All the players playing "Red Dead Redemption" were stunned when they learned that Arthur had contracted tuberculosis.
If we talk about it now, the cure rate for tuberculosis is very high.
The late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.
In such a world, tuberculosis was like a terminal illness.
So, was Arthur Morgan's final fate destined to be only death?
All the players felt a tremor in their hearts when they thought of this.
Because they really couldn't think of any way to save Arthur Morgan.
As for how Arthur Morgan contracted tuberculosis?
Many players had a guess in their minds, combined with the tragic experience of Mrs. Downes they had seen before.
Thinking back to when Arthur was collecting debts for Strauss in Valentine, he met a borrower named Thomas Downes, and the blood he coughed up while beating him may have been the cause.
At this moment, Arthur was confused, wandering aimlessly in the street until he was stopped by a kind voice. It was the old nun he had met once before.
The nun saw that Arthur looked distraught, so she took the initiative to talk to him. The nun told Arthur that there were no purely good hearts in this world, nor were there any purely evil hearts.
The important thing is what kind of person you want to be, and to try your best to become that person.
The nun's words made Arthur's thoughts clearer. The things that had happened could not be changed, and all he could do was help some people around him who needed help.
So Arthur cheered up again and found Sadie to rescue John Marston.
And Sadie had prepared a hot air balloon so that Arthur could see the terrain of the prison from a high place.
Flying in the sky in a hot air balloon, watching the birds and white clouds, and overlooking the earth, this also gave the players a different kind of feeling.
After a hard battle, Sadie and Arthur rescued John.
But when they returned to the camp, Dutch showed anger because all of this was done behind his back.
Here, Arthur had his first argument with Dutch.
Dutch looked at Arthur in front of him and shouted angrily: 'i had a goodamn plan!' (I had a damn plan)
Yes, a plan.
Dutch said again that he had a damn plan.
As long as it involved Dutch's dialogue, he basically couldn't do without his plan in three sentences.
This made people wonder how many plans Dutch actually had, just like a clown who had failed in a performance and was eager to save face.
Dutch had completely changed.
Back then, Dutch had said to Sadie in the snowy mountains that although they were bad people, they were a group of people with ideals.
Dutch, who once said that no one could be missing, ignored John Marston, who was about to be executed, and hung out with Micah, thinking about his big plan.
In this process, Arthur also began to help strangers. When collecting debts, Arthur discovered that the debtor had died from overwork, so Arthur looked at the widow and children and not only did not collect the debt but also gave them a sum of money, while the widow just smiled bitterly and said that everything was too late.
And when Arthur returned to the camp, he directly drove Strauss away.
The entire camp became increasingly deserted. Some companions who didn't have deep ties with the gang, such as the priest Swanson and Trelawny, secretly chose to leave when no one was paying attention, and Arthur even took the initiative to help them leave.
The remaining people either drowned their sorrows in alcohol or suspected each other, and the cohesion was gone.
But for Arthur, no matter what, he wanted to protect his family, including the out-of-control Dutch.
And at this time, Dutch's mouth was still full of his plans.
Going to Tahiti to grow mangoes, going to the Fiji Islands to run a fishing farm, and going to New Guinea to raise kangaroos and turkeys.
Simply put, it was about getting money, running away, and then farming.
But Dutch's actions completely showed that he didn't intend to do that.
He recklessly killed the big capitalist Cornwall.
He even thought about inciting a conflict between the Indians and the Western-based American army, in order to fish in troubled waters and make a big score.
At this time, Arthur would even take the initiative to advise John Marston to take Abigail and Little Jack and fly far away.
And at this time, the Indian chief Rains Fall's son, Eagle Flies, approached Dutch, wanting to hire him to attack the American army and steal the Indian's horses.
Unlike Chief Rains Fall, who had experienced a long war and knew that the Indians could not compete with the white people and could only preserve their clan's name through humiliation, Eagle Flies was focused on making those white people look bad.
Everyone, including Charles, was unwilling because it was too crazy.
But Dutch saw the potential in Eagle Flies that he could exploit. He didn't care about the lives of the Indians, he just wanted to make things bigger and bigger, in order to divert the attention of law enforcement, and Dutch even incited Eagle Flies to lead his tribe to attack the army.
In the end, the Indians naturally suffered heavy casualties, and even Arthur and Dutch almost died in this battle.
