Chapter 53: Peaceful Diplomacy

John and the others strode into the village of the Augang, which looked much larger than it looked on the mountain. The guard at the door saw several strangers roar in alarm, and the others gradually gathered with guns, and John threw his pistol aside and spread his hands out.

"Oh...... Oh gentlemen, calm and calm, we have no ill will. ”

One of the gunners of the Oban was much taller than the others, and the others made a way for him to reach John.

"Guys, you've trespassed into someone else's territory." The strong man spoke, "If you get lost, get out of here and give you five seconds." ”

"That's where we're headed, and there's no such thing as getting lost."

"I don't know you, come by name."

"I am, Mr. Fury's head of security and butler, Angolo, and this is ...... Howard, this young lady is Strichie. John pointed to Miller and Streich.

"Occi Callaghan, the leader of the gang." It seems that the leader named Ochi was not as arrogant and unreasonable as John had imagined, "What are you doing here, or are you trying to take this place for yourself, like the Europeans brutally drove out the Indians." ”

"That's a mistaken statement, but we're the Futura family in central New Hanover. I don't want to disturb the indigenous people, and I don't want my property to be violated. ”

"Then you've come to the right place, I don't dare to encroach on the rich man from Scarlett's Meadows."

"Maybe Mr. Callahan doesn't know that your men have captured one of our men."

"Mr. Angelo is good at nonsense."

John ignored him and continued: "Mr. Fury is committed to establishing friendly relations with his new neighbor, so he wishes to settle the matter peacefully, and if you agree with us to take this runaway boy, we will not pursue it any further. ”

Ochi Callahan called one of his men to his side and whispered a few words, and then a relieved and contemptuous smile crossed his face, and the caution and temptation of the previous were gone.

"I don't care how you know we took this kid, Mr. Angelo, but I won't believe in the so-called Fuli family's tricks, but if I want to let you go, you have to show your conditions."

In the face of Och's threat, John did not feel nervous at all, but maintained a mysterious smile.

"I think we're grasshoppers on a rope, and our chips are your Odrisco gang's chips, and the question is who to use – when."

"Haha, do we have anything in common? You're counting on us Odrisco to empathize with you hillbillies and let you go? ”

"Presumably, your gang was forced by the police to come here, right? As far as I know, a note was left in front of a random police station in Ambarino telling them that John Coster, who was on the move, followed the remnants of Colm Odrisko into the snowy west of Grizli, and that the next day a large number of police officers would level the snowy mountain. ”

"John Coaster? It seems that the name Angolo is nonsense, you are the fugitive who made all the bounty hunters blush, and today you were sent to the door yourself, I tied you up and handed you in, you can get a lot of money. Ochi pulled out his pistol and pointed it at John's head, which was a short-barreled double-barreled shotgun, and if it fired, John's head would burst open like a ripe castor seed.

John looked at the swarthy barrel of the gun in front of him very calmly, and although he could see that Ochi was secretly pulling the trigger's index finger, he remained unmoved, "You can try to see if the police will give you a bounty first or tie your hands and feet with hemp rope first." ”

At this time, the deputy on the side pressed Och's arm, "Boss, think clearly, the brothers finally returned to this place." ”

"Benjamin! Are you scared to pee your pants by this guy's nonsense? Oqi yelled at his lieutenant trying to stop him.

Although Ochi Callahan's attitude was tough, the subtle changes in his face made it easy to see his heart, no matter how angry he was, rational thinking would come, and Ochi's hand gradually softened, and finally he turned the handle of the gun and inserted the gun back into the holster.

"I'll let you go this time! If it weren't for those damn cops, your head would have blossomed, John Coaster. Och said viciously.

"This is really a bold assumption, but I do appreciate the contribution of these law enforcement forces to the establishment of a civilized society, at least it has made you gangsters who kidnap others at will a lot more restrained."

"You?"

Ochie Callahan angrily pointed at John, but he saw that it was no avail, so he decided to do something serious, and he called his deputy to his side, "Benjamin, bring that kid out of the dungeon, this kind of person is not worthy of our food." Sir, ma'am, please get out of here with the people, I'm going to be real when I see your face again. ”

Before leaving, John did not forget to leave a message on the door: "Please stop peeping at your friends, this is not a polite way to visit." The village of coulters is here at any time, and you are coming openly. ”

The four of them walked back to Lake Isabella in silence, and no one said a word, until they found the horses waiting in the woods, and John muttered something like he had to hurry back, and then fed Black Pearl a white radish.

"Mr. Coster?" Bibo asked tentatively, a few bruises on his immature skin, and he seemed to reproach himself at this tone.

"Sit down, son, you have suffered a lot of sins, and I don't blame you." John mounted his horse and reached for Bibo.

The journey back was a long one, and Miller couldn't help but be idle: "It's wonderful! John, you are really a master negotiator, you showed me that there is a way to resolve the conflict other than hand-to-hand combat, and you gave the tall man a dismount. ”

"It's not thanks to your cooperation, your fearlessness is more important than what I said, you say yes, Lady Manstar, I see you've been silent all along."

"I always trust your judgment, John. It's just that when you introduced us just now, I couldn't understand why you both had your own fake names, and I had my real name? ”

"Haha, Lady Manstar, I think Brother John may be trying to use your name to suppress the arrogance of the O's gang." Miller quipped.

"On the contrary, I don't want them to know that there is a ruthless character from St. Denis among the three of us, so it may not be as simple as letting us go."

"So, you're only revealing your identity to make Occhi Callahan think you're in an equivalent exchange, but I don't think he's a gangster who doesn't know the name of the powerful Lady Manstar."

"For them, Stretch's gender is unknown, and how could he possibly expect such a big man to come to the snowy mountains?"

"Thank you for the compliment, gentlemen, and honestly I couldn't believe I got to this point when I was in Saint-Denis."

"From mansion to wilderness, you've suffered a lot in the past few years, right?" John tilted his head to look at Streich, who was tossing and turning, and a smile twinked across his pale cheeks.

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