Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 195 The Cat and the Mouse

Rock would be happy to get rid of Frank von Adelaide silently if he could.

But Rock wasn't sure if anyone saw that the police in Johannesburg had taken Frank von Adelaide, and if no one saw it, then it didn't matter what Rock did with Frank von Adelaide.

But if anyone saw it, then if Frank von Adelaide died or disappeared in the meantime, Roark would be in big trouble.

God knows what that lunatic William II will do.

Don't forget that Wilhelm II is a firm supporter of the "Yellow Peril Theory". During the Eight-Power Allied Forces' invasion of China last year, because the German minister Klind was killed in the Qing Dynasty, Germany was very active. Wilhelm II sent 2 More than [-] people went to the Far East to participate in the war, but unfortunately, the war was over before William II's army reached the Far East.

If he hadn't known it, Rock would have never believed that Frank von Adelaide was a priest, he had an impressive head of blond hair, was in his thirties, and had a figure almost as standard as the model.

Frank von Adelaide's height is not as tall as Roque, only about 1.7 meters zero, and he doesn't look as oppressive as Roque. Standing in front of Roque's desk, he is neither arrogant nor humble, full of confidence , It makes people feel good when they see it.

"I thought you would send me to Cecil Rhodes." Frank von Adelaide sighed, sounding a little regretful.

"Sit down, Father, can you talk about your purpose, why did you go to the investigation team?" Rock didn't respond, and if possible, Rock also wanted to give Frank von Adelaide to Cecil Rowe Des sent it, but Rock was afraid that Cecil Rhodes Jr. would kill Frank von Adelaide in a fit of anger. In that case, Rock would be the scapegoat in the end.

"I am a priest, and my job is to preach. As long as there are people, I will be needed." Frank von Adelaide was serious.

This reason is not an excuse. In fact, missionaries were the pioneers of early European colonization.

Under normal circumstances, when a new continent is discovered, the missionaries are the first to enter the new continent, and then the colonists flock in until they occupy the entire continent.

"Are you a Protestant?" Rock was very curious. Martin Luther, who initiated the Reformation, was a German.

"No, I'm Catholic, and Protestantism is heresy." Frank emphasized that religion is serious on this issue.

"Britain's state religion is Protestantism. 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 had good reason.

This reason is very strong, and Rock can't find an opposing angle.

"Well, you are amazing." Rock gave up discussing this issue with Frank. Religion is not what Rock is good at. Discussing religion with the priest is self-defeating.

"Superintendent, what is your belief?" Frank chased after the victory.

"I believe in Daoist Sanqing." Rock said angrily.

"Sanqing Daoist?" Frank repeated in Chinese. This guy is very talented in languages, and he is [-]% similar.

"It seems that I have to keep you in the police station for a while. You can't leave the police station until the investigation team leaves Johannesburg." Rock didn't want to discuss Daoist Sanqing with Frank.

"That's a pity." Frank was there, and he didn't seem worried.

Rock didn't care, and ordered Reed to take Frank out and arrange a room for Frank in the police station, allowing Frank to move around in the police station, but he couldn't leave the police station.

Frank was not worried about his situation, thanked Rock very politely, and then followed Li De to leave.

Rock rubbed his forehead and decided to go to Owen.

"German priest? It's very troublesome." Owen also had a headache.

No matter what it is, as long as Germany is involved, it is always troublesome.

Although compared with the United Kingdom, Germany's national strength is weak, its finances are insufficient, and it does not have many overseas colonies.

But Germany is very ambitious and ambitious to challenge Britain's hegemony in the world.

The most important thing is that King Edward VII of England is the uncle of Kaiser William II. When Queen Victoria died, William II, as the eldest grandson of Queen Victoria, stayed by Queen Victoria's side. When she was dying, Queen Victoria kept pulling Holding the hand of William II, with this, 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 is very high, not even inferior to Edward VII.

This complex relationship, reflected in Cape, caused the Cape colonial government and the Expeditionary Force Command to frequently lose ground when dealing with German Southwest Africa.

