America 1881: Legend of the West

Hanif was completely dizzy when he walked out of the Sheriff's house.

I can't do this job!

From all angles, the theft of explosives was not an accident, but more like a deliberate move by the government.

If that's really the case, it would be really troublesome.

He had to tell Chen Jianqiu about this quickly.

Just as Hanif was wondering where to find Chen Jianqiu at this time, a voice came from the front:

"What? Are you looking for me somewhere?"

Hanif looked up quickly.

On the road in the distance, Chen Jianqiu was wearing a dark red leather jacket, riding on the back of Black Carrot, looking at him.

As if seeing a savior, Hanif ran all the way to Chen Jianqiu.

He told his boss all the information he had just received from the police chief.

"It seems that George Stoneman's addiction to leading troops is not enough." Chen Jianqiu touched his chin.

"Boss, what should we do now?" Hanif spread his hands, "The police chief mentioned Union Square just now. There is a high probability that the explosion will happen there. Otherwise, we urgently contact Holly and ask him to send the police to Union Square." Let’s search everyone!”

According to the original plan, Union Square was the main area for tomorrow's strike march, and Hawley would also give a speech about the strike there.

By then, there will not only be a large number of workers participating in the parade, but also many citizens joining in the fun.

Chen Jianqiu closed his eyes.

A tragic scene had already appeared in his mind.

The bomb detonated in the dense crowd, and people near the explosion site were covered in blood and flesh, and there were cries and screams.

A large number of police and even militiamen aimed their guns at the panicked workers.

Not only will they be shot and arrested, but afterwards, the governor will have various reasons to put a shit basin on their heads.

In order to consolidate the power of himself and his party, George Stoneman came up with such an idea, completely regardless of the life and death of innocent people.

Compared with him, Chen Jianqiu felt like a saint.

"Where did the people who followed Bowen go?"

Chen Jianqiu opened his eyes and asked suddenly.

Hanif was confused by the question.

"After Gordon was caught, I withdrew all of them. Even the undercover agents were caught. What are you still doing with them?"

he asked with a confused look on his face.

Chen Jianqiu looked at Hanif:

"Who told you that only one of those three people has a problem?"

Countless pictures flashed through Hanif's mind instantly, and a large amount of information was intertwined and spinning in his mind.

"So, it was Bowen who stole the explosives?" He felt like his mentality was going to explode. "No way! I singled him out, and there was no chance of him being developed into an undercover agent!"

"Those who cause trouble are not necessarily undercover agents. There are many ways that problems can arise in your mind."

Chen Jianqiu pointed to the horse next to Hanif.

"Hurry up and come with me. If my guess is correct, he should be at home now."

Bowen's residence, located near Chinatown.

At this time, he was sitting on the chair next to the bed, looking at the box of nitroglycerin dynamite placed on the bed.

The nitroglycerin was mixed with diatomaceous earth, pressed into small sticks with a mold, then wrapped in paper and placed in a box.

Tomorrow he will tie these explosives around his waist, and then find a suitable opportunity to throw them at those damn policemen.

These people are all shameless accomplices of the rich! Holly is still too young!

As long as these people appear in the square, they will massacre the workers of the guild! It's better to strike first!

Bowen looked at these explosives with enthusiasm in his eyes.

He took out several of the sticks of dynamite and planned to thread them with ropes.

"You don't really plan to sleep with these explosives on your pillow, do you?" A voice came faintly from outside the window.

Bowen shivered at the sound.

He looked up.

Outside the window, a face appeared. Under the weak light of the kerosene lamp, it looked particularly scary.

But Bowen is a ruthless man who dares to put explosives on his bed.

His hand quickly reached for a box under the bed.

There was a revolver in there.

No matter if he is a human or a ghost, just shoot that face first.

But he just bent over.

"Wow!"

The glass of the window was shattered, and a black shadow broke through the window with lightning speed and kicked Bowen on the waist.

This kick directly kicked Bowen off the chair and rolled to the ground.

At that moment, Bowen felt as if his waist was broken.

He struggled to stand up, but was kicked to the ground by the man again.

"Dangdang!"

The door and door frame were kicked down from the outside, and another person rushed in.

"Are you qualified? How can you kick down the door and knock down the frame?" Chen Jianqiu pointed his shining golden revolver at Bowen's head while glancing at the person who broke the door.

"Bowen, your door doesn't seem to be very strong." Hanif glanced at the window with broken glass, and then at the half-hung door behind him, looking around.

Bowen looked up.

He knew Hanif, but not Chen Jianqiu.

"How did you know that I stole the explosives?" Although he had a gun pressed against his head, he remained calm.

"What a coincidence, I usually stay in the hotel across the street in Chinatown." The barrel of Chen Jianqiu's revolver was still pressed against Bowen's head, "I saw you carrying this box off the carriage with my own eyes."

Hanif suddenly realized.

He finally knew where Chen Jianqiu had been after leaving the warehouse last time.

"Then why did you wait until today instead of taking action earlier?" Bowen asked.

"Before today, I thought you were just a radical anarchist. However, I learned from Hanif that you are inextricably linked to the government."

"You've asked so many questions, isn't it my turn to ask you?" The revolver in Chen Jianqiu's hand turned in a circle and returned to his holster.

He asked Hanif to take away the detonator placed on the table, then looked at Bowen and continued to ask:

"Why are you doing this?"

"Why? I thought that after becoming the leader of the California Labor Union, Holly would completely break with the morons at the headquarters, and fight to the end with the rich just like he led us to pacify those unions before!"

"But in the action plan and platform of this strike, he didn't even mention how to change California, or even change the United States."

"That barber named Cherry Myers was right. When some people take leadership positions, they will be eroded by power and will learn to compromise and be weak. This is the case with Holly."

"So, we should fight in a more extreme way! Use violence to solve exploitation! Holly is so childish!"

Bowen spoke impassionedly, and it can be seen that he had no selfish motives, but was motivated by his own beliefs.

However, Chen Jianqiu still thought there was something wrong with his thinking.

He even wanted to laugh a little.

Chen Jianqiu pointed to the explosives on the bed.

"Change the United States? Just rely on these explosives? Confrontation with force? Are you ready?"

He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Bowen with some pity: "You have been oppressed and your life has deteriorated rapidly. This has made your minds full of GM, but there is no tenacity or organization in your thoughts. , discipline and determination.”

"Shaky! Flashy!"

"You are always living in a fantasy, that's why you were fooled into confusion by Hellman in just a few words."

Chen Jianqiu originally wanted to continue, but stopped.

These things can only be understood through bloody lessons, and it is useless to talk about them.

So, he said something more practical.

"You've been fooled, Bowen. The barber who preached to you was a detective from Pinkerton. You weren't the only one who went to his barber shop, there was also Gordon!"

"The government is ready. As long as you throw these explosives in Union Square tomorrow, all workers participating in the strike will face shooting and arrest!"

"You're going to kill hundreds of people!"

Bowen sat on the ground with shock on his face.

Reason told him that what Chen Jianqiu said was true, otherwise how would he know about Union Square?

He was confused and his eyes were cloudy.

"Think about it carefully. If you can figure it out and redeem yourself, tomorrow is your last chance."

Chen Jianqiu sat on the edge of the bed and said quietly.