Wilderness Redemption Tour

Arthur sat on the bed and rubbed his face vigorously before replying, "Dutch asked us to hold our ground for now. He guessed that the other party was just testing us and making us lose our composure, so that they could capture us at the lowest cost."

Lin Yan seemed to understand what he heard, but not quite. In his entire life, he had never made decisions for others, and he didn't think he had any leadership skills.

He also held a management position. During his four years in college, he was the head of their four-person dormitory, managing three people. He was responsible for bringing meals, registering for classes, and keeping the dormitory clean. Because of this, he gained three "adopted sons" during these four years. No matter who it was, they had to call him "Dad" before asking him for help.

Thinking of that carefree time, Lin Yan couldn't help but smile.

In just a moment, his thoughts returned to reality and he asked his doubts.

"If those people could find you, wouldn't they know where the camp is? If we don't move here, aren't we afraid of being wiped out by them?"

Arthur sighed when he heard this. "That's what I told Dutch as well. But he said he knew the guy named Milton. Since he chose to defect, the subsequent measures would definitely not be so tough. He planned to stay and see what the other party wanted to do."

Is this the thinking of a desperado? I don't understand... If it were me, I would definitely get wet right away...

Lin Yan actually wanted to persuade Daqi to move as soon as possible for the sake of everyone's safety, but then he thought that he was just a newcomer, and his influence was not important. If he didn't handle it well, he might be kicked out of the gang. Thinking of this, he decided to be a bystander for the time being.

"Okay." He shrugged. "Since the leader has said so, I hope nothing will go wrong."

"Oh, by the way, where were you this morning? Marybeth came to you to ask for money again."

When Lin Yan asked this, an indescribable expression emerged on Arthur's face, as if he was happy, sad, and nostalgic.

"I went to the station to see off...uh...an old friend." He said vaguely.

Old friend? Your reaction just now didn't seem like you were seeing a friend off. Could it be that girlfriend of yours that Josiah told me about before? You're already in your thirties, what's there to be embarrassed about? Are you afraid that I'll laugh at you? Aren't foreigners said to be quite open-minded in this regard?

Although Lin Yan was not a person who liked gossip, he was always curious. The more vague Arthur's words were, the more curious he was about the charm of Mary that Josiah mentioned.

If you see this Mary in the future, you must take a good look at her!

"Oh..." Lin Yan did not continue to ask in depth about this topic, but asked about what he had gained last night.

"How much did that train give us last night?"

"Only a little over five hundred in cash, and it all depends on what the jewels can sell for. I gave them to Leopold before I left this morning, and he sold them. Oh, look, he's back."

At the entrance of the camp, Leopold Strauss, still wearing the black and white linen jacket, stopped the carriage, and with a serious expression, he glanced around the camp with his eyes wearing small round gold-rimmed glasses, and then walked straight towards Arthur.

"Mr. Morgan," he greeted politely, then placed the bag in his hand on Lin Yan's bed, took out a stack of banknotes from one of the areas, pulled out the top list, cleared his throat and gave a detailed introduction:

"Among all the things you gave me, there were 17 pocket watches, including 9 gold-cased pocket watches and 8 silver pocket watches; 49 rings, including 34 gold rings, 14 silver rings, and one iron ring, the price of which was not calculated; 20 necklaces, including 4 pearl necklaces, 2 gemstone necklaces, and 14 gold necklaces; 39 earrings, including 8 pearl earrings, 4 gemstone earrings, and 27 silver earrings. I sold these things for a total of $3270."

As he said this, he handed the banknotes in his hand to Arthur. "The money is all here, you can count the amount."

"No need to count. With your meticulousness, there will be no mistakes." Arthur praised as he took the money.

Leopold bowed slightly, his expression unchanged as he said, "My mission is accomplished. Thank you for your contribution to the gang."

After saying that, he turned around and returned to his seat, found the book he had been reading recently, and assumed the same posture that had never changed for thousands of years.

"3270...3270..." Arthur muttered the number and took out his notebook to write it down.

Then he took out a stack of banknotes from his bag, counted them twice, and wrote down another string of numbers.

Then he began to calculate carefully in his notebook.

Five minutes later, he put down his notebook, mixed the two stacks of bills together, counted out half of the amount and put it aside, and then divided the remaining money into seven equal parts.

"Jamie, this one is for you." He first handed one of the seven equal parts to Lin Yan. After Lin Yan took it, he picked up the other two and said, "Give these two to Malibeth and Tilly. I remember that they got the information."

Tilly? If Arthur hadn't reminded him, Lin Yan would have almost forgotten that this information was obtained by Marybeth and Tilly together.

"it is good!"

Lin Yan nodded, put his own copy into the space bag, and then took the two copies from Marybeth and Tilly.

Just now when Leopold reported the total amount, he had already calculated how much each person would get from this operation, so when he put the money into the space bag, he did not look closely at how much his funds had increased.

In the camp's laundry area, among the piles of clothes waiting to be washed, Lin Yan found Marybeth and Tilly who were chatting and rubbing clothes.

Lin Yan once heard from Sadie that among so many people in the camp, only Tilly and Marybeth were responsible for washing clothes for everyone, and Karen would come to help sometimes when she was not on guard. And because everyone had just come down from the snowy mountains of Ambarino State, the winter clothes, blankets and boots he had worn before had to be cleaned accordingly, so these few days were their busiest time.

"Malibeth." Lin Yan took the banknotes and walked to Malibeth and stood in front of her.

When Malibeth heard someone calling her, she immediately stopped what she was doing and looked up. When she saw the money Lin Yan handed over, her brown eyes lit up and she said happily, "Oh! Is this for me?"

"Yes, Arthur asked me to give it to you." Lin Yan nodded and said with a wandering look.

Then he handed another copy to Tilly, who was hesitant to speak. "Tilly, there's one for you, too."

Marybeth wiped her hands on her dress with joy, took the money, and counted it without hesitation. Tilly also took her share and held it to her chest with some excitement.

"Wow, that's 270 bucks! Now I have enough money to publish my book. Thank you, Jamie!"

Lin Yan smiled shyly and waved his hand, saying, "Don't thank me. I just gave you the money on behalf of Arthur. You should thank yourselves. If you hadn't heard of this news, we wouldn't have been able to get so much money all at once."