A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 192 Conflict?

Milton's face looked very ugly and he said:

"Chief Taylor? What if I say that I refuse to hand over the prisoner to you? Is it possible that you still dare to rob him?"

Martin didn't answer, but looked at Arthur, his meaning was very clear, I dare you to see what my boss says.

Arthur said indifferently:

"Agent Milton, is it possible that you are taking the lead in breaking the law? I believe that Judge Meredith Holden of the Lemoyne State Court and Mr. Governor will not support your challenge to local law enforcement powers. Moreover, although the Civil War is over, Agent Milton, your behavior of ignoring local and state law enforcement and discretionary powers destroys unity. I think even the Department of Justice will not agree with it. Bar?"

"..."

I have to say that what Arthur said was really too lethal. It was obviously a conflict of local discretion at best, but in Arthur's words, good guy, it immediately rose to several heights.

Moreover, Arthur also brought out his relationship with the judge and the governor to prove to Milton that he was not just talking, but that he was indeed capable of raising this issue to the level he said.

After a long silence, Milton finally gritted his teeth and said:
"I'll make you regret ever going against me, Arthur Morgan."

Looking at Milton who could only say harsh words but did not take any further practical actions, Arthur finally saw that on the issue of unity between states and between the central and local governments, it was obvious that this was an issue that even Milton did not dare to take lightly. A minefield of contact.

Arthur nodded and said politely:

"Then, please trouble Detective Milton and help us escort the prisoner to the jail at the Rhodes Town Police Station. As for what happens next, Chief Taylor will personally send the prisoner to the Lemoyne State Court for trial. You don’t have to worry.”

Just when Milton was about to say goodbye to Arthur, a Pinkerton agent came forward from the back of the team and whispered a few words in Ross's ear. Ross immediately leaned into Milton's ear and whispered. said:
"Some people from the Van der Linde gang are coming towards us from behind."

After Milton listened, he frowned briefly, and suddenly he showed a strange smile to Arthur. Then, Milton turned around and ordered to the other agents:
"The Van der Linde gang is preparing to rob a prisoner! Ross, you lead the first team and take the prisoners away immediately. The second team will turn around with me and start a counterattack!"

Now, it was Arthur's turn to be dumbfounded. What happened?
Looking at Pinkerton's team in front of him, it was split into two. Before Arthur could figure out the situation, Milton led people to rush towards the group who also didn't figure out the situation and just wanted to go to Rhodes Town to find Arthur. Sadie and others, and opened fire on them.

As soon as the gunfire rang out, Sadie and the others didn't know why they met Pinkerton here, nor why the other side opened fire on them, but is this important?
Sadie, David and Charles turned their horses' heads directly towards the roadside and into the woods, and then fired back at the Pinkerton detectives who were rushing towards them.

On the other side, Ross also led the prisoners and the prison car directly in front of Arthur and Martin.

For a moment, the situation suddenly changed, and there was not much time left for Arthur to react. Seeing that Ross and the others had taken Dutch and left along the road to St. Denis, while Milton took Man and Sadie were at war.

There was no time left for Arthur to be angry and angry. He decisively ordered to Martin:
"Go help, the bullets should stay away from Milton, and catch them alive if possible!"

Martin chuckled and without saying much, he summoned someone and killed Milton and the others from behind.

Here I have to mention the police officers under Martin. Let’s not talk about their inherent xenophobia and clique sentiments. Let’s just say that after experiencing the battle of Rhodes Town, the ‘bonus’ Arthur gave them made everyone Everyone was happy, so they had no hesitation about Martin's order. After all, even if there were any problems later, there would be taller people to support them if the sky fell, and the trouble would not fall on them.

The remaining people led by Milton were about the same number as Martin's men, but they were caught off guard and attacked from behind by Martin and the others, and the situation suddenly turned bad.

Arthur did not chase Ross who left with Dutch. The most important thing for him now was to think about how to deal with the aftermath of this conflict.

As for Ross, he couldn't run away. Arthur had already asked Sean to notify Charlie, who was training people at Gray Manor, and asked him to lead people to guard the only road to St. Denis.

So Arthur was not worried that Rose would definitely not be able to reach Saint Denis alive.

