America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 236

Paile rode forward side by side with Chen Jianqiu, and they kept a distance from Maswin in front, which made it difficult for the lawyer to hear their words clearly.

"You know that I'm investigating Leonard, why did you let me have dinner with him?" Pile whispered.

According to his investigation, during this period of time, Chen Jianqiu and Leonard had a close relationship, and there were even rumors that they wore a pair of pants.

In all likelihood, this dinner was planned by the two of them to target him, corrupt him, and bribe him.

In this way, the meal is even more inedible.

Since Paile chose to work as a sheriff, he has never received a penny of black money. This is the principle he insists on.

"It's because I knew you were investigating him that I invited you to dinner." Chen Jianqiu tilted his head and looked at him innocently.
"If you want to know someone, it's best to have a meal with him (her). You don't know Leonard, so what's the point of investigating every day?"

Paile was rendered speechless by Chen Jianqiu's words.

He always felt that Chen Jianqiu's words were unreasonable, but he couldn't tell what was unreasonable for a while.

"Okay, it's all here, Ann." Chen Jianqiu comforted Paile, who was shocked in his heart.

Before they came to Leonard's mansion,
At this time, the largest house in Lincolnshire was brightly lit, and cowboys in full armor stood at the entrance of the yard and around the house.

Chen Jianqiu pretended not to see, got off the horse, and together with Paile, followed the lawyer into the gate of the house.

Like last time, Leonard was already sitting at the dining table waiting for him.

It was still the ill-fitting formal dress. At this moment, he was sitting at the top of the table, tapping his fingers on the table, looking a little anxious.

However, when Leonard saw Chen Jianqiu at the door and Paile beside him, his anxiety turned into embarrassment and anxiety.

According to the original plan, only Chen Jianqiu should be right. How could there be an extra sheriff from Lincolnshire?

His eyes turned eagerly and questioningly to the lawyer.

However, the lawyer's complexion was not much better than his.

Obviously, all this is not within his expectations.

Out of fear of the well-known Pile, Leonard stood up involuntarily, and began rubbing the corners of his clothes again, repeatedly trying to control his expression.

As for Pile, he also seemed a little uncomfortable, and he tried hard to focus his attention on Leonard.

The atmosphere in the room became delicate for a while because of Pile's unexpected arrival.

Just one looks the most relaxed.

Chen Jianqiu looked at the three people who looked like wax figures around him, and said:

"I met Sergeant Pile at the gate of the security station, and he happened to have no dinner, so we came together."

He said with a smile, then paused, and looked at Leonard who said nothing: "You don't know Sheriff Pile, do you?"

"I know, I know, it's a great honor." Leonard, who was stunned just now, seemed to come to life suddenly, and quickly pulled the chair in front of Paile.

However, Pile didn't give any face, and stood there with a stinky face.

"There are not many people, let's change to a round table." Chen Jianqiu suggested.

"Okay, okay, then change to a round table." Leonard hurriedly ordered to the servant.

Several servants came in from the door, lifted the square dining table and replaced it with a round table.

Their movements are very quick, and the tablecloths and cutlery are replaced quickly.

During this process, Leonard has always seemed at a loss.

The reality and the plan deviated, which made him not know what to do for a while.

After the four people were seated, the Mexican cook began to display his skills.

Dishes were served in front of everyone one after another.

But it seemed that except for Chen Jianqiu, no one cared about the delicious dishes in front of them, and just ate a few mouthfuls absent-mindedly.

Only Chen Jianqiu had a particularly good appetite. He ate up every dish, and while eating, he greeted the other people on the table, as if he was the master here.

"Hey, eat it, Leonard, has your cook changed, and the taste is much better than last time?"

Leonard finally couldn't bear it anymore, he finally spoke, and said what he had been thinking about for a long time:
"Mr. Chen, can you give me a few more days for the debts? It will take some time for me to sell those farms and recover the debts."

The rich man who made his fortune from usury didn't know what it means to beat around the bush, so he said it directly. He pointed to the serious-looking Pile next to him:
"It happens that Sergeant Pile is here, so I can be a witness. I will definitely find a way to repay it."

"Snapped."

The knife and fork in Sergeant Pile's hand hit the table.

How could the dignified Sheriff of Lincolnshire bear witness for someone like Leonard?
He was just about to speak, but Chen Jianqiu wiped his mouth and waved his hand:

"Dinner today, don't talk about owed money."

