Finally, after that afternoon full of wonderful smells, Brandy's recuperation life finally returned to its original state. Mattie no longer resented him and happily managed this temporary family of two people every day. , Brandi also settled down and became a patient. Now for him, recuperating from his injuries is the first priority. Only by recuperating his body can he have real capital for his free life in the West.
When life begins to become simple, time may slow down, but when this life is spent with people who have developed implicit trust, tacit understanding and dependence, time will inevitably pass quickly.
Two weeks passed quickly, during which Brandy's body recovered faster than expected, which made him happy.
Dr. Calloway came recently and removed the sutures that were suturing his wound.
According to the doctor, he can now move normally as before, but he has not yet returned to his previous state. If he wants to speed up the recovery process, he needs to rest and supplement more protein. Of course, the most important thing is that here The injured area cannot be hit hard during the potential recovery period, otherwise, the gunshot wound will not be as simple as leaving a scar on the front and back.
During this period, Brandi's favorite horse, a black Turkmen horse named "Jueying", also completed all his horse equipment.
Although Bill Carson suffered a big loss in this transaction and had to customize a set of the highest-priced harness for the horse for free, he did not engage in any fraud in it because he knew that once A young gentleman with money, a gun and a high IQ is the most difficult character to mess with. Not only will such a person immediately discover his shameful tricks, but he will also take revenge immediately. As for how he did it I know, haha, he doesn't want to tell, let alone others ask.
Therefore, Jueying has a set of saddles that are not only suitable for him but also suitable for his master, a specially modified saddle that can hold up to eight spears, stirrups that fully consider the beauty and practicality, and specially designed for night In addition to the road-ready horse lanterns, the overall structure and color matching of this black Turkmen horse are extremely suitable, allowing this horse to fully realize its potential in actual use.
Brandy was very satisfied with the fully armed Jueying, and Jueying was also very satisfied with the saddle that suited him very well. Therefore, when the news that everything was ready came to Brandy, he immediately came to the stables and put the Jueying rode out and walked around Valentin. Not only that, he also took the little girl Mattie with him and paraded slowly like a general on the main road in Valentin.
Brandy didn't know how Mattie felt when she sat on a horse for the first time, but judging from the excited expression on the little girl's face, it didn't bring her any unpleasant feelings this time.
Brandy, on the other hand, felt from riding Jueying for the first time that the small-framed horse from the East was indeed more comfortable to ride. It was not that he had been with him for a while and had experienced the great hardships of life and death. Okay, it’s just that for a Shire horse, and it’s an unusually big horse among Shire horses, even if it’s sitting on a special saddle, it will feel like it’s taking too long to pull its balls. Now it’s Jueying, it seems that it is time for Da Li to return to its original job and be a draft horse.
Seeing that his injuries were getting better, Brandy also started to think about returning to the gang. As for the gang's movements, strictly speaking, he didn't know because after Pastor Swanson, Abigail and Sadie all left Valentine , Brandi has not received any news about the Vanderlinde Gang.
However, Brandy did not feel anxious because of this, because he knew that, at least at this stage, Dutch would not give up any member easily. When he was captured in Valentine's prison, Dutch called This can be seen in the fact that he ran to save him with all the combat power the gang could use at the time.
Since there is no new news, it means there is no new trend. In this case, it is self-evident where to find them in the end.
However, Mattie didn't seem to want him to leave. Although she was a lot more idle during this period because of Brandi, she still spared no effort to make up different reasons to keep him every day.
Mattie is not smart in the ordinary sense
She is a girl who has experienced the death of two close relatives in her short life. She has a very keen sense of the farewell similar to death.
At this moment, an unstamped letter was brought to Brandi by a little beggar who often wandered the streets of Valentine.
The first thing that caught Brandy's attention was the signature on the envelope. Tacitus Kilgore, anyone who knows the actual meaning of this name, is inextricably linked to the Van der Linde gang. At this time, one can imagine the impact of such a letter on Brandy.
After opening the envelope, Brandi read the two short sentences above carefully two or three times before burning the letter and envelope into the fireplace. After thinking for a moment, she finally decided to take a trip.
Maddie was a little nervous about this at first, but when she noticed that Brandi did not pack her luggage, she was reluctantly relieved.
After leaving Mattie's home, Brandy did not immediately go to the place agreed by the sender. Instead, she first went to the stables to bring Jueying out, and then came to the Valentine Gun Shop, which had been transformed for more than a month.
Pushing open the door of the gun shop that had been renovated from the inside out, Brandy found that the only thing that had not changed in the entire store was the boss who was standing behind the counter.
However, the boss was not as professional and calm as ever at this time. Instead, he looked anxious due to excessive anxiety.
