Wilderness Redemption Tour

Lin Yan didn't even know what Cribbage cards were. Sitting in the middle, he waved his hand and rejected Hosea's proposal.

Sean, who was sitting on the other side, nodded, with a gleam of eagerness in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Hosea didn't even look at him and ignored him directly.

He turned his head and nodded slightly to the hostess, "Madam, they are both very young, I wonder if you..."

Hosea was asking the man who sat to Mrs. Catherine's right and who had threatened him with a gun that morning and who called Mrs. Catherine "Mom."

When Lin Yan and the other two came in, his face was full of hostility and he looked at them without saying a word.

Catherine reached out and picked up the teacup in front of her, picked up the silver spoon on it and stirred it twice, then took a sip of tea and said, "Don't worry about him, let's just have fun together."

Seeing that Hosea ignored him, Sean followed the hostess's example and took a sip of the teacup in front of him to cover up his embarrassment.

As the cards were being dealt, Katherine Braithwaite asked chattily, "So, what are you three 'wine vendors' called?"

Hosea slapped his thigh and said, "Ah... Sorry, that's so rude. We've been here for so long, but I haven't told you our names yet."

"Hosea, Hosea Matthews." Hosea first pointed at himself, then introduced them one by one: "The two young men next to me are Jamie Custer and Sean McGuire."

"Hello, ma'am." Lin Yan and Sean bowed and greeted each other.

"Hello." Catherine Braithwaite replied indifferently.

After the greetings, the card game began. Hosea recounted in full the experience he and Lin Yan had had in the "Palace of Pleasure" that morning, omitting the part where he and Lin Yan dressed up as clowns and idiots. When he talked about how he and Lin Yan fought off a dozen Lemoyne raiders and successfully escaped from Rhodes Town, the hostess raised her eyebrows with a hint of surprise on her face.

Her "son", who had been silent and had not introduced himself, sitting on the right side of Mrs. Catherine, said with a hint of disdain on his face: "I didn't expect you to be such excellent shooters."

Hosea completely ignored the obvious sarcasm in his words and said with a smile, "It's not that I'm outstanding, I just hit the target accurately and had a little luck."

Hearing this, Lady Catherine smiled mysteriously. She picked up the teacup again and took a sip, saying, "In fact, what happened this morning was just a test for you, and you passed it successfully."

"Now, I have a rather challenging task that I would like to ask you to do for me. I wonder if you are interested in taking it on."

"Just tell me what it is. As long as it is within our capabilities, we can help you. Of course, this is not up to me alone. It depends on whether the price you offer can impress them."

"Haha, we have plenty of money, Mr. Matthews. Before talking about money, let's talk about what you are going to do."

"What I want you to do is simple. It's nothing more than setting a fire. It hasn't rained for several weeks near Gray's tobacco field. It only takes a little spark to destroy the field. You know what I mean."

"Ah~" Hosea sighed meaningfully. "Destroying a competitor's business is not uncommon in our industry."

"But as far as I know, the Caliga Plantation, uh... the Gray family's tobacco field you mentioned should be this place..."

After receiving a positive reply, Hosea continued, "The area of ​​the Caliga plantation is not small. It would be fine if they just set it on fire, but dry weather alone is far from enough to completely burn all the tobacco fields. Without fuel, they can easily put out the fire."

"We have thought of this a long time ago." This time, there was a hint of pride in Lady Catherine's son's words.

"There is a carriage full of bootleg liquor parked outside the door. If you have the courage to go, you can drive that carriage."

"But in that case you must leave someone here."

"No problem." Hosea agreed immediately. "I can stay. Your task can be easily accomplished with just these two young men."

"Besides, if I stay here, I can discuss the specific price with Madam Catherine."

After saying that, he turned his body to look at Lin Yan and Sean who were sitting on his left. He waved his hand to signal them to get to work and said loudly, "Have you heard the mission clearly, boys? Perform well. Maybe the generous Braithwaite family will give us some extra rewards for your outstanding performance."

Sean, who was sitting at the outermost side, stood up without saying a word, took his hat and walked out. After Lin Yan took his hat, he looked back at Hosea and nodded at him imperceptibly.

Walking out of the villa, Lin Yan saw Sean walking towards the carriage full of illegal liquor, and hurriedly followed him.

Sean climbed into the passenger seat lightly, turned to Lin Yan and said, "Jamie, you drive. I haven't been out for a few days and don't know how to get there."

After stretching himself, Sean said to Lin Yan who was getting on the carriage again: "Finally I don't have to listen to other people's preaching anymore! Let's go and show them how young people work."

After getting his gun back and officially setting off on the road, Sean regained his cheerful nature and started chattering again.

"That man sitting next to that old bitch, her son I guess, was such a jerk, I wanted to shove a silver spoon down his throat and pull it out of his ass while he was sitting there, smug bastard."

"And that old bitch, did you see the way she talked to Hosea? She always acted so high and mighty and thought she was so noble. In my opinion, she and her bastard son are the same kind of people. Wait, one day I will kick the hooked nose of this arrogant old bitch."

After listening to Sean's complaints about Braithwaite and his son, Lin Yan felt relieved. In fact, he didn't feel comfortable when facing the mother and son, but when it comes to scolding people, he obviously didn't do as well as Sean, a "professional", who was so sharp and thorough.

After laughing a few times, Lin Yan turned the topic between the two people to this mission.

"Speaking of which, Gray's tobacco fields are not limited to the one near the road. How are we going to burn the ones inside? We can't just walk in so brazenly."

"Don't worry about that. I heard Arthur talk about that place yesterday. It's not like Braithwaite's manor. There are a lot of carriages coming in and out every day. We can just say we are delivering goods. It's very likely that these gatekeepers don't know what goods their masters need. Leave the negotiation to me. I can make it into something beautiful even if it's just a piece of white cloth."