Wilderness Redemption Tour

After helping Hosea temporarily put the bear skin in the carriage, the three of them came to Pearson's dining car to enjoy dinner together.

"What are you going to do about Lenny? I heard you were going to take him out for some entertainment?" Hosea asked Arthur as he took his plate from the dining car.

"That's right. For young people, the best way to relax is to have some fun. I'll take him to the bar in town later and do some other things. We won't be back tonight. Tomorrow we'll go directly to Strawberry Town to rescue Micah. If everything goes well, we'll be back tomorrow night."

"You can take him out for a drink. I won't worry about you anymore. Your lives are more important. As for Micah, save him if you can. Don't force it if you can't. I think Dutch will understand by then."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Today's dinner was also stewed meat, but this time Pearson should have listened to Lin Yan's advice and added apples to it, so today's broth not only has a strong meaty flavor, but also has a hint of sweetness and the fragrance of apples. Lin Yan, who didn't eat too much at noon, ate three servings in a row before he put down the plate in his hand with satisfaction.

During the meal just now, Lin Yan saw Sadie coming back. But he was just busy eating meat and didn't say hello to her. Now that dinner was over, he found Sadie sitting on a rock outside the camp looking at the scenery and asked, "Mrs. Adler, how do you feel today?"

Sadie, who was sitting on a smooth stone and looking at the scenery, turned her head and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "There's no better time than today. Do you want to hear how I treated that person?"

When Lin Yan heard this, he waved his hands and said, "Forget it. Just be happy. You don't have to share the process with me."

Sadie burst out laughing when she saw Lin Yan's reaction. "Really? I thought you were interested in the process. If you don't want to hear it, forget it. I heard that you went hunting with Arthur and Hosea. How was it? What were the results?"

Lin Yan first said with an exaggerated expression, "It's absolutely wonderful!" Then he walked over and sat next to Sadie, as if he had opened a chatterbox, and began to describe to Sadie vividly how they found the traces of the bear, how they made bait, how the bear escaped from under their noses, how he and Arthur found the bear and successfully killed it, and how Arthur peeled off the entire bear skin. "

Sadie looked at the scenery in the distance and listened carefully. After Lin Yan finished speaking, she said with a smile on her face, "It was a really exciting experience. The largest animal I have ever hunted since I was a child is a white-tailed deer. As for bears, I only dared to watch them from a distance when I encountered them."

Then Sadie changed the subject and said, "Do you have anything to do tonight? How about we go to town and have some fun?"

"Are you going to town too?" Lin Yan said in surprise.

"Oh? Who else is going?"

"Lenny seemed to be frightened when he came back from Strawberry Town last night. Arthur said he would take him to the bar in town tonight to have some fun."

"Arthur isn't going with you this time? I always thought you two were inseparable."

Lin Yan said with difficulty: "That being said, I'm not very good at drinking. I'm afraid I'll get drunk after just a little bit, so I plan to refuse him. But Arthur just said that he wants to stay in the town tonight, and he plans to go directly to Strawberry Town from there to rescue Micah tomorrow. To be honest, I also want to go with him..."

Sadie smiled and said, "Then let's go together later. We'll stay in town for one night and go to Strawberry Town together tomorrow. But I don't want to save this Micah. He gives me a different feeling from the other people in the gang. From the day I met him, I felt that he was no different from those robbers who killed people and robbed them."

Lin Yan frowned when he heard Sadie describe Micah like this. Although Sadie had a bad temper before and said a lot of unpleasant things, she had never described her dislike for anyone so clearly, even towards Aunt Susan and Pearson who had quarreled with her. Combined with Arthur's attitude towards Micah in his previous speech, Lin Yan felt that Micah was indeed not very likable. "Really? I haven't had much contact with Micah, and I don't know what's the difference between him and other people in the gang." He said.

"In any case, you should have less contact with him. It's best to stay as far away from him as possible. Let's not talk about him anymore. When are we leaving?"

"Let's go find Arthur now. I think it's about time now."

