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Chapter 179 Chapter 178
178,

two murders,

two lives,

There are also two missing heads in plain sight,
Such a brutal incident quickly spread in Heishui Town.

Although Detective Pinkerton pushed the matter of solving the case to the police station, he did not dare to let the murderer go. He still blocked the main roads in and out of Heishui Town, and had to go through strict investigations no matter who came in or out.Key buildings such as the Bank of Blackwater Town, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Pinkerton Building were specially guarded and surrounded by water.

The jittery vigilance made the residents of Heishui Town panic when they woke up. On the surface, daily life can still be carried on as normal, but in the streets and alleys, there are already various speculations and rumors about the two murders. Word of mouth is brewing and fermenting.

As the largest information dissemination and exchange center in the local area, just after noon, the bar in Heishui Town was already full of people.Glasses of spirits were poured into his mouth, and news that was difficult to distinguish between true and false was spit out. Just as many drinkers were arguing about who was right and who was wrong, the door of the bar was pushed open, and Sheriff Dunbar walked out. came in.

"The devil is back!"

"White demon!"

The priest's crazy talk has never stopped, and everyone is tired of hearing it. It was only Sergeant Dunbar's kindness to save the priest, and he didn't want to see an innocent person die.But on the way to bring the man back to the police station, something new was added to the priest's crazy nonsense.

"It's raining, it's raining,
The devil is in the scarlet blood! "

Along the way, the priest, who was half asleep and half awake, repeatedly emphasized this meaningless sentence, which finally caught the attention of Sheriff Dunbar. The sheriff who thought of something immediately returned to the scene of the murder.

The headless corpse of the policeman has been taken away, and even the pool of blood left on the ground has dried up. Of course, there are no traces of demons.

The sheriff was not disappointed, because when the head was chopped off and blood poured down from the sky, it was also rain.

So on the edge of the roof next to it, Sergeant Dunbar not only found footprints trampled on but also traces of blood dripping.On the roof of the building near the bank in Heishui Town, the sheriff also found similar traces.

The murderer's method of killing has not been fully understood, but the clue to the disappearance of the head has been found, but Sheriff Dunbar is not happy about it.If the priest is not talking nonsense, it means that the white demon has really returned to Heishui Town.

For a moment, he seemed to return to the cold and damp morning when the demon appeared again.With the mentality of giving it a try, the sheriff took a few people back to his home, but of course he was in vain.The sheriff who returned in vain did not feel relaxed because his home was not the first place where the other party appeared in Heishui Town.

The noisy noise in the bar in Heishui town made the tense nerves of the sheriff who came in a hurry relax a little bit.

As the largest and most luxurious bar in the town, the guests here are either rich or expensive, so he didn't directly bring someone in, but pushed open the door of the bar alone.

The sheriff's appearance immediately silenced the guests in the bar, but the lively atmosphere immediately resumed.While dealing with the guests who wanted to get the progress of the case out of his mouth, he looked up and down the surrounding environment. The business-as-usual environment finally made Sergeant Dunbar relax.

At the bar, he finished the whiskey handed by the bartender in one gulp. The sheriff, who was about to turn around and leave, was stopped by the bartender, and the bar manager came down from upstairs to pass him a new message.It turned out that the deputy mayor was in the VIP room on the second floor of the bar and wanted to invite him up for a drink.

Sheriff Dunbar frowned.

Ordinary people may not know the origin of the deputy mayor, but as a sheriff who has met Colonel Beckett before, he naturally knows what is going on.The conflict between the increasingly rampant Detective Pinkerton and the police department deepened, and the deputy mayor and banker was behind it.

He didn't like the domineering deputy mayor from the bottom of his heart, but the reality was that he had to side with the newly appointed deputy mayor.

The news about the gold mine had already spread to Saint-Denis in the east. In addition to the fact that Detective Pinkerton never returned, the senior management of Blackwater Town did not hesitate to formally send people to Armadillo Town, but only the deputy The town mayor, as well as Sheriff Dunbar, opposed the plan.

