Over the next few days, Brandi's whereabouts became unknown to most of the camp, along with Arthur and Lenny.

No one knows what they're doing when they disappear from time to time, and sometimes they meet Brandy, and when asked, he always talks about him, and everyone turns to ask Arthur and Lenny, who don't answer questions directly, only that they are preparing for a surprise. Everyone wanted the two of them to translate and translate what it meant to be surprised, but the two of them said so much that they didn't say much to ask, so they had to give up.

Maika was the first to notice Brandi's anomalous whereabouts, and he didn't hesitate to start pouring dirt on Brandi, saying that he must have been secretly in tune with Colm Odrysco. However, when Maika was found out by Arthur for saying such things in public, he was scolded and punched in the face, and he didn't dare to chew his tongue again, and later he found out that Lenny and Arthur were also haunted by Brandy, so he didn't dare to let out a fart.

Of course, there is some speculation about this, because in recent days Pearson's mouth has almost reached the root of his ears. Although Brandi and his family always return with a full load after going out these days, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the excitement and joy of the cook have not gradually subsided because of the passage of time, which can only show one thing: the real surprise is yet to come.

It went on like this for about a week.

Mount Hagen, Brandi's makeshift camp.

The location of this makeshift camp has a wide view, overlooking the whole of Lake Isabella in good weather, and it took Brandi two days to find such a feng shui gem, so he simply stayed here during this time and did not go back to Coulter Village much.

At this time, Brandi was sitting in a tent, a piece of venison was roasting on the fire outside the tent, and not far away, Lenny was holding a telescope to observe the movement on the other side of Lake Isabella. This behavior of the two of them actually follows a strict shift system, one hour per person, no more and no less, and now it is Lenny's turn.

The fat contained in the venison spilled out under the licking of the flames, enveloping the whole piece of venison, and the tempting crackling sound seemed to be more ear-catching than the wind on the mountain. It's hard to find a decent seasoning here, and this piece of meat is naturally not whitewashed with seasonings, but in this harsh environment, being able to enjoy this level of food can already be described as luxurious.

Brandi knows this, and he is used to eating this kind of meat without seasoning, and gradually enjoys it. However, after more than 20 years of cultivation under the Chinese food culture, he still cannot fully accept the backward food of the old West of the United States.

If a thing can bring you 100 points of enjoyment, and you live under this kind of enjoyment all year round, and suddenly one day, you are deprived of the right to enjoy this kind of thing, and you can only use the same type of things to meet the same needs with an unknown number of times, but this substitute can only bring you less than 50 points of enjoyment, then even if you eventually get used to the substitute, it is difficult for you to forget the 100 points of enjoyment in the past. It's human nature, and you can't control it.

That's why Brandi looked at the venison stuck in the knife and sighed, "If there is a little salt, this meat will taste a hundred times better." ”

"Who's to say it isn't," said Lenney with a slight grumbling, "I forget the last time I ate something that smelled of salt, and I don't even know how to describe the taste of Pearson's old fat man making stew without a grain of salt." ”

"I remember the French steak I had at a French restaurant in New York as a kid, and hell, I'll never forget that taste in my life." Brandi uses lies to express his true feelings.

In order to hide his true identity, Brandi concocted the background of a middle-class New York family, and ended up here because of an accident. He also often said things similar to the above to establish his false character, no one could hear if there were any loopholes in his words, and Brandy's verbal skills were certainly meritorious, but mainly because the people in the gang were all serious hillbillies, and no one had even set foot on the land of the first thirteen civilized states in the United States, let alone know anything about New York.

"I miss my mother's secret stew more now," Lenny sighed, "and I can't imagine anything in the world that tastes like it." ”

"Lenny, how long have you been away from home?" Brandi asked as he took a bite of freshly roasted venison and tore off a piece and handed it to Lenny.

Lenny stuffed the meat into his mouth, the original aroma of venison filling his mouth, and the temperature that had not yet been completely robbed by the cold wind made his slightly stiff body feel as if it had been baptized by a warm current.

He chewed with relish and said, "I haven't counted it carefully, it must have been four years." ”

"Didn't want to go back and see?" Brandi asked.

"Why not," Lenny sighed, "I can't go back." ”

"What? Committing a crime? ”

"Kill some scum," Lenny's tone was very light, as if he was talking about something completely unrelated to him, but Brandi could hear the sadness and helplessness hidden in his tone, "Those bastards drank too much and deliberately sought my father's stubble with the strength of the wine, and my father didn't say a few more words, and they beat him to death." ”

"And then you killed them?" Brandi asked.

"Yes, kill, not a single one remains," said Lenny, "and the one who took the lead was shattered in the head by me with a gun, and even if he had been hit in the head with a shotgun, he would not have shattered like that." Then I ran away, left home, and wandered like a lonely ghost for three years, and then I met Dutchy, joined the gang, and then I had a second home. ”

Lenny lit a cigarette and handed one to Brandy. Brandi took a deep puff of his cigarette and asked, "How old were you when you left home?" ”

"Fifteen."

