A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 123
interesting.

Arthur has now returned to the banquet with Old Gray.

At this time, he compared Dutch with Old Gray, and for a while, he had some thoughts in his mind. If Arthur compared Dutch to a 'tyrant', then he would cherish himself for a tyrant like Dutch. Winged, even if they often destroy them wantonly because of short-sightedness or madness, they always cry sincerely afterwards.

But conspirators like Old Gray don't. The tyrant has chess pieces, and so do the conspirators, but the tyrant himself is on the chessboard, while the conspirators sit outside the chessboard.

The interesting thing is that Old Gray seems to regard himself as a pawn in the chessboard with Bravest.

Old Gray's so-called "you know how to do it" actually means that Arthur is tacitly targeting moonshine and Lemoyne raiders. It has to be said that this method of attacking Bravest is indeed obscure and insidious. On the one hand, By cracking down on bootlegging, the Bravest family's financial resources were cut off. On the other hand, cracking down on the Lemoyne raiders meant breaking off its fangs.

Moonshiners and Lemoyne Raiders.

It seemed that they did not directly target Bravest, but they all hit the vital point accurately.

Even if they destroyed one moonshine workshop and built a new one, the raw materials and equipment required the Bravest family to pay real money. Moreover, they were obviously only a master of wine making, and faced frequent problems. The situation of the wine-making dens being destroyed will inevitably make it impossible for them to supply goods to their next customers in a timely manner.

The final result is that the Bravest family's funds will be cut off. And for a wealthy family to deal with the cutoff, is there any better way besides mortgaging assets to borrow funds?
As for giving up bootlegging completely, that is obviously impossible. After all, this is now the main source of income for the Bravest family.

After thinking about this, Arthur took a glass of champagne from the tray of the passing waiter, and then walked towards Old Gray who was waving to him, smiling and nodding with a few people around him.

"This is Arthur, Mr. Arthur Callahan. Arthur, let me introduce you to my old friends. This is Judge Meredith of the Lemoyne State Court..." Old Gray finished. Pause.

"Ah, it's such an honor to meet you, your honor."

"Me too, Mr. Callahan." Meredith replied politely.

After seeing the two of them greet each other, Old Gray continued to introduce:

"This is Secretary to the Governor of Lemoyne, Rube Baird."

Rube Baird said first after Old Gray finished his introduction:
"I'm really sorry. The governor asked me to attend on his behalf because of his busy work schedule. Mr. Callahan, I heard that you are interested in making some investments in Lemoyne State? If you need any help, you can contact me."

Arthur was surprised by the attitude of the governor's secretary, but he still said gracefully:
"You're welcome, Mr. Baird, I will."

Then Arthur took Baird's business card from his hand. Suddenly, he felt a little embarrassed because Arthur had not prepared this thing. This caused Baird to delay after handing over the business card. Not waiting for Arthur's business card, I couldn't help but secretly wonder, could it be that Arthur didn't support their party?
Old Gray smiled. He could see that Arthur didn't prepare such things as business cards. After all, in his opinion, people like Arthur were just half-baked gangsters who didn't have the cultivation and background of people like them at all. , no matter how well you dress and how you pretend to be a member of the upper class, you are just a monkey wearing clothes. It is normal to show your shyness.

Old Gray didn't go to help Arthur resolve this embarrassment. He waited quietly aside. After all, letting the inferiors recognize his identity would not be harmful to the subsequent cooperation?
After thinking briefly, Baird decided to fight for Arthur for his party. After all, according to Old Gray, he was a wealthy industrialist who had many assets under his name and also ran a business. an oil company.

Baird smiled and said:
"Mr. Callahan, I'm really sorry, but it seems you forgot to give me your business card."

"..."

Suddenly, the atmosphere seemed to become more awkward.

Several people present were all human beings, and they all saw it at this time. It seemed that Mr. Callahan in front of them did not prepare a business card?
Just when Arthur was about to make an excuse, saying that he forgot to bring it.

