Shadow of great britain

4 Whitehall Street, Greater London Police.

Arthur sat at his desk, holding a newly released newspaper in his hand, but the title of the newspaper was a bit too shocking for him.

"The unscrupulous Duke of Wellington once again issued a declaration against reform in Parliament"

"Wellington: Parliamentary reform is tantamount to the French Revolution, and the Whigs will lead the country to death"

"Wellington: Reform is the precursor to civil war. If you want to reform elections, you have to step over my dead body."

"Parliament fell into terrifying silence for eight minutes"

"Viscount Palmerston criticizes the Prime Minister: Another Cromwell, whose ultimate goal is to start a civil war"

"Lord Russell: Britain is heading toward military autocracy under Wellington's leadership"

"Sir Peel was extremely shocked by the Duke of Wellington's remarks"

"The Tories held a temporary emergency meeting within the party organized by Sir Peel after the closing of Parliament"

"Sir Peel and Tory MPs issued a joint statement: We regret the Prime Minister's views. The Tories have never opposed reform, but we believe the current plan is too radical."

"Sir Peel forced the Duke of Wellington to resign after an impromptu meeting with the Prime Minister"

"Sir Peel to succeed Duke of Wellington as Tory leader"

"A great victory across the ages!" His Majesty the King appointed Earl Charles Gray to take office and form a cabinet. The candidates for the new cabinet will be announced after the counting of votes in the general election next week.

Arthur put down the newspaper in his hand and rubbed his temples with a headache.

The Red Devil sat by the window and gnawed on an apple, while sarcastically saying: "Wellington, a courageous decision! Is he taking all the blame on himself so that Peel can continue to lead the Tory party forward? "

Arthur tapped the title of the newspaper on the table: "Isn't this obvious? Although I was told by you early in the morning that there would be explosive news, the news is too explosive. The Duke of Wellington is purely taking advantage of himself. The political future keeps the Tories alive."

Agares threw the apple core out of the window, picked up the curtain and wiped his hands: "But you'd better think about how to protect yourself now. Wellington is gone, Peel is gone, and the Whigs came to power to form a government. . In my opinion, those guys who don't like you will probably pop up one after another to show you some color."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside Arthur's office.

The red devil glanced at the door, shrugged and spread his hands: "Look, what did I just say?"

A young police officer pushed the door open and entered the room, saluting Arthur: "Superintendent Hastings, Director Rowan, please come over."

Arthur let out a breath, stood up, picked up the bowler hat on the coat rack and put it on his head: "I know, I'll be there right away."

…

A few minutes later, in the office of the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.

Director Luo Wan put one hand on the back of his chair and held a handwritten letter with his personal seal in his other hand.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

The corners of Luo Wan's mouth turned up, but he quickly stopped smiling and returned to his usual majestic expression.

He knocked on the desk with his hand and shouted out the door: "Please come in."

Arthur pushed the door open and entered the room, raised his white-gloved right arm and saluted: "Sir."

Rowan smiled and pointed to the chair in front of Arthur: "Arthur, don't be so formal, sit down first."

Arthur came to sit down in front of Rowan, but before he could sit firmly, he saw Rowan lifting the teapot in front of him and pouring a cup of tea for him with his own hands.

"Arthur, come on, let's drink something to warm up first. It's really cold today."

Arthur smiled. He had just picked up the tea cup to drink, but before the tea could be poured into the mouth, he heard Director Luowan, who was leaning on the back of the chair with his fingers crossed, saying, "But you should be used to this kind of cold, right? After all, you should have been working on the front line at this time last year. Sitting in the office is always warmer than staying outside, do you think I’m right?”

Arthur's brows raised slightly, and he slowly lowered his hand holding the teacup. He never thought of turning a deaf ear to Luo Wan's strange aura.

As Mrs. Cowper said before, he is only 20 years old, and it is normal for young people to be energetic.

As Mr. Moscheles and General Codrington said, he had a bright future whether he was a musician or a scientific secretary to an Admiralty official.

One of the reasons why he stayed at Scotland Yard was because Sir Peel valued him, and the other was because he had many friends here. If he left lightly, Tom and Tony would be labeled as Hastingsites. I'm afraid the label's new police chief won't have a good life.

Arthur thought for a while, smiled and said: "Sir, you are right. In fact, I often go to the front line now. Although it is comfortable to stay in the office, if you sit for a long time, your brain will have problems."

Director Luowan thought that Arthur might be patient for a few more words, but the other party started to fight back from the first sentence, which was actually beyond his expectation.

"Really? You're often on the front line? So you must be doing a good job at Tower Hamlets, right?"

Rowan leaned over and pulled out a thick document from the filing cabinet behind him and threw it in front of Arthur: "Can you explain to me why Tower Hamlets has such a low crime rate and crime quantity? Has it been ranked first in each jurisdiction for a long time after you took over?"

Arthur originally thought that Rowan might mention other things, but hearing that he had the audacity to start with the crime rate in Tower Hamlets still made Arthur feel a little bit amused.

