Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 222 Graduates of Cambridge University

Later, Sam called Rock.

"Sir Locke, a Mr. Bobby Holt came to see you this morning." Sam didn't realize that a crisis had just passed the Matilda Gold Mine.

Holt!

Hearing this surname, Rock immediately thought of that funny little old man Nelson Holt.

"Where is he? Bring him to see me." Rock was very happy. Now he finally had the chance to fulfill the promise he made to Nelson Holt. Of course, Rock didn't forget to remind Sam.

"Sorry, Sir Locke, I'm inexperienced, I thought it would be fine to send them away." Sam admitted his mistake to Rock on the phone.

"Sam, be more agile in doing things in the future." Rock reminded vaguely that this kind of thing can't be explained too clearly, and you can't tell Sam directly.

De Beers Consolidated Mining Company did just that.

Soon, Bobby Holt appeared in front of Rock.

"Sir Locke, it's a pleasure to meet you." Bobby Holt was a very energetic young man, with a faint shadow of Nelson on his face, and Rock immediately fell in love with him when he saw it.

"Sit down, Bobby, are you graduating this year?" Rock remembered that Nelson had said that Bobby was going to university at Cambridge.

"Yes, Sir Locke, I just graduated from Cambridge University this year. I studied law. I had already got a job in London, but my father thought that I might get a better job with you than in London." work." Bobby Holt was honest, a quality that Rock loved.

It can be seen that Bobby Holt is a very cautious person. He is carrying a black satchel. When he sits down, he puts the satchel on his lap and folds his hands on the satchel.

This is actually a somewhat defensive defensive action, which Rock can understand. After all, Johannesburg is a strange place for Bobby Holt, and it is correct to have a sense of defense.

"Hehe, yes, with me, you can indeed get a better job than in London. Tell me, what do you want to do? What kind of work do you want to do?" Rock was full of admiration for that little old man Nelson Feelings, it is estimated that Nelson did not tell Bobby about the deal between him and Rock.

When Nelson and Roque traded, Roque was only a senior inspector of the Pretoria Police Department, and his status was similar to that of Nelson, who was the deputy director of the Pretoria Mining Bureau.

Now that Rock is the chief of the Johannesburg Police Department, and one of the few "slave barons" in the Transvaal and even all four colonies, he has distanced himself from Nelson, so Nelson didn't tell Bobby that he and Luo Ke The deal between gram is very smart, if Bobby knows, the result will be unpredictable.

In the face of interests, no one can believe it, including Rock.

It is an obvious fact that although Rock has promised Nelson, if Rock turns his face and refuses to admit it, what can Nelson do to Rock?

Nelson couldn't do anything.

So Nelson can only pin his hopes on Rock's character.

And character is the most unreliable thing, because people will change. With the improvement of status, the change of identity, the state of mind, vision, and the angle of seeing things will all change. This is the so-called "ass decision". head".

Fortunately, Rock is trustworthy.

"Sir Locke, I study law, so of course I want to work in law." Bobby Holt told the truth that although the profession of law has a wide range of applications, Bobby Holt is still very simple now. And no other thoughts.

"Don't be limited to work related to the law. You can try many jobs. If you don't feel comfortable, it's not too late to turn back. Of course, if you only want to work in this area, there are many jobs in this area. "Rock gave Bobby Holt more possibilities, if Bobby Holt only wanted to be a lawyer, then Rock could directly open a law firm for Bobby Holt.

Of course, the money needed to open a law firm must be a share that Nelson Holt deserves. Since it is a promise to Nelson Holt, Rock will definitely do it.

For this little money, it's not worth reneging on your promise.

"Thank you, Sir Locke, my father said, let me do what you tell me to do." Bobby Holt is simply lovely.

"Hahahaha, Bobby, you have a very smart father, come with me, let me see what work you can do." Rock laughed, the more Nelson Holt trusted Rock, Rock The more you will not live up to this trust.

In fact, before he knew it, there were already many properties under Rock's name, such as the Rock Gold Mine, Bigwig Town Hospital, Oak Bar, Crocodile Cove Company, and the clubhouse under construction, all of which made Bobby Hall Very pleasantly surprised.

In fact, Nelson Holt asked Bobby Holt to give up his job opportunity in London and return to Johannesburg. Bobby Holt resisted in his heart.

London is the center of the world. Compared with London, Johannesburg is nothing. In Bobby Holt's concept, Johannesburg has only upstart mine owners, rude miners, and his Cambridge University Graduates are misfits.

After coming to Johannesburg, Bobby Holt had a new understanding of Johannesburg.

This is a young city, and the whole city is full of construction sites. It can be seen that there is an ambitious mayor in this city, and he is sure to do a big job in Johannesburg.

Johannesburg is indeed very young compared to London.

But being young is not insignificant, just like Bobby Holt, a Cambridge University graduate who just walked out of school, being young means full of vitality, more opportunities, and infinite possibilities, all of which are in London. This is an advantage that cities that have solidified and are slowly aging do not have.

Coming to Bigwig Town, everything here once again refreshed Bobby Holt's perception of Johannesburg.

When he was in the UK, Bobby Holt used his spare time to walk through many small towns in the UK.

Bobby Holt likes the tranquility and tranquility of small towns in the English countryside very much. Those buildings with a history of hundreds of years are silently telling Bobby Holt the details of history. Bobby Holt once It was determined that after he graduated, Bobby Holt would live in a country town even if he was working in the city.

In Bigwig Town, Bobby Holt finally realized that it turns out that not only the charm of English country towns in the world, but also another way of existence in country towns.

Compared with the quiet and peaceful British town, Bigwig Town is much more noisy.

