Chapter 19: Newspapers and Intelligence
Valentine, early in the morning.
The sun is warm and the spring breeze is pleasant.
Brandi was topless, showing off her unexaggerated but angular muscles, wearing only a pair of trousers, lying on the soft and comfortable bed of the inn, flipping through the latest Hannover Bulletin.
The front page of the newspaper was marked with the words "Train hijacked," which immediately caught Brandi's attention, and he looked down on the title.
"Fierce fighting resulted in the loss of many lives.
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The gangsters left the train driverless.
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The train belongs to Levitix Cornwall.
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A private train owned by railroad, sugar and oil magnate Wittix Cornwall is robbed by masked gangsters in broad daylight. The train headed north towards Grizli, where the robbers boarded the train and forced it to stop shortly after it departed from West Elizabeth. At the time of writing, preliminary telegrams indicated that the bloody robbery was intended to steal the railroad bonds from Mr. Cornwall's private train. ”
"Looks like Ducky they've succeeded," thought Brandy, "and in a few days, they'll be able to move to the Horseshoe Lookout." ”
As he pondered, he continued to read.
"Shortly after the robbery, the hijacked train crossed the area at high speed in a dangerous state without a driver or attendant. The train was eventually controlled by mechanics and police and stopped in the northern area of Annisberg. Mechanics and police said there had been heavy fighting and bloody killings in the train cars.
No surviving passengers of the robbery have been found. The robbery is similar to a series of robberies that have taken place in recent years in the area west of Grizli. ”
Brandi frowned slightly, and thought to himself, "Arthur is really ruthless, of course, he is still a murderous bandit now, and even if it were me, I would kill everyone." ”
In the game, Arthur really started his path to redemption after he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and before that, there was no difference between him and Maika in terms of behavior, except for a slight principle.
"If you wait until then, it'll be too late." Brandi shook his head slightly. He won't wait for the gang to come to an end before he does something to make amends, although he doesn't have any strategy to change the ending now, but he believes that his appearance in this world has already disrupted the original story line, as for how to change, he believes that he is now in control.
"Arthur, you once said that among you, only John won, but in fact John also lost, only a few years later than you," Brandi secretly decided, "but now that I'm here, I'm sure we'll all be victors in the end." ”
Skipping this page, there is a follow-up report on the Blackwater robbery, which says that the police and Pinkerton detectives have cordoned off Blackwater and launched a large-scale manhunt.
The report also briefly described the "great feats" of Ducky and his group, who robbed a cruise ship carrying huge sums of money from the Blackwater Bank and robbed them of $150,000 after a fierce shootout. The heist was believed to be the largest in the Blackwater area in recent years, and the stolen money, according to police speculation, may have been hidden somewhere in Blackwater by Ducky.
"Speaking of which, Arthur is fully wanted in Blackwater and New Austin, so they can't set foot there, but I'm not wanted," Brandi thought to himself, "Or can I take advantage of the leisure time when the team is driving to the Horseshoe Lookout and sneak into Blackwater to transfer the 150,000 dollars that Dudge and Maika have been thinking about to my name?" ”
It's something worth doing, and when Dudge and Maika go to get the money and find that the huge amount of money they have been thinking about has long been gone, their expressions must be very exciting.
"And I'll soon be officially a bounty hunter, which is a great cover." The more Brandi thought about it, the more he realized that the plan worked. Although, in his impression, there is nothing in the game that reveals where Dudge hid the money in Blackwater, however, Brandi felt that Blackwater was such a big place, giving him enough time, he didn't believe that he couldn't find it.
And the next report made his eyes widen.
"A massive fire that killed nearly fifty people? Taking place in the heart of the earth in New Hanover? Was this Colm Odrysco's operation? Brandi continued to look at it, but couldn't help but "" and exclaimed, "Gan! This damn woman! ”
The article read: "This newspaper had the privilege of interviewing the survivors of the attack, Miss Lily Cornwall and her maid Miss Amandina, Miss Cornwall strongly condemned the violent crime led by Colm Odrysco, and mentioned a gunman named Billy on a huge black horse, who was known to have scared Colm Odrysco and his men away with his incredible marksmanship when he was about to commit murder on the two women. After freeing the two women, the gunman also drove them all the way to their destination, the Cornish coal tar factory. It is reported that the gunman, named Billy, was haunted in the area of Valentine Town after saying goodbye to the two ladies.
