199, the arrogant Calvin, the temptation of gold
Farm on the outskirts of Greenville.
The golden sunlight shone on the grass that had just sprouted green shoots, making the withered yellow grass look even greener.
In the distance, Django is checking with Smidi and Nash for infectious diseases and teeth, and the good ones will be selected by Django, and the ones with a slightly worse physique will be handed over to Smidi.
Of course, it's not about selling them, and it takes people to do the Mandingo gladiatorial tournament, not only organizers, but also obedient people!
"You guys come with me."
There were 96 slaves, of whom 32 were women and 64 were men.
Django picks black men with good physiques and prepares them for intensive training, teaching them how to use guns and how to fight.
The slaves chosen by Smidi were of poor physique, and they would be trained to do handymen, such as cleaning garbage, wiping tables and chairs, carrying corpses, etc......
The rest of the women will be taught by the etiquette teacher that Russell hired in Greenville, and those who are not of much appearance and stature will become courtesans, and the worse ones will have to serve tea and water and make desserts.
At first, Camus and the madman Craig were a little puzzled, why was it so good to slaves? Let them eat enough for every meal, what if they don't work?
That day, Django taught them a lesson.
He killed two slaves who were trying to escape, and said to the slaves, "I will feed you, not for you to escape!" It's about letting you take care of your body and then work for me! Whoever dares to run, the gun in my hand will send him to God. ”
When Django killed the slave, it happened that Mayor Prince came to inspect it.
After saying goodbye to the sheriff that day, Russell and Schultz visited the mayor and impressed him with a high price, and Prince granted a lot of land in Greenville, right in the center of town.
It was a square, and it was only necessary to build a platform out of wood and then enclose the outside to be used as a playing field.
Prince saw the 'one-eyed Charlie' with his own eyes and shot the slave in the head.
This was so impressive that when Prince returned to the building, he chatted with friends he knew well and talked about Greenville's Mandingo gladiatorial tournament.
These words flowed from the mouth of the mayor, and the reliability is very high!
After only three days, the whole of Greenville knew about the game, and they had heard that the game was a little different, because the platform being built in the square was a circular field of only 10 square meters, with nine wooden stakes on the edges, and dense steel wires hung from them......
Why nine stakes? Because one of them is a jamb.
"Oh! It's hard to believe that this is a cage of slaughter that humans have come up with! ”
"Haven't you read the book, it's a miniature version of the Colosseum, oh my God...... I think it's definitely going to be interesting. ”
"How much do tickets cost? If it's less than $10, I'm definitely going to watch one. ”
"I haven't heard of it yet...... The organizers have never shown their faces in Greenville, and I heard that this venue was approved by the mayor! ”
"The mayor is a maniad of the Mandingo gladiatorial fight, and that's normal."
The residents were talking about it, and the organizers behind the scenes were mysterious and interested in this special competition.
In the suburbs, Russell sat under the eaves of the porch, holding a cigarette in his hand, and listened to Dandy's report with some surprise.
He didn't expect the news of the game to spread so quickly, thanks to Mayor Prince, he's a good guy. However, when Prince came to inspect, he did not reveal that he was a fan of Mandingo's gladiatorial fanaticism, but instead looked very unfamiliar.
Schultz reminded him: "Prince is not disguised, he is about the same as those slave owners, he is very interested in this kind of entertainment, just interested. ”
But the mayor's interest, in the eyes of others, is the ladder to the top.
"How much money do we have after saving publicity money?"
Schultz said: "There are $38,000 left. ”
"Barely enough, where's Bob?"
Dandy said: "He's training the black slaves on how to open and convert the odds. ”
"Converting odds? He taught...... Don't let him waste his time, just let Bob teach them the opening steps and collect the money. The real brain-moving thing has to be you. ”
Dandy smiled and said, "That's right, these black slaves don't even know words, and they can't learn how to teach." Of course, Django is an exception, and he has a lot of quality. ”
Django walked over from a distance with a dark face, "Dandy, I hear you speak ill of me. ”
"Nope! I'm complimenting you, Django...... I don't dare shoot in front of the mayor. ”
Django turned his head to look at Russell and said, "I'm almost the same person I've trained, except for some problems with marksmanship, I remember the rest." ”
"Very well, when Camus finishes the work in his hands, we will wait a few days for the fermentation and the game will begin."
