No matter what William Temple's starting point was, it was definitely not a wise move to provoke Roark. At the end of April, William Temple was found dead in his home.
Rock and the Johannesburg Police Service are once again in the spotlight.
There is no doubt that Rock and the Johannesburg Police Department have become the biggest suspects. Although there is no evidence that William Temple died of homicide, public opinion was in an uproar for a while. Almost everyone believed that Rock and the Johannesburg Police Department were responsible for the crime.
for this murder.
"The cause of William Temple's death is under investigation. The only thing I can guarantee is that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with the Johannesburg Police Department." After William Temple's death, Roque immediately reported the progress of the investigation to Philip. "I know and I believe that William Temple's death has nothing to do with the Johannesburg Police Department, but others don't think so. Now even the city government is part of the conspiracy, and the Governor is also involved in the matter. In any case, Locke
"We all need to find out the truth as soon as possible." Philip also didn't believe that Roque would be so brainless. Roque had many ways to take revenge on William Temple, and directly murdering William Temple was the least technical way.
Obviously, this is someone who is adding fuel to the fire. From the beginning when William Temple attacked the law enforcement of the police station to the death of William Temple, they may all be part of the conspiracy.
"Yes, I promise—" Rock didn't refuse. This was Rock's job.
Back at the police station, Rock immediately called Li De and Gao De over.
Martin went to Nyasaland, Joe Russell went to Bloemfontein, Reed is now the assistant chief of police, Gaude is the commando captain, and is now Rock's right-hand man.
"Tell me, what's the specific situation?" Roque also has a headache. In the past two years, Roque has offended too many enemies, including the Boers, Portuguese, and Belgians. Any party has sufficient reasons to dig holes for Roque.
So Rock doesn’t have a specific goal now.
But then again, Philip didn't let Roque investigate the truth. Sometimes the truth really doesn't matter. What Philip wants is just a result, a result that can be accepted by the public.
"It's a bit bad. William Temple's social situation is very complicated. His annual salary at the Board of Education is 800 pounds, which is not a small amount - but William Temple's wife does not have a job, and his two children are studying in the country. William
·Temple works alone in Johannesburg. We investigated William Temple's financial situation. He sends money back to his hometown every month. He lives in seclusion. The house he lives in is allocated by the Board of Education. On the surface, it seems that he has no
Question——"Gaode is mainly responsible for the investigation of William Temple. At present, it seems that the investigation has reached a dead end.
The situation of William Temple represents the situation of most officials in Johannesburg. According to the standards of the 21st century, most officials in Johannesburg are naked officials. This is related to the situation in Johannesburg. After all, many officials are directly sent from the local area.
Come on, it's not easy to investigate their social situation. At least the police department can't go to the UK to investigate the situation of William Temple's family.
"We have visited William Temple's neighbors, as well as colleagues and subordinates on the Board of Education, and have found no valuable information so far. We hope to investigate William Temple's financial status through the Imperial Bank, but the Imperial Bank has not responded to our request.
Their reason for not cooperating was that they wanted to keep their customers confidential." Li De also had difficulties. The Imperial Bankers had a huge business and didn't seem to care about the requirements of the Johannesburg Police Department.
"Reichsbank - okay, leave this question to me." Rock didn't know if William Temple's problem could be investigated through the Imperials Bank, but it's better to have hope than no hope.
The headquarters of Imperial Bank in Johannesburg is at No. 116 Government Street, not far from the police station. It should be noted here that No. 1 Government Street is the Johannesburg Police Station, and No. 6 is the mayor's official residence opposite the police station.<
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This does not mean that the status of the police station in Johannesburg is higher than the mayor's official residence, but because Johannesburg has the police station first and then the mayor's official residence. It is just a time sequence.
As the largest bank in the UK, Imperial Bank's headquarters in Johannesburg is a three-story white marble building. This building has a history older than the Johannesburg Police Station. When gold mines were just discovered in Johannesburg, Imperial Bank was in Johannesburg.
A branch office was established. At one time, the Imperial Bank's headquarters in Johannesburg was a landmark building in Johannesburg.
At this time, the Imperial Bank has not opened private business for ordinary people. The average middle class is not qualified to open an account in the Imperial Bank. Therefore, the Imperial Bank headquarters can be said to be deserted. After a whole day, few people came to the Imperial Bank.
The people who come in and out of the bank are Imperial Bank employees.