The rural towns in the UK are indeed peaceful and peaceful. If they are not peaceful, they will not do. Many young people in small towns are working hard in big cities, and only old people are left in the towns.

Not to mention the elderly, even the cats and dogs on the street are lazy. They can't cheer up when they see strangers, and they are immersed in their own world.

Big Via Town is different. There are almost no old people lazily basking in the sun on the street. Bobby Holt saw many old people tidying the lawn, or cleaning and drying it. In Rock’s words, these old people Even if he is old, he will do some work within his ability, and he does not want to be a drag on the children.

This is very different from what Bobby Holt saw in the UK.

Most young people in the UK will leave home voluntarily when they become adults, and they don’t want to be restrained by their families, they don’t live with their families, and they don’t often go home to visit, so the elderly in the UK are very lonely.

Ziwei Town is different. The old people in Ziwei Town rarely see loneliness and loneliness on their faces. When they sit in front of the porch, the expressions on their faces are mostly satisfied and gratified.

The most common thing to see on the street is the rampant children, sometimes followed by the South African mastiff shaking its head and tail behind the children. Whenever the children lead the South African mastiff roaring through the street, they will always be greeted with laughter and scolding from the adults. At this time The children don't talk back, only the South African mastiff who doesn't know how to live or die will clamor in a daze.

The buildings in Bigwig Town are very new. Like the bigglow trees on the street, they are obviously newly built. There are several nearby farmers selling fruit at the entrance of the town. Bobby Holt doesn’t recognize them. After naming the fruit, the sheriff who just met went over and handed two pennies to the fruit seller. He randomly took two fruits and washed them in the bucket next to him, and handed them to Bobby Holt when he came back.

Very sweet!

"Not long ago, the mayor election was held in Ziwei Town. The new mayor also serves as the general manager of the Locke Gold Mine, so he is away from the town most of the time. If you want, you can come over and be the mayor's assistant for a while." Rock sincerely invites him. Buck is also a graduate of a university in London. It is estimated that he and Bobby Holt will have a lot in common.

Although in terms of strength, the University College London graduated from Barker is definitely not as good as Cambridge graduated from Bobby Holt, but considering the popularity of university education these days, in Johannesburg, there are really very few real university graduates, that is, Luo Ke lures with a high salary. It seems that there are a lot of people with higher education in Bigwig Town. Leaving Bigwig Town aside, I am afraid that there are not many people with higher education in Johannesburg and Pretoria combined.

"Okay, I'm willing to try." Bobby Holt felt that he had fallen in love with Bigwig Town.

Rock was a little surprised, he didn't expect Bobby Holt to take the bait so quickly.

If Bobby Holt doesn't want to be the mayor's assistant, Rock will take Bobby Holt to Bigwig Town Hospital next, then Rock Gold Mine, Guild Hall, Crocodile Co., and even Christian's building Company, there's always something Bobby Holt likes.

Knowing that Rock had arrived in Bigwig Town, Buck rushed over quickly.

"I'm sorry Sir, I was at the mine just now—" Buck greeted in Chinese, only to see Bobby Holt, and then hurriedly apologized.

When there are no white people present, Buck and Rock will communicate in Chinese.

But if there are white people present, it would be disrespectful to other people to communicate in Chinese. Buck still pays attention to this point.

"Let me introduce, Mayor Buck, this is Bobby Holt from Pretoria. Don't look at him young. He is a top student at Cambridge University. He studied law just like you. Next , Bobby Holt will stay in Bigwig Town and serve as your assistant." Rock offered to introduce.

"Haha, that's great, Bobby, my name is Buck, welcome." Buck was very enthusiastic.

"Mr. Barker, are you also a Cambridge graduate?" Bobby Holt missed the point as soon as he opened his mouth. How could he greet someone like this? Isn't it a slap in the face.

"No, University College London." Buck was quite frank. There was nothing embarrassing to admit. There is no university ranking these days, so University College London is not much worse than Cambridge.

"Oh oh oh, UCL's management department is amazing—" Bobby Holt erred again.

"I'm a law student." Buck was serious, looking at Bobby Holt, as if he saw himself who had just graduated back then.

"I—I'm sorry." Bobby Holt finally realized his mistake.

"Hahahaha, well, you are all better than me, I graduated from Huayongying Camp." Rock smiled and said goodbye.

Although Bobby Holt didn't know what Huayong Camp was, he finally refrained from asking.

It's kind of helpful.

The mayor's office is next to the hospital, opposite the church and the police station. In the huge house, before Bobby Holt came, there were only Buck, two clerks, and a cleaner.

"Bobby, add a desk to my office, and we'll work in one office from now on." Buck wanted to go to both ends of the gold mining town, and it was impossible to stay in the town all the time, so there was no need to bother with two offices.

"Oh, yes." Bobby Holt nodded repeatedly.

This is a very simply decorated office, the walls are covered with flannelette wallpaper, the floor is not carpeted, there is a desk in the room, and there is a filing cabinet in the corner with the door of the filing cabinet ajar.

Bobby Holt's eyes are not bad, and at a glance, there is a wine bottle in the filing cabinet——

Unfortunately, the filing cabinet was closed by Buck before Bobby Holt could see the label on the bottle.

"Our main job is to register the population of Bigwig Town—" Buck's eyes were unkind.

Bobby Holt was clever this time, showing with a determined look that he didn't see anything.

"—Remember one principle, Bigwig Town does not accept any Zulus." Buck raised a finger to Bobby Holt for emphasis.

"Okay." Bobby Holt had no problem.

This principle seems to be suspected of racial discrimination.

But in this era, it is normal not to accept Zulus, and there is even no such thing as racial discrimination in this era, because in the concept of whites, Zulus, including all colored people, are slaves of whites, born They should be lower than white people.

(End of this chapter)