Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 141 Hypocrisy

The gold mines that have stopped operating are not uninterested. After all, the gold is in the mines, and they can’t run on their own with long legs. But because of the outbreak of war, the mines have no security guards and guards. Therefore, people who take the opportunity to steal gold Not too much, when Rock and Nelson Holt entered the Leoport gold mine, Martin had already caught a long line with the commandos who arrived earlier.

In the Qing Dynasty, Martin is definitely a cruel official. This guy also has a long history of family education. No matter where the guys who steal gold hide their gold, Martin can easily find it.

Therefore, a small pile of gold was quickly piled up on the ground, including gold dust and large pieces of dog's head gold.

There is no doubt that the Leopold gold mine is indeed a bonanza.

"Cool, today's harvest is really not small!" Nelson Holt whistled very loudly, and the little old man was very disrespectful at the moment.

"Boss, what should we do with these thieves?" Martin trotted all the way over to ask for instructions.

It seems that the Leopold gold mine is really big. Martin and the others have only worked for a while, and they have already caught more than 100 gold diggers who secretly mined gold. Among them are white men, Zulu men, and even a few yellow-skinned men. I don't know if the gold diggers are Chinese or Southeast Asian.

Now the commandos are still searching, and there are people hiding in the gold mine, but they cannot escape the pursuit of the commandos, and the commandos are with hounds.

Different from the gold diggers in the concept of ordinary people, most of these gold diggers are naked, yellow and thin, with terrified expressions, trembling all over, and don't know what fate they will usher in.

In fact, it is not unknown. According to the tradition of Johannesburg, if an unowned gold mine is discovered, then one can apply for mineral ownership and then organize gold mining.

But if it is illegal mining, then sorry, this violates the interests of all mine owners in Johannesburg, so as long as the gold diggers who illegally mine gold are caught, no matter how much they mine, they will be hanged alive.

After being hanged, the family members are not allowed to collect the body, because they want to set an example to others.

"What do you think?" Rock asked Nelson Holt.

"You are the Inspector—" Nelson Holt pushed it cleanly.

"Forget it, they are all poor people." If it weren't for those yellow-skinned gold diggers, maybe Roque would follow the tradition. Now, although Roque is still not sure whether those gold diggers are Chinese, Luo Ke Graham wouldn't take that risk either.

"This is a gentleman's way!" Nelson Holt smiled. It was obvious that Nelson Holt didn't like to kill people casually.

Just kidding, don’t think that colonists like to kill casually. The British colony is so big that it needs manpower everywhere. Nelson Holt is not a mine owner, and those gold diggers have not violated Nelson Holt’s interests. So, Nelson Holt Holt didn't care what Rock did with the gold diggers.

Of course, it would be a lie to say that he doesn't care at all. Although Nelson Holt has nothing to do with how Rock handles these gold diggers, Nelson Holt can use Rock's way of handling these gold diggers. Character has more judgment.

Even as friends, people want to be friends with magnanimous people, and no one likes a tyrant.

Of course, not everyone thinks so. Some people just think that all behaviors that break the rules should be punished.

"Thieves are always thieves, releasing them will make more people take risks, so they should all be shot." Kevin is such a person.

It can't be said that this approach is wrong. In troubled times, heavy codes should be used, but the war is over, and the next step is to resume production and recuperate. How can such cruel methods be used?

In the final analysis, they are just a group of poor people forced by life. Even if they are guilty, they are not worthy of death. That is to say, those mine owners who carelessly ignore human life are so cruel. As government employees, they should consider the issue more comprehensively.

"You can't say that. Many of them may have worked in this mine before, but when the war broke out and the owner of the mine fled, they had no source of income and their lives were unsustainable. If they were given a job, they might not Will become a thief." Nelson Holt was quite patient, although Nelson Holt didn't like Kevin, but he still had to say what he had to say.

Of course, what Nelson Holt said also meant to be told to Rock. If it was just Kevin, it is estimated that Nelson Holt might not talk to him.

Some of the gold diggers also knew English. As soon as Nelson Holt finished speaking, some gold diggers knelt down and begged for mercy.

"We used to be miners here—"

"We don't want to be thieves if possible—"

"Please—"

When a person is in a crisis of life and death, the potential that bursts out is infinite. Dignity is not important at this time, but being alive is important.

What's more, it is estimated that they still have family members to support, and for the sake of their families, they must work hard to survive.

"But the fact now is that they have become thieves, so they should be punished." Kevin's heart is as cold as steel, and he is more suitable to be a mine owner.

"Please don't—"

"We really had to—"

"I have kids at home—"

Immediately there was a loud cry, a large group of old men, it was actually quite heartbreaking.

Ask yourself, if Rock and the others are forced to this level, they are not much different from them. Sometimes life does not give people too many choices, and those who have choices will not be forced to this level.

"You're disgusting!" Phyllis trembled with anger, wishing she could draw a gun and kill Kevin with one shot.

"Forget it, shooting them all is a way, but it's not the best way, Martin, go to Mike from yesterday, and tell him that I have a group of workers to introduce to him." Rock not only wants to let people go, but also solve them work problems.

"Hypocrisy! How much chance do you think they have to survive when they arrive at the mine?" Kevin began to feel a little bit broken, man, sometimes he just needs to recognize himself.

When it comes to the survival rate of miners, it is definitely a tragedy in this era. In 1904, within the first year after the Chinese laborers arrived in Johannesburg, 469 people died and 1167 were disabled.

The following year there were 935 deaths and 57948 cases.

At that time, there were only more than 5 Chinese laborers in total. That is to say, even if the proportion of death and permanent disability is not counted, each person has an illness once a year on average, and the "disease" here is not a simple one. A cold and fever will not be officially recorded until it reaches the point where it needs to be hospitalized.

It can be seen that the poor living environment of miners can be seen.

"At least, they have a chance to survive." Rock is really not hypocritical, this is the difference between pessimism and optimism.

(End of this chapter)