Chapter 51 The lie is revealed and the gang falls apart
"Daqi, answer me, in fact, we have already collected enough funds to go to Tahiti, right?"
John's words echoed in the ears of everyone in the gang and could not be erased for a long time.
Everyone can't believe it, and they don't want to believe that their respected gang boss is actually hiding the truth.
"It's fucking fucked up."
So the dreams and the future that people talk about are, to put it bluntly, just a fabricated illusion.
If it weren't for this stranger's reminder, I might still be living in fantasy all my life.
I am afraid that until the day I die, I thought I would be able to go to Tahiti, which is called paradise.
Bullshit!
At this second, Dutch, who was lucky, pretended to be confused: "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Brothers and sisters, don't be blinded. I think this guy is just a lackey of the police. We must deal with him."
"The Van der Linde Gang will never allow traitors!"
In a daze, most of the gang members who were still hesitating pointed their guns at Song Hao's body.
This seems to be their subconscious reaction.
Micah Bell in the team was even more arrogant, provoking: "Get the hell out of your way, I'm going to twist this bastard's head off and use it as my urinal!"
Seeing this situation, Arthur had no choice but to cough a few times and stand in front to block the gun line: "Put your gun down now. The result of this matter has not been reached yet."
"If he really has a problem, I will kill him myself without bothering you."
Song Hao understood that after being together in the gang for such a long time, even if these guys knew that there was something wrong with their boss, they didn't want to accept the fact in their hearts.
So he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it: "You don't believe me, or you don't believe Arthur, it doesn't matter."
"As long as you go to Dutch's tent and take out the iron box under the bed for inspection, won't the truth be revealed?"
Although these words may sound harsh, they are not unreasonable.
I saw Dutch secretly wink at Micah, and the latter understood it and cursed angrily: "Fart, what do you say?"
"Arthur, get out of my way, I have to kill this arrogant guy."
At a critical moment, Arthur, as the core figure, has a certain say, and it is obviously up to him to stabilize the situation.
He directly smashed the wine bottle inside his hand to the ground:
"Shut the hell up, especially you, Micah, I don't want to hear any more noise from you."
"Damn it, it's so annoying to be noisy all day long. You stay here while I go to the tent and take out the iron box."
Now that the big shots have spoken, some stupid dogs have no choice but to shut up and dare not continue to say anything.
Then Arthur walked past Dutch with a heavy face and said coldly: "I don't want to see a disappointing result later."
"Arthur, I really..."
Now under the gaze of many gang members, even if someone is anxious, nothing can stop Arthur's behavior.
Slowly exhaling a cloud of milky white smoke, Song Hao's expression was very indifferent.
The two people form an obvious contrast.
He walked into the tent with an uneasy feeling and found that the gramophone placed on the table was playing music. Arthur sighed helplessly.
In fact, when he was in the tavern during the day, he heard the words from Song Hao that were almost the same as those verified by John, and he had already guessed the ending.
He bent down and found the familiar iron box from under the bed. He couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.
"The box is right here. Let us all witness the truth of the matter together."
As Arthur dragged the heavy iron box out of the tent, everyone gasped in unison.
Now that the matter has been revealed, Da Qi is extremely nervous, with many micro-expressions showing on his face.
He was still mumbling something, but no one could hear him.
John, who recognized the black iron box at a glance, asked coldly: "If I remember correctly, this is the damn box that contains money in Blackwater Town, right?"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one was willing to stand up and say a fair word.
Even Hosea frowned, with disappointment and pain on his weathered cheeks.
He knew the origin of this box. Back then, the Van der Linde gang carried out an almost crazy robbery operation in Blackwater Town.
However, an unforeseen accident occurred during the process, and police fire was so intense that the entire gang fled in embarrassment, and finally hid in the Plow Village in the snowy mountains.
During this period, John was unfortunately shot in the thigh and was forced to be separated from the gang. Fortunately, he was rescued by Arthur and Javier in the snowy mountains.
But no matter how it goes or what the outcome is, everyone knows one thing:
Dutch himself said that all the money was lost that night, and the tin box disappeared together...
What’s the result?
He's obviously hiding under your bed!
Not only was the atmosphere a little solemn at this second, but there was also an indescribable embarrassment.
Arthur was silent for a moment: "Dutch, are you going to open this box, or should I help you open it?"
Daqi, who was stunned on the spot, couldn't hold back a word for a long time. He was so angry that he even wanted to shoot Song Hao who was behind him.
"Huh?"
However, the latter was not a vegetarian either. Almost no one saw the action clearly before Dutch's pistol fell to the ground.
My wrists were so shaken that they hurt.
Song Hao, who blew off the smoke from the gun barrel, joked: "Since I could shoot off your holster at the bank last night, I can shoot off your pistol now."
"Friend, don't think that I really don't dare to kill you."
Arthur didn't want to deal with the damn marksmanship issue, so he simply used his pistol to shoot off the rusty iron lock on the outside of the box.
In full view of everyone, the iron box slowly opened, revealing the tens of thousands of heavy banknotes inside.
Almost everyone in the gang was so caught up in the dense pile of banknotes that they even couldn't breathe for a while.
After all, this is the wealth that I want to obtain after all my hard work, fighting and killing in the western wilderness.
A ticket to Tahiti...
"Daqi, the facts are here, you deceived all of us."
Arthur stood up slowly and didn't want to say anything more. He always felt that his three views were collapsing in an instant.
For many years, he has always regarded this man as his father.
Now that I think about it, it’s really a sad joke!
Dutch, who still did not forget to quibble, said: "Arthur, I am thinking about you. Now is not the time. My child, it is not the time yet."
"I promise you, I will definitely..."
However, John, who has an impatient personality, doesn't want to listen to his nonsense here. Anyway, he is tired of hearing it.
Without saying anything, he walked directly to the box and took away part of the banknotes. This was the reward he deserved.
He didn't want to complain any more, so he strolled towards Song Hao: "Daqi, you promised me during the day that you would be responsible for everyone in the gang."
"Now that you have gone back on your word, I will never believe you again."
Abigail didn't know how to deal with the situation.
It's like a mess of shit.
She looked at the scared Jack beside her, and seemed to have made up her mind, so she followed John.
As for Arthur, he didn't take any money. He didn't even speak the whole time. He just walked outside the camp and rode on his horse, and disappeared at the Horseshoe Lookout.
Now faced with the situation of taking sides, some people still want to believe in the leader who has been loyal to him for many years, so they are not in a hurry to move.
"Well...I haven't been with you for long anyway, and besides, I like this guy's style of doing things better."
Unexpectedly, a woman suddenly took a step forward and said something unexpected:
"So I want to hang out with him!"
Chapter completed!