Chapter 2: The Outlaws of the West (2)

Neither Ducky nor Arthur expected Brandi to shoot rashly when they weren't sure who was coming, and they didn't react for a while. At this time, there was an angry shouting and scolding from the place where the lights were faintly on, and the content of the scolding was unbearable, in short, it was to greet all the immediate family members of the shooter that he could think of.

Ducky and Arthur looked at Brandi half helplessly, half puzzled. Brandi put down his hand and said, "It's not been peaceful in the neighborhood lately, and it seems that there are very vicious gangs going on to do so, and this will at least scare away the little ones." ”

Ducky and Arthur looked at each other, and felt that although the young man's reaction was somewhat excessive, there was nothing to blame, so they said no more.

At this moment, a man with two guns in his hand came scolding and wading through the snow. The man wore a white big valley hat, a classic beard, and a pair of triangular rats with a glint of anger and a little panic in their eyes. He whistled wildly to summon his horse and cursed, "Who just put the gun?" I leaned over when I heard the boss's voice, damn it, suddenly he put the fucking gun down, and a shot hit the handle of Lao Tzu's oil lamp, which shocked Lao Tzu's hand and was still numb, and Belloc was also scared away. Who did it? Yes? ”

"Okay Maika, it's all a misunderstanding." Ducky spoke.

"Misunderstanding? Boss, I almost couldn't hold a gun in my right hand just now, it's not a misunderstanding! "It's a rare time for Maika to bump into Ducky, and he looks like he's going crazy.

Cursing as Mika searched for the perpetrator.

Ducky? No way, my boss is not that kind of person.

Arthur? It's possible, this strong man with English blood has always looked down on himself, but he has a calm personality, not like a person who will put a gun for no reason, and Ducky is next to him, even Arthur doesn't dare to make a mistake, take 10,000 steps back, even if it was really him who did it, Maika swallowed this bad breath, the reason is very simple, he can't beat this strong man, whether it's with his bare hands, playing with knives or playing with firearms.

So, Maika's triangular mouse eyes locked on the strange young man wearing a strange hat and holding a carbine.

"This little brother looks at the face," Maika smiled, and there was contempt in his tone, "Could it be that you just put the gun?" ”

Brandi, who has always been moody, did not hide the disgust in his eyes at this time, and responded: "It's me, so what? ”

Maika's smile immediately became hideous: "How? That's what I'm waiting for! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Maika's revolver was aimed at Brandy's eyebrows, and almost at the same moment, Brandy's carbine was aimed at Brandy's head.

"Enough!" Ducky shouted, drawing everyone's attention to him, "That's the end of the childlike fight, Maika, Brandi, you can settle your grievances later." Now, Maika, tell me what you've discovered. ”

Maika glanced at Dutsy to make sure the boss wasn't joking, so she glared at Brandi viciously, and as she put the gun back in its holster, she said, "Okay, you're the boss, you have the final say, but remember, boy, I, Mika Bell, always hold grudges." ”

"Whatever you want." Brandi's answer revealed a nonchalant emotion.

"It's a big stinky boy," Mika gritted his teeth in hatred. Beside him, his mount, the ghost-faced Missouri foxtrot named "Bellock", was already waiting for him. Maika got on his horse and said, "I found a small farm over there. ”

"Very well," said Ducky, "is anyone in there?" ”

"Of course," replied Maika, "the place was bright, noisy, and sounded like a party." ”

"Let's see." Ducky said.

"Follow me," Mika said, turning his horse's head and walking in the direction he came, "How's Davy?" ”

Ducky, Arthur, and Brandy rode up to Mika. Daqi responded, "Ah, he didn't make it." So did little Jenny. ”

"It's too bad, David is a good man," Mika lamented, "and the two men in the Calland family are not bad, or ...... It used to be good. ”

"yes." Ducky agreed.

"What about Mike and Sean?" Maika asked again.

"It's hard to say." Ducky gave a noncommittal answer.

"It's a disaster...... Maika sighed.

The four horses followed the trail of Beroc before and headed towards the farmstead. The momentum of the blizzard weakened slightly, but it still allowed the four horses to stagnate.