Arthur said: "Sir, although I don't want to find reasons, you should understand that the crime rate in Tower Hamlets has been leading other areas since before I took over. This is caused by many factors. First, …”

Rowan raised his hand and interrupted Arthur: "It's not that I don't consider your difficulties. If you have the same resources as the police superintendents who were previously in charge of Tower Hamlets, then even if the crime rate drops, I can understand if you don’t go down.

But Arthur, you're different from those people. You're smarter, younger, and more capable than people like Clemens. That's why we're going to take you from being a street cop within a year. Promoted to Superintendent of Scotland Yard.

And you are also aware of the support that the Home Office and Scotland Yard have given you. The newly established LPS was not handed over to anyone else, but to you for independent management, in order to help you solve the problem in Tower Hamlets. crime problem.

Now that you have more resources and enjoy the most dazzling light of Scotland Yard, you should show corresponding performance. "

When the red devil standing behind Arthur heard this, he just smiled evilly and put his slender fingers sharp enough to pierce his throat on Arthur's shoulders.

"Oh! Listen! Listen, Arthur. This old guy is completely shameless! In his mouth, it seems that your promotion was not made by you, but was given to you by him out of mercy. LPS , he dares to mention LPS? Doesn’t he know that LPS has not received even a penny of additional funds from the Ministry of Internal Affairs? You are doing two things with one amount of money, and this has become your fault. "

Arthur was about to speak, but before he could speak, Rowan raised his hand to interrupt him.

Luo Wan said: "Arthur, I know you may want to say that your energy has been involved in too many things during this time. Such as murder and body robbery cases or pursuit cases on the high seas... But please forgive me. To put it bluntly, as a superintendent, your main job is to manage the area under your jurisdiction. If you cannot solve the security problem in Tower Hamlets, then no matter how much you do, it will be in vain.

Things like solving crimes are just the icing on the cake for Scotland Yard. It would be nice to be able to solve the case, but if it can't be solved, it's understandable that I still have the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Because everyone knows that according to the practice left over from the Sheriff's era, we usually hand over these difficult cases to professional burglars. Well... maybe they have changed their names now, and they are called detectives or something.

Arthur, you have to remember that you are a police officer, not a detective. If you are interested in that area, then I advise you to set up a detective agency or something, and don't hang out in Scotland Yard. It will not be good for your personal development or Scotland Yard's image evaluation in front of superior departments. . "

Having said this, Rowan looked at Arthur's poker-like expression that showed no emotion. He just smiled and pulled out a few more documents from the pile of documents at hand and threw them in front of Arthur.

"Arthur, when I say these things to you, it's not that I have any personal opinion against you. On the contrary, I have had a very pleasant time getting along with you during this period. I must admit that you have given Scotland Yard a lot of face." . However, you also understand that when working in the public sector of the government, sometimes it is not a good thing to show your face too much.

You also know that the Ministry of Home Affairs has given us a huge salary increase due to Scotland Yard, and we find it distasteful. The Treasury also feels that continuing to increase the security tax may cause dissatisfaction among parishes, and the Secretary of State also has a headache when preparing Scotland Yard's budget for next year.

Although I don't think this is your fault, after all you are doing everyone a favor and every police officer at Scotland Yard should thank you. But you know, sometimes, you still can't do things too radically, otherwise you will be like our Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington, who accidentally brought the Whigs out of power.

You see, perhaps because your reputation is too great, Viscount Palmerston and Viscount Melbourne, who are likely to take over as Home Secretary, have already written to me asking about you. "

Having said this, Rowan held his chin with his fingers crossed and leaned forward slightly, with a smile on his face: "Arthur, how do you think I should reply to them?"

Arthur glanced at the two letters placed on the table by Director Rowan. He took off his bowler hat and held it in his hand. He stared directly at Rowan with his eyes, and there was a lot of emotion on his face. Wipe a smile.

"How else can you reply? Just write that he is better than Charles Rowan."

Rowan's eyes gradually turned cold: "Arthur, what do you mean?"

"What a coincidence. I want to ask you this too." Arthur leaned back in his chair and put his hands on his raised knees: "Director Rowan, if you are sincerely discussing police work, you are completely No problem. But if it’s something else, I suggest we resolve it privately.”

Luo Wan lowered his head slightly, then suddenly raised his head, smoothed his hair and laughed: "Arthur, where do you get your confidence from?"

Arthur stood up and put on his hat again: "Sir, I don't have any confidence. You may not know me as a person. What I do depends not only on my confidence, but also on my mood. Otherwise, when I encountered the case of Little Adam, , you will not stand in the magistrate court. You are old and do not understand the thinking logic of young people.

I don’t want to be your enemy. If you feel that I have offended you in some way, you can talk to me directly. I am very willing to apologize to you and try to find a solution to the problem. However, you have chosen this method. Since you have already preset your position, I feel that the conflict between us cannot be resolved through negotiation or other methods. "

Director Rowan stood up slowly: "Arthur, do you want to be dismissed?"

Arthur just smiled and gently held the door handle of the office. A reddish light flashed in the corners of his eyes: "Sir, you forgot one thing. Whether I want to be dismissed or not depends not on you. I don't want to see things develop to this extent. So, sir, please hide it quietly. Only one of us can be left in the end. Next, let's see what happens in the end. Whoever wins."