And it was because of this battle that the hatred between the white people and the Indians was intensified. Even Monroe, the only officer in the army who was thinking about the Indians and wanted to bring true peace, was accused of treason.
But fortunately, with Arthur's help, Monroe successfully left the United States, and at the train station, Arthur once again met the old nun.
Facing the old nun who was about to go to live in Mexico, Arthur felt a surge of emotion in his heart and told her all the low emotions in his heart, and looking at the nun who was comforting him, Arthur faced his true heart for the first time.
"Maybe... I'm scared."
At this moment, Arthur's expression made all the players feel a little sorry for him.
Arthur used to be a tough guy and had never shown such an expression, but now Arthur showed a fragile expression for the first time.
The illness was getting worse day by day, and death was eating away at Arthur. He was also a mortal, so he would naturally be afraid.
But in the end, Arthur decided to do good deeds in the remaining time of his life, as the nun said, and face his final ending calmly.
He went to help more people, and even went to see Mr. Downes's wife and children, wanting to make up as much as possible for the damage that the Van der Linde gang had caused to them.
Arthur knew that he would not be forgiven by them, so in the end he directly helped them solve their troubles and gave them a large sum of money to leave.
Once again returning to the camp, Arthur received Mary's last letter, and a ring that was a token of their love.
In her heart, Mary said that she knew very well that the former Arthur had always been fighting the giant in his heart.
It's just that Arthur lost to that giant time and time again.
Mary expected Arthur to overcome that giant time and time again, but each time she only waited for disappointment.
But what she didn't know was that Arthur had finally defeated that giant the last time.
But it was too late.
In the last part of his life's journey, Arthur began his own life's redemption, and he was no longer confused.
The former Arthur could not be considered a good person. He had killed people, robbed others, and done all kinds of bad things.
But at the end of his life, Arthur hoped to be able to complete some redemption to make his heart feel better.
In the current gang, there were not many people Arthur could trust, but Sadie, who was like a Valkyrie, was definitely one of them.
Knowing that he didn't have much time left, Arthur asked Sadie that if the situation became unmanageable in the future, could she take care of people in the gang such as Abigail and Little Jack.
Sadie naturally agreed, but she also had a request, which was to have Arthur accompany her to kill all the remaining members of the O'Driscoll gang, because one of them was the one who had killed Sadie's husband. This was also Sadie's last obsession.
They madly charged into the farm, pierced the enemy's heart with a dagger, and Sadie's obsession finally came to an end.
The friendship between the two became even deeper. Then, the two returned to the gang, but they ran into Eagle Flies leading all the warriors of the tribe to attack the white people's oil refinery, and he even requested that the Van der Linde gang fight alongside them.
Arthur and Dutch and others then went to the oil refinery, but when they arrived, the Indians had already suffered heavy casualties.
In the hard battle, the Indians successfully retreated, and Dutch also took the opportunity to go with Arthur to the office in the factory to steal a large stack of bonds.
But when the two were leaving the factory building, Arthur was accidentally sprayed by steam and subdued by the arriving enemy.
Arthur on the ground shouted for help to Dutch, but at this moment.
In the end, when Arthur was in despair, he didn't expect that it was Eagle Flies who rushed in to save Arthur, but he himself was shot and seriously injured.
Looking at Dutch in front of him, who seemed to have lost his memory and said that he didn't know anything, Arthur's heart turned cold.
He sent Eagle Flies back to the tribe, but in the end, he couldn't make it.
And at this time, Charles also chose to stay and help these Indians.
Back at the camp, Uncle and Pearson and others had already run away.
The angry Dutch led the remaining people to complete his last 'plan' – attacking the army's train.
John was hit in the middle of the journey, and Dutch said he would go back to rescue him.
But in the end, after the robbery, Dutch did not bring John back, but only told Arthur that John was dead.
Arthur cast doubt on Dutch's words, and when he returned to the camp, he found Tilly taking Little Jack out of the camp. It turned out that the Pinkertons had come to their door again, and had also captured Abigail, wanting Dutch and the others to give in.
But at this time, Dutch was completely unable to take care of these things, and even announced in front of Little Jack that he would abandon Abigail.
In the end, only Arthur and Sadie chose to stay and rescue Abigail.
