Chapter Summaries

As Raymond's outlaws attacked the Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Baxter's deputies ambushed them, but Raymond's explosives destroyed much of the building. With Baxter wounded and his men down, Raymond mocked him as Baxter called for Hall.

• Jiang Hao prepared his veterans and equipment for the battle, and Jenny joined him instead of staying at the hotel.
• Raymond led his men toward the Sheriff's Office, where Baxter's deputies opened fire from the windows and killed more than ten outlaws.
• Raymond sent Sere to throw explosives at the Sheriff's Office, and the blast demolished half its wooden wall and killed or wounded several deputies.
• Raymond taunted the injured Baxter, who shouted for Hall.

Jiang Hao arrived in Blackwater Town after Raymond killed Sheriff Baxter and used a Gatling gun to defeat Raymond and his men. With the town left in his hands, Jiang Hao ordered his companions to search the battlefield for survivors.

• Raymond shot Sheriff Baxter and ordered his men to kill every deputy and leave no survivors.
• Raymond celebrated as the Sheriff's Office burned, then confronted Jiang Hao and his riders at the end of the street.
• Jiang Hao revealed a Gatling gun and declared that he would honor his word by opposing Raymond.
• Raymond fled as Jiang Hao cranked the Gatling, killing Raymond and his men.
• Jiang Hao ordered Bill, Peter, and the others to search the battlefield and shoot anyone still alive, while The Outlaw Joe watched in silence.

Jiang Hao’s crew looted Raymond’s estate after the battle, earning a large haul and advancing his robbery mission. As the townspeople celebrated Raymond’s death, Jiang Hao and his companions left Blackwater Town, while The Outlaw Joe rode off alone.

• Jiang Hao invited The Gunslinger to join his group, but Joe refused because he wanted to remain a gunslinger rather than become a robber.
• Bill and his team killed the remaining Mexicans at Raymond’s estate, found the gold and other valuables, and looted them.
• Jiang Hao received 1,312 Robbery Value, bringing his mission progress to 5086/10000.
• Bill and the others returned with the loot, and Jiang Hao shared the celebration with his companions.
• The townspeople discovered Raymond and his men dead and celebrated their freedom from Raymond’s oppression.
• Jiang Hao and his companions left town, and The Outlaw Joe rode away alone.

In Tucson City, Jiang Hao intervened when a white man assaulted a Chinese laundry worker and forced the bully to pay compensation. The worker feared retaliation and refused the money, leaving Jiang Hao to face the cost of helping him.

• Jiang Hao's convoy reached Tucson City, where he heard a white man curse at and kick a Chinese laundry worker.
• Jiang Hao challenged the white man, and Wayne and Peter stopped him from drawing his gun.
• Jiang Hao demanded an apology, but the white man refused, so Wayne beat him down.
• Jiang Hao took the man's money pouch and gave it to the laundry worker as payment and compensation.
• The laundry worker refused the money, fearing the white man would retaliate.

Jiang Hao had a Chinese man’s assailant buried alive, then asked Pan Yu where he could find supplies in San Francisco. After scouting Tucson with Peter and Wayne, Jiang Hao spotted a familiar-looking stranger at a saloon’s poker table.

• Jiang Hao ordered Wayne, John, Elmer, and Charles to take the white man out of town, where they buried him alive.
• Jiang Hao learned from Pan Yu that yellow paper, cinnabar, and a Wolf Hair Brush might be found in San Francisco, and gave Pan Yu the white man’s money pouch.
• Vaughn, Bill, Cobain, Wayne, and Peter discussed why Jiang Hao protected Pan Yu, then agreed with Wayne’s support for the boss.
• Jiang Hao told his men to scout Tucson for useful information and targets, then toured the city with Peter and Wayne the next day.
• Jiang Hao visited a saloon and recognized a poker player’s face, though he could not recall where he had seen it.

Jiang Hao helped Jackie Chan escape a violent bar fight and brought him to the inn, where Jackie explained that he was seeking revenge and trying to rescue Princess Pei Pei. Wayne and Peter arrived with Roy, who blamed Andrews for killing Jackie’s uncle.

