A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 200

Leviticus Cornwall was sitting at a table covered with tablecloth on the yacht deck. While cutting the bloody beef on the dinner plate, he asked:
"Is the investigation clear? About this Arthur Callahan."

"Yes, Mr. Cornwall, regarding this Arthur Callahan, after searching the government information, it turns out that this person does not actually exist at all. At least the person with this name is not the Arthur Callahan we want to investigate. Han, and by sorting out the information we collected, we believe that this Mr. Callahan is actually Arthur Morgan of the Van der Linde Gang. If you want more detailed information, I can start from the beginning for you. He I once had a wife and children, but they are all dead and I am still unmarried..."

Frank Webster was reading the information recorded on a compiled report in his hand. Webster's attitude towards Leviticus Cornwall, a major client, was not very good.

Cornwall stopped the knife and fork in his hand, raised his head and looked at Webster and said:

"So? He's a criminal, damn criminal, what are you Pinkertons doing? Why haven't you arrested him yet?"

Webster closed the document in his hand, took a sip of the champagne in front of him, and said:
"Suspect, please allow me to correct you, Mr. Cornwall, and we are not a law enforcement agency, are we? We are a detective agency with law enforcement powers. Just like if you give money to buy our services, then we will provide you with service, but capturing Mr. Morgan is not our mission.”

After Cornwall heard this, he smiled, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said:

"Isn't it just money? I'll pay you, go and arrest him right away!"

"Sorry, due to some inconvenience and reasons you disclosed, we cannot accept your commission." Webster replied calmly.

The seagull stopped on the side of the ship and stared at the two people with its head tilted.

Cornwall was no more than a seagull behind him at this time. He tilted his head and stared directly at Webster, while Webster continued to drink the champagne in the glass as if he hadn't noticed.

After a while, Cornwall returned to his normal appearance again. He smiled and said:

"I heard that your attempt to capture Dutch Van der Linde failed."

Webster didn't refute. He knew that Cornwall was mocking, nodded, and said:

"The following news is a gift. The workers in your mine are preparing to go on strike. Mr. Cornwall, if you need manpower to suppress it, we can give you a [-]% discount."

"..."

……

In the office, Malloy complained with some emotion while drinking the coffee that Marybeth had made and brought.

"Your business is too big, Arthur, especially when you engage in some serious business openly. Really, you are starting to make things difficult for me, Arthur."

Arthur could understand Malloy's complaint, and honestly, it was kind of funny, wasn't it?

His shady businesses, no matter how big they were, didn't seem to worry Malloy, but after his serious businesses got bigger, Malloy began to worry.

"Listen, I'm already dealing with the problem you're worried about, and you can rest assured that I've solved half of it now."

Milton is in hand and the money is ready. It can indeed be said that half of the problem is solved.

"It's better this way, I'm already worried that I won't be able to retire safely."

Arthur smiled and put down the coffee cup in his hand, and said with a look of disbelief:

"Maloy, my friend, are you kidding? You? Retirement? You are still young. Don't worry, Valentine is getting better and better, isn't he? Besides, the money you have saved now , it’s not up to you what kind of life you want to live after you retire.”

Malloy waved his hand, then motioned Arthur to take a look at the wrinkles on his face, and then said:
"Then I have to be able to live stably until then, Arthur. It's hard for me to live a comfortable life for a few days. Don't cause trouble for me, especially not recently. I have enough things to worry about. "More." "Let me guess, it's the new group of Scottish shepherds, right?"

Malloy looked at Arthur in surprise, as if he didn't expect him to know.

Arthur continued with a smile on his face:

"Okay, I know from your expression that my guess is correct. Don't worry, I will help you say hello to the farmers. I just brought a good business to all of them, so , I think for my sake, they will refrain from conflict with those shepherds."

Malloy nodded and said with relief:
"Sometimes, I almost forget that you really are an outlaw, Arthur."

But no, even Arthur himself had almost forgotten it before.

Now Arthur knows very clearly that no matter what he looks like, in essence he will always be and must be that desperado.

Life in the West is cannibalistic. If you don't eat others, you have to be eaten.

Arthur said:

"Then you'd better remember, Malloy, never forget that I'm a desperado."

Listening to Arthur's last words, Malloy took a serious look at Arthur, and he understood that Arthur was gently reminding him of something.

Malloy said solemnly:

"Don't worry, I won't forget."

Arthur and Malloy were still sitting and drinking coffee. Marybeth opened the door apologetically from the outside and showed her head. She said to Arthur:

"Excuse me, I might have to interrupt you, Arthur, I have a visitor, I think you would like to meet now."

"Go ahead." After Malloy drank the last sip of coffee in the cup, he stood up and continued:
"It's almost time, so I'll go back first. Don't worry about Rocco Kirk. I will take care of it. Remember what I told you, Arthur, and solve your problem as soon as possible."

After Arthur shook hands with Malloy, he watched him leave. After adjusting his clothes, Arthur asked Marybey to invite the guests in.

"It's a pleasure to meet you in person, Mr. Callahan."

The visiting guest was very well dressed and seemed to be about the same age as Arthur. He was very enthusiastic as soon as he entered the room, but Arthur frowned. After looking at this person several times, he was sure , I must have never seen this person, so Arthur said politely:
"Me too, sir, who are you?"

"Ah, sorry, excuse me for not introducing myself, Henry, Henry Miller. I wonder if you remember getting a letter from the United Crude Oil Producers?"

"Oh, I just remembered, Mr. Miller, it's an honor to meet you. Regarding the previous letter, I'm sorry, because I have a lot of things recently, so I haven't had time to reply." Arthur said, while turning Miller Give me a seat on the sofa.

After briefly recalling the general content of the previous letter, Arthur said:
"Mr. Miller, you came here specifically for the matter of the United Protective Association mentioned in your previous letter."

Hearing that Arthur still remembered this matter, Miller felt that the things to be discussed on this trip might go much smoother than he expected. He still maintained a very comfortable tone and said:

"Yes, Mr. Callahan, although we have not received a reply from you, I still hope to come back and fight for it personally. Moreover, I have also brought you a proposal that can get rid of the current situation of Cornwall's restrictions."

(End of this chapter)