America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 280 Carriage Robbery

Chen Jianqiu and the three of them turned around calmly.

The first person to get off the horse was a middle-aged man with a stern face. He had a thick beard on his upper lip, comparable to Hanif. He wore a round metal badge and a five-pointed star on his left chest.

pattern.

This is the badge of the town sheriff.

"Let me see your hands!" He raised his gun and walked towards Chen Jianqiu and the other three.

"Relax, friend, we are just passing by." Hanif spread his hands to indicate that his hands were not touching the gun.

"Sheriff, if I were you, I wouldn't point a gun at me." Chen Jianqiu nuzzled at the corpse, "This corpse has been dead for at least a few hours, and we just got here."

He pointed to the horse's hoof prints behind him.

"Moreover, this man was killed with a 12-gauge double-barreled shotgun. We obviously don't have that."

"Wyatt, he's right." Another man who was squatting on the ground examining the body raised his head and shouted to the police chief.

The police sergeant named Wyatt had no intention of letting down his guard at all: "Can I see your ID? Wait, that nigger! Don't move!"

Sean, who was reaching for his ID, raised his hands innocently.

Hanif suddenly thought of something, and a gloating smile appeared on his lips.

Chen Jianqiu opened his coat to let the police chief see clearly that there was no gun or anything else threatening inside.

He took out his ID and handed it to Wyatt.

"Mr. Chen, thank you for your cooperation."

After reading Chen Jianqiu's ID, the police chief breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out his hand: "Wyatt Earp, Deputy Sheriff of Tombstone."

His other hand pointed to the two people who came with him: "These are my two brothers, Morgan and Virgil, they live with me in Tombstone now."

One of them was inspecting the scene for traces, and the other was inspecting the empty wooden box. When they heard Wyatt calling their names, they waved to each other.

"By the way, what do you do and why are you here?" Wyatt asked.

"I am a businessman." Chen Jianqiu said.

"I'm a bounty hunter." Hanif replied immediately.

"I am..." Sean wanted to answer, but suddenly got stuck.

He can't say that he is actually a thief.

"He is the postman of our town, but he is traveling with me, Mr. Sheriff." Chen Jianqiu answered for Sean, "We are going to San Francisco and happened to pass by here. We are going to Tombstone Town to replenish some dry food and water."

"Well, it's a bit uneasy around here. Sir, can you come with me?" Wyatt waved to Hanif. Obviously, he was more interested in this man's identity as a bounty hunter.

They walked to the overturned carriage.

Wyatt grabbed his belt with one hand and touched his chin with the other hand.

"The car was robbed," Wyatt said.

"Well, I can see that." Hanif shrugged his shoulders.

"The car contained $25,000 worth of silver coins from Wells Fargo Bank, which are used as currency in the town." Wyatt's eyes fell on the empty wooden box. "The people at the bank did not wait for the silver coins to arrive in the afternoon, so

Called the police.”

"They are too trusting."

Hanif became interested, and with his professional sensitivity, he knew that the next step was to offer a reward. These guys, who only know how to make amends after something happens, will definitely offer a considerable reward to reward the murderer.

"The amount of the bounty hasn't been announced yet, but I think it should be quite large." Wyatt said as expected.

Hanif excitedly told Chen Jianqiu the news.

"Let's talk about it later."

For some reason, Chen Jianqiu gave an ambiguous answer.

"Has he also been a bounty hunter?" Wyatt looked at Chen Jianqiu, a little unconvinced that this young Chinese had also been a bounty hunter.

"Well, he's not, but his woman..." Hanif blurted out, but when he saw Chen Jianqiu's casual glance, he choked back the rest of the sentence.

Wyatt nodded. He understood the businessman's concerns. Maybe they had their own matters to deal with and were reluctant to get involved.

Chen Jianqiu and Hanif turned back to adjust their saddles.

"Boss, why don't we take this job?" Hanif was still a little unwilling.