• Jackie Chan entered the bar, where Roy’s mockery and the owner’s hostility sparked a fight.
• Jiang Hao sent Wayne and Peter to help Jackie, and the ensuing brawl ended when the town marshals arrived and Jiang Hao shot their guns away.
• Jiang Hao spoke to Jackie in Chinese and led him to the inn, where Jackie explained that his uncle had been killed and Princess Pei Pei was being held for ransom.
• Wayne and Peter brought Roy to the inn, and Jackie confronted him about his uncle’s murder.
• Roy denied killing Jackie’s uncle and blamed Andrews, prompting Wayne to challenge Roy’s insult about Texans.

Jiang Hao agreed to help Jackie Chan rescue the kidnapped Qing Dynasty Princess and claim the ransom, then organized his gang to travel by train to Carson City. The gang began its journey, with Bill trying to chat up a haughty woman in their carriage.

• Jiang Hao stopped Wayne from choking Roy and asked Jackie Chan how he wanted to handle the man who had killed his uncle; Jackie Chan said he wanted revenge only on the killer.
• Jiang Hao agreed to help Jackie Chan rescue the Princess after learning that Jackie had brought the twelve chests of ransom gold.
• Jiang Hao told his men about the ransom, decided they would travel by train to Carson City in suits, and put Jenny in charge of the money chests with Peter and Wayne under her command.
• Jiang Hao invited Roy to join the gang, and Roy accepted, agreeing to start by carrying luggage.
• Jiang Hao's group boarded a train for Carson City after releasing their horses, while Grey Eagle flew ahead toward the destination.
• Bill tried to talk to a haughty woman seated across from him and began telling her a joke when she ignored him.

Jiang Hao and his men stopped a gang of robbers from attacking passengers aboard the train and killed all eleven of them. After the train resumed its journey, Bill entertained the passengers with another joke and won over the wealthy lady he had helped.

• Bill told a donkey joke that amused the passengers, while the wealthy lady across from him called it vulgar.
• The train jolted to a stop, and six armed robbers entered the carriage and began robbing the passengers.
• When the robbers threatened the wealthy lady, Jiang Hao shouted for his men to move, and Bill shot the leader dead.
• Jiang Hao's men killed the other robbers in the carriage, then searched the train and killed the remaining five.
• The passengers applauded as the train resumed its journey, and the wealthy lady thanked Bill and apologized for her earlier rudeness.
• Bill told another joke, making the passengers laugh and prompting Peter to tell Jiang Hao that Bill was stealing his jokes again.

After arriving in Carson City, Jiang Hao’s group prepared to search for the kidnapped Qing Dynasty Princess. Jiang Hao trained Jackie Chan in riding and shooting, then asked him to teach him the army’s Combat Technique.

• Jiang Hao’s group arrived in Carson City, bought horses and a carriage, and met Grey Eagle, who had reached the city ahead of them.
• Jiang Hao assigned his men to investigate the Chinese district, railway, mines, and other possible locations where the kidnappers might be hiding.
• Jiang Hao paired Roy with Wayne and kept Jackie Chan behind to learn riding and shooting.
• Jiang Hao taught Jackie Chan the basics of horseback riding and firearms before asking him to teach martial arts.
• Jackie Chan explained that the army’s Combat Technique focused on killing an opponent with a decisive strike, and Jiang Hao listened so he could develop his own combat philosophy.

Jiang Hao trained with Jackie Chan while Bill and Peter searched for clues to the Qing Empire’s plans. After a Man in Black learned of Jiang Hao’s presence and set out to deal with him, Grey Eagle spotted someone hiding near Jiang Hao and Jackie Chan, and Jiang Hao prepared to fire on the suspected ambusher.

• Jackie Chan taught Jiang Hao grappling, joint-dislocation, spear, saber, and staff techniques, while Jiang Hao taught Jackie Chan horseback riding and marksmanship.
• Bill and the others returned without finding clues, so Jiang Hao ordered them to keep searching and watch for Qing Empire agents.
• Luo Feng told a Man in Black that he had seen Jiang Wen with foreigners, and the Man in Black said he would handle them while Luo Feng watched the Princess.
• Jiang Hao sensed danger from a Man in Black in Carson City but decided to take Jackie Chan out of town to train.
• Grey Eagle spotted someone hiding beyond a hillside as Jiang Hao and Jackie Chan practiced staff fighting, so Jiang Hao took out rifles and aimed a Whitworth Rifle toward the slope.

