48 Hours a Day

“Thank you, Sheriff, for coming out and lifting the siege for us. Although I still have my doubts about the last 20 bucks, we are not unreasonable people, it is not easy to understand your difficulties and keep the peace in a town.” When Bax's group leaves, Wendy says to the sheriff.

The latter was amused by the words of a young adult like a girl, Guan Erdao, "I'm glad you understand and cooperate with my work, ma'am, your father is not so reasonable...”

Later, however, he seemed to realize that he had missed his mouth and that the old cowboy's face had a discoloration.

“Wait, you know me, you know my father, how is that possible?” Wendy's eyes widened.

“I was friends with your father, who loved you and showed me a few pictures of you.” Now the justices of the peace have to admit.

“But I never heard of you from my father. ”

“Well, maybe it's because each of us has a past that we don't want to mention. ”

“What past?” Wendy asked.

“I'm afraid what I don't want to mention is that these things don't want anyone else to know.” Magistrate.

“Please, my father is now missing and probably has something to do with what you said.” Wendy Dao.

“Your father's missing. When?” The sheriff was stunned.

“I don't know the exact time, just fifteen days ago, when he said he had a business to talk about and left home, my mother and I thought he would come back a few days this time, as usual, and he told us the same thing, but now that he has exceeded his promised deadline, he has not come home. ”

“So that's why you came out? Wait, does your mother know you're in Glen now?” Sheriff Zhang Heng glanced aside as he spoke.

“Mr. Zhang Heng was hired by me to help me find my father and to protect me along the way.” Wendy introduced, “he was an excellent shooter. ”

“Really, the good shooters I know don't do very well, but the ones who don't have guns live longer. ”

“I disagree, and if I had a gun, what just happened wouldn't have happened.” Wendy Dao.

The old cowboy laughed and didn't argue. Some things were not understood by young people his age. He said, "You should go home. He'll take care of your father's affairs himself. You just have to wait at home. ”

“But unfortunately I'm not the kind of person who sits honestly at home, waiting for bad things to happen, and then accepts them.” Wendy stubbornly said, "If the storm comes, I'll walk into the storm, so whether you want to help me or not, I'll keep looking for my father. ”

“But you're only twelve. ”

“Twelve is old enough, Sheriff. ”

The sheriff was dumb and half-hearted, “Otherwise, I still have some important things on my hands, I really can't get out of here. Give me a week and I'll go find your father for you. ”

“Thank you for your kindness, but I've been delayed for a long time and I'm afraid I won't be able to wait another week. I think I'd rather do this myself.” Wendy was polite but firm in her rejection.

“With all due respect, Wendy, you're too young to know the world, especially those... dark corners, people who know nothing, you can't just pull someone up and go with him.” The sheriff just said it this time.

“Mr. Zhang Heng is a good man, and I don't need to live to be as old as you. But you, Mr. Sheriff, suddenly appeared, claiming to know my father, but my father never mentioned you to me. How can I believe you and what you say?” Wendyton, “maybe my father's disappearance has something to do with you. ”

“Nice teething mouth.” The old cowboy was neither questioned nor angry, but laughed, "Matthew had a good daughter. Well, it looks like I can't stop you, ma'am, but at least let me give you a lift when you leave tomorrow. You just offended Bax. He and his former Ranger friends still have a lot of power around the neighborhood. ”

“Thank you, Sheriff, when I find my father, I'll tell him what you did for me tonight. ”

…………

After this happened, Wendy couldn't keep asking about her father's whereabouts at the bar. After saying goodbye to the old cowboy sheriff, she asked for two apple pies and went back to the hotel with Zhang Heng.

“You should listen to him.” Zhang Hengdao, "it seems likely that there is something else hidden behind your father's disappearance. Since he is hiding it from you, he doesn't want you to know. ”

“Then you won't get your reward. ”

“I can also do other rewards to make money," Zhang Hengping said, “and remember what I said before? ”

“You told that guy you had the guts to never leave the county? ”

“Not that one. Earlier, I told you not to get in trouble. You promised me I'd let you go to the bar to investigate. ”

“I'm not in any trouble, I said, he touched me first.” Wendy stressed.

“And then you turned around and pulled out your knife and tried to stab him? ”

“My father told you that when you're the youngest person in the room, you have to be the toughest, so that people won't dare to mess with you because they know it's going to cost you. ”

“Then you were pressed on the table, and you almost cut off your palm," Zhang Heng stopped and looked Wendy in the eye, "Hey, kid, listen, I can't guarantee that every time you showed up at your most dangerous time, you could have come back to me to deal with it. ”

Wendy snorted silently for a moment and said, "People in town don't like our family. Dad is often away. Mom can't read. I'm used to doing everything on my own. ”

“But didn't you pay me to fix these things for you?” Zhang Hengdao, "you have to promise me that if this happens again, don't be so reckless, or I'll send you home. ”

“We had an agreement, you promised to help me find my father.” Wendy heard a protest.

“That's right, when the agreement also stipulates that everything is to be listened to, so that means that when I call it a pause, we stop, and when I think we can't go on, we go home. ”

“That's too cunning.” Wendy's dissatisfied, "it's a trick. ”

“You don't have to try that, come on, now follow me, sir, I know it's wrong, I'll choose another way to solve the problem in the future. ”

“ ………… ”

“You better say it, or I'll leave you with the sheriff. He'll still be interested in sending you home. ”

“I know I'm wrong, and I'll choose another way to solve the problem later.” Wendy twisted her neck and whispered reluctantly.

“Well, I'm glad we've reached a consensus again. Take your apple and send it back to your room. We have to get up early tomorrow morning and get going.” Zhang Hengdao, "and that $20 I paid you in advance, to put it on your account, and pay it to me when it's settled. ”