America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 242: Paying back debts is a matter of course

The next day, at the entrance to the town in Lincolnshire, a group of men in black on horseback suddenly appeared.

Some people are not familiar with their costumes, but some people are aware of them.

A few days ago, they had met these people at the town's exchange, and on the same day they got a debt they had never thought of before.

They stood on the edge of the road, took off their hats, and saluted the group.

Chen Jianqiu, who was at the front of the team, also greeted these people.

This led to the remaining people who did not know him, and some began to follow suit.

Lincoln County, which was originally indifferent to people, suddenly became happy and full of civilization.

Chen Jianqiu led the team and continued to move forward.

They came to the Santa Cruz gang today to ask for a debt.

Before leaving, Dylan's lawyer reminded him whether he should call Sheriff Pilot, after all, this was in his jurisdiction.

Chen Jianqiu waved his hand.

Now Pile, I'm afraid that no matter what he says, he won't be willing to come out with him.

The method they used to find the Santa Cruz Gang was also very simple.

Find a secluded alley on the edge of town.

Whether you're squatting there by yourself, smoking, or pressing your thumbs, it's best to count money.

Soon, three or two slovenly men will come over and surround you, knock you down and kick you for a while, then strip you of all valuables.

The person in charge of doing this today is Sean.

No matter in terms of body shape or skin color, he is the best candidate.

And the two men who finally waited and surrounded them were pushed to the ground as they wished, and guns were pointed at their heads.

"Take us to your stronghold. I have something to ask your boss." Chen Jianqiu looked at the three people with a smile.

Hanif tied the hands of the two men with a rope and strung them into a line. The other end of the rope was in his hand.

Hanif sat on his horse and led them like a dog, asking them to show the way.

If they dare to act rashly, the former bounty hunter only needs to kick the horse in the belly, and these two people will be dragged to death on the ground.

Dozens of minutes later, the two men took Chen Jianqiu and the others to an abandoned chapel near the town.

"Your boss's vision for selecting strongholds is quite unique, isn't it?" Chen Jianqiu curled his lips.

"He was a priest, a Mexican priest, sir," said the gangster who was staggered by Hanif.

"Hey, Mustache, that man is still a pagan." Abiot said to Hanif gloatingly.

"Strictly speaking, so are you." Hanif glared at Abiot fiercely.

The main entrance of this abandoned church opens in the front, and there is a courtyard in the back.

Chen Jianqiu discovered that there were many horses tied behind the yard at the back door.

He seemed to have discovered something, and an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"It looks like it's quite lively today."

When he reached the main door, Chen Jianqiu was not polite and didn't even mean to knock on the door. He just raised his foot and kicked the door open with a "bang".

There was no one outside, but inside, it was full of people.

The small auditorium of the church has been transformed by the Santa Cruz Gang into a "multi-purpose hall" integrating eating, entertainment, and sleeping.

Except for those who are still engaged in "business work" outside, most of the others are here.

Some of them were playing cards, some were bragging about their skills, and one of them probably just came back and didn't have time to eat, so he was gnawing on a cooked cow's head.

When Chen Jianqiu kicked the door open, the group of people raised their heads in unison and looked in the direction of the door.

Someone is here to cause trouble.

A man by the window reached out to touch the gun, but before his hand could touch the gun, he was shot to pieces and was bloody.

"Hit whoever moves, hit wherever it moves." Abiot's voice was cold. What was colder than his voice was the metallic luster on the black barrel.

Chen Jianqiu took off his gloves and looked around. From the expressions of these people, he could tell that their leader was not here.

"I'm here to collect the bill today, please inform your leader." He said.

The gang members glanced at each other, and finally the person closest to the exit of the auditorium said to Chen Jianqiu: "The boss is at the back. There are guests here today, and they are drinking."

As soon as he finished speaking, there were waves of footsteps coming from the direction of the yard.

Apparently, there was no need to make any special announcements. The gunshots in the auditorium alerted the people behind, and the real owner should be arriving soon.

Sure enough, a Mexican man wearing a brown cape and dressed as a cowboy appeared at the door of the auditorium leading to the courtyard.

He has a popular Mexican face. He looks very ordinary and has no memorable features. He looks like he is in his thirties.

Chen Jianqiu really couldn't connect him with the priest.

"Who asked you to shoot in your own camp? Are you so brave?" The man walked in cursing, but when he saw Chen Jianqiu and a dozen men in black around him, he immediately shut up.

"Who are you? Why do you want to hurt my people?" The man frowned. He looked at his bloody hands and asked Chen Jianqiu.

"Are you Jose Santa Cruz?" Chen Jianqiu slowly took out the loan contract from his clothes, "I'm here to collect Leonard's account."

"Why doesn't he come?" Santa Cruz asked knowingly.

"He died, and I bought all his accounts receivable." Chen Jianqiu's voice was still calm, "You initially borrowed four hundred US dollars from him. According to the interest in the contract, I calculated that so far,

You will give me a total of eleven hundred and twenty-four dollars."

