A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 86
In the current situation, Arthur has determined that the traitor is Micah, so the current Horseshoe Lookout Camp cannot allow them to stay there for a long time. The location of the new camp must be determined as soon as possible.

Regarding what Malloy and Arthur said, he had a relationship with the Sheriff in Rhodes Town, which made Arthur prefer to go to the nearby Rhodes Town.

But what is the specific situation there, and whether it is really what Malloy said, Arthur still plans to go there and see for himself later.

Worry about your life, you have been kicked out and you still have to worry about Dutch and the others.

As soon as he returned to Valentine, Arthur went to the gun shop first and bought himself a new self-loading Mauser pistol. He usually used a revolver, but now he also changed a gun to feel it.

When the gun store owner Ralph saw Arthur again, he was very enthusiastic and gave Arthur an extra box of ammunition when checking out.

"By the way, Mr. Callahan, I wonder if you have a hobby of playing cards? If you have time, can we go to the newly opened casino to play?"

Faced with Ralph's warm invitation, Arthur politely declined, but Ralph was not discouraged and continued:
"It's not much fun. There are a lot of new tricks in the casino. Tell me, apart from drinking and gambling, what other entertainment can people like us have in life? Women?"

When Ralph heard Arthur's answer, he sneered and said:

"Forget about women, that's not a suitable pastime for us. There were some beautiful girls in Valentine before, but now? Those washerwomen and bathing ladies are nothing to play with."

Arthur just smiled after hearing this, but Ralph thought that Arthur didn't listen to his words and continued to persuade him earnestly:

"Don't laugh. If you don't want to get sick, don't touch these things. Huh? You mean a serious woman? Then you must never touch her. A serious woman is even more terrifying. She not only wants your money, but also plays with your feelings. In your case After giving my sincerity, I will squeeze out every drop of your money, and then trample on your dignity as a man..."

Arthur felt that old Ralph must have some stories in it, but seeing that the topic was about to stop, he had no choice but to interrupt what Ralph was about to say.

Arthur hurriedly said goodbye to Ralph. After going out, before he had taken a few steps, he was stopped by Strauss who rushed towards him. He only heard him say:
"Arthur, we have a problem."

Arthur looked at the passers-by around him, then pulled Strauss to a secluded corner before letting him continue.

"There was a man who lost a lot of money at the casino. Not only did he run away, but he also injured old Frank, and finally stole all the cash in the casino."

After hearing this, Arthur frowned and asked angrily:

"Shouldn't you just tell me that there was a robbery? What is going on? When did it happen? Let's go back to the hotel first."

The two of them didn't say anything more here and hurried to the hotel.

Blake and Malloy were also waiting on the second floor at this time. Arthur noticed at a glance that besides himself, there was a stranger among the people present.

"This is the owner of the auction house in the town, Maurice. He brought the man who robbed him." Vera noticed the way Arthur stared at Maurice, so before Arthur asked, That explains Morris' identity.

It turned out that Morris was robbed by someone on his way to the gambling game last night. After the man heard that Morris was going to a high-end card game in the town, he forced Morris to take him with him.

Originally, the gambling establishment here did not accept guests without reservations, especially strangers.

But not only did this man have the guarantee of Morris, but he was also very generous, and he directly exchanged several pieces of gold for chips. At that time, Old Frank felt that this was a fat sheep and made an exception to invite him in.

At first, everything was normal. Morris was too timid to talk to others and played cards silently.

When he thought that this man had other accomplices, he was afraid that he would be retaliated against if he asked for help.

Because he has been worrying about these things, Morris has been losing money, and the man has won a lot. Seeing that the atmosphere is almost over, Old Frank starts to operate on tonight's fat sheep.The result was of course not unexpected. Regardless of how much he won at the beginning, he lost everything, and he didn't even get to keep the money he brought.

"Then he injured Frank and robbed this place?" Arthur asked.

Vera shook her head and continued.

This man was also strange. He was not convinced and asked Strauss to borrow a large sum of money. Strauss would not lend it to him, but he asked Morris to guarantee it.

Morris agreed, and Strauss borrowed it.

Then they started playing again, and the man kept losing until Strauss was no longer willing to lend him money, so he took out his gun and committed robbery instead.

After hearing this, Arthur was so happy that he asked Morris on the ground:

"Maurice? Is your brain caught in the door? If you hadn't run such a big livestock auction house in Valentine, I would have doubted whether you were working with the robbers!"

After finishing speaking, Arthur did not look at Morris, who lowered his head and wanted to explain. He turned to Vera and asked how old Frank was doing.

"It's okay. My father hid for a while and was sent to Nellie's clinic. He said he was fine and the bullet passed through." Vera said very strongly.

After learning that Old Frank was fine, Arthur finally heard a piece of news that was not bad news, but he thought it was not right. Is this man going to rob the cash from the card game?There are only chips here, no cash at all.

All guests who came to participate in the card game were introduced and did not bring cash. Instead, they directly signed a loan contract they had drawn up in advance to exchange chips.

Thinking of this, Arthur turned his head again and asked Strauss what happened to the cash here.

Strauss's old face showed a rare expression of shame, and he said apologetically to Arthur:
"This guest, no, the robber took the gold bars, and then asked us to use cash instead of chips, saying that it doesn't feel like chips..."

"And you agreed?" Arthur interrupted angrily.

Strauss nodded, and finally, after listening, Malloy persuaded:
"Don't talk about it yet. I have brought here some wanted notices for people who have committed crimes in the Valentine and New Hanover areas. Let's first let them identify whether they are the people above."

At this time, Arthur had no choice but to hold back his anger and let them all read the wanted poster first.

In fact, I really don't blame Arthur for being angry, because he has obviously considered all possible situations in advance, and then formulated a plan that I can't say is perfect, but at least there is nothing that can make them like this. A system that gives robbers an opportunity to take advantage of.

Who knows that in the end, we lost in execution.

How could this make Arthur not angry.

"This one! It's the man above!" Morris took out one from the stack of wanted warrants in his hand and waved it at Arthur and the others.

Arthur didn't waste any time and hurriedly took it over to take a look.

good guy.

(End of this chapter)