"I'm glad you're okay, Mika." Ducky said suddenly.

"Of course." Maika responded, her tone full of confidence that bordered on conceit.

"Ask him if he's seen John." Arthur behind Ducky reminded.

"Hey," Ducky immediately asked in a loud voice, "have you seen John, Mika?" ”

"When the blizzard came, I didn't see anything."

"He hasn't seen him." Ducky said to Arthur.

"He's going to be fine. That kid can always turn evil into good fortune. Arthur said.

"I hope ...... Mike and Sean are also alive. There was a rare hint of weariness in Ducky's tone, "Go ahead of me, Arthur, I'll come to the back of the temple." ”

Arthur answered, tightening his horse's belly, and he overtook Ducky and came behind Maika.

"Are you sure, Mika?" Arthur's tone was filled with distrust.

"Mr. Morgan," Mika's tone of voice became more sinister, "I never thought I would be so happy to see you. I feel a little ...... Loneliness, where did the others go? ”

"An old mining camp in the mountains." Arthur said.

"Cook the fire and wait for Daddy to bring you food," Mika said with what he thought was a funny joke, "I said we had too many people to raise." ”

"Now that there are fewer people, you should be happy, right?" What Arthur is most unaccustomed to is Maika's arguments.

"That's not fair, Arthur," Mika seemed to patiently argue, "that mine is the fruit of labor, and can anyone else get it for nothing?" ”

Arthur did not respond. He is not willing to waste time on such topics.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Morgan," said Maika, who was also a clever man, and when he saw that Arthur was not talking, he changed the subject, "who is that reckless imp?" ”

"Met in that village," Arthur replied, "if it weren't for him, we would have drunk and eaten snow in this damn blizzard." ”

"Aha," Mika smirked, and there was sarcasm in his tone, "generous and good, the kind of person you like, Arthur." ”

Arthur was fed up with Maika's yin and yang weirdness, and had to change the subject: "About that house...... Have you talked to someone over there? ”

"No," said Maika, "it's like Ducky said...... Just watch, don't talk to anyone, just carry out orders, you know mine, I'm obedient. ”

"Okay......" Arthur was tempted to disagree with Mika's decision, but he knew very well in his heart that Mika was right, and that it was indeed Ducky's order when he gave Mika and John a mission. Although Maika is cruel, cold-blooded, mischievous, lawless, short-tempered, and mentally unstable, he is indeed very obedient. To be honest, he knows better than anyone else in the gang what it means to obey orders and follow orders, and maybe Charles, who has only been in the gang for a few months like him, will be able to fight him in this regard. Such a person is like a very obedient mad dog, and if the dog owner raises him only for the purpose of biting, then Maika can indeed accomplish this task.

As if tired of such an almost aimless walk in the snow, Arthur asked, "How far is it?" ”

"It's not far off." Maika replied.

"How far is it?" Arthur wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"It's not far off." Maika was a little impatient.

Arthur knew he couldn't ask, so he reluctantly said, "Thank you." ”

"Oh, this damn snow, it's cold to the bone." At the end of the line, Dutsy clenched his arms and rubbed them up and down to heat up the heat.

The four of them crossed a small snow slope. Brandy, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Gentlemen, I know this road, I know where Mr. Bell is taking us, can I lead the way next?" ”

"Oh, that's great, Mr. Manny," Ducky shouted at Mika at the front, "Mika! Let Mr. Manny lead the way. ”

"Okay boss." Mika tugged on the reins, holding down the horse's speed.

Brandi pinched the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse under his crotch neighed, and quickly rushed to the front of the team: "Gentlemen, although I didn't mean to urge, but please speed up a little later, Mr. Bell's introduction made me feel that something was wrong, and I think something was probably wrong." ”

Ducky, Arthur, and Maika looked at Brandy, who was still riding fast in the snowstorm, and looked at each other.

"Something? What could happen? Maika asked.

"I don't know." Ducky was also confused.

"So what do we do now?" Arthur asked.

"What else can I do? Come on. With a wave of his hand, the three of them also rode up to Brandy.