He has no way of knowing what the deputy mayor is thinking, but as long as the safety and interests of the residents of Blackwater Town can be guaranteed and the demon in the west is not provoked, Sergeant Dunbar will accept it.So even if the relationship between the two of them is not harmonious, even if he doesn't want to see each other at the moment, he still has to go up to the second floor of this bar today.

Compared with the bustling first floor, the empty upstairs was much quieter. Passing by the empty wine tables and gaming tables, the bar manager led people to the door, knocked on the door and signaled the sheriff to go in by himself.

He also heard about the deputy mayor's stay in Armadillo Town, and the clues in front of him also showed that the man had come to Heishui Town, but he couldn't produce any evidence, and he didn't know whether to say it or not.

It was with hesitation that Sergeant Dunbar pushed open the door, walked in with his head down, and then he saw the deputy mayor who had been waiting for him for a long time at the table—

Dai Pingan!
The white shirt, the luxurious waistcoat, and even the skin color are quite normal.

Sweeping away the previous embarrassment, he appeared in front of him like a different person, but the sheriff will never forget those eyes with a devilish smile that always surfaced in his dreams.

"Bang" sound,
The door behind him was closed by the manager who followed in.

Sergeant Dunbar didn't look back, and Dai Pingan didn't seem to see the pistol that the sheriff took out. Like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, he first spread his hands and then smiled happily:

"Long time no see! Mr. Sheriff."

"Click!"

What responded to him was the movement of the sheriff breaking the hammer, but he did not pull the trigger, because while closing the door, the bar manager behind him also put a gun to his head.

"Being a sheriff is different. When you wanted to kill me before, you had to worry about whether others would suspect that you were corrupt and violated the law, and killed people to silence you. Now you don't even blink when you draw a gun. It seems that power can really change a lot. matter."

"The thing I regret the most in my life is that I didn't shoot you to death at that time, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people dragged into the water by you!"

"That's a bit harsh to say. What does it mean to be dragged into the water? I'm just doing a small favor while others are working hard to realize their dreams."

Sheriff Dunbar sneered, and glanced back:
"Then what did you do for him?"

"Just like you, just like you want to be the sheriff and I want to be the mayor, he also wants to be the owner of this bar."

"This bar was originally his."

"Are you sure?" Dai Ping'an turned his head: "How about, let us listen to his own version?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sheriff, Dai Ping'an is right, and you are right."

The bar manager changed his usual enthusiasm and thoughtfulness, and grabbed the gun from the sheriff's hand. After going around a circle, he handed the gun to Dai Pingan, who was watching the excitement:

"I bought this piece of land, this bar, every table, every chair, and even every bottle of wine here. But what about the reality? The reality is that no matter how hard or tired I am every day, I will More than half of every penny and every coin earned here! And your police station also has a share here!"

"I'm afraid you don't know all this, Mr. Sheriff."

The question of the bar manager made the sheriff's face turn green and then pale, he opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

The sheriff also heard about the collection of money, and he also took his share. This is the rule, but he didn't expect that it would be so ruthless after adding up.But even if he knows about this kind of thing, he can't do anything about it, because this is the rule of the upper echelons of Heishui Town, and what he didn't expect was that Dai Pingan, who was watching the fun, would speak up to defend him:

"On this point, I think you should be more considerate of our Sheriff Dunbar. After all, Mr. Sheriff still has his police station, and now he is responsible for all the residents of Heishui Town. He knows it, but he may not be able to solve it, after all, he is just a little sheriff. We need to understand more and think from the perspective of others, so that we can go further."

"You are right, Monsieur Mayor."

The bar manager bowed slightly and returned to his previous polite state.

"Okay, you go and take care of your business outside, leave it to me here, let us two old acquaintances have a good talk."

