He's in the west, he's a cowboy

Charles was going to buy some dry food to eat on the road, while Zhou Zheng went to the hotel to take a quick shower and change clothes. He just fell on the ground and was covered in mud. I stopped by the grocery store and bought tents and other camping equipment. Blackwater Town was not close, so I guess I would have to eat and sleep in the open air along the way.

"Who is this unfamiliar face? Is it the new blood of the gang? I just watched your fight, it was very amazing." Trelawney looked at Zhou Zheng and said, it is not common for yellow people to become cowboys these days.

"Zhou Zheng, you can call me Zhou. I just joined the gang not long ago." Zhou Zheng introduced himself with a smile. Javier said that the guy in front of him is the kind of well-informed gangster. If we get along well, he will be useful in the future. when.

"You don't look that old. Maybe you yellow people look younger than your actual age, but Dutch likes to recruit young people into his gang, so this is not surprising at all." Trelawney was not surprised. After all, many people in the gang are like this.

"Charles, how are you doing lately?" Trelawney looked at Charles curiously.

"It's okay, what's wrong?" Charles didn't understand what he meant.

Trelawney smiled and said: "I feel like you are in a very embarrassed state. I heard Dutch say that from Blackwater Town to Snow Mountain, and then to this rural place..."

"Isn't it good? At least everyone is safe and the scenery here is not bad." Zhou Zheng looked at the scenery on the roadside. They were walking in the southwest direction, first crossing the state border and the Dakota River, entering West Elizabeth, and then Keep heading south. The scenery along the way is beautiful. If they didn't have something important to do, it would be a good vacation.

"Have you been to Blackwater?" Trelawney continued.

"No, I've never been there. Do you want to introduce it to me?" Zhou Zheng was very curious about the place he was going to.

Soon, Zhou Zheng paid the price for his words. Trelawny seemed to have opened up a chatterbox, talking about Rhodes on the other side of the lake from Blackwater Town, and talking about Saint Denis from Strawberry Town, without stopping all the way.

Even when eating, he had to comment on the food in front of him. Except when sleeping at night, there was no quiet time. In short, he and Charles suffered a great mental blow.

Finally, after a long journey, the three of them finally arrived at the outskirts of Blackwater Town. The style here is very different from that of the Heart of the Earth. There is loess everywhere and there are not many vegetation on the ground. It is a bit like the legendary Midwestern wasteland. .

In just a short while, the three of them had already encountered two heavily armed patrols. These people were riding horses with pistols on their waists and lever rifles on their backs. One group of people saw Zhou Zheng and the others and ran up to ask questions, but Trelawney sent them away with a few words.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Zheng said to Charles: "Did you rob the President of the United States' wallet? Why was there such a big fight?"

"I don't know the exact amount, but according to what Dutch said, it is estimated to be no less than one hundred thousand US dollars." Charles said. After they grabbed the money, they had no choice but to leave it in Blackwater Town and run away before they could warm themselves up. , I really don’t know the exact number.

Oh my God, one hundred thousand US dollars. One hundred thousand US dollars in this era is not a small amount. You must know that the fine horse under Zhou Zheng’s crotch only costs [-] yuan. You can imagine how huge this money is. Payment is made.

The three of them found a secluded place to camp. Seeing that they were going to camp again, Zhou Zheng had an idea and said, "How about we divide our troops into two groups. Anyway, no one in Heishui Town knows me. Should I go to the town to have a look? Maybe I can find out more. If you find any useful information, you can look for it outside the town."

The two of them had no good ideas about finding Sean, so they agreed to the plan.

Zhou Zheng, who had a good plan, happily rode on his pony and ran towards Heishui Town. Although he was not incapable of hardship, he was still a little bit accepting of living a life where the sky was the bed and the earth was the bed. No.

Different from the dirty environment of Valentine, where the ground is full of mud and horse dung and cow dung are everywhere, Blackwater Town is very prosperous. The bluestone bricks on the ground make the whole town unusually clean and tidy compared to Valentine. There are movie theaters, There are photo studios and clothing stores. Pedestrians on the street are also dressed in gorgeous clothes. Men are in neat suits, and women are wearing gorgeous clothes and holding parasols. At a glance, you can tell that these people are either rich or noble.

This is a port town. In the nearby states, except for Saint-Denis, this is the most prosperous town, and on the streets, there are almost no other colors of people except white people.

In contrast, there was a tense atmosphere in the town, with police standing guard everywhere, and some Pinkerton detectives wearing large windbreakers stood at the intersection questioning passers-by one by one.

As usual, the horse was entrusted to the stables in the town to be taken care of, and the workers gave it a full-body massage. It was obvious that it liked it very much, and walked inside without anyone holding it.

After settling the horse, Zhou Zheng walked to the tavern alone. He wanted to inquire about something. Is there any better place than the tavern?

The tavern in Blackwater Town also looks very high-end. It looks like a high-end restaurant. Zhou Zheng first ordered fried fish and thick soup. After eating slowly, he sat at the bar and ordered a bottle of beer. He casually talked to the bartender. The bartender naturally knew everything he was talking about under the generous tip.

"Sir, I don't know what you want to know, but the situation in Blackwater Town is not very good recently. Those bounty hunters and Pinkerton detectives are arresting people everywhere like crazy..." The bartender turned his head and looked at He looked around and said mysteriously.

It turns out that Dutch and the others were just trying to steal money. They were surrounded when they were escaping. In order to save their lives, they exchanged gunfire with the police and Pinkerton on the street, killing and injuring countless civilians. They fought all the way from the easternmost port to the westernmost port before finally rushing out. During this period, a large number of gangsters took advantage of the chaos and caused trouble. Naturally, these debts were placed on Daqi's head.

In short, the people of Blackwater Town still called this incident the Blackwater Town Massacre. You can imagine how much trouble they made.

Zhou Zheng heard from the bartender that the police had killed a member of the Vanderlinde Gang on the spot. The body had been hung outside for several days and was recently taken down and buried hastily.

It shouldn't be Sean. I heard from Trelawney that Sean was a young Irishman with red hair. The man who was killed was a strong man with blond hair. He might be David's brother Mike who died on the snowy mountain.

After booking a room in the tavern, Zhou Zheng lay on the bed after taking a shower, thinking about how to find out the news. As he was thinking, it started to rain lightly outside. Listening to the scattered rain, Zhou Zheng quickly let go of his thoughts and fell into a deep sleep. go.

When I woke up in the morning, it had not stopped raining outside. Standing on the balcony on the second floor of the hotel, I saw that everything was foggy, like an old photo, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Sitting on the balcony, he wiped his guns with gun oil. He had to take good care of himself to save his life. It would be a disaster if something went wrong at a critical moment.

It's already June, and the weather was already a bit sultry, but the rain has dissipated all the heat, and the cool air makes people feel comfortable.

After Zhou Zheng packed up his things, he went downstairs and sat by the window of the hotel, ordered a cup of coffee, and drank while waiting for the rain to stop.

Perhaps because of Zhou Zheng's generosity, the bartender brought another plate of buns, a few pieces of bacon, and a small plate of pickled cucumbers near noon. The bacon and pickled cucumbers were sandwiched between the buns and eaten together.

Bacon is marinated with large pieces of fat, cut into small slices and sandwiched between bread. It is rich in flavor and greasy. But the sourness of the pickled cucumbers is just right to relieve greasiness, and the bread also suppresses the salty taste of the pickled cucumbers. Paired with steaming hot coffee, it has a unique flavor.

It rained until after three o'clock. Not knowing how Trelawny and Charles were doing in the wild, Zhou Zheng decided to walk around the town to see if he could find out anything.