Shadow of great britain

When Arthur heard this, he raised his hand politely and said, "I don't remember having such a grandfather, and I have no interest in being a grandson to others."

Colonel Fitzroy heard this and looked Arthur up and down.

"Who are you?"

"I am the naturalist you did not want."

Fitzroy was stunned for a moment, then smiled sheepishly.

"I didn't expect you to be here by such a coincidence. But okay, I can take this opportunity to explain the reason for rejection to you in person.

It’s really not that you are not good enough. You fully meet the Beagle’s requirements for a naturalist.

It's just that this is an order issued by the Navy Headquarters. As a captain and a soldier, I must resolutely implement the order. "

"But..." Elder still wanted to fight.

But Colonel Fitzroy interrupted.

"Stop it. Elder, the person who gave the order this time, even your uncle is not qualified to negotiate terms with him.

Your friend has excellent conditions and I think he will find a job that suits him.

In addition, you also know that the Royal Navy is a highly disciplined organization and it is our bounden duty to obey orders.

So now, shut up and do what you're told. "

After saying that, he nodded apologetically at Arthur: "Young man, I'm really sorry."

Arthur sighed slightly, but he quickly accepted the reality.

"It's okay, Colonel. As you said, the Royal Navy is a highly disciplined organization. I understand your difficulty because I have been in a similar organization before."

"Have you ever been in a similar organization?"

Fitzroy thought for a moment and came up with the answer by reasoning: "Oh! I knew you had no background at all. Organization, yes, organization! You were probably arranged to serve in the army by your family before, right? I’m glad to hear there’s even an organization out there.”

As soon as he said this, Fitzroy noticed something was wrong. He apologized with embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be sarcastic about the Army at all. It's a great place, isn't it?"

After hearing this, Elder took the opportunity to follow the yin and yang and said: "Yes, the army is not only organized, they even have discipline!"

Fitzroy knew that he could not dwell on this issue any longer, so he quickly said goodbye: "I wish you a good time. I still have official duties, so I won't spend much time with you."

After saying this, he hurriedly walked into the gate of the Royal Naval Academy under the gaze of the two men.

Arthur glanced at Elder, who looked strange next to him, and asked, "Does Colonel Fitzroy look down on the Army so much?"

"What are you talking about, Arthur."

Elder said: "Why does Colonel Fitzroy look down on the Army? It is obvious that the entire Royal Navy looks down on the Army. It is simply a melting pot of villains, including prostitution, bullying, fighting, insults, corporal punishment, alcoholism, gambling, debts, etc." Pay, strict hierarchy, the weak and the strong, you can apply all the bad words in the world to the Army."

"Then the Royal Navy is good?"

"Of course not, the Royal Navy used to be equally barbaric, but the good thing is that all our officers have worked at the grassroots level for at least six years, so they understand the difficulties of sailors, and they will more or less take this into consideration when assigning work.

Moreover, the mutiny that occurred on the west coast of Puerto Rico in 1797 also sounded the alarm to the Navy Department.

The sailors on the Royal Navy frigate Hermione have been mistreated by the officers for a long time. They were forced to work for long periods of time, and verbal abuse and beatings were commonplace. If they did not do well at all, the captain would order them to be tied to the mast and hung for seven days. Eight hours.

One night, the sailors who couldn't bear it joined forces and used scimitars and bayonets to slash the sleeping officers more than a dozen times.

The surviving officers, together with the sadistic captain Hugh Piggott, were tied to the ramming corner of the Hermione and dragged for more than ten nautical miles by the sailors before they were finally thrown off the ship to feed the sharks.

At the end of the story, the sailors of the Hermione sailed the ship to the North American colonies and swore allegiance to the U.S. government.

Since that time, the Royal Navy has added the position of navigator. The navigator is responsible for writing the logbook. He will record all the situations on the ship and store them in the safe.

No one was qualified to order him to open the box before returning home. The Admiralty also regularly checks logbooks, and if officers are found to be bullying soldiers, they will be punished.

Although this may not necessarily work, in any case, the internal atmosphere of the Royal Navy has indeed improved somewhat since the mutiny on the Hermione.

But this kind of thing has not happened in the Army yet, so it has always been a primitive society, where even officer positions can be obtained through donations. How dare you expect their military discipline? "

Speaking of this, Elder suddenly seemed to remember something, he patted his head and said.

"Damn it! Arthur, I shouldn't have said this to you. It's all my fault. I asked you to quit your job before the matter was settled."

Elder's face was full of guilt, and he simply didn't know how to face Arthur.

Just as he was thinking about how to apologize, a policeman with a civilized stick in his waist came over.

"Arthur? Is it Arthur?"

Arthur turned around and saw that it was his old colleague who was speaking.

He stretched out his hand and said hello: "Good morning, Dennis. I thought that after taking off those clothes, I could stay away from the police."

Unexpectedly, Dennis was surprised and happy when he heard this.

"Arthur, I finally found you! I just walked back from your house. Oops, I thought you had moved away. My Arthur, please hurry up and go to Scotland Yard with me. !”

Arthur frowned when he heard this: "Go to Scotland Yard? Is that old bastard Willocks really launching an internal investigation against me?"

"Oh! No! An internal investigation has indeed been launched, but the target of the investigation is not you, but Tom and Tony!"

"Huh?" Arthur suddenly felt something bad in his heart: "What happened to them?"

Dennis said angrily: "After you resigned the day before yesterday, the more Tom and Tony thought about it, the more they felt uncomfortable.

So the two of them blocked Sheriff Willocks on his way home after get off work yesterday and beat him up severely.

The nature of this problem is very serious. Not only will they lose their jobs, but they may also be sent to the magistrate's court for trial later.

You also know that those two poor guys can't afford a defense lawyer. After thinking about it, you are the only one who can give them a way out. "

Arthur's expression changed, he pulled Officer Dennis and said, "Take me over right away."

But before he left, Elder spoke again.

"Arthur, I'm really sorry about what happened today. But if you still need help, you can always come to me. Trust me, I can help you contact a professional lawyer."

Unexpectedly, Arthur didn't seem to care about this. He gave Elder a blow with his elbow.

"It doesn't matter. If you can't get on the ship, you can't get on the ship. Your story about the sailors' mutiny is quite nice. It's not like I didn't gain anything at all. At least the story you just told taught me a lesson."

"What's the point?" Elder was a little confused.

Arthur paused, stood still, and said.

"Principles such as conscience and public morality are only for good people to listen to. To deal with those who are cruel by nature, we must give them some means, otherwise the situation will never get better."

Elder thought for a while after hearing this: "It seems...that's the truth."

The red devil, who had not spoken for a long time, also appeared again. He hugged Arthur's shoulders and laughed loudly.

"That's right! Arthur! You finally figured it out. Hurry up and kill the sergeant who is full of obedience and orders!

It's no longer possible for us to reason with him, you have to use force to talk to him! "