Six Points Log House in the Cumberland Woods north of Valentine.
Colm O'Driscoe, currently one of the most popular criminals in the West, is curled up on the single bed in the log cabin, holding a hand-rolled cigarette in his mouth, looking through the smoke with empty and blurred eyes.
A roof with only beams and no ceiling.
More than two months have passed since the Valentine incident. During these two months, the "Seventh Generation" sect, as the apparent leader, has been under multiple blows from various law enforcement forces.
It has been forced to go deeper underground, and its operations are more secretive than before. Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, this group of cults is still rampant. Missions and even confrontations with the government still occur frequently today, but in Colm's case
From the perspective of those who have had some contact with them, the "Seventh Generation" sect has become much more restrained than before.
And the real instigator behind the battle that shook the entire five-state region—perhaps it could be called a battle—the O'Drisco Gang did not stay aloof.
Not to mention that in that battle, Colm O'Driscoe lost a dozen of the elite gunners he had managed to train, as well as the two machine guns he had spent great efforts to acquire and a cannon he had treasured for many years.
, just talking about the liquidation that he and his gang suffered afterwards, already made him find it difficult to move forward after decades of traveling in the West.
It is now 1899, and railroads and trains have spread throughout the United States. The rule of law was lacking at that time, and the Wild West, where the jungle was strong and the jungle was strong, is gradually being invaded by civilization. The living space of criminal gangs like the O'Drisco Gang is under investigation led by Detective Pinkerton.
Under the pursuit and interception of all law enforcement forces, he had already been squeezed to almost nothing. Coupled with this incident of Valentine, his limelight directly overshadowed his old friend and old rival Dutch van der Linde.
Not only did he receive a $10,000 reward from the state of New Hanover in addition to the original reward, Pinkerton detectives also set up a special task force, vowing to capture him.
As for why they receive so much attention, the reason is not difficult to guess. Compare the shocking robbery committed by the Van der Linde Gang in Blackwater Town. If the $150,000 that the Van der Linde Gang robbed in Blackwater Town only caused the US government
Although a part of the financial losses are large but can still be compensated, the attack on Valentine in broad daylight by the "Seventh Generation" sect and the O'Drisco Gang is a challenge to the US government itself.
Time, which is light and which is important, but anyone who stands in a high position can see clearly.
Of course, this kind of gangs gathering people to attack towns was not uncommon in the western and central regions of the United States twenty or thirty years ago. There were even cases where gangs won victories and occupied towns to dominate. But unfortunately, times have changed.
, in this era where civilized society gradually replaces the barbaric land, traditional gangsters are destined to be unable to make any big waves. Even if they occasionally stand out, they will be used by the most common and most effective gun in civilized society - Pinkerton Detective Accuracy
Sniper kill.
Over the past two months, the O'Drisco Gang has suffered heavy losses. The total number of members is less than half of what it was before the Valentine incident. The gathering points all over New Hanover have also been eliminated one by one by bailiffs, bounty hunters and Pinkerton detectives.
There is no doubt that Colm and his gang are in extreme danger right now.
However, regarding the current situation, Colm O'Driscoe, as the person involved, is actually not that panicked. It can be seen from the fact that he is still smoking marijuana with a lot of enthusiasm, that he actually doesn't have that much in his heart.
Bolan - yes, this is what he is smoking now. As for the reason, it is simply because tobacco has been unable to satisfy his personal desires more than ten years ago.
He was just a little confused. He wondered why things were developing in a direction that was increasingly beyond his control. Why did he simply force the people of a small town to hand over a person he was interested in, and ended up letting himself become the person he was interested in?
The mice crossing the street are heading more and more towards each other, never to return.
In the whole thing, Colm actually only appeared once when he first visited Virgil Edwards, the leader of the "Seventh Generation" cult. In order to show his sincerity in cooperation, he specially left a dozen of his men behind.
Elite gunmen, anyway, these dozen people are called elites here, but they are actually just soldiers and crab generals who are more familiar with guns than the ordinary rabble. Colm feels that if they can play some role other than making a fool of themselves in the battle and holding them back,
If it had other effects, it would not be in vain for me to be so merciful and keep them for so many years.
Of course, in order to better lead them in a unified way, Colm also left behind a trusted brother, an old buddy who he felt he could absolutely trust at the time. In his personal imagination, this group of people should become an interloper.
As an underground force of this cult, with the active operation of his plan, it will not be a problem to break up the cult and use it for his own purposes within two years. In this way, his gang will more than double.
Colm felt that if he had nearly two thousand people under his command, not even Detective Pinkerton could do anything to him.
However, who knew that things would get out of control from the beginning. It was not until the cronies he sent knelt in front of him that he understood the whole story.
To put it simply, this confidant who had been with him for many years stayed at the headquarters of the cult for less than half a month before he was successfully instigated by "Shepherd" Virgil Edwards - of course, what this confidant said was
Initiation, by the way, within the "Seventh Generation" cult, only the "Shepherd" knows about this matter - therefore, the many consequences of what happened to Valentine are of great significance to Colm and the O'Drisco gang.