After reaching a low cliff, Brandi, who was rushing to the front, pulled the reins, dismounted his crotch and stopped in the snow. "Be quiet, gentlemen," Brandi whispered, "we're almost there. ”

Standing on the top of the cliff and looking down, you can faintly see the outline of a house wrapped in lights and firelight, and the sound of music and noise can still be faintly heard in the blizzard, although not distinctly audible in the snowstorm.

"I wonder if you're overly sensitive," said Maika angrily, "what can happen to such a lively farm?" ”

Brandi glanced at Maika, turned to Ducky and Arthur, and said, "It's a couple who live on that farm, and they don't have children, let alone relatives, so no matter what, they can't make that kind of noise that they know from a distance that they're partying." ”

"What do you mean...... Bad comers? Ducky thought.

"Yes, Mr. van der Linde," said Brandi, taking off his hat very solemnly, "so I would now like to ask you for your help, and if you can, please save this family, they are kind to me, and I don't want to see them suffer an accident." ”

Daqi nodded and comforted, "Okay, kid, relax, I promise in my name that we will do our best." ”

"So what do we do?" Arthur raised the key question at the right time.

Ducky didn't think much about it, but said, "Listen to me, I already have a plan in mind." ”

"First of all, gentlemen, put out the oil lamps, for this should not be noticeable."

Arthur and Brandi extinguished the oil lamps in their hands and hung them in their saddles. Seeing this, Daqi held the oil lamp aloft and rode to the front, saying, "Let's go, let's go down." ”

"So, what's the plan, Ducky?" Arthur asked.

"The plan is simple," Ducky said confidently, "I'll take the lead, negotiate with them, get their attention, and the three of you will take cover and open fire as soon as there's any movement on the other side, understand?" ”

"Understood." The three of them nodded in response.

The four of them went around in a circle and came to a place not far from the main entrance of the farm. After tethering the horses to a hidden place, Ducky swaggered to call the door with an oil lamp, Mika hid behind the carriage diagonally in front of the main entrance of the house, while Arthur and Brandi hid together in a nearby cowshed.

"Hey!" Ducky shouted, "Anyone? ”

The sound of the accordion in the house came to an abrupt end, and the lively atmosphere was instantly blown away by the cold wind.

"Is anyone there, please? Is anyone there? Ducky asked aloud.

Two men with fierce faces, who knew at a glance that they were not good people, came out of the house. As soon as Daqi saw someone come out, he said in a cheerful voice, "Oh, hello, friend. ”

In the cowshed, Arthur looked over at Ducky and whispered to Brandy, "Hey, do you know that man?" ”

Brandi loaded his carbine as quietly as he could, saying, "I've never seen it before." ”

Arthur nodded: "Then there is nothing to hesitate about. After saying that, he took out his revolver as well.

"Hey! Daredevil! Mica behind the carriage then spoke, "Look at this person in the carriage, do you know him?" ”

Brandi looked over and saw the round eyes of Mr. Jack Adler lying in the carriage, and felt a nameless fire in his heart, and said through gritted teeth, "I do know this one." With that, the carbine was already erected, and the swarthy muzzle of the gun was aimed at the head of the stranger outside the door.

Arthur was closer to Brandi and could feel the change in Brandi's mood more truly, so he said, "Okay, then you will fire the first shot." ”

On Ducky's side, the two men who came out to deal with him were running out of patience. Under normal circumstances, no matter what urgent reason you need help, as long as you see two strong men with fierce looks and evil voices coming out of the house, then your courage will be at least half half. But the well-mannered, well-dressed man didn't seem to have the slightest look in his eyes, and his two mouths flew up and down like a steam engine with a train installed, and he was eager to sing the necessity of his need for their help.

"Hey," Finally, a man couldn't help himself, "I said it, we can't help you, hurry up, don't force us to be rude." ”

"But, gentlemen......" Ducky did not give up.

The hands of both men reached for the revolver at their waists at the same time.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and the head of the man closest to Dutch shattered like a watermelon that had been hit by a bullet, and almost at the same time, with another completely different gunshot, the other man's brain also had a large hole.