Wilderness Redemption Tour

Lin Yan and Charles recounted everything that had happened in the past few days in detail, and then learned from Arthur, Hosea and Sadie what happened to them on the day of the incident, as well as the situation of Josiah and John who were captured.

According to Arthur, everything was normal on the day of the incident. Nothing suspicious happened, and he didn't run into any suspicious people. Thinking about it afterwards, there was indeed one thing they overlooked, that is, the number of police officers they led away was not as many as expected. The reason why they were able to quickly get rid of the pursuers behind them had a lot to do with the number of police officers and their enthusiasm for catching criminals.

After getting rid of the police behind them and returning to the camp, they were still optimistic that Dutch's plan would be a complete success. It was not until they heard Sadie and others who had hurried back say that an unexpected change had occurred during the mission that they realized the seriousness of the matter.

Upon hearing about the incident at Dutch's place, Hosea immediately called all the people he could use and went to Saint Denis overnight to inquire about the follow-up news of Dutch and his men. However, at that time, all the entrances and exits of Saint Denis had been strictly guarded, and only pure auxiliary personnel such as Kieran and Pearson could successfully enter the city to inquire about the news. However, these people were not professionals after all, and it was already late, so it was not until the afternoon of the next day that Hosea learned a general idea of ​​the whole incident from the people who came back.

The news of Josiah's capture was brought back by Sadie and her friends, and the subsequent capture of John was determined by Hosea based on the appearance of another captured person that Kieran and her friends had inquired about, and that person was John. After all, the three scars on his face were too obvious.

After learning that John was arrested, Abigail could not sit still. Jack did not care and kept shouting that he would go out to find out the follow-up news of John. In the end, it was Arthur who patted his chest and promised to help her rescue John, which calmed her down.

Later, as the weather improved, the number of people entering and leaving Saint Denis increased sharply, and the cycle of obtaining intelligence began to lengthen. However, most of the time was spent on queuing. Yesterday, there was an outrageous operation of "investigating for an hour and queuing for a whole day".

However, as time went by, Hosea and his team had basically been working in vain, except for some useful intelligence they had gained on the first day after the incident. But as the saying goes: no news is the best news. So even though they had not gained much in the following days, everyone still maintained an optimistic attitude.

Now let's talk about Sadie. Among the four people scattered around the bank, only Karen and Tilly had a team of police reinforcements. According to the plan, the two used the explosives provided by Ms. Bell to create a small explosion to divert these people. The explosives were specially made by Ms. Bell. They were not powerful but made a lot of noise. It sounded very bluffing and was perfect for this place. But then, more Pinkerton detectives appeared than the reinforcements. These single-minded professionals turned a deaf ear to the small fights they created and walked towards the bank with firm steps.

It was not until then that the four realized that something was wrong. Tilly even saw Josiah being captured by the Pinkerton detective. After discovering that things were beginning to develop out of control, the four came to the meeting place agreed upon in advance, and after some discussion, they decided to withdraw from St. Denis first. After all, the four of them alone were powerless to change anything, and taking care of themselves was the best help for Dutch and the others.

Then there was the reason for the fire taboo that Lin Yan was most curious about. On the night of the incident, Hosea and Arthur, who had failed to enter the city and were preparing to return to the camp, simultaneously noticed some "strange passers-by" appearing outside of St. Denis. These people walked very slowly, completely unlike the passers-by they usually saw, who were either strolling leisurely or rushing on the road with their heads down. When ordinary people saw other people on the road, they would at most look at each other, but these people would stare at other passers-by for a long time every time they saw them, so Hosea immediately concluded that there was something wrong with these people.

After completely getting rid of these people, Hosea repeatedly told the members who went out to gather information to disguise themselves well, and to take a detour when returning from St. Denis, and only return to the camp after making sure that no one was following them.

In addition to this measure, in order to reduce the chance of the camp being discovered, Hosea also made strict restrictions on the use of fire. Except for cooking, no fire or smoke was allowed near the camp, especially at night, and fire was completely prohibited. Now is an emergency, and the Pinkerton detectives might be hanging around here. Before moving to the new camp, everyone must be careful.

"Why don't you change place immediately?" Lin Yan asked puzzledly after listening to the three people's stories.

Arthur was the most qualified person to speak on this issue. He shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not as easy as you say. The most important thing for a qualified campsite is to be hidden enough. We found this place and Cape Clemens purely by luck. We found them just by strolling around. But this time is different."

When he saw Arthur again, Lin Yan could clearly see that the other person's face was much thinner than the last time they parted, and his complexion was also paler, as if he was sick.

"That's right." Hosea continued Arthur's words, "Those Pinkerton detectives disguised as passersby were hanging around here a few days ago. If we go out like this rashly, won't we be walking into a trap? Even if we want to move, we should at least wait until this storm is over."

"Oh..." Lin Yan nodded in agreement and asked, "By now, all the Pinkerton detectives should have withdrawn. Since they can't find this place, should we change places?"

"We have to change, for sure." Hosea said slowly but firmly, "Dutch won't be back for a while. Even if I say this place is safe, others may not think so. If we want everyone to feel at ease, we have to change to a new environment."

"Today, Hosea asked me to go out and find a suitable place. Just like Arthur said, it's not that easy to find a place." After not seeing each other for a long time, Sadie patted Lin Yan on the back and said, "Since you are back, let's go together tomorrow."

"No, I have an idea for a good place." Lin Yan said, looking at Arthur: "Remember the abandoned dock we passed by when we were on Thomas's boat that day? Didn't he say that it was their village before? Later it was abandoned due to the increase in population and limited land. That place is surrounded by forests and swamps, and its concealment is no worse than here."

"Yes!" Arthur slapped his thigh and said with sudden realization: "Why didn't I think of that place!"