Seeing that Zhang Heng was determined, Wendy did not say anything else. She obediently followed Zhang Heng back to her ranch.
When a woman who was milking the cows in the barn saw her return, she immediately put down the milk pail and ran over. She hugged her in her arms and sobbed, "That's great! They said that you were kidnapped by a strange Oriental man. Matthew isn't here. I was so worried."
Wendy tried to move her head away from the woman's chest. She peeked at Zhang Heng awkwardly, "I'm sorry …"
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows, "It's okay. It's human nature."
"Oh!" Only then did the woman notice Zhang Heng. She immediately shielded Wendy behind her, and there was a hint of vigilance in her eyes. She probably did not know what to say, so she just stood there.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. In the end, Zhang Heng said, "I have sent your daughter back. You'd better keep an eye on her. Don't let her run around again."
This time, Wendy was surprisingly cooperative, which made Zhang Heng a little worried. Considering her criminal record, he could not help but worry that she would sneak out again. Zhang Heng originally planned to arrange for someone to watch over her, but this time, they were already short on manpower. He really could not find another person to do this kind of thing alone.
"I didn't run around. I went out to find my father," Wendy defended herself.
"Whatever. Just stay at home this time," Zhang Heng said. He then nodded at Wendy's mother, "Sorry to disturb you."
After that, without waiting for the other party to answer, he left on Radish. As soon as he left, a carriage carrying beer drove into Lincoln County.
The coachman jumped out of the carriage and unloaded the barrels from the back with the workers around him. The bar owner came out and was a little surprised to see them. "Where is Baggot? Isn't he the one who delivers the beer? "
"Baggot is sick. He contracted chicken pox. So this time, I will replace him," the driver said.
"Poor child," the bar owner sighed. "I hope he can get through this. Come on, bring the beer in. You haven't had lunch yet, right? I happen to have some pie left in the kitchen."
"That couldn't be better." The driver tied up the horse and smiled, revealing a row of yellow teeth.
However, what the bar owner didn't notice was that the worker behind him looked a little pale. Of course, even if he had noticed it, he wouldn't have taken it to heart. His coachman, Bhagat, had gotten chicken pox, so it was understandable that the young man was in a bad mood.
…
After dealing with Wendy's matter, Zhang Heng returned to the sheriff and the others immediately.
From afar, Zhang Heng saw the sheriff cutting something with a knife. He then walked up to him, "What's wrong? Are you still a tailor?"
"Of course I'm not a damn tailor, but if you want Cook and his men to give up that hunter's hut and come out, you have to pray that my tailoring skills are good enough."
"Huh?"
"The only thing that worries Cook around here is Major Wade and his hundred soldiers," the sheriff said. "I plan to disguise myself as Major Wade and his men. If we are lucky enough, and the moonlight is not so bright at night, and Cook and his men are not so sharp, my plan may work. If Cook realizes that he is surrounded by the army, he will no longer stay in that hut. He will start to run away before the encirclement is complete."
"Sounds good," Zhang Heng said.
"We'd better pray that it works," the sheriff said.
"Is there any movement in the woods?" Zhang Heng asked again.
"For the time being, we haven't found a large group of people. There are two kids who wanted to go hunting in the mountains, but our men persuaded them to go back. However, we can't directly warn the people in the county. Once Cook and his men arrive there, I'm afraid no one will come out alive."
"So what's your suggestion?"
"We'd better do it as soon as possible."
Having said that, the news from the hut was that the whole night had passed, and no trace of the Cook Gang was found.
And the next morning, Cook still did not show up.
"What's going on? Is there any deviation in the route you gave them?" the sheriff asked Zhang Heng.
"The route … should be fine, and there is still a day before the agreed time. Although they should have arrived by now, we can't rule out the possibility that some other accidents might have happened along the way. Let's wait a little longer," Zhang Heng said.
If Zhang Heng's horsemanship was good enough, and he had a good horse, he might be able to wander around the area and do some reconnaissance. But now, he had no other choice but to wait. Zhang Heng had made up his mind to practice horsemanship and equestrian archery after this matter was over.
So after another half a day, some of the miners and farmers began to feel impatient.
They followed Zhang Heng because they were worried that their town would be retaliated against. Now that they were gone, the town's defense had become weaker. At this time, they were most afraid that Cook's men would not attack Lincoln County. Instead, they would suddenly go to their town.
This situation was undoubtedly a disaster for the people who stayed in the town.
Fortunately, shortly after sunset, the person who was scouting in the woods came back on horseback.
Everyone immediately became nervous because it probably meant that their target had finally appeared.
Sure enough, the person shouted before he got off his horse, "Cook Gang! It's the Cook Gang! They are here! "
The sheriff was shocked, and he immediately asked, "How many of them are there? Is Cook inside?"
"I didn't dare to look carefully. They were very vigilant. After arriving at the hut, they immediately began to search the vicinity. I was afraid that they would find me, so I ran away after taking a look from a distance." The investigator then added, "But I'm sure it's them, because I recognize one of them. He was the one who forced us to kill Sheriff Harper. There are a lot of them, and they should be Cook's main force. What should we do now? Should we set off immediately?"
"No, it's too early now." The sheriff shook his head. "At the very least, we have to wait for the sun to go down completely, and we have to see how the moonlight looks like at night. Everyone, fill your stomachs first, put on your 'military uniform', and get ready for battle."
After that, he pulled a tall, slightly chubby guy aside. The latter was Major Wade's actor tonight. Taking advantage of this time, the sheriff reminded him one last time how he should shout to the people in the room when the time came.
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