A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 255 Inquiry
After ending their trip in Rhodes ahead of schedule, Arthur and the others returned to Saint Denis.

Then that same day, Arthur was told that he had to participate in an inquiry organized by an investigative committee the next day.

"Don't worry, it's unbelievable that they have no evidence to accuse them. It's a groundless matter. They actually organized an investigation committee and launched an investigation. This is a waste of public resources..."

Listening to Smith talking incessantly, Arthur interrupted unbearably:

"Mr. Smith, save these words for tomorrow's inquiry. I'm not an investigative committee member. If you tell me these things, no matter how extravagant your words are, I won't give you a salary increase?"

"Okay, then I go back to the room?"

"Go."

After Attorney Smith left and finally calmed down, Arthur rubbed his head. Marybeth brought Arthur a glass of water and said:

"Is it a headache for you to drink so much?"

Arthur picked up the water glass and took a sip, then asked:
"It's okay. Is there any news from Valentine that I need to deal with?"

Marybeth shook her head and said:

"Not yet, everything is okay with Kieran, and Chief Malloy asked if you were okay."

"Well, that's good. Please call Henry in for me, thank you."

Soon, Henry was called in by Marybeth, and he asked:
"Mr. Callahan, do you need anything?"

"Go get me something to eat, anything."

"Okay." After Henry finished speaking, he thought for a while and continued: "Mr. Callaghan, there is one more thing. A woman came to the front desk of the hotel yesterday to ask if you lived here. After the front desk refused to disclose, she left. , I happened to see it, and I don’t know the specific situation, but I think I should tell you."

"..."

A woman comes to inquire about herself?

To be honest, Arthur didn't know why he was so disappointed. When he heard Henry say that a woman came to him, his first reaction was, could it be Mary?
This may be the aftermath of the wedding.

After dispelling this unrealistic guess, Arthur smiled and thanked Henry for the reminder.

Not long after, Henry came back with the dining cart, and along with Henry came Eamonn who brought Ryan with him.

Arthur was not in a hurry to speak to Ryan, but while cutting the beef on the plate, he signaled Ryan to sit down first, and after taking a few bites, he said:
"Throw a bomb at Bronte's house? Whose genius idea is this? If you could put the bomb under his bed, I would be okay with it, but just blow up his little dock and then completely anger him, right? It’s really not worth it, what do you think?”

Listening to Arthur's sarcastic words, Ryan himself knew that this matter was not done beautifully and was even very reckless. However, he lost many friends through his actions during this period. His hatred made him regard this action as a way to relieve his anger. Method.

Now think about it, as Arthur said, it is not worth it. Bronte, who is completely serious about starting a war with him, completely crushes his side in terms of strength, and they also have the secret of Chief Lambert. ground support.

Thinking of this, Ryan admitted frankly:
"You are right, Boss Morgan. I was really careless about this matter."

"and then?"

Arthur forked a piece of cut beef and put it in his mouth to chew. He raised his head and looked at Ryan, waiting for his next words.

"Then I need help..."

"Help?" Arthur interrupted, he put down the bug in his hand, and then said seriously:
"Ryan, I've given you a lot of help, haven't I? Have you ever considered what I want?"

What does Arthur want?
Ryan quickly thought about Arthur's question.

Indeed, at first, Ryan thought that what Arthur wanted was someone who would help him get rid of Carl's troubles, but then Ryan realized that it was not, what Arthur wanted might be a group of people who helped him do dirty work?But after seeing Aemon under Arthur and the armed men who claimed to be employees of the Blackwater River Company, Ryan found that he was still wrong.

When Arthur supported him in starting a war with Bronte, he thought that Arthur wanted Bronte's territory, but now it seems that he was wrong. Arthur never cared about him from the beginning to the end. Which places were conquered?

So what does Arthur want?
After thinking over and over again, Ryan finally said tentatively: "You don't want anything, you just gave me a chance?"

"Bingo!" Arthur smiled happily. He picked up the knife and fork again, continued to cut the remaining steak, and then continued:

"Look, since you figured out what I want, have you really seized the opportunity I gave you?"

"...I probably wasted it."

Hearing that Ryan could say this, Arthur's hand cutting the steak stopped again.

It seems that Ryan in front of him is more interesting than he thought, so Arthur pushed the dining car aside, he got up and came behind Ryan, put his hands on Ryan's shoulders, and said softly and seriously:

"Great, Ryan, then, I can trust you to never let another opportunity slip away from you again, right?"

Ryan couldn't see Arthur's expression when he spoke, but he firmly believed that if the devil had an image, then as long as he looked back at Arthur's expression at this moment, he would be able to know what it looked like.

Faced with Arthur's devilish whisper, Ryan was just like when they first met. He still didn't hesitate at all and said with certainty:

"Yes, I won't let it slip away again."

Arthur withdrew his hands on Ryan's shoulders, and he motioned to Eamon to give him a cigarette, and after Eamon helped him light the cigarette, Arthur exhaled lightly and said:

"Then go ahead. The help you asked for, you have it now. Eamonn will tell you exactly how to do it. Don't let me down again, Ryan."

……

at the hearing.

Arthur, dressed in formal attire, sat in a seat that looked like he was being heard. Next to him was Lawyer Smith, and behind him sat Charlie, Hosea and the accompanying security guards who accompanied Arthur. The interrogation was held behind closed doors, so there were no spectators or reporters.

In front of Arthur's position, behind a row of long tables sat members of the investigation committee. The chairman of the committee in the middle first asked:
"Before the questioning begins, subject, would you like us to refer to you in the records as Arthur Morgan, or as Arthur Callaghan?"

Smith, who was sitting next to Arthur, was about to tell Arthur how to answer, but Arthur reached out to stop him. He only heard Arthur politely reply:

"Arthur Morgan."

The pseudonym Callahan has no meaning now, and it's time for Arthur to be Arthur Morgan again.

"Okay, then the inquiry will begin. Please ask the recorder to start taking the next notes."

The first person to ask the question was not the Chairman, who looked quite young at his age, but Congressman Facardo McGuire, who was sitting next to him. Using an artificial tone he asked:
"Mr. Morgan, do you admit that you are Arthur Morgan, a former member of the Van der Linde Gang?"

Hearing this question, Arthur smiled and lit a cigarette, then leaned back on the chair without speaking.

And Smith consciously answered for Arthur:
"Dear Mr. Commissioner, as Mr. Morgan's attorney, I refuse to answer this question. If you want to slander my client as a member of the Van der Linde Gang, please provide the evidence that you made this disrespectful accusation. Thank you."

McGuire glanced at Arthur, who was smoking, speechlessly, and then said to Smith:
"Listen, Mr. Lawyer, this is just our inquiry into the murder of Lucia Carrasco, not a court. You can refuse to answer, but your refusal will be recorded by us."

Smith was not frightened by McGuire's bluffing words at all, he said firmly:
"Dear Mr. Commissioner, you also said that this is just an inquiry. My client, Mr. Morgan, participated in this inquiry out of respect for our laws and our system. As far as I know, my The client could have refused, but he didn't, so please don't ask about these things that have nothing to do with this case when asking, thank you,"

After finishing speaking, Smith did not forget to turn to the recorder who was writing quickly on the typewriter and said:
"Please record my words verbatim."

McGuire closed a document with notes in front of him, leaned back, and then said angrily that he had finished asking his questions.

Hosea, who was sitting behind Arthur, quietly asked Charlie next to him:

"Remember what he looks like?"

Charlie just nodded slightly to show that he remembered.

(End of this chapter)