The interest on the contract was outrageous. Apparently, Santa Cruz had no intention of paying it back when he borrowed it.

"What a joke, why do you buy accounts receivable? I don't understand. What I owe Leonard is money, and of course I have to pay it back to him. If he wants it, let him get it himself." Santa Cruz acted rogue.

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"Then should I send you to meet him? Then you can talk about the debt?" Chen Jianqiu looked at Santa Cruz with a smile, but there was a look of solemnity in his eyes.

Santa Cruz was shaken by the sight, but quickly returned to normal.

He didn't have as many people as them, and the group of people in front of him hurt people with their attacks, which was not a good thing.

However, he was not worried at all.

"Are you threatening me?" Santa Cruz glared at Chen Jianqiu and asked, unwilling to be outdone.

"Yes." Chen Jianqiu nodded.

"Do you know who is in the backyard? You didn't ask me carefully before asking me to collect the bill. Who gave you the courage?" Santa Cruz looked extremely arrogant.

"I haven't asked about it." Chen Jianqiu told the truth. He really didn't know the origin of the Santa Cruz Gang.

"That's my big brother! You know what? My big brother is in the backyard!"

This is the strength of Santa Cruz.

Including those in the backyard, it is enough to fight the dozen or so people in front of me.

"Oh, then invite him over. Maybe I will give him some face." Chen Jianqiu ignored him and turned to look at the mural on the wall at the entrance.

"Just wait and regret it." Santa Cruz turned and walked into the yard.

After a while, another Mexican and Santa Cruz appeared at the door of the auditorium.

"Let me see who dares to come to you to collect debts." The Mexican shook his cloak and walked into the auditorium.

He looked at the men in black standing in the auditorium and suddenly felt familiar, especially the one in the middle with his back to him.

And when the man turned around, he suddenly felt like his soul was falling out of its shell.

The man smiled and spoke to him:

"Hey, Thiago, we meet again."

Chen Jianqiu pointed to Santa Cruz beside Thiago: "The new little brother?"

Thiago quickly glanced at the scene, mentally estimated the strength comparison, then looked at Santa Cruz's man with an injured hand, and came up with the answer in five seconds.

"I'm not familiar with him. I'm not very familiar with him."

Every time he meets Chen Jianqiu, he sheds a layer of his skin.

When Chen Jianqiu was with a few people before, he couldn't beat him, let alone now that there are more than ten people around him!

After saying that, Thiago was ready to turn around and run away.

"Hey, brother! Don't go!" Santa Cruz was a little confused, but he still grabbed Thiago's arm immediately, but was thrown away by the latter.

"Hey, don't hold me back. I'm not familiar with you. I'm just passing by." Thiago looked like he was eager to get away.

"If they ask you to stay, just stay." Chen Jianqiu said with a smile, but in Tiago's eyes, the smile was like the smile of Satan.

He had seen this man kill all his men while talking and laughing.

"Senior, please, what can I do?" Thiago asked Chen Jianqiu, ignoring Santa Cruz at all.

"This man owes me some money." Chen Jianqiu pointed to Santa Cruz.

"Hurry up and hand over the money." Thiago turned to Santa Cruz, "It is only natural to pay back debts."

The poor priest didn't understand what happened and shook his head subconsciously.

Thiago whistled, and a group of people rushed over from the backyard, all with guns in their hands.

"Tie them all up!" he ordered.

Thiago's robbers were very professional in their robbery skills. They tied up Santa Cruz and his men in three strokes.

"Senior, don't worry, I have more than ten ways to make him spit out the money." Thiago said to Chen Jianqiu.

At this moment, three people suddenly rushed into the auditorium door.

The leader did not see the tied "colleagues" inside at first glance, but saw Sean standing at the door.

"You thief! Give me back the money you stole from me yesterday!"

After that, he was ready to draw his gun and shoot.

However, Hanif beside Sean quickly disarmed him.

These three people were also tied up and thrown into the auditorium.

"I only need my share, and half of the rest will be given to the residents who were plundered by them. You can take the rest yourself." Chen Jianqiu said to Thiago.

"To those residents in your name, senior?" Thiago asked tentatively.

"No, use your own." Chen Jianqiu said, "At the critical moment, this may save your life."

Although Thiago was a little confused, he still nodded.

"Then what to do with these people?" He pointed to the Santa Cruz gang members who were tied up.

"Except for these three people, the others were tied up, gagged, and thrown at the door of the police station in the middle of the night."

Chen Jianqiu pointed to the three people who attacked Sean and scratched Elise's face.

"As for these three people, I hope to see their bodies by the river outside the town tomorrow morning."

He does not share Pile's love of judgment.

Scratching that woman's face might not lead to death.

But for the sake of my future farm, I need a good operating environment.

These three people might as well become fertilizer for the wildflowers on the roadside in Lincolnshire.

Second update

(End of chapter)