Chapter 610 - Chewing Tobacco (1/2)

Chapter 610 Chewing Tobacco

Zhang Heng got out of bed as the day’s first light poured into the room. He briefly cleaned himself up and went downstairs.

The sheriff arrived when he was having breakfast with Wendy. The white horse he rode on whinnied majestically, perfectly matching his uniform and the badge on his chest. He looked so good he had the female owner of the hotel stare at him twice.

“Would you like a cup of coffee, Sheriff?” Wendy asked.

“That would be perfect, dear madam.” The sheriff smiled and dismounted his horse, “I will escort you two out of the river valley, where you are most likely to encounter ambushes. You will be much safer when you get to the plains. From there, you are on your own. “

“What a sweet man.”

“If something bad happened to Matthew’s in my territory, then I’m not qualified to become a sheriff here?” The sheriff gave Zhang Heng a nod, handed the reins to the hotel’s handyman, and walked to the table. “It’s a shame you have to leave so soon. We should go on a hunting trip together after you find your father.”

“I like hunting. When I was a kid, I always followed my dad to the forest and watched him hunt for hares. However, he had never let me lay my hands on the gun,” Wendy said.

“He is right, but I think we can make an exception this time. There are lots of prey around here.” The sheriff blinked at Wendy.

“Are there wolves and bears too?!” Wendy asked excitedly.

“Haha, those are rare. Most have been killed by the Indians who lived nearby earlier.”

“It’s a pity. I haven’t seen a bear before.”

The sheriff took the cup of coffee handed to him personally by the female boss. “Thank you.”

“I don’t know, just want to see it.”

“There will be opportunities; there will always be opportunities.”

Thus, the three chatted while eating breakfast. The atmosphere was light and hearty—the sheriff was the kind of person who knew how to create the right atmosphere at the right time. In his own words, he was supposedly good at charming girls when he was young. That was why he knew the perfect conversation to be cozy up to a girl like Wendy. He even managed to convince Wendy that it would be better to join her on the quest to search for her father. She dismissed this idea, though. As she had said, her father had been missing for a while. She could not afford to wait any longer. “Sheriff, I think it’s time we depart from here.”

The sheriff then patted her head, “Oh, sorry. I’m getting old, and I’m getting chattier. I hope I didn’t bore you.”

“You are the funniest and heartiest person that I have ever met! It has been a great pleasure chatting with you, but I’m afraid I have more important matters to attend to.”

“Of course. I’m ready. We can set off now,” the sheriff said.

“That couldn’t be better.”

“I will be waiting for you outside.” The sheriff smiled at Wendy again, got up, and walked outside the door.

At the same time, Wendy had also finished her breakfast and was about to get up. But the next moment, something touched her thigh.