Back in Johannesburg, the morale of the police department was low, and no one would feel comfortable if something like this happened.
In the evening, Rock called Buck, Martin and Li De while having dinner.
The dinner was quite good. The Johannesburg Police Department booked the Golden Mountain Hotel, and Marvin and his two apprentices took over the kitchen. The two apprentices were both Chinese. They were called by Marvin and arrived at the hotel at the same time as Marvin’s family.
Now that Marvin's family has settled down in Oak Town, Marvin brought his apprentice and Rock to Johannesburg.
If you are in a bad mood, no matter how good the food is, you will not be able to taste it.
"Come on, let's have a drink." Roque proposed with a toast.
Buck, Martin and Reed were all silent. They raised their glasses to signal to Rock, and then drank the whole drink.
"I know that brothers are all aggrieved by this matter. Don't worry. The Transvaal will lift martial law sooner or later. These troops will eventually withdraw. When the time comes, we still have the final say here." After walking out of the Palace of Justice, Rock said
He is no longer the same Rock.
In the past, Rock just wanted to find a place for his brothers to live in Cape, so that they could survive better in this troubled world.
Now Rock is no longer negative. The fate of the brothers cannot be in the hands of the British. The British are unreliable, the Boers are unreliable, and the Zulu people are even more unreliable. The brothers, or rather the Chinese, want to live in South Africa.
You can only rely on yourself.
"Boss, actually brothers don't blame you. Brothers all know that you have done everything you can do, head. I don't blame you for this, I only blame the stupid foreign devils." Martin's hatred cannot be eliminated.
"The brothers were also holding fire in their hearts. During the afternoon patrol, soldiers from the Welch Fusiliers provoked them, and the brothers fought with them again. The foreign devils looked tall and powerful, but in fact they didn't fight at all.
Even though there were so many of them, they were beaten to pieces by the brothers." Li De usually doesn't talk much, he is a standard doer, and when he does it, he is more ruthless than anyone else.
If we want to talk about the benefits brought by this incident, then it must be that it has completely released the ferocity in the bones of the Chinese police.
Don't underestimate the power of examples. Rock has beaten Indians and Boers before, and has set the best example for his brothers. Now, the Canadians Rock beat are pure British people. This world
Go ahead, who else can’t be beaten?
I still remember that when they first arrived in Cape Town, the Chinese police had to restrain their hands when facing foreigners. Even when facing the Boers, who were of underground status, the brothers did not dare to go too far just because of the white skin of the Boers.
Now all the Chinese policemen no longer have this worry. The Boers are white and have to be humble when facing the Chinese policemen.
The British are also white. Although the British have a higher status than the Boers, as long as the British offend the interests of the Chinese police, the Chinese police can now punch them without hesitation. This was something that was simply unthinkable before.
"Inspector, you have done a good enough job. In the past, we Chinese were bullied in Johannesburg, and no one dared to resist. Even those Zulus could bully us. I really didn't expect that when the British bullied us, you would actually
You have not said anything about seeking justice for us Chinese people, and here’s a toast to you!” Buck was emotional but was not affected.
Chinese
In fact, human life is really worthless in this troubled world, not to mention the lives of Chinese people, the lives of Zulu and Boers are not valuable, and even the lives of those British soldiers are not valuable.
After the war broke out, casual disregard of human life happened every day. To be honest, even Buck didn't think it was a big deal to kill a Chinese policeman. Many people died in Johannesburg every day, miners, civilians, guerrillas, and soldiers.
People die every day, and after experiencing too many deaths, Buck has become numb to the world.
Rock's approach opened a new door for Buck, allowing him to fully realize that the Chinese
It’s not something you can insult casually!
"Buck, if you want others to respect you, you must first respect yourself." Rock didn't want to say too much. The Chinese in Johannesburg were still far from Rock's requirements.
Take your time, Rock still has time.
"Inspector, there is a colonel named Marcos Lloyd outside who wants to see you. He is the commander of the Royal Canadian Regiment." A commando came over to ask for instructions.
Rock nodded and took the initiative to stand up and go out.
Although a colonel is not a general, he is still a senior officer and should not be treated lightly.
Although the relationship between the Johannesburg Police Department and the Royal Canadian Regiment is now tense, the face should still be given. The Royal Canadian Regiment doesn’t know how long it will be stationed in Johannesburg. It will definitely have to deal with it in the future. We can’t live without contact, so
No matter how disgusted Roque is, he still has to do the superficial work that needs to be done.
Don't do it
Sorry, the whole society will be hostile to you and isolate you.
When people are alive, there will always be many alternatives.
"Haha, Chief Locke, we meet again. No, you are already a senior inspector now. God, it is unbelievable how long it has been!" Marcos Lloyd and Locke are still acquaintances.