It can be said to be an unforeseen disaster.
If there was a tomb for this so-called crony, the grass on the grave would probably be more than one meter high. Colm personally gouged out the man's eyes and cut off the man's tongue under the watchful eyes of his close accomplices.
And cut off the head, and let him ride a bad horse, holding his head in his hand, and drove away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for the crime, it is of course betrayal. In Colm's view, because of personal negligence, the entire gang was put in extreme danger. This behavior is tantamount to betrayal.
Colm and Dutch's ideas on recruiting people can be said to be two extremes, but there is one thing that they both care about very much, and that is loyalty. Loyalty is a virtue. This may be the only thing that he and Dutch don't know now.
There are divergent perceptions.
He didn't understand why the people in that town would be so protective of a stranger who, according to reliable information, had been in the town for less than a month, and he even more didn't understand why a matter that was supposed to be small in theory turned out to be such a big deal in the end.
It's reached this point.
Of course, he would not be surprised if the "Seventh Generation" cult captured Valentine. Judging from the tip of the iceberg of his personal glimpse of the opponent's strength, it seems that the teachings of these lunatics are not just talk. Because of this,
They have accumulated a large amount of manpower and material resources. At least in terms of numbers, even the O'Drisco Gang in its heyday did not dare to confront them head-on. Moreover, in the battle of Valentine, they used more than a hundred men, plus
His former cronies led a team to rob a military train equipped with two Gatling heavy machine guns in advance, as well as the old-fashioned artillery that Colm left for them to show off his force, and Valentine's police force, Colm
It is clear that there are less than twenty people in the full force, and they are elected peace officers and his own vigilantes. To put it simply, they are an absolute mob. Such a stark contrast in combat power makes the outcome of this battle seem to be uncertain.
Very clear.
But the result of this battle shocked Colm. He still couldn't understand how such a wealthy battle could have a reason to lose. Even if all the men in the town picked up their guns and fought, with their kind, they could not even be considered as a mob.
How could it possibly defeat an opponent using machine guns and artillery with its combat effectiveness?
Moreover, during the escape, after he reviewed the entire battle based on all the relevant information he got, he actually tasted some familiar feelings from some clues, and this feeling has only been felt by one person in so many years, or rather
, only one gang can bring him.
"If you were the only one who hijacked the convoy that time, then it can't be your fault this time, 'Angel Eyes,'" Colm thought after the review, "Vanderlinde, you still
We have really found an outstanding young man, and he deserves your protection."
Although he has planned many ways to assassinate that damned boy in his mind, but now, he cannot put these brilliant ideas into practice, because of the vigorous suppression and manhunt from many parties, except for the elite and
Apart from his cronies, he couldn't contact anyone else in the gang. The only people he could use now were the dozens of good and bad gunmen hiding in the forest with him. It was lucky to survive so far. As for revenge,
At least now he is powerless.
For more than two months, he led these dozens of people in a large circle near Valentine with the bailiffs, bounty hunters, and Pinkerton detectives, and then retreated to this inconspicuous building built in the forest.
Hut, Detective Pinkerton is indeed very powerful, Colm admitted, but at the same time he also knew very well that precisely because Detective Pinkerton possesses criminal investigation technology that is ahead of its time, the hyenas of these civilized societies have also become very arrogant.
They generally do not search the place a second time. The reason is that they have almost arrogant confidence in their abilities, especially in such multi-party cooperation cases. In order not to lose face in front of other judicial groups, they are even less likely to suffer.
It was easy to turn back, and this place was less than ten miles away from Valentine, so supplies were easy to come by, and those stupid small town police would never have thought that the criminal they had been pursuing was hiding under their noses.
So, as if there was a tacit understanding, the O'Drisco gang and the Van der Linde gang have been cowards for more than two months, until today.
The door of the cabin was pushed open, and a man with a big beard on his upper lip trotted in and handed a crumpled envelope to Colm without saying a word.
Colm lowered his eyes, glanced at the envelope that was about to poke his chest, and then at the panting subordinate. He first rolled the marijuana cigarette in his hand against the wall and extinguished it, then sat up and took the envelope.
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He tore open the envelope, read it hastily, seemed to feel something, raised his eyes in the direction outside the door, listened for a while, then struck a match, lit the letter, and threw it into the fireplace.
Colm stood up from the bed, took off the beautifully decorated double-barreled shotgun from the fireplace, walked to the window facing the wild forest, held the gun with both hands and exerted force, and with a "crash", the window glass
It was smashed to pieces by the butt of the gun.
"Boss, what are you doing?" The man next to him was dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask.
"Didn't you notice anything unusual when you came here?" Colm said, throwing the gun to the confused man, and while climbing up the window eaves, he said, "You are here to guard, where are you?"
Don’t go either, as long as someone pushes the door open, no matter who it is, kill him, do you understand?”
The man nodded, and Colm said no more, jumped over the window, and ran into the woods.