"Welcome to Miller's Gun Shop, sir," he habitually said the words of welcome when he saw someone pushing open the store door. When he noticed that the person coming was the person he had been waiting for, he immediately became excited and couldn't wait. The ground stepped forward and held Brandy's hand, "Ah, Mr. Munny, I have finally waited for you. As long as you come, this matter will finally be solved..."
"Okay, my dear sir, please calm down first," Brandy shook the boss's sweaty hand and withdrew it, while using the other hand to take out the white handkerchief in his trouser pocket to wipe his hands. , while saying, "I think you need a cup of coffee to calm down now. Do you need me to help you?"
"Oh, no need, no need, I have prepared myself. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Munny." The gun shop owner said, first walked to the door, hung the out-of-business sign outside, and then locked the room tightly. He opened the door, walked quickly behind the counter, and poured himself a cup of coffee.
After drinking a whole cup of coffee, the boss finally breathed a sigh of relief. Brandy crossed her arms and looked at the boss. Seeing that he seemed to be calmer, she said, "Okay, I think now Can you tell me why you called me here by the name Tacitus Kilgore?"
"Of course, Mr. Munny," the gun shop owner sat on the chair behind the counter and exhaled, "Mr. Matthews told me before he left not to contact Tacitus unless there was something particularly urgent. •This name is Kilgore, let alone use this name to contact other people in the gang. However, now I do encounter a very difficult matter, and I still have to solve it in the shortest possible time. After thinking about it, now You are the easiest to contact, so I had no choice but to take this step..."
"Let's get straight to the point, sir," Brandy interrupted the gun shop owner and said, "But I have to remind you in advance that although you and we are grasshoppers tied to a rope now, don't forget, You serve our gang, and you need to be responsible for your obligations, but we have no obligation to work for you for free, do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course I understand, sir, of course I understand, and I am about to talk about what happened to me now," the gun shop owner had sweat on his forehead, "You should know that long before I serve you, I have some channels that allow me and my shop to get involved in the black market business to a certain extent. Of course, although I will do whatever business makes money on the black market, I mainly focus on the arms trading on the black market. You You know, no matter what time, the arms business will never go out of style..."
"You seem to be off topic again, sir." Brandi reminded calmly.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Munny, I just have some bad words. Don't mind. I'll talk about it soon.
That's the point." The gun shop owner sweated more on his forehead, "Now, I have a batch of goods, which contains everything. Of course, it is mainly arms that are not allowed to circulate in the civilian gun market. They were supposed to arrive in the early morning this morning. Here, but they didn’t arrive on time, and I just got the news not long ago that they were robbed by a group of desperadoes with particularly strong combat capabilities a few days ago.”
"So, you called me here because you want me to help you recover the goods?" Brandy asked.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Munny, please do me this favor," the gun shop owner stood up from his chair excitedly and said, "You have to know, this batch of goods is very important to me and to the gang this quarter. The income is very important. As long as this batch of goods can be returned, the gang will have at least a few thousand dollars in net income. If they are just gone, I will lose a lot..."
"Okay, okay," Brandi nodded and said, "In that case, I will help you, but before that, can I ask you a few questions about this matter?"
"Of course, of course, Mr. Munny," the gun shop owner became even more excited, "You really help me in times of need, Mr. Munny, I really don't know how I would have handled this matter without you..."
"Okay, restrain your mouth," Brandy interrupted the boss impatiently again and said, "Let me ask you, where was the goods robbed?"
"North of the upper reaches of the Montana River, near Camp Riggs." The gun shop owner answered truthfully.
Brandi calculated the schedule silently in his mind, and then asked: "Do you know what kind of group of people robbed this batch of goods? How many people are there? What is the status of the weapons and equipment?"
"Well... I really don't know," the gun shop owner said with a grimace. "The only information that was sent to me was that the goods were robbed by a group of desperadoes, and there was nothing else. .”
"Then how do you know that the other party is very powerful?" Brandi asked doubtfully.
"In order to ensure the safety of the goods, I hired fifteen gunmen with live ammunition to protect the goods. However, the news sent to me did not mention any information about these gunmen, so I guess that they may have all... ..." The gun shop owner said this and did not dare to say any more.
Brandi nodded and said, "It seems that this life is not easy, in terms of reward..."
"You don't have to worry about this," the boss said immediately and enthusiastically, "I know that if I want to ask people in the gang for help, according to the contract, I have to pay a certain price. Don't worry, I will definitely prepare the corresponding reward. Your satisfaction is guaranteed."
