Chapter 3: ch 3
~MTL~
The character's name does contain a typo, which I will not correct because I am a lazy person. You must let us know in the comments if something is incorrect.
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"It was indeed a bad plan, but I couldn't convince Ducky. In fact, Blackwater's action was bad enough; we had already planned to defraud real estate merchants instead of robbing them." Not knowing what was going on in Chen Xu's heart at all, Hosea complained and said.
"Longer and longer railways, more and more developed civilizations... times are changing, and in the eyes of the Federation and even ordinary people, we are actually no different from the O'Drisco Gang. Chen Xu said towards Hosea.
Listening to Chen Xu's words in front of him, Hosea showed a complicated expression.
He knew that all this was true, but it was difficult to accept it.
After all, his whole life has relied on deception and theft.
"But Ducky won't accept it," Hosea said after a moment of silence.
As the elder of the Van der Linde Gang, Hosea has known Ducky for twenty-one years.
He was well aware of the character of his old friend.
"So, Mike, what do you want to do?" He Xia frowned, looking at Chen Xu for a moment, confused about the other party's thoughts.
"I hope to convince Ducky to abandon this plan to rob the train." Chen Xu said calmly.
This is indeed the truth; at this stage, Chen Xu does not have the idea of starting a new stove.
After all, they are still in the snowy mountains now, and it is not a good time to turn their faces directly at Daqi at this time. And neither David Calland nor John Marston, one of the targets he planned to woo, were injured and unable to move at the moment.
And most importantly, the current Ducky reputation has not yet suffered a second blow.
In this case, even if he stands up, I believe that not many people will be able to echo him.
As for going it alone, he could indeed convince David Caland to leave the gang with him after walking out of the snowy mountains.
He alone can't do it alone, so he has to win over some gang members who can be on his side.
And Hosia, a military master-like figure, is an indispensable object, whether from an emotional or other point of view.
Chen Xu also didn't want Hesia, an old man who only wanted the gang to retire safely, to be shot dead in front of St. Denis' bank, just like in the ending of the game.
Hosea, who grew up watching Arthur grow up, says Arthur can be said to be a father and a teacher.
Plus, as the elder of the gang, the weight of words is definitely there, if he can support it.
That's half the battle.
"Ducky won't listen." Hosia looked worried.
After so many years of getting along, Hosea is still clear about Ducky's character.
Moreover, Ducky had already refuted him just now.
"But we have to try; after all, this is related to our future safety; the operation in Blackwater Town failed; we have been targeted; plus, we have the tools for robbing the train or snatching it from the Odrisco gang…" Chen Xu did not continue, but Hosea already understood.
Originally, I didn't think so, but now that I think about it, their situation is really bad.
150,000 US dollars, which is already a sky-high amount in this era.
You know, an ordinary worker's weekly income is only less than ten US dollars.
Blackwater Town's police force aside, Agent Pinkerton and Bounty Hunter alone are enough for them to drink a pot.
Not to mention the O'Drisco gang, which itself is a mortal enemy with their Van der Linde gang.
If you provoke Cornwall again, it will be a disaster, especially the robbery of trains, which is too ostentatious.
"Mike, what do you want to do?" Hosea looked at Chen Xu in support.
"With the two of us alone, we may not be able to change Ducky's mind, we have to let more people understand our situation and then seriously discuss it with Ducky. Let's discuss our future together, everything is to make us safer!" Chen Xu looked at Hosea with a straight face.
"Yes, you're right." Hosea couldn't help but nod.
Since he was a voice alone, there was no way for Ducky to agree.
Will the voice of the entire gang make Ducky change? Hosea thought to himself.
After all, it's all about making the gang better.
They can't withstand the storm like Blackwater.
"I'll go to Charles and discuss it; as for Bill, Javier, and Myka, don't talk to them about this yet." Hosea said this to Chen Xu.
As an old quack, Hosea is naturally well aware of the habits of everyone in the gang.
There is no brain, only Bill, who is eager to prove himself, Javier, who is also a diehard who obeys Ducky, and the standard outlaw Myka, who must be on the plan to rob the truck.
After all, the original robbery plan in Blackwater Town was made up by Myka and them.
So if you want to persuade Ducky to abandon this train plan, you can only start with someone else.
"I'll talk to David and John and Abigail." Chen Xu said.
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