A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 175
Vittorio Salvatore, an old-school Sicilian, wearing an elaborate black bowler hat, asked the guard at the door outside Gray Manor in English with a strong Italian accent. road:

"Excuse me, is the owner here at home?"

The person standing guard at the door today was none other than Stephen Short, who had been drinking in Arthur's newly opened tavern. He looked up and down at the man in front of him. If Vittorio was asking about someone else, then maybe he All he will get is a sentence to get out, but he asked Short, and Short said politely:

"This gentleman, if you are referring to Mr. Tavish Gray, then he has gone out and has not come back yet. If there is nothing that requires you to contact Mr. Gray, then I suggest you go to the Rhodes Town Police Station. , just contact Chief Gray directly.”

Looking at Short who had a surprisingly good attitude in front of him, Vittorio turned and left after looking at him one more time.

The old guard who was on duty with Short on the side smiled and said to Short:
"I asked you to mind your own business. Look, they don't seem to appreciate it. Why do you think you are doing this?"

"..."

Short paid no attention to his gossiping companions, but continued to stand silently at his post.

At the same time, Sheriff Leigh Gray and his deputy Archibald found Arthur.

As soon as the two of them entered Arthur's office, Arthur noticed that Leigh Gray looked at him with something wrong. There seemed to be some scrutiny and a little bit of disbelief in his eyes?
Although Arthur felt that something was not right, he still chose to ignore it and said:
"Chief Gray, Deputy Sheriff, what are you doing here? I'm getting ready to go out."

Leigh Gray just said:
"Well, Mo..."

"Mr. Callahan! We are here to ask you a favor."

Archibald spoke just in time to interrupt Leigh Gray who was about to blurt out 'Morgan'.

Arthur glanced at Leigh Gray and then at Archibald, who was acting strangely. Although he was already guessing that there might be a trap waiting for him here, he still asked with a smile on his face:

"Please tell me, is there anything I can help with?"

Leigh Gray also reacted at this time, so he quickly said as planned:
"Ah, Mr. Callahan, it's like this. Among the people who set fire to our house that night, Dutch Van der Linde was recognized by our guards..."

"..."

Arthur put away his smile, stared at Archibald and asked:

"I don't quite understand what Chief Gray is saying. I wonder if this has anything to do with what I can help with?"

Leigh Gray coughed a few times. He forgot his words, so he pushed Archibald and asked him to continue.

"It's like this. We probably locked the location of his camp. We hope you can help us capture him."

The location of Dutch's camp exposed?

After Arthur thought for a moment, he said:
"Sorry, as I said just now, I'm getting ready to go out. In fact, I have to leave Rhodes Town in the next few days, so this matter may have to be postponed."

When he heard that Arthur was planning to leave Rhodes Town for a few days, the expression on Archibald's face became less good-looking, and he said:
"Mr. Callahan, Dutch Van der Linde may soon move to a hiding place. If it is delayed, we are worried that it will not be so easy to find him by then."

Arthur couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Archibald said. What's wrong?

These days, people and dogs really want to take care of themselves.

"So, these things you are talking about have nothing to do with me?"

For a moment, the scene fell silent under Arthur's "None of my business" words. After a while, Archibald was about to say something when he heard Arthur continue:

"Why, do you really think that if you know that I am Arthur Morgan and that I am a wanted criminal, you can really make me do things? No way?" Leigh Gray looked at it Seeing the arrogant Arthur in front of him, he impulsively pulled out his gun to arrest him, but as soon as he put his hand on the gun bag, he was pulled back by Archibald who was standing beside him.

Seeing Arthur speak, Archibald said carefully:
"Well, Ka...well, Mr. Morgan, please believe that we have no ill intentions towards you..."

"Okay, okay, I told you, I still have something to do. I know what you told me. Now, please get out of here." Arthur interrupted.

After looking at the other guards in the room who were watching eagerly, Archibald finally chose to take Leigh Gray away first. Now that things had changed, their original plan needed to go back and renegotiate with Tavish.

……

Leigh Gray, who was angry at Arthur, pushed open the door of the police station angrily. He habitually wanted to vent his dissatisfaction with Archibald for being so presumptuous towards Arthur, but Archibald had already brought him with him. The men set out to 'invite' Catherine Bravest, but fearing for Leigh Gray's safety, he was left behind.

Leigh Gray, who had no one to complain about, came to his desk.

A box the size of a file cabinet placed on the desk immediately attracted his attention. After Leigh Gray looked at the box and saw that there was no note or anything around it, he turned to the side and looked at the box left in the office. The young police officer asked:
"Who sent this thing?"

"Huh? Didn't you bring it yourself, Sheriff? It was there when I saw it."

"Strange, it's not mine." Leigh Gray said as he reached out and opened the box.

As the lid of the box was flipped up by him, a strange silver bolt was pulled out from an almost invisible line connecting the lid to something in the box.

After Leigh Gray took a look at the unknown thing that was brought up inexplicably, he moved his gaze downwards towards the box. After seeing the contents inside, his gaze stopped for a moment. On top, in an instant, the pupils in his eyes dilated so much that they almost swallowed the entire eyeball.

What was inside was none other than a modified hockey grenade, with a grenade belt wrapped around it.

At this time, Leigh Gray seemed to have forgotten to breathe, and he was firmly fixed in place.

Slow down time.

Leigh Gray's lips were slightly open, his eyes were empty and dull, as if he had completely lost focus, and a feeling of powerlessness filled his entire body.

It's too late, everything is too late.

Although it seems to have passed for a long time, the entire process above is actually only 1.5 seconds accurate.

Okay, let's zoom up.

Just 1.5 seconds after Leigh Gray opened the box, suddenly, a loud noise suddenly exploded in the town of Rhodes, which alarmed the entire town.

And when they gathered towards the place where the loud noise came from, all they saw was the dilapidated police station with flames blazing into the sky, the footless walls, the broken glass pouring out of the porch, and the still scattered things everywhere. The burning incomplete wooden boards, as well as the fallen debris and glass particles everywhere.

Arthur, who came after hearing the sound, was standing not far from the police station. He looked at several people who had been knocked to the ground because they were too close during the explosion, and their faces were covered with mud and dust. The townspeople looked at the burning police station again.

Arthur turned back to Charlie and said:

"Looks like the show is about to begin, Charlie, the old Bravest woman is really crazy."

　Thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)