America 1881: Legend of the West

Things in Shepherd Town have come to an end.

The circus detectives were ready to leave.

When Chen Jianqiu passed by the camp, they were dismantling the gallows and transporting the dismantled materials to the caravan.

Chen Jianqiu dismounted and walked into the camp with Sean.

"crash"

Bald threw a pile of wood from his shoulder onto the caravan.

He clapped his hands and turned around to see Chen Jianqiu.

"Oh, it's you." The bald head seemed to be smiling.

Chen Jianqiu is a little strange.

The bald man was obviously smiling, but he felt a little uncomfortable, as if it was purely a physical discomfort.

"What, you still want to have another boxing match?" He glanced at his bald head.

The bald man shook his head: "If I don't fight now, you have figured out my boxing skills. When I go back, I will practice a new set before I fight you."

Chen Jianqiu became a little interested:

"Why did Pinkerton fire you in the first place?"

"He killed a witness." The one-armed old man came out of the tent.

He came to Chen Jianqiu and stretched out a hand to the Chinese: "Seth Brown, just call me Brown."

Chen Jianqiu shook his hand:

"Where's the little girl with twin tails? Why haven't you seen her?"

"Oh, I didn't expect that the famous Mr. Chen would also miss me." The twin ponytails jumped out of nowhere and said with a playful smile.

Honestly speaking, the appearance of the twin tails is not too ugly. At first glance, it is difficult to imagine that this baby-faced woman is already in her thirties.

"I want to eat apples, can't I?" Chen Jianqiu said with a smile.

"Where's her man?" He stretched his neck and shouted towards the camp, "Come out and take care of your woman, she's seducing the man!"

The twintails pouted and left.

"Annie Oakley." Brown looked at the back of the twin-tailed figure and said her name, "nicknamed 'Baby Face'."

He pointed at the bald head again: "His name is Jaylen Duren, nicknamed 'The Executioner'. Sometimes his attacks are not serious."

"What a talent." Chen Jianqiu said with emotion, "To make a long story short, are you interested in joining the Border Detective Agency?"

"Well, I thought you looked down upon our level." Brown smiled awkwardly.

"The company will regularly pay you for case handling expenses and wages. Except for tasks issued by the headquarters, you can take on tasks yourself at other times."

Chen Jianqiu made an offer that Brown could not refuse.

"So what other requirements are there?" the old man asked.

"This team of yours will be called the 'Circus Branch'. It will continue to tour the country as a circus, and send a telegram every other week to inform the headquarters of your exact location."

"no problem."

After accepting the circus detectives, Chen Jianqiu returned to Roosevelt's ranch.

He prepared to bid farewell to Roosevelt.

However, when he walked into the house, he found boxes placed in the living room.

Roosevelt was packing.

"Are you ready to go home?" Chen Jianqiu asked, looking at the box on the ground.

"Yes, Alice was frightened. I'll take her back to New York first."

"This place should be as bad as possible for her."

Roosevelt took the picture frame off the mantelpiece, wiped it with a cloth, folded it up, and put it in the box.

"The ranch case has been solved, and I finally have an explanation for the people in this town."

"I will transfer the people here gradually. The mayoral election in New York City is about to begin. I have to go back and prepare."

"Well, I came here to tell you that we are also preparing to withdraw." Chen Jianqiu leaned against the door and said.

"Oh? Then let's set out together tomorrow." Roosevelt straightened up and laughed.

The nearest train station is in Bismarck, more than two hundred kilometers away.

They still have to walk some distance.

The next morning a carriage was parked outside the ranch house.

The groom is a seemingly honest and reliable person.

The lessons learned by Pinker and Catherine made Roosevelt more wary of people here.

But with Chen Jianqiu here, Roosevelt thought there would be no problem.

This carriage was for Alice to sit in and store her luggage.

Roosevelt and Chen Jianqiu rode horses together.

Birds also rushed back from the reservation to join them.

