A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 112 Fishing ([-])

Although it is still unknown what kind of demon Dutch is planning to make, Arthur is already wary.

Sure enough, after walking for a while, Dutch suddenly said:
"Arthur, we need you. We must formulate a plan. I have thought about it. We cannot always deal with it blindly and passively. O'Drisik, Pinkerton, and now there is also a Cornwall."

"..."

Arthur did not speak in a hurry, because it was obvious that Dutch had something to say later, so he should ignore the need for himself. As for the plan, although he was very disgusted with the word coming out of Dutch's mouth, he did not I am not opposed to a reasonable long-term plan. In fact, Arthur had a plan, and it was a plan that both Arthur and Hosea agreed with.

Arthur just listened quietly to Dutch continue:

"... What we need most right now is money. No matter what, only after we get enough money can we go to a place where no one knows us. Only in this way can we no longer have to hide around XZ Already..."

"Well, like where?" Hosea interrupted.

Dutch did not answer Hosea's question, but said to himself:

"I have some plans now, but I hope, Arthur, I hope you can come back, and I also hope that you, my old guys, can still stand firmly by my side and don't fight against me. In the camp... … Now that all kinds of messy voices have started to appear, I can’t help it, I really can’t bring such a group of people to realize our plan.”

Arthur smiled and said in a slightly mocking tone:

"Daqi, please forgive me for what I am going to say next. I would like to ask, isn't this situation where we have to hide from XZ all caused by you? If I remember correctly, it was you who insisted on having your own way. Decided to rob the money transport ship in Blackwater, you continued to insist on robbing the Cornwall train, and then, you continued to insist on your own way, after I had clearly warned you, I told you You, the Horseshoe Lookout camp is no longer safe. Just when I asked you to move as soon as possible, it was you who insisted on turning around and robbing Valentine's bank..."

"And, do we really need money? I can promise you, I am willing to pay this money..."

"Arthur!" Dutch shouted, he tightened the reins, stopped the horse, and turned around.

Dutch just stared at Arthur, breathing heavily, as if he had been greatly humiliated.

Arthur looked at Dutch like this, and while soothing the carrot on his crotch with his hand, he continued calmly:

"I can't listen to this anymore? In what I said, is there a sentence that is not true? Why is there a mess of voices in the camp? Is it not because of you, or because you don't know when it started, you just know Have you fallen out with all of us?"

Hosea listened quietly to what Arthur said. This time, he did not choose to stop Arthur. There was no one else around at the moment. If he had any words or thoughts, he felt that he could tell them no matter how ugly they were. Let’s talk about it.

They are all old friends. It is better to hide it than to tell it. Besides, isn't what Arthur said true?

Obviously, all of them, Hosea just looked at Dutch, who couldn't refute, quietly.

Dutch's original idea was very simple. The three old guys would reminisce about old times together, and then they would use their tried-and-tested rhetoric to try to persuade Arthur to come back while the atmosphere was harmonious.

He really needs someone to help him rebuild the confidence of the entire gang now.

But he didn't expect that Arthur not only didn't buy it, but also said these words directly and unabashedly.

These, every word Arthur said were like a loud slap in the face of Dutch, who wanted to save face the most.

Even though all the old guys were present, Dutch still felt like something was broken in his heart.

His heart was beating wildly, and blood was rapidly gathering in his brain.

It's not that Daqi doesn't understand that he may be responsible for most of these mistakes, but he can't admit it, he can't be wrong, and he definitely doesn't want to admit that he is wrong.

Although reality is always cruel, he can choose not to face it.

So Dutch continued to avoid talking about these facts, and he turned to say emotionally:

"I thought you would never betray me, Arthur."

Arthur nodded and replied:
"I used to think that you wouldn't become what you are today. Well, if you are still unwilling to face reality and are ready to continue playing these emotional cards with me, Dutch, I can only give you one last Advice, after going through what happened with Valentine, I really hope you can behave better and stop causing trouble..."

