Wilderness Redemption Tour

Lin Yan was restrained by the crowd and could not move. After hearing Arthur's heavenly voice, he pleaded, "Mr. Morgan, please help me."

Before he finished speaking, a bullet hit the ground beside the manager's feet. The manager was startled by the sudden gunshot, and then another bullet hit the ground beside his feet.

"You're the manager Jamie mentioned, right?" Arthur asked, pointing the gun at the manager, whose body had turned gray.

"Yes...it's me, what do you want to do?" the manager said with trembling legs.

"Of course I'm asking you to let him go. Otherwise, what? Blow your head off?"

"Dangdangdang... Of course not. We can talk it out. If he wants to leave, he can leave now."

"Oh? Thank you very much. Jamie, let's go."

Lin Yan broke free from the crowd's hands, gave the manager a last look of contempt, and then swaggered out of the circus with Arthur.

"Mr. Morgan, thank you very much for what I did just now. The manager saw that I gave him $20 and tried to blackmail me. I got so angry that I beat him up."

"Well done, Jamie. I didn't expect you to learn the ways of gang members as soon as you joined. Should I praise you?"

"Hehe." Lin Yan scratched his head and felt that he had freedom for the first time.

"I'll take you back to the camp now. My horse is in front of the tavern."

Just as Lin Yan followed Arthur to retrieve his horse, the door of the grocery store next to the tavern was pushed open, and two people walked out one after the other. Seeing Arthur untying the reins, one of them said, "I see you are making new friends again, Arthur."

Lin Yan looked up and saw two men in black tuxedos walking towards them. The leader had a slightly red face and skin, a small black mole on his left cheek, a Zappa-style beard, and a black felt hat.

"Arthur, look who's acting so sneaky." The man in front opened his seat to let Arthur see the person behind him.

"Josiah Trelawney." Arthur calmly said a name.

"That's right." The man whose name Arthur called took off his top hat and bowed to him like a gentleman.

"Dutch, you're just in time. I was just thinking of looking for you. Let me introduce you. The person next to me is Jamie, Jamie Custer. Jamie, this is the leader of our gang, Dutch van der Linde. As for the one behind him, his name is Josiah. He is a liar. You should be careful about every word he says. If you are a smart person, just don't believe a word he says."

"Hey, Arthur, I've only been away from the gang for a few days, there's no need to slander me like that." Josiah retorted dissatisfiedly.

"Hey! Josiah, I have some internal gang matters to discuss with Dutch. Could you please...step aside for a moment?" Arthur made a 'please move away' gesture to Josiah.

Seeing that Josiah was about to retort, Dutch on the side spoke up: “Josiah, go over there and wait for me for a while, I’ll be there later.”

Since the gang leader had spoken, Josiah did not bother with Arthur anymore. When he passed by Lin Yan, he smiled and said "see you later" to Lin Yan, and walked straight to the Valentine Savings Bank in the middle of the street.

When he walked away, Dutch asked Arthur, "Arthur, what do you want to talk to me about? Have you collected any important information?"

Arthur shook his head, patted Lin Yan on the back, motioned him to step forward, and then said to Dutch: "Dutch, Jamie saved my life on the street today. It was Mike Michelson who did it. The wanted criminal I caught five years ago escaped from prison. He shot me on the second floor of the St. Thomas Hotel today, and thanks to Jamie, I fell to the ground and avoided the bullet. Bill and Charles caught him upstairs in the hotel, and we handed him over to the sheriff here."

"Oh, God bless you." Dutch stroked his chest, pretending to be scared. Then he took off the black felt hat on his head, bowed to Lin Yan, and said, "Thank you for saving Arthur. He is an indispensable person in the gang. I can't imagine how the gang can survive without him."

"Dutch, Jamie wants to join us. I didn't agree rashly, so I wanted to ask for your opinion." Arthur told him the purpose of looking for him.

"Join us?" Dutch frowned, thought for a moment, and then said to Arthur: "Arthur, come here." Then he said politely to Lin Yan: "Mr. Custer, please allow us to discuss it."

Lin Yan thought, could he suspect that someone had deliberately set up a trap to infiltrate you? But he still smiled politely at Daqi and nodded.

Dutch pulled Arthur aside, and Lin Yan had no intention of eavesdropping on their conversation. He turned around and looked at the carriages coming and going on the street. The two of them whispered for a while in the aisle between the two shops, and Arthur returned to Lin Yan with a smile on his face, patted his uninjured shoulder, and said, "Jamie, Dutch agreed, and we will be companions from now on."

Dutch smiled at him and said, "Welcome to join the Van der Linde Gang. We are a family from now on! If you have any difficulties, the gang will support you."

Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The first step of the plan was accomplished. He successfully joined the protagonist's gang. But he felt that someone was helping him. Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence? What happened to him when he saved Arthur? But he was still a little excited and imitated Dutch's behavior. He bowed to him and said, "Thank you!"

