A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 68 The Taste of Conspiracy

After Arthur sent Mary to the hotel to settle down.

Facing Mary's suspicious gaze.

He could only tell Mary that he still had some work to deal with and would come back at noon to take her and Jamie to dinner.

After Arthur said goodbye to Mary, he didn't waste any time and immediately turned around and went to the casino. He found Kieran and asked:

"Is there anyone suspicious at the casino these days? Think carefully before you answer me."

Faced with the sudden appearance of Arthur and his questions, Kieran had no choice but to hand over the wine bottle in his hand to the waiter who was passing by in a hurry. Then after thinking carefully, he recalled and said:

"I remember that there seemed to be two strange guests, and I happened to be the one receiving them at the time. I remember that they were not here to play, but what were they talking about? Oh, they seemed to want to ask me for some information."

As soon as Kieran said this, he saw a serious expression on Arthur's face that there was something wrong here, so Kieran hurriedly continued:
"I'm not making excuses, but I was really busy at the time. Since they were not guests, they wanted to inquire about information. You know I didn't want to cause trouble, so I ignored them."

"Ah? You actually ignored them... You think they are strange, can't you take a moment to listen to what they want to ask about?" Arthur complained helplessly, but for a moment, he didn't know whether he should Kieran should be blamed for this.

Because it seemed that he did not blame Kieran, so after Arthur hesitated for a second, he finally decided to give Kieran some verbal education and told him to at least know what he was asking about next time.

Well, Arthur did not pat Kieran on the head during this process. Although Arthur did want to, considering that Kieran is now considered a man under his command and can stand alone, there are so many people here, so he still has to leave some space for him. Save face.

I don't know if Kieran will be moved after knowing it.

After Arthur finished educating Kieran, he continued and returned to the previous question:
"Then these two people didn't get any information from you. Could it be that they just left?"

Kieran looked aggrieved. What was this? He thought about it carefully and then said:
"I think about it, it seems, I'm not sure. The younger one of the two people said to the older one, why don't they go to the gun store to find out? I really don't know the details. I'm almost too busy. . Arthur, you have to find someone else to help me. One person is really not enough. Can you think about it? "

"Don't think about it, don't think about it at all. I'll leave first, you continue to work." Arthur said and left the casino without looking back.

Following the clues Kieran said, Arthur walked across the street and came to Old Ralph's gun shop.

As soon as Arthur opened the store door and entered, he heard Old Ralph say enthusiastically:
"Ah, new customer, welcome"

Old Ralph had neatly combed white hair and wore a pair of glasses, which gave him a very shrewd look.

Arthur felt that he would not be as 'forgetful' as Kieran.

So he went straight to the counter and asked:

"Boss, I want to ask you about two people, they should have been to you..."

"Huh? Are you kidding me? In a town like Valentine that connects the east and west, I don't know how many people come here to buy some bullets or weapons when passing by. There may be some gang members among them, There is a reward, and there may be these two people you mentioned, but damn, how can I remember it?" Ralph said very impatiently, and Arthur interrupted before he finished asking. Arthur's words.

Arthur suddenly realized that the guy in front of him was not as polite as he looked.

"Boss, you don't look like you have a bad memory." Arthur said in disbelief. Anyway, he didn't see that the boss had a bad memory, he only saw that he didn't want to tell him.

Why do you say that?The person who really doesn't know will explain so much.

Just say 'I don't know' and that's it.

Looking at Arthur who was not sent away by him, Old Ralph pretended to continue:
"Ha, I remembered. Last week I sold an old fire gun to a bounty hunter. That guy was obviously looking for someone outside. Could it...be you?"

Arthur could only reply helplessly:

"The Sheriff's Office is right across the street. I'm wanted here and I don't have any sand in my head."

On the contrary, what Arthur was thinking at this time was, what's wrong with being wanted, what's the point of entering here, I'm still entering the sheriff's office.

However, Ralph was a little surprised.

He felt that the temper of the man in front of him was different from his appearance, and he was actually quite good.It's unusual for someone to not be angry when faced with his uncooperative attitude. You know, in this place, Valentine has the worst reputation per capita.Every day, I don’t know how many people in the town have to hand over their lives to this.

Okay, Ralph thinks Arthur looks quite pleasing to the eye, so he doesn't plan to continue teasing with him.

Ralph spoke:
"Okay, okay, I guess you want to ask about the two people from before, the old and the young, right?"

When Arthur heard what he said, he quickly nodded in agreement.

"I do remember that those two people, just like you, came to the gun store not to buy weapons but to ask for news. They first asked me if I had heard of a man named Dutch Van der Linde, so I must tell them the truth. Of course I had heard it, and then they asked me excitedly where I heard it, and of course I told them happily that I had read it in the newspaper."

Phew, hahaha, Arthur burst into laughter in his heart, this old man is not just messing with himself.

Okay, this little old man is really naughty to everyone.

"Then what?" Arthur asked, holding back his laughter.

"Then, I didn't like what they said, and I didn't like the way they looked, so I told them to go to the Sheriff's Office to inquire." Old Ralph said disdainfully, as if those two people made him very unhappy.

"Thank you very much, boss. By the way, help me get a Lancaster repeating rifle."

I don't know what kind of mentality it was, but Arthur suddenly liked the boss, and it happened that he also wanted to buy a gun for Jamie as a gift.

Buy it here.

Don't ask why you chose the gun, because Arthur knew that when old Gillis saw it, he would not be happy.

Hey, and it makes Arthur happy, simple as that.

"Oh ho, it turns out you're not just here to inquire about information, you're really a new customer. Okay, this gun is good. Although it only has 14 rounds of bullets instead of the 16 rounds of Litchfield, you should see how it works. It looks extremely beautiful."

Arthur took the gun from his hand and looked around briefly. After trying the bolt, he handed it back to the boss and asked him to help load the gun. He still had to go there. Sheriff's Office, so he asked him to take him directly to the Saints Hotel, and then ask Black to pay.

"Okay, I know Blake very well. I wonder what I should call this guest?"

"Just tell him it belongs to Arthur."

"Oh? Arthur, I remembered it again. Those two people also asked about a name that seemed to be Arthur? Yes, Arthur Morgan, you think it was a coincidence or not."

This is no coincidence.

Arthur frowned, then quickly returned to normal. He smiled and said to the boss:

"What a coincidence, Arthur, Arthur Callaghan."

"Hey, just call me Ralph. Okay, don't you have something else to do? Go and do your work. I'll send it to you in a minute."

After Arthur thanked his boss again, he turned around and came to the Sheriff's Office without stopping.

After entering the house, Malloy was the only one there, and it felt strange that he hadn't seen the deputy sheriff recently.

After Arthur came in, he didn't forget to lock the door from the inside.

"Hey, I was looking for you." Malloy said after watching Arthur close the door, and he didn't seem surprised at all by Arthur's arrival.

Arthur didn't intend to beat around the bush, he spoke directly and asked:

"Those two?"

"Detective Pinkerton."

(End of this chapter)