When seeing the situation at the scene, one can imagine Rock’s mood.
To be honest, Rock doesn't care about the life or death of the Boers or the Zulu people. He even doesn't care about the life and death of the Chinese miners who are recuperating on the farm, but the Chinese police——
That's Rock's brother!
Rock will never forget those brothers who took the initiative to stand up and surround Rock when he first woke up and taught Kunale a lesson.
Rock will never forget those brothers who took the initiative to help Rock raise money when he ran out of money to buy a house in Cape Town.
Roque will also never forget those brothers who followed Roque and naturalized in Cape Town after learning that he was naturalized in Cape Town.
These all stem from the brothers' trust in Rock.
When Roque taught Kunale, there were hundreds of Indian policemen in the Cape Town Police Department and only about 30 Chinese policemen. Every Chinese policeman who stood up to support Roque actually bore the risk of being retaliated by the Indian police.
Risk.
But they didn't hesitate.
When Rock wanted to buy a house, all the Chinese policemen were not well off. They had to save money to support their families, start a family and start a business, and return home in fine clothes. However, when Rock needed money, they still did not hesitate to put in the hard work.
I lent the three or five pounds I had saved to Rock.
As for naturalizing in Cape Town, it was even more risky. At that time, there were only about thirty Chinese in Cape Town. However, after Roque was naturalized, they still walked into the immigration office resolutely, cut off their braids, and replaced them with
Suit, this is almost equivalent to trusting your life.
Now, Rock comes to Johannesburg. These same brothers gave up the better and better situation in Cape Town, left their families who had stabilized in Oak Town, and followed Rock to Johannesburg all the way. This was also due to their feelings for
Rock's trust.
Rock will not betray these trusts.
So despite the stern warnings from the soldiers guarding him with guns, Rock still strode forward.
"Stop, this is the Royal Canadian Rifles. We are conducting military operations. Any trespassing will be shot on the spot." The soldier has raised his gun and pointed it at Rock.
"Put down your gun!"
"Asshole, we are the police!"
"——"
The policemen who followed Roque immediately started yelling and swearing, and more people drew their guns and the situation was about to break out.
"I am Chief Locke of the Johannesburg Police Department. This is the jurisdiction of our police station. Now go and inform your commander that everyone on this farm is protected by the Johannesburg Police Department - now, I am going to see my men.
", don't do anything beyond your ability, it will lead to consequences that you cannot bear." Rock suppressed his anger, and everyone could hear the cruelty hidden under Rock's calm appearance.
"I - we are Royal Canada -" the soldier was still holding on.
"I know you are the Royal Canadian Rifles, and I know you are on duty, but look what you did? Do you think the police are guerrillas? Didn't these police identify themselves to you? What the hell are you doing?
Don’t you have those damn eyes? Didn’t you see the police uniforms they were wearing?” Rock exploded instantly, and the spraying soldiers backed away.
"What the hell are you doing?" Finally an officer appeared, this time a captain.
"Damn it, look what the hell you've done!" Rock spat back with a louder voice.
"We are on a mission!" the captain said with great momentum.
"We are also on a mission!" Rock became more energetic, but was not in the mood to argue with the captain: "Now, I want to confirm the situation of my men first-"
There has been a quarrel here for a long time, and the few policemen on the ground are still motionless. Roque really has no time to argue, and he just hopes that the situation will not be too bad.
The captain seemed to have just noticed the motionless policeman on the ground, and felt a little dumbfounded.
In fact, while Rock and the captain were fighting each other, Martin had already passed by the captain to check on the police officers.
Martin knows some first aid, which is also a necessary skill for people in the yamen.
The situation seems not to be good. There are four police officers in total. Three police officers responded to Martin's call. One police officer had blood on the corners of his mouth and under his nose, but did not respond at all to Martin's first aid.
Rock remembered the policeman who was not breathing. His name was Lynn, and his family had just arrived in Oak Town two months ago.
"Inspector!" Martin's voice was filled with grief and anger.
"Fuck!" Rock kicked the captain away hard.
"Fuck him!"
"Up!"
"f***!"
The scene was immediately turned upside down.
——
Not surprisingly, Roque went to Pretoria again.
"What is it for this time?" Alfred Milner was a little helpless. All capable people are like this. They can do things, but they can also cause trouble.
"Before the police station was built, I temporarily placed the miners on a farm and sent police guards - because the farm was less than ten miles away from the gold mine that was attacked, the soldiers of the Canadian regiment were going to lock up all the miners.
Entering the concentration camp, the policeman in charge of guarding was beaten by the soldiers of the Canadian regiment just for blocking the soldiers of the Canadian regiment. Three policemen were seriously injured, and one policeman was beaten to death by them——" Rock was secretly changing the concept, but at the moment
There were tears in it. No matter what, Rock never imagined that his brothers would die in the hands of his own people.
