1880 King of the Western

Chapter 6 Killing people is like cutting grass

Henry looked at it and saw that it was indeed full of U.S. dollars. He immediately put everything in the wallet into the space, then took out some chocolates and candies from the space, put them into the wallet, and pulled up the zipper.

Then he took off the horse bandit's special single-action revolver, picked up the Winchester 1873 rifle that the horse bandit dropped on the ground, and continued to move forward.

With his back turned to everyone, he put the Colt revolver into space and continued to call names with the bandit leader's rifle along the way.

After clearing the bullets from the gun chamber with 12 shots, he reloaded the rifle while walking. After more than ten seconds, the rifle started roaring again.

Henry has one principle - every horse bandit who falls to the ground must be shot in the neck or chest.

The roar of guns, the neighing of war horses, the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, and the strong iron smell of blood all made Henry's blood boil, smelling the smell of freedom, and feeling that he was truly alive.

But his mood was very stable, and he steadily fired the shot at the gangster's neck, just like a tree planter taking a final slap on the fresh loess at the root of the tree to ensure the completion.

Nearly ten minutes had passed by the time he completed the task of refiring his gun on a section of road more than 400 meters long.

Everyone in the town saw that Henry was as brave as a demon in front, but as diligent as an old farmer in the field behind him, and they were speechless for a moment.

Mayor William also arrived at the entrance of the town.

Everyone felt that Henry, who had a gentle face, was really ruthless.

After all, fighting and cleaning up the battlefield are two different things. In some places, it is even more important not to kill or even torture prisoners.

Where are there any prisoners here, Henry?

How many people can fire dozens or hundreds of shots at a human body or a corpse without changing a look?

This scene made the already noisy crowd at the entrance of the town quickly quiet down, silently watching that lonely, cold and powerful figure.

The energetic James recalled his act of seeking death by taking over Henry's duel more than ten minutes ago. Beads of sweat broke out on his head, and he was deeply grateful to the mayor and these horse bandits.

Finally, Henry, who had finished harvesting, returned to the entrance of the town, took the rifle handed over by Peter, and said: "Mayor, there are still the bodies of more than 20 police officers and more than 50 horses at Coyote Hill 5 miles away. "

William nodded and immediately arranged for a cowboy to drive a carriage and twelve cowboys to ride over.

Henry turned his horse's head and began to collect more than seventy horses scattered on the road.

A total of 78 gangsters were killed this time, three of whom were not killed by Henry.

Although he recharged his gun as soon as possible, the three unlucky guys were directly attacked by the crowd and killed immediately. He really couldn't make it on time.

This made Henry feel like he had missed out on 100 million!

Three other horses fell down and injured their legs.

The rest of the people also rushed over to help.

When everyone finally sorted out all the items and put them away, more than an hour had passed.

Everyone who went to Coyote Hill has returned.

The whole town fell into a strange atmosphere of sadness and excitement.

The family of the dead police officer was shrouded in grief and tears, while other personnel were extremely excited by the glorious victory over the horse bandits.

It was only around 6 o'clock in the evening, and the four bars were already packed with people.

Except for some cowboys bragging, most people were intensely discussing how fast and accurate Henry's gun was.

This had nothing to do with Henry for the time being, because he was called by Mayor William to go to the town government office for a meeting.

Mayor William is also the judge of this town. He combines administrative power and judicial power. He is the local emperor of this town.

Sheriff Bryan said before that he was elected by the town committee, but in fact it was recommended by Mayor William - similar to a designation.

However, over the past twenty-two years, the residents of the town have become accustomed to the management of Mayor William.

Moreover, William was fair and fair in dealing with things, so no one had any big complaints.

Although the addition of the McKinley family and the Palermo family ten years ago and seven years ago caused some impact on William's authority, it was basically still within control.

In addition to Henry, Ronald, and William, the attendees also included six members of the town committee—four of whom were William's people.

These committee members are mine owners, large farmers, financiers and other wealthy people who have high status in the town.

The first topic of the meeting was why these gangs openly attacked the small town.

But after a few minuteses of discussion, no one had a clue.

After all, although 122 gangsters were killed and only 8 escaped, not a single one was left alive.

It’s really Henry’s hands that are too hot!

Except for Ronald, who only came here five years ago, these people can be said to have watched Henry grow up. I never expected that this taciturn little boy who had just turned 20 could be so vicious!

Real killing is like mowing grass!

It is impossible to blame them, all those who died were horse bandits.

What's more, it is a long-standing tradition in the circles of white elites that the winner is not criticized.

And they will still count on Henry's protection in the future.

Finally, William said: "In addition to our own police station continuing to investigate, I will contact the Pinkerton Detective Agency to also investigate the ins and outs of this matter."

Next is the second major issue - the distribution of the spoils.

The loot is divided into two parts.

The war horses, saddles and weapons harvested for the first time at Coyote Hill were worth about US$6,000.

The gangsters’ bounties at police stations in various places are worth about US$7,000.

The total amount is about 13,000 US dollars.

Henry proposed that he would not take any of the spoils and would distribute them all to the families of the deceased as pensions.

Mainly because almost all the guns, ammunition and cash went to Henry's space.

After final discussion by the committee, William finalized the pension standard: each of the 19 ordinary police officers received a compensation of US$500, the four deputy police chiefs each received a compensation of US$1,500, and Brian received a compensation of US$3,000.

The various tools, war horses, guns and cash harvested at the entrance of the town for the second time were worth approximately US$30,000.

The reward for the gangsters is about 10,000 US dollars.

The total is $40,000.

More than 70% of the enemies were killed by Henry, but considering the aftermath and the large number of people involved.

Finally, with Henry's consent, 60% of the US$24,000 was distributed to Henry, 30% of the US$12,000 was distributed to everyone involved in the battle, and 10% of the US$4,000 went to the town government. In this way, the town government only needs to subsidize US$1,500.

Of course, these valuations are preliminary, and the specific amount will depend on the specific processing results in the next few days.

The last topic is to elect a new Sheriff.

Although the McKinley family committee members strongly recommended Ronald, the other six committee members, including the town mayor, all chose Henry.

There is no way, in the wild western world, force represents too much, especially excellent force.

Henry's record is really amazing, and it was achieved in full view of the public, and there is no doubt about it.

In addition, the committee members are worried that if Henry is not selected, he will leave the town decisively.