"Yes, sir."

The bar manager turned and went out. The next moment, Dai Ping'an slid the pistol he was playing with along the table and back.

The gun was aimed at Dai Pingan again, but this time, the sheriff's finger on the trigger was no longer as firm as before.

"Mayor?" Sheriff Dunbar asked tentatively.

"Do not,"

Dai Pingan shook his finger:

"To be precise, it should be the deputy mayor."

"You are the deputy mayor?" It was unbelievable, but Sergeant Dunbar still didn't retract the pistol on Dai Pingan's chest.

"Isn't it possible? Although our cooperation last time was not pleasant, the overall result is still good. Look at you, from a depressed policeman to finally being promoted to a sheriff, the whole Heishui Town Police Department It’s all up to you to decide, what a prestige! I heard that as long as you work harder two days ago, the position of mayor may not be out of consideration, do you want me to help you again?”

While talking, Dai Pingan ignored the muzzle of the opposite gun, picked up the red wine on the table and poured a glass for the sheriff:
"Authentic Latour red wine, I don't know how old it is, but it must be very expensive, let's have a drink first."

The wine glass was blocked in front of the muzzle of the gun, Sergeant Dunbar looked down, but had no intention of taking it.

"Sorry, maybe I didn't make it clear, let's get to know each other again,"

Holding the wine glass, Dai Pingan smiled slightly:
"My lord, Anping, temporarily serves as the deputy mayor of Armadillo Town, and the proof is in the purse next to him, so, Mr. Sheriff, you really can't catch me today."

"What if I say I must catch it today?"

"Catch it! Then catch it! You can catch it now! You are the sheriff, Heishui Town has the final say, and it doesn't matter when you want to catch me."

Dai Pingan said so, but the smug smile on his face did not change:

"I'm just worried, what will you do next after you've been caught. Not to mention Armadillo Town, how many people will not come back alive. Even in the current Blackwater Town, if there are any headless corpses outside , Cases like the tavern explosion, I'm really worried that you will be a little bit overwhelmed."

"Are you threatening me?"

"Mr. Sheriff, you are wrong. Even if it is true, we can't say that. It's too ugly, and it doesn't fit your current status."

Sergeant Dunbar wanted to say something more, but the gun in his hand was snatched away by Dai Pingan again in the blink of an eye. Before he could react, the bright red wine glass was already in front of him:
"Of course, this is just a title. Whether it is you as the sheriff or me as the mayor, you don't care about this so-called identity. But it is also because of this identity that you and I have the opportunity to be here Have a good drink, don't you?

Mr. Sheriff, I know who you are, and you know who I am, and we don't want to make things too ugly,

Therefore,
Please don't refuse my kindness,
Try it, the wine is really expensive. "

Looking at the bright red wine in front of him, at Dai Ping'an's face that is sure to win, and at the pistol that was thrown on the table close at hand, Sergeant Dunbar, feeling a little tired, sat down at the table:
"What do you want to do again?"

"What can I do, why don't you come to the sheriff for a favor." Dai Pingan put the wine in front of the sheriff with a smile:
"Remember our last cooperation? Although the final result was indeed somewhat unsatisfactory, to some extent, we all achieved our respective goals.

Although you failed to hang me with your own hands, you defeated the forces of the thieves' territory, solved the corrupt mayor, and you became the sheriff smoothly, so you can fulfill your ambitions as you wish.

As for me, although I took a bullet from you, I also got a way to survive, and I can still survive to sit here and have a drink with you. "

Holding another glass of wine on the table, Dai Ping'an stood beside Sergeant Dunbar:

"Don't you think that our previous cooperation has been more than half successful, should we continue? Mr. Sheriff, look at the red wine I specially prepared in front of you and you will know. I am very sincere about our next cooperation of."

"Sincerity? Is it your sincerity to kill people in the street?"

"This is..."