"It shouldn't be the age to leave home." Brandi sighed.

"What's the solution," Lenny smiled helplessly, "fifteen isn't a damn age. ”

"That's right." Brandi nodded.

"I just miss my mom now," Lenny said with tears in her eyes, "she must hate me." ”

"Mothers will never hate their children," Brandi comforted, "and she will only miss you more than you think of her." ”

"I'll lend you good luck," Lenny wiped his eyes and smiled.

Suddenly there was the sound of horses' hooves behind him, which sounded a little distant, but very clear. After a while, the sound of horses' hooves became the sound of human footsteps, and it gradually approached.

"Hey, boys," said Arthur, clapping his hands on the shoulders of Lenny and Brandy, "what's the new topic you're talking about?" ”

Brandi smiled and slapped Arthur in the chest and said, "Didn't you take a little Pearson's heart?" What does it mean that you are empty-handed? ”

Arthur smiled mysteriously, reached into his bag and pulled out a bottle of Navy rum that Pearson had shared with them before, and whispered, "I'll come out when Pearson is convenient." ”

"Awesome, you can all turn this out, I turned him all over before, but I didn't even find half a bottle of whiskey." Brandi snatched the bottle and eagerly uncorked it and took a sip.

"What is this?" Lenny was a little confused.

Brandi didn't answer, but handed the bottle to Lenny and said, "You'll know if you taste it." ”

Lenny took a sip suspiciously, and the next second, his cheeks immediately turned red, and he almost spit out the wine he had just drunk: "I'll go, what the hell is this?" Medical alcohol? ”

Arthur laughed at Lenny's embarrassment and replied for him: "This is Navy rum, Pearson's favorite, nothing else, just strong, strong." ”

"How do you feel now? Did your body warm up instantly? Brandi asked.

Lenny moved his neck, felt it carefully, and said in surprise: "It really works!" ”

"yes." Brandi smiled.

While Brandy and Lenny were joking, Arthur pulled out his binoculars to observe the situation near Lake Isabella. Unlike the past few days, which had found nothing, this time, he had spotted an anomaly.

"Hey, come and see!" Arthur shouted in a low voice.

Brandi and Lenny heard Arthur's words and knew he had made a discovery, and immediately got into the groove.

Brandi snatched the telescope from Arthur's hand and looked in the direction Arthur was pointing.

On the shores of Lake Isabella, a large white figure was moving slowly, and if it weren't for its actions that were different from its surroundings, its body would look like a huge stone with lush snow moss in the human eye. It walked unhurriedly, rather leisurely, completely unaware that there were three pairs of eyes staring at it on the mountain not far away.

Brandi lowered her binoculars, breathing a little short. Arthur asked, "That should be the legendary white buffalo you said, right?" ”

"You can't be wrong." Brandi replied.

"Sure enough, as you say, a rare animal," said Lenny, "how is it?" Do you have a plan? ”

Brandi looked at the weapons and equipment on the three of them, thought for a moment, and said, "Yes, let's ...... like this then"

Isabella Lakeshores.

Huge white bison roam the lake, occasionally grazing on the young grass and roots that have not yet emerged in the snow.

Suddenly, there was a whistle in the mountains.

The white buffalo raised its head, but before it could react, its neck was tightly entangled by a tough rope, and it immediately began to subconsciously resist, and the instinctive resistance force immediately took effect, almost pulling Lenny from the horse's back.

"Arthur!" Lenny immediately shouted.

Before he could finish speaking, another rope struck the white buffalo impartially, and immediately kept the almost one-sided situation in a state of stalemate.

"Brandi! Hurry up! We won't last long! Arthur didn't expect that the strength of this beast was so great, and his strength could only guarantee that it could be held for a short time.

When Brandy heard this, he didn't answer, and came with a double-barreled shotgun in his hand, and went around to the front of the White Bison to stop his horse, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at the door of the White Bison for two shots.

Although Brandi knew that these two shots were not enough to kill the White Bison instantly, he immediately pulled out a shortened shotgun and prepared to refill the shots, but what he didn't expect was that he only had the opportunity to fire those two shots.

The white buffalo was shot twice in the brain, and under the serious injury, it burst out with an unprecedented desire to survive and struggled even harder. Brandy's horse was frightened, and if Brandy hadn't been holding the reins with his other hand, he would have been thrown off his horse; How could Lenny withstand such a strong force, as soon as the hand holding the rope was subconsciously loosened, the rope was released; Arthur on the other end was taken off the horse by the white buffalo because he was holding on to the rope tightly, and he couldn't hold it for a short distance, and the rope came off.

"Arthur!" Brandi and Lenny exclaimed, and immediately rushed to Arthur's side.

Arthur coughed twice and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'll just slow down for a while, you two chase after me, I'll be there later." ”