Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 280

James Herzog and de Witt were hard-line activists who had been opposed to the Peace Agreement.

During the war, de Witt mobilized those Boers who had laid down their arms to rejoin the war, and tried to mobilize the Boers in the Cape to join the war.

Although these actions did strengthen the strength of the guerrillas at certain moments, they also brought more serious disasters to the families of the guerrillas who participated in the war.

After the "Peace Agreement" was signed, de Witt argued that he did so because Britain first violated its promise and did not respect the Boers who had laid down their arms and guaranteed their neutrality.

The truth has never been ascertained, and de Witt was right when he said that during the war, the expeditionary force took indiscriminate retaliation measures when the Boer partisans carried out sabotage activities.

James Herzog's main achievement is after the war, before the war broke out, James Herzog was a practicing lawyer, after the war broke out, James Herzog served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Orange Free State, in The effect is not obvious during the war.

After the war, James Herzog gradually showed his political talents, and he also served as the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa in the future.

Now that James Herzog has no chance, Rock wants to use this incident to completely eliminate the radicals among the Boers, and only keep the moderates who are cooperative with the British government.

"I really don't know why it happened like this—" Louis Botha felt very heavy after seeing Roque's report.

There are reasons why James Herzog and de Witt took the risk, as did the People's Party of Louis Botha and Jan Smuts.

In the original history, the People's Party of Louis Botha and Jan Smoltz was mainly active in the Transvaal, and the Orange Union Party of James Herzog and de Witt was mainly active in Orange .

After the democratic representation system was implemented in the Transvaal and Orange, the People's Party won the leadership of the Transvaal, and the United Party won the leadership of Orange, and both parties got what they deserved.

In this time and space, because the Boers could not stay in the Transvaal, the main activities of the People's Party and the Unity Party were in Orange.

And because Louis Botha and Jan Smolts performed well in the war, the Boers in Orange trusted the People's Party more, and the Orange Union Party was gradually marginalized.

James Herzog and de Witt are well aware that if the status quo cannot be changed, then when Orange implements a democratic representative system in the future, the Fine Arts Party will definitely be marginalized, because James Herzog and Louis Botha When Louis Botha forms a cabinet, it is estimated that James Herzog will not be invited, so James Herzog and De Witt will give it a go.

"If you want to know the reason, you must first arrest James Herzog and De Witt." Rock didn't guess wildly, and getting a confession was important.

"Lock, don't be impulsive!" Louis Botha realized something was wrong.

"It's late——" Rock smiled. At this time, Joe Russell and Martin should have already started to act.

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Earlier, Bloemfontein.

"We have locked the location of James Herzog and De Witt and are ready to act at any time." Martin was still in the uniform of the Johannesburg police. The bureau has basically been paralyzed, and Ade ordered the Johannesburg Police Department to take over the Bloemfontein Police Department, and Joe Russell and Martin stepped in.

"Then start to act, remember, don't let anyone go!" Joe Russell is now the acting director, and he wants to prove his ability with crisp actions.

"Yes!" Martin stood at attention and saluted, and took care of himself to arrange it.

113 Wirth Street is the residence of James Herzog.

After the conflict, James Herzog had already realized that something was wrong, and the current situation was not what James Herzog wanted to see. Originally, he just wanted to cause some trouble for Johannesburg, and then made a sound to clear up the existence However, I did not expect that the long-grudged Boers had such deep resentment towards Johannesburg. As a result, the situation got out of hand and resulted in serious bloody conflicts.

After the conflict, James Herzog returned home and never went out again. He was sorting out the letters he had with some old friends during the war, and was preparing to publish a "Memoirs" about the war.

"Sir, Inspector Martin of the police station is outside the door. He said he needs to see you on an urgent matter." The servant knocked on the door.

"Tell him I'm not feeling well." James Herzog didn't want to see anyone, and didn't realize that Martin was here to arrest someone.

In James Herzog's view, both the Johannesburg City Government and the Orange government should be too busy to deal with the aftermath and London's accusations, and will not notice his existence at all.

At the very least, he wouldn’t react so quickly. James Herzog is still relatively smart. Everything is done through other people. From the beginning to the end of the whole thing, James Herzog didn’t make a sound.

"Sir, you can't go in—"

Amidst the servant's obstruction, Martin directly pushed open the door.

"As I said, I don't feel well." James Herzog looked gloomy, especially after seeing that "Inspector Martin" was a yellow man.

"I'm not here to ask you to see a doctor." Martin didn't talk nonsense, and gave the policemen who brought him a wink. Several policemen escorted the servant out, and then closed the door.

"Mr. Herzog, I need to ask you something." Martin opened the notebook he carried with him and prepared to record.

"Is this an interrogation?" James Herzog smiled mockingly.

"Almost, if you want to understand it that way." Martin was not angry, and was more patient than James Herzog.

"Asshole, look clearly, in front of you is the former deputy commander-in-chief of the Orange Free State, even if the governor is here, give me due respect." James Herzog roared, he couldn't bear Martin's frivolous attitude .

"You said it all, it's 'before'—" Martin shook his head, took out gloves from his pocket and put them on.

"Damn rude guy, get the hell out of here right now, you're in big trouble, I'm going to sue you at the city - oh yes, you're an Inspector of the Johannesburg Police, but that's ok, I can take a few steps, Go to the city of Johannesburg and sue you." James Herzog is uncompromising, he hates everyone connected with the British government, he hates all people of color, and Martin just happens to have both.

"Why?" Martin put on his gloves and looked up at James Herzog with a calm face, which was in stark contrast to James Herzog's fury: "Why do you spread those remarks against Chinese farmers in Johannesburg? You lost The farms in Johannesburg, but that is not the fault of the Chinese farmers, they did nothing, just struggling to survive, although they did have some impact on the status quo of the Boers, but that was inevitable, on the contrary, in Burun When Fontaine was flooded, Chinese farmers in Johannesburg were still donating supplies to Bloemfontein, and the potatoes you ate were donated by farmers in Johannesburg."

