Shadow of great britain

Arthur walked out of the room, and the roar of the Red Devil came like waves one after another.

Fortunately, he was very accustomed to this guy's occasional tendency to get sick, so he didn't take it to heart.

After leaving the door, Arthur went straight to a door at the end of the corridor, which was Elder's room.

However, before he walked over and knocked on the door, he saw Darwin coming out of the next room. The Cambridge priest gently knocked on the door of the bathroom on the second floor and shouted from outside: "Alexander, are you okay?"

Alexandre Dumas's lazy voice came from inside: "Charles, what's wrong? I guess it will take a while."

Darwin said helplessly: "Didn't you say that you are very good at making friends with ladies? That boy Elder took it seriously. So he asked me to ask you if I could take you to the theater for his sake. For the sake of it, don’t be angry with him, and when you’re not busy, teach him how to approach a woman he likes.”

As soon as Darwin finished speaking, he heard Alexandre Dumas' voice lingering in the toilet: "Charles, I'm sorry. Please help me tell him that I am going to the toilet with all my strength now. Due to my limited ability, I can only concentrate on dealing with it. A piece of shit.”

Darwin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If I really replied to him like that, he would have to strangle me to death. As you know, that guy just couldn't save face and apologized to you, but he has promised me that he will not mess with your nationality and identity again. just kidding."

But when Alexandre Dumas heard this, he still said reluctantly: "Charles, you don't understand. He went too far this time. He actually said that I turned into a monkey."

Arthur, who was wandering by, heard this and couldn't help but condemned: "This is indeed too much! Elder is simply committing academic plagiarism!"

Alexandre Dumas in the toilet heard Arthur agreeing with him, and couldn't help complaining: "Really? Arthur, aren't you a policeman? Elder has behaved like this several times, shouldn't he be put in the police station? After all, you Scotland Yard arrest workers for blocking the road, so there is no reason to let a brain-clogging guy like Elder go unpunished!"

Arthur knew that Alexandre Dumas was using Elder's incident to blame him for suppressing the workers' demonstration, but he just did it and did not intend to explain it. Anyway, even if he explained it, Alexandre Dumas might not believe it.

Rather than stating his reasons, Arthur was more willing to retort: ​​"Sorry, Alexander, Scotland Yard is different from the French military police. We will not be idle to judge two donkeys."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Arthur said these words, before Dumas could reply, Darwin became curious first.

He scratched his 'little Mediterranean' and asked: "Do the French really judge a donkey?"

Arthur nodded and said: "As far as I know, the French did try at least one donkey. That incident happened not too far ago. In 1750 of the last century, a Frenchman named Jacques Ferran was convicted of murdering a donkey. Having sex with a female donkey, the Paris prosecutor filed a lawsuit demanding that the adulterer and adulterous couple be sentenced to death.

But fortunately, the parish priest stood up in time. The priest confirmed the donkey's good character. He said that he had known the donkey for four years. It was a virtuous and well-educated animal and had never given birth to anyone. What rumors have passed.

So the court finally sentenced Jacques Phelan to be burned at the stake, and the donkey was released in court because, based on the priest's testimony, the judge determined that it did not voluntarily participate in the crime. "

Darwin couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Thank God, this does sound like a reasonable verdict."

Unexpectedly, when Alexandre Dumas heard this, he couldn't help but said angrily: "It's just a donkey being judged. What's so surprising about this? Don't think that you are the only one who knows these things. I am a novelist, and I also like to collect these weird things. news!

As far as I know, an egg-laying rooster was once sentenced to be burned at the stake in Basel, Switzerland, for violating the natural laws established by God.

Italy also prosecuted a mole for "digging burrows in the soil and destroying crops." Because the mole failed to appear in court three times in a row, it was eventually sentenced to be deported. However, because the mole was too young, the mole was On the advice of the defense lawyer, the court granted a 14-day grace period for execution.

And I remember that you British guys once tried a monkey, right? That trial seems to have happened very recently, probably during the latter stages of the Napoleonic Wars. "

As soon as Dumas said these words, Arthur felt like he was being forced into a desperate situation. The smile disappeared from his face, and even his tone became much more serious.

