Chapter 70 Ross and Milton
Arthur and Jack chatted, and Wang Xuance followed behind.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the gentle river that Arthur mentioned, just below the zodiac of Kariban, diagonally opposite the river was Fantasy Sky. Arthur had even collected usury loans there before.
"Where are we standing? Uncle Arthur." Little Jack, who was placed on the ground, asked.
"It's there." After pointing to the river, Arthur also turned over and dismounted and led little Jack toward the river.
Wang Xuance took out his fishing rod, then led the horse to the shore and tied it to the tree.
Standing by the river, take out the river fishing bait, this is a bait specially used to catch large river fish. Of course, it can also be used in other places, but it is easy to use when fishing without rivers.
Wang Xuance took out this kind of bait just to see if he could catch rainbow trout. The meat of this fish is very good. Later generations often use this fish to pretend to be salmon and sell sashimi.
On the other hand, Arthur is still teaching Jack how to fish.
"How do we fish? Uncle Arthur." It was indeed the first time that little Jack went out to fish, so for the time being, his interest was very high, but if the fishing time was too long and there was no fish on the hook, he would soon get tired of it.
"First of all, we need some bait, say, cheese." Arthur said, pulling out the line from the rod, then taking out a small piece of cheese from his bag. Little Jack, who was standing next to him, smelled the cheese and couldn't help but sneeze.
"Ah Yeh! Cheese?"
Arthur couldn't help laughing when he heard the sneeze: "Yes, cheese, the more smelly the better, so that it will be attractive enough to the fish."
After hanging up the bait, Arthur pulled the fishing rod behind him and threw it out with force.
"Then, I'll throw the rod out like me."
Arthur looked at Little Jack's movements and then guided some irregular movements correctly.
Seeing that Jack was throwing out the fishing line, Arthur stopped paying attention, but looked at his fishing rod and said, "Next, we just need to wait slowly for the fish to take the bait."
"Then how do I know the fish is biting the hook?" Little Jack looked at his fishing rod seriously, and then suddenly remembered something.
"Hahaha, next, you have to pay attention. If the fishing rod is trembling slightly, don't rush to pull him, because it's just a fish trying to test you. When he pulls it hard, it means the fish bites the hook." Arthur carefully taught Little Jack's fishing skills.
After waiting for a while, little Jack became impatient. Arthur had caught two fish, but he still found nothing.
Children are like this. If they can easily see the benefits of one thing, they will do it seriously. If they cannot see the benefits in a short period of time, they will give up on it and then do other things.
This is what little Jack is like now. After catching fish for a while, he wanted to do something else because he had not harvested for a long time. However, because Arthur brought him out, he asked Arthur for his opinion first.
"Can I go and play next to you? I want to pick some red flowers."
"Of course." Arthur looked at the water and agreed to Jack's action.
After Arthur agreed, he ran aside, picked a few flowers, and started to get busy.
On the other hand, Wang Xuance had already caught a rainbow trout. Although it was not big, only more than one pound, it was a good omen, indicating that there was rainbow trout in this section of the river.
After getting the hook again, Wang Xuance sat directly on a stone. The surface of the stone was very flat and it was just enough to sit alone.
Wang Xuance also saw that Jack was not fishing. After looking around, he found that he was not far behind Arthur, so he ignored him.
Because he did not bring a bucket, Wang Xuance could only put the fish he caught in a waterproof bag and put some water in it, which just happened to allow the fish to move inside. Although the space was very small, he could only barely ensure the survival of the fish.
Arthur next to him saw little Jack sitting next to him, probably because he was afraid that he would be bored, so he simply talked with little Jack.
When little Jack saw Arthur coming, he picked up the flowers he had just picked and said, "Uncle Arthur, fishing is boring."
"Of course, fishing is boring, but you won't feel that way when you catch fish." Arthur looked at Little Jack, "You know, fishing is an activity that can cultivate sentiment."
"Cultivate sentiment? What is that?" Little Jack was still very young and had never even gone to school. So when he heard Arthur say that he cultivated sentiment, he couldn't understand what the word meant, so he fell into deep thought.
Arthur laughed: "I don't understand either, but fishing can really bring happiness to people, especially after a long wait, you can get something."
"Look at this." Little Jack suddenly looked up and picked up the things in his hand to show Arthur.
In his hand was a necklace made of flowers. Although it was simple, it looked pretty good. At least for a child who was only four years old, it was already very good.