"Jamie, you and Arthur hang out. Josiah and I have something to do, so we won't go back to the gang base with you. By the way, Arthur, I see Jamie's shirt is a little dirty. Why don't you accompany him to the 'Lizzie Clothing Store' on the corner to buy him a new one? I'll put the charge on my account as a welcome gift for Jamie joining the gang." After Dutch finished speaking, he went straight to the Valentine Savings Bank that Josiah had just entered.

"Let's go too, Jamie." Arthur took the reins from Lin Yan and tied the horse back to the hitching post in front of the tavern. "I suddenly remembered that Ms. Susan asked me to bring back some spices when I left. Let's go to the grocery store and see what's here."

"Okay, Mr. Morgan." I just traveled here, and I don't know what people here ate in the late 19th century, nor do I know if it suits my taste. I'll take a look at it. Lin Yan thought immediately.

"Just call me Arthur. There's no need to be so polite among gang members. Besides, you just saved me." Arthur corrected.

Lin Yan followed Arthur into the door of Worth's Grocery Store, and Lin Yan suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. Isn't this the early People's Store in my area? All kinds of goods are piled in the hall. Just tell the salesperson what you want to buy and the salesperson will get it for you.

The ringing of the doorbell startled the boss sitting at the counter. "Sir, what would you like to order?" the plain-dressed male boss asked Arthur, the leader.

"What spices do you have here, the kind used for cooking?" Arthur described.

"Oh, we have black pepper, wild mint, thyme, and oregano. Which one do you need?" the male boss introduced attentively.

"Hmm...Give me a little of each, just enough to make up 1 pound."

While Arthur was talking to the boss, Lin Yan looked at the grocery store curiously. The shelves inside the counter were filled with food, but not fresh food, but various canned goods. Maybe it was because canned goods were easier to transport and store, Lin Yan thought. In the window inside the counter were various brands of cigarettes and cigars. This was basically the same as a modern supermarket, with high-value items sealed up. In addition to canned goods, the shelves were filled with various daily necessities, tableware, coffee percolators, and the like. Lin Yan even saw fishing gear. As for fresh vegetables, they were placed outside the counter for customers to choose from.

After hearing Arthur's request, the male boss skillfully weighed and packed the four spices, then put them in a paper bag and handed it to Arthur. "The total is 2 dollars and 20 cents."

Arthur grabbed a handful of change from his pocket, counted out the corresponding amount and handed it to the grocery store owner.

"Thank you for your patronage." The shop owner took the money and bowed to them politely.

"Okay, now all that's left is to buy you clothes. Let's ride over there and leave from that side." After going out, Arthur said to Lin Yan behind him.

"Okay. But I've never ridden a horse." Lin Yan said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's okay, just go up and get familiar with it first. Grab its mane with your left hand, support the saddle with your right hand, and step on the stirrup with your left foot. Yes, go up, that's it." Arthur said.

Arthur's horse was a reddish-brown Tennessee Galloping Horse. He helped Lin Yan, who had never ridden a horse before, onto the horse, and he also sat on it. "Now, hold the reins with both hands, press one end with your thumb, and the other end with your pinky and ring finger. Use your legs to clamp the inside of its belly, and sit up straight. Good, very good! We are off now." After telling Lin Yan the key points of riding a horse, Arthur tapped the horse's belly with his heel, and the horse walked obediently.

Lin Yan was a little nervous sitting on the horse, afraid that it would suddenly speed up or go crazy and throw him off. Arthur saw that he was a little nervous and comforted him, "Relax, Boadicea is a good girl, she is very human."

After hearing this, although Lin Yan was still extremely nervous, his body relaxed to a certain extent.

Arriving at the "Lizzie Clothing Store" at the corner of the street, Arthur explained to Lin Yan: "To stop the horse, do it like this." As he spoke, he grabbed Lin Yan's wrist and pulled his hand holding the reins back at a moderate speed. The Tennessee horse, which Arthur called Boadicea, stopped immediately after receiving the order.

Arthur jumped off the horse, and then helped Lin Yan, who had injured his shoulder, down and said, "Riding a horse is actually very simple. As long as you can keep your balance at all times, anyone can gallop on the grasslands of the West."

After Arthur had tied up his horse, Lin Yan followed him into the clothing store in this small town. Since it was spring in Valentine, winter clothes and some thicker clothes were placed in the corner of the house by the female owner of the store, while summer clothes were placed on the clothing display rack in the center of the house, and some trendy clothes were specially hung high on the counter.

"Gentlemen, would you like to buy some clothes?" The mature and charming female boss, who was wearing a dark green dress with gold edges, said to Arthur and Lin Yan who came in.

Wow, after being here for so long and seeing so many people, I finally saw a beautiful woman. The moment Lin Yan saw the female boss, he swallowed unconsciously.

