A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 56 Visiting Strawberry Town ([-])
"This is Arthur Callahan, the nephew of the deceased Deputy Callahan." Malloy introduced according to what Arthur had told him before.

Arthur realized that it was his turn to go on. Malloy had already said everything he wanted to say, so he took over and continued:
"Gentlemen, O'Drisco and the O'Drisco Gang have always been illegal gangs that our police department is actively pursuing. This massacre, please allow me to call this incident, is really too bad, even if it happened in Strawberry Town, our Valentine Police Department will not sit idly by, not to mention that we also sacrificed a deputy chief in this incident. We have sacrificed many outstanding police officers, and also killed and injured many innocent people. Townspeople, I suggest that we must appeal to state and federal authorities to assist in restoring local order."

Hearing what Arthur said, Mayor Nicholas and Sheriff Hanley looked at each other in blank dismay. Although the reasoning was correct, they felt very helpless in their hearts. Although there was nothing wrong with what Arthur said, neither the state government nor the federal authorities The level of concern for ordinary townspeople in the western region is really limited.

Maybe some newspapers will come here to report it after a while, but I guess it will just be like this, and in the end it will be nothing.

Of course, if Odrisk is caught, this 'crime' will definitely be recorded on him, but does one need another reason to hang Odrisk?As for asking them to help arrest people?
Haha, I'm afraid they will only tell you that they are already arresting you.

Both Nicholas and Hanley felt that Mr. Callahan was still too naive.

Seeing that neither of them answered, Arthur knew something. In fact, he just wanted to give the official a clearer definition of the case.

Seeing that everyone finally focused on telling the cases that the O'Drisco Gang had committed, Arthur knew that his goal had been achieved.

Arthur watched several people talking about the Odrisk Gang.

What is more interesting here is that Malloy vividly recounted his heroic deeds in wiping out the O'Drisco gang camp at Six Points Cabin. Sheriff Hanley also talked about the hijacking of the Cornwall train not long ago.

Tsk, Arthur who was listening on the side really began to sympathize with Odrisk and the guys in Odrisk's gang. Although they did do a lot of bad things, they really took the blame for it. .

At this moment, Arthur suddenly hoped that O'Drisik could live a long life, otherwise Arthur would not know who to find to take the blame for Dutch.

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"Gentlemen, thank you very much for the information you provided. Regarding the follow-up cooperation to deal with the Odrisk Gang, I will leave it to the two police chiefs. The townspeople outside are still panicking. I not only need to comfort them , I also have to deal with the mourning matters of other townspeople who died, so I won’t stay here for a long time. As for anything else that I can help with, please be sure to let me know, then I will take my leave first." Nicholas Town After he finished speaking, he left first to deal with things outside.

Seeing that everything that needed to be done was done, Malloy looked at Arthur to indicate whether it was time for him to leave.

Seeing Arthur nodding, Malloy immediately understood, and said to Sergeant Hanley:

"There are still many things to deal with in Strawberry Town right now, so let's not bother here."

Sergeant Hanley nodded. It is true that he still had a lot of things to deal with. He sent Arthur and Malloy out of the town after expressing that he would contact them in time for any news.

on the way back.

Malloy asked Arthur:

"So what happened in Strawberry Town was your fault?"

"Yes and no."

"What do you mean yes and no? I've seen a lot of good people go to their graves in my life, but let me tell you, I've never seen anything as bad as what happened in Strawberry Town." Malloy said dissatisfied.

"We brought out the criminals, but we didn't do the attack."

Arthur doesn't intend to tell the truth to Malloy about this matter, what should he say?Did half the town's citizens die just because they hindered Javier's escape?That Javier and the others were actually injured?This incident also sounded the alarm for Arthur, and it was obviously more urgent for the gang to change.

Malloy still only believed half of what Arthur said, and he continued to ask:

"And the heroic death of Deputy Callaghan? Is he really dead? Mr. Callaghan Jr.?"

Arthur looked puzzled at Malloy's insistence on asking questions, and he replied:
"Mr. Sheriff, I thought we had a tacit understanding?"

"Hey, answering a question with a question isn't an answer," Malloy said with a sly smile.

Arthur took a deep breath and considered Malloy's purpose.

Arthur didn't think that these questions Malloy raised were just out of curiosity or concern. He didn't care about these when he came. Arthur felt that what he said now was more like a reminder.

What to remind him of?

Arthur thought for a moment.

Does the truth matter to him?Is he a person with a strong sense of justice?At least from Arthur's point of view, Malloy is a very complicated person, which is true, but it can still be summed up by borrowing the description of Malloy's dead lover. He is a mouse who thinks he is a cat.

These words may go some way to express the way Malloy behaves.

"Okay, are you trying to take this opportunity to blackmail me? The money I give you every week is enough for you to spend whatever you want. You don't really have that big an appetite, right?"

Malloy shook his head and said in disapproval:

"This part is a reasonable return on my investment. Don't think that this is a favor from you. As you said, we do have some tacit understanding, but this does not mean that you can use me to your advantage." There is no need to pay additional compensation.”

"Of course, you can also use the leverage you think you have to threaten me, but I believe a smart person like you will understand that everyone has their own little secrets..."

Malloy didn't say the rest, but Arthur obviously understood what he wanted to say, but what did it matter?Malloy is right, everyone has secrets.

But this was the first time that Arthur felt from the bottom of his heart that Malloy might indeed be his long-term partner.

Is it a problem to ask for money?No, it doesn’t count as long as you do things.

"Haha, Chief Malloy, what you said is boring. Don't worry, I will have someone deliver the reward you deserve to your desk tomorrow." After saying this, Arthur smiled happily.

Seeing Arthur acting like this, Malloy knew that Arthur had accurately understood what he wanted to express. He also appeared very happy and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, the money will not be wasted. I will contact reporters from several newspapers later, and then we will go to Strawberry Town to visit Sheriff Hanley and Mayor Nicholas again. In the days to come, let us work hard for Valentine Town. Order and peace, let’s continue to work together.”

The two men held each other's outstretched hands tightly on horseback.

After all, this is all for the sake of order in Valentine Town.

(End of this chapter)