Chapter 11 Purchasing a Ranch

A fast horse galloped out from the dense forest and then ran quickly towards Valentin's direction.

Arthur's mood couldn't help but be excited. He couldn't tell whether he was nervous or still held hope. In any case, after seeing Mary's letter, his mood fluctuated.

He once thought he had completely let this woman go.

But now, it was obvious that he hadn't.

Arthur galloped at full speed, almost not stopping for a moment.

A fast horse galloped towards a house behind Valentin.

Looking at the two-story small building in front of him, Arthur was rarely so nervous that his hands were sweating.

Damn it! He wasn't this nervous even during the gunfight!

Obviously, our true man Arthur, in some aspects, could also be thoroughly analyzed by others.

Like Darcy, like... Mary.

And in the original story series, although Mary seemed to have a habit of going to every place without fail, whether she would help her or not, she would eventually go to Arthur's grave to cry.

Even during the second meeting, she wanted Arthur to leave with her.

From these two points, it can be seen that Mary really had feelings for Arthur.

At this time, at the entrance of the two-story villa.

"Hey!"

A fast horse galloped towards a house behind Valentin.

Looking at the two-story small building in front of him, Arthur was rarely so nervous that his hands were sweating.

Damn it! He hadn't been this nervous even during the gunfight!

Obviously, our true man Arthur, in some aspects, could also be thoroughly analyzed by others.

Like Darcy, like... Mary.

And in the original story series, although Mary seemed to have a habit of going to every place without fail, whether she would help her or not, she would eventually go to Arthur's grave to cry.

Even during the second meeting, she wanted Arthur to leave with her.

From these two points, it can be seen that Mary really had feelings for Arthur.

At this time, at the entrance of the two-story villa.

"Um!" Arthur paced back and forth at the entrance for two rounds before finally making up his mind. Then he gently knocked on the door.

After knocking, Arthur's heart was even more nervous. He took off his hat, held it in his hand, and paced back and forth for two rounds. His nervousness was obvious to the naked eye. (Game scene, see that Arthur is really nervous)

With the footsteps of the room resounding, the door quietly opened. Arthur immediately poked his head out to look.

But he was pushed out by a gun.

"Who are you?"

"Oh, sorry. I'm looking for Mrs. Linton."

Arthur stepped back two steps and said awkwardly and embarrassedly.

"Wait a moment!"

The woman closed the door.

Less than a minute later, the door opened again.

This time, it was Mary Linton who came out.

"Hello, Arthur."

Mary Linton opened the door and saw Arthur, then she was slightly stunned. Then she closed the door and walked out.

"Mary!"

Arthur placed his hands together and raised them slightly, a little awkwardly, and said hello.

He admitted that he was nervous now, and even his sweat was showing.

"Um, you... Who are you?"

Arthur didn't know how to start, and could only ask Mary about her husband.

"He's dead. Dead for a long time."

Mary said these words without any emotional fluctuation.

"So, uh, you... You've become a widow? So... So you came to me?"

Arthur's words were heart-wrenching, and his expression was even more heart-wrenching.

At least the ones hiding in the distance, Darcy and Hoshea, were a little heartbroken.

"Arthur, oh, Arthur, poor Arthur, if this woman torments you, you can't even say it out loud."

Darcy hid behind the wall and imitated Arthur's awkward expression, saying sorrowfully.

"Enough, Darcy. If Arthur sees us peeking here, he will definitely get upset and even hide alone and shed tears secretly. Let's not make this child cry. You know, he has always liked to pretend to be strong."

Hoshea patted Darcy on the shoulder and warned.

"Oh, Hoshea, you didn't let him off either." Darcy smiled and shook his head, but still turned around and walked towards the Valentine Center with Hosea.

Today, the purpose of the two of them coming out was not to spy on Arthur, but to look around at the surrounding farms and purchase a large enough farm as their clothing production base.

"Oh, Darcy, can we really buy a farm and settle down? Are you sure that Pinkerton Detective and the federal police won't have any influence on our lives anymore?"

Hosea followed Darcy towards Valentine's bank.

To buy a farm at a low price, the bank is a good place to go. All of them are farms that have been repossessed because of debts.

For example, Mr. Downs' farm is estimated to be worth five hundred dollars, while John's Beecher's Hope is actually worth no more than seven hundred and eighty dollars at most. But he doesn't have a legal identity, so the bank people directly raised his price by nearly double.

And now the Van der Linde gang doesn't have a legal identity either, but that's not a problem. Darcy's idea is to find a way to push the gang members out and let them stand on the stage to buy the farm and even open a clothing store.

And Darcy and his gang just need to protect their safety.

When Darcy heard Hosea's worried words, he shook his head and his face didn't change at all.

"Hosea, this time we won't take the lead. Buying a farm and opening a clothing store can make Karen, Marybeth, and Jenny stand in front of us. I remember that Jenny has no criminal record and a legal identity. Maybe she can play a good role in this.

As for Pinkerton Detective, they don't have law enforcement power here now. Even if they discover our tracks, it won't be of any use. And the federal police, oh, Hosea, this group of security guards for rich families won't attack us because we are a bandit identity, unless we offend some rich people."

Darcy's eyes flickered, showing no worry at all.

In the game, how many troubles did the Van der Linde gang caused in the early stage? Without law enforcement power, even if Pinkerton Detective discovered their camp three times, they still had no way and could only give a slight warning. But this time they didn't cause any trouble at all and haven't committed any robbery or looting behavior even up to now. Even if Pinkerton came over, they still had no way.

And in the later stage, damn it, in the later stage, when Darcy's arms and ammunition factory started operating, these violent institutions were completely outmatched.