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

Chapter 24 Old Lover and Philanthropist

Zhou Zheng rubbed his head, followed Arthur and said with a smile: "Debt collection? I think your appearance is enough to scare those people. Bringing me with you will only have the opposite effect."

Arthur looked helpless and said: "Damn it, I've been running all night to collect the previous debts, and now another one has appeared."

"Speak, I just didn't have the nerve to ask Mr. Strauss." Zhou Zheng organized his speech and asked: "Just a few of you, I mean, people like you, Daqi, and Hosea still need to do loan lending Is this this kind of small business? I think compared to robbery or gangsterism, lending may be..."

"Isn't it so dignified?" Arthur asked, and then continued: "Dutch feels the same way, but like Strauss said, this at least supports the women and children in the gang."

Well, Zhou Zheng doesn't know if this is true, but this reason is indeed invincible.

The two were just about to set off when Ms. Grimshaw shouted to Arthur: "Hey, Arthur, you have a letter. I put it on your bedside for you."

"What? Why would someone write to me?" Arthur asked curiously. He didn't have many friends outside.

"It can't be one of your old lovers, right?" Zhou Zheng said with a bad smile: "The old love is still over?"

"You talk a lot today, kid." Arthur rolled his eyes at Zhou Zheng and came to his bedside. A letter lay quietly on the wooden box that served as a bedside table. Arthur picked up the letter and when he saw the signature At this time, my eyes still widened involuntarily.

Zhou Zheng saw something was wrong with Arthur's situation and asked curiously: "Isn't it really an old lover?"

"Ahem, shut up, you brat." Arthur's expression was extremely unnatural, and he hesitated: "I...a friend."

"Come on, it doesn't look like that from your expression. Okay, since the letter came, something must have happened. I'll help you collect the debt. You can do whatever you want." Zhou Zheng said decisively.

"You, you don't look like a debt collector." Arthur looked at Zhou Zheng. Indeed, this guy didn't look vicious at all.

"Hey, I don't look alike, but the guy in my hand is not a vegetarian. Don't worry, at most it's just a wasted trip for me." Zhou Zheng said with a smile.

Arthur thought so, it was just one more trip. It was good for a newcomer who just joined the gang and wanted to do more things, so he said: "Okay, then you can go, I will go to Valentine, you are ready Just come to me.”

After parting ways with Arthur, Zhou Zheng rode a horse and trotted all the way to his destination, Downs Ranch.

The reason why Zhou Zheng wanted to make a trip for Arthur was mainly because he felt that like Arthur, he would definitely give someone a beating regardless of the situation. If it was really a difficult family, he would have to put up the money himself.

As soon as he entered the pasture, Zhou Zheng felt that it looked very depressed. It was obviously a pasture, but there were no cattle or sheep grazing. There were only some crops in the field beside it, and a man who looked quite old was bending over to weed the field. .

"Hey, hello, is Mr. Downs here?" Zhou Zheng was lying on the wooden fence nearby and shouted to the people in the field.

The man straightened up, looked at Zhou Zheng, and replied: "I am Tang Si, who are you?"

This was the time when the real owner was found directly. Zhou Zheng said happily: "Hello, Mr. Downs, Mr. Strauss lent you some money. He thought it was time to repay the money, so he entrusted me to come over and want you to Pay it back as soon as possible.”

After hearing this, Downs trembled and said: "I...I have no money, all my money...can you give me a period of grace, I..."

Zhou Zheng asked curiously: "Don't worry, I just want to ask, why do you want to borrow money? Is it this kind of... loan sharking."

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was not prepared to be forceful, Tang Si gradually calmed down and said slowly: "I am doing charity."

Zhou Zheng never expected this answer. Borrowing loan sharks for charity? What kind of fairy is this?

With a satisfied smile on his face, Downs said happily: "I help those homeless orphans and veterans so that they can live a normal life."

Zhou Zheng couldn't help but be in awe. The guy in front of him was a good man. Although he borrowed loan sharks for charity, he was still a good man.

"You took out a usurious loan, didn't you ever think about repaying it? If you don't repay it, what will your family do?" Zhou Zheng was a little confused.

"Compared to those veterans and orphans who have no fixed place to live, they are already doing very well now." Downs said proudly.

"This is a pasture, where are your cattle and sheep?"

"I sold them all."

This is a ruthless man who would give up being a philanthropist. Zhou Zheng feels that this guy has become obsessed with gambling, just like gambling, except that his addiction is charity. As expected, there are all kinds of birds in the forest.

