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

I went to pick up the horse first. It seemed that the stable workers took good care of him. They tipped him generously and led the horse around the street.

Trelawney said that among the nearby states, except for Saint Denis, Blackwater was the most like a modern town. As for Valentine and so on, in his eyes, it was just a larger rural area.

Zhou Zheng walked around the center of the town. His skin color attracted a lot of attention, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.

There are many shops here, and there are even novelties such as cinemas and photo studios that have just become popular. Zhou Zheng really wanted to see what the movies of this era were like, but he had to suppress his curiosity because he had other things to do.

To the east of the town is a wharf, which is the largest deep-water wharf nearby. All goods traveling by water will be loaded onto and off the ship from here. It is precisely because of the existence of this port that Blackwater Town is extremely prosperous.

There were a lot of police at the port. At that time, Dutch and the others robbed a banknote transport ship that had just arrived at the port, so this area became the focus of the police. In addition to the ones standing guard at fixed points, a small group of police officers would patrol around every once in a while. . He looked ready.

Walking slowly along the shore of the port, large and small ships are loading and unloading goods at the port all the time. Manpower is still used here. Many workers work as coolies at the dock, most of them are black people.

Although these black people got rid of their slave status, due to discrimination and poverty, they were not able to live a good life and still did the same work as before.

The north side of the town is a wealthy area, and nothing can be seen in the distance except the towering courtyard walls. The place was heavily guarded. Zhou Zheng just walked around the area before several security guards came forward to drive him away. The method was simple and crude, and they directly raised their guns to tell him to get out.

There is also a cathedral here and several small courtyards. More than a dozen guards guarded a small courtyard. When he walked past the door, the guards in front of the door stared closely at Zhou Zheng.

For fear of attracting the attention of the guards, Zhou Zheng did not dare to look further. After walking a little further, he made a circle and came to the back door of the courtyard. He found that there were people guarding here, including people standing guard on the courtyard walls.

Zhou Zheng looked around. The roof of the church was very high. If he could climb up, he should be able to see what was going on inside.

There were many people in the church. This was Zhou Zheng's first time coming to church. In his previous life, his colleagues had invited him to go to church to worship together. When he showed a small red notebook, no one said this again.

Looking around curiously, a group of people sat inside and bowed their heads in prayer. Zhou Zheng didn't believe this either, so he pretended to sit and imitate the behavior of the people next to him.

Seeing Zhou Zheng as a stranger, a man who looked like a priest stepped forward and asked if he was the lost lamb of the Lord. Hearing this, Zhou Zheng also sweated profusely and hurriedly changed the topic and asked where the bathroom was.

The pastor looked at him with a strange look, but politely pointed the way to him.

The bathroom is at the back of the church, facing the well-guarded yard. It seems that God has helped me.

Zhou Zheng carefully climbed onto the roof of the bathroom, then jumped onto the roof of the church. He hid under the eaves of a roof, picked up a telescope and looked into the yard. There was a camp inside, and there were only a few people in the camp. Guarding, it looks like he should be a bounty hunter.

There was an iron cage in the middle of the camp, and a person was locked inside. Zhou Zheng observed it carefully and realized that it must be Sean. The man had red hair like a traffic light.

I didn't dare to stay longer. If this was discovered, it would be over. Although it was not good news, at least there was news and an explanation.

As soon as he turned back to the church, the priest came up to him again. Seeing that he was so polite, Zhou Zheng didn't want to disgrace him, and he didn't want to attract attention, so he had to sit aside and listen for a long time.

In the end, he spent money to buy an indulgence coupon or something. Anyway, it went in his left ear and out his right ear, and he threw it into the trash can as soon as he left the church door.

Zhou Zheng got on his horse and walked towards the center of the town, intending to buy some delicious food for them. He couldn't just spend so much time on his own and forget about his brother.

By the time they arrived at the place where they camped yesterday, it was already noon. Trelawney was still sleeping soundly in the camp, and Charles was not there, probably on sentry duty nearby.

Without disturbing Trelawny, Zhou Zheng walked around the area and found Charles on a hillside not far away. He was squatting on the hillside holding a telescope and looking at the town from a distance.

"Hey, brother, I think I found Sean's trace."

Charles looked surprised. He didn't expect Zhou Zheng to find Sean so quickly.

The two went back to the camp and woke Trelawney up. Zhou Zheng told them the situation there in detail. Trelawney said without hesitation: "This is a trap. This is the bait used to lure us."

"That's right, even if we rush in to rescue Sean, we can't even think of leaving Blackwater Town. The nearby police and Pinkerton will be able to surround us in an instant." Charles also agreed with this view. Just relying on the strength of the three of them, we can't even get out of Blackwater Town. There was no way to save Sean, not even with all the fighting power in the gang.

The three of them had nothing to do, so they each sat by the campfire and ate what Zhou Zheng had brought back. Trelawney thought for a while and said: "I still have some friends in the town. I went to them to inquire about the news. Zhou, you'd better go back quickly and tell Dutch the news and ask him to send someone to support. "

It's only been a day since my butt was still warm, so I had to go back again. I sighed in my heart, but that was all.

After the three of them finished eating, they said goodbye to each other and then dispersed. Zhou Zheng hurriedly hurriedly, who knew how long Sean would be imprisoned, maybe he would be hanged tomorrow, although he did not know this young man. But what can I say, if he is caught one day, he will definitely want someone to run for him outside.

It was getting dark, and it seemed that we wouldn't be able to reach the camp today. We had already traveled all day, and even if I wasn't tired, the horse would be overwhelmed.

There is a crossing bridge ahead. As long as you cross the bridge, you will almost reach the camp. But this bridge is not easy to cross. It is a railway bridge with only railroad tracks on it. If you are halfway up it and a train comes, you will have no other choice but to jump into the river.

Zhou Zheng thought it would be best to take a rest here and check the situation. After all, it would be too far to take a detour, and safety could not be guaranteed. He was alone. If he met someone cutting off the road, it would be the end.

After coming down, he led the horse to a small forest not far from the railway track. Zhou Zheng was preparing to camp here, rest for a while, and wait to see the situation tomorrow.

There are hills all around here, so I randomly found a flat ground and lit a fire, ready to spend the night.

Leaning next to the fire, Zhou Zheng took out his food and prepared to roast it on the fire.

Suddenly, Zhou Zheng heard a rustling sound coming from behind him. It was not loud, and he would not have been able to hear it if he had not had good ears.

Zhou Zheng pretended to be nonchalant, quietly grabbed the pistol in his hand, opened the bullet chamber, looked at the five golden bullets inside, and filled the last gap.

Close your eyes and listen carefully to the sounds behind you. There were people directly behind, and there were voices from the left rear and right rear, at least three people. My heart was pounding and my hands started to sweat.

I don't know who is on the other side, but I am sure he has bad intentions. He is really afraid of whatever comes his way. He is really a crow's mouth.

I couldn't help but feel a little regretful. I should have been more vigilant, but the situation was urgent and I had to find a way.