The next day, just after dawn, Zhang Heng got up from the bed, washed up briefly, and went downstairs.
While he and Wendy were having breakfast, the sheriff also arrived. He was riding a white horse, matching his outfit and the badge on his chest, he looked so handsome that even the female owner of the hotel couldn't help it I looked at him twice.
"Want a cup of coffee? Sheriff." Wendy asked.
"It couldn't be better, ma'am." The sheriff smiled and got off his horse, "I'll send you out of the river valley, which is the place where ambushes are most likely to be encountered. It will be much safer when you reach the plain, and you can go on your own. "
"You are so sweet."
"If something happens to Matthew's daughter on my site, then I am a sheriff for nothing." The old cowboy nodded at Zhang Heng, handed the reins to the handyman in the hotel, and then walked to the table, "It's a pity that you are leaving so soon. When you find your father, maybe we can go hunting together on the way back."
"I like hunting. When I was young, I went to the forest with my father and watched him shoot hares, but he never let me touch the gun." Wendy said.
"He's right, but I think we can make an exception for him a little bit, there's a lot of game around here." The sheriff winked at the girl.
"Are there wolves and bears?" Wendy asked enthusiastically.
"Haha, that's rare. These beasts have been killed by the Indians who lived nearby."
"Too bad I haven't seen a bear yet."
"What's so interesting about that kind of thing." The sheriff took his own cup of coffee and thanked the female boss who brought it over in person.
"I don't know, I just want to see."
"There will be opportunities, there will always be opportunities."
...
The three chatted while eating breakfast. The atmosphere was very good. The old cowboy was obviously the kind of person who was very good at creating an atmosphere. According to him, he had owed a lot of romantic debts when he was young. He knew Wendy's age Girls like to listen to what they like, and they often make witty remarks.
It even made Wendy feel that it would be better if the old cowboy accompanied her on the road, but this idea only flashed in her heart. As she said earlier, her father has been missing for a while. Time, she can't wait that long.
Thinking of this, Wendy said to the old cowboy, "Sheriff, I think we should go on the road."
The old cowboy slapped his head, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm getting old, and I can't stop nagging when I chat, I hope I won't bore you."
"How come, you are the funniest person I have ever met. It has been a pleasure chatting with you, but we do have important things to do."
"Of course, I'm ready, we can start now." The old cowboy said.
"That would be great."
"I'll wait for you outside the door." After speaking, the sheriff smiled at Wendy again, got up and walked outside the door.
The rancher's daughter also finished her breakfast and was about to get up, but the next moment, something touched her thigh.
Wendy lowered her head, and when she saw clearly what Zhang Heng handed over from under the table, she froze for a while.
"Put it away, I hope we won't need it later."
Wendy had a lot of questions to ask, but when she took the item, Zhang Heng stood up from his seat and asked the old cowboy, "Is the Kentucky horse?"
"No, Snowflake is an Arabian horse." The old cowboy said, "It's so fast that few horses can catch up with it on the plain."
"It seems that I have to continue studying." Zhang Heng said, his body happened to block Wendy behind the desk, and the girl also hid the thing in her clothes as fast as she could.
Afterwards, the three of them got on their own horses and walked out of Glenn Town. Along the way, the old cowboy was still talking and laughing, but Wendy seemed a little absent-minded, thinking about the things on her body all the time.
Instead, it was Zhang Heng who took the conversation and started chatting with the old cowboy. By the way, he asked the other party about the local customs and customs in the neighborhood. The old cowboy also asked Zhang Heng to taste his chewing tobacco.
According to his instructions, Zhang Heng put the shredded tobacco between his jaw and his teeth. After a few seconds, a spicy taste permeated his mouth and went straight to his throat. Although it was covered by a mixture of spices, It's still unacceptable.
It is said that the reason why chewing tobacco became popular in the United States is also a matter of the pioneering period, because it is difficult for a cowboy to light a cigarette on a horse (the wind is strong and bumpy), so when he wants to smoke, he puts shredded tobacco in his mouth, as long as he puts it in his mouth regularly If you spit out the saliva in your mouth, you can smoke while working, which is convenient and trouble-free.
However, tobacco juice is more irritating to the oral mucosa than cigarettes, and there are not so many places for you to spit anywhere in modern society, so chewing tobacco has gradually withdrawn from the market.
Zhang Heng tasted the taste and spit out the shredded tobacco.
"Unfortunately," said the old cowboy, "you speak fluent English and are said to have excellent marksmanship, but if you want to live in the west, you have to behave more like a westerner."
"I do still have a lot to learn." Zhang Heng did not refute.
"Don't worry. Take your time." The old cowboy patted Zhang Heng on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.
The three of them just walked to the entrance of the valley. They said it was a valley, but in fact it was tens of thousands of years ago. Now there is no water here, but the rock walls on both sides are still there. It is indeed an easy place to set up an ambush. The place.
"Let's go." The old cowboy took the lead and walked in the front, followed by Wendy, and Zhang Heng was at the back.
The three of them hadn't gone far when the old cowboy said to Wendy, "I have to apologize to you."
"Apologize for what?"
"I lied to you before, I can't let you go on the road to find your father with a random hired stranger." The old cowboy pulled up the rein, stopped the horse, and turned around, "It's too dangerous gone."
"You stop me from finding my father. Is it for my safety, or is it something to cover up the truth behind my father's disappearance?" Wendy confronted.
"Things... are always complicated." The old cowboy sighed, "Maybe I will explain to you again when I have a chance, but for now, you should say goodbye to Mr. Zhang Heng and go home. I can assure you , I will help you find your father later, although waiting is sad, but sometimes it is the most effective way to solve things."
"Really, then how are you going to send me home? With all due respect, even if you are twenty years younger, you are still no match for Mr. Zhang Heng." Wendy said.
"Maybe." The old cowboy didn't argue, "Fortunately, I have helpers."
After he finished talking about the rock walls on both sides, two men with rifles appeared.
"It is an honor to introduce you to Glentown's Deputy Sheriff, Joseph, and his brother, Jonathan."