A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 20 Stop lying to yourself
Seeing that Arthur and the others were about to reach their destination.

Hosea pointed northwest in the carriage and said to Arthur and Charles:

"There is a cattle town not far from here called Valentine. Cowboys, fugitives, and girls. In short, that's where people like us stay."

Yes, there will be people from the Odlisk Gang, and Detective Pinkerton, but this time, it is the Odlisk Gang who robbed Cornwall on the surface, and it is estimated that it will attract the attention of many Detective Pinkerton power, and the Odrisk Gang will not have time to find trouble for them for the time being.

As Arthur thought about this, the urgent sense of crisis in his heart suddenly decreased unconsciously, but he still reminded himself not to be careless.

After listening to Hosea's general introduction to Valentine, Charles asked:
"So what's the name of the place we're going to?"

"Horsespaw Lookout."

"Would he be a good place to hide?"

Hosea answered calmly:
"I think it is for the time being, but do you think Dutch really wants to be that secretive?"

Arthur didn't expect Hosea to say that.

Hosea did not look back at Charles or Arthur. He continued to look ahead, as if there was something in front of him that was attracting him. He continued:
"To be honest... I don't know how to tell you. I think you can feel it too, Arthur. Maybe, I did become cowardly later on, but Dutch has never changed. He still thinks the same way. With Dutch fighting against everything, just like he did when he was young."

Regarding the 'later' that Hosea said, Arthur knew that it was after the death of Hosea's wife Bessie. Arthur still remembered that this incident made Hosea so sad that his heart almost broke. .

After hearing what Hosea said, Arthur thought for a while and said:

"Actually, you are not the only one who feels this way. Hosea, let's stop deceiving ourselves, okay? Our current situation is really bad. Dutch has grabbed all the votes in Blackwater Town. $15!”

What was the concept of $1899 in 15? Arthur could only say that it was an amount of money that was large enough for all of them to live a happy new life in Tahiti without any worries.

Of course, this was an amount that would have government agents chasing them all and leaving them in ruins.

"Government agents are not going to give up on us, and this is not something we can hide from."

There is a basis for what Arthur said. Although his sudden memories are not complete now, he clearly remembers such a scene. In that scene, Arthur and the others were camped together. In the swamp, countless Pinkerton detectives were coming towards them, and even heavy machine guns were firing at them wildly.

Listening to what Arthur said, Hosea realized that he was not the only one who was worried about Dach's actions, and Arthur was also aware of their crisis. However, at this time Hosea was still willing to believe that he and Dach Being able to handle these things well, in his opinion, Arthur is still just an impulsive child. Although he has grown up a bit, he is still immature. At best, he is just a big boy with hard fists.

He didn't want Arthur to worry about these things every day like him, so he changed his words:
"Kid, I can understand your worries, but let us old guys worry about these things. Forgive me, I always like to complain about everything when I get older. I still believe that everything will be fine. So, forget about these insignificant complaints of mine.”

Although Hosea said this, Arthur now did not think that what Hosea said were insignificant complaints. He wanted to tell Hosea that his worries were justified, but after thinking about it, he felt that Now may not be the time to do this, but Hosea still believes that everything Dutch does is for everyone.

After listening to the conversation between the two for a long time, Charles, who was sitting behind him, finally said:
"Although I haven't joined you for a long time, I also know that sooner or later there will be problems in this line of work."

Hosea smiled and said:

"Isn't that what happened? In the past few years, Dutch and we have robbed many banks, large and small, and it was only in Blackwater Town that something happened."

"As you all know, Daqi is not a person who will act recklessly at all, so maybe it's just that sometimes things don't go so smoothly."

"And these things will kill people, and no one can do anything about it. This is the reality, and it has always been like this."

"Arthur, Dutch, I, we have been doing this for a long time. You see, we are all doing well now. So, I think we should have made the right choice most of the time."

Seeing that they were still some distance away from their destination, Hosea told the two of them about his acquaintance with Dutch, wondering if he was recalling the past days.

"It was about 1870 at that time. Dutch and I were still young. We met each other for the first time on the street. At that time, we were both just punks. After meeting, I wanted to cheat him out of money, but He also happened to want to steal my money, hahaha, and after some exchanges..."

Following Hosea's words, Arthur went on to say:

"Then you find out that you have a mutual affinity, and then you hit it off, and then you have the Vanderlinde Gang. Okay, Hosea, I don't know how many times I've heard that."

