America 1881: Legend of the West

The meeting ended quickly.

Brannan smiled and put each rich man into the carriage and watched them leave.

Chen Jianqiu is the last one.

He came out of the stable holding the playful Black Carrot by its ears.

"I'm asking you to relax. I'm not asking you to harm other people's mare. Whose responsibility will it be if it's born?"

Chen Jianqiu rolled his eyes and cursed into Black Carrot's ears.

Black Carrot is not afraid of anything, he dares to go through bullets and rain, and he dares to fight against wolves alone, but he has no temper at all in front of this master.

It drooped its head, "chirped" twice, and carried Chen Jianqiu to the gate.

"Mr. Chen, don't forget to come over next week."

Brannan smiled and waved at him.

Chen Jianqiu took off his hat and saluted in return, then turned around and left Brannan's house.

Seeing Chen Jianqiu's back disappearing at the end of the road, the smile on Brannan's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a sinking expression.

"Mr. Brannan, you know that this man is closely related to the California Knights of Labor, why don't you expose him directly at the meeting."

asked the waiter on the side.

But his tone didn't have the humility of a servant treating his master.

This waiter is the one who closed the door just now. He unbuttoned the collar of his clothes.

Obviously the clothes didn't fit him well and he wasn't used to wearing them.

His gray beard was a bit messy and fluffy, and his face was lined with furrows.

This makes him look a bit beaten up.

"It's not because you can't find any tangible evidence until now!" Brannan was a little unhappy. "No wonder he forced you out of California."

"Sorry, Mr. Brannan."

The waiter said he was apologizing, but there was no sign of apology on his face.

Brannan's procrastination and probing without showing his hand would expose the presence of an undercover agent in the Knights of Labor.

But it's also possible that he doesn't care about people who aren't Brannan's.

"This man is very powerful. We still can't find any evidence that he set a fire in San Francisco and blamed Pinkerton. If the Border Detective Agency hadn't expanded so fast, I might not be able to understand it now."

"Like what it is now?" Brannan said with a hint of sarcasm. "It's quite ironic when you think about it. The Knights of Labor, which started with PAI, actually relied on Chinese workers to unify the unions in California."

He finally glanced at the waiter.

"What? Do you still want to go back to California through this matter?"

The waiter shook his head: "Don't worry, we are very professional, one code after another. Since we have accepted your money, we will do your job well."

"As for our debt with him, we will settle it slowly."

Brannan adjusted his clothes: "It's best to contact your undercover agent quickly and ask him to find evidence."

After that, he turned around and walked back to his mansion.

However, the waiter did not leave.

He looked in the direction Chen Jianqiu was leaving and didn't speak for a long time.

Pinkerton's founder, Mr. Alan Pinkerton, died two years ago.

The Irish cooper bit his tongue after falling down on his way out, and died from an infected wound (author's note: it's true!).

His two sons were too caught up in the fight for control of the detective agency to care about the West.

Plus the explosive expansion of the Frontier Detective Agency in the West.

The Pinkerton Detective Agency has been completely squeezed out of the West.

After the old man disguised as a waiter heard that his apprentice was kicked out of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, he was already enjoying his retirement life on the ranch and decided to come out again.

As one of the earliest employees of Pinkerton Detective Agency in the west, he couldn't bear to see the country he built with his own hands lost.

He is the only one of the original Pinkerton "Three Heroes of the West" who is still alive: Hellman.

"Chen Jianqiu, you killed my brother and deposed my apprentice. I will settle our debt with you this time!"

"Ah!"

Chen Jianqiu sneezed.

He sat on the sofa in the living room of Hanif's house and said nothing.

Hanif standing aside felt a little guilty.

His wife came over with a cup of coffee.

Hanif took the coffee from his wife's hand and carefully handed it to Chen Jianqiu's hand.

Chen Jianqiu took the coffee.

Hanif's heart dropped halfway.

If you're willing to take your own coffee, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

But then Chen Jianqiu's words made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up again.

"Did you know that there was a mole in Holly?" Chen Jianqiu took a sip of coffee and stared directly at Hanif. "All plans and matters related to the strike have been leaked."

Hanif suddenly felt cold all over his body.

"It's impossible. My undercover agents have been watching. Anyone who has access to the core plan of the strike will be closely watched." He murmured in a low voice.

"Give me the information on the three undercover agents you have with Holly." Chen Jianqiu ordered.

Hanif did not dare to neglect and walked quickly to his study.

After a while, he came out with three brown paper bags in his hand.

Chen Jianqiu took the three paper bags from Hanif's hand.

Each paper bag was sealed tightly with wax, and there was a layer of dust-like stuff artificially sprinkled on it. It could be seen as long as someone moved it slightly.

"Letter opener." Chen Jianqiu stretched out his hand to Hanif.

The paper bag was opened, and Chen Jianqiu was sitting on the sofa, drinking coffee and browsing the information of the three undercover agents.

Neville Duncan, formerly known as Mark Simon, was a senior undercover agent of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and was personally recruited by Hanif.

He originally worked in the gold mines in Utah and near Sacramento, and also worked for the Pacific Railroad as a miner and railroad worker. He has rich experience and is now a longshoreman.

Chen Jianqiu noticed that Hanif made a note in very small handwriting under his information: This person is greedy for money.

Andre Gordon, formerly known as Unknown, Fitter, and former Pinkerton Detective Agency informant, was on the line as a Pinkerton detective, and after the detective was hired by Hanif, the line became the Frontier Detective Agency.

Originally, according to the rules, this line was a hidden line, and only the detective and the informant knew their identities.

But as luck would have it, the detective resigned and was going home to inherit the family fortune, so this line fell directly into Hanif's hands.

Rhian Bowen, lumberjack.

This man was really a genuine worker. Hanif met him when he was helping the owner of the lumberyard to deal with the surrounding gangsters.

Hanif found Bowen to be courageous and resourceful, with the only drawback being that he was sometimes a bit extreme.

This is one of the reasons why he was able to sneak into the Knights of Labor.

Chen Jianqiu finished reading the information of these three people.

Judging from the descriptions in the information, these three people have their own problems:

Duncan is greedy for money, Bowen is extreme, and Gordon is the one Hanif is least aware of among the three.

Chen Jianqiu stuffed the information back into the bag and looked at Hanif with an expressionless expression.

Hanif was so scared that he was shocked.

An idea suddenly occurred to him.

After reading the information of these three people, the boss wouldn't think that he was the undercover one, would he?

But Hanif did have his reasons for choosing these three people.

Firstly, they had been lurking in the Knights of Labor for a long time, although they did not get along well due to various reasons; secondly, in his opinion, the business abilities of these three people were pretty good, and they at least helped Holly unify the California union organization.

On some level.

These three people are the most suitable candidates.

Fortunately, Chen Jianqiu did not continue to embarrass Hanif.

He handed the three paper bags to Hanif and made what he considered the most unwise request at the moment:

"Arrange a meeting between Holly and me."