Dai Pingan pouted:
"In the beginning, I only had two purposes. First, I wanted to say hello to everyone. Second, it was because he was standing in the wrong place. As for the policeman later, I didn't want to touch him at first, because he was so cheap , dare to scold me with that old lunatic, and seek death."

Speaking of this, Dai Pingan stopped and thought for a while:

"Hey, having said that, our priest isn't that crazy. He even recognizes me. It seems that I have time to have a good chat with him about God..."

"Wait a moment."

The sheriff stopped Dai Pingan who was talking endlessly:
"You just said that he was standing in the wrong place, and he was standing at the gate of the bank in Heishui Town. Could it be that you want to rob the bank!"

"Hey, don't get excited, don't get me wrong, robbing banks and robbing such unskilled things are only done by robbers, and I'm a serious deputy mayor now. It's just..."

Dai Pingan spread his hands helplessly:
"Unfortunately, what belongs to me is hidden in the bank of Blackwater Town. Your deputy mayor, Colonel Beckett, is right, he is. In fact, we had a good 'cooperation' at the beginning, Don't look at me like that, listen to me explain to you slowly."

"He took away the gold from the gold mine in Armadillo Town, and I took over the entire Cactus Spring. Everyone gets what they need. But, after the cooperation ends, the mess in Armadillo Town is left to me after,"

Speaking of this, Dai Pingan drank the red wine in the glass with an angry face:

"He didn't keep the agreement like I did, and shared with me what I wanted!"

"what?"

"What? Of course it's information about kidnapping hostages."

Dai Pingan smiled contemptuously:
"Don't you think that a family like Robinson is a good person and won't do bad things? I'm afraid you will be disappointed this time."

Then, Dai Ping'an briefly told the sheriff about the kidnapping of Princess Huaguo.

Sergeant Dunbar didn't believe it at first, thinking that Dai Ping'an was talking nonsense for the purpose of framing, but as many signs were consistent with the news from Armadillo Town, he couldn't help but become suspicious.

"Drink a glass of wine and suppress the shock!"

Dai Pingan thoughtfully handed the red wine on the table to the sheriff:
"Unexpectedly, the kidnapper who planned and carried out this transnational kidnapping is the new deputy mayor of your Heishui Town! If I remember correctly, even in Heishui Town, kidnapping is also illegal. How about it, the police Mr. Chang, do you want me to help you arrest him and bring him to justice and justice?"

While agitating Sergeant Dunbar, Dai Pingan took out a cigarette:
"As long as you can rescue the princess, you will be a great achievement. Not only will you be promoted and rich, but you will also be rewarded with the title of the Hua Kingdom. You will have no worries about food and drink for a lifetime. Maybe even your name as the police chief will be remembered by history." Keep in mind: "The cracker of the biggest kidnapping case in the 19th century, the just law enforcer, the legendary police officer——Sergeant Dunbar!" Thinking about it is majestic."

"People will write your deeds into a biography and put them on the stage. Even after 100 or 200 years, people will never forget..."

"What about you, what do you want?"

Sheriff Dunbar looked at Dai Pingan with a sneer:
"Don't tell me whether this thing really happened, tell me first, how much benefit you can get from rescuing the so-called princess. Don't tell me that you won't benefit from it, and don't say that you care about honor and dignity , people like you probably only care about money."

Dai Pingan stopped striking the match,

But soon he struck the flame and lit the cigarette smoothly.

Take a deep breath,
Spit it out,
Let the diffuse smoke cover his face,
Only then did Dai Pingan laugh.

"It seems that you still understand me. Princess, I don't need to care, but I'm very jealous of the ransom."

"Armadillo Town is all yours, and you still care about that?"