"We will wait until the amount comes out." Chen Jianqiu gave a seemingly reasonable answer.

He doesn't lack that little money at all now.

In his opinion, if the bounty is too low, it would be uneconomical to get involved in such a thing rashly.

Even if he wants to intervene, he is more interested in taking advantage of others than receiving the bounty.

He doesn't mind making a huge amount of extra money.

"There were three people at the scene, or even more." Morgan stood up and asked his brother beside him, who made a detailed study of the traces at the scene, "Who do you think did it?"

Wyatt took a deep breath: "I'm not sure who it is, but I can roughly guess who it is."

Near Tombstone, the only people with the ability and courage to do these things are a group called the "Corinthian Cowboys."

They were composed of some three hundred cattle rustlers, bandits, and smugglers, a loose organization that was notorious for their mischief throughout Arizona.

These cowboys were known for being violent and reckless, and it was common for them to rob carriages and the like.

But this time, they took on the idea of ​​Wells Fargo.

"Let's go back first. We have to tell Wells Fargo and the Sheriff about the news." Wyatt signaled to his two brothers to stop working, and at the same time walked towards his horse.

Chen Jianqiu's side was ready, and the two teams walked together.

On the way, Wyatt and Chen Jianqiu chatted, and the topics included Tombstone Town and Wyatt himself.

This place is located on the southwestern border of the United States. It was originally a wilderness covered with shrubs.

But not long ago, silver mines were discovered nearby.

When the news spread, Tombstone grew up almost overnight.

This was what was happening everywhere in the western United States at that time. People came from the far east for land, resources, wealth, and dreams of getting rich.

Wyatt and his two brothers were also among them.

They came from the corrupt city of Dodge, spanning more than 900 miles, and originally planned to make a lot of money here.

However, he came late.

When Wyatt came to this area, he found that the high-quality silver mines had already been occupied, and his dream of making a fortune came to nothing.

This left him and his brother extremely frustrated.

But in a new town, there will be new problems, such as: public security.

The railway did not reach this town, and merchants needed to transport goods and silver through the road under their current horseshoes.

It also became the best target for cowboys to rob.

As a result, businessmen turned to Wyatt and his brothers for help.

"I have stayed in many small towns in Kansas and served as a sheriff there." Wyatt held the reins, looked into the distance, and said to Chen Jianqiu beside him, "So, I know what those cowboys are thinking."

"So, I was hired as the town's deputy sheriff," Wyatt said.

"His marksmanship is particularly good, and for some reason, bullets never hit him." Morgan, who followed behind, laughed.

"Actually, the Sheriff named Bihan doesn't care at all. We are basically doing all the things that punish criminals." Virgil added.

The two brothers kept introducing Wyatt's great achievements to Chen Jianqiu. Obviously, they were very proud of their younger brother.

As we chatted, the outline of a small town gradually appeared not far away.

Tombstone, here we come.

Like other western towns, a street runs from north to south, with white wooden houses standing on both sides of the road.

It has the dinginess of other western towns and the hustle and bustle that other small towns don't have.

There is wet mud everywhere on the ground. If you accidentally fall or if a carriage passes by you and you can't dodge, your body will be covered with black mud, and the mud is often accompanied by horse manure.

As a result, the curses continued.

Various people were on both sides of the road, discussing various topics, such as the latest price of silver.

They come from different places, and each of them has a different accent, but their common desire for wealth allows them to chat together.

"Ahead is the hotel in the town." Wyatt pointed to a pointed wooden house with a sign in front, "I suggest you stay one night and then buy some supplies at the grocery store in the town."

"It's not a good idea to camp in the wild in the town." He looked at Chen Jianqiu, "The area around this town is too messy."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Wyatt." Chen Jianqiu said goodbye to the police chief, and said polite Chinese words, "If you need anything, you can come to us."

The two groups separated at the door of the hotel.

Second update

(End of chapter)