A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 104 Everything is driven by interests

"I don't see what's wrong with that? In this civilized society, do I, a good citizen of modest means, need to worry about Pinkerton?"

In this beautiful land, no one is ashamed of his wealth.

The same goes for Arthur, it's all legal, at least on the surface.

Milton laughed, laughing very loudly. He seemed to have heard a funny joke that he had never heard in his life. He laughed for a while before calming down again and said:
"Arthur Morgan, you are a gangster. You are obviously a destroyer of civilization, but looking at your pretentious face now, I really can't bear it."

This may be the civilization that Milton yearns for, it can always blur the boundaries between good guys and bad guys.

Although he couldn't stand it, so what?Milton asked himself, would he prefer a gangster who committed all kinds of evil, or an industrialist who could help him bring civilization to the West?
The answer is obvious.

Arthur listened quietly to what Milton said. He didn't feel angry. He could tell that Milton was simply venting his emotions rather than mocking Arthur.

"What? Chief Agent Mr. Milton, have you encountered financial difficulties recently? Do you need someone to provide some support?" Arthur asked tentatively.

Arthur seems to have guessed correctly?
Milton was silent, and after a long time he spoke:
"I have a proposal that you can consider."

"All ears."

"For a bail amount, I can promise you on behalf of the Ministry of Justice that everything since 1899 will be written off. As long as you pay this bail, this series of cases will never go to trial." Milton said.

Bail is such an interesting term. Milton's words awakened some of Arthur's memories that he had left idle.

Theoretically speaking, Arthur is not a robber now. Before he was actually arrested and tried, he was only called a suspect. But from the legal concept that is popular today, to be more specific, it is suspected crime Presumption of innocence and innocence.

It's just that most of the time, people who committed crimes in the West might have escaped the bullets of bounty hunters, but died early on the sheriff's gallows.

There is no way, who said that this place in the west really doesn't pay attention to this.

Voting is still a new thing.

As for wanted posters, that's even more interesting. Reward posters can be issued not only by government departments, but also by private detectives, companies, and even individuals.

Well, so you see, Arthur can also publish, interesting, right?

Nowadays, most of the high-value bounties that Arthur can see are issued by railway companies. After all, train robberies are a popular business among western desperadoes, and the railway companies that have suffered greatly from this The countermeasure was to publish a high-priced bounty poster of "no matter life or death" to scare those who have ideas.

It was a bit far. In short, after thinking carefully, Arthur showed interest in Milton's proposal. However, he did not agree in a hurry, but asked with interest:
"I don't know, how much is this bail amount?"

Milton did not answer directly, but took a pen and paper from the table, wrote down a series of numbers, and pushed it to Arthur.

"This is a huge amount of money? Can I ask who this is for?" Arthur asked.

After seeing the amount, Arthur didn't believe that Milton could have such a big appetite.

Milton did not answer this question, but said bluntly:
"You just need to know that this money is not for our firm. As for more, it involves political matters. This is not something you can participate in now. You don't need to know."

After speaking, Milton changed his tone and continued:
"Here's a word of advice, don't get caught up in the struggle between Western gangs and the authorities. Not always will anyone be willing to give you a chance to escape."

Arthur folded the note in half and put it away, nodded and said:

"I need some time for this 'bail money'..."

"One year, you have one year." Milton said decisively.

Arthur continued to ask curiously:
"Are you spying on me?" "It's just some intelligence gathering. By the way, our previous agreement has not changed. Only by helping me catch Dutch Van der Linde can the deal be completely completed. Do you hear me clearly?" "

Arthur was noncommittal about Milton's last words. Obviously, there was a big shot with a higher level than Milton in the so-called 'bail'. Whether the deal was successful or not seemed to be no longer up to Milton. .

However, Arthur had no intention of exposing Milton, and he agreed:

"Of course, haven't I told you where he is hiding? If you are in a hurry, you can go directly to the Horse Palm Lookout Camp?"

Hearing Arthur mention the Horseshoe Lookout Camp, Milton's expression turned ugly and he said:

"Van der Linde is no longer there, Mr. Morgan, I know you are still in close contact with the gang members, so you'd better get me their latest location as soon as possible."

"By the way, I'd like to remind you that Leviticus Cornwall has wanted the oil field you just acquired for a long time. Don't provoke him. If he comes to buy it from you, you'd better sell it happily. give him."

Arthur said in disbelief:
"I didn't expect that? Is this also within the scope of Detective Pinkerton's work?"

Yep, Arthur knew that it must be because of the oil field incident that he was noticed by the people above.

Milton looked at the empty coffee cup and said:

"Don't take yourself too seriously, Mr. Morgan. Cornwall is not someone you can mess with. Also, remember to pay the taxes you should pay on time, even though after the Civil War, the flat tax was unconstitutional. It has been repealed, but if you really want to make everyone turn a blind eye, you might as well take the initiative. There have been many voices in Congress recently who want to re-amend the law."

This is unexpected news for Arthur. Milton obviously gave himself several gifts today.

The evil ghost who originally demanded his life turned into an old man with a white beard giving gifts?The sun does not rise from the west today. Although Arthur does not know what Milton's purpose is, in the face of the kindness he has released, Arthur has no reason not to accept it all.

"Thanks to Agent Milton for the suggestion, so, is there anything else I can do to help you?" Arthur asked, and if there was nothing else, he was ready to see off the guests.

Milton heard Arthur's words as he prepared to see off his guests. He smiled and said:

"It's almost time for me to leave. Keep this up, Mr. Morgan. I'm looking forward to what you can do in the end." After Milton finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave without staying any longer.

At this time, Arthur suddenly stopped Milton, and then said in an elusive tone:

"Ah, Mr. Milton, you can bring someone to claim the reward I issued."

This bounty obviously refers to Micah Bell.

After hearing this, Milton paused on the spot. In the end, he did not look back, but left directly.

Obviously he knew about Arthur's heavy bounty on Micah Bell.

After Arthur watched Milton leave, he finally relaxed his body and leaned back deeply into the chair.

I have to say that there were so many things in today's conversation with Milton that he didn't expect. In the end, it would end up like this?Arthur couldn't help but sigh in his heart, money really makes many people who are originally unfriendly to you unexpectedly become friendly.

It’s so damn poor that no one cares about you in the busy city, but you’re rich in the mountains and have distant relatives.

Sure enough, the old saying is right. Look, doesn’t it say it again?In fact, there are no permanent enemies in the world, there are only eternal interests.

All this is driven by interests.

(End of this chapter)