The Chinese in this era generally have braids on the back of their heads, and their bodies are thin, which cannot be compared with later generations, plus the Indians themselves are also considered yellow, and it is not too surprising that Mr. Bailiff recognized Zhang Heng at night.

But when he dismounted, and walked closer, it was easy to tell the difference.

This also made the bailiff breathe a sigh of relief, considering all the unhappiness between the colonists and the Indians, he did not want to bump into the muzzle of an Indian in this deserted Gobi.

In order to completely reassure the other party, the bailiff then untied the other holster from his waist and hung it on the horse's back.

Since the other party showed politeness, Zhang Heng also reciprocated and withdrew the revolver in his hand.

"Well, I didn't expect to meet a Chinese in this desolate place." The bailiff held out a hand, "My name is Morton." ”

Zhang Heng shook hands with the bailiff, "Zhang Heng, anything is possible, Mr. Law Officer." ”

"Where are you going, Mr. Zhang Heng?" The bailiff then asked casually.

"Lincoln County." Zhang Heng did not hide his destination.

"Great place, I just went there a month ago, and although there is no suitable land to grow tobacco or anything, there are quite a few pastures to graze, and the dark beer in the town's pub tastes good, you won't want to miss it." Morton finished his speech and glanced at the corn paste in the pot.

"Please." Zhang Heng said, anyway, he had already decided to take a detour and go to other towns to replenish his supplies halfway, and he didn't care about this half bowl of polenta.

"Thanks, then you're welcome." Morton took out an iron box from the bag hanging next to the saddle, presumably his lunch box, scooped two spoonfuls of corn paste in it, it was not too hot, and drank it all after three times and five divided by two, and then licked his lips unsatisfied.

Probably thinking that after eating Zhang Heng's things, he should do something in return, and the bailiff said again.

"With all due respect, Mr. Zhang Heng, it is not wise for you to choose to cross this Gobi alone to Lincoln County."

"Why do you say that?"

"This place is not peaceful, murder and robbery often happen, I am investigating a group of people, chasing after them for more than 20 days, they are under the guise of fur merchants but in private is likely to be doing things that can not be seen, not long ago there was a robbery in the bank of Liangyin Town, a group of masked people killed the manager of the bank and a poor woman who went to the bank to deposit money, robbed forty kilograms of gold, when evacuating was chased by the local sheriff, after a fierce battle, the sheriff was shot and killed, Some of the masked men were also injured, but they were supposed to be minor. ”

The bailiff paused, "Before the incident, someone saw that group of fur traders appear near the town, they are very suspicious, speaking of which, where are you from, did you see any suspicious people along the way?" ”

Zhang Heng didn't expect that there was such a story behind the people he killed in the bar, Mr. Sheriff's description coincided with the group of people he met in the bar before, Zhang Heng guessed that the identities of those people might not be very clean, after all, no matter what, I hadn't heard that the fur merchants had set up their strongholds in an uninhabited town, and those guys didn't seem to want to do anything.

However, he was busy getting into the main quest and didn't want to be nosy, and after getting the news he wanted, he cleanly eliminated the last person.

And Zhang Heng didn't expect this good habit to let him pass by with forty kilograms of gold, he then searched the tavern and found no gold, and considering that Richie thought at the last moment before his death, he thought that Zhang Heng had accepted his settlement proposal, and he didn't even have time to confess the whereabouts of the gold in exchange for his own life.

"No, I haven't seen anyone along the way who matches your description, Mr. Sheriff." Zhang Heng said lightly, "But I'll pay attention to it later, and I'll notify you as soon as I encounter it." ”

Zhang Heng will not admit that he has seen that group of people no matter what, not to mention that the other party is just a suspect and has not been convicted, he was killed by him, the most important thing is that it is about the whereabouts of 40 kilograms of gold, even if he honestly said that he didn't see the shadow of those gold at all, he would not really believe him.

What's more, he is still only a Chinese, and Zhang Heng wisely withdrew himself from this matter.

He even thought about whether to kill the bailiff in front of him together, after all, the place where the two met was not far from that uninhabited town, although Zhang Heng had been walking for two days, it was estimated that he could arrive in one day with the bailiff's equestrian skills, and there were not many people in this Gobi, and the other party might still suspect him.

However, he finally gave up this idea, the bailiff may be tracking the traces of Richie and the others alone, but after finding someone, he can't kill them alone, there should be companions and helpers, Zhang Heng doesn't know how far his companions and helpers are from here, whether they will also run into them, he can't kill everyone he meets.

Morton stared at the eyes of the Chinese in front of him, from there he could not see anything abnormal, no, it should be said that the person in front of him was still quite different from all the Chinese he had met before, walking alone in the Gobi, without any cowering after coming to a strange environment, and even daring to pull out a gun for himself as a law enforcement officer, at the same time he seemed to know the legal environment in the west very well, fluent in standard English, as if he had been in Europe for a long time, and even had some London accents, he was sitting there, Most of the time he seemed quiet, but no one dared to ignore him because of this quietness.

Mysterious Orientals. Morton thought to himself and smiled, "Whether this matter has a result or not, I will go to Lincoln County again in a while, if you have any news, you can directly tell the sheriff there, let him bring me a message, remember, those people are dangerous, if you really meet them, it is best to take a detour." ”

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Magistrate, and I wish you all the best in your mission." Zhang Heng nodded in thanks.

It is rare to meet the same kind in the vast Gobi, and the two rested together for one night, during which Zhang Heng also asked the bailiff for some tips on horseback riding, Morton was very surprised, because he saw Zhang Heng's beautiful marksmanship, even more than most cowboys, but what he didn't think was that Zhang Heng was riding a horse like a newcomer who didn't know anything, even if he knew some very basic things for the first time.

Such a guy dared to ride a horse to Lincoln County, four hundred miles away, and Morton really didn't know whether to praise the other party for his courage or to die.