Yes, according to the position of the Cape Colonial Government, both the police and the regular army are actually its own people.
In the previous battles against the guerrillas and the Boer coalition, the police also suffered casualties. In the conflict with the Welch Fusiliers some time ago, some policemen were also injured. Rock could accept those situations. Now that the war is over, the police were actually injured.
The regular army beat him to death, which made Rock unable to swallow this breath no matter what.
"Beat to death?" Alfred Milner was very surprised.
"Yes, he was beaten to death by soldiers of the Canadian Rifles. That was a policeman who should have been commended after the war. He participated in the battle on the Eastern Front, surrounded and suppressed Boer guerrillas, and captured Boer positions.
, he also participated in the battle that killed Joubert. He should have received a medal after the war, instead of being beaten to death in such humiliation, and moreover, he was still beaten to death by his own people-" Roque wanted to control his emotions.
You cannot be arrogant in front of the Governor.
Alfred Milner didn't say anything and immediately picked up the phone to call Kitchener.
"Your Excellency, Commander, your men were so wanton. They actually beat to death a policeman who had fought bloody battles for the British Empire. I need a reasonable explanation and ask you to severely punish those soldiers who behaved recklessly. They should treat this kind of policeman alive."
Use your ferocity to deal with the Boer guerrillas, not to dominate the police -" Alfred Milner also had a temper, and he burst into flames at Kitchener.
"Sorry Alfred, I just learned about this. I have ordered people to investigate. If someone commits a crime, I will definitely give you an explanation." I guess Kitchener is also in a state of distress now. It is normal to fight and kill someone.
This is serious. Kitchener may not care about the life or death of a police officer, but since Alfred Milner has asked about it, Kitchener must give Alfred Milner an explanation.
"Inspector Locke, you go back first, and I will definitely give you an explanation of this matter." Alfred Milner had no choice. In principle, the Transvaal is still under martial law, so the Governor-General's Office has no control over the military.
There is no jurisdiction.
"Governor——" Roque still wanted to argue.
"Inspector, go back first--" Alfred Milner's expression was serious, and his look at Roark was a little complicated.
Walking out of the Palace of Justice, Rock couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.
Yes, this is the status of the Chinese in this era. Rock once thought that the Chinese could be recognized by the British by working hard.
But in fact, Rock now has to admit that fantasies can only be fantasies after all. The British will not recognize the Chinese. Despite what Alfred Milner said nicely, in the end, this matter will probably not happen.
Forget it.
The so-called "military control" refers to a state of emergency in which armed force is used under special circumstances to assist the government in maintaining order.
During the martial law period, the functions of the government were greatly weakened, and even the courts were replaced by military tribunals. Therefore, even if the soldiers of the Canadian Rifles were guilty, it was the military tribunal that was responsible for the trial. Whether they were guilty or not guilty at that time was decided by the officer in charge of the trial.
The final word.
The military court must protect the soldiers, so in the end, the soldiers of the Canadian regiment may be punished, but the punishment will certainly not be too serious. What Lynn and Rock can do now is to do their best to
Lynn fights for more financial compensation.
Note that it is compensation, not compensation. Compensation is for humanitarian reasons. Compensation means that the party paying the money admits its mistake. These are two different things.
Henry came with Rock. Seeing that Rock was in a low mood, Henry patted Rock on the shoulder and hugged him hard.
"Thank you, I'm fine." Rock forced out a smile. The deceased is gone, and life will go on.
"I'm sorry, we talk lightly -" Henry also felt uncomfortable. Rock's men were also Henry's men. Those who were humiliated in this conflict were all the police in the entire Transvaal, and Henry bore the brunt.
"So Henry, you have to climb up quickly - if the governor were you, this kind of thing would definitely not happen." Rock pinned his hopes on Henry. Today's incident reminded Rock not to be satisfied with the status quo.
Be proactive.
"I also want to climb up - but I can't climb up." Henry lamented. In fact, he and Rock had already climbed fast enough.
But it’s not enough, you have to climb faster.
"There's good news, my father is coming to Cape." Henry's mood quickly recovered.
Yes, after all, Henry doesn't have the same pain as Rock.
"Coming to work in Cape Town?" This is indeed good news.
Henry's father has a title. Although he is only a baron, a baron is also a noble.
Rock knew that Henry's father had previously served in the British Colonial Affairs Department, and it seemed that his rank was not low, so when he came to Cape Town, according to the usual practice, Henry's father would be promoted and appointed.
"No, come to the Transvaal." Henry corrected.
Yes, it’s the Transvaal now, and it’s completely different from the Cape.
***The author has something to say***
This was originally a VIP chapter that was going to be released tomorrow. It was sent out in advance as a benefit to the brothers——
