A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 36 Accompanying Hosea to steal things ([-])
"Lead the way. The place he mentioned is northwest of here."

Arthur smiled and said:

"Ah? Shall I lead the way? Aren't you the one who has been having fun in this area recently?"

Hosea was riding on the horse and was in a good mood. Recently, he had been exploring ways to make money for the gang here in Emerald Ranch, which was low-key and safe.

The comfortable life these two weeks has made everyone relax a lot, and Hosea is no exception. He also said with a smile:

"This is just what you said. I have been looking for targets here for a long time. Although Seamus is not on the table, because of this, he is a very suitable partner. He will not cause us any trouble, and we Most of the stolen goods can be sold through him."

Hearing what Hosea said, Arthur thought for a moment, good guy, isn't this a black marketeer?I originally thought it was just a one-time deal to steal things, but I didn't expect it to be a real path.

"So, then I cooperated quite well just now."

Hosea smiled, nodded, and said:

"That's not bad. I was originally worried that you would have to show Seamus your strength to get him to cooperate."

Arthur shook his head. Although under normal circumstances, he was positioned as the one who showed force, he was willing to do that. After all, who wants to reason with a fool?

But this time, the original plan was just to make Hosea happy, and Arthur wanted to cooperate with Hosea's method to solve the problem. Again, it was all to make Hosea happy.

Soon the two came to this small farmhouse, which actually looked quite big. Through the observation of the telescope, they could see a two-story building, several pens, and a large stable. It seemed that this small life was obviously better than that of Seamus. much better.

Hosea observed it and asked:
"What should I say? Do you want to do it now or wait until everyone is asleep at night?"

Wait until night?Forget it, let’s fight quickly, Arthur said:

"I have other things to do later, so let's get straight to it."

Hosea did not object, shrugged and said:

"Okay, it's just a matter of stealing a carriage. It's the same during the day. If I can't handle this, I can retire. Don't follow me. Leave the front to me. You go to the back of the house and wait for me to lure them all. Come outside, then you do it, and we'll meet up in the stables."

Hearing Hosea say this, Arthur knew that it was time to watch Hosea perform.

I saw Hosea tidying up his clothes and walking toward the house. He said enthusiastically as he walked:

"Young man...young man...you are so good. Is your father at home?"

The boy sitting at the door looked Hosea up and down and said coldly, "Yes."

"Please call him down."

Hosea seemed to be just an ordinary old man. The boy didn't want to know what he was going to do. He made it clear that he didn't want to care about him and said calmly: "You'd better disappear by yourself."

Arthur, who was observing Hosea, saw that he ignored him, but shouted impassionedly:

"I have disappeared for many years! Even myself has disappeared for many years! But now I won't."

The sound was so loud that it not only frightened the boy in front of him, but also drew Old Crawford out of the room.

"You know what? Oh, he's here, are you the master of this house?"

Seeing Old Crawford appear, Arthur knew that it was time to sneak in. He hid himself and Hosea's horse behind the house. He skillfully opened the back door of the house and sneaked in quietly. You can also hear Hosea talking loudly in front:
"Nice to meet you, I was just talking to your kids."

Old Crawford stood beside his son and said:

"Are you here to sell something?"

Hosea denied it exaggeratedly: "No! Sir, I'm not here to sell anything, I'm here to give you warmth!"

"It's free, spine...spine straightening!"

"what?"

"Spine straightening!"

Phew, Arthur, who was rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the house, almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard what Hosea had said seriously. It was so interesting. He put a gold pocket watch into his arms and turned it sideways. Listen to how Hosea continues to fool these two people outside.

"The Almighty God or Creator put the brain here when he created us, but put the soul on the back."

"Sir..., your back looks a little difficult to deal with. It's a bit tricky."

Hey, look, the charlatan's opening line, the flexible application of "You have a bloody disaster", Arthur learned this trick from Hosea, and it seems to have been tried and true.

Crawford looked a little interested and said:
"Yes, indeed, my back has been uncomfortable."

