The three people who were alive and kicking not long ago turned into three corpses in the blink of an eye, hanging under the wooden platform, motionless like dried salted fish, and after a long time to determine that they were all dead and could not die again, naturally someone took the rope off their necks and collected the corpses.

The drunkard sheriff finished his work and staggered down from the wooden platform, and the crowd below also dispersed, chatting about what had just happened as he walked, especially the last words of the one-armed man made many people feel worried, and for a while they didn't even bother to pay attention to the new Oriental in the town.

Zhang Heng also took a rough look at the bounty on the wall at this time, and there was no particularly ideal one, he could only pull out the general among the short man, and quickly wrote down the appearance of several fugitives who might be caught.

After that, Zhang Heng led the radish to the grocery store in the town, and the person who was watching him behind him also came to the grocery store door together, but after waiting for a while, he didn't see Zhang Heng coming out of the grocery store, he was a little anxious, and he wanted to take a look inside, but he was afraid of being discovered, and the guy's horse was still outside the grocery store, so it stands to reason that it should not disappear suddenly.

Just as he hesitated, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him, "Are you secretly following me?" ”

Zhang Heng was also a little surprised when he saw the tracking.

Although the other party tried to pretend to be an adult, it seemed that he should only be eleven or twelve years old, and there were still a lot of freckles on his face, full of childishness, no wonder he didn't notice it when he looked back before.

"You're the sister of those two cowboys?"

"What cowboy...... Oh, you're talking about those guys, no, I have nothing to do with them, sir. The girl said.

"Then why are you following me?" Zhang Heng stuffed soap and other daily necessities he bought from the grocery store into his pocket next to the saddle.

"Allow me to introduce myself, I ...... My name is Wendy and my father is a rancher in the neighborhood. ”

"So?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"I see you're looking for a job, here's the thing, about two weeks ago my father went out to negotiate a business, and he said he'd be back in ten days at most, but as you can see, so far it's been beyond the deadline he said."

"Maybe something on the road delayed." Zhang Heng said, since the freckle girl in front of him had nothing to do with the two cowboys, Zhang Heng didn't mean to embarrass her, so he turned around and prepared to leave with the radish.

As a result, Wendy saw him turn around, and also circled around and stood in front of him again.

"No, my father has always been a very punctual man, and the town he went to also has a telegraph office, and if he really gets delayed there because of some accident, he will definitely send a telegram to me and my mother."

"And then?"

"And then he didn't, we've lost touch with him for a long time, and my mom and I are worried about his safety."

"I understand your concerns, but shouldn't you go to the sheriff in town for this kind of thing?" Zhang Heng changed direction and led the radish past Wendy's side.

"I went to Sheriff Terrell, but Sheriff Trail sent a telegram to the town's police station, and they replied that my father had left six days ago."

"So, your problem is solved?"

"No, of course not, I think they're lying, it's obvious, if my father left six days ago, he would have been home by now, and he would have sent a telegram to me and my mother before he left." Wendy followed behind Zhang Heng and said excitedly.

"But the sheriff said he had left there."

"I don't know, I have a bad feeling that something might be going on." "I told Sheriff Terrell about my hunch, but he didn't believe me at all, just told me to go home and wait, and the town's bailiffs were busy with other cases, and they wouldn't take the time to go to my father." ”

"What about your father's friends? Why don't you ask them for help. ”

"We don't have any friends as a family here, my mother is a Spanish immigrant, and my father is half Apache blood, so you're not the first to be isolated in town, and you won't be the last." Wendy said, "I know what it's like. I saw those things you did when you first entered town, and I thought you were a tough guy, just like my father, so I wanted to offer you a job, sir. ”

"Will I help you get your father back?"

"Yes, I can pay you sixty dollars when it's done." Wendy looked nervously into Zhang Heng's eyes after speaking.

This price...... It's basically the same as an ordinary bounty, and it's in line with Zhang Heng's ideal kind of investigation-based, not used to run back and forth, although the investigation may have to leave Lincoln County for a while, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem for Zhang Heng who has a long copy time, in addition, the other bounties basically have to leave the town, so it seems that it is not unacceptable.

However, there are some things that need to be made clear in advance, Zhang Heng stopped, "What if I accept your commission, but then your father goes home by himself?" ”

"In that case, I'll pay for it."

Zhang Heng nodded, "You probably don't like to hear that when I say that...... But what if something happens to your father? ”

"It's okay, I've already considered all kinds of possibilities myself," Wendy hesitated, "as long as I can prove that he is really not in this world, I can pay you the money." ”

"Very good, I'll take the job." Zhang Heng said, "Pay half of the money as a deposit first, then write an employment contract, and tell me more information about your father, and I will come back to you once there is a result." ”

Wendy was overjoyed when she heard this, but then said, "Don't be so troublesome, let's just leave together, I will tell you about my father on the road, and I will know the results as soon as possible." ”

"Wait, you said you were going to go with me to your father?" Zhang Heng frowned.

"Yes, don't belittle me because of my age, I can help you a lot." "There's a lot more I can do than just provide information about my father, I tamed Lightning when I was 7 years old, my first horse, even though she was just a foal at the time......"

"But you know we might be in danger when we go out this time." Zhang Heng didn't want to carry an oil bottle with him.

"Of course, that's why I paid to hire you, otherwise I'd go myself." Wendy's eyes widened, puzzled.

"So...... You just want to pay for a bodyguard? ”

"Yes, if you want to call yourself that."

"Goodbye." Zhang Heng said simply, and after speaking, he took the radish and walked in the direction of the hotel.

Seeing this, Wendy hurriedly shouted behind him, "How about 70 dollars, or 75, this is the highest price I can offer, if it is higher, I will go to find someone else, although the people in the town don't like our family, but they will not be difficult with the money, as long as I bid high enough, someone will definitely be willing to be my bodyguard." ”

"Please, I'm not interested in being commanded by the imp." Zhang Heng waved his hand, and his feet didn't stop, "I wish you to find your father as soon as possible, Wendy." ”