Love is the Opiate

 is a Stranger side-mission featured in Red Dead Redemption.

Story
A Chinese immigrant named Zhou is an indentured servant for the foreman, Juan de la Vara, in El Matadero. Zhou's true love is waiting for him back home in Shanghai but he can't return to her because he's a slave to the foreman. The foreman tells Marston that Zhou is under contract, and if Zhou breaks that contract he'll owe the foreman $10,000. The foreman then offers that if Marston brings him a White Stallion the foreman will give Zhou his freedom.

Mission Prerequisites
Before this Stranger will appear on the world map, the player must complete:
 * Vincente de Santa mission: "Empty Promises"; and
 * Stranger side-mission: "Poppycock"

Mission Objectives
After speaking with Zhou, the player must:
 * Ride to the Mesa del Sol area and break a Hungarian Half-Bred.
 * Return the horse to Juan de la Vara in El Matadero.
 * After some time, ride to Chuparosa and speak with Zhou at the train station.
 * Zhou explains how he has missed his train.

Mission Details
Speak with Zhou and Juan de la Vara. The latter will task the player with finding a white stallion. Go to the area on the map marked by a picture of several horses running, just to the north of Diez Coronas. Look for a herd of horses, lasso and tame one of the white Hungarian Half-Breds, then ride it back to the butchers. Hungarian Half-Breds are white in color and are healthy; the sickly-looking horses are not the ones you need.

Note: If you have already tamed a Hungarian Half-Bred horse and have purchased the deed to the horse, you can simply call a Hungarian Half-Bred to you and deliver that horse to the butcher. You may have to save and reload the game for it to register that you have a Hungarian Half-Bred to give to the butcher if you use the deed, just look for the "? ". Your horse must be at the "? " as well as you, however you do not need to mount it. The deed does not disappear from your inventory afterwards, and you can whistle for a new one. (If you whistle as Vara mounts up, the stallion will buck him off, and come back to you.) Alternatively, these white stallions can and have been found for breaking in Mexico, though they seem to be as rare an appearance as in America. The Hungarian Half-Bred has been found (first try, there were two of them in a small herd) in the northeast region of Mexico such as around Torquemada, at the spot where the map indicates horses. They can also be found in the indicated horse area southeast of Escalera.

Zhou will be set free and in a few days time Zhou can be found again at the train station in Chuparosa. He appears to be nodding (common slang when on a Opiate like substance, or Opium itself) on something (Opium, hence the title of the mission, "Love is the Opiate", and your prior ilicit delivery to his quasi-dealer boss). Speak with him to watch a small cutscene to complete the mission. Receive +50 Fame and +100 Honor.

Mission Complete Unlockables

 * Reyes' Rebels Outfit scrap

Achievements/Trophies
Aiding Strangers will contribute toward the following Trophies/Achievements: