Zhang Heng has walked a lot in the past few days. When he came to the hotel, he took a hot shower to wash off the dirt on his body. He also washed his clothes and hung them on the window sill. Probably enough to dry, so that he can change into clean clothes when he wakes up.
Before the sun set, Zhang Heng took off his boots and lay down on the bed.
He didn't know how long he slept for, but it was definitely not as long as planned. When he was awakened by the knock on the door, it was still pitch black outside.
Zhang Heng immediately grabbed the revolver under the pillow, then leaned against the door, moving vigorously like a cheetah, and asked at the same time, "Who?"
"It's me, sir, Wendy, we just met in front of the grocery store in the afternoon." The human outside the door said.
Hearing this, Zhang Heng didn't open the door immediately, but frowned and said, "Why do you want me?"
"I... reconsidered your proposal in the afternoon, and I think what you said makes sense." Wendy said.
"What did I say?"
Zhang Heng tidied up his messy hair a little, and quickly put on the pants that were not completely dry. As for the top, he decided to hang it out for a while.
"You said, I have no interest in being commanded by the kid."
"That's right, you've got my answer, you can go find someone else, by the way, do you know what time it is?"
"Five in the morning, sir." Wendy replied, "I thought about it later, and I think you can take full responsibility for this investigation. I am only responsible for providing suggestions. I wonder if you will be satisfied with this?"
"Who would come to talk about things at five o'clock in the morning?" Zhang Heng yawned.
"Sorry, I heard you went to bed early, and if we hit the road earlier, we could reach Glentown at night. I just hope that I can find out my father's whereabouts sooner, especially considering that he may be in some bad hands now. I can't sleep, please."
After Wendy finished speaking, she felt as if she was waiting for a trial, every second was extraordinarily long. After a while, she heard a sound of movement behind the door. Zhang Heng moved the chair against the door away, and then said, "Come in, slow down."
Wendy was overjoyed when she heard the words, and slowly walked in from the door according to Zhang Heng's request.
She saw Zhang Heng with a gun on the side, and the latter's bare upper body made her take a second look.
Zhang Heng made sure that no one was following Wendy, and no one was hiding on the stairs or somewhere, so he finally put away the revolver in his hand and closed the door.
"Didn't your mother teach you not to enter the room of a strange man at such a time?" Zhang Heng said.
"I can protect myself." Wendy said, seeing that Zhang Heng didn't seem to believe it, she added, "If you want to do something to me, I will call out immediately, there are many people in the hotel, and here is far away The police station is not far away, and the sheriff will be here soon. Although I am not very popular in the town, it depends on who I am compared with. Of course, I believe that you are an honest and friendly person, sir. "
"You think this world is too simple. If I'm really a bad person who wants to do something to you, you can't shout it out. You can't be so lucky every time. The best way to protect yourself is not to let yourself go. in danger."
"$80...$80, plus you can decide at your own discretion." Wendy didn't want to get entangled in this topic, and raised the offer again.
Zhang Heng was noncommittal when he heard the words, "Compared to this, I am more curious about why you have to look for me. As you said, you can hire other people for this price."
"I'm not sure if they are credible." Wendy said after a moment of silence, "I didn't tell you something, my father offended Lawrence G. Murphy, he is the most powerful person in the town, the town His grocery store, bar, bank, and hotel are all his, and everyone in town except Sheriff Terrell either works for him or is on his side, which is why I picked this time to come to you One reason is that I don’t know if the disappearance of my father is related to Major Murphy, and I don’t want to be seen in frequent contact between us, so as to avoid arousing his vigilance.”
"Well, this really explains why you hired me, a foreigner, to find your father." Zhang Heng snorted, "But are you planning to keep this matter from me? Offending the entire county just for 80 yuan The actual ruler of the country, this deal is not very cost-effective."
"No, sir, I was going to tell you that along with other things on the road, and it's not as bad as you think, Lincoln County is big, and although Major Murphy has the final say in town, outside, those ranches The owner and the owner of the mine are basically people who oppose him."
"Even so, this is still a loss-making business for me." Zhang Heng poured himself a glass of water.
Wendy gritted her teeth, "Then how about adding another good horse? We have thirty horses in our ranch, you can choose one from them. I noticed that your horse is not a rare breed, and it is old. .”
Zhang Heng didn't know how the radish downstairs would feel when he was judged like this, but what Wendy said was true. Zhang Heng knew his own business. He can't ride it even when he comes out.
But the price of a good horse itself is not cheap, at least eighty or ninety dollars, Wendy is equivalent to directly doubled. This should also be the final bottom line for her who had only raised the price by five or five yuan before.
One hundred and seventy dollars can be considered. This money is enough for Zhang Heng to live for half a year. Anyway, even if he doesn't mess with that guy named Murphy, he won't like him because of his skin color, and he is just looking for someone If so, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Zhang Heng thought for a while, then suddenly asked, "Do you know where the lucky horseshoe is?"
"Ah?" Wendy was at a loss when she heard the words, not knowing what Zhang Heng's nonsensical sentence meant, "Do you want a horseshoe?"
"It's nothing, just pretend I didn't ask." Zhang Heng originally asked because Wendy said that her ranch raised a lot of horses, and it was not surprising that he didn't get the answer he wanted. He said to Wendy, "Go and get something to eat."
"What do you mean?" Wendy asked nervously.
"We'll be on our way after dinner. Didn't you say we'll arrive at night?"
"No, actually there's still a little way to go. At night, I can only go to the town where I stopped halfway." Wendy was overjoyed when she heard that. "I have some food, and I'll bring it right away."
"What about you, how are you going to get there? Do I need to hire a carriage for you?"
"You underestimate the rancher's daughter too much. I will ride with you."
Xiaodaizhao said
Thank you Yawu for your reward~