It could be said that Barrett's reputation among Billy the Kid was thunderous.
However, even such a legendary marksman was easily eliminated by Henry!
Billy the Kid was now more interested in Henry—the joyful feeling of someone who felt they had reached the pinnacle in certain skills, hearing that there might be mountains beyond the mountain.
He decided to have a good time tonight and then have a life-and-death duel with Henry tomorrow!
Then he also occasionally joined the crowd in the bar in the chorus of "To Henry."
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Henry received a total of 360 us dollar in the afternoon, which included the 200 us dollar betting principal and earnings that Thor had bought on his behalf.
Additionally, after inventorying the wallets and waist pouches of the two gangs, he gained 432.4 us dollar; indeed, only the poor are not afraid of death.
Including Barrett's 2264.8 us dollar, the total extra income received today was 2857.6 us dollar.
He threw 10 us dollar to Luke, telling him to treat the 16 police officers who participated in today's duel arrangements to a big meal.
It was also confirmed that the bandits belonged to the Wild Wolf Gang and the Skull Gang, and according to previous police records of their gangs, this time they were almost completely wiped out.
Moreover, there was an additional 1630 us dollar bounty available at other police stations.
However, some police stations required live capture for the bounty, which might prevent him from collecting all of it.
This time, 12 double-action and 8 single-action revolvers were seized, including 3 single-action pistols, 6 of which were Smith & Wesson No. 3 single-action revolvers, and 21 Winchester 1873 rifles.
Henry put the rifles into the police station's warehouse, and only 3 Smith & Wesson No. 3 single-action pistols were put into storage, while he kept the other pistols in his office—actually, storing them in his spatial dimension.
Due to the mechanical structure of revolvers, rapid and violent shooting like Henry often does can easily render a revolver useless.
Therefore, he frequently replaces revolvers to ensure that there are no temporary firearm malfunctions.
This is also one of the costs he has to pay to maintain strong firepower.
Therefore, he particularly favors firearms and ammunition of the same model, which greatly reduces the difficulty of maintaining shooting stability and replacing firearms.
Tonight, he continued to go to Phoenix Bar for dinner.
When he entered the bar, a warm cheer erupted from the crowd. Henry had gained a powerful new talent today and also received a windfall, so he was in a very good mood.
He loudly declared, "Everyone on the first floor, a glass of bourbon each, it's on me!"
There were about 200 people, and it would probably cost about 10 us dollar.
The crowd let out a deafening roar, shouting in unison, "To Henry!"
Some sycophants also shouted, "To the generous and powerful Henry!"
Henry walked up to his private room on the second floor with a smile, and ordered double portions of steak, venison, and bread.
Drummond did not appear until after dinner, indicating that he had not yet obtained intelligence on the McKinley Family.
Additionally, there should be no changes regarding Henry's own bounty; otherwise, Drummond would have informed him.
Henry went straight home after dinner and continued his patrol after 10 PM.
It was another uneventful night, except for a dozen drunkards causing trouble—such minor disputes could be suppressed by the bar's own guards.
Early the next morning, Henry first went to Linda's house and found that she had almost finished packing.
After having breakfast at Linda's house, Henry went to the police station and called Pete to his office to assign him a task.
"Pete, in the next three to five days, I will escort Linda, Becky, and Andre to Denver to catch a train. At that time, you and Mary will take Linda and the two others to New York and then return. All your travel expenses will be covered by me."
"Hasn't Mary always regretted not having a honeymoon? You can make up for it this time. When you get to New York, you can spend a few days with her before coming back."
Pete was very excited and said, "Thank you, Henry, I promise to complete the mission, and I won't stay in New York for too long then."
Henry gave him a contemptuous look—it sounded as if he could make decisions during the trip.
"It's okay, if Mary wants to play for a few more days, just accompany her."
"Really not, Henry, you've just taken office, and this is when you need help."
Henry felt a warmth in his heart again upon hearing that.
Alright, the young man has a future.
Ability is secondary; stance and loyalty come first.
"Today, you will continue to bring four new police officers to guard Linda. Go now, and help her organize her things. Be sure that no problems arise in these two days."
"Yes, Sheriff Henry, I'll take the men and leave immediately." Pete saluted and turned to leave with a grin.
Henry began to focus on re-reading the intelligence within the police station regarding the three major families around the town.
Although this intelligence was not very detailed, the approximate locations and personnel were relatively clear.
He decided that regardless of whether Drummond had obtained intelligence on the McKinley Family, he would eliminate the McKinley's private army tonight at 7 PM or tomorrow morning around 5 AM.
When Henry escorted Linda away, the most likely ambush would come from the McKinley Family's private army.
Regardless of whether they had a plan to act, as long as there was such a possibility, Henry had to ensure that this situation would not occur.
As for other bandits or gangs, as long as it wasn't an ambush of more than twenty people, with the cooperation of a few police officers, Henry estimated that he could still protect Linda and her family of three.
The McKinley still had at least dozens of cavalry private soldiers, and their command was unified; if they ambushed, the threat level would be too great.
Moreover, if he didn't act soon, when Marshal Duncan returned, having a federal officer watching would be somewhat of a restraint.
Henry could not be too reckless.
Escorting Linda to Denver to catch a train this time was only one of Henry's purposes for going to Denver.
The original Henry had not been to Denver for over six years, so he had to investigate Denver.
Staying cooped up in Fresco Town had little future.
The position of sheriff was merely a transition for Henry.
Henry had a huge advantage over the natives—he had a rough understanding of some major historical events, and a basic knowledge of America's political and economic structure and future changes.
This benefited from the information explosion on the internet in his previous timeline.
And after he became a mercenary, he gained a deeper understanding of weapon design and development, as well as the major military forces and operations of modern times.
Lastly, he had traveled to Las Vegas, America, three times for relaxation, and had some understanding of Nevada and nearby Arizona, Colorado, California, Idaho, and so on.
At least he had used and visited their railway systems and famous attractions.
Therefore, he had some understanding of the Chinese workers' contribution to railway construction and their tragic fate thereafter.
He even remembered the tour guide mentioning that America officially passed the Exclusion Act in 1882; otherwise, he wouldn't have had the specific idea of helping the Chinese workers in this time and place when he ambushed the McKinley cavalry that day.
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