Greet someone warmly as soon as you meet them.
When Rock saw the maple leaf logo on Max Lloyd's hat, he immediately remembered that he and Max Lloyd had drank together and boasted.
It was still in Kimberley, when Rock led the commando who had just killed Joubert, and met Marcos Lloyd outside the office of General Roberts, who was the chief of staff of the expeditionary force at the time. After General Roberts summoned Henry, Rock, Henry and
A group of officers went to the bar, and Marcos Lloyd was one of the officers.
"Marcos, I didn't expect to see you here, are you okay?" Rock forced a smile. In fact, last time, Marcos Lloyd and Rock left a good impression on each other.
"It's good. It would be better if there weren't these bullshit things. I want to apologize to you, Locke. It's my children who went too far. They haven't come out of the shadow of the war yet, so they were emotional during the mission.
"Marcus Lloyd took the initiative to apologize.
Emotional?
I'm afraid this cannot be explained by an emotional sentence.
But there is no need for Roark to hold on to him. Roark can't avenge this now, but in the future, the British government will definitely pay the price for today's contempt and arrogance towards the Chinese police.
"Marcos, this is not your responsibility. I believe that if you were on the scene, you would not let this happen." Roque is magnanimous, but it's okay not to be magnanimous. Roque has now understood the nature of the British.
It is impossible for Rock to pursue the case to the end. If the perpetrators were to be forcibly held accountable, not to mention Marcus Lloyd and Alfred Milner would have objections to Rock.
This is the tragedy of not having a strong motherland.
The Qing Dynasty cannot be said to be a small country with few people, but the country is not strong. No matter how large the territory is or how large the population is, no one will take you seriously. For example, Canada in the 21st century, and India in the 21st century.
A large land area and a large population are useless, and words have no power.
"Locke, you are a broad-minded man." Marcos Lloyd was very satisfied with Rock's attitude. He must have felt the pressure from the Governor's Mansion, so he took the initiative to come to Rock.
This in itself already represents the military's apology.
Arriving at the living room, Rock and Marcus Lloyd took their seats respectively. Rock recommended green tea from the Qing Dynasty to Marcos Lloyd, who was full of praise.
"Locke, the deceased is gone. No amount of apologies can heal the grief of the deceased's family. I am very sorry and can only try to make amends in this way." After drinking a cup of tea, Marcos Lloyd handed over
Give Rock a check.
"Thank you, Marcos. I don't even know how to explain to Lynn's family that he did not die on the battlefield, but died in the hands of his own people." Roark didn't even look at the amount on the check, just like Marcos.
As Lloyd said, no amount of money can heal the grief of the deceased's family.
"His name is Lynn?" Marcos Lloyd also had a heavy expression.
"Yes, his family is in Cape Town. He just arrived in Oak Town a month ago. He has two sons and a daughter." Rock's heart was also heavy. He really didn't know how to face Lynn's family.
Marcos Lloyd was silent for a while and made a decision: "I will adopt Lynn's children and pay living expenses every month. If they can go to college, I will also pay their college tuition until they reach adulthood.
, If they are willing, I can also take them to Canada. I promise you, Locke, I will treat them the same as I treat my own children. As for those officers and soldiers who have lost their minds, they will be forcibly retired and then repatriated.
Return to Canada to serve their sentence, and I can assure you that their minimum sentence will be no less than five years. Sorry Locke, I know this result is unfair to Lynn, but we cannot let tragedy happen again."
In fact, it's pretty good. Before that, white people didn't have to pay any price for beating a person of color to death. The compensation might or might not be, and even if it was, it would only be a dozen pounds.
Rock doesn't dwell on this issue, at least the situation has changed, which is a good start.
"No, no, no, Marcos, thank you, but there is really no need for this. I am the godfather of the children. I will bear all the expenses during their growth. This should not be borne by you." Roque refused immediately,
On this issue, Rock is duty-bound.
Regarding the "godfather", this concept has been ruined by the Chinese police.
There is no concept of "godfather" among the Chinese, but there is the concept of "godfather" among the Chinese, so Rock will raise Lynn's children as "godsons" until they grow up.
For the same reason, Lynn's children will actually have many "godfathers", Anton, Li De, and Martin.
As long as they are Chinese police officers, they will do their best on this issue. Therefore, it is estimated that Lin En's children will be very "miserable" in the future, because there will be many godfathers watching their every move. If they are ineffective
Then they will definitely feel a lot of "warmth" from "father's love".
"Okay Locke, I hope we can maintain better cooperation in the future." Marcos Lloyd did not bother, but looking back, Marcos Lloyd would send another check, as Marcos Lloyd
