Coulter Village, next to an abandoned wooden house.

On the old fence, six empty wine bottles were placed side by side, and Brandi stood ten meters away, in the shape of a gun being drawn.

On the side, Arthur smoked a cigar with relish, squinting at Brandy's every move.

The clouds drifted away, the sun shone brightly, and the otherwise ordinary bottle shimmered like a jewel.

At this point, Brandi drew his gun.

The gunfire exploded, but in an instant, the gunfire subsided.

Arthur looked at one of the bottles that was still left on the fence, and then at the bottle that had fallen into the snow after being grazed by bullets, and said, "Six out of four, you can't say good, but you can't say bad either." Even if you hit the four bottles, the position of the hit is uneven, and it can be broken, and luck has to account for a part. ”

Arthur patted Brandi on the shoulder and said, "To sum it up, rookie, you still have to practice." ”

Brandi is temperless when Arthur evaluates him like this, because his evaluation is very realistic, there is nothing to blame, and in a sense, Brandi even knows how strong he is even better than Arthur himself, and in Brandi's opinion, there is nothing wrong with taking Arthur's opinion as an absolute authority.

"It's only been three or four days of practice to be able to do this, which is already very good," at this time, a slightly old voice suddenly sounded, Arthur and Brandi turned around, and saw Hosea coming with three bottles of whiskey, Hosea handed the wine to Arthur and Brandy, and said, "When Arthur practiced this trick, he didn't learn as fast as you." ”

"You just talk nonsense, old fellow," Arthur said, taking a sip of wine, "and my talent is evident." ”

Hosea nodded, "That's true, but that was before John joined us." ”

Arthur was immediately speechless. Because of the facts, John learned guns much later than him, but his talent made Arthur ashamed, although the current John is still inferior to Arthur, but if he wants to catch up with him, it will not take a few years.

Brandi saw Arthur, the "Western Stinky King", for the first time, and his face was full of expressions that he didn't think much of a big deal to see the excitement.

"Getting down to business," said Hosea, with a smile on his face, "and in three days the train will arrive." ”

"So Ducky decided to grab that damn train anyway?" When Arthur heard this, he almost dropped the bottle in his hand.

Hosea immediately exclaimed, "Arthur! Watch your words! ”

Arthur immediately restrained a little, and then said with confusion: "I thought ...... I thought we were going to keep a low profile here, but now? Ducky is going to rob the railroad tycoon's train! ...... the hell Does he even know where we are now? Pinkerton is after us, and the bounty hunters want to trade our heads for money! Duckita ...... What the hell do you want to do? ”

Hosea sighed and said, "Can I not know what you are talking about?" But I didn't persuade him, and he hardly listened to me now. He trusted his own plan more now than the counsel of old Matthews. ”

Arthur took another sip of wine, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Forget it, since Ducky thinks that robbing the train is the right thing to do, I will not have any objections, at least except for the vote in Blackwater, there has never been anything wrong with his plan." ”

Hosea nodded in agreement. As Arthur said, with the exception of the damn cruise ship in Blackwater, Ducky's plans have never gone awry, which is why they've survived until now.

Arthur scratched his neck and said, "But you came here mysteriously, you shouldn't just be talking about it, right?" ”

"Yes," said Hosea, "I couldn't persuade Dudge to abandon the train robbery, but I offered to send the gang to the town beyond the snowy mountains to gather information and prepare us for the next move, and he agreed. ”

Arthur nodded and said, "It's good that he still has his sanity and hasn't gone completely crazy." I'll get ready later. ”

"It's not for you to go, you're an important force in the gang, and you can't do this kind of action without robbing the train," Hosea said, his eyes falling on Brandi, who was just watching the show, "After we discussed it, we decided to send Brandi out." ”

"Him?" Arthur was slightly surprised, but after a little thought, he also nodded in agreement, "Indeed, Brandi is the most suitable person. ”

"Huh? I? Brandi didn't expect that this melon would eat it on his head.

"Of course you," said Hosea with certainty, "everyone in our gang either has a huge bounty over their heads or has a number from Pinkerton and the Bounty Hunters, but you're different. You just joined us in the snowy mountains, and Pinkerton and the bounty hunters didn't know you existed. ”

Brandi also looked back at this time, realizing that he was indeed the best person to complete this task, and his expression changed from surprise to seriousness: "I see, let's say, what do you need me to do?" ”

"Come, let's go into the house and say." Hosea said as he led Brandi into the room.

"Then I'll go and discuss the train with them, and I have to prepare in advance." Arthur finished saying goodbye to the two.

Hosea's room.