Just as Tangs was about to say something, he suddenly coughed violently. Zhou Zheng subconsciously took several steps back. In his previous life, in the United States, which had always insisted on not wearing masks, this had been a habitual action.

This is no longer the last life. Zhou Zheng reacted and looked a little melancholy, feeling that he was making a fuss out of a molehill.

Just as Zhou Zheng was about to step forward and pat his back to make him feel better, he saw Tang Si's hands covered with blood. Damn it, Zhou Zheng was shocked. Is this tuberculosis? ? ?

He quickly took out a silk scarf, covered his mouth and nose, and took a few steps back. Looking at the guy, he probably had tuberculosis. In his previous life, a colleague who worked there had this problem. Although he was cured later, he still had tuberculosis. There are also the consequences of falling behind.

And this thing is contagious. Zhou Zheng sighed in his heart that it was a good thing he came here. If Arthur didn't know the situation and went up to Bang Bang and gave him two laps, if this guy spits blood again, there is a high possibility that Arthur would be infected. ah.

Tuberculosis is almost untreatable in this era. Looking at Downs' condition, he probably won't live long.

A woman and a boy heard the sound here and hurriedly ran out of the nearby room. Seeing Downs who was coughing and out of breath, the woman hurriedly stepped forward to support him, patting him on the back and rubbing him. It took a long time for Downs to recover.

"My husband is not in good health, can you give me a few days of grace..." Mrs. Downs said while wiping away tears.

Zhou Zheng looked at the family of three and said, "Do you know what his disease is?"

The woman cried and said: "Tuberculosis, I don't know how long he can survive. I...we really have no money..."

Zhou Zheng looked at the human tragedy in front of him, and it was definitely impossible for him to be cruel, so he had no choice but to say: "You can give me a little bit so that I can go back to do my job, and I advise you to let me go back to do my job, otherwise Next time I won’t be so easy to talk to.”

Mrs. Downs looked at Zhou Zheng, wiped her tears, and took out a few crumpled banknotes from her pocket. Her son beside her also took out some, counted them and handed them to Zhou Zheng and said, "We only have so many."

Zhou Zheng took the money with a silk scarf, roughly counted it, it was only a dozen yuan, and sighed: "Forget it, I'm unlucky, you..." He looked at the people who were holding on to the fence and coughing. Towns, who couldn't straighten his waist, said, "You'd better... better get ready as soon as possible."

"Also, Mr. Downs, charity is one thing, but family is more important, what do you think?"

After saying that, regardless of the family of three behind him, he wrapped the money in a silk scarf and rode forward directly.

This family is too miserable. Although Zhou Zheng thinks that Downs is also very problematic, when Strauss lends money, doesn't he check whether the other party has the ability to repay the money? Why would such a person let go? Zhou Zheng thought silently.

Riding a horse to Valentine, Zhou Zheng walked into the tavern and saw Arthur sitting alone at the door of the tavern drinking wine. Zhou Zheng said hello, sat opposite Arthur, grabbed the bottle and gave it to He took a sip himself.

Arthur said angrily: "Boy, have you received the account? Don't tell me that you came back empty-handed."

Zhou Zheng took a few more bites of side dishes and then said, "Arthur, you have to treat me to a drink, and it has to be good wine."

Arthur felt baffled. Is this guy confused? Was he beaten stupid?

Zhou Zheng told Arthur about Downs' situation in detail, and bluntly said that this guy would not live for a few days. Arthur felt scared after hearing this. Disease is always the most feared enemy of mankind, and powerful Arthur is no exception.

Arthur took a sip of wine and said nothing. Zhou Zheng was right. In a sense, he did save his life.

Zhou Zheng looked at Arthur covered in mud and asked curiously: "Why did you go? You don't have to do this to meet an old lover. Can't you find a hotel?"

"Shut up." Arthur looked very depressed. This was the first time Zhou Zheng had seen him like this.

"What's wrong, this doesn't look like you?" Zhou Zheng became more and more curious. Arthur glanced at him, but didn't refute anything.

"You brat, why do you act like a woman?" Arthur said angrily, "It's nothing, it's just that someone like me is not worthy of her."

"How could it be?" Zhou Zheng hurriedly urged Arthur to tell the story, his heart of gossip was already burning.

"Let's talk about it next time, brat. If you ask again, I'll blow your head off with a gun." Arthur said angrily.

"You are too close to me. At this distance, you have no chance to draw your gun." Zhou Zheng said disapprovingly.

"Damn."