"Alexander, are you sure you have to mention that?"

When Alexandre Dumas heard what Arthur said, he thought he had an advantage. He said disdainfully: "Arthur, weren't you just claiming that Britain is more civilized than France? But in the end, most of the animal trials in other countries took place in the Middle Ages, but What happened to you in the UK happened more than ten years ago."

Arthur warned again: "Alexander, I don't mention that case for your own good! You must know that British courts usually decide cases based on past precedents!"

Alexandre Dumas was a little angry when he heard this: "Arthur, what do you mean? Do you think there is any similarity between me and the monkey on trial, so it is worth asking the judge to take that case as a reference for precedent?"

"No, Alexander, of course you are more civilized than a monkey. But..."

"but what?"

Arthur said helplessly: "But according to the archived records, the monkey who was sentenced to be burned at the stake can also speak French."

There was only a sound of flushing water, and then the bathroom door was slowly pushed open.

Alexandre Dumas stood at the door, holding his shaggy hair and yelling: "Arthur, do you think I will believe your nonsense?"

Arthur wasn’t angry either: “Alexander, if you knew the actual case, you wouldn’t think I was lying to you.

As you know, this was the time of the Napoleonic Wars, and the monkey was the only survivor of a wrecked French ship, and it swam from nearby waters to Hartlepool.

However, local residents generally believed that its chirping voice sounded very French, so they concluded that it must be a French spy.

After careful consideration, the local judge finally found the monkey guilty of espionage and hanged it on the beach.

So, do you still think I’m fooling you? "

When Alexandre Dumas heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "You British guys are really sick of each other. How on earth did you recognize the monkeys as French spies? Do the British people even know the difference between humans and monkeys?" Don’t you understand clearly?”

Arthur heard this and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Alexander, this is Charles's business scope. If you have any troubles in this area, please go to him for consultation. I don't know how Charles managed the monkey." It’s related to people.”

When Darwin heard this, he couldn't help complaining: "Arthur, how many times do you want me to say this? I am indeed a Lamarckian, but that does not mean that I think there is any connection between monkeys and humans."

But Arthur did not take Darwin's protest to heart, but said to Alexandre Dumas: "Speaking of which, how is your manuscript going? Tomorrow is General Codrington's banquet. If you If you’re not ready, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance to make a name for yourself in London.”

Hearing this, Alexandre Dumas patted his chest confidently: "Don't worry, I..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Elder running out of the room next to him holding a manuscript. As he walked, he read to the manuscript: "Learning is not the same as knowing. A knowledgeable person and a person who can know each other." They are different, memory creates the former, philosophy creates the latter. Damn it! Alexander, are you really satirizing me in the book? Are you implying that I am the former? "

Arthur, Alexandre Dumas and Darwin looked at each other, and the three of them almost said in unison: "Elder, I think you think too much. Everyone feels that you belong to neither the former nor the latter."

Elder frowned when he heard this and said, "What do you three mean? You are jealous of me!"

Alexandre Dumas unceremoniously took the manuscript back from Elder's hand, pointed to the sentence above and said: "I won't be blind and jealous of you, even if I have to set aside some sentences to ridicule others, It is also reserved especially for our Mr. Arthur Hastings, just like this sentence.”

Arthur looked down and saw clearly written on it - a police officer wearing a ribbon is no longer a human being, he becomes a deaf, mute, cold statue of the law. Reciting empty laws as if he were actually exercising justice.

Arthur just smiled when he saw this sentence, and he said: "There are no people in politics, only thoughts, no emotions, only interests. Even if you kill someone in politics, you cannot say that you have killed a person, that is just Clearing an obstacle."

When Alexandre Dumas heard this, his eyes became cold: "When did you become like this?"

Arthur pursed his lips and took a breath. He stared into Dumas's eyes and said seriously: "Alexander, these are not what I said."

Alexandre Dumas couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Really? Then which ruthless son of a bitch said this?"

Arthur smiled sheepishly and said: "Alexander, you'd better leave yourself some room when you speak in the future. I'm sorry to inform you that that son of a bitch will most likely be you."