A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 82 Micah's Small Camp
Arthur walked through the lumber camp near Strawberry Town, and then searched from the top of a hill to halfway up the mountain.

Still nothing.

Based on past experience, Arthur guessed several locations, but unfortunately, he could not find where Micah's camp was after exploring.

However, Arthur had no intention of giving up just like that. He continued to look at the map he bought from Strawberry Town, carefully studying the place that he might have missed.

The map in Arthur's hand is quite well made. It can only be said that the mayor of Strawberry Town really wants to develop tourism. On this map, not only are there marked several places where wild animals often hang out, Several places that are not recommended are also clearly marked, and words such as 'may be dangerous' or 'off the beaten track' are also prominently marked on the side.

This really made Arthur's search much easier. After eliminating several dangerous places he had been to, Arthur quickly locked the new target on a cliff.

Following the route marked on the map, Arthur didn't spend too much time and found a simple small camp with no one around on a slope next to the cliff.

He stepped forward and touched the temperature of the fire.
Arthur was certain that someone had been here at least one night ago.

Of course, Arthur is still not sure whether this is Micah's camp, so he plans to search first to see what is there.

Arthur didn't know that Micah had already taken his 'gift' back to Horseshoe Lookout to find Dutch.

After a careful search of the camp, Arthur really found some interesting things. There were several newspaper clippings in the camp related to the Van der Linde gang, and there was also a record of the cases that Micah had committed. clippings.

It's probably the newspaper clipping of Micah's first crime.

Arthur was finally sure that this was Micah's camp near Strawberry Town.

He carefully looked through these newspaper clippings. Among them, the one about Micah and his son. Arthur guessed from the age of this clipping that it was most likely a clipping from the first case Micah committed. Otherwise he wouldn't have kept it.

With an attitude that Arthur would not be surprised no matter what kind of evil deeds Micah had committed, he read:

"Two suspects, father and son, wanted in 1877"

This was 20 years ago. How old was Micah then?

Probably still a child.

"Two men are wanted in connection with the murders of Roscoe and Gene Briggs of Crawford County, Ohio."

Two human lives. What surprised Arthur was that the specific method of death was also described above.

It is truly a newspaper from 1877.

"...Farmer Roscoe and his wife were found hanging from the beams of their hay barn, with their throats slit."

"Micah Bell (38 years old) and his son named Micah Bell (17 years old)..."

I don't know why, but when Arthur saw this, he suddenly understood who this rotten Micah looked like.

Micah's father even gave Micah the same name as him.

Really high hopes.

After reading this, Arthur picked up another newspaper clipping. It was a report on the robbery in Blackwater Town. As for Micah leaving this newspaper clipping, Arthur guessed that it was because it was a big case he planned. .

After all, Micah always brought up the robbery in Blackwater in the camp.

Arthur shook his head and looked at the next one. The next one was very interesting. It was part of an old wanted notice, and the content on it successfully made Arthur frown.

"Robbery and Murder"

"Dutch van der Linde"

"Dead or alive"

"Reward of $1000"

Why does Micah have such an old wanted poster for Dutch?
You know, Micah met Dutch almost less than a year ago.

And just from the amount of the bounty, it can be seen that this wanted notice was from a long time ago.Arthur couldn't even remember when Dutch's bounty was only 1000 US dollars?
It seems.

Micah has obviously been eyeing Dutch and the Van der Linde gang for a long time.

A bold guess emerged in Arthur's mind.

Micah indeed approached Dutch with purpose.

Arthur also remembered that in front of the bonfire one night, Micah and everyone boasted that he was grateful to Dutch and that he saved Dutch's life.

Think again of Blackwater's plan and the large number of Pinkerton detectives who were ambushing the ship at that time.

"damn thing……"

Although Arthur didn't see Micah on this trip, he felt that it was enough to get here, and he was sure of it.

At this time, Arthur's questions while lying on the bed before could also be explained.

Why did Milton say to Arthur 'He'll check it out'.

Who should Milton check with?

Now it seems that the traitor can only be Micah.

……

"This is it, the time is almost here, everyone cover their faces." Micah said to the other people around him.

At this time, Micah was taking Dutch, John, Charles, and the reluctant Javier and Bill, ambushing the road leading to Strawberry Town.

"So, what's going on with that bank carriage?" John asked from the side.

With a confident look on his face, Micah asked John sarcastically:
"What's going on? It's full of money. Don't worry, I've observed it. The carriage passes here every time. That's it."

Javier interjected in a sinister tone:

"He's asking you, how many people will there be? How many guns? How many riders?"

Micah also replied in a sinister tone:

"These questions you are asking are not important. Nothing will happen to you, coward. If you are scared, just go back!"

"Micah..." Dutch stopped Micah. He was obviously dissatisfied with Micah's answer.

When Micah faced Dutch, he immediately put on a sincere look and said:

"Oh, you are all worried too much. This is the information I got from an O'Drisik gang boy before. I have been observing it for a while. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."

"I'm sorry, I don't believe the information I heard from those guys on Odrisk's side." Javier choked out without buying it.

Micah said tit for tat:
"Those guys you are talking about have recently controlled most of the big valley. I also heard that they occupied a large farm in the north. Obviously they are bastards, but they are not like the unreliable fools that some people are. .”

"you!……"

"That's enough!" Dutch said to stop the quarrel that was about to start.

Originally Dutch didn't intend to come together, but Arthur left, and although David followed suit, his condition was not as good as before, and Bill and Javier had conflicts with Micah now , so the worried Dutch finally had to come together to take charge of this operation. Who made him not trust Micah at all?

"Are we planning to rob the carriage, or are we here to quarrel? Now, go to your respective positions and get ready, do your own thing, and don't continue to quarrel here like a bitch!" Da Qi spoke, obviously his authority was still useful, and several people stopped talking.

Only Micah still whispered:
"Understood, what's over is over..."

Dutch pretended not to hear Micah's last words. He opened his pocket watch, looked at the time, and said:
"They're supposed to be here soon. We need to get there before they get into town."

(End of this chapter)