America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Just as Chen Jianqiu was issuing Party A's design assignment to Browning, a horse galloped from the direction of the town.

The person who came was Sean, the postmaster of Roswell Township.

The black man stopped his horse in front of Chen Jianqiu and jumped off the horse.

He handed a letter to Chen Jianqiu's hand.

The letter had a rather elegant appearance, sealed with wax and stamped with a red stamp.

Chen Jianqiu recognized this stamp.

The pattern above is the crest of the Astor family.

Although these families in the United States have a history of more than 100 years at most.

In the eyes of the real nobles in Europe, they are just a bunch of nouveau riche.

But these American upstarts have never underestimated themselves.

They also imitated the European nobles and made a complete set.

Chen Jianqiu opened the envelope and began to read the letter seriously.

In the letter, Astor said that a friend of his had encountered some troubles in the Dakota area, and hoped that Chen Jianqiu's border detective agency would give him some help.

While watching, Chen Jianqiu wondered which branch was closer.

That ghost place is indeed a bit far away.

But when he saw the name of Astor's friend, the corners of his mouth began to curl up slightly.

After reading the letter, Chen Jianqiu raised his head.

Browning was still plucking out his few hairs, and the others were experimenting with the guns on the table. Only Asuka looked towards the north.

"Homesick?" Chen Jianqiu walked to Asuka's side and asked.

Asuka withdrew his gaze and nodded:
"Well, every spring, on the grasslands under the Black Mountain, wild flowers bloom all over the mountains and plains."

He looked at the desert in front of him and said softly.

Chen Jianqiu put the letter away and stuffed it into his pocket:
"Come on, let's go to Dakota."

Two days later, Chen Jianqiu took Asuka and Xiao En on the train going north.

The train entered Colorado from New Mexico, crossed Colorado and Wyoming from south to north, and entered the Dakota area.

At that time, the Dakota area had not yet been divided into South Dakota and North Dakota, nor had it established a state. It was just a collection of the former two and Montana.

This time, Chen Jianqiu did not recruit any manpower from the detective agency, nor did he bring anyone from Long Xiang's team.

"Boss, why do you want to go in person?"

On the train, Sean complained.

In the past few weeks, he felt that his ass was about to rot.

From New Mexico to Dakota, it is basically the entire United States from south to north.

"Because I'm the best."

Chen Jianqiu's answer was very short and could not be refuted.

"Boss, why don't we bring more people there?"

Black people have problems, as always.

"Insufficient funds." Chen Jianqiu gave another reason that seemed to make sense but was completely unreasonable, "Also, if you have more problems, you won't be paid next month's salary."

The three got off the train at Pierre, then rode on their horses and headed towards Black Mountain.

Although the Indians won the Battle of the Little Big Horn ten years ago, this did not prevent the federal army from occupying this sacred mountain.

Wait until Chen Jianqiu and the others arrive at Black Mountain.

Hani Peak is still towering into the sky.

The grassland below the mountain is still green as far as the eye can see.

But there was not a single Sioux in sight.

This is now a gold digger's paradise.

Some Sioux were driven further north, and the US Army is still driving them.

Other tribes, many like Asuka's, perished.

"Don't go into the mountain, it will be sad if you go in." Chen Jianqiu looked at Asuka and said to him earnestly.

Asuka knelt on the lawn and bowed in the direction of the mountain.

When he stood up again, the sadness had disappeared from his face.

During the few years by Chen Jianqiu's side, Asuka grew up a lot.

He has learned to control his emotions.

However, the price is that young people will never cry again.

The outcome of the Indians is already doomed, but they still have to continue to survive on this continent.

"Let's go." Chen Jianqiu turned around and walked towards his horse, "Let's go further north, maybe you can still meet old friends."

Going further north, you will enter North Dacoma.

The surrounding scenery has also gradually changed from grasslands, forests, and high mountains to hills and valleys, with exposed mounds of soil.

The Indians called it "Badland", which means that it is extremely desolate and cannot be cultivated.

