After having Lin Yao's words, Sokoto didn't believe it easily, but asked someone else to ask again.

There is a lot of evidence that Billy Sr. is really suspicious, and his behavior is the most abnormal of all.

Soon, the detective agency split into two, one person went to investigate the whereabouts of old Billy, and the other two began to search for the escaped robbers.

After a week of nothing, the detective agency left, and the theft of gold bars became a cold case.

The railroad company rewarded them with $5,000 for their heroic deeds against railroad robbers.

The war dead were given three hundred dollars each, and the living were given one hundred and fifteen dollars, and their deeds were posted in the form of newspapers on the bulletin board at the train station.

Generally not bad, eight days after the killing of Hart, five mounted police officers sent by the state legislature arrived.

They would be stationed at the train station, and if the town was attacked, they would be there within five minutes.

For a time, there were as many as thirty-five armed guards in Stone Town, and some northern cities with a population of more than 10,000 people did not have such many guards.

"It's been half a month, Hanon doesn't even have a ghost, isn't he ready to avenge his brother?"

Time passed day by day, and Hannon's revenge never came, which made many people think differently.

They fantasized that Hanon might have given up on revenge, which meant that they and the town were safe, and they didn't need so many guards anymore.

Lin Yao sensed this atmosphere, he didn't know where it came from, but he felt that the smell of conspiracy was in the air.

"Under the influence of Hanon, the town's tax revenue has plummeted by 60% this month, and the merchants have avoided us."

"Jack, I have to warn you that your vigilantes are so overnumbered that Stone Town simply can't support that many people."

"My tax collector told me that many residents think that you are making a big fuss and wasting your tax revenue, especially since the security officer drank and made trouble in a bar three days ago, which caused a very bad impact."

Twenty-three days after Hart was killed, the tax collector Sevela came to the door to express his displeasure.

His meaning was simple, cut the number of vigilantes and make the town look less tense.

If nothing else, there are more than a dozen vigilantes patrolling the streets for a long time, and what do you think when you let tourists see it.

They don't think it's safe, they think you're not safe here, that's why they need so many guards.

Tourists and businessmen have not been to the town for more than ten days, and he would rather go to a farther and safer town for business and tourism than come to Stone Town to take risks.

"It's not my problem!"

Jack didn't approve of the reduction of the guards, shook his head and said, "We said before, at least until April, we won't cancel the security plan, and it's only mid-February!" ”

Seravi spread his hands and said with a smile: "At this moment and then, the residents are looking at the present, they don't see Hanon's revenge, they only see your people are rampant, and the bad ones are like defeated soldiers in transit. ”

"In the past, the security officers were carefully selected elites, they had a good reputation, and they would never drink in a bar and make trouble."

"Look at your men, what are they, the vagrants in the town, the down-and-out cowboys, you are in too much of a hurry to expand the team, relax the quality, the monkeys can't change into people in human clothes, I think you can take this opportunity to clean them out, and the residents think the same way."

Seravi represents not himself, but the small town farmer, shopkeeper, mine owner, and other people of status.

These people think that the expanded guard is not only not working, but is becoming more and more of an eyesore.

The town needs to be restored to peace and return to its former state.

It can't be like it's going to war.

"I'll go back and talk to my deputy sergeant about it, and I'll give you an answer later."

Jack couldn't make up his mind, so he had to send Seravi away first.

Seravi smoked his cigar and walked away with a twist, babbling in his mouth: "You are too nervous, Hanon is also a human being, and he will die if he is hit by a bullet, so we don't need to be afraid of him." ”

"I hope so!"

Jack smiled perfunctorily, his expression not very pleasant.

After seeing off the tax collector, Jack came out of the sheriff's office and asked the guard standing at the door, "Where is our deputy sheriff?" ”

The guard replied, "The deputy sheriff has gone to arrest the wanted man, and Horace, who has six lives in San Anquino, has been found in the ranch south of town, and San Anquino has offered him a reward of $250, which is a big fat fish." ”

Drive, drive!!

As he was talking, Lin Yao led four security guards to come from a distance, and dragged a middle-aged man with a rope behind him.

Turning over and dismounting, Lin Yao dragged the middle-aged man whose hands were tied, pulled him in front of the police station, and checked the wanted notice posted on the notice board.

After two glances, a smile appeared on his face, and he said jokingly: "Horace, you really should have shot that painter, he painted you too much." ”

"It's going well, right?"

Jack walked up and asked.

"It went well, and when we found him, he had run out of ammunition and was stealing potatoes on the farm to eat. We caught him without much effort and to be honest, his performance wasn't worth $250! ”

Lin Yao said as he pushed Horace to the guards, adding, "Put him in a cell, San Anquino's peers are willing to exchange him for $250, he is our most valuable asset." ”

When the guard heard this, he took the rope and pulled Horace inside, like a brute.

"Tap, you're hurting me!"

Horace snorted unruly, in exchange for an old punch.

Seeing Horace enter the security station, Lin Yao waved his hand to let the team members disband, and asked Jack, "What's wrong, look at your face is not very good." ”

"It's a bit of a problem, the tax collector came to negotiate with me on behalf of the residents, hoping that we would reduce the number of guards, they think that Hanon has not come to retaliate for so long, and may not come in the future, and there is no reason for the town to support so many guards."

Jack looked a little disheartened and complained: "They don't care if the town is threatened, they only care about how much they make today, how much they can make tomorrow, and whether they make less money this month than last month." ”

Lin Yao was also very helpless, and sighed: "The little citizen is like this, he can only see the present, not the future, by the way, how did you answer?" ”

"I said I'd talk to you and give them an answer later."

"Okay, I'll go get something to eat first, and we'll discuss it in the evening."

Lin Yao had been out for a day, and his last meal was still in the morning, and he drank some water halfway, and he was already hungry at this time.

With that, he walked towards the town's restaurant, still wondering if he should leave if he was sure to cut the guards.

The gold theft has come to an end, and Hanon's attack has been around for a long time.

It seems that he is wasting his time by staying in the town, and he should take that batch of gold and take his family to a bigger city for development.

24 gold bars, which sell for $12,000 on the black market.

It was equivalent to $1.2 million in later generations, enough for him to do what he wanted.

Syllable!!

Before I could reach the restaurant, there was a strange noise behind me.

Looking back, Horace, who had just been arrested by him, was rushing out of the police station with a revolver, and no one knew what happened to the guard who took him to the cell.

It is conceivable that with the guard's revolver in his hand, the guard's fate may not be too good.

Bang bang!!

In Lin Yao's retrospective, Sheriff Jack, who was just about to pull out his gun, fell to the ground after two gunshots.

With a hideous smile on his face, Horace quickly took a female hostage after defeating Sheriff Jack, shouting, "Don't shoot, or I'll kill her!" Don't think I'm joking, look at the wanted warrant, I have six lives on my hands, I'm a murderer and a villain! ”

Lin Yao's face was expressionless, he looked at Sheriff Jack, who was lying on the ground, blood pooling into a pool of blood, and whispered, "You servant street!" ”