A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 204 Interview

After the train slowly entered this city covered with black and gray everywhere, it stopped at the platform.

"Boss, the next stop after Annesburg is Van Horn Trading Post."

Eamonn's hands tightly grasped the suitcase placed by his legs. Seeing that Arthur did not respond, but just kept staring out the window, he continued:

"Milton's body was found on the roadside. This matter is making a big fuss now. Boss, is it really appropriate for you to take me alone to visit his base camp at this time?"

Arthur looked away from the window and replied:

"What's inappropriate about this? I just don't want to carry the box by myself, otherwise I would go there by myself. Relax, do you want me to buy you a snack sold on the train? I just saw that there are some on the cart that look... It’s a delicious little snack.”

At this time, someone was passing by. Eamonn stared at the passenger who passed by his seat with vigilance. It wasn't until he walked away that Eamonn withdrew his gaze.

Eamonn didn't know what to say to Arthur's attitude of not worrying at all. Apart from putting the suitcase inside again, he could only do the same thing as Arthur just now, looking out the window and starting to gradually move backwards. The scenery is waiting to arrive at the station.

The speed of the train was not too fast. When it reached its destination at Van Horn Trading Station, Arthur almost fell asleep on the train. It was too easy to be hypnotized by sitting on this churning train. .

"Come on, we're here."

……

Outside the Pinkerton temporary office building, behind Arthur stood Eamonn carrying a heavy suitcase. He knocked heavily on the inconspicuous small door in front of him.

Except for the Pinkerton Detective Agency sign hanging on the door, the building looks like any ordinary small wooden building from the outside.

Not long after, a Pinkerton employee opened the door from the inside. After taking a look at Arthur, although he felt a little familiar, he still said:
"Sorry, sir, we don't accept entrustments from individuals here for the time being. You can go to our other offices that accept individual entrustments to handle your business."

Well, it was quite polite. Arthur raised the corners of his mouth, showed a smile, then pointed at his face and said:

"You take a closer look?"

"Ok?"

"You still don't recognize it?"

"..."

After looking at it carefully for a while, the clerk felt that Arthur looked familiar the more he looked at it, but he just couldn't remember it. Just as he was about to ask, Arthur smiled and solved the puzzle and said:

"Arthur Morgan, tell the person in charge here that I'm here to visit him."

"Arthur Morgan? . . . !"

Finally remembering where he had seen the clerk with this face, he struggled to control the expression on his face, and then while inviting Arthur into the room, he quickly and carefully locked the door from the inside.

Arthur watched this scene with a smile. After calming Aemon who was about to have a seizure, he said to the clerk:

"Don't worry, I won't run away. Just lead the way. I don't think your supervisor will miss me."

Realizing that his little move had been seen, the clerk no longer restrained his expression. He shouted loudly and warned seriously:
"Mr. Morgan, I hope you can cooperate. I don't want to be violent."

Looking at the clerk in front of him who had taken out a gun, Arthur raised his hand indifferently and said:
"There's no need to be so nervous. Just relax. I'll say it again, I'm here to see the person in charge here."

Unfortunately, although Arthur's attitude was very good, the nervous clerk still didn't listen. Instead, he looked at Eamonn, who was still carrying the box unmoved, and shouted:
"You! Raise your hands! Put the box down gently!"

This Pinkerton clerk was not the kind of agent responsible for field work. To be honest, he had only pointed a gun at others very rarely.Seeing that Eamonn did not put down the box, he was already thinking about whether the box contained explosives that could blow up the entire building, right?
In short, the clerk became even more nervous. Of course Eamonn could see the nervousness of the man opposite him, so he joked:

"So should I raise my hand first? Or slowly lower the box first? If I put it down too fast, it will just... bang! It will explode!"

Faced with Eamonn's deliberate teasing, the clerk almost, almost shot.

"...!"

"Alright, tell your people to stop teasing my staff, Mr. Morgan. If things go wrong in a while, it will be bad."

Webster, who appeared at the right time, stopped the farce at the door and took Arthur and Eamonn directly to his office on the second floor.

"Water? Whiskey? Or coffee?"

"Whiskey."

Webster nodded, took down the crystal bottle containing whiskey from the small bar, and then continued to ask Eamonn, who did not answer:
"What about you? Have something to drink. Are you a soldier?"

"...No, thank you."

Webster turned around and sat down opposite Arthur with two glasses of wine. He handed one glass to Arthur and placed the other in front of him. He asked directly:
"Mr. Morgan, have you prepared the money that Milton talked to you about before?"

"Yes." Arthur replied very simply, then motioned for Eamonn to put the suitcase in front of Webster, and then continued:

"Open it and take a look? By the way, I haven't asked what to call you yet?"

"Frank, Frank Webster, superintendent of the Pinkerton Detective Agency."

Webster said as he opened the front trunk.

As the suitcase was opened, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in Webster's eyes, and he saw that the suitcase was neatly filled with gold bars.

Webster just roughly estimated it with his eyes, then took out two gold bars from inside, and then closed the suitcase again. He said:
"Remember to make up these two dollars for me later. This will be considered Agent Milton's additional settling-in allowance. Is there any problem?"

"No."

After Arthur finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and motioned to Webster to drink one with him. Webster did not refuse. He happily picked up the wine glass and touched Arthur gently.

As the drink went down and he felt a slight burning sensation from his mouth to his stomach, Arthur said:
"There are no problems between us?"

"No."

As succinctly as Arthur's answer just now, Webster replied affirmatively.

"Very good. I heard from the clerk just now that you don't accept commissions from individuals now?" Arthur asked with interest.

Webster nodded and shook his head, and then said:

"I thought you had no real conflicts with Cornwall? However, if you want to spy on him, we will accept your commission."

Strangely enough, it was obviously the first time that Arthur and Webster met, but Eamonn on the side felt that the conversation between the two was like 'friends' who had known each other for a long time.

As soon as the beginning of a sentence is said, the other person can guess what the other person means and then say the next sentence.

(End of this chapter)