If possible, Rock would be willing to get rid of Frank von Adelaide silently.
But Rock is not sure if anyone saw that it was the Johannesburg police who arrested Frank von Adelaide. If no one saw it, then it doesn't matter what Rock does with Frank von Adelaide. p>
But if someone sees it, then if Frank von Adelaide dies or disappears during this period, Rock will be in big trouble.
God knows what that madman Wilhelm II will do.
Don't forget that William II was a staunch supporter of the "Yellow Peril Theory." In last year's Eight-Nation Allied Forces' war of aggression against China, because the German Minister Klind was killed in the Qing Dynasty, Germany acted very actively. William II sent two
More than ten thousand people went to the Far East to participate in the war. Unfortunately, the war ended before William II's army arrived in the Far East.
If he hadn't known better, Rock would never have believed that Frank von Adelaide was a priest. He had impressive blond hair, was in his thirties, and had a figure that was almost as standard as a model.
Frank von Adelaide is not as tall as Rock, only about 1.70 meters tall. He does not look as oppressive as Rock. He stands in front of Rock's desk, neither arrogant nor humble, full of confidence.
Confidence makes people feel good at first sight.
"I thought you would send me to Cecil Rhodes." Frank von Adelaide sighed quietly, sounding a little regretful.
"Sit down, Father, can you talk about your purpose? Why do you want to go to the investigation team?" Rock didn't answer. If possible, Rock also wanted to give Frank von Adelaide to Cecil Rowe Jr.
Des sent it, but Rock was afraid that Cecil Rhodes Jr. would kill Frank von Adelaide in a rage. In that case, the blame would still be Rock's in the end.
"I am a priest, and my job is to preach. I am needed wherever there are people." Frank von Adelaide said seriously.
This reason is not an excuse. In fact, missionaries were the pioneers in early European colonial development.
Under normal circumstances, when a new continent is discovered, the first people to enter the new continent are missionaries, and then the colonists rush in until they occupy the entire continent.
"Are you a Protestant?" Rock was curious. Martin Luther, who initiated the religious reform, was German.
"No, I am a Catholic, and Protestantism is a heresy." Frank emphasized that religion is very serious on this issue.
"The national religion of England is Protestant. You, a Catholic priest, go to preach to a group of Protestants?" Rock immediately exposed Frank's lie.
"That's why they need me." Frank has a good reason.
This reason is so powerful that Roque can't find an angle to oppose it.
"Okay, you're awesome." Rock gave up discussing this issue with Frank. Religion is not Rock's specialty. Discussing religion with the priest is self-defeating.
"Superintendent, what do you believe in?" Frank pursued the victory.
"I believe in Taoist Master Sanqing." Luo Ke was annoyed.
"Taoist Master Sanqing?" Frank repeated in Chinese. This guy is very talented in languages, and he is actually 70-80% similar.
"It seems that I have to keep you at the police station for a while. You cannot leave the police station before the investigation team leaves Johannesburg." Rock didn't want to discuss Sanqing Dao Zhang with Frank.
"That's a pity." Old Frank was there and didn't look worried.
Rock didn't care, and ordered Li De to take Frank out and arrange a room for Frank in the police station. Frank could move around in the police station, but he could not leave the police station.
Frank was not worried about his situation, politely thanked Rock, and then left with Li De.
Rock rubbed his forehead and decided to go find Owen.
"German priest? It's very troublesome." Owen also had a headache.
No matter what it is, as long as it involves Germany, it is always very troublesome.
Although compared with the United Kingdom, Germany has a weak national power, insufficient finances, and does not have many overseas colonies.
But Germany is very ambitious and wants to challenge Britain's dominance in the world.
The most important thing is that King Edward VII of England was the uncle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. When Queen Victoria passed away, William II, as Queen Victoria's eldest grandson, stayed by Queen Victoria's side. When she was dying, Queen Victoria kept pulling her.
Holding the hand of William II, William II has gained a lot of favor in the hearts of the British.
Therefore, in the hearts of the British people at this time, William II's prestige was very high, even as much as that of Edward VII.
This complex relationship, reflected in the Cape, caused the Cape Colonial Government and the Expeditionary Force Headquarters to frequently get into trouble when dealing with German Southwest Africa.
"Yeah, it's very troublesome, what should I do?" Rock can't do anything. The Expeditionary Force Headquarters has intelligence that a German priest has tipped off the Boer guerrillas, but the Expeditionary Forces Headquarters can't do anything.
"Put him in the police station and provide him with good food and drink. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, let him do whatever he wants." Owen doesn't look for trouble. While the investigation team is in Johannesburg, everyone has to keep their tail between their legs.
Rock raised his eyebrows, not expecting Owen to be so cowardly.
