The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 53 53. Conflict! riot!

"I heard that your parents have been separated for many years. How is she doing?"

Thomas shook his head, "I work alone in a convenience store in Hot Springs Town. I don't make much money but I'm very free. I visit her regularly."

It is common in the United States for gray-haired elderly people to work outside the home to earn pensions, but David’s wife is four years younger than him, so she is still young.

Living alone is really cool, especially if you don't have a chatty and chauvinistic husband around you.

But in the atmosphere of pastoral areas, "machismo" is the core expression of masculinity, and those old men who tell the truth seem to be particularly respected.

Like Johann Otto and Jasmine's father Hans Grando, being too obedient to other people's opinions can make you appear indecisive.

In addition, according to the Chinese people's thinking of "family world", if his parents were living in their own way, Lin Feng would definitely not be as calm as Thomas.

On the pasture side, the cows suddenly felt a chill in their buttocks.

The Angus bull, the strongest, was very restless and kept running away during the branding process. In the end, he had to tie his limbs with ropes and pin them to the ground to finish.

Because he kept moving, the brand almost touched the anus, only missing less than five centimeters.

Seeing the brand on the buttocks of each cow, the white goats grazing on the grass shivered and formed a circle consciously, thinking that they would also be beaten.

There are not many pastures for raising sheep in the entire pastoral area of ​​Hehe Town, because the economic benefits are not as high as that of cattle. Except for Lin Feng, who wants to adjust the visual effect, and raise them for his own food, it is rare to see sheep being auctioned in the trading market.

Almost no thieving gangs will target sheep, because these animals tend to bleat non-stop when frightened, which arouses suspicion from passers-by and the thieving gangs themselves cannot bear it.

It was already two hours after the butts of each cow were branded, and Lin Feng invited Thomas to stay for dinner.

At this moment, Thomas' phone rang, and he frowned before saying a few words.

"What's going on?" Old David asked.

Thomas' expression was serious, "There is a riot in the livestock trading market, and now I need to go over and provide reinforcements."

riot? Lin Feng immediately thought of buying it for zero yuan.

But this is Montana, where there are few black people, so the most likely thing is a fight between gangs.

However, what Thomas said next surprised Lin Feng. The person who caused the riot was actually an animal protection organization from Helena, the capital of Montana.

Old David laughed and said: "They are a lovely group of people."

After speaking, he pointed to his head.

Obviously he meant cuteness in quotation marks. He doesn't eat meat and doesn't allow others to eat meat. To impose his own ideas on others is no different from moral kidnapping.

You don't need to think about it to know that the animal protection organization went to the livestock trading market to prevent the animal trade, and then clashed with the herdsmen. If a fight broke out, the unarmed volunteers were no match for the cowboys.

However, these people have access to the Internet and the media, and they can use these things to fabricate lies and vilify the image of herdsmen.

To some extent, animal protection organizations are the "dead enemies" of ranchers. They always oppose the confinement of livestock at all costs and hold sit-in meetings at the city hall every now and then.

Pastoral people think they are hypocritical, naive, and a bunch of stupid idealists.

Of course, the members of the animal protection organization are also very smart. They have never come to the ranch to protest, and they must know what the consequences will be.

"You still care about this kind of thing? Shouldn't that be the responsibility of the police?" Lin Feng asked.

Thomas spread his hands, "Indeed, but you also know that the police officers in Riverdale Town can count them on their fingers. We livestock police sometimes have to clean up this kind of mess."

Lin Feng suddenly thought of something. Jasmine was most likely present, and he decided to go together to "reinforce" and experience the fun of American democracy.

He just happened to be going to the market to see if he could pick up a few riding horses or outstanding breeding cattle. It was much more convenient to patrol the pastures on horseback than to drive. Besides, he liked the feeling of discerning pearls with his discerning eye, just like betting on stones with clairvoyance.

Charlie stayed behind, and David took the gun and followed him out.

In fact, Charlie is the best at identifying livestock, but today's situation is quite special. Lin Feng needs a bodyguard with outstanding marksmanship. Those members of the animal rights organization from Helena are really free, running from the city to the countryside to cause trouble. Don't they know that the people here are not easy to mess with, and maybe it has turned into a melee.

When I was about to arrive at the entrance of the livestock market, I saw a large group of people holding signs and shouting slogans from a distance. Most of them were excited young men and women.

Lin Feng glanced around and visually inspected the hundreds of people. These were just the ones at the door. There were probably some inside the market, and that was the main force.

They blocked the way into the market. Lin Feng honked the horn several times, but it had no effect. Instead, he attracted a group of angry volunteers to protest against him.

David said: "BOSS, I bet this is your first time seeing such a scene."

"Yes, it is indeed eye-opening."

Lin Feng pointed to the various and imaginative protest signs.

For example: Your food is the product of Gong Suannu’s work!

It seems reasonable.

Another example: Milking cows is cruelty to cows!

So they advocate using human milk instead.

At first, the group thought he was a TV reporter who came to support him. There was a camera in the box behind the pickup truck. Someone came up and asked which media he was from.

Lin Feng did not respond, but when they saw David, the co-pilot, dressed in denim, they immediately understood and began to block the pickup truck from driving forward.

David smoked a cigarette and lowered the window. He didn't care about the crowd of people yelling outside and just calmly flicked the ashes away.

"Everyone, stay back! You can't block the entrance to the market, get out of my way!"

David cursed and shouted outside, but no one hung up on him.

In addition to Thomas, there were several other livestock policemen. They joined the police sergeants and began to evacuate the crowd, but to no avail.

At this time, someone tapped the car door. It was Kevin "Bean" Fusco.

His face was flushed with exhaustion.

"Hey buddy, which side are you going to help?"

Doudou is smiling, which means she can still hold on.

Lin Feng ignored his question and directly asked where Jia Simin was.

Doudou pointed to the door of the trading market.

"Do you want a hero to save the beauty? Brother, she is inside."

Lin Feng patted David and signaled him to get out of the car, and walked towards the gate without saying a word.

Doudou reminded him that the situation inside was much more serious than outside, and the protesters were already on top.

"Uncle, get your weapons."

As he spoke, Lin Feng put the pistol on his waist, and David opened the trunk and carried Mossberg on his back.

The law allows registered cowboys to carry weapons at all times, which is perfectly legal.

Old man David can now play the part of the SHA maniac. His image shocked the circle of protesters at the front. They stopped shouting slogans and slowly backed away to make way for them.

The entire trading market is full of people, of course most of them are "animal lovers", and they are expressing their anger in various ways.

Lin Feng didn't care about this, he just wanted to know if Jasmine was safe now.

(End of this chapter)