Ade has been very annoyed in the past few days. The continuous heavy rain is already annoying enough, and the Boers from Orange have come to make matters worse. When he received the report, for a moment, Ade was really upset.
I regret negotiating with the Boers. If I had known that the outcome of the peace talks would be like this, Ade would have driven all the Boers out of southern Africa even if he sold the iron.
It's a pity that reality has no ifs, so Ade can only try every means to deal with the aftermath and strive not to cause a worse impact.
In fact, the impact is already bad enough.
"Locke, London requires us to find out the truth as soon as possible. You only have one week. By then I may go to London to answer questions from Congress." Ade looked haggard, even a little decadent. As the representative of the Transvaal and Orange
Governor, one can imagine the pressure on Adelaide when something like this happens within his own jurisdiction.
"Yes, I will try my best." Rock didn't dare to say it. It's not easy to find out the truth within a week. Under normal circumstances, it would take a year or two to reach a conclusion on this kind of thing.
And it’s not necessarily the correct conclusion.
"No, it's not about trying your best, it's about necessity." Ade emphasized, not giving Rock any way out.
"Yes, it must be." Roque did not refuse. It was not impossible to draw a conclusion within a week, but Roque could not guarantee that the conclusion would be true.
Ade doesn't care about this, he only wants results.
Roque wasted no time and went to find Louis Botta immediately.
"A week? Don't be ridiculous, it will be good if we can sort out the casualty list in a week." Louis Botta obviously does not have the same confidence as Roque.
"The casualty list can be put aside for a while. The key issue now is to investigate the reasons why things happened." Roque patiently persuaded him. If he wants to reach a conclusion within a week, Roque needs the cooperation of Louis Botha.
"Impossible, it's impossible to come to a conclusion in a week." Yang Smozi's expression was solemn, and he looked at Roque with an obscure look.
Yang Smozi's eye sockets are relatively deep and he has a long face, so he habitually squints his eyes when looking at people, giving the impression that he is like a cold and poisonous snake.
And Louis Botta feels like a bull in his prime, fearless, energetic, and takes everything very seriously.
"The impossible has to become possible. I'm not here to ask for your cooperation, but to ask for your cooperation. If you don't cooperate, then I will use my own way to investigate." Roque is not polite and has already seen it.
Accustomed to the yin and yang of Yang Shimozi.
To be honest, Rock doesn't like this kind of intrigue.
Some people may think this is part of politics, but for Rock, wasting good time on intrigues is a waste of time.
Louis Botta is better. Although he is also cunning and cunning, compared with Yang Smuts, Louis Botta is a bit frank and easier to accept.
The same cannot be said for Yang Shimozi. This guy with a lawyer background is very keen on playing word games and is good at using language to dig holes for others. Rock has already experienced Yang Shimozi's power, so he treats Yang Shimozi
Mozi really has no patience.
To put it bluntly, when it comes to hanging around with people like Yang Smuts, Rock would rather go see a calf being delivered, which may be more meaningful.
"Director Locke, what's your attitude?" Yang Smooth turned his back faster than Locke.
"Hmph, Mr. Minister, please call me Lord Nyasaland." Rock didn't talk nonsense with Yang Smuts, and simply talked about his status as a baron.
This is why Rock hates the Boers. The Boers can seek death, as long as they don't get involved with the Chinese. So Rock hopes that the Chinese and the Boers will be separated and not get mixed up in everything. Since the Boers love to play word games so much, then
Just go and have fun on your own, the Chinese like to farm, and we all have our own fun.
"Rock, don't be like this." Louis Botha came out to make a fool of himself. Yang Smooth had never played against Rock, so he didn't know Rock's character, but Louis Botha knew it.
"Louis, this is not a matter of any of us. I must remind you that the Boers are also British now, so this is our British internal affairs, and no external forces should get involved. Maybe you already know, maybe you don't know,
German Emperor Wilhelm II has sent a telegram expressing serious concern about this matter. What do you think this means?" Rock doesn't consider who is behind the scenes now. There are too many suspects.