"Don't look at me. If he is an ordinary German, you can kill him or chop him into pieces. But if he is a priest, you have to be careful." Owen is not a coward, but Rock does not understand the importance of religion to Western society. p>
"Okay, okay." Rock gave up. Atheists really can't understand religious believers.
The next few days were uneventful, and the investigation team would meet with four or five British people who lived in Johannesburg before the outbreak of the second Boer War every day.
Some are still in Johannesburg, some have returned to the UK, and some died in the war or are missing.
The task of the police station is to find them as much as possible. If they really can't be found, there is nothing they can do.
Some members of the investigation team also tried to leave the station, but they were all blocked by the police. The reason was that Johannesburg was not safe. The people in the investigation team were also very sensible and did not cause too much trouble for the police.
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Rock doesn't want to cause trouble, but that doesn't mean trouble won't come to Rock.
In the second week of the investigation team's stay in Johannesburg, Rock received notice that the leader of the investigation team, the former deputy director of the Third Department of the Ministry of Finance, Harry Alsop, Baron Mahanlais, wanted to see him.
The Third Department of the Ministry of Finance is mainly responsible for the budget and monitoring of the Ministry of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Construction and other departments.
Rock did not forget to consult Joe Russell on how to properly address Baron Mahanless before going to meet Harry Alsop.
Before entering Baron Mahanless's office, Roark was asked to hand over his gun.
It doesn't matter, Rock is very cooperative.
"Lord Harry, Chief of Police of Johannesburg, Locke, pays tribute to you." Locke is meticulous.
"Director Locke, please sit down." Harry Alsop's expression was calm, but Henry Alsop, who was leaning against the fireplace next to him, had a look of resentment.
Mixed with the resentment that is as fun as a cat playing with a mouse.
Rock sat down on the chair in front of Harry Alsop's desk without saying hello to Henry Alsop.
"Director Locke, I have some problems here and I need your cooperation." Harry Alsop is a fat old man with severe baldness. He is probably a bit eye-catching. Although he has glasses on his nose, he habitually lowers his head.
Don't look at Rock through glasses.
"No problem Lord Harry." Rock felt a little bad.
"Director Locke, you heard that you bought a large piece of farm -" Harry Alsop took off his glasses, leaned on the back of his chair and wiped them gently with a glasses cloth, without looking at Locke.
"Yes, it is near Krugersdorp, covering an area of about 50,000 acres." Rock was not in a hurry, this is all public information, and Harry Alsop can check it at any time.
"Wow, fifty thousand acres, that's a lot of money." Harry Alsop showed appropriate surprise.
Rock heard Henry Alsop chuckle behind him.
It's the kind of dismissive ridicule.
"It's not much. This is not London. The price of the farm is very cheap. Fifty thousand acres only costs two thousand pounds." Rock didn't care about Henry Alsop. For a person like him, ignoring him directly was the biggest disadvantage to him.
Strike.
"It's really not expensive. Director Locke, can you tell me how much your annual salary is?" Harry Alsop put on his glasses again, his eyes flickering behind the lenses.
"It's about 700 pounds. I live and eat in the police station. I have no place to spend money. So my salary is all in my fixed account. I have no control over the specific amount. If you want to know, Lord Harry, I can put it in
The accountant from the police station called over." Luo Ke's attitude gradually became tougher. It was obvious that this was a Hongmen Banquet, and Luo Ke would not compromise.
"That is to say, you have not received a salary, so where did the money for the farm come from?" Harry Alsop did not dwell on this issue. The department where he worked before was responsible for the budget of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Would he know?
How much is the annual salary of a municipal police chief?
Don't be ridiculous, the budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs was approved by Harry Alsop.
After approval, supervision and review are still required.
"For the income from the gold mine, Pretoria Police Chief Henry Alsop and I share a gold mine." Rock did not hide it. This is also public information, and Harry Alsop can check it at will.<
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"Tell me about this gold mine." Harry Alsop was very interested.
"The Matilda Gold Mine was originally an abandoned gold mine. Director Henry and I wanted to buy a farm, and then we unexpectedly discovered that the gold mine was valuable for re-mining." Rock said lightly.
"So the discovery of the Matilda gold mine was an accident?" Henry Alsop finally couldn't hold it any longer.
"Yes -" Rock spread his hands calmly and faced Harry Alsop with a sincere expression: "-the gold mine was an accident."
"What about the Locke Gold Mine?" Henry Alsop pressed forward step by step.
"Lock's gold mine - it was also discovered normally. I bought a farm and then discovered that there was a gold mine on the farm. This is how all the gold mines in Johannesburg were discovered." Rock's logic is impeccable, as most of the gold mines in Johannesburg are discovered.