There was a bow and arrow and a quiver on his shoulders. Apparently, these were souvenirs left to him by the old Sitting Bull.

After everything was ready, they set off.

After walking eastward for dozens of kilometers along the road, some changes occurred in the surrounding environment and landforms.

There were fewer exposed ground and ravines, more trees and grass, and at the same time, some mountains appeared ahead.

"It's rough country ahead," Roosevelt said, pointing to the mountains.

Everyone walked forward for a while until they entered a valley.

It was already evening. Chen Jianqiu and Roosevelt discussed it and decided to set up camp here for the night.

Because if you go further, you will have to enter the mountains.

They were okay, but Alice in the carriage couldn't stand it anymore.

After a long journey, the little girl's face showed fatigue.

After setting up a tent and lighting a bonfire, Chen Jianqiu took his pump-action shotgun and prepared to go out with Feiniao to find water sources and catch some prey for dinner.

When Roosevelt learned they were going hunting, he immediately grabbed his gun.

"How can you go hunting without calling me?" he said enthusiastically.

So, the hunting team became Chen Jianqiu and Roosevelt, while Feiniao and Sean stayed in the camp to take care of Alice, and also looked at the groom.

The valley is extremely beautiful at sunset.

It was spring at this time, and the trees in the mountains grew new green leaves. Various unnamed flowers bloomed in the mountains and fields. Under the reflection of the setting sun, the entire valley was decorated with colors.

Roosevelt was an experienced hunter.

As he walked with Chen Jianqiu, he searched everywhere for traces of prey.

Soon, he found a set of hoof prints on the ground.

This was left by a deer, from the mark, not long after the prey left.

The two followed the trail, and a pile of deer dung along the way confirmed Roosevelt's idea.

They walked into a thick bush.

Suddenly, Chen Jianqiu raised his head.

He seemed to hear the sound of gurgling water coming from the direction directly in front of him.

He pulled Roosevelt to squat down together, and then gently pushed aside the branches in front of him.

Sure enough, there is a small river in front.

Downstream of the river, there was a deer standing by the river, lowering its head to drink the water in the river.

Roosevelt's eyes flashed with excitement behind his spectacles.

He winked at Chen Jianqiu beside him.

However, Chen Jianqiu's attention seemed not to be on his side, nor on the deer by the river.

He seemed to be listening to something with all his concentration, his eyes wandering in other directions.

Seeing that Chen Jianqiu didn't respond, Roosevelt put the barrel of the gun in his hand out of the bushes and pointed it at the deer by the river.

The deer, unaware that it had become a target, raised its nose, and water droplets dripped from its wet nose into the water.

It turned its ears and looked around, as if it felt something.

Just when Roosevelt was about to pull the trigger.

Sudden.

There was a rustling sound from the bushes, and then, a black shadow suddenly jumped out.

It's a mountain lion.

It rushed over at a speed that ordinary people could not see, leaped high only a few yards away from Roosevelt, showed its sharp claws and fangs, and pounced on the prey.

"boom!"

A loud gunshot echoed through the valley.

The birds in the forest soared into the air and flew into the air; the deer by the river were frightened and ran away without a trace in an instant;

Also disturbed were various other animals drinking water by the river.

It was as if a still picture was instantly activated, with hares and some squirrels scurrying around.

The puma fell from the air. Chen Jianqiu took a step forward and shot it in the head again to ensure that the big cat would stop moving.

Roosevelt regained his composure. He glanced at the puma carcass on the ground and subconsciously touched his neck.

"Oh my God, you saved my life again." Roosevelt gave Chen Jianqiu a thumbs-up gesture, "If I become the president of the United States, I will definitely hire you as my bodyguard."

Chen Jianqiu raised his eyebrows:

"It's a word."

Looking at Chen Jianqiu's expression, Roosevelt felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell where it was.

Chen Jianqiu put away the shotgun.

He walked over to the mountain lion carcass, bent down, and lifted the body onto his shoulders.

"Mr. Roosevelt, our dinner today is puma meat!"