Red Dead Redemption: The Great Philanthropist of the West

“Dutch, didn’t you ask me to find Sean before? I found him. The person you said was captured by bounty hunters is indeed him. I heard they used a lot of methods to force Sean to reveal information about you. I must say, Sean may seem like a smooth talker, but he’s actually a tough guy. According to the information my men gathered, they didn’t get any useful information from Sean.”

"Don't underestimate this Irish lad. Although he's just as foul-mouthed as Arthur, he's not a coward, and we can trust him completely."

When Dutch heard Henry say that Sean hadn't betrayed everyone, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, though he maintained a very composed demeanor.

“If we step into Blackwater, we will surely die,” Arthur also expressed his opinion.

“Pinkerton detectives are everywhere, but... as long as he's alive, we have to give it a try.”

Dutch was just saying nice things, since it wasn't him who was going to take the risk.

"Of course."

Arthur was just complaining; in reality, no matter how difficult things got, he would never abandon his brothers in the gang.

Of course, except for a certain rat, who isn't his brother.

"I haven't finished yet. As for the next piece of news, I don't know whether it's good or bad for you. It's good because you don't have to risk going into Blackwater Town to rescue people."

Ike Skye, the leader of the bounty hunter organization that captured Sean, sold him to the government after failing to obtain any useful information from him. They planned to transfer Sean to a federal prison in the west for detention or execution.

However, my men have learned that Ike Skye is not resigned to his fate. He is an arrogant and conceited man who wants to make one last attempt on the way to the relocation. He plans to stage the execution of Sean in the canyon on the right side of the Upper Montana River to lure you to rescue Sean, thereby capturing you in one fell swoop.

That way they'll get even more. Of course, their primary target is you, Dutch. More precisely, the huge sum of money you hid that they stole. That's why I said it's bad news too. They're definitely lying in wait for you to step inside.”

Henry pointed to Dutch.

“It’s always like that, but they never get what they want,” Dutch replied.

“We’ll make plans. Thank you for the message, Henry.”

Joseph, on behalf of the gang, expressed his gratitude to Henry.

"You just said there was news about Pinkerton."

“Oh, any news from Pinkerton? Have they gotten lost in the snow and given up on us? I knew they couldn’t keep chasing us forever; we’ve been through this many times, haven’t we, Arthur?”

Dutch remained calm upon hearing the news about Pinkerton, appearing confident and as if everything was under control.

Arthur, having heard from Henry that Pinkerton no longer had law enforcement authority, did not react much.

He simply nodded perfunctorily in response to Dutch's question.

“That’s exactly right, Dutch! I just don’t know if you remember Cornwall. Your train robbery has made headlines everywhere, and it’s really embarrassing for him. I’ve heard that he’s signed a $2 contract with the Pinkerton Detective Agency to track down and catch the people who robbed his train. He needs people to know the price of offending him.”

"Shit, Dutch! I told you we shouldn't have robbed that damn train. I told you we should keep a low profile, get the money back from Blackwater, and run away. But you wouldn't listen, you insisted on doing it your way... We had everything planned out!"

Although Hosea had a premonition, hearing this bad news still broke his composure. He disregarded all prestige and unleashed a torrent of attacks on Dutch.

“Calm down, Hossia! It’s no big deal. We were well disguised, they won’t trace it back to us, they can only trace it back to Odrisco at most.”

Dutch's face darkened at Hosea's words, as they were damaging to his reputation. He could only find a reason to refute them.

"And we won't be staying here for long. Once things calm down, we can get our money back and then go to Tahiti, Fiji, and Australia. There are huge tracts of land there waiting for us to take."

Henry scoffed at Dutch's reasoning. They called a slap on the face a disguise; their build, clothing, horses, and even their tone of voice were completely undisguised. Anyone with even a slight knowledge of their gang could guess it was them, let alone Pinkerton, who was constantly chasing them.

However, Henry didn't intend to offer any opinions here; it wouldn't make any sense.

"Have we sold all those bonds we looted that day, Hosseini? Have we transferred enough money?"

Arthur couldn't stay calm this time either. He had experienced how difficult Pinkerton was before. He had also listened to Henry and opposed robbing the train, but he couldn't go against Dutch's advice.

But since he'd already taken the plunge, he figured he should at least see some results, since the $5 bond was indeed very tempting. He also hoped to use the value he acquired to ease the tension between Dutch and Hosea.

"No, this is stolen money after all. We can't openly sell it; that would let everyone know we were the ones who committed the train robbery. I've been secretly contacting people who are capable of taking over these bonds, but their offers are all very low, not even a tenth of the original price. In the West, nobody wants to openly offend Cornwall."

Hosea was also helpless. He was the one who was most opposed to robbing these bonds, but he was now in charge of selling these damned bonds. Although they were bearer bonds, everyone could tell that they were stolen. Moreover, bonds are not the same as cash. They take a long time to be redeemed, and they must be registered in real name when they are redeemed.

"So, what we mean is that when we robbed that train, all we got was offending a financial tycoon, and we'll continue to be clung to by Pinkerton."

This time, Arthur couldn't defend Dutch, so he chose to side with Hosea and join Hosea in criticizing Dutch.

Hosea was one thing, since they'd always been close in status and discussed things like this, even if it got a little heated this time. But Dutch couldn't stand Arthur's attitude. This was the boy he'd raised; no matter what Arthur did before, he'd always unconditionally protected him.

“Arthur, don’t you believe me? This is just a small setback, it’s only temporary, it will pass quickly. Besides, they may not even know it was us. Our plan was perfect, wasn’t it?”

"I...."

"Alright, let's stop talking about this. Right now, our most important task is to rescue Sean."

Dutch abruptly interrupted Arthur and Hosea, who were about to say something, forcefully changing the subject and loudly calling for Charles and Javier, John, to come over. He then informed them of Sean's situation and told them to go and investigate first.

At the same time,

Outside the camp, Lenny rode in on horseback, looking flustered.