Hosea spread out a very detailed map, pointed out to Brandy, and said, "Look here, this is where we are, and here, there is a small cattle town called Valentine. ”

"Is this our next destination?" Brandi asked.

"This place, to be exact," said Hosea, pointing to a place on the map, "and this place is called the Horseshoe Lookout, and I have been to Valentine in my youth, and know this place, and its terrain is easy to defend and easy to get water, which is perfect for our next camp." As you know, we're all buying and selling, and it's not suitable to live directly in town. ”

Brandi nodded and asked, "What do you need me to do?" ”

"Your mission is twofold," said Hosea, "first, to investigate whether there are any groups of Pinkerton detectives and bounty hunters in and around Valentine; Second, it would be nice to get down to Valentine and build a good relationship with the people around you, and if you can break into the local police system and government offices. ”

"How long can you give me?" Brandi asked.

"Depending on the impact of the train robbery, it can be as little as a week or as much as half a month." Hosea looked like he was in the chest.

Brandi smiled bitterly: "Do you really think of me, it doesn't hurt to investigate Pinkerton and bounty hunters, but in a week to half a month, as an outsider, in a strange town, establish a good reputation?" Or TM better break into the police system and government agencies? How likely do you think this is? ”

"It's not as complicated as you think," Hosea smiled slightly, "and there are many ways to build a good image outside of the civilized world. You're a smart guy, and I'm sure you have that kind of freedom. ”

Brandi was a little helpless: "Okay, I'll do my best." ”

"Whatever the situation may be on our side, when you arrive in Valentine, send a letter to the local post office every Sunday, giving us all the information you have learned and what's going on on on your side, remember, it must be written like a letter from home, and then every Wednesday you have to go to the local post office to see if there is a letter sent to you. If you haven't heard from us within two weeks, congratulations, our wrecked ship has capsized and you're free. Hosea closed the map and said.

Brandi asked, "Who should I send the letter to?" ”

"Tacitus Kilgo," said Hosea, "is a pseudonym that we all share, and each of us has our own pseudonym, but that doesn't matter because it changes from time to time. You also have to think of a pseudonym for yourself, at least when you send letters to the gang, it will not be easy to be detected. ”

"I see," Brandi nodded, "when am I leaving?" ”

"The sooner the better," said Hosea, "besides, this is your first time on such a mission, so I've consulted with Ducky and will do my best to meet your needs, but of course, there is nothing to be done about money at the moment, and we're all poor now." ”

Brandi thought for a moment and said, "In that case, then I have three conditions. ”

"Tell me about it." Hosea looked at Brandy.

"First, I need a carriage, the smallest one, but for one thing, I want that very large black charr horse to drive." Brandi said.

"No problem." Hosea nodded.

"Second, I need a detailed map, like the one you just showed me."

"I can give it to you right now." Hosea said, pulling out a scroll of maps that looked much newer than the one he had just handed to Brandy.

Brandi put away the map and said, "Third, all the benefits I have personally received during my mission will belong to me. ”

"This ......," Hosea was embarrassed, "Brandy, the gang has rules, and in the gang mission, the gang is to take a cut of personal income. ”

"Oh? And this kind of rule? Brandi asked, "How much does that usually take a cut?" ”

"Fifty percent."

"Fifty percent?!" Brandi almost shouted, "The U.S. government isn't so black, is it?" Come on, whoever loves this life goes, I don't bother, I'm gone. After saying that, he got up and pulled his legs and left.

"Ouch," said Hosea, hurrying Brandy, "why is the young man so impatient?" It's still negotiable. ”

"Oh?" Brandi heard that it was negotiable, and sat back in his seat, saying, "What is the way to discuss?" ”

"I can discuss with Daqi that your personal income from this mission only needs to be handed over to the gang four to do so." Hosea set his own terms.

"Forty percent?" Brandi looked embarrassed and said, "It still feels too much." ”

"And what about your opinion?" Hosea asked.

Brandi didn't speak, just held out two fingers.

"No," Hosea shook his head, "then I can't explain to Dutch, at least thirty percent, and I can't reduce it any more." ”

"Deal," Brandi tapped his fingers on the table to seal the deal, and he stood up and held out his right hand to Hosea, smiling, "I wish us a great time working together, Mr. Matthews." ”

Hosea reluctantly got up and shook hands with Brandy, and said, "You boy, you can settle accounts better than Strauss's loan shark, so let you take care of the accounts with him in the future." ”

"Hey, hey, it's not that you've had enough of hard times, you're scared, don't take it as an example, don't take it as an example." Brandi smirked.

"What you said, don't take it as an example."

"A must, a must."

At three poles in the morning, a huge black horse pulled a carriage out of the coulter village and headed southeast.