The two walked into the camp, and Lin Yan saw Arthur and Lenny sitting at the table talking about something. Then Arthur stood up, patted Lenny's arm, and pulled him up.

"Ah, Jamie, you're here." Arthur turned around and saw Lin Yan and Sadie walking towards him. "I was just looking for you. Come on, let's go have some fun with Lenny."

"Uh... Arthur, Mrs. Sadie... Adler said she also wanted to go to town to relax." Lin Yan was so flustered that he almost called out Sadie's name.

"Sadie?" Arthur thought about it for a moment and understood the reason. He nodded. "Okay, then we'll go together."

While leading the horse, Arthur secretly asked Lin Yan: "Have you told Sadie that we are going to Strawberry Town to rescue Micah tomorrow?"

Lin Yan untied the reins and said, "Yes, she said she would go and take a look, but she would not help save Maika."

Arthur sighed and said, "Well, I understand that she doesn't like Micah, but it's always good to have more people when taking action."

The four of them mounted their horses and, under the moonlight, set out on their journey to Valentine to have some fun.

"Lenny, you haven't told me in detail how Micah was caught." As soon as he left the Horseshoe Lookout, Arthur asked Lenny about the details of the incident.

"Don't mention it. That day, before Bill, Micah and I arrived in Strawberry Town, we met a group of people. Micah knew one of the guys, so he asked Bill and me to wait for him in the hotel in Strawberry Town and get some information. We waited for him in Strawberry Town for a whole day, and Micah showed up drunk at noon the next day. As soon as he showed up, he dragged us to buy some wine. Strawberry Town didn't sell alcohol. I don't know what Micah was thinking at the time. After learning that the town didn't sell alcohol, his anger was ignited like a match, and then he started shooting indiscriminately. The police came soon, and they subdued the crazy Micah. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Bill and me, but Bill saw the police catch Micah, so he shot at the police. As a result, you can imagine what happened next. We fought hard to escape back."

"Hehe, Micah and Bill, one likes to cause trouble, and the other has no brains. It seems that it is a mistake to put them together. Well, I will take care of the next thing. Now, let's completely forget about these two idiots and have a good drink. Don't worry about getting drunk. We don't have to go back to the camp tonight."

"It's drinking again. This all started with drinking."

"But drinking can really make you forget your troubles and give you courage, you have to admit that. Come on, Lenny, tonight you have not only me, but also Jamie and Sadie to accompany you."

"Well, I hope there won't be any more trouble." Lenny said weakly.

Arthur took the three of them to the door of Valentine's Smithfield Tavern and said, "Lenny, Jamie, Sadie, go in and have a couple of drinks first. I have something to do. It's related to rescuing Micah tomorrow. You go in and wait for me first."

It was related to rescuing Micah tomorrow. What could happen in this town that was related to rescuing people in Strawberry Town? Seeing that Arthur didn't say it clearly, Lin Yan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Okay, business is more important. You go first, we'll go in and wait for you." Lenny said as he tied the horse.

The tavern was obviously more lively at night than during the day, and some townspeople who had finished work would choose to have a drink in the tavern. The three of them found an empty table and sat down. Sadie shouted to the bartender in a rough voice: "Hey, here, three bottles of beer and three glasses first."

Seeing that Sadie chose the beer with the lowest alcohol content, Lin Yan asked in confusion: "Aren't we drinking whiskey or brandy today?"

Sadie pointed at the people drinking around and said, "Look, almost everyone here has a bottle of beer, which means the beer brewed here tastes good. Let's try it first to liven up the atmosphere."

Lenny took over the conversation and continued, "Hey, I heard from Bill before that they smashed up the tavern when they first came to town, and I don't want us to get drunk and cause trouble here today. I mean myself, I'm not a very good drinker, so we'd better drink less. I think this beer is good, let's drink it tonight."

Lin Yan looked at Lenny and thought, "You really have to control yourself." Didn't Bill tell you that this was the bar that was smashed to pieces? The window behind you was probably repaired in the past two days. It wasn't fixed when we came last time.