Arthur had heard the story of the two of them countless times. Arthur still remembered that at that time, young Dutch and Hosea called themselves revolutionaries. The world they longed for was a A world without the interference of big business, a utopia without the pressure of civilization.

Just like two of Dutch's favorite authors, Evelyn Miller and Ralph Waldo Emerson, they preached freedom and equality, cultural tolerance and obedience to the laws of nature.

They advocate a life like Robin Hood in the Middle Ages, robbing the rich to give to the poor, and eradicating violence.

In the past days, they did the same thing. Dutch and Hosea only robbed the rich and distributed the money they robbed to the poor.

Arthur remembered that before being adopted by them, they seemed to have been arrested for fraud, but later escaped. In short, there was so much to talk about the past of the two of them, but fortunately before this topic became annoying , Arthur promptly terminated the topic.

..."Hey, brothers, you are finally here, slow down and let me jump on."

Javier was waiting for Arthur and the others in the woods. Javier jumped into the car and pointed the way to them, saying:
"Follow the carriage marks on the ground and don't get sidetracked."

Under Javier's instructions, after the carriage passed through a small forest, Arthur and the others finally arrived at their destination - Horseshoe Lookout.

Sitting in the car, Hosea did not forget to ask Javier about other situations:

"Have you been in any trouble? Javier."

"No, it's going well, it's a nice place to be."

On this open hilltop, the people who arrived first had roughly packed up a prototype of the camp.

I saw that the tents had been set up in the camp, and a large table and a few chairs were placed in the middle of the camp. Although they had been sorted out, everyone was still busy, and there were still many things that were not yet ready. Pack it up.

Seeing their arrival from a distance, Dutch walked over and said:

"You're right, Hosea, this is a perfect place."

Hosea climbed down from the carriage and said:
"hope so."

Arthur felt that although Hosea had made him believe in them and Daqi before, judging from Hosea's attitude, he was obviously still doubting what kind of path Daqi was going to lead everyone on.

Dutch was using a passionate tone, ready to encourage everyone. He said:
"Gentlemen, we survived! We escaped our pursuers."

But Hosea came to Dutch, pulled out a chair, sat down, and said:

"For now, we're just surviving."

Dutch was not shocked and continued:

"Now, it's time for us to develop."

Hosea did not intend to let Dutch go this time, he said firmly:

"Arthur and I could have prospered in Blackwater Town. We planned a big one, but as a result, we could only stop in a hurry... Micah made you interested in that ferry, and then what? Now we will Fallen to this!"

Wow, Arthur was listening to Hosea's accusations. He felt that these words could be regarded as pointing at Dutch's nose and scolding him for doing something stupid. To be honest, this kind of scene was terrible when he was escaping in the snowy mountains before. Never happened.

Facing Hosea's continuous attack, Dutch stood up, looked into Hosea's eyes, and said seriously:

"We've all made mistakes over the years, Hosea...everyone of us, but I've kept us together, kept us alive, kept us from being hunted!"

As he spoke, Dutch turned around and walked away. Hosea immediately chased after him, grabbed him and continued:
"I think I won't see that day, Dutch."

Hosea's tone was very frightened, not because his words might make Dutch angry, but because he thought of the bad things that might happen in the future. He continued:
"I just want everyone to be able to live safely before I die."

Arthur followed the two of them, listening to the conversation quietly. He just watched and listened, but did not speak.

Hearing that Hosea had spoken to this extent, Dutch's tone was also a little excited, and he said:
"Listen! Me too, I think the same thing as you!"

Hosea did not stop there, but continued:

"But now we are trapped, Dutch, trapped on the east side of Grizzly, penniless, and the virgin land in the west we have always dreamed of, the life we ​​expected are still very far away from us..."

Dutch looked at Hosea, as if he wanted to tell him with his firm eyes to believe in himself, and he said:
"I know what you say, my brother, but we are safe now, we make money here, and then we go on, toward our goal, and finally get there - the American West, and then in just a few In a few months, we can buy several pieces of land.”

"Look around you, Hosea, the world has its comforts."

Saying that, Dach opened his hands, as if to embrace the world.

At the end of the conversation, Hosea seemed to be convinced. At the end, he only said one sentence:

"I hope so."

(End of this chapter)