What Leonard had just said was blocked back, and the scene became even more embarrassing for a moment.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that you are in the grain business recently?" Or did the lawyer change the subject, "Standard Oil Company built an oil refinery in Roswell, and the town is said to be getting bigger and bigger. Mr. Chen's vision really unique."

"Yes, the demand is huge, and it is also very profitable." Chen Jianqiu picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip of the wine, "It's just a pity."

"What's the pity?" the lawyer asked.

"It's a pity that the prices of agricultural products in Lincolnshire and surrounding areas have been unstable, and the profits are uncontrollable, so I can only earn a hard fee." Chen Jianqiu looked regretful.

"However, the supply of goods should soon become stable and cheap." He added a sentence seemingly inadvertently.

However, these words hit the hearts of Leonard and the lawyer like a heavy hammer.

Now most of the farms and pastures near Lincolnshire belong to Leonard, and he is the largest supplier of agricultural products trading market.

Chen Jianqiu's words, it can be regarded as Tuqiongdao met.

What he wanted was not the arrears at all, but Leonard's farms and ranches, and he wanted them to die.

Leonard's breathing was a little short, his eyes fixed on Chen Jianqiu, and he asked word by word:

"Mr. Chen, the Albuquerque-Lincolnshire railway cannot be built, do you know that?"

While cutting the beef on his plate, Chen Jianqiu replied nonchalantly: "Yeah, I knew it a long time ago, what's the matter? Scott didn't let them build it, and he told me there were some things he didn't understand."

Leonard's chest was heaving violently, his breathing was short of breath, and his hands were shaking.

"What's the matter? Are you okay? Mr. Leonard?" Chen Jianqiu stopped what he was doing and glanced at the owner of the mansion.

Leonard's face was gloomy, but his eyes kept wandering between Chen Jianqiu and Pile.

The lawyer's heart beat fast.

He knew very well that the person in front of him was different from his former master, Fred.

This man is at war with heaven and man, and he is considering killing people in front of the sheriff, while his former master, even the sheriff himself dared to do it.

However, the grass on Fred's grave was several meters high.

"Gentlemen, I have something to do, please wait for me to play." Leonard seemed to have made up his mind, and winked at the lawyer, "Maxen, come with me."

The two went up to the second floor one after the other.

Leonard whispered to Mai Sien: "You go out through the back door, what to do, you know, I have explained to those cowboys in advance."

"You are heading for a dead end." The lawyer was a little desperate.

Why is he the one who performs this kind of mission every time.

"Do I still have a way to go? You heard it just now, that Chinese wants me to die!" Leonard's eyes were cold.

Mai Sien sighed, and exited the back door through another staircase.

Leonard, on the other hand, returned to the side of the dining table.

The three of them stopped talking, and there was silence in the restaurant, and the needle could be heard falling to the ground.

Leonard raised his head and looked at the two people in front of him with dead eyes.

However, after 10 minutes, still nothing happened.

As for Leonard, his complexion is getting worse and worse.

Chen Jianqiu looked at Leonard with a smile, stood up, and said to him, "How about we smoke a cigar by the window?"

The two came to the window.

"Would you like to look outside?" Chen Jianqiu lit a cigar for himself, leaned against the window, and said to Leonard.

Leonard stuck his head out of the window and looked out, feeling a bit cold in his heart.

The cowboys I had originally arranged disappeared without a trace.

He took a few steps back and stared blankly at the window, all hopeless.

"I'll give you one more chance."

Chen Jianqiu suddenly pulled out the revolver from his waist, handed it to him, and whispered in his ear:

"Use this gun, kill me, and then kill the policeman in the restaurant, then you will live."

After finishing speaking, Chen Jianqiu turned around again, bent over the window sill, and continued smoking his cigar.

Leonard held the revolver in both hands, pointing at Chen Jianqiu's back tremblingly, the muzzle of the gun kept shaking.

Chen Jianqiu's words seemed to be surrounded by magic voices around his ears:

"Kill him! Kill him."

Sweat dripped from Leonard's forehead, he made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

A shot went off.

Leonard fell to the ground, the gun fell to the side, and his heart was bleeding.

Pile stood at the door of the room holding a gun, his muzzle was smoking.

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(End of this chapter)