Martin tried to reason that the Boers have fallen into this situation because they have brought the blame on themselves. If the Boers also worked hard to save themselves and restore their farms after the war, then in the face of disasters, the Boers would have an extra ability to protect themselves instead of As it is now, we can only rely on foreign aid.

"Why? Are you ashamed to ask why? Don't think I don't know. In the Qing Dynasty, you were a bunch of lowly slaves, worse than the Zulu people in the Cape—" Maybe there were only Martin and James Herzog in the room , James Herzog has also become unscrupulous, not worried that his words will be spread: "—look at you now, you took away our farms and our jobs while we were away, There are even people who have been knighted, do you think you will be able to sit back and relax in the future? Don’t be complacent, what we lost, we will get back bit by bit, you damn yellow people, you can only go back to your country in the end Be a slave."

James Herzog was so focused on venting that he didn't seem to notice that Martin had come to him.

"What are you going to do?" James Herzog realized the danger.

"What do you say—" Martin showed a classic crocodile smile——

For a long time, the police outside James Herzog's study and James Herzog's servant heard a dull gunshot.

The officers broke in and saw James Herzog lying in his chair while Martin sat across the table.

"Mr. James Herzog committed suicide in fear of crime, and informed the laboratory to come over—" Martin's face was ugly. Joe Russell's order to Martin was to arrest James Herzog. Now this situation is of course acceptable within range.

"The Bloemfontein Police Department doesn't have a laboratory—" a policeman whispered back.

"Then inform the inspection department of the Johannesburg Police Station to send someone over—" Martin got up and was about to go out.

"Sir—" cried James Herzog's servant.

"Take all the people in this house and see if they know something." Martin would not let anyone spoil the scene, and as for James Herzog's servants, they also had interrogation value.

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A little later, the Lascaux estate on the outskirts of Bloemfontein, where de Witt lived.

Unlike James Herzog, De Witt is a pure general, and the battlefield is the stage for De Witt. After the war, there is no room for De Witt to play, so De Witt Living in a manor on the outskirts of Bloemfontein, even Bloemfontein would not want to go.

Although he has lost all rights, there are still many followers around De Witt. There are about 30 gunmen in the entire manor, and they are all followers of De Witt.

When the police arrived at Lasker Manor, it happened to be dinner time. Before entering the manor, the police were stopped by the gunmen.

"What are you doing?" The gunmen were very vigilant. Although their weapons were not raised, their hands were on the handles of their guns.

"The Johannesburg police are handling the case. All irrelevant persons should disperse and do not interfere with official duties." The inspector leading the team was David Gracie, a pure Englishman.

"This is Orange, not your territory in Johannesburg—" The gunmen were unscrupulous, blocking the entrance of the manor and preventing the police from entering.

"All of them, get off their horses, and prepare to fight—" David Gracie was not polite, he was just a defeated general, and he had nothing to be proud of.

Dozens of policemen got off their horses one after another, and some people started checking weapons without any hassle.

The weapons of the police are not only pistols and rifles, but also two Maxim heavy machine guns.

"Hey, hey, what are you going to do?" The gunmen were dumbfounded. They only had pistols, and they knew everything with their feet. They couldn't compete with rifles and heavy machine guns.

"Perform official duties! All irrelevant people get out!" David Gracie also pressed his hand on the handle of the gun. If the gunmen did not give way, David Gracie would order arrest.

"Wait, what are you going to do?" De Witt finally arrived late, surrounded by a group of gunmen.

David Gracie noticed that the gunman next to De Witt was holding a long gun.

"Mr. De Witt, I am Inspector David Gracie of the Johannesburg Police Station. I have a case here and now I need your assistance in our investigation. Please come with us and don't make it difficult for me." David Gracie's face was cold, although the gunman next to De Witt had prohibited weapons, but now is not the time to pursue it.

Get De Witt first!

"Hehe, can I ask what the case is?" De Witt said calmly, holding a Winchester M1887 in his hand.

Winchester M1887 is the first lever-type burst shotgun in the true sense. During the Boer War, the Boer coalition army equipped a large number of Winchester M1887. Although this weapon has a short range and insufficient power, it uses Black powder, but at close range, the power of Winchester M1887 is still good.

The Johannesburg Police Department is now also equipped with a shotgun, the same Winchester, but not the Winchester M1887, but the improved Winchester M1887 Winchester M1897.

The M1897 is a pump-action shotgun that can use not only smokeless powder but also slugs. The shooting distance is longer and the power is greater. If you use shotguns, it is also powerful at close range. You only need to aim roughly , you can hit the target.

By the way, de Witt's M1887 is also illegal under the terms of the Peace Agreement.

"Sorry, I can't disclose the information about the case right now, you can go to the police station with me to find out." David Gracie's goal is still to arrest people.

De Witt thought for a moment, raised his head and smiled forcedly: "Okay, please wait for me, I want to change clothes."

"No, Mr. De Witt, you have to go with us now." David Gracie refused directly, and he didn't attend the wedding and change his clothes. It's fine now.

"Hehe—" De Witt had a complicated expression, just about to say something.

Bah!

Shots were fired inside the estate, and a police officer fell.

"Shoot, shoot—" David Gracie reacted quickly, hiding behind a big tree when the gun went off.

dong dong dong-

The sound of heavy machine gun shooting is breathtaking.

　Sorry, something happened yesterday afternoon, I missed the update at [-] o'clock, I will make it up today——

　　Reminded by the brothers in the group, I will send an update description later——

　　

　

(End of this chapter)