Jiang Hao drove off Sheriff Will with a display of marksmanship, then joined Jackie Chan and Bill to meet Jiang Wen’s compatriots outside Carson City. He warned their guard captain, Yu Rong, that paying the ransom would not ensure the Princess’s safe return.

• Grey Eagle helped Jiang Hao locate the Man in Black, and Jiang Hao’s shot grazed the man’s eye, sending him fleeing toward Carson City.
• Sheriff Will tried to arrest Jackie Chan over a casino theft, but Jiang Hao shot holes in Will’s hat until the sheriff and his men rode away.
• Jiang Hao returned to the inn with Jackie Chan and decided to stay cautious after the lawmen confronted them.
• Bill reported that he and his men had found Jiang Wen’s group outside Carson City, so Jiang Hao and Jackie Chan rode out to meet them.
• Jiang Wen introduced Jiang Hao and his companions to Yu Rong, who rejected their offer of help rescuing the Princess.
• Jiang Hao warned Yu Rong that paying the ransom would not bring the Princess back safely.

Jiang Hao arranged a plan with Yu Rong to rescue Princess Pei Pei and claim the ransom gold, then accompanied Yu Rong to the agreed meeting at a church in Eli Town. There, they encountered Luo Feng and the Man in Black, who revealed himself and vowed to kill Jiang Hao.

• Jiang Hao warned Yu Rong that the kidnappers might kill them after receiving the ransom, and advised him to avoid Carson City and disguise the group as cowboys.
• In Norman Town, Jiang Hao admitted that he wanted the ransom gold, and Yu Rong agreed to give it to him if he rescued the Princess.
• Jiang Hao proposed replacing the gold with stones, scouting the meeting site, and bringing his men to wait in ambush; Yu Rong agreed.
• Jiang Hao and Yu Rong arrived at the church in Eli Town, where Luo Feng appeared and Princess Pei Pei was brought before them.
• The Man in Black shoved Princess Pei Pei toward Luo Feng, removed his hood, and confronted Jiang Hao, declaring that he would kill him.

Jiang Hao killed the Man in Black and uncovered a conspiracy behind the Princess's capture. After Bill and his men destroyed Sheriff Will's forces, Will revealed that Mayor Johnson was the real mastermind.

• Jiang Hao recognized the Man in Black as the one whose eye he had shot and killed him in a quick gun duel.
• Jackie Chan fought Luo Feng while Yu Rong tried to get the Princess to safety, but soldiers surrounded the church.
• Jiang Hao deduced that Sheriff Will and the soldiers were serving a hidden mastermind.
• A bomb hidden in the carriage exploded, killing many soldiers, and Bill and his men attacked the survivors with a machine gun and rifles.
• Jiang Hao stopped Bill from killing Sheriff Will and interrogated him.
• Sheriff Will confessed that Mayor Johnson had masterminded the plot.

Jiang Hao rescued Princess Pei Pei, secured the gold, and organized a wagon convoy to San Francisco with Yu Rong and the others. After the system announced that he had exceeded the robbery-value mission, he rejoined Yu Rong and hinted that he still had one more task to complete.

• Jiang Hao handed the bound Sheriff Will over to his men and told Yu Rong that their deal was complete.
• Yu Rong asked Jiang Hao to take them to San Francisco, and Jiang Hao arranged for everyone to wait outside Carson City while he gathered wagons, supplies, and ammunition.
• Jiang Hao told Jenny that the gold would be shared, embraced and kissed her, then left to finish preparations.
• The convoy departed Carson City, and the system credited Jiang Hao with 24,358 Robbery Value and allowed him to return whenever he chose.
• Jiang Hao rejoined Yu Rong and the others, then looked up at Grey Eagle and said he still had one more thing to do.

Jiang Hao and his masked companions raided Mayor Wilson’s estate, stole his wealth, and killed him as punishment for kidnapping Chinese people. The authorities failed to resolve the killings, while Melissa inherited Wilson’s remaining property and soon began seeing a young poet.

• Jiang Hao’s group rode to Wilson’s estate, killed the guards, and forced Wilson to hand over his cash and Pacific Railroad shares.
• Jiang Hao strangled Wilson, then his men left the women locked in a room under threat of death.
• The next morning, Melissa found Wilson’s body and reported it to the Sheriff’s office, where the Deputy Sheriff classified the case as a bandit robbery.
• Nevada’s investigators arrived days later, but the killings and church massacre went unresolved, and Melissa became a wealthy widow.
• Less than half a month later, a young poet visited Melissa at the Wilson estate and appeared to stay overnight.