Speaking of suspicions, the Boer leaders in Orange who were unwilling to let go of power, the vested interests in Johannesburg, the Progressive Party in Cape Town, and even William II as far away as Europe were all suspects.
It is impossible for Rock to capture all these people and investigate them one by one, so Rock can only use the stupidest and most effective method at present.
If Louis Botta and Yang Smuts do not cooperate, Roque will order everyone who participated in the conflict yesterday to be arrested and investigated one by one.
This may seem a bit stupid, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and may not lead to the correct conclusion, but Rock only has one week, so it is impossible to think long-term.
"Locke, what kind of result do you want?" Louis Botta asked very skillfully.
"A result that everyone can accept - after a while, the Governor may go to London to answer questions from Congress. At least this result must be acceptable to the members of Congress." Roque's answer was also very skillful. p>
The result that everyone can accept may not necessarily be the correct result. This matter is very troublesome to investigate, but it is very simple to draw a conclusion.
It depends on whether Louis Botha is willing to do this.
"Okay, give me three days." Louis Botta finally gave in.
"Louis!" Yang Smozi wanted to speak.
Louis Botta stopped him with a firm gesture.
Yang Shimozi's face turned pale, but he still didn't persist.
"Then, I'll be waiting for your good news." Roque got the result he wanted, so he didn't waste time here.
Even with Louis Botha's promise, Roque's investigation will not stop. This is a responsibility to Ade, and it is also a spur to Louis Botha.
As soon as Rock left, Yang Smuts couldn't help but jump up and roar: "Why? Why should we give him this promise? Are we going to arrest those compatriots and send them to the Johannesburg Police Station?"
"Calm down Gianni, I don't want to do this either, but if that butcher is allowed to act freely, he will definitely go on a killing spree." If Roque hears Louis Botha commenting on him like this, then maybe Roque will
Very proud.
Being able to make enemies fearful is indeed something to be proud of.
"No, he doesn't dare. This is Orange, and we can't let him do whatever he wants." Yang Smuts had a tough attitude and didn't think Roark had this right.
"He dared. Look at what this guy did during the war. You will know how ruthless this guy is. If he didn't dare, then he wouldn't buy almost all the farms around Johannesburg and then divide the farms.
To those yellow people, when we were fighting the expeditionary force in the Cape, this guy was wantonly embezzling the war dividends in Johannesburg. Before the war broke out, this guy was just a patrolman. After the war, this guy was already Lord Nyasaland. This guy
Isn’t that enough to prove this guy’s ambition?” Louis Botta does know Roque very well, no wonder some people say: The person who knows you best is your enemy.
"Why, we fought bloody battles on the front line, but we didn't expect that we would take advantage of these worms." Yang Shimozi was angry, but he forgot his identity.
"Gianni, we are the defeated side." Louis Botta is still relatively sober.
Yang Shimozi was silent, and an expression that had never appeared on Yang Shimozi's face appeared on his face - loneliness.
Within three days, Louis Botta gave Roque an investigative report.
"Haha - because of the flood caused by the weather, the city government was unable to provide timely and effective rescue. Then the victims spontaneously gathered and prepared to go to the Johannesburg area to escape the flood. As a result, they clashed with the military and police on the way to Johannesburg, which ultimately led to the disaster - alas, Louis
, do you think Congress can accept this reason?" Roque turned directly to the last page to read the conclusion. As expected by Roque, Louis Botha indeed blamed the city government.
If this report is submitted to Ade, then Roque will definitely be scolded by Ade.
Think about it, if the responsibility lies with the city government, then the city government must take responsibility.
At that time, perhaps the Boers will demand re-election of the government on the grounds that the city government is incompetent, which will lead to democratic representation.
"Whether it is acceptable or not, this is the best explanation we can find. It is true that someone took the opportunity to cause trouble. Our investigation results show that in fact, before this, some people spread some inappropriate remarks and conflicts among the Boers.