Miss Lily Cornwall is offering a bounty to the general public through this newspaper, and all readers who read the news can claim a $100 bounty at the Cornish Coal Tar Works if they can provide information about the mysterious gunman named Billy on a huge dark horse. ”
Next to this article, there is even a hand-drawn sketch, although it doesn't look like Brandi at all, but Brandi feels that the painter has drawn a seven-point resemblance to Shen Yun.
"This woman!" Brandi almost tore up the newspaper, but after thinking about it, he calmed down: "Although it's not the same as I expected, but at least, Billy the Kid's name is good, originally this vest was intended to be portrayed as a real gangster who does all kinds of evil, but if you think about it carefully, it seems more interesting to add a little controversy and dramatic conflict to this vest, maybe it can be closer to the label of a hero in the west." ”
"It's just ......" Brandi looked at the portrait in the newspaper that only looked like himself by one or two points, but Shen Yun was seven or eight points similar to himself, and couldn't help but sigh, "This woman can really give me something, although the name Billy Boy should be as resounding throughout America as the world I was in, but I don't want this fame to limit the real me." ”
Brandi scratched his head irritably, and an evil thought suddenly popped into his mind: "If I kill them then, it's not too late to do it now......"
But soon, sanity once again took over the high ground of intelligence. Brandi paced back and forth in the room, thinking: "If you think about it, it's still unrealistic, now Cornwall was hijacked by Ducky before his personal train, and then by Odrisco to escort his daughter's convoy, and now the security level of all his properties is estimated to be handled by Detective Pinkerton, which is not enough to describe, and if I act recklessly now, all future plans will be ruined." ”
He looked down at the newspaper he had casually thrown on the bedside table, slapped twice on the report of the Odrysco robbery, and muttered, "I hope you don't get me in trouble, my dear Miss Lily, or I can't guarantee that I won't do anything out of the ordinary." ”
In this way, Brandi also lost interest in continuing to read the newspaper, and it was time to go out for activities and activities when he looked at the sun.
At this moment, there was a knock at the door. Brandi unhurriedly put on his white shirt and buttoned it up while asking, "I didn't call room service, what's the matter?" ”
"Not room service, sir," came the innkeeper's voice outside the door, "it was Mr. Schultz who asked me to send you a message to meet you at the Smithfield Tavern." ”
"Mr. Schultz?" Brandi was a little puzzled, a little unsure of what he could do with himself.
After a moment's hesitation, Brandi raised his voice and said, "If Mr. Schultz is still there, tell him that I will be over soon." ”
Valentine, Smithfield Tavern.
Brandi pushed open the tavern's somewhat old wooden door, and the creaking sound caught everyone's attention.
Brandi immediately noticed that people didn't look at him the same way they used to. In the past, people who didn't know him would just look at him and then turn a blind eye, while those who knew him would nod their heads or greet him directly. And now, almost everyone looks at him with a lot more abnormal heat, as if they are looking at a wad of walking bills.
"Gan! I've changed my mind now, and when the opportunity is right, I'll have to find out how unhappy the eldest lady is. Brandi thought viciously.
Kim Schultz swapped her bright grey blazer for an Ulster coat of the same colour and leaned back at the bar as she did when she first met Brandy, sipping a glass of Scotch whisky.
Schultz saw Brandi walk into the tavern, smiled warmly, and beckoned to him while shouting, "Hey! Blondie! Over here! ”
Brandi walked up to the bar with a black line, asked for a beer, and said, "Be quiet, doctor, are you going to mess with the whole town?" ”
"Hahahaha," the doctor laughed, "I've read the latest newspapers, and you're a big boy." ”
"It's not me, the gunman's name is Billy, and he has nothing to do with me." Brandi flatly denied it.
