Alpine pasture

Chapter 419
"What!" Ju An was startled, and immediately sat up from the bed. Dina next to her saw Ju An and asked, "What's the matter?".

Ju An put her finger to her mouth and made a small movement to listen to the voice on the phone: "There are a few people in total who came to steal cattle while the herd rushed into the woods, one was bitten by a cattle dog, I was shot again while running, and then I was caught, a few others ran into the trailer, and now the helicopter is chasing."

"How many cows have you lost?" Ju An asked.It's just like the world is going downhill, running to the buddy's ranch to steal the buddy's cow.Asked on the phone while wearing pants.

Thomas said, "If it runs away, you won't know until tomorrow morning."

"Then I'll rush over right away." Ju An finished speaking to the phone, then threw the phone aside and stood on the floor from the bed, pulling up his pants and belting his belt, and said to Dinah, "Go to sleep first, There are blind thieves in the ranch, stealing cattle! I'll go and see."After finishing speaking, she kissed Dinah's cheek, went to the cabinet, picked up the hat and stuck it on her head.

I heard Dinah say something behind: "Be careful at night!".Ju An nodded, opened the door, and walked downstairs.

The helicopter was dragged out of the hangar by the car, and the car was not returned to the garage, but jumped on the helicopter and flew towards the pasture.

From a distance, I saw the bright lights on the old house, and when I got closer, I saw the busy figures of the cowboys, and stopped the helicopter in the open space.

As soon as they got off the plane, a cowboy followed Ju An and said hello: "Hey! Boss! We caught a live one."

Ju An nodded at the cowboy: "Everyone is fine, right?".

"It's alright! That bastard was shot by Thomas and was thrown over there in the thigh." Another cowboy said to Ju An, pointing in the direction of the house.

Ju An immediately walked in the direction the cowboys pointed. As soon as he got there, he saw a few cowboys surrounding the captured people. One of their pants was torn open, and there were dog bites on one leg and arm. Tooth marks, there is no blood, there is a white gauze tied around his thighs, the dark red bloodstains look a little black at night, probably Thomas shot.

The thief was sitting on the ground humming, followed by a piercing howl: "Don't!".

"Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I touched your wound." A cowboy next to him kicked the thief where the thief was shot with his boots. He said sorry, but he didn't mean to apologize at all. With a smile.

When I got closer to Ju An, I saw that all the cowboys were carrying guns. Looking around, they all carried revolvers or pistols on the belts that were slung across their waists, and some saddled horses beside them were carrying revolvers or pistols. Also had a long gun in it.

Seeing Ju An approaching, one of the cowboys kicked the thief's wound again: "Boss! It's this bastard who wants to come to the ranch to steal cattle."Before the words were finished, the thief was crying and howling again.

"It's so ugly! I'll knock your mouth full of teeth again." Another cowboy took out the revolver from his waist, held the barrel of the gun, gestured to the thief with his hand, and then yelled and hit you with the pistol grip.

Ju An took a look. The thief was about 20 years old. He was dressed in white and looked like a cowboy. He turned to a few cowboys and said, "Is this what other ranchers want cattle?".

A cowboy next to him shook his head: "It shouldn't be! He doesn't have any calluses on his hands, it's very smooth and doesn't look like he's done it on a ranch."

Ju An glanced at the poor creature sitting on the ground and asked, "Where's the Thomas?".

The cowboy pointed to the house: "Follow Lawrence in the house."

"Is there anyone watching from the cow herd?"

"There are a few cowboys watching every night, and today is Thomas's turn, and now the vigil is next to the cows, and the rest of the cowboys are back."

Ju An nodded and walked towards the room with her feet raised. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Thomas and Lawrence sitting at the conference table. Thomas was on the phone, and Lawrence looked up at Ju An: "Actually, you You don't need to come here, it's just a little thief."

"It's better to come and see if I can feel at ease." After saying that, he threw his hat on the conference table, pulled a chair next to him and sat down: "It was said that the helicopter was following the fleeing vehicle, how is the situation?".

Thomas put down the phone at this time: "Er Zhuang and Wynn will come back soon with two people. The police helicopter has already taken over, and the others cannot escape."

"That's good, when will the policeman outside the house come and take him away?" Ju An asked with a gesture towards the door of the house.

Thomas smiled and said, "I should be back in a while."

"Do you know where these people are from? Who instructed them to come to the ranch to steal the cattle?" Ju An asked Thomas.

Thomas glanced at Lawrence, and Lawrence followed up and said, "These people are all from Minnesota. I asked just now, and someone gave 50 dollars to steal cattle seeds. If they can steal grass seeds Plus $50."

