I Have 48 Hours a Day

Chapter 624 The Old Cowboy’s Plan

Seeing Zhang Heng's resolute attitude, Wendy said nothing more and followed Zhang Heng back to her ranch obediently.

A woman who was milking cows in the cowshed saw her coming back. She immediately put down the milk bucket and ran over. She held her in her arms and choked with sobs, "That's great. They said you were captured by a strange oriental creature." Someone has kidnapped me and Matthew is not here, I am almost dying of anxiety.”

Wendy tried her best to move her head away from the woman's chest. After hearing this, she glanced at Zhang Heng in embarrassment and said, "Sorry..."

Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows and said, "It doesn't matter, it's human nature."

"Oh!" The woman noticed Zhang Heng at this time, and immediately blocked Wendy behind her. There was a hint of vigilance in her eyes, but she probably didn't know what to say, so she just stood there.

The scene was a little awkward for a while, but Zhang Heng finally said, "I have sent your daughter back. You'd better keep an eye on her and stop letting her run around."

Wendy's unexpected cooperation this time made Zhang Heng a little worried. Considering her criminal record, people couldn't help but worry that she would sneak out again. Zhang Heng originally planned to arrange for someone to keep an eye on her, but this time they The manpower is already very tight, and it is really impossible to spare one person to do this kind of thing alone.

"I didn't run around, I went out to find my father." Wendy defended.

"Whatever, as long as you can stay at home honestly this time." Zhang Heng said, and then nodded to Wendy's mother, "Excuse me."

After speaking, he rode away on a carrot without waiting for the other party's answer. As soon as Zhang Heng left, a beer carriage drove into Lincoln County.

The driver jumped out of the carriage and unloaded the barrels from the car with the workers around him. The bar owner came out and was a little surprised to see the visitor, "Where's Baggett? Wasn't he the one who delivered the wine before?" ?”

"Bhagat is sick and infected with chickenpox, so this time I will take over his job." The driver said.

"Poor kid." The bar owner lamented, "I hope he can survive this. Come on, bring the wine in. You haven't had lunch yet, and I just have some pies left in the kitchen."

"That couldn't be better." The driver tied the horse and smiled, showing a row of yellow teeth.

However, what the bar owner didn't notice was that the worker following him looked a little pale. Of course, even if he noticed it, he wouldn't take it seriously. Baggett, the coachman who shared the same shift, had chickenpox. It was also natural for the young man to be in a bad mood. Excusable.

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After Zhang Heng took care of Wendy's matter, he immediately returned to the old cowboy and others.

From a distance, he saw the old cowboy cutting something with a knife. Zhang Heng walked up to him and asked, "What, are you still a tailor?"

"Of course I'm not a damn tailor, but if you want Cook and his people to give up that hunter's cabin and come out of it, you have to pray that my tailoring skills are good enough."

"Um?"

"The only thing that can worry Cook around here is Major Wade and his more than a hundred soldiers," the old cowboy said. "I plan to disguise myself as Major Wade and his men. If we are lucky enough, at night The moonlight is not so bright, and the eyes of Cook and his men are not so sharp. My plan may succeed. If Cook realizes that he is surrounded by the army, he will no longer defend the hut, but will instead surround it. Start running away before fully closing."

"Sounds pretty good." Zhang Heng said.

"We'd better hope this works," the old cowboy said.

"Is there any movement in the woods?" Zhang Heng asked again.

"We haven't found any people in the brigade yet. There are two little guys who wanted to go hunting in the mountains, but our people persuaded them to go back. However, we can't directly warn the people in the county. Once Cook and his people arrive there, If anyone else goes in, they may not be able to come out alive."

"So what's your proposal?"

"We'd better start early."

Having said that, the news from the cabin was that a whole night had passed, and no sign of the Cook gang could be found.

The next morning, Cook still did not show up.

"What's going on? Is there any deviation in the route you gave?" the old cowboy asked Zhang Heng.

"The route... shouldn't be a problem, and there's still one day left before the agreed time. Although they should have arrived based on their moving speed, we can't rule out that there may be some other accidents on the road. Let's wait a little longer." Zhang Heng said.

If Zhang Heng's equestrian skills are good enough and he has a good horse, he might be able to wander around and do some reconnaissance or something. But now, he has no other choice but to wait. Zhang Heng has already made up his mind. My idea is, after this matter is over, practice your riding skills and horseback shooting.

So another half day passed, and some of the miners and farmers began to become impatient.

They followed Zhang Heng out because they were worried about retaliation in their town. As they left, the town's defense force became weaker. What they were most afraid of now was that Cook's men did not attack Lincoln County. Instead, he abducted their town again on a whim.

This situation is undoubtedly a disaster for those who stay in the town.

Fortunately, shortly after sunset, the people who were scouting in the woods came back quickly on horseback.

Everyone's hearts immediately became nervous, because this probably meant that the target had finally appeared.

Sure enough, the visitor shouted before he even got off his horse, "Cook's gang, those people from Cook's gang! They're here!"

The old cowboy was shocked. Hearing this, he immediately asked, "How many people are here? Is Cook inside?"

"I didn't dare to look carefully. They were very vigilant and immediately started searching the area after arriving at the hut. I was afraid of being discovered by them, so I took a look at it from a distance and ran away." The investigator added after that, "But I I'm sure it's them, because I recognized one of them. It was he who forced us to kill Sheriff Harper. There were many of them, and they should be Cook's large force. What should we do now? Do we want to set off immediately? ?”

"No, it's too early now." The old cowboy shook his head and said, "At least we have to wait until the sun completely sets, and we also have to see how the moonlight is at night. Let's fill our stomachs first, put on 'military uniforms' and get ready for battle. .”

After saying that, he pulled aside a tall, slightly fat guy, who was playing Major Wade tonight. Taking advantage of this moment, the old cowboy gave one last instruction on how he should report to the house. People inside shouted.

Thanks to Dimo ​​Gaogen and Shivering Roaring Children’s Boots for the reward~

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