Jiang Hao’s convoy reached San Francisco, where the group faced discrimination at a hotel and instead stayed in Chinatown. After Yu Rong told him the princess planned to return to Guangzhou, Jiang Hao took Jenny to look for ritual supplies.

• Jiang Hao led the convoy from Sacramento to San Francisco, where a hotel owner refused to let the Chinese members stay in guest rooms.
• Jiang Hao took the group to Chinatown, where they found a welcoming Chinese hotel and settled in.
• Yu Rong told Jiang Hao that Princess Pei Pei had agreed to return to China on a ship departing in seven days.
• Jiang Hao drank with Yu Rong and the others, then went to Jenny’s room and kissed her.
• Jiang Hao and Jenny searched Chinatown for cinnabar, yellow paper, and a Wolf Hair Brush, and Jiang Hao asked a general-store owner if he had them.

Jiang Hao gave Jenny a safety talisman, promised Princess Pei Pei he would help Chinese people when he could, and decided to establish a lasting base in Los Angeles. He and his crew set out by train to pursue wealth and build a protected community there.

• Jiang Hao bought supplies to draw a safety talisman and gave it to Jenny as a gift.
• Princess Pei Pei asked Jiang Hao to help Chinese people facing discrimination, and he said he would help within his means.
• Jiang Hao proposed that his crew settle somewhere and build a base, and they agreed to develop in Los Angeles.
• Jiang Hao chose Los Angeles over San Francisco because of its future earthquakes and the opportunity he saw to acquire land and wealth.
• Jiang Hao and his crew boarded a steam train and began traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

After arriving in Los Angeles, Jiang Hao divided the group’s $3 million among his men and formed Hall and His Brothers Company, keeping control of the company. He then met Mayor Durant to negotiate the purchase of 10,000 acres of land, leaving the group poised to establish a ranch or farm.

• Jiang Hao arrived in Los Angeles with his companions and had everyone rest at an inn before gathering them to discuss their money.
• Bill argued that Jiang Hao deserved the largest share, and the group agreed to Jiang Hao’s proposed division of their $3 million.
• Jiang Hao proposed forming a company and giving each man 3% of its shares while retaining 67%; the group agreed to invest in it.
• Jiang Hao named the company Hall and His Brothers Company, also called Hall Company, and took Peter and Cobain to City Hall.
• Jiang Hao told Mayor Durant he wanted to buy around 10,000 acres of land to establish a ranch or farm.

Jiang Hao bought twenty-six thousand acres of hillside north of Los Angeles and five nearby southern plots, then planned an estate with his companions. After Sheriff Kevin warned them to obey the law and pay taxes, Jiang Hao said he might become a sheriff himself.

• Jiang Hao negotiated with Mayor Durant and bought the twenty-six-thousand-acre northern tract for one US Dollar per acre.
• Jiang Hao also bought five vacant plots south of town and completed the land purchase agreements.
• Jiang Hao showed the agreements to his companions, and they chose a site for their estate and planned to build wooden houses.
• Sheriff Kevin rode up to Jiang Hao's group, warned them to obey the law and pay taxes, then rode away.
• Jiang Hao remarked that he might become a sheriff too.

Jiang Hao persuaded Mayor Durant to support his plans to hire workers and join the Sheriff's Office, and a bribe helped him become Los Angeles's new Deputy Sheriff. At the Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Kevin treated him coldly and told him he was not needed.

• Jiang Hao told Mayor Durant he planned to recruit workers from San Francisco for his farm and cigarette factory.
• Jiang Hao asked to join the Sheriff's Office as a Deputy Sheriff and left a pouch containing two thousand dollars for Mayor Durant.
• Two days later, Mayor Durant appointed Jon Hall as Deputy Sheriff to help Sheriff Kevin.
• Sheriff Kevin gave Jiang Hao his badge, while the Sheriff's Office staff kept their distance from the newcomer.
• Jiang Hao inspected the office with Gilmore and examined its weapons, ammunition, and hunting dog.
• Sheriff Kevin warned Jiang Hao to stay away from the dog and told him he could return to his farm because the office did not need him.