America 1881: Legend of the West

In the Governor's Palace, the potbellied Gutierrez paced back and forth.

This mansion originally belonged to a Spanish governor, but since the governor withdrew, it has belonged to the Gutierrez family.

There were almost no major changes in the furnishings in the room, except that the flag hanging on the wall was changed from the Spanish Empire to the Mexican Republic, then to the Mexican Empire, then to the Second French Empire, and finally to the Mexican Federation. Republic.

Although the political power outside has changed one after another, the Gutierrez family has remained unchanged in Juarez.

In the opinion of the current head of the family, Gutierrez, it's just a bullshit song title and a matter of changing the national flag.

But now, he encountered a little problem.

The first is that the eldest son of the Romero family has returned under the banner of Diaz. This boy controls the rural patrol team and is at odds with him everywhere.

The second one is that he is over fifty years old and has no children except a spoiled daughter.

Gutierrez felt that his body and energy were not what they used to be.

Back then, I peed three feet in the wind, but now I peed one shoe in the wind.

He felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"How did Thiago die?"

Gutierrez suddenly stopped, raised his head and looked at the officer standing in front of him, and asked.

Alvarez was still in a fugue, and was pulled back from the fantasy world by his boss's voice, and he stammered:

"He was stabbed to death. In the confessional of the church, right in the cubicle next to the eldest lady's confessional."

Gutierrez frowned, not satisfied with his subordinate's reaction:

"Why was he there? Where was Ariana? Didn't you notice at all during the process?"

Alvarez shook his head. He did not dare to tell Gutierrez that the young lady could not say anything but scream when she mentioned this matter.

"Well, there was also a priest who was also knocked unconscious. He was stuffed in another cubicle." He added, "However, he said that after he walked into the confessional door, his vision went dark and he couldn't see anything. I no longer know."

What a bunch of rubbish.

The muscles in Gutierrez's cheek twitched.

"Do you think Thiago was killed directly inside, or was he killed and stuffed in?" He continued to pace in the room, muttering to himself.

"I think this is a threat." Perez, the butler and staff member on the side, said cautiously.

"What do you say?" Gutierrez glanced at Perez.

"The murderer means that he can touch the eldest lady at any time. This time he just kills one of our dogs to show us." Perez added in his head based on his own deduction.

Gutierrez felt that there was some truth to what the butler said.

"Who do you think it could be?" he asked.

Perez walked up to Gutierrez and whispered a name in his ear:

"Sergio Romero."

Gutierrez was silent, and he began to think seriously, from all aspects.

Alvarez and Perez looked at each other and seemed to agree on the identity of the suspect.

"Boss, otherwise I will send troops to arrest them!" the officer volunteered and said.

The wily Gutierrez shook his head:

"I don't think Sergio will fall out with us now. He is a soldier, but he is definitely not a brainless man! It is not a good idea for him to fall out with us now."

"Besides, are you ready to fight with him in the city?" Gutierrez's sharp eyes swept over Alvarez.

In this city, there is another family sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers. If I really fight with the Romero family and lose both sides, there is no guarantee that that family will not take advantage of it.

"I can sneak attack, while they are not paying attention, I..." Alvarez also wanted to regain some face, but was rudely interrupted by Gutierrez.

"Stop talking, I know what's going on."

He turned to the butler: "How are the preparations for the wedding of Ariana and that boy from the Prigo family?"

The steward respectfully said to Gutierrez:

"The specific details have been discussed with the other side and should be scheduled in two weeks. As for the location..."

"The cathedral downtown?" Gutierrez guessed.

"Um, yes, but I'm still afraid that the eldest lady will have some psychological shadow. Do you want to change the time and location?" Perez asked Gutierrez for his opinion.

"No, if the time doesn't change, I'll go talk to the eldest lady in two weeks." Gutierrez said decisively.

He must reach an alliance with the Prigo family as soon as possible. By then, he will be in an invincible position.

He gave the order to Alvarez, who was still standing in front of him:

"In the past two days, you have been keeping an eye on Sergio and his patrol! If they do anything rash, report it to me immediately!"

Gutierrez watched the butler and Alvarez leave the room.

He looked out the window, thought for a while, and then walked out of the room.

Gutierrez locked the door to the room and went down to the second floor.

He found the door to his daughter's room ajar and walked over.

The consul came to the door of his daughter's room and looked into the room along the ajar door.

His daughter was sitting on the edge of the bed, with her back to him.

She lowered her head and put her hands in front of her, not knowing what she was doing.

Gutierrez gently opened the door.

But this wooden door made a "creep" sound due to its age.

Ariana was startled by the sound.

She was like a frightened deer, scrambling,

As the Archon passed her, he noticed that she had stuffed something into her bodice.

Gutierrez did not expose his daughter's little tricks, but walked up to her.

"Ariana, your marriage to Ricardo has been decided in two weeks." He told his daughter expressionlessly.

The girl felt like she was struck by lightning.

She shook her head violently: "No, Dad, I don't want to marry him! I just want to stay with Dad!"

Gutierrez looked at his daughter with tears welling up in her eyes and felt a little soft-hearted. He said to her sincerely:

"Daughter, you have grown up and can no longer be willful. I don't want the last situation to happen again."

What he was talking about was referring to Romero's elopement with his daughter.

"Oh, no, Dad! Oh! No!" Ariana burst into tears.

She threw herself on the bed and burst into tears.

If he were an ordinary father, his heart would be broken if he saw his only daughter like this.

But Gutierrez is different. In the words of his wife, this man has no heart.

He only felt soft for a few seconds, and then he began to feel unreasonably irritated by his daughter's cries:

"Listen, Ariana, you are a member of the Gutierrez family, and then you are my daughter! On the day you get married, I don't want you to still look like this crying!"

But Ariana still lay on the bed and cried loudly, the sound getting louder and louder.

Gutierrez's expression was cold, but his heart was extremely anxious.

However, at this time, there was a sudden noise from the window, as if someone was having a fierce quarrel at the door of the yard.

"Perez! Perez!"

Gutierrez finally broke out. He opened the door to his daughter's room and yelled outside.

His roar echoed throughout the mansion.

The butler who was sorting out the wedding guest list on the first floor was startled by Gutierrez's roar. He quickly put down his work and ran to the second floor.

"What's the noise at the door?" Gutierrez's face turned pale.

The housekeeper had to go down from the second floor to the first floor to understand the situation.

After a while, he came back: "Master, it's the Crocodile Gang. They want their boss's body back."

"Get out! Let them get out!"

Gutierrez could no longer control his emotions. He told Perez word for word,

"If they don't disappear around my mansion within one minute, I will let Alvarez send them to the gallows one by one!"

His daughter alone was enough to bother him.

What's more, these are the same crocodile gang as the chamber pots, without their leader.