue to chase the blond young man in front of them.

However, the leader, a man with a high nose and a ponytail, saw Chen Jianqiu and immediately motioned to the people behind him to stop with him.

He observed for a while, his eyes walked around the faces of Xiao En, Asuka, and Camilla beside Chen Jianqiu, and then he laughed loudly:

"I said why is that bastard so confident, so there are a bunch of scumbag friends waiting here!"

Chen Jianqiu didn't speak.

He's in a good mood today and doesn't really want to kill people in Albuquerque.

Ponytail saw that Chen Jianqiu didn't respond, he couldn't read anything from this person's face.

So, he pointed the gun that was hanging down at Chen Jianqiu: "Since you and that little bastard are in the same party, why don't you die together?"

The young man who was galloping forward heard no movement behind him, turned his head and found that the pursuers pointed their guns at a few passers-by by the railroad tracks.

Without the slightest hesitation, he tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, and came towards this side.

He cannot tolerate innocent people dying because of him.

"Look, that kid hangs out with these colored scumbags, they really belong to the same party." Ponytail laughed loudly, he knew the weakness of this young man, and he was complacent about the success of his trick.

"Is the law and order in Albuquerque so bad? Is nobody caring about killing people around the town?" Chen Jianqiu muttered suddenly.

Ponytail smiled even more happily: "Kill? Albuquerque is in charge of murder? Don't you know the nickname here? Lawless place! The sheriff here doesn't care about things near the railroad tracks, that's the rule here, Do you understand?"

"Don't expect anyone to take care of you, you yellow-skinned fool." Ponytail laughed.

Then, the smile on his face froze instantly.

"boom!"

The man in front of him, who was still complaining about the poor law and order just now, had an extra Colt 1873 in his hand, and the gun was smoking.

"It's fine if no one cares about it," Chen Jianqiu said.

Ponytail suddenly stopped thinking.

He fell off the horse, and he was lying on the ground with a blood hole in his head, and blood was gurgling out from inside.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The other people around Chen Jianqiu also shot, and blood blossomed from the servants whose ponytails were still in a daze.

Two seconds later, the gunfire stopped.

Around the railroad tracks, there were piles of corpses lying in disorder.

Chen Jianqiu got off the horse, walked to the side of the ponytail, raised his arm, and glanced at the shield badge on his arm.

"A-er-bu-kai-ke-knights?" Chen Jianqiu guessed the meaning of the badge through the initials under the pattern.

"Hey, what kind of shit knights, it's the Ku Klux Klan." The blond young man rode up to Chen Jianqiu, and spat at the ponytailed corpse.

"The Ku Klux Klan?" Chen Jianqiu understood what this guy said just now, "I thought they were all covered with white sheets."

"No, that organization is the Albuquerque branch of the Ku Klux Klan."

The young man with blond hair jumped off the horse and handed the bundle in his hand to Chen Jianqiu: "They robbed your compatriots. You don't know if you are dead or not. It is on the side of the road ahead."

Chen Jianqiu took the burden and asked while getting on the horse: "Have we met somewhere? What's your name?"

The young man turned his head, another sunny smile:

"Peter Pan, sir."

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(End of this chapter)