But for Chen Jianqiu who lived in the Chihuahua desert all year round, this was nothing at all.

At least, there are patches of green pastures here.

The sun is about to set in the west.

On a mound not far away, a wood rat was standing on its two hind feet, stretching its neck and staring at Sean.

This wood rat looks very fat.

The negro raised his bolt-action rifle and took aim at the woodmouse.

Just as he was about to shoot, a huge black shadow swooped down from midair, killing the poor little one with one claw.

"You damn bird! Snatch my prey again!" Sean raised his gun and protested loudly at the corn in the sky.

However, he didn't care about the corn bird at all. He carried the prey and disappeared without a trace. He didn't know where to enjoy its dinner.

"Hey, boss, our dinner was taken away by corn!" Xiao En turned his head, wanting to complain to Chen Jianqiu.

But he found that Chen Jianqiu and Asuka were studying the map.

"Boss, we can't seem to find our place." Asuka looked at the map with a headache.

Chen Jianqiu took advantage of the setting sun to study the map carefully, and then raised his head to glance at the surrounding landforms.

There are no roads in this ghostly place, and there are no traces of people.

He can only roughly judge his current location, which should be not far from the destination - Shepherd Dog Town.

"Let's go north first." Chen Jianqiu put away the map, "Find a place to spend the night, and make dinner by the way."

The three rode on to the north for more than half an hour.

Seemingly full of food and drink, the corn flew back and circled above their heads.

It was getting dark.

Suddenly, an eagle whistle was heard in the air.

"Boss, look, there's a ranch over there!" Sean excitedly pointed in the direction of the horizon not far away.

Chen Jianqiu looked in the direction Xiao En pointed.

The outlines of two small wooden houses appeared in his vision.

The cabin was surrounded by a fence, and inside the fence, there were not many sheep.

"Let's go, let's ask for directions, and see if we can borrow a night or something." Chen Jianqiu said to the two behind him.

The three of them rode chariots and slowly swayed to the gate of the ranch.

The sheep had already returned to the pen, and the inside of the wooden house was also pitch black.

"Is anyone there?" Chen Jianqiu shouted loudly.

No one agreed.

There was silence in the pasture, only the sheep were staring at them in a low-key manner.

"Is anyone there?" Chen Jianqiu raised his voice this time.

But still no one answered.

"Master is out?" Sean tilted his head, "Why don't we go in and have a look."

However, just as they were about to drive their horses into the ranch, they approached the two cabins.

One of the doors slammed open.

A woman who appeared to be in her thirties appeared at the door with a gun in her hand.

She raised her gun, pointed at the three people outside the ranch, and shouted at them at the same time:

"Stay away from my ranch!"

At the same time, the windows of another house were opened.

An old man was standing in the window, also pointing a gun at them, looking like an old dog.

Chen Jianqiu was riding on the horse, looking at the two men with guns.

In the West, he was used to this greeting.

"Relax, don't be nervous, we are just passing by! See if we can stay!"

Sean got off his horse, trying to clear up the misunderstanding.

However, the woman did not relax her vigilance at all:
"No! No lodging is provided here!" Her voice was like a broken gong, which sounded harsh, "How far can you go?"

"We can pay you." Sean took two steps forward while reaching into his clothes to take out the money.

"boom!"

The gun in the woman's hand went off.

A cloud of dust splashed up in front of the negro, making him jump back a step.

"Damn, this bitch really shoots!" Sean scolded.

Chen Jianqiu was still looking at the ranch.

There is no other place to hide people here. It seems that there are really only these two people in the ranch.

couple?

Not quite, the age difference is a bit big.

Father and daughter?

It doesn't seem right either.

"Let's go." Chen Jianqiu turned his horse's head and hooked his hands at Xiao En, "Don't be ashamed of standing there, let's find a place nearby to camp."

For some well-known reasons, the main line may have to be suspended for a while. Let the blond boy Holly stay in the union for a while, and then continue after two days, inserting a very important branch line.