Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

When you have no money, you have to struggle, and when you have money, you have to struggle even more. Guarding a gold mine with a reserve of 349 million ounces, gold no longer means much to Luo Ke. If gold can be used to weave a huge network of relationships, Luo Ke will

Ke would be very happy.

The role of the network does not need to be emphasized. It is important at all times, especially for overseas colonies like the Transvaal. Colonial officials are usually foreigners and have no sense of belonging locally, so they often pay more attention to actual interests.

, will not consider the future.

In the Transvaal, it is really difficult to move forward without connections, so in many cases, money is more useful than connections.

In early December, Anton suddenly arrived in Johannesburg from Cape Town.

Because Anton did not send a telegram in advance, Anton went all the way from the Johannesburg Police Station to the Rock Gold Mine before finding Rock.

Seeing Anton, Rock was surprised and happy.

"Boss, let me see how you are doing." Anton's eye circles were a little red, and he held Roque's arm very hard.

"Hahahaha, of course I'm fine. We are free in Cape Town. What can we do to us in Johannesburg?" Roque was very happy, patting Anton's shoulder vigorously and introducing: "Look

Come on, Rock Gold Mine, this gold mine will be ours from now on!"

"Gold mine?!" Anton was extremely surprised. When he was in Cape Town, Rock was still cultivating the vineyard. In just a few months, the grape grower has changed it into a gold mine?!!!

Of course Anton is not so arrogant. When Rock said it was "ours", Anton thought it was "ours". This should be made clear.

"Yes, come on, come in and sit down. My current office is right here." Roque invited Anton to go to the office. Anton was still in disbelief.

"Boss, it's working time now," Anton reminded vaguely.

"What class do you work on? Johannesburg is still under martial law. The task of the police station is to assist the army in maintaining public order. Did you hear that? Assist! If you don't even have the power to handle cases, why do you work on it?" Roque is really not just a pick. The Mounted Police is there every day.

It's under the mayor's nose.

"That's a good thing." Anton didn't think there was anything to complain about.

Well, people have different pursuits.

For Anton, taking money and not doing anything is the ultimate pursuit in life.

But for Rock, if you don’t do things, you have no rights, and if you don’t have rights, you have no pursuits.

Without pursuit, what is the difference between a certain Buddhist salted fish?

After going upstairs, Rock discovered that Anton did not come alone. He not only brought several policemen, but also a Boer woman and a Boer little girl.

A pregnant Boer woman.

"What's going on?" Rock was curious, could it be that

"No, no, no, it's not mine." Anton noticed Roque's ambiguous eyes and immediately clarified: "Holly, come and say it yourself."

Holly is a Chinese policeman in his mid-twenties. He was not married before coming to Cape Town. According to the standards of the Qing Dynasty, Holly was a standard older youth.

In fact, Holly's personal conditions are quite good. He is tall and has thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was just a little thin when he first arrived in Cape Town.

Holly is not thin now. Although the standard of food provided by the Cape Town Police Station is not as good as that of the Johannesburg Police Station, it still provides milk and meat. It has only been a little over a year, and Holly's body has also begun to shrink.

possible direction of development.

In fact, no matter what era you are in, most people who are single are poor and troubled.

Standing in front of Rock, Holly was a little shy, which made Rock feel good about Holly.

"Here, light it." Rock threw a cigar casually.

"Hey, thank you, head." Holly was in a hurry and didn't forget to order Rock first.

"Sit down and talk slowly." Rock was not in a hurry and contacted the pot-bellied Boer woman. In fact, without Holly telling him, Rock had already made a guess.

"I want to marry Connie," Holly stammered.

really!

"The stupid Cape Town city government doesn't allow marriage, saying that people of color can't have families with white people. The city government wants to send Connie and little Annie to Natal, and they also asked Director Russell to drive me away.

"Brother" Holly was a little excited, and only then did Rock notice that Holly was not wearing a police uniform.

"Director Russell is quite a nice person. He asked me to send Holly back to the Qing Dynasty and take Connie and little Annie to the concentration camp in Natal. When the train arrived in Western Victoria, the guerrillas blew up the railway. It looked like ten and a half days

It took me a month to repair it, so I found a carriage. When I was passing by Johannesburg, I thought I would finally come and see the director and the brothers no matter what." Anton, who had been promoted to inspector, was also very clever.

The so-called "passing by" is nonsense. Natal is southeast of Johannesburg and Cape Town is southwest of Natal. These three places form a triangle. If you want to go from Cape Town to Natal, you will not pass by Johannesburg. Anton is

I came to find Roark for advice.

August Russell was also smart.