As for the battle in front of him, Arthur did not participate. It seemed that Milton and their men could not hold on for long. David and Charles were already killed just by walking in the forest with black guns. With most of the agents, plus Martin and his men who came in later, Milton not only couldn't win, but now he couldn't escape.

The final result was not much different from Arthur's prediction. Agent Milton and his few remaining men chose to surrender.

Looking at Arthur, who finally rode towards him slowly on horseback after everything had settled, Milton roared loudly:

"Arthur Morgan!!! How dare you?! You're screwed and you know it!"

Ignoring Milton, who was pointed at the gun and kneeling on the ground, Arthur asked Sadie, Charles and David who came out of the forest after the battle:
"What's going on with you? I didn't ask you to move the camp, why are you chasing Pinkerton here?" Sadie replied carelessly:

"Why are you chasing Pinkerton? Arthur, we are just going to Rhodes Town to find you and see if we can help you. Who would have thought that halfway through, this group of people would rush in from the front?" Are we going to kill you?"

Hearing this answer, what else could Arthur say besides saying that this is fate?He finally understood that whenever he thought his troubles were finally over, there would be new ones.

David stood aside and said:
"It's true, Arthur. You asked John to come back and tell us to hand over Dutch first, but we did it. If we really wanted to take action, we wouldn't have started fighting in the camp. Besides, there won't be only three of us. come."

Arthur sighed softly after hearing this, and saw Charles nodding beside him. He believed that they were really not here to catch up with Pinkerton, but this happened to be so tight that it really made people feel helpless. .

There is nothing we can do. After all the beatings, in the situation just now, is it possible that we can still ignore him and ignore him?

Looking at Milton who was still cursing at the side, Arthur could understand what he had just done, but Arthur didn't understand what made him think that he was overestimating his ability and thought that in front of his absolute strength, he could use this clever little trick. Can it be successful?
Arthur really didn't understand. Wouldn't it be good to just hand Dutch over to him and then let them go?

It has to be like this, ugh.

Arthur came to the kneeling Milton and said regretfully:
"Agent Milton, look, look, why did it happen like this? I said so many things to you before, aren't they all in vain?"

"Bah! Dogs can't change their shit-eating habits! I thought you really planned to be a good person, but it turns out you're still a complete gangster!" Milton said angrily.

Arthur casually reached out and took Martin's gun from his hand. After confirming that there were still three bullets in the magazine, he smiled and said:

"You have wronged me, Agent Milton. You saw that I was not involved in what happened just now. It was clearly you who attacked the police first..."

Milton laughed angrily and said:
"Hahaha, are you going to confuse right and wrong? Isn't this bullshit Chief Taylor one of yours? Didn't you order them to attack us?!"

"Your accusation needs to be supported by evidence..."

"Bah, Ross has probably brought Dutch van der Linde to Saint Denis by now. Listen, Arthur Morgan, you will pay the price if this matter is not over." Milton interrupted.

Listening to Milton's words, Arthur said with approval:
"We all know that there is no freedom in the West, and the West has to pay every penny. If you kill someone else, another person will naturally kill you. This is a principle that absolutely applies to the West."

"..."

Watching Arthur talking while walking towards the surviving detective next to him with a gun, Milton suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

I saw that Arthur didn't hesitate, shot and killed a Pinkerton agent and said:
"One day, someone might come and kill me."

Arthur said, shot another Pinkerton agent in the head, and then continued:
"But, it will definitely not be today."

Immediately afterwards, the gun rang again, and the only remaining Pinkerton agent collapsed to the ground.

"And my day, it will always be tomorrow."

Seeing Arthur who finally came to him and put a gun against his head, Milton smiled helplessly. He thought about the coming of this day. He used to think that he was not afraid of death, but at this moment, when the cold The muzzle of the gun was pressed against his forehead, but he was still afraid.

Milton, who closed his eyes, thought that this would make him calmer in his last moments, but he could hear his violently beating heartbeat from his ears. He was afraid, and in the end he could even hear the button. The sound of a trigger being pulled?

"?"

Yes, Arthur pulled the trigger, but no gunfire rang out, and Milton did not meet the death he was not ready to face.

After Arthur returned the gun to Martin, he smiled and asked:

"Agent Milton, how's it going? How does death feel like?"

(End of this chapter)