"Ah, Mr. Callahan, I'm sorry, I forgot to give you my newly printed business card. I'm really sorry, everyone. I am Mr. Callahan's secretary, and I was responsible for delivering business cards before." Mary Beth said from behind very promptly. She had been paying attention to Arthur from the side just now. Seeing that there seemed to be something going on here, she hurried over.

Mary Beth thought to herself that it was a good thing that she had taken it upon herself to give Arthur a business card before. "Ah, I'm so sorry, Mr. Baird, here, here is my business card." Arthur said as he handed over his business card.

Although the situation did not end as he expected, Old Gray still acted as if nothing had happened. There was no change in his expression after his plan failed. He continued with a smile:

"Haha, Mr. Callahan, why did you bring your secretary with you? I thought this was your wife. I have to say, she has very good taste?"

Several men present showed understanding smiles. Although the female judge Meredith didn't like it very much, she didn't show it. After all, in a typical southern area like Lemoyne, she almost didn't like this kind of conversation. I have become accustomed to it.

"Come on, let me introduce you to the next person. This is Congressman Facardo McGuire."

"Hello, Mr. Congressman."

"Hello, Mr. Callahan."

Congressman McGuire's attitude towards Arthur is cooler than that of Baird, the previous secretary to the governor. After all, for him, there is nothing to rely on Arthur. He has his own sponsor and solid support from his constituency. Or, attending the banquet this time is just a normal social event.

Arthur had no idea about this. Among the people introduced by Old Gray, the only one he was interested in was the judge of the Lemoyne State Court, Meredith.

To be honest, it was only then that Arthur finally realized how close the Gray family's so-called connections with the authorities were.

Just saying that at this banquet, everyone from the governor's office to congressmen and even judges from the state were present. Arthur admitted that he had underestimated the Gray family's background in Lemoyne State before.

After introducing each other, several people naturally chatted about the recent news, and Old Gray naturally brought the topic to the Lemoyne Raiders.

"Well, it's so sad that Civil War soldiers turned into criminals," Congressman McGuire said sarcastically.

Regarding this topic, Judge Meredith said with disgust:

"These people were originally seen as patriots, heroes who fought against brutal rule in that conflict, but unfortunately, I think they have now degenerated. Instead of making the war between states a thing of the past, they This is used as a rallying point to wage war against all law-abiding citizens."

As the governor's staff, Baird actually really doesn't want to talk about the Lemoyne Raiders. After all, he is the secretary to the governor of Lemoyne. In the face of such a militia organization in the state, they rob, sell arms, and refuse to do anything. Tax laws and regulations, no matter what they are called, only serve to highlight the incompetence of state governments.

Baird originally planned to wait silently for this topic to end, but unexpectedly, Congressman McGuire on the side called his name and asked:
"Mr. Baird, can you also tell me how the governor views this issue? You know, many voters in my constituency have complained to me, saying that the Lemoyne looters not only robbed them, but also made They are afraid to go near some areas, which is a really bad situation."

Very good, Arthur watched from the sidelines as Baird was now awkwardly playing his previous role. After thinking briefly, he decided, and then opened his mouth to make a rescue:

"Congressman McGuire, instead of asking the governor, I think you should supervise the work of the police chief in your constituency. As far as I know, the Rhodes Town Police Department recently destroyed a Lemoyne raider stronghold and captured Quite a few Lemoyne Raiders, huh? Mr. Grey.”

Old Gray saw Arthur choosing a target to curry favor with so quickly, and replied with a smile:
"Well, I heard what Li said. This is indeed the case. He did a pretty good job in this matter."

After McGuire glanced at Arthur indifferently, he also smirked and said:
"As expected of Little Sheriff Gray, the stability of Rhodes Town is thanks to the efforts of the Gray family."

Seeing that this topic was almost over, Old Gray took Arthur to the next small group.

　Brothers, good news, the first order results are super poor, so the backend data has been growing these days. Well, I think as long as the growth is maintained, I will continue to work hard to maintain the daily number of [-], but there will be no recommendations starting next week. I just hope that everyone will not keep books (alas, I don’t see those who keep books.), even though the day has passed, there are still many people who keep books, and they are really broken.No problem, I can still persist.(T_T)
　　


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