"It's not me, it's him." Arthur pointed at Lin Yan behind him. "Sorry, ma'am, I'm a little dirty, how about I go out first and let my friend pick it first." Seeing that the mud on his body from the fight on the street had dried up and would fall off as soon as he moved, Arthur felt a little embarrassed in front of the beautiful lady.

"It's okay, it's okay, just sweep it later, you don't have to go out." The female boss didn't care at all that the other party had dirty the floor.

This is how business should be done! Looking at the doctor in the clinic just now, there is a world of difference. What should I do? The more I look at this lady, the more I like her. She is really beautiful and kind-hearted.

"Sir, what kind of clothes do you want to buy, sir?" The female boss walked up to Lin Yan and asked. Seeing that he didn't answer, she asked again.

"Ah? Oh, sorry, sorry." Lin Yan came back to his senses, and his face, which was pale due to blood loss, turned red. Lin Yan, have you never seen a beautiful woman? It's so embarrassing! Lin Yan reminded himself silently in his heart.

"Ahem! Uh, I need a shirt." Lin Yan blushed and pointed to the black bloodstain on the back of his shirt.

"Oh my God! Are you injured? Have you treated your wound?" The woman screamed when she saw the blood.

"I'm fine now, thank you for your concern." Lin Yan waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

"That's good." The woman seemed to be relieved and patted her chest. Lin Yan happened to see the two big white rabbits on her chest jumping twice as she patted.

Oops, there is a reaction! Lin Yan immediately took a deep breath, silently chanted in his heart, don't look at what is indecent, don't look at what is indecent, and then moved his eyes to the side.

The female boss walked to a clothing display rack, pulled out a dark blue cotton shirt, and asked Lin Yan, "What do you think of this?"

"It's okay. Can I try it?" Lin Yan thought that this kind of small shop shouldn't have many types of clothing, so he could just buy one that suits him, so he asked.

"Of course, that's the fitting room." The female boss pointed to an area blocked by a black curtain in the corner of the room.

Lin Yan took the clothes from the female boss, came behind the curtain, took off the shirt on his body, and put on the new one. The size is OK, although it is a little big, but considering that he will inevitably sleep in the open in the future, it is better to be a little bigger.

Holding the bloody shirt in his hand, Lin Yan pushed open the curtain and walked out. "What do you think? It looks very suitable to me." The female boss commented.

"Very good, let's take this one." Lin Yan didn't want to change it anymore. When he lived alone before, it would take him no more than five minutes to choose clothes from the Internet. After the express delivery arrived, he was too lazy to return the goods unless they were too bad.

"Pick out something else. I see you didn't take anything, so you should have something to change into. Oh, and a coat. You can pick whatever you want. Dutch said he'll pay." Arthur said, leaning against the door.

If he hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. I don't know if Jamie has any luggage. The circus should have left by now. It's too late for me to go back and look for it now. Lin Yan suddenly realized.

"Oh." Lin Yan did not refute. He felt that what the other party said made sense.

Seeing Lin Yan nod, the female boss smiled and said, "Okay, I'll match you a set now." After that, she picked out a cotton blue striped shirt, a pair of dark gray canvas work pants, a gray and white plaid cotton canvas vest, a brown leather suspenders and a dark blue stand-up collar dust coat and handed them to Lin Yan.

Back in the fitting room, Lin Yan put on the clothes that the female boss gave him one by one. When taking off his clothes, he deliberately looked at his key parts, which were quite large. This discovery instantly gave him confidence. People at that time didn't wear underwear, and they didn't mind the friction. There were no socks either. Wouldn't your feet smell after working all day? Lin Yan silently complained after discovering the gap between the past 100 years. After putting on his clothes, he admired himself in the mirror in the fitting room, and then walked out with satisfaction.

When the female boss saw it, her eyes lit up at first, then her brows frowned again. Then she seemed to have thought of something, and took two quick steps to the counter and took out a dark, wide-brimmed soft hat. She walked to Lin Yan and helped him put it on, then took two steps back and looked at it carefully again, then she said, "That's right! What do you think?" She asked Arthur who was leaning against the door.

"Yes, you're almost catching up with me." Arthur said in a weird tone. Then he returned to his original voice and asked, "How much?"

"Wait a minute, let me calculate." The female boss opened a hardcover book on the counter, which listed the prices of various clothes. After a while of calculation, she quoted a price: "The total is 26 dollars and 60 cents."

"The price is fair." Arthur nodded and handed her two rolls of $20 bills. "And get her a gun belt and a belt buckle, and the rest of the money is a tip."

“Okay, but I don’t have a gun belt here. Please wait a moment. I’ll go to Dalton’s store next door to get you one. You can choose the belt buckle first.” The woman took the money, pointed to the belt buckle in the counter window, and hurried out.