These words were like a sharp sword, ruthlessly piercing Dutch's last face again. He was pulled back to face these things that he was unwilling to face. No one wanted to have his disguise exposed in person. Did Dutch think about it?Ever struggled?Ever hesitated?
Yes, he has them all, but in the end he always tells himself that he is still firmly on the path of his choice.

In other words, on the path he is accustomed to.

And for a person who can't understand him, Dutch knows that the best way to deal with it is to ignore him.

Thinking of this, Dutch suddenly felt that his anger had lost its reason.He looked at Arthur's eyes now and sighed in his heart, how similar it was to himself back then.

Dach seemed to understand something. It turned out that the brat who would only follow behind his back then had found it like him, and found a path he himself recognized.

However, this is not the same path as mine.

So, Dutch said with relief:
"It seems that we are really going our separate ways this time, Arthur."

[Hey, that means Arthur doesn't know that Dutch has thought so much, otherwise he would have spit on him and then scolded him for being too dramatic. 】

Hosea did not speak. He was not surprised by the outcome of the showdown. It could also be said that he had already guessed that it would be like this in the end. No matter what, this day would come sooner or later. It was just sooner or later. Just a few.

After all, Hosea should be the first one to understand. He has understood that Arthur is no longer the brat who followed them behind, only doing things but not thinking.

However, Hosea still doesn't take sides. If they break up, let's break up. It doesn't have to be together. Young birds always have time to fly alone.

After hearing what Dutch said, Arthur nodded, and he also said with some relief:
"Sorry, I've already tried. I can't change your mind. I can feel it. Dutch, you don't really just want to make a fortune. It seems to me that you don't want to escape from here."

"..."

"Hey, I have to say, it really makes me feel better to be able to say this."

Listening to what Arthur said, complex expressions appeared on both Hosea's and Dutch's faces.

For Hosea, what Arthur said seemed to suddenly solve many of the previously puzzling questions for Hosea. He suddenly felt that many things in the past were suddenly enlightened. The question that has always puzzled him - what does Dutch want?

Hosea seems to understand?

But on the other hand, Hosea felt that if he let Arthur continue talking, it might not just be as simple as parting ways.

On Dutch's side, his face now looked gloomy, but he was still speechless.

Now that the matter has come to this, Arthur feels that since everything has been said for this reason, he might as well be more thorough.

Arthur wanted to say everything he needed to say and wanted to say clearly at once, so he continued:

"Hey, 'One more thing'? 'When we save enough money'? 'I have a plan'?"

Arthur copied Dutch's tone and laughed to himself.

"I once naively thought that maybe Dutch just had a big appetite? Maybe all this just stems from the greed in human nature? Now, I have figured it out. It turns out that everything I thought before was wrong. , all wrong."

"Dutch, you are just like the old slave catcher I met in Rhodes Town. These are just like the 'broken guns, broken watches, and broken ledgers' that he can't let go of. Really, it's exactly the same of."

"Daqi, what you really can't accept is to admit that you are just a person who has been run down by the wheel of the times. What you have done is just your struggle..."

Dutch was really stripped naked right in front of him. He was both surprised by the accuracy of Arthur's analysis of himself, and also angry that what Arthur said seemed to be true, but he For a moment, I couldn't find the words to refute.

Dach didn't speak, but Hosea said with a complex expression:

"Arthur, that's enough..."

For Hosea, all of this is the only struggle that can make them feel alive after being left behind by the icy future.

Is it enough?
Arthur didn't know, he looked at the two men he once looked up to, and now they all lowered their heads when he spoke.

No, it's not enough. It's not that Arthur hasn't let them go, but there is no time.

If the Van der Linde Gang doesn't hurry up and change its development model, even if every plan is arranged and executed perfectly, no matter how tenacious the people in the camp are, they will really be completely destroyed within a few failures.

The ship of the new era can no longer carry people who still cling to the ideas of the old era.

(End of this chapter)