"Don't pretend to be me," Schultz said in a low voice, "although the name doesn't match, but riding a huge black horse, and that portrait are enough to show that that person is you, maybe others see you, just suspicion, but in the eyes of us professionals, it is already basically certain that Billy is you, Brandi Munney." ”
Brandi was a little discouraged, took a sip of beer, and said, "I can't figure it out, that portrait doesn't look like me at all, and even if it's riding a huge black horse, that horse doesn't have to be my big horse, how can you be so sure?" ”
"In our line of work, we need to develop a good pair of eyes," Schultz said mysteriously, "In the absence of photographs, the appearance of the prisoner can only be drawn through the description of the eyewitness, and the description of the witness will be distorted, and the painter's pen will cause a layer of distortion, the professional painters of the police are fine, and the three-legged cat painters of those newspapers are even more unsightly, but we often have to identify the true face of the prisoners under such conditions, and then bring them to justice." ”
"So, you used your professional eye for criminals to successfully determine that I am Billy?" Brandi said angrily.
"Haha, you can't say that, Brandy," Schultz laughed, "I'm just applying a little bit of my work skills to my daily life." ”
"Hehe, I really thank you, I learned a lot today." Brandi laughed dryly without a smile.
"Eh, seriously, Brandy, where are you and that eldest lady from the Cornish family?" Schultz leaned closer and asked with a gossip on his face.
Brandi was a little confused: "What's going on?" ”
"It's the relationship between the two of you, let's talk about it." Schultz smiled like an old fox.
Brandi was a little anxious: "I haven't met that big lady at all, I said, Billy the Kid is not me, I am not Billy the Kid, I have nothing to do with Billy the Kid!" ”
It seemed that Brandy's voice was a little louder, and when he finished speaking, he found that the tavern, which was still quite noisy, was silent at this time, and everyone's eyes were on their side, and there was an inexplicable meaning in their eyes.
Brandi subconsciously shrunk his shoulders and took a sip of beer, calming down the nameless anger in his heart.
"Billy the Boy," Schultz said with a smile as he shook the syrup in his glass, "yes, very western titles, and honestly, I've caught a lot of guys with the word 'boy' or 'boy' in their names, are you sure you won't change it?" ”
"Alas," Brandi was powerless to refute, and could only sigh, "it's feelings. ”
"Well, I've always respected feelings." Mr. Schultz, who has a strong sense of home, nodded.
Brandi drained his beer, took another prick, and said, "Well, Mr. Schultz, I suppose you didn't call me to hear the story of the encounter between the wandering gunman and the capitalist lady, right?" ”
"What if?" Schultz glanced at Brandi with a smile on his face, and seeing that he really didn't mean to joke, he also straightened his attitude and said, "Ahem, okay, no kidding." I heard, you've been looking for missionaries from the 'seventh generation' denomination in New Hanover lately? ”
"That's right," Brandi nodded, "Although I caught one last time, it was enough for me to be promoted directly to the veteran level, but I feel that these people are definitely not that simple." ”
"You are right," Schultz said, "that the 'Seventh Generation' sect is slightly inferior to the most powerful Cheronian sect of all the cults that now pervade the country, and their leader, Virgil Edwards, may also call him." The Shepherd', a genius orator and sadist, used the wicked doctrines he learned while smoking marijuana and opium to deceive a large number of lost people into his service to him, and, it is said, they have recently made a big move, you know, that madman is very much in favor of the 'purification' of the world by means of armed struggle. ”
"That's not something I can solve, not even with you and Django," Brandi knew very well about the strength of his side, "But, I think that if his wings can be cut properly, then a tiger that has lost its wings is just a wounded tiger, isn't it?" ”
"You're right, Brandy," said Schultz, pulling a page torn from his diary from his chest pocket, "and I have recently ascertained the whereabouts of another important member of theirs, Bethany de la Mail, who has recently been gathering in and around Mount Ambrino and what she is doing. ”
Brandi picked up the page, unfolded it, looked at it, nodded, shoved it into his breast pocket, and said, "What do you want?" ”
"A 10% bounty is fine." Schultz drained the whiskey in his glass.
Brandi patted Schultz on the shoulder, and as he left the bar, he said, "Reasonable, thanks, Mr. Schultz." ”
"Be careful, Brandy," Schultz reminded, "you've captured Obadia Feich, you've caught the attention of those madmen, I can only find out where they are, but no one knows what they're about, be careful that it's against you." ”
Brandi chuckled and responded, "Don't worry, Mr. Schultz, I can still handle that kind of scene." ”