A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 156
After Arthur taught John a lesson, he went back into the house, stood beside Hosea's bed, and said seriously:

"Hosea, it's time to quit smoking."

Hosea smiled, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing, and said:
"You brat, do you think I can't die soon enough? Why do you want to quit smoking? Besides, if you really quit smoking, I'm afraid I'll have to leave tomorrow, haha, cough cough..."

Arthur also knew that there is no such thing as saying that smoking is harmful to health. It would be great if tobacco companies did not preach that this thing can cure all diseases. There is no such thing as being harmful to health.

Arthur helped Hosea up, patted him on the back, and waited until he felt better before continuing:
"Then it's okay if you don't quit smoking, but you can't go back to the camp. You need to take a good rest."

I don't know if it was because he had just rejected Arthur once. This time Hosea did not refuse immediately, but just looked at Arthur with a complicated expression. He did not speak, but Arthur could see from Hosea's face. Shanghe could see his reluctance and reluctance in his eyes.

Arthur didn't expect that he would actually see reluctance to leave. Could it be that Hosea himself also had thoughts of leaving?
Arthur waited quietly like this. After a long time, Hosea finally spoke:
"Have you ever thought about leaving? Arthur."

"Never, not until the moment I actually left," Arthur replied.

Hosea nodded. He believed what Arthur said was true. Just before today, Hosea himself had never thought about leaving. This was not only because of the years of friendship and friendship between Hosea and Dutch. feelings, and because he couldn't let go of other people in the camp. He was worried that if he left without his own dissuasion, then Dutch would lead everyone in the camp on a road without looking back. The accelerating train to hell.

Although this matter didn't require Hosea to guess at all, he knew that Dutch would.

"Arthur, I can't leave, they need me."

Arthur said disapprovingly:

"Hosea, neither you nor I can stop Dutch, and no one can survive alone. Everyone in the camp, not counting little Jack, I believe that each of them can survive on their own." Very good."

Seeing Hosea looking like he was still arguing with him, Arthur took the lead and continued:
"If you don't believe it, let's give an example. Let's talk about Tilly first. If I remember correctly, when Dutch picked her up, this little girl was only a teenager? And at that time she She was able to cut the throat of the man who kidnapped her with a stolen dagger, and then escaped from the den of thieves."

"Karen? How many bars has this woman been in so fiercely? As long as she didn't want to, the man who tried to take action wasn't punished by her severely?"

"Abigail?..."

"That's enough, no more examples, I understand what you mean, but Arthur, Dutch..." Hosea said waveringly.

And when he heard Hosea talking about Dutch, Arthur suppressed his temper and said:
"Why were you sent here today? Yes, I have already asked Lenny and John. You don't have to admit it, that damn old bastard, this is what he did to his old buddy?! So, you still Thinking about what he does, maybe after he knows that you have decided to leave, he will smoke a good cigar to celebrate. After all, this way no one will whisper in his ears, "This is not possible" and "That" No 'I don't agree with this plan'..."

Seeing Arthur finally learning his own tone and saying things that Dutch didn't like to hear, Hosea smiled. He smiled and laughed. His eyes became moist, and a line of turbid tears somehow fell from his eyes. The corners of his eyes slowly fell.

Arthur looked at Hosea who hurriedly turned his face to the side to prevent him from seeing him. After sighing, he comforted:
"Don't worry about them. What I just said, that they can live well on their own, is just that. Of course we need you, Hosea, even if you leave the camp and Dutch, it won't matter. It doesn’t mean that we don’t care about the life and death of the rest of them. You are here to help me, and others can come to me as long as they are willing.”

Arthur spoke very seriously. He didn't say anything like, 'Help me do some easy work' or anything like that. Instead, he said solemnly:
"You know, I don't like to use my brain. I've been bored to death lately. You don't know how much frustration I've experienced during this time. I really need a smart head to help me. Come on, Hosea, promise me, don't go back, just stay here and help me." Although Hosea turned his back to Arthur now, Arthur knew that he was listening with his ears pricked up. , the older this old kid gets, the more he likes to hear words that praise him.

Arthur tortured Hosea like this for a while, and finally Hosea, who couldn't bear it anymore, agreed:

"Stop making trouble. I'm a patient. I need to rest. Remember to prepare a harder bed for me. I can't stand it if it's too soft."

"Hehe, no problem." After Arthur agreed happily, he quickly said:

"Then it's settled. I'll ask Sean to pick up your luggage later...forget it, I'll go there myself. Just in time, I'll go and make things clear for you and Dutch."

When he heard that Arthur was going in person, Hosea said worriedly:
"Arthur, you have to promise me something."

"You said."

"Daqi, he is not a completely bad person. Tell him nicely and don't be angry with him."

"……I see."

……

Outside, Lenny, John and Tilly were waiting there. They didn't know what Arthur and Hosea had been talking about for so long.

Lenny's words have been scolding him intermittently since he listened to John and Arthur's confession. John was not as submissive as he was in front of Arthur. Faced with Lenny's questioning, he chose to punch him hard. Attacking, he defended strongly to every question Lenny asked.

The two of them kept making noises like this until Arthur came out and finally stopped.

After Arthur successfully persuaded Hosea to join the meeting, he rarely felt better for a while. As soon as he came out, he saw Lenny and John still arguing about the rights and wrongs of the stupid things John and Dutch had done. John, a brat, clearly knew that he I did something wrong, but I never admitted my mistake outright.

Arthur said:
"Hosea is not going back."

"Ah? Does this mean he wants to stay in the hospital for a long time?" Tilly asked.

Arthur shook his head and said seriously:

"This means he has decided to part ways with Dutch."

(End of this chapter)