After the bartender brought the wine and glasses, Sadie, who rarely interacted with people in the gang, changed her image and became the one who livened up the atmosphere of the party, pouring wine, clinking glasses, pouring wine again, and clinking glasses again. Soon, the three of them finished the bottles of beer in their hands.

While they were waiting for the bartender to serve their drinks, Arthur pushed open the door and entered the pub to join them.

Lin Yan waited for Arthur to sit down before asking him, "How is it going?"

"It wasn't very successful, but it was about what I expected. Anyway, our plans for tomorrow should be a little easier."

"That's good."

It seems that Arthur should go to Sheriff Malloy. That's right, besides the sheriffs in the same system, who else can help this operation? I don't know to what extent Sheriff Malloy is willing to help. It would be great if he could get Micah back directly from the Strawberry Town Sheriff. However, from Arthur's tone, Sheriff Malloy should not do so, but he also provided some help.

Arthur saw the bartender bringing beer, so he picked up a bottle and said, "Are we drinking beer today? I have no objection, as long as everyone is happy."

Then he pulled over the bartender who was about to leave, took out a $10 bill and put it on his tray and said, "Give us some more, one case first."

Micah was still a little unhappy at this time. Arthur saw his look and said, "Lenny, if you have any concerns, tell us. Don't keep them in your heart. If you keep doing this for a long time, you will get sick."

"Arthur, I've seen a lot of crazy people over the years, but I've never seen someone like Micah. He seems to know a lot of people out there. I mean, does he really treat us as family? You know, Micah never stays overnight in the camp. Even if there were one or two times, I made a point of observing him. You know, even in the camp at night, he would sit by the campfire all night and never sleep."

At this point Lenny bit the cork off the bottle and took a sip. "I'm worried that Micah isn't on the same page as us."

Arthur also took a sip of wine and said, "Lenny, you can think about some things, but don't talk about them casually. Since Dutch asked us to rescue Micah, it means he acknowledges Micah's status in the gang. Even though I don't like this guy, it's better not to doubt others' loyalty without sufficient reason."

"Well, I hope I'm overthinking it."

"Hey! I was wondering what you two were talking about when you were having such a great time, leaving Jamie and me behind and whispering to each other." Sadie protested in dissatisfaction when she saw Arthur and Lenny each holding a bottle of beer, talking and drinking, completely ignoring her and Lin Yan.

"Ha, our 'Goddess of Vengeance' has objections. Come on, Lenny, Jamie, let's toast to Sadie's successful revenge."

Lin Yan took out a bottle of beer from the box brought by the bartender, raised the bottle with Arthur and Lenny and said, "Cheers to Sadie!"

Then Arthur turned to Lin Yan and said, "If it weren't for Jamie, Sadie, your road to revenge wouldn't be so satisfying. We should also toast Jamie."

Then Lin Yan saw several people raise their bottles again and shout, "Cheers to Jamie!"

Then Arthur looked at Lenny and said, "Lenny's successful escape is also something worth celebrating. Let's toast to Lenny again."

A voice rang out again at the table: "Cheers to Lenny!"

Tonight's drinking party was hosted by the lively Arthur at one moment and Sadie at another, who was unusually host. In this joyful atmosphere, accompanied by the piano in the pub, everyone drank bottle after bottle of beer, from the table to under the table, and the bar, porch, and stairs were filled with everyone's cheerful laughter.

On the way, except for Lin Yan, the other three people used the excuse of going to the bathroom. Lin Yan, who drank the least, also felt the urge to urinate. When he arrived at the bathroom and saw that it was crowded, he felt a little out of control, so he opened the back door of the pub, found a place to take off his pants and started to release himself.

Just when Lin Yan was about to empty his inventory, a woman's soft voice came from upstairs: "Hey! Sir!"

Lin Yan didn't think the other party was calling him. He pulled up his pants and was about to enter the pub again.

"Hey! The gentleman in the windbreaker downstairs!"

Lin Yan raised his head in confusion, and saw a woman wearing a corset leaning over the railing and waving at him. Seeing Lin Yan looking up at her, she quickly said, "Yes, sir, it's you! Can you come up?"