"How can anyone think money is enough?" As he spoke, Dai Pingan wringed out his half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray:
"Let me be honest, my purpose for coming to Heishui Town this time is very simple. I have to choose one of two options: or, find out the news of the hostage's hiding place, and get back the part of the ransom that should belong to me;

If this cannot be done, then I can only say sorry to the Sheriff and borrow some money from the bank in Heishui Town to make up for my loss. "

"When I came here, I have already investigated clearly. There are four banks in Blackwater Town. Your Blackwater Town Bank, which is the one guarded by Detective Pinkerton, is the largest and richest of the four banks. One family, it has [-]% of the savings in Heishui Town, which just makes up for my loss..."

"Impossible! I will never let you do this." Sergeant Dunbar shot up and pointed the pistol on the table at Dai Pingan again.

The Blackwater Town Bank is a local bank, unlike the national bank. If it is robbed, it is robbed. The state will not compensate the depositors for their losses. They will not and cannot afford this amount if they rely solely on the chamber of commerce behind the bank.

When the bank goes bankrupt, it will be Heishui Town and ordinary depositors who have saved money in the bank that will suffer losses.

Sheriff Dunbar certainly could not have seen this happen.

"Don't worry, sheriff, I've said it all, this is a last resort. Now that I'm the deputy mayor, I don't want to get my hands dirty again, and I don't want to make things too ugly, so I ask you to help. "

Ignoring the other party's cold muzzle, Dai Ping'an stood directly opposite the sheriff:

"As long as sheriff, you can help me get this information out of the hands of Colonel Beckett, oh no, it should mean stealing it from the hands of your current deputy mayor, I will leave immediately and not touch a cent of the Blackwater Town Bank. One cent."

"How could I..."

Dai Pingan took a step forward, gently took off the sheriff's pistol, and brought the glass of Latour red wine, which the sheriff had never touched, to Sergeant Dunbar again:
"Don't worry, I know that your relationship is not harmonious, it doesn't matter, we will create opportunities for you, as long as you grasp the timing well. One side is Blackwater Town, and the other side is a kidnapper. How to choose, I don't think you will Wrong judgment..."

Sheriff Dunbar finally compromised,

The bar manager sent the sheriff with a sour face out of the door of the VIP room. The moment the door closed from the outside, Dai Pingan slumped on the chair:

"It's getting harder and harder for people nowadays to fool around."

After a sigh,
With a dry mouth, Dai Pingan picked up the red wine on the table and began to blow on the bottle, but as soon as he drank it, he couldn't help but spit it all out:

"What the hell! The French stuff is so terrible!"

"It's just that you don't know how to appreciate it."

Pushing open the door on the other side of the VIP room, Yan Xiaoguo walked in from the balcony.Unlike Javier, he did not hand over the wine bottle, but placed a heavy leather bag the size of a football on the table.

"Is it going well?" Dai Pingan, who was busy wiping off the wine stains on his body, didn't even lift his head:

"It's going well. As for the effect you want, it should come out soon."

As if cooperating with Yan Xiaoguo, panic shouts sounded from the distance of the bar, and a few seconds later, the first floor of the bar became chaotic with a "boom", and people rushed out without even caring about their bills.

"The effect is good! It is worthy of being Ouchi's blood drop!"

Dai Ping'an nodded in satisfaction. The bloody wine stains on his snow-white shirt could not be wiped off after all, just like his hands.

"Is the manpower ready?"

"Ready."

"Then let's do it, signal, and urge our Mr. Sheriff."

One minute later, the gates of the other three private banks in Heishui Town were kicked open at the same time!

　I used to think life was like this...

　　back again,

　　Thanks to the book friends, it should be Wufang, the awareness of cucumbers, John is a cat, since junior high school, nuclear fission, foodie recruits, nothing like the wind and rain, Kurokawa Shinhachiro Keitoku, HypoDo, eating this book, a scholar must not be Hongyi, Strangers, and Zhang San's monthly ticket support from the third-level leader.

　　Thank you book friend Nuclear Fission, such equipment is a real man?And the tipping of Youbi in the cold pool,
　　
　
(End of this chapter)