A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 277 Trivia
"Obviously, they can't do it, and neither can I. Look, I know this sounds ridiculous, but we're really at the end of the rope." Evelin said, scratching her head.

It's indeed ridiculous, and from this non-solution, Arthur can really see that they are really desperate.

Arthur said:

"You have to understand that even if you steal the exploration report, the result will be the same. As long as they believe there is oil in your territory, does it matter whether there is a report or not?"

Arthur's words bluntly exposed their illusions. Chief Luoyu's expression did not change much, and he still looked sad. Feiying could clearly see the anger on his face.

"Mr. Morgan, do you have any better way to teach us? We will repay you, please help us." Chief Luoyu pleaded.

Arthur thought about the bison and the eaglet, and finally sighed and said:
"This is not the place to talk. Do you want to go back to me and talk?"

"Well, we're here to wait to visit the senator, so how about we go find you after that?" Evelin said.

Arthur was noncommittal and left them his address before saying goodbye and leaving.

On the way back, Charlie asked incomprehensively:

"Why, do you care?"

"Do you remember the buffalo?"

Arthur still remembers the strong Indian man sitting quietly on the roadside, smiling and just wanting to smoke his last cigarette.

"Remember, but you don't owe him." Charlie said firmly.

Arthur shook his head and said:
"Many things don't work out that way, and it's not about whether I owe or not. It's just that I have a knot in my heart and my thoughts are not clear. I also know that when it comes to the Indians' issue, I can't do anything to help them. All I can do is just a matter of effort. But if I can make my thoughts clearer by doing something that requires less effort, then why not do it?"

"..."

Charlie wasn't sure whether he really understood what Arthur said, but as long as Arthur didn't want to do something beyond his ability and just helped with a little effort, then Charlie didn't need to persuade him much.

"How to say?"

"?"

Charlie looked at Arthur confused, what should I say?
Arthur smiled and said:

"If you want to eat something, I'll take you to add a meal."

"It's all right."

"It doesn't matter. It's the same as saying it or not saying it. Just choose one." Arthur said.

Charlie thought for a while and said unexpectedly to Arthur:
“Chinese food.”

"I really didn't see it. Okay, Charlie, what's your favorite Chinese dish?"

"Black, soup."

Listening to Charlie's description, Arthur really didn't know what dish he was talking about for a while.

After walking like this for a while, Arthur suddenly realized and asked:

"Black sesame paste?"

"right."

Arthur nodded and said:

"Okay, you're almost at the age where you should take care of your health."

"..."

It wasn't until the two of them arrived at the store that Arthur realized that the black soup Charlie was referring to was actually seaweed soup.Thinking of this journey, Charlie quietly listened to Arthur keep talking about black sesame health, good for hair and so on. Arthur was really...

……

After they had eaten and drank enough, and packed some food, Arthur and the others returned to the hotel.

Just as Arthur asked Charlie to distribute the food to those who stayed in the hotel, Marybeth came to Arthur with a bunch of documents.

Arthur looked at the pile of documents on the table with a headache and said:
"Mary Beth, isn't this a little too much?"

"This is what I have selected for you after reading them all. It is something that you really need to confirm in person."

Listening to Marybeth's explanation, Arthur reluctantly picked up the top document, which contained the minutes of the recent meeting of the New Hanover Livestock Association.

The gang of Scottish shepherds were clamoring again for compensation and punishment for Chadwick's murderer.

Although the previous leader McLeody 'disappeared', they quickly elected a new leader. However, compared to McLeody's extreme, the new leader was finally smarter and behaved within the rules. , not out of the ordinary, at least for now.

"What's going on with Chadwick now?"

Facing Arthur's question, Marybeth answered well prepared:
"The judge granted him bail. The business handled by Blackwater River Company is now in Valentine. If nothing else goes wrong, he should not have to serve jail time. However, I heard that his recent financial situation is not good. He has been given I read your letter and didn’t say anything important, so I didn’t bother you with it. It probably means that I hope you can meet him when you return to Valentine.”

Arthur nodded with satisfaction that Mary Beth helped him filter out this 'junk message' and said:

"Thank you for your hard work. I see in this record that those Scottish shepherds seem to be very restless. Does Malloy have any news for me?"

Hearing this question, Marybeth was about to reach out to find it in the pile of documents for Arthur, but Arthur stopped her from doing this and motioned for her to just tell him.

"Yes. Sheriff Malloy said that the weather has been bad recently and it has not rained. Many pastures are short of water. He is worried that these people will cause trouble again because of the competition for water sources and pastures."

To a certain extent, it seems that this issue is not something that Arthur should care about, but since Arthur is the president of the New Hanover Cattlemen's Association, he really has to care about this issue.

Although the Dakota River is not far from Valentine, people are like this. If there is a nearby water source, they will not go far away. Moreover, it is unrealistic to drive livestock there to drink water every day. There are wolves and other animals on the road. Beasts can persuade most people away.

Moreover, this job requires hiring cowboys or additional shepherds, which will increase their costs, and no one wants it.

It can only be said that whether they are ranchers or shepherds, they will naturally not have constant conflicts.

Putting this matter aside, Arthur did not look through the documents anymore. It was a waste of time, and to some extent, he didn't like seeing those dense words, so he directly asked Marybeth:

"What's next?"

"..." Marybeth is also used to Arthur choosing to ask herself directly instead of looking at the files she picked out. After all, this is not the first time. After a short recall, she said:
"The next thing is about Callahan Farm. The price of beef has increased recently, and they are preparing to put the last batch of cattle out..."

"Well, the next thing is, let them do whatever they want. Why do you ask me?" Arthur said doubtfully.

Marybeth said:

"Because this matter is quite important. Don't you think that when the cattle are released, you just sell them and collect the money and that's it?"

"Hmm? Hire some cowboys and drive the cattle to Valentine, and that's it? Theoretically, there aren't many cattle in the ranch that need to be slaughtered, right?"

Just listen to Mary Beth say:

"This is a cow that weighs at least [-] kilograms. The distance from the farm to Valentine is not very short. And have you forgotten those shepherds? In short, Mrs. Downs hopes that you can give Kieran a visit. Allocate some manpower to help her."

"Okay, let's do it. The next thing..."

"The next thing..."

(End of this chapter)