Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

The joint exercise between the Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron is considered to be the beginning of a new period of strategic cooperation between the Royal Navy and the Southern African Navy.

In the past, the Royal Navy had a psychological advantage over the Southern African Navy. Although the Southern African Navy has developed rapidly in recent years and has surpassed the Royal Navy in terms of aircraft carriers and submarines, the Royal Navy still insists that the Southern African Navy

It's just that the colonial fleet, which is just superficial and does not have strong combat effectiveness, is simply ignored.

With the commissioning of the "Island" class aircraft carrier and the increasingly dangerous situation in Europe, the Royal Navy has finally admitted that the Southern African Navy is no longer a servant of the Royal Navy, and at least has the capability to fight alongside the Royal Navy in some aspects.

ability.

This is no longer easy for the proud Royal Navy.

The British government and the British War Department attach great importance to the exercises of the Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron.

Many domestic media in the UK also sent reporters accompanying the army to cover this joint exercise. It was against this background that Bronte James came to Cyprus.

Bronte James graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst last year and is an alumnus of Winston and Rock.

However, unlike Winston and Roark, Bronte James was born at the wrong time. With the British Army languishing for many years, Bronte James had no chance to join the army.

Half a month ago, Bronte James accepted the employment of the Morning Post and came to Cyprus as a military reporter to cover joint military exercises.

With The Times being the dominant newspaper, the Morning Post provided limited funding to Bronte James.

So Bronte James teamed up with Daily Telegraph reporter Andy Hamilton and took a room at the Rhodesian Hotel.

"Where are you going today?" While eating breakfast, James and Hamilton discussed today's work.

The operating situation of the "Daily Telegraph" is similar to that of the "Morning Post", and the funds are not generous.

James and Hamilton worked for the "Morning Post" and "The Daily Telegraph" respectively, which gave James and Hamilton the opportunity to take advantage of the loopholes.

Anyway, the two newspapers are different, so James and Hamilton can do joint interviews and then submit articles to their own newspapers respectively. This will reduce the workload and meet the needs of the newspapers.

"I don't want to go anywhere now. I don't even want to go back to London. I will apply to be permanently stationed in Cyprus later. If the newspaper does not agree, I will resign!" Hamilton looked at the white sails on the sea in the distance with fascination. Compared with London, Cyprus

The air is simply wonderful.

East Cape is located in the easternmost part of the Mesorian plain in central Cyprus.

Needless to say, the Rhodesia Hotel has a very good location. The room where James and Hamilton lived opened the window and had an unparalleled view of the sea. On the first day of their stay at the Rhodesia Hotel, James and Hamilton sat on the balcony for the whole day.

afternoon.

There are long and narrow white clouds in the blue sky.

The sea under the sun is deep and blue, with dots of white sails passing through it. Seagulls are flying in the sky, and fish are jumping out of the water. Young lovers are holding hands and walking on the beach. A little girl wearing a beautiful hat is picking up shells on the beach with a basket.

The little boy and his pet dog ran wildly into the sunset.

No matter how you look at this scene, you will never get tired of it.

"How will you live if you quit your job?" James also thought, but did not dare.

"As long as I can stay in Cyprus, I would rather sweep the streets!" Hamilton's words are surprising. He is a top student at Cambridge University.

There is nothing we can do about it. Not every top student at Cambridge University can become a white-collar worker in the financial street. Some people have to work as reporters for the "Daily Telegraph" and make a living by inquiring into the privacy of celebrities.

This job sounds disgusting.

The mission given to Hamilton by the "Daily Telegraph" was actually to inquire into the privacy of the Cypriot baron family, preferably to take photos of the next generation of Cypriot heirs.

If it can be photographed, Hamilton will receive a large bonus.

"Whatever you want, I contacted Captain Hank of the Cyprus Squadron yesterday and I'm going to interview him today. Do you want to come with me?" James was not as leisurely as Hamilton.

Hamilton was born in an aristocratic British family and was qualified to be willful, otherwise Hamilton would not have had the chance to go to Cambridge.

James was born into a poor family, but he did well and eventually had to go to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

this is life.

"Can I enter the Cyprus Squadron's station?" Hamilton was not interested in the interview, but was very interested in the Cyprus Squadron.

"Maybe." James wasn't sure either.

"Wait for me" Hamilton stuffed the egg in his mouth and ran to the bedroom to change clothes.

Half an hour later, James and Hamilton appeared outside the gate of the Cyprus Squadron.