In Johannesburg, there are still many people who know Rock, so when Rock came to Imperial Bank, someone immediately came up to say hello.
"Take me to your manager. I have a job that requires his cooperation." Rock didn't seem impatient. After all, the Imperial Bank had a great career, and Rock was unwilling to antagonize the Imperial Bank unless necessary. p>
As the top bank in the UK, the Imperial Bank also has a backend, otherwise the Imperial Bank would not even be qualified to use this name. Rock does not want to be at odds with the Imperial Bank because of this matter. If the Imperial Bank is willing to cooperate, Rock still hopes that everyone can live in peace.
Nothing.
"I'm sorry, Lord, our manager is very busy right now. If you want to see our manager, please make an appointment in advance." The staff member's words almost made Rock laugh out loud. He is just a manager. He is so impressive and even busier than Rock.
, is this still justified?
In fact, I really don’t blame the Imperial Bank staff for being rude. Anyone with a certain status these days will use "appointments" to plan their time. Not to mention the managers of Imperial Bank, even ordinary lawyers and dentists have to make appointments.
They have to make an appointment in advance to send money.
Of course, "reservations" here also have to be made by separate persons. This is the first time in Johannesburg that someone has asked Rock to make an appointment.
"Can I make an appointment now?" Roque knew that it would be impolite for him to visit rashly, so he was still calm now.
Speaking of "courtesy", this has something to do with Eastern and Western customs. In the eyes of Chinese people, making an appointment is nonsense, but in the eyes of Westerners, making an appointment is a sign of respect for others and respect for oneself, so it is a habit.
The question depends on how you understand it. No matter what, since Johannesburg is now part of the UK, things must be done in the British way.
"I'm sorry, Lord, if you want to make an appointment, please contact the general manager's office -" The staff also realized that something was wrong, and their voices became softer as they spoke.
Luo Ke didn't say anything, and only stared at the staff with vicious eyes. The staff soon became sweating profusely.
To be honest, it is not easy to reject a baron face to face. Not to mention in Johannesburg, even in London, it takes a lot of courage.
It’s a very simple truth. A baron may not be able to help the Imperial Bank, which has a large family and business, but when it comes to the staff of the Imperial Bank, they really don’t have the courage to refuse a baron face to face.
What's more, this is Johannesburg, and Rock is not one of those down-and-out aristocrats whose family is in decline. He really wants to offend Rock, let alone an ordinary employee of Imperial Bank. Even the general manager of Imperial Bank in Johannesburg, Rock has
A way to make his life worse than death.
Don’t forget, William Temple had just died. Although Roque had nothing to do with this incident, there was a rumor in Johannesburg that William Temple died because he offended Roque.
"Please wait a moment, Lord, I will go and report right away -" The staff did not dare to resist and invited Rock into the lounge to sit down.
Rock was not in a hurry and sat down to wait in a dignified manner. Tang En called the staff to bring coffee and cigars, but Rock was not in the mood. He just put the cigar under his nose and smelled it before putting it down without drinking the coffee.
Soon, the pot-bellied general manager took the initiative to go downstairs and hurried over to Rock from a distance, apologizing hurriedly.
"I'm sorry, Lord. I'm really sorry. If you need anything, just call me and I can go to the police station——"
This attitude is very good. Regardless of whether the matter is completed or not, at least most of Rock's anger has been eliminated.
"Hello Nelson, I have something to trouble you with." Rock is not polite. He and Nelson have met before.
By the way, no matter which city they are in, the managers of the Imperial Bank are also reputable people. Most of them who can serve as the managers of the Imperial Bank are good at dancing. There is no such thing as a so-called shop bully. On the contrary, people like Roque, in most cases
It’s the customer who bullies the store.
"Lord, go to my office. I have handmade cigars from Cuba." Nielsen didn't ask what it was about. The Imperial Bank could refuse the request of ordinary police officers, but the Imperial Bank really had no objection to Roque's request.
The courage to say no, these are two completely different things.
"No need Nelson, you know what happened recently, I'm sorry, I really am not in the mood -" Roque is really not in the mood to enjoy Cuban handmade cigars. This thing is indeed expensive for ordinary people, but Roque is not yet
From my perspective, it is better to smoke cigars at home or in the office of the police station.
"Of course, of course, I understand, Lord, don't worry, I'll have someone get the information right away." Nielsen didn't dare to neglect. Imperial Bank's customer information is a secret to ordinary people, but for people like Roque,