"What is this?" Arthur squatted down and looked at the things in Jack's hand that were worn with flowers.
"This is a necklace." Jack showed it for a while, then put it away again, ready to see what else to improve.
"Necklace?" Arthur looked at the simple necklace in Jack's hand, "Is this for your mom?"
"Yes, this is the necklace I made for my mother." Little Jack looked at it, and there seemed to be nothing to improve, so he took it away carefully.
Just as the two were chatting, and Wang Xuance was fishing not far away, two uninvited guests appeared not far behind them, while Arthur, who was chatting with little Jack and Wang Xuance, who was concentrating on fishing, did not notice them at all.
In fact, if someone is hostile to him, Wang Xuance will be able to discover them immediately, but he may think that Wang Xuance is just an ordinary fisherman, so neither Ross nor Milton care about Wang Xuance.
More importantly, at this time, Ross and Milton actually had no intention of murdering Arthur. After all, their code of conduct was to deal with the gang boss first, and then find an opportunity to let the rest of the gang form a team again.
"Look, what a good young man, but he is in such a messy and chaotic environment." Seeing that he had attracted the attention of the person opposite, Milton said again: "Arthur? Right, Arthur Morgan."
Although it seemed uncertain, its tone was very firm. After all, they had seen Arthur's wanted orders further west. You should know that in those places, Arthur's wanted orders totaled more than 10,000.
However, for Pinkerton, more than 10,000 is not a big deal, but like Ducky, the gang leader, although he only has more than 30,000, his identities are different and his efforts to arrest people are also different.
At least for now, Pinkerton's goal is still Dutch, and the others have no idea yet.
"Who are you?" Although Arthur had guessed the other party's identity, he still had to pretend not to know. After all, Arthur Morgan here does not have many criminal records, which means he is an innocent civilian.
"It seems that you are indeed Arthur Morgan, Van der Linder's most trusted partner." Milton said, signaling Ross: "You have also read the archives. A very typical example is a street orphan who was brainwashed by the madman who was good at speaking and became a murderer when he grew up."
Milton introduced himself and the people around him: "I am Milton, this is Rose, we are affiliated with the Pinkerton National Detective Firm and are loyal to the U.S. government. We finally meet and we know a lot about you."
"Is that?" Arthur was not in a hurry. After all, although he was still carrying little Jack, Jason next to him had noticed them. If the fight started, Jason would definitely kill them as soon as possible. As long as he protected little Jack himself, there would be no problem.
At least that's what Arthur thought. Of course, if the fight really starts, Wang Xuance will not disappoint Arthur, but Wang Xuance knows that he will definitely not be able to fight this time, because Milton has not yet discovered Daqi's location.
Moreover, Pinkerton also knew that Arthur was a sharpshooter, so it was impossible for two people to come to trouble Arthur, so they just came to test it.
It's a coincidence, because they followed the traces of the Vanderlinder Gang, from the snow-capped mountains to Valentine, and then wanted to come to the river to fish and relax, but they didn't expect that they would have an unexpected surprise.
In addition, seeing a child next to Arthur can also be used to threaten Arthur, so that the two of them will not be in danger of their lives.
"You are a wanted criminal, Arthur Morgan. Just in one place, your bounty is more than 5,000 US dollars, and other places, your bounty is even more than 10,000 US dollars." Milton was fearless. After all, he knew that it was impossible to fight this time.
"Five thousand US dollars? Ten thousand US dollars? Mine? Can I surrender myself?" Arthur teased, and he also realized that the two of them actually didn't want to arrest him, at least for the time being.
"No, no, we just want Vanderlinder, as long as you tell us his position, we can let you go." Milton stood in front of Arthur, Rose behind him held a shotgun as an escort.
Arthur looked puzzled: "Old Ducky? I haven't seen him for several months."
"Oh, is that?" Milton didn't believe Arthur's statement at all, took off his hat and wiped his sweat, "because I heard before that there was a guy who was in line with his characteristics near the granite trail and grabbed a train belonging to Mr. Leviticus Cornwall."
Arthur looked surprised: "This, isn't this a bit old-fashioned? In this era, robbery of trains?"
"Obviously, not." Milton spread his hands, signaling that he had no weapons, and then approached Arthur, saying, "Listen, Mr. Morgan, as long as you bring Vanderlinder, I can guarantee that you will never go to the gallows, and you can even bring some Vanderlinder bounties to live the life you want."
Chapter completed!