As the only fleet in the Mediterranean, the Cyprus Squadron has its own stations in both the East and West Cape.

The station of the Cyprus Squadron in East Cape is located on a hill in the north of East Cape. This hill is also the commanding height of the entire city of East Cape. There is a natural harbor with excellent natural conditions at the foot of the mountain, which can dock with a draft of no more than five meters.

of large naval battleships.

The management of the Cyprus Squadron is very strict, and all visitors must be strictly registered in accordance with the requirements.

Ten minutes after borrowing the security office phone to call Captain Hank, Captain Hank appeared in front of James and Hamilton driving an electric-powered internal commuter car.

So the interview started with this electric-powered commuter car.

"This is a commuter car that we use internally and is not sold to the outside world. It is fully electric-driven, safe and pollution-free, has zero noise, and is easy to operate. The only drawback is that it needs to be charged every day." Captain Hank put a hand on the back of the front seat.

Hold the steering wheel with one hand, relaxed and casual.

The infrastructure inside the base is good, the roads are flat and wide, there are dense and neatly trimmed street trees on both sides of the road, the ground is spotless, the lawn in the distance has obviously been recently trimmed, and a soldier is using a water pipe to sprinkle water.

There were several heavily armed Marines passing by in commuter buses. One Marine had a bandage on his arm. It looked like they had just been through a fierce battle.

James and Hamilton looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

I haven't heard of any fighting recently.

But that's normal. Next to Cyprus is the Asia Minor Peninsula, which is still raging with war. There are rumors that the Southern African Marines stationed in Cyprus have been training with the rebels on the Asia Minor Peninsula.

Sure enough, the authenticity of gossip is higher.

"Since there are so many benefits, why are electric cars not sold to the outside world?" Hamilton's focus has never been the same as James: "If it is sold to the outside world, I will be the first to buy it."

"Even if you buy one, there is no place to charge it. Moreover, what restricts the popularity of electric vehicles is not lack of electricity, but the interests of oil companies. If you want all cars to be driven by electricity, then who will the oil be sold to?" Captain Hank said bluntly, this is

Some facts, not all.

There are many factors that restrict the development of electric vehicles, and a large part of them is that the performance of electric vehicles still lags far behind that of gasoline vehicles.

The commuter car used by the Cyprus Squadron has a cruising range of only about 100 kilometers, and the battery decays very quickly, so there is no possibility of large-scale promotion.

The reason why it is used as a commuter car is partly for experimental purposes.

"Is this the research result of the 'Father of Radio'?" Hamilton asked about Nikola Tesla, not Marconi.

According to the U.S. court's ruling, the radio invention patent belongs to Italian Marconi and has nothing to do with Nikola Tesla.

But outside the United States, Nikola Tesla was the real inventor of radio.

This is similar to Americans insisting that the influenza that broke out during World War I was the "Spanish Flu."

But everyone outside the United States is calling it the "American Flu."

"It's related, but it's not all. There are many electronics-related research institutes in southern Africa." Captain Hank almost let it slip. The number of relevant research institutes is a state secret.

Of course, the data Captain Hank learned is not necessarily the real data in southern Africa.

After all, Captain Hank's level is limited, and there are many real secrets that Captain Hank is not qualified to have access to.

"Let's talk about the ongoing military exercises, Captain Hank. Why does the Cyprus Squadron have to join the evacuation project?" James took out his interview notebook and prepared to record it. The most important skill for reporters in this era is shorthand.

"Because it is necessary, our Cyprus Squadron thought it was necessary to join this project, so we joined." Captain Hank was full of domineering.

Not everything needs a reason.

Especially for countries like southern Africa.

Southern Africa sets the rules.

If the rules are not good for Southern Africa, then Southern Africa will change the rules.

This is what a big gangster should do!

"I understand that the French believe that this project is suspected of insinuating the French government. Will this affect the relationship between southern Africa and France?" Hamilton added that he also has a good professional sense.

"Hahaha, France just tore up the military purchase order with Southern Africa not long ago, causing huge losses to the Southern African federal government and Southern African enterprises. Now the French government has not yet given a reasonable explanation for this matter, so why does our Cyprus Squadron

Do you have to take into account what the French think?" Captain Hank sneered, the French should not think that the Southern African federal government would just forget about tearing up the order without pursuing it.

The latest news is that Southern Africa is considering transferring some tank technology to Germany.