Chapter 76: Rare Good Deeds
When the three of them saw that Wang Xuance and the others did not seem to be here to rob them, they felt relieved, but they were still very scared.
"Don't worry, are you all okay? Are you going to come out?" Charles's face was gentle, and the three of them finally felt relieved, but they did not all come out, but their mother came out first.
After their mother came out, the shotgun in her hand was still aimed at Arthur and the other two.
Arthur and the others didn't think there was anything strange about it. It was good to have such vigilance in the wild, especially after they suffered bad luck.
Then the remaining two children walked out and quickly ran behind their mother.
Seeing that they were still very alert, Arthur slowly moved his hands: "He asked you, are you okay?"
The mother asked in German: "Do you speak German?"
Of course, Charles and Arthur couldn't understand.
The lady also saw the confusion on Arthur and Charles' faces and asked again in English: "German?"
"No, I don't understand, and I won't say it." Arthur told them truthfully, and then said, "Let's go, leave here, now, we need this place, now, please leave quickly."
Wang Xuance patted Arthur on the shoulder, walked to the side, and said in German: "I can speak German, what's wrong with you?"
The mother and son who were originally in despair suddenly heard German and quickly looked at Wang Xuance.
"They, they took my father away." The girl said in an anxious tone.
This is their only hope, and they must hold on.
"Who did it, where did it go?" Wang Xuance continued to talk to them in German.
Then they learned that their father was taken away by a group of people last night and headed to Lemoen, but they didn't know where they were going.
Wang Xuance told them, "Wait a minute, I'll discuss it with my companions first."
After Wang Xuance told the two of them about the matter, Charles was going, but Arthur didn't really want to go.
"Why do we have to do this? I can't even speak their language."
"It's okay, I can do it. Let's go, Arthur, you are not such a heartless person." Wang Xuanze grabbed Arthur, smiled at the mother and son, and brought Charles and Arthur with him.
After riding the horse, the investigation was handed over to Charles. After all, Charles is a professional hunter, and he will catch any trace.
"Let's go, there are footprints on the path on the other side. It's obvious that it should be left by the guy who captured their father." Charles looked at the obvious traces on the path and took the lead in walking ahead.
"What's wrong with you?" Charles asked suddenly.
Arthur was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that Wang Xuance did not respond, he realized that he was asking him: "What?"
"You were planning to send that woman and her children away?"
"We are wanted criminals now, Pinkerton and the police are chasing us from behind. We can't take them with us. We can't let them fall into danger, too." Arthur said helplessly.
Only then did Charles realize that it was because of this that he didn't want to implicate them.
"We should go to move camp instead of doing some useless work." Arthur said. In his opinion, if the other party's father had no news, he would probably have died and there was no need to look for him.
"Don't worry, Arthur, the other party didn't catch the rest of them. He should have wanted a ransom. That man or his family must have something that the kidnappers wanted." Wang Xuance thought about it and told Arthur his thoughts.
"Okay, I hope you are right." Arthur saw that Charles and Wang Xuance were going to find someone, but he didn't object.
After all, the three of them rode their horses and soon arrived at a railway track.
"Look at this place." Wang Xuance pointed to the other side, "This is the place where we robbed the train before."
Arthur and Charles also recognized the place, but the two of them didn't say anything. This was just a place where they robbed the train.
"Wait a minute, I'll confirm it." Charles stopped the two of them and carefully observed the traces on the ground.
Wang Xuance also opened Hawk Eye and observed it. A fresh trace on the ground walked down the path on the left.
"left."
"They went to the left."
Wang Xuance and Arthur said in unison.
Charles also saw it, so he led the two of them all the way to the left.
Charles saw the lake in the distance and said, "So, when you took little Jack to fish before, Pinkerton found you, what did they say?"
"They asked me to hand over Duckey, and then they said they would relieve me of my crime." Arthur heard Charles' words and then thought about what Pinkerton said before.
"Haha, then they've found the wrong person." Charles certainly knew Arthur's loyalty to Ducky, so he mocked Pinkerton.