Prior to this, Rock had not received a telegram from August Russell. This was August Russell's show of goodwill to Rock. Otherwise, August Russell would not have let Anton take charge of this matter.

thing.

However, no contact was made in advance, which showed that August Russell did not want to get involved in this matter. No matter how Rock and Anton dealt with Holly and Connie, they had nothing to do with August Russell.

No matter who asked, August Russell could tell you everything.

This is what makes a person mature with age.

Even if he doesn't send a telegram, Roque will still show his gratitude.

"Head" Holly's expression was uneasy. This matter could be big or small. Even if Rock didn't care, he still had enough reasons.

Now Holly can only place her hope on Rock, who has never let his brothers down.

"Don't worry." Rock smiled gently. He was the chief of the Johannesburg Police Department. Cape Town was beyond his reach. In Johannesburg, this kind of thing was not a problem: "Stay in Johannesburg with peace of mind. This is a three-acre piece of land. I said so."

Calculate."

Sure enough, Rock has never let his brothers down!

"Head" Holly's eyes instantly turned red. God knows how much pressure he was under during this period.

Rock can understand this feeling. When Rock left Oak Town, many of his brothers had unclear relationships with the Boer women in the refugee camp. Rock never asked about it. After all, the brothers were all adults.

, physiological problems always have to be solved.

If Connie hadn't been pregnant, Holly probably wouldn't have married Connie and given Connie a status, which raised subsequent questions.

The Cape Town Municipal Government can tolerate underground romances between police and Boers, but the Cape Town Municipal Government or the white world will definitely not accept Chinese and white people forming a family.

At least not yet.

If the Boers at the bottom are like this, then how much pressure will a woman with an aristocratic background have to endure if she wants to be with a Chinese?

Rock suddenly missed Ada.

Miss Phyllis more

"You guys live here first, and leave the rest to me." Roque did not make a promise right away, because Roque knew very well that he could not change the situation of the Chinese in the Transvaal.

But Rock can guarantee that Holly and Connie can stay in Johannesburg safely.

"Boss, Connie and I don't plan to hold a wedding, and we don't plan to have the city government recognize it. As long as we can stay together safely." Holly's requirements are not high. Maybe Holly and Connie still have a wedding in Cape Town.

fantasy.

After experiencing so much, Holly and Connie have both recognized the reality.

"Okay, I can guarantee this." Rock can promise this.

After leaving Holly and Connie to rest, Rock and Anton had a long chat.

"Director Russell hired more than 200 police officers from Camp Huayong. Now we account for half of the police force in Cape Town. Some Indians were dissatisfied, so I made excuses and kicked them all to Robben Island and the concentration camp. We are here

There are already five to six hundred people in Oak Town, and they open up wasteland to make wine and plant grapes every day. The brothers are very ambitious and have no real abilities. They obviously have a family and a house, but they still make people pregnant, and then refuse to admit it.

They have been dealt with in a low-key manner and given enough money. When the children are born, we will raise them. The offenders will be thrown to Robben Island to play whack-a-mole. Now they are all very honest." Anton kept talking, talking about whatever came to his mind.

"The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. It's normal. However, similar things must be absolutely prohibited. We should deal with them together when they are found. We can't let these rat droppings ruin our reputation." Roque has long been mentally prepared for human nature, and the Chinese cannot.

All of them are saints, and some of them are incompetent, which is normal.

"People in the Cape are in panic now. They say the war is over, but the guerrillas bomb the railway every three days or attack the patrol. Last month, a guerrilla attacked less than fifty miles away from Cape Town.

After setting up a patrol, some people said that the Boers were going to attack Cape Town. Anton definitely knew more about the situation than ordinary people, but not much more, at least not as much as Rock.

"It is impossible to attack Cape Town. The expeditionary force is negotiating with the Boers, but because the conditions cannot be agreed, the negotiations have made no progress." Rock shared the information and did not forget to tell Anton: "This is a secret negotiation.

Never tell anyone."

Anton knew the seriousness of the news and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Regarding the negotiations, the difference between the expeditionary force headquarters and the Boers is whether to recognize the independence of the Transvaal and Orange. The Boers are now willing to give up large areas of land, including the Rand gold mines, and take away those "cancer" gold mines.

The mines were transferred to the British in exchange for the independence of the Transvaal and Orange.

The British government has spent hundreds of millions of pounds and mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops. It will definitely not accept this result. However, the British have also made concessions, such as agreeing that Dutch can be used in schools and courts, and promising to provide financial assistance to the Transvaal and the Transvaal in the future.

Orange's autonomous status.

The Boers were obviously not satisfied with these conditions, because they believed that they were not at the end of their rope...m.