A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 347 Hardworking Arthur

In the end, Arthur still didn't talk to Hosea, and looked at Hosea who had already left to sleep in his room.

To be honest, Arthur is quite happy. For Arthur, the most surprising thing and the happiest thing about his return this time is that he saw a kind of spiritual youth in Hosea. Come on.

Different from the old age when he lived in the camp, Hosea's current state can be said to have ushered in spiritual youth.

At this time, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Linda, who was only in her pajamas, came in with a cup of coffee in her hand.

"Why haven't you slept yet?"

"I slept for a while, then woke up from hunger, and then I heard the sound of your return, so I came over." Linda honestly described the whole process of her not sleeping to Arthur.

Although under normal circumstances, what Arthur meant by "Why haven't you slept yet" actually meant more that you should go to bed instead of here, but Linda seemed to be caring about her own sake. Up, Arthur just smiled and said:

"You brought me coffee after ordering this. Don't you want me to sleep?"

After returning from the outskirts of Saint-Denis, it was already late at night by the time I finished talking to Hosea.

"Then do you need me to get you a glass of milk? My dad doesn't have this kind of treatment. If you don't drink coffee, forget it." Linda said with a pout.

"Give it to me." Arthur took the coffee, but after seeing Linda's happy expression, he decided to explain a few words and said:

"Ahem, I still need to look at some documents from this period..."

"I'll accompany you."

After saying this, Linda pulled a chair from the side and placed it next to Arthur, then hugged her legs and sat quietly on the chair.

After this period of time, Arthur can be considered to have touched some of Linda's behavioral logic. To put it simply, it is "smooth ass".

What does that mean?

For example, now, Linda wants to stay with Arthur. If Arthur refuses, she will eventually lose after a 'confrontation', but if she acquiesces to her behavior, then she will only do it obediently. Things she said.

"Okay, would you like to wear an extra coat or bring a blanket?" Arthur said looking at Linda who was only wearing a thin pajamas.

Linda took a document from Arthur's desk, flipped through it, and chuckled without raising her head:
"Just give me your coat. I don't want to walk back to get it."

Arthur didn't have any objections to this request. He took the coat hanging on a hanger and put it on her shoulders, and he began to read the documents.

People always say that you must deal with work in a timely manner, and don't think about owing or delaying it, because when you pay off the debt, it will always be particularly painful. Now it means a little bit of this.

Arthur always has a headache when faced with dense text. It's not that he can't understand it, it's just that he feels inexplicably irritable.

Just as Arthur turned to the next page impatiently, Linda on the side had already read the document she had just taken, and said to Arthur:

"The financial statements of this oil field company are quite good. Your financial accounting is pretty good."

Strauss is always particularly reassuring in this regard.

"So, is there anything I need to care about in this document?" Arthur just asked casually.

Unexpectedly, Linda nodded seriously and said: "The cost of a barrel of crude oil is too high. I looked at the cost details. Didn't you cooperate with the railway company? And why don't you lower the production? If I didn't remember, If it’s wrong, crude oil producers are now reducing production.”

"You know a lot?" Arthur glanced at Linda in surprise, and then realized that she was still waiting for his answer. Arthur put down the document in his hand, rubbed his forehead and explained:
"Leviticus Cornwall owns most of the railways in the west, and I don't have a good relationship with him, or to put it bluntly, he really wants to kill me if you can, so you can understand why. Are the costs too high?"

"Oil pipeline? Or by water from Saint-Denis?" Linda said seriously.

Well, the mention of the oil pipeline reminded Arthur that he should visit Miller tomorrow. The previous affairs of the association and the joint company were still pending.

As for transporting oil by water, it’s not that Arthur has never thought about this method, but he asked Strauss to calculate the cost. The cost of hiring a human-drawn carriage to transport oil, and then transporting it by water is no more than selling it to Kang directly by railway. Wall came even lower.

After explaining the above to Linda, Arthur continued to add:
"Cornwall is like a big mountain. I was originally very optimistic about the oil company and thought it could make me a lot of money, but in fact, its profits are not as fast as my casino."

"Arthur, there is a question you have to think about clearly. Are you in conflict with the entire interest group in Cornwall, or are you just in conflict with Leviticus Cornwall?"

Linda's words made Arthur frown and think subconsciously.

"I'm not sure if I understand correctly what you want to express..."

Linda explained:
"Take our Vincent family as an example. It has not been smooth sailing for us to get to where we are today. The shopping mall is like a battlefield with various problems that need to be solved. I have met many people like Cornwall with my father. They see They seem to be giants in the industry and setters of rules. However, in fact, they are just representatives of a certain interest group. Regarding your current question, I don’t think you and the group represented by Cornwall have any interests. Conflict, and if you only have a conflict with Cornwall, just get rid of Cornwall."

"..."

Linda looked at Arthur staring at her silently, she tilted her head and asked:

"Am I not clear?"

"No, it's very clear. I will consider your suggestion carefully. Now, take a look at this again." Arthur said with a complicated expression.

Seeing Linda readily take over the document that gave Arthur a headache for a long time and look at it, Arthur really feels very complicated now.

Regarding Cornwall, Arthur has always regarded Cornwall as a whole including railways and industries. His targeting of Cornwall always wanted to focus on his industries or assets, but ignored one thing. The simplest problem, in fact, the conflict with Arthur is just Cornwall himself.

Soon, Linda read the document that gave Arthur a headache just now, and then analyzed:

"Have you considered taking your cotton business public?"

"Details..."

That night, the two people sat side by side at the desk, read all the documents, and discussed them.

It wasn't until daybreak that Arthur, who was still studying the last document at hand, suddenly thought of something, and then turned back to ask Linda for her opinion. Only then did he realize that Linda had fallen asleep on his lap.

Arthur picked Linda up and prepared to send her back to the house.

"Arthur Morgan...bastard..."

daydream?

(End of this chapter)