"Yeah, it's very troublesome, what should I do?" Rock couldn't do anything about it. The Expeditionary Force Command had intelligence that a German priest had tipped off the Boer guerrillas, but the Expeditionary Force Command had no choice.

"Put him in the police station, provide him with good food and drink, as long as he doesn't cause trouble, let him go." Owen didn't make trouble, and when the investigation team was in Johannesburg, everyone had to behave with their tails between their legs.

Rock raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect Owen to be so cowardly.

"Don't look at me, if he is an ordinary German, you can kill him casually, but he is a priest, you have to be careful." Owen is not cowardly, but Rock does not understand the importance of religion to Western society.

"Okay, okay." Rock gave up. Atheists really can't understand religious believers.

The next few days were uneventful, and the investigation team met 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 British mainland, and some died in the war or are missing.

The task of the police station is to find them as much as possible, and if they can't find them, there is nothing they can do.

Some members of the investigation team tried to leave the station, but they were all stopped by the police. The reason was that Johannesburg was not safe.

Rock doesn't want to make trouble, but that doesn't mean trouble doesn't come to Rock.

During the second week of the investigation team in Johannesburg, Roque was notified that the head of the investigation team, 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 the Interior, the Indian Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Construction and other departments.

Rock did not forget to consult Joe Russell on how to correctly address Baron Machanleys before going to see Harry Alsop.

Roque was asked to hand over his gun before entering the office of Baron Mahanlais.

It doesn't matter, Rock is very cooperative.

"Lord Harry, Johannesburg Police Chief Locke salutes you." Rock was meticulous.

"Director Locke, please sit down." Harry Alsop looked calm, but Henry Alsop, who was leaning on the fireplace, looked resentful.

Mixed with the carefree resentment of cat and mouse.

Rock didn't say hello to Henry Alsop, and sat down on the chair in front of Harry Alsop's desk.

"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 little blind. Although he wears glasses on his nose, he habitually lowers his head. Doesn'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 the chair and wiped them gently with a cloth for glasses, without looking at Rock.

"Yes, near Krugersdorp, with an area of ​​about [-] acres." Rock was not in a hurry, this was all public information, and Harry Alsop could check it at any time.

"Wow, fifty thousand acres, that's a lot of money." Harry Alsop expressed appropriate surprise.

Rock heard Henry Alsop chuckling behind him.

It's the kind of dismissive sneer.

"It's not much. This is not London. The price of the farm is very cheap. It only costs [-] pounds for [-] acres." Rock didn't care about Henry Alsop, this kind of person, ignoring him directly was the biggest thing he could do to him. hit.

"It's really not expensive, so Chief Locke, can you tell me what your annual salary is?" Harry Alsop put on his glasses again, his eyes flickering behind the lenses.

"About 700 pounds. I live and board at the police station. There is nowhere to spend money. So my salary is in my fixed account. I don't care about the exact amount. If you want to know, Lord Harry, I can send it to you." The accountant from the police station called over." Rock's attitude gradually hardened, and it was obvious that it was a grand feast, and Rock would not compromise.

"That is to say, you have not received a salary, so where did you get the money to buy the farm?" Harry Alsop is not entangled in this issue. The department he used to work in was responsible for the budget of the Indian Affairs Bureau, so he would not know How much is the annual salary of the chief of a municipal police department?

Come on, the budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs was approved by Harry Alsop.

After approval, there will be supervision and review.

"The income from the gold mine, I share a gold mine with Pretoria Police Chief Henry Alsop." Rock did not hide it, this is also public information, and Harry Alsop can check it at will.

"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 accidentally discovered that the gold mine still has the value of re-mining." Rock understated.

"So the discovery of the Matilda gold mine was an accident?" Henry Alsop finally couldn't hold back.

"Yes——" Rock spread his hands calmly, facing Harry Alsop with a sincere expression: "—the gold mine was an accident."

"And what about the Locke Gold Mine?" Henry Alsop pressed on.

"Locke gold mines are also found normally. I bought a farm and found that there are gold mines on the farm. All the gold mines in Johannesburg are discovered in this way." Rock's logic is impeccable, and most of the gold mines in Johannesburg , is indeed discovered in this way.

(End of this chapter)