With Sadie's help, Arthur rescued Abigail, and also learned from the Pinkerton agent Milton who the real traitor was.
It was Micah, this despicable villain.
After rescuing Abigail, Arthur asked Sadie to protect Abigail, and he himself did not choose to leave with them.
Because even if there was not much time left, even if Dutch had made Arthur extremely disappointed, he still had his own persistence.
He still had to return to the gang and expose the true face of Micah, this sinister villain.
At this time, Arthur had been eroded by the disease and was a mess. The former gunslinger was now about to be crushed by tuberculosis.
He got on his beloved horse, took out his mottled cowboy hat from his bag and put it on, and Arthur resolutely headed in the direction of the gang.
Cinematic shots, combined with desolate background music.
'That's The Way It Is'
This was Arthur Morgan's last road to redemption.
Riding with the wind, Arthur dedicated his entire life to the gang, and started with the gang and ended with the gang, just like the name of the game "Red Dead Redemption".
Watching Arthur running in the wilderness, Jimmy's tears had already burst out before he reached this point.
'I wish you could have done this before he worked himself to death.' The widow with the child in the mountains said to Arthur.
'I'm really sorry for you, child, this disease is terrible.' In the clinic, the doctor said regretfully to Arthur who had been diagnosed.
'What you can do now is decide what kind of person you want to become in the rest of your life.'
'Thank you for saving my life, you're a good man, I say…'
'Thank you, buddy!'
'You know, there aren't that many good people in this world... that's for sure.'
'People never change, they just get closer and closer to their true selves'
'Maybe this is a sign, Arthur… try to do some good deeds.'
The people he had met on the journey and the words they had said appeared in Arthur's ears.
In the dusk, Arthur returned to the camp.
In front of everyone, Arthur told Dutch that the traitor was Micah.
And at this time, John Marston, who had been abandoned again during the train robbery, also returned to the camp, and he questioned Dutch.
The entire gang was in chaos, and they even pointed guns at each other.
The former family was now suspicious and hostile.
And at this time, the Pinkerton detectives attacked again from the foot of the mountain. At this time, Micah even shot and killed Susan Grimmshaw.
They used to be able to unite against foreign enemies, but now they could only scatter and flee.
On the journey of escape, the disease was eating away at Arthur's last strength.
The horse that accompanied the players and Arthur also closed its eyes forever on this journey.
The horse revival medicine could no longer be used.
Looking at the injured John Marston, Arthur Morgan finally made a decision here.
He had no future. He had a terminal illness and didn't know how many more sunrises he would see.
But John Marston was different.
Abigail, and his son Little Jack, were still waiting for him.
'No, I don't think I can hold on much longer.' Arthur Morgan shook his head and said as he stopped.
'Try again, there's no time to say so much now, at least not now.' John Marston persuaded Arthur Morgan not to give up.
Gently shaking his head, Arthur Morgan took a deep breath.
'You go first.'
'We can't both get away… Go, now.'
'This means a lot to me, go…'
Arthur took off his cowboy hat and put it on John Marston's head.
This was the last redemption in his life.
After persuading Marston to leave, Arthur single-handedly defeated the Pinkerton detectives who were chasing after them.
But at this moment, Micah, the sinister villain in the gang, took the opportunity to attack Arthur.
Looking at Micah in front of him, Arthur Morgan used all his last strength to fight him.
Even though the disease had made Arthur very weak, he still fought him to a near standstill.
The only thing that broke the deadlock was Dutch, who suddenly appeared.
Facing Micah and Arthur lying on the ground.
At this time, Dutch may have already seen who the traitor in the gang was.
But at this time, he just turned around and left without saying a word.
After that, Micah also turned around and left.
Leaving Arthur alone lying on the ground.
Accompanied by a desolate background music, suddenly Arthur seemed to be hallucinating.
Just like when he contracted tuberculosis and fell on the street, a deer appeared in front of Arthur.
Then the sun came out and looked at the sun on the hillside. Arthur showed a faint smile. At this moment, he finally let go.
The gang that he had cared about his entire life, and even couldn't let go of until the end, he finally let go of at this time.
Because he knew one thing.
That was that he had completed his own redemption in the last moment of his life.
As the sun rose, Arthur closed his eyes forever.
Gunslinger Arthur, his story had come to an end.
(End of this chapter)
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