Since you're trying to start a fight, that's great, thinking so in his mind, Hosea continued to fool him:
"I can help you nurse it back to health. It only takes ten or fifteen courses of treatment."

You see, he is not the kind of liar who only needs a course of treatment to cure his illness with medicine.However, at this time, Crawford still felt that the man in front of him might want to cheat his money. Out of reluctance to give up his money rather than suspicion, he said:
"I'll be fine with whiskey, sir."

"Whiskey? Whiskey! They're the culprit! It's all the fault."

Obviously Arthur in the room could hear that Hosea was trying to buy himself time.

Before going upstairs, Arthur touched the chimney mouth downstairs again. There was indeed an iron box for money hidden inside. Hey, there is a saying that there are only a few places where things can be hidden. Arthur then went to the second floor. I continued to search. After all, I have come here. If I don’t search everything, I would really be sorry for Hosea’s hard work.

"Sir, have you ever seen any old Scotsman walk well? But look at the Englishmen, and they are standing tall."

"That's all because of gin. All they drink is gin, and what is gin made of? Juniper berries...and what is the function of juniper berries? Move the spine...Look at whiskey..."

Arthur admitted that this sounded very unreliable in terms of content, but when it came from Hosea's mouth, it sounded very reasonable for some reason, and it made people want to Keep listening to what he has to say.

By this time, Arthur had finished ransacking the second floor of the house, slipped out the back door, and was now going to wait for Hosea in the stables.

"Look at whiskey again. It's made from grain. It makes your spine weak, so you Scots are unsteady when you walk. Please... lie down here. It won't take long."

"My situation was worse than yours. My spine was broken."

"Are you feeling better? Do you feel better?"

Under Hosea's massage, Crawford really felt a lot more comfortable and said:

"Well...well, good...much better!"

Hosea pressed him for a while and then said with a smile:

"This treatment is free, but you will have to pay next time."

Crawford looked as if this was indeed the case, thought about it seriously and said:

"how much is it?"

Hosea said in disbelief:

"I'm helping you regain your manhood, but you actually still have to think about money?"

"Sir, I am not rich..."

Acting in full package, Hosea said:
"My price is very fair, don't worry, will you consider it again? I will come again next week."

Feeling that the time is almost up, Arthur is probably waiting for him, Hosea pretended to say a few more words and said goodbye to the father and son.

When Hosea came to the stables, Arthur was already a little impatient and said:
"Finally done? It's been too long."

"Hey, come on, I'm not sure how long it will take you. Come on, let's get this carriage to Seamus."

Arthur drove the carriage from behind the farmhouse to avoid being seen, and took the two horses with him before leaving here.

The two sat in the carriage, and Hosea happily asked Arthur what good things he had got.

"Ah, some cash, a lot of jewelry and some gold and silver products. Do you want to consider giving him a massage next week? I feel like you can make a lot of money with this one, hahaha."

"Very good, I will consider your proposal carefully."

"Anyway, it makes me happy to be out there with you, Hosea, and it reminds me of the old days."

Hearing what Arthur said, Hosea was also very happy, and he said:
"In a few days, I'll take you hunting. The area near Horseshoe Lookout is a good hunting place. Now, let's go home after we finish. I'm already looking forward to telling everyone today's story around the campfire in the evening."

Arthur nodded, indicating that he did too, and the two took the stagecoach back to Seamus's stables.

"Hi, Seamus, we've just finished visiting your cousin's house. He's a nice guy..."

After the carriage parked in Seamus's stable, Hosea and Seamus chatted. Seamus quickly closed the door, then handed a wad of money to Hosea calmly, and then said:

"Well done, here you go. Now I'm your partner. If you have any good stuff, you can come to me to deal with it."

Hosea gave one portion of the money to Arthur, and after putting the others away, he asked Arthur:
"I'm getting ready to go back to the camp. Do you want to come with me?"

Arthur shook his head, led his horse and said:

"No, I told you, I have other things to do."

Hosea nodded and told Arthur not to forget the agreement to hunt with him, and left first. Arthur also mounted his horse and headed towards Valentine Town.

(End of this chapter)