Camus took a few of his buddies to Greenville to hand out flyers, a job he didn't want to do, but everyone else had something to do, and he was the only one who was bored.
He distributed the leaflets in Greenville for two days, then went to the next county town, and finally threw the leaflets into several large plantations, where he had a friendly conversation with the plantation stewards.
A group of wanted criminals, led by Smidi and Camus, are now not only fighting and killing, but also a little sophisticated.
Although they didn't know why Russell wanted to do this kind of competition, they still chose to follow.
Who would refuse the temptation of 1.5 tons of gold and $3 million? Even if they don't see the physical object, they don't know any information.
Smidi and Camus had a private chat about this, if Russell hadn't led them to get the gold and money, then the 33 of them couldn't beat 3 people?
A few days later, the news was fermented.
Counties near Greenville, as well as plantations, were informed of the game.
Among them, Calvin Candy of the Plantation was of great interest, and he was a big fan of the Mandingo gladiatorial fights, and he happened to organize private gladiatorial fights at the Cleopatra Club in Greenville, and his lawyer, Leonid Moki, was outside to get some information.
Calvin sat on the couch and watched the two black men wrestle on the floor in front of him as he listened to Moki's debriefing.
"This gang is a bounty group, and they are also merchants of the Chloe Slave Company, the owner's name is Schultz, there is a Chinese accountant named Bruce, and a black bodyguard named Django...... These three people are in the leadership position, and the rest of them are helpers, and they are very good......"
Calvin pointed to the black man in front of him, "Kill him!" Fast! ”
Moki handed the hammer, Calvin threw it on the floor, and the man riding on a skinny black man grabbed the hammer and slammed it twice into the head.
"Good job, you've got four games left, Leado."
The black man named Liado nodded silently, "Can I eat enough?" ”
"Of course, you'll have steaks and chicken thighs in your rice bowl, and that's a reward for you, behave well."
Liado followed the gesture of Butch, Calvin's thug behind him, and left the room.
After he left, Calvin turned around, curled up with one leg on the couch, and asked, "Do you think this game is any boring?" ”
"As long as it's a game, it's boring."
Calvin nodded and smiled, "That's right! It seems that the people who organized this game are already harvesting...... However, he didn't think about a question, holding a tournament in Greenville, and he didn't actually ask me what Calvin Candy meant! He's funny. ”
"What are we going to do?" Moki asked.
"What do you say?"
Moki thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to Mayor Prince and invite him to be a guest, and by the way, let him bring the tournament organizers." ”
"No, you go straight to the organizer and put my name on Candy to see if he's friendly. Perhaps, he is an outsider and does not know my Candy's name, and I can forgive him. But money, he can only earn it with my consent! Not even Mayor Prince nodded too much. ”
Moki smiled and said, "Okay, I'll convey what you mean." ”
"No, I'm going to write a formal invitation to him to come and meet me at the club."
Calvin got up, pointed to a black woman, and said, "Go get the card and the pen." ”
It didn't take long for the card and pen to reach him, and Calvin finished it concisely and signed his name.
"Send it to him."
Moki took it and said, "There is a black man in this gang who is even more ruthless than Stephen, and he shot two runaway black slaves in the head in front of Mayor Prince. ”
Calvin's expression became happy, "Is there such a thing?" That's good. I thought Stephen was loyal enough, but I didn't expect there to be who were more loyal than him, wow! Maybe our goal is not just to compete, but also to have a surprise. ”
"It's a shame that this guy named Django is a free black man, but his nickname is Charlie One-Eyed, and he has a knack for picking Mandingo gladiators, and I think he's going to make a big splash in the game."
"Well, it's a to watch. How is that Chinese guy named Bruce? ”
"It's very ordinary, only to work as an accountant for his boss Schultz, I have never heard of him hurting people, and the employees of the Kloyin slave company have never talked about him in private."
