A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 239 It really has something to do with me

Hongmen Guild Hall, second floor, in the tea room.

Fang Jiaju stood aside cautiously, Zheng Shixiong sat on the main seat and made Kung Fu tea, Arthur sat opposite, and Short stood behind him.

Soon the steaming tea was poured into the cup, and it was brought to Arthur. After taking a sip of the hot tea and looking at the color of the tea soup in the cup, Arthur smiled and praised:
"What a good tea. It has a green color, a refreshing aroma, a rich taste, and an olive aroma. The soup is bright green in color. Is this a good Usnea Tea (Singlo)?"

The first half of this paragraph is in Cantonese, and the last Usnea tea is in English, because in fact, Arthur only knows that this is green tea, and he really doesn't know how to say the specific name in Cantonese.

Fortunately, the name in English is very simple, and it can be summed up in Usnea tea.

After listening to Arthur's comments, Zheng Shixiong smiled and praised:

"Okay, Mr. Callahan knows our culture very well. Okay, I'll give you this tea. It's not a waste."

You must know that when Bronte came to Chinatown before, Zheng Shixiong casually threw some tea foam at him.

The good tea they are drinking now is extremely expensive in the market, more than gold, and is even praised as "green gold" by Europeans. In fact, Zheng Shixiong himself is not willing to drink it.

It's not that I can't afford to drink. It's just the frugal nature of the old man.

After filling the tea cup for Arthur to seven points again, Zheng Shixiong asked directly:
"Mr. Callahan and Bronte have a conflict?"

"For now, not yet."

"temporary?"

"Yes, for the time being, whether there is a future depends on Mr. Bronte, doesn't it?" Arthur said.

Zheng Shixiong nodded, filled Arthur's cup of tea to seven points again, and said:
"I don't know why, but I always feel that I can become good friends with you, Mr. Callahan. Although I don't know the reason for the conflict between you and Carl, if you have any troubles in the future, you can come to me for help at any time. "

Listening to Zheng Shixiong's words of kindness, Arthur smiled politely, and a word popped up in his heart unconsciously, which was called 'forging good ties'.

This old man gave Arthur a feeling of spring breeze from beginning to end, and unlike Hosea, Zheng Shixiong had a very oriental wisdom.

The two didn't talk much, but they really drank a lot of tea. Watching Zheng Shixiong pour himself tea again, Arthur tapped the table again and made a 'kowtow ceremony'.

At this time, Sadie, who had escorted Hosea and Mary Beth back, finally came back with the money that she had originally planned to take Fang Jiaju to collect.

At Arthur's signal, the money was handed directly into Fang Jiaju's hands. He was about to count the money in front of Arthur, but before he could get saliva on his fingers, Zheng Shixiong stopped him. He frowned. The eyebrows taught:
"Jiaju, do you know how to be polite? Is this how I taught you?"

Zhang Jiaju, who was a little flustered, immediately put the hand holding the money behind his back, bowed and apologized:

"Sorry, Mr. Zheng."

"Apologise to the guest!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Callahan."

"Okay, okay." Arthur smiled and waved his hand. Seeing that Fang Jiaju was completely different from his previous unruly appearance, he continued:
"It's okay to count. It's not easy to go wrong this way, right? Let's count." Zheng Shixiong shook his head, waved his hand for Fang Jiaju to take the money and said:

"I don't know if Mr. Callahan knows that we Chinese, among friends, pay attention to treating each other with sincerity."

Hearing Zheng Shixiong call himself a 'friend', Arthur nodded and said:

"Brothers, we have to settle accounts clearly, right? One code is the same. Mr. Zheng is willing to treat me as a friend, which makes me very happy, but business is business..."

"Okay!" Zheng Shixiong gave Arthur a thumbs up and said:
"Well, business is business, Mr. Callahan. If I close my eyes, I will regard you as my compatriot. Now that we talk about business, I do have a business here. I wonder if Mr. Callahan is interested? "

It was finally time to get down to business. From the moment he was invited to the club at the entrance of Chinatown, Arthur felt that Zheng Shixiong couldn't just treat him to tea. However, this was the first time the two met and they had never dealt with each other before. How could Zheng Shixiong What kind of business are you talking to yourself about?
"Mr. Zheng, please speak."

Arthur sat upright, looking like he was listening attentively.

No, I won’t say it. That’s why it’s not good to talk to Chinese people. There are so many things to pay attention to. It’s okay if you are really a pure foreigner. If you don’t do many things well, people may not mind. , but if you have to show that you understand everything, then you can only do your best.

You know, when it comes to looking at people, the Chinese are first-rate in their attention and knowledge.

Arthur didn't want to convey the wrong meaning.

Just listen, Zheng Shixiong said seriously:
"Several of my people were detained by Sergeant Lambert of the Saint-Denis Police Station. I am not suitable to come forward on this matter. I wonder if Mr. Callahan can help bring my people out?"

Arthur didn't understand. This was probably the first time Zheng Shixiong had seen him. Let's not talk about why he thought he would help. How could he be so sure that Arthur could do it?
"Mr. Callahan, although this is the first time we have met and I don't know much about you yet, this is not the first time I have heard of this name." Zheng Shixiong explained as if he understood Arthur's expression. .

However, his explanation was still not clear. Arthur asked:

"Just hearing my name, you think I can do this. Isn't that a little hasty, Mr. Zheng?"

"Haha, of course not. Speaking of which, you are also responsible for my trouble."

"??"

Looking at Arthur who was even more confused, Zheng Shixiong said:
"The charges that my men were arrested by Sheriff Lambert were for 'stealing Mr. Callahan's property.' Do you think you are also responsible for this? I am very sure that my men have never stolen from you. s things."

After all, stealing things is not their Hongmen Guild Hall's business.

When Arthur heard this, he finally understood what was going on. He mentioned this matter before when he visited Mayor Lemieux. At that time, the mayor promised to order his people to deal with it. See Get up, this is a scapegoat.

Thinking of this, Arthur said apologetically:

"Then this... seems to have something to do with me. However, is there any conflict between Mr. Zheng and that Chief Lambert? Isn't this a frame-up?"

Arthur found out who stole his wallet. No matter how you look at it, there is a big difference between a child and a Hongmen member, right?
This is definitely not a mistake. As for the scapegoat, who can’t be caught? Why should Hongmen be caught?

(End of this chapter)