He's in the west, he's a cowboy

Unlike John and the others who took their time in a carriage, Zhou Zheng and others took less than a day to follow the river north to Van Horn Trading Station.

This is a transit point for goods. Unlike Annesburg, which is almost the private property of Cornish individuals, it is the public property of several merchants.

The amazing thing is that there are no police here, but a convoy composed of several merchants' escorts each to maintain law and order. There is a reason for this.

Because Annesburg is a private port in Cornwall, it is naturally impossible for some small traders to dock at will. Saint Denis has strict management at best, but at worst, even a fly has to leave a leg... .

Therefore, several chambers of commerce gathered together and directly contracted Van Horn for the turnover of goods. A large number of cargo ships and smuggling ships would dock here.

Therefore, there are also many large and small vendors gathered here. Whether they are purchasing or selling goods, they can make a lot of money by eliminating the need for a large number of middlemen to make price differences.

Zhou Zheng and Juan went ashore first. They watched the situation on the shore. As soon as they sent a signal, it meant that John and the others had arrived. Then Lenny and Sean would go ashore and tell John the unfortunate news.

But at noon the next day, Van Horn received a group of uninvited guests. Zhou Zheng exclaimed that it was a good thing that he had made preparations, otherwise the whole story would have been exposed as soon as the drama started.

The person who came was none other than Dawson.

In order to show his sincerity, this guy personally brought people to Van Horn Trading Post to greet John and his party.

Zhou Zheng watched Dawson and his entourage walking towards Van Horn in a mighty manner. Knowing that there were many spectators for this play, he hurriedly said to Juan: "Huan, you should immediately ride your horse along the road to find John and the others. Let them get ready and I'll go find Sean."

Knowing that the matter was urgent, Juan immediately took a small road on horseback and ran away. Zhou Zheng hurriedly got on a small boat. He had to quickly meet up with Lanny and Sean.

Dawson looked at the messy Van Horn Trading Post in front of him and couldn't help covering his nose with a handkerchief. He couldn't help complaining: "I really don't understand why Mr. Davis came here in the first place."

"Didn't Mr. Trelawney's previous letter say that they were going to visit Colonel Favors in Wallaceburg? It's really inconvenient to bring a lot of gifts, so they should leave separately from the gifts." The housekeeper thought to himself.

"That's true. It's nothing to take a newlywed lady out for sightseeing, followed by a bunch of things." Dawson listened to the butler's explanation and nodded in agreement.

"How long will it take for them to arrive? Did they take the train?" Dawson asked again.

"No, they took a carriage." The housekeeper also said to himself curiously: "The train is obviously faster and more convenient..."

Dawson glanced at the butler: "You idiot, Mr. Davis is a soldier. Compared to making trains, riding a horse is definitely more in line with his style."

"Yes, yes, the young master is right, I thought too much." The housekeeper nodded and bowed in compliment.

I have to say that these two people’s brainstorming ability is really good if they are not deceived. If Zhou Zheng knew about it, he would have to give them a thumbs up...

The steward thought for a moment and said, "If the time given by Mr. Trelawney is accurate, Mr. Davis and his party should arrive here tomorrow morning."

Dawson looked at the harsh environment around him and showed disgust: "Then where will we stay tonight."

"I have already made arrangements. Please come with me, young master."

"Let those guys clean up this place. I don't want the first meeting with Mr. Davis to be in this shabby environment." Dawson said to a person behind him.

The man said respectfully: "As you command." Dawson didn't hear it, but walked away on his own.

"Second brother, this guy is too arrogant. Does he treat us like garbage collectors?" A Chinese with a sinister face said next to the man. That man was none other than Zhou Xing who was sent to maintain security in Annesburg. The person who spoke was naturally Li Chuang, the leader of his third place, Tiger Hall.

"Okay, people have to lower their heads under the eaves. Let the sons and daughters work." Although Zhou Xing said this, his eyes showed unwillingness.

Zhou Zheng didn't know that his enemy had also arrived in Van Horn. He had already arrived on Sean's ship.

"Let me go, this guy really has a lot of people. He won't bring all the people from Annesburg here." Sean held the binoculars and looked at the huge crowd in the trading post, and couldn't help but sigh. .

"I guess even if not, it's almost there. You see, the white escorts and a lot of people with big pigtails should be the people from the Chinese gang you mentioned, Zhou Zheng." Lanny looked at those people and said, "I probably I counted more than fifty people, it’s quite a scene.”

"We have to get ready, Sean. When John and the others arrive, we will watch your performance." Zhou Zheng warned Sean.

"Don't worry Zhou, I'm not as dull as John. You should worry about John and don't forget to say anything when the time comes."

That's right, people like Sean are suitable for this. He doesn't know what stage fright means...

After receiving the news, John and his team hurriedly made preparations. After Juan received the news, he found a place to hide. He wanted to wait for Dawson and the others to go back before looking for Zhou Zheng and the others.

Hosea designed several sets of lines, and after discussing with Trelawney, he chose the one with the least flaws and the lowest difficulty and gave it to John, asking him to practice it quickly.

John was sitting in the carriage, looking at the dense lines on the note in his hand and couldn't help but said: "Since the man named Dawson has arrived, why don't we just arrest him?"

"In that case, we won't be able to get money, and we won't be able to rescue people in the mines. Okay, brother, come on." Trelawney patted John on the shoulder, and then rode his horse at the front. .

He will be the first to appear later.

They found a place to rest all night, and John nervously practiced what he needed to do and say over and over again.

Early the next morning, everyone made sure everything was ready and drove towards Van Horn.

John prayed repeatedly in his heart that the road would be longer, but when the long road was almost over, as the carriage gradually slowed down, they finally arrived at Van Horn.

Through the curtain of the carriage, John saw Dawson waiting to greet him in front of him. He took a deep breath and the uneasiness along the way magically disappeared.

His performance has officially begun.