It was precisely because of the instigation of these people that the Boers went to Johannesburg that day - unfortunately, all of these people were killed in the conflict, so we will prove whether there was anyone behind them. The scene on the day of the conflict was very chaotic, and there may have been some
They slipped through the net, but to find them, we need more time." Louis Botha also knew that this conclusion was hasty and even a bit ridiculous, but politicians are very capable of telling lies with their eyes open, as long as the members of Parliament are willing
, they can accept this statement.
"It doesn't take much time. I already have part of the list. Do you want to show it to you?" Roque has been busy these days. Louis Botta is investigating and Roque is also taking action.
Before, Rock thought it would be difficult to investigate this kind of thing. Unexpectedly, after the investigation started, Rock unexpectedly discovered that law enforcement by violent agencies is not easy these days, so it is really not difficult to investigate.
A very simple reason is that in 1902, there was no guarantee clause for "individual rights" in either the Transvaal, Orange, or even London, England.
In other words, in Orange, if the police suspect that there is a problem with a Boer, they can directly arrest him and take him to the police station for interrogation. There is no need for a reason, no formalities, and no need for a judge. Even if the investigation results show that he has been arrested,
The Boers are innocent, and the police department does not need to apologize for this, let alone compensate.
Rock just loves the law of 1902.
On the day of the conflict, there were tens of thousands of Boers trying to go to Johannesburg. Of course it was impossible for Rock to arrest everyone in the police station. The prison in Bloemfontein could not hold tens of thousands of people. Rock sent people to ask Bloemfontein.
Staff at several temporary food distribution points in Denmark immediately identified dozens of young people who often spread dangerous remarks. These young people, without exception, all participated in the actions on the day of the conflict.
With the list in hand and following the diagram, Rock immediately ordered the Bloemfontein Police Station to start arresting people.
Criminals at this time also had no individual rights. It was not uncommon for criminal suspects to be beaten to death during interrogations. Rock was short on time and had heavy tasks, so there was no time to slowly grind, so many suspects were beaten to death with whips and soldering irons as soon as they came up.
, a three-piece ax set, there are only three consequences for the captured criminal suspect. One is to confess as soon as possible and then walk out of the interrogation room alive.
And those who were stubborn and stubborn were beaten to death; or they were forced to confess, but their bodies were left with disabilities that could never be recovered.
In this case, few people could hold on. The captured Boers could not withstand the torture at the police station. As the interrogation progressed, more and more evidence pointed to the establishment of Herzog and DeWitt.
"Orange Unionist Party".
"Herzog and DeWitt - how is it possible?" Louis Botha couldn't believe the conclusion that Rock came to, but if he thought about it carefully, it was indeed very possible.
Article 12 of the "Peace Agreement" stipulates that the main commanders of the Boer army will be deprived of their citizenship rights, but they will not be sentenced to death.
This article has not been implemented seriously. Major commanders of the Boer army such as Louis Botha and Jan Smuts have now entered the Orange government to assist the Governor-General and the city government in pacifying the Boers.
The main commanders of the Boer army were also treated differently by the Governor-General's Palace and the city government. For example, Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, who tended to cooperate with the British in peace negotiations, were recruited by the Governor-General's Palace.
Herzog and DeWitt, who tended to fight to the end in peace negotiations, were excluded by the government.
Although Louis Botha didn't know whether Rock's conclusion was correct, Louis Botha knew that Herzog and DeWitt were indeed very unwilling. They had always wanted to make a comeback, but they had no chance, so Herzog
The "Orange Unionist Party" founded by Herzog and De Wit was even before the People's Party was founded by Louis Botha and Jan Smuts.
"Why is it impossible? These guys who were unwilling to be left alone lost all their rights. They were unwilling to fail and tried to make a comeback. So they incited the Boers in Orange to create chaos in an attempt to gain benefits from the chaos. But they did not expect that the Boers'
The level of resentment exceeded their ability to control, so the conflict broke out——" Rock analyzed calmly, and wanted to convict Herzog and DeWitt and die.