"I think you must have misunderstood something, sir," Brandi, who was about to turn around and leave, stopped and said, "Whether the remuneration satisfies us is up to you. Only when we are satisfied is it true. Satisfied, I specifically raised the issue of remuneration before, just because this mission is more difficult, so I want you to be mentally prepared."
After saying this, Brandy turned and left, leaving the gun shop owner alone looking in the direction of the door, wondering what he was thinking.
Riding Jueying, Brandi soon arrived at the door of Mattie's house.
Hearing the unusual sound of horse hooves outside the door, Mattie walked out of the house. Seeing Brandy get off the horse, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's you, I thought it was some stranger."
Time was running out. Brandi did not stop to say hello to Mattie, but walked directly into her room, took out a long box from under the bed, and put the carbine repeater rifle, double-barreled shotgun and He took out the Carcano sniper rifle together and took out the package containing his belongings.
Seeing Brandi start packing equipment and luggage in such a hurry, Mattie instinctively felt that something was about to happen. She immediately ran to Brandi and asked, "Why did you start packing? What happened? Are you leaving? Will you come back?"
"I'm leaving. I don't know how many days I will leave, but I will definitely come back in the end." Brandy placed the three long guns in the specially designed place for placing firearms in the saddle, and put the package on the horse's back. explain.
Hearing Brandi will come back, Ma
Ti breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Where are we going?"
"West Elizabeth." Brandy returned to the room and equipped several of his revolvers on his body in familiar positions.
Mattie immediately became anxious again, because to her, who had rarely traveled far away, the distance across a state was almost like parting at the end of the world, although she herself didn't quite understand that she had been trying her best to keep Bran. What was Di's reason? However, she knew that she absolutely could not accept such a separation now.
"I'll go with you." Finally, Mattie said this.
"What?" Brandy suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. He looked at the little girl for the first time when he returned to pack the equipment and asked.
"I said, I want to go with you." Mattie repeated what she just said word for word.
"Nonsense," Brandy objected immediately, "Do you think I'm going out for an outing this time? I'm going to risk my life, you know?"
"Then it's even more important for me to go," Mattie argued, "You are still in the stage where the doctor said you should rest. Although you are basically fine now, what if something goes wrong? I I have to watch you to prevent you from making any overly ambitious decisions."
"Mattie, don't be ridiculous, this is not a child's play," Brandi sighed and said, "Do you want me to be distracted from taking care of you during a fierce gun battle with a dozen or even twenty vicious gangsters? ?」
"I don't need you to take care of me. I have a gun. I know how to use a gun. I have even killed people," Mattie said firmly. "I don't care. Even if you don't take me, I will follow you." Even if it’s just step by step, I have to go to West Elizabeth with you.”
Looking at the girl's stubborn face, Brandy knew that if she really turned around and left, this little girl could really do what she just said.
He felt that he was really tired. He had never done anything harmful in his previous life, so why did he end up with such a little ancestor?
"Alas..." After a long sigh, Brandy said, "Go back, wear clothes that are easy for movement, take that gun, and then follow me immediately."
Hearing that Brandi was finally willing to take her with her, Maddie almost jumped up with joy. Just as she was about to turn around and go into the house to change clothes, Maddie thought of something and asked, "Why are you so anxious?"
"Of course I'll choose a suitable pony for you while it's daylight," Brandy said helplessly, "Hurry up, the sun will go down in three or four hours."
Mattie was very happy when she heard that she would have a pony of her own. She even began to think that today was her lucky day, so she no longer hesitated and went into the house to pack her things.
Brandi watched the little girl close the door of the cabin, leaned down, and asked Jueying softly: "Do you think I should agree to her request?"
Of course Jueying couldn't speak, but he seemed to understand Brandi's words. He shook his head and snorted, and the meaning was self-evident.
"Then what do you think we should do now?" Brandi understood Jueying's meaning and asked again.
Jueying directly responded to the question with action. He took the initiative and walked in the direction of Valentine.
"What a smart horse." Brandi sighed at the wisdom of her beloved horse and observed the distance between herself and the cabin. When she was sure that the little girl could not hear her movements outside the house, Brandy Di clamped the horse's belly hard, and Jueying ran towards the south like a black whirlwind.
When the little girl was fully dressed and came out of the house carrying a small suitcase, there was only a passing carriage outside the house and slowly left in the direction away from Valentine.
Mattie was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized that she had been cheated. She was so angry that she almost roared to the sky, but she restrained herself. Even though she was only about ten years old, she had already learned how to behave in an emotional situation. Stay rational, even though no one can control this skill freely, but at the moment, she did it.
She stepped forward almost without hesitation and walked in the direction of Valentine.
Mattie always has a way to achieve her goals. This time, she thought
There will be no exception.