"Hiss!" Ju An pinched his teeth. This is 100 million US dollars. This is a generous deal. It is not something that ordinary ranchers can afford. Now that Ju An thinks about it, even if the cow is stolen , The rancher who stole the cow did not dare to raise it, this is an infringement!If you let Ju An know and tell you that you will not die, you will lose your skin.

Thinking of this, Ju An said to Thomas: "Thomas' marksmanship is really good, one shot left one".

"If he were younger, he might be facing his chest," Lawrence said with a smile, pointing to his heart.

Going into a private place to steal something, if you kill it, you will die. Thomas, the old cowboy, didn’t look like he was panicking like he had just shot someone. He waved his hands to Lawrence and Ju An and said, “I was riding a horse at that time. We just started patrolling with the two cowboys, and suddenly we heard a barking of the cowdogs, and then all the cowdogs barked wildly. We immediately walked in the direction of the sound, and saw a few people panicked towards the outside of the ranch. Running, the one outside the door ran the slowest. The cow dog grabbed his arm and dragged him to the ground. Then he took a bite at his leg. This man was a bit skilled. He kicked the cow in the face, and then climbed up. Get up and keep running. I shot him in the leg. The rest of the people took this opportunity to run away. It was dark and I couldn't see clearly, so I didn't shoot. It's not good to kill someone. matter".

"That's fine." Although it can be killed, but after all, it is a human life, and it is troublesome to kill. It is best to leave the trouble to the police, Ju An said with a smile, and then changed the subject: "Cowboys' anger They are all very high, I looked around and they were all loaded with ammunition.”

Lawrence said with a smile: "It's the cowboys in my camp who are scrambling to come over after hearing about it, ready to beat these thieves hard, and some complaining about why Thomas didn't understand these bastards with a single shot, saying they were stealing the ranch. is tantamount to stealing from our own pockets.”After speaking, he smiled and glanced at Ju An: "The cowboys say, you are the best boss in the country!".

Ju An heard it with great consolation. His high salary showed an effect. After the ranch was over, where would these cowboys go to find such a high-paying job?They are all cowboys. They can't do anything except herding cattle, and most of them are high school graduates. They have no culture, and they are not high-tech talents. Come and hold it, and suddenly one day let them go and get another ten or two thousand. Wouldn’t it cost people their lives? Blocking the ranch’s fortune is also blocking the money of these grumpy cowboys. Of course, I have to work hard with you. .Now I'm following Ju An's easy work. I have a new car in the swimming pool at home, and I can drag a boat to play when I have nothing to do. This centripetal force is really not for nothing.

The three were chatting when they heard a knock on the door. As soon as Ju An turned around, he saw a cowboy in his thirties with a golden beard standing at the door, holding a cowboy hat in one hand. There is also a revolver hanging in the room.

"Dil! Come in, what's the matter?" Ju An waved at the cowboy and said with a smile.

Dill fell to the edge of the table, did not sit down, but kept holding the cowboy hat in his hand, and stood for a while without speaking.

Ju An looked at it and asked strangely: "What is this, if you have something to say, just say it."

"I've seen the thief outside the door, maybe I told them about the ranch's schedule." Dill was stunned for a while and finally gathered up his courage and said to Ju An.

Not only Ju An, but also Thomas and Lawrence were taken aback, the faces of the two old men sank immediately, and Ju An thought for a while: "What the hell is going on?".

"I swear to God, I really didn't mean it." Dill looked at the two old men and said in a low voice, "I rested a few days ago and went to the bar in town to have two drinks. The one at the door and the Another person came over to talk to me, invited me to have a drink, then praised my work, and invited me to come back for a drink the next day after I finished. I told them that I was going to keep a vigil the next night, and they asked me to be alone at night. It was not safe, so I explained it after following me, saying that with a few people, the cows were surrounded by the woods at night.”

After listening to Dill say it again, Ju An laughed. Most of these cowboys have two bad things. The first is bad-tempered. How to deal with mild-tempered bulls?The second love is to drink. Except for cattle, I don’t have any brains. Once I drink wine, I don’t even mention it. I had an IQ of [-] or [-], and after a glass of wine, it’s almost gone. I hope they can drink wine and keep their mouths shut. It's really too difficult, and Ju An didn't specifically stress about keeping secrets. If you don't ask the cowboys, you just ask the people in the town. Everyone knows that it's not a big deal to drive the cows into the woods or cowshed for the night. Secrets, even big secrets, also need these cowboys to know.

The biggest secret of the ranch hangs around Ju An's neck, can it be said?

(End of this chapter)