"I told me that we should leave immediately, but Dutch said he wanted to go to Valentine, but he just went to chat with Strauss and drank a few glasses of wine." Arthur complained: "Then Mr. Strauss howled like a pig to be slaughtered after being injured."
The path on the left leads directly to the soldering iron lake.
The three of them soon arrived at the lakeside, and the traces here were already very obvious. After all, they were by the water, and the traces left could not be eliminated for a long time.
"It seems that they were walking along the shore." Wang Xuance saw the traces at a glance, and then took the lead in walking to the left.
Arthur and Charles saw that Wang Xuance had already taken the lead and hurriedly rode their horses to follow.
"Can you tell me what they said when they met Pinkerton before?" Charles was curious. In addition to asking Arthur to hand over Duckey, what else did Pinkerton say.
Hearing this, Arthur's mood also became depressed, and at the same time he was a little resentful: "Those damn bastards, they actually said in front of little Jack that they beat Mike to death."
I don’t know if it was because Mike died, or because Pinkerton said it was too cruel in front of Jack Jr., or both.
"That kid must be very uncomfortable. He still likes that guy Mike." Charles sighed a little when he remembered the relationship between Jack and Mike before.
"Yes, we didn't get so many people like him." After Arthur sighed, Charles said again: "John said he plans to go to the Voss Auction in Valentine for a while to get the money back."
"We can't get close to it now, whether in the town center or the periphery, it's too stupid to get close to it now." Arthur refused to hear that John wanted to go to Valentine. They had just had a big fuss and must not get close to it now.
"John said he was sure to get out."
"Well, if it were John, it would have been a good idea." Arthur's tone was full of sarcasm.
Charles remembered the conversation he had when he arrived at the Horseshoe Watchtower: "What's going on with you and John?"
"Well, he disappeared among us for a while before. Jack was still very young at that time, about a year." Arthur thought for a while and said.
"I guess that Jack must have been born at that time, and then John could not accept the continuation of his own bloodline in the world." Wang Xuance teased: "Many times, newborn fathers have this situation."
"Maybe." Arthur did not comment. He didn't know what was going on. In short, John at that time said nothing and left for about a year.
"Okay, guys, stop talking, I feel like we're almost approaching the target." Charles stopped his horse and gestured to the two behind, indicating that they didn't talk.
Seeing this, the two stopped talking and then watched Charles reconnaissance.
Seeing that there were trees around, Wang Xuance whispered to the two: "Be careful, this is the territory of the Lemoen raiders. It is very likely that they were the ones who captured the unlucky one."
"Now we will find the unlucky guy first. If there is someone from the raider around, we should be even more careful." Arthur complained: "Damn it, how could I think of coming out with you two to find someone?"
"Come on, Arthur, if it were you, you would come to find someone, and there is something like kindness in your heart that is shining." Wang Xuance smiled, comforted him, and walked into the jungle after following Charles.
The three of them walked along the way, but soon walked through the jungle, which was a large open area.
"Hey, Arthur, look here. Does it look more suitable for camping than the one we were in Lumei Creek before?" Wang Xuance looked around and did not see the figure of Lemoen's raider, and he said to Arthur in vain.
"It's really good. There are some camp ruins over there. Let's go there to see if we can find that unlucky guy." Charles also heard Wang Xuance's words. This place is indeed more suitable for camping than Lumeixi.
Moreover, if you camp here, there will be no shortage of food. You can fish directly from the iron lake.
"Let's go, let's go to the ruins over there. If you're not there, you can find subsequent clues here." Arthur took the lead to the camp consisting of several boxes and several tents.
Arthur was soon attracted by a voice. When he walked over, he saw a man tied to the ground, with the most powerful cloth strips tied, which made him hum and unable to speak.
After Arthur took out the cloth strip from his mouth, Wang Xuance heard a German saying: "Hurry, you guys leave quickly, there is an ambush here."
Wang Xuance quickly said to Charles and Arthur: "Hide it, the man on the ground said there is an ambush nearby, be careful."
Chapter completed!