Calvin frowned, "A Chinese, but no one talks about it...... That's not normal, don't you think? Moki. ”
"I think it's normal, the Chinese who have a little knowledge are all doing math in private companies in the United States, and those who are not educated are working in California, and even the gold they buy has to pay a lot of taxes......
"Go to them and test if they are willing to cooperate, and if not, say, I have the bravest warrior in Mandingo! In the whole of Greenville, only my fighters deserve to win the championship! Bring them to me. ”
Moki smiled and nodded, "As you wish." ”
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Suburban, farm.
"In two days, the platform will be built, and it will be able to accommodate 300 people by then, and a few exclusive seats will be set up according to your requirements......"
Russell nodded: "Hard work, go and rest." ”
The madman Craig turned his head and glanced at Smidi, and instead of taking a step away, he opened his mouth and asked, "Bruce, can you really make money by doing such a game?" We're here for the gold and the money, and now we've spent almost all the money we've gotten in exchange for the bounty......"
"So your nickname is crazy, you can only make money with your hands, and I can make money with just my brain. The gold and the money will be in hand, so why call you people if I can't fulfill my promise. ”
Schultz said next to him: "There are 33 of you and there are only 3 of us, are you afraid that we will run away?" On the contrary, we are afraid that when we get the gold and banknotes, you will kill us. ”
Craig let out an 'ah', and Smidi laughed and said, "How is it possible, we have worked together for so long, and we are living and dying together, how can we do such a ruthless and unrighteous thing......"
Russell smiled: "Don't worry, there will be gold and banknotes, and they will be delivered to your door soon." ”
At this moment, Bob ran briskly.
"Bruce, there's a lawyer out there who wants to see Schultz, and he says it's the lawyer from Candy Garden, and his name is Moki."
Russell spread his hands and said to Smidi, "Look, the money is here." ”
Smidi was stunned, and Schultz saw that he didn't understand, so he said, "We are the hosts, and these slave owners are investors, understand?" ”
"Understood...... Bruce is going to lie to ......," Craig blurted out.
"Ahem, be careful with your words." Smidi reminded.
The group dispersed, and Bob brought Calvin's lawyer, Moki, with him.
Schultz got up to shake his hand, and the two exchanged pleasantries.
"This is my accountant Bruce, and the on horseback in the distance is my escort."
Seeing Schultz's attitude toward blacks, Moki immediately made a friendly gesture that he had brought good news.
"This is an invitation written by Mr. Candy himself, and I hope to meet you."
Schultz took it and gave it a second look, then handed the invitation to Russell.
Moki's eyes shrunk slightly, and he smiled and said, "It seems that Mr. Schultz trusts your accountant very much." ”
"Of course, he also works part-time as my staff officer."
"You're German?"
Schultz nodded: "That's right. ”
Germans like to use the word 'staff officer' because during the Kingdom of Prussia, the General Staff was established in 1785, and then in the second half of the 19th century, France, Russia, Japan, and the United States followed suit.
However, the term 'staff officer' existed in the Tang Dynasty, an ancient country in the East.
"We have a black slave in Candy Garden who can speak German, and I think she will surely be able to talk to you, and she is good-looking and attractive."
"Oh, yes! That's great, you don't know what kind of life I've had since I came to the United States, and it's very uncomfortable to have to endure not speaking my mother tongue every day. ”
Moki laughed: "Haha, don't worry, when you get to Candy Garden, Calvin will definitely let her serve you, who made you a guest." ”
Russell knew that the black slave woman he was talking about was Django's wife, Bloom Hilda.
He looked at the text of the invitation and frowned, because Calvin Candy's arrogance could be seen in the text, and his condescending attitude was very annoying.
Schultz turned his head and asked, "Bruce, when does our game start?" ”
"In about five days, the fighters who are currently registering up."
"Would you be interested in coming with me to meet Mr. Calvin Candy? I think he's a polite gentleman. ”
Russell put away the invitation and said with a smile: "Of course! ”
Seeing that the two of them were mild, Moki said, "Don't worry, Candy is very talkative, maybe you and he will have a spark." ”