Shadow of great britain

The Metropolitan Police, 4 Whitehall Street, Westminster, London.

In the bright conference hall, Scotland Yard's regular Monday police meeting is being held.

Due to the collapse of the Tory cabinet, protest marches across London have shown a significant decline recently, allowing Scotland Yard's stretched police force to be reinvested in the maintenance of daily order.

With the workload greatly reