A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 99 Leigh Gray

"Everyone, what would you like to drink? Beer or whiskey? Gin? Beer?" Sheriff Gray asked enthusiastically.

He proudly displays his wine collection in front of his wine rack.

Arthur saw his familiar figure from Sergeant Gray at a glance. Could this guy be a fucking alcoholic like the uncle/priest?
There was actually a whole wall of wine cabinets in the police station. Forget it, there were actually two large barrels of beer cans placed on the ground. This really made Arthur have to wonder whether he was in the police station or a pub.

Malloy seemed not surprised, and he greeted naturally:

"Lee, I wonder how your father is doing now?"

"Ah, you are tough, you really don't want to drink? Okay, Archibald, help me pour a cup of coffee for the guests. I need a bottle anyway."

After Chief Gray finished speaking, he took a bottle of whiskey for himself and drank directly from the bottle.

After taking a big sip, he sat down, pulled open his collar, and said seriously:
"Maloy, my father believes in you, and we are very familiar with each other. These are also friends you can trust, so I will tell you directly. You know, our Gray family has already had a fight with the damn Braithwaite. It’s been a century. Now, although we have all been hit hard by the changes in the situation above, I recently discovered that Braithwaite has a new right-hand man and some new businesses..."

Malloy was not surprised by what Leigh Gray said. He had already roughly understood it from his previous correspondence with Tavish, the head of the Gray family.

After giving Arthur a calm look, Malloy smiled and said to Leigh Gray:

"This sounds really bad. I originally thought that the Gray family had already suppressed the Braithwaite family, the old plantation family? Maybe in a few years, there will be no more Braithwaites in Rhodes Town. The West family?"

Sheriff Gray nodded and said:
"I originally had the same idea as you. Without the workers, their plantation business would no longer bring them huge profits... But my father didn't think so. He still insisted that I should not be careless, and It is precisely because of this that I discovered that the Braithwaite family not only had new helpers, but also seemed to have successfully started a new business. As for who their helpers are, I don’t know yet, but they have always Destroying our business in every way, the only certainty is that making moonshine is their new business.”

After hearing this, Malloy put down the cup in his hand, smiled and asked Arthur:
"Arthur, do you understand Chief Gray's difficulty?"

Arthur thought to himself, isn't this a dispute between two families?Just like two gangs fighting each other, the only difference may be that they cannot directly kill each other with guns, but need to use some other methods.

Arthur said:

"I assume Chief Gray could use some help?"

"No, no." Sergeant Gray shook his head. After he drank the wine in the bottle in his hand, he continued:

"What I need is some good hands! Manpower? I'm not lacking. Our family guards and my police officers can all work for me, but there are some things that they can't do. Can you understand?"

Kieran on the side looked at Gray's crazy expression. He glanced at Strauss worriedly, as if getting involved in the dispute between the two families was not in Arthur's interest.

Strauss understood Kieran's concerns, but he didn't think so.

He knew it.

The more chaos there is, the more benefits one can gain. Chaos has always been a ladder for ordinary people to rise.

The more fiercely these two families fight, the more advantage Arthur and the others can take advantage of.

Malloy looked like it was such a coincidence and continued:
"Look, isn't this a coincidence? I brought you a friend, Arthur, Arthur Callahan, who is an outstanding and wealthy industrialist in our town of Valentine, and I We have a good cooperative relationship with Mr. Callahan, and I happen to know that Mr. Callahan happens to have some of what you call 'good hands' under him, right? Arthur."

Arthur took the words with a smile and continued:

"Yes, I heard that the Gray family has a good cooperative relationship with the government?"

Sheriff Gray nodded. The reason why the Gray family was able to gain a foothold in Rhodes Town was precisely because they were deeply bound to the US government.

Sheriff Gray prefers to call this binding a conveyance of benefits.

Sergeant Gray said:
"You can see that I have the same attitude as the authorities. The law enforcers should be police officers like us, not the so-called bounty hunters. I also heard Chief Malloy say something about these 'good hands' of yours" We seem to have some conflicts with Pinkerton's group? However, you can rest assured that Rhodes Town does not welcome other law enforcers besides us..."

This was the guarantee given to Arthur by Sheriff Gray, and it was also one of the rewards for reaching this deal.

Arthur smiled with satisfaction, stood up and stretched out his hand towards Sheriff Gray.One of the main goals of my trip was actually achieved easily like this.

After the two shook hands, Arthur said again:

"After that, I may go to Rhodes Town to do some business. Then I will need Sheriff Gray to take care of me."

Sheriff Gray readily agreed:

"must."

Then Chief Gray took out three Rhodes Town police badges from the drawer and handed them to Arthur.

"Take this, all my people will recognize it, so that you won't encounter troublesome people in the town who don't open your eyes. Of course, it's limited to people other than Brewster."

After saying this, everyone laughed.

Apparently, Sergeant Gray remembered the chaos that had just happened in front of the station, and for the sake of good cooperation in the future, he gave Arthur these police badges. After all, there were too many people under his command and a certificate was needed.

"By the way, it's almost time for dinner. Do you want to go back with me to meet the old man?" Chief Gray said after finishing another bottle of beer.

Malloy stood up and said:

"No, I just wrote to Mr. Gray, next time, this trip has already delayed a lot of business in the town, I should go back, Arthur, how about you?"

Malloy was ready to go back to Valentine. After all, he only left Cole and a few newbies to look after the house. After a long time, he still felt uneasy. Now the work of setting up a bridge for Arthur has been done. After it was over, he wanted to go back as soon as possible.

Malloy still prefers his Valentine to Rhodes Town.

Arthur was a little hesitant at this time, he didn't know whether to go back to Valentine Town first or stay here, and then go to the location of the new camp later to see if they lack anything.

In the end, Arthur thought about it and decided to go back to Valentine first. In this case, he would leave Strauss and Charlie here for the time being.

After Arthur decided, he said:
"Then I'll take my leave first. I also need to go back to Valentine to handle some business matters. Chief Gray, I have to ask you to take care of the two employees I left behind for the time being."

Gray persuaded Arthur and Malloy again and asked them to follow him home for dinner. After getting no results, he nodded and agreed to Arthur's request, and then sent them to the station.

On the platform, Arthur looked at Chief Gray who was leaving and asked with a smile:

"Mr. Curtis, are you really not prepared for me at all?"

"Huh? Is there such a thing? After all, you didn't ask me."

"Okay, industrialist? Are you sure it's appropriate to introduce me like this?" Arthur continued to ask.

Malloy looked at Arthur with a look that looked like a fool. He made sure with this strange look before saying:

"Otherwise? Robbers? Wanted criminals? Gangsters? I knew this little Gray was a fool. What's wrong? In fact, you are a fool too?"

Gee, you really don’t have any words. You deserve to have no son at your age.

Forget, he doesn't like his wife.

However, listening to Malloy's evaluation of Sergeant Gray as a fool, Arthur couldn't help but continue to ask curiously:
"I thought you had a good relationship? I saw that he was an alcoholic, so what would a fool say? Besides, can a fool support such a big family business?"

Malloy said:
"The Gray family was originally from an old-fashioned slave plantation. Their family has a large number of family armed forces, and the old Gray has integrated these family guards with the family's interests very well. Otherwise, how could you think he, a sheriff, could refuse a bounty hunter? ?Old Gray is the one who firmly controls the entire family. As for Little Gray? He is just a person who only follows his father's wishes and does things that are in line with the interests of the family. I have fought him several times To me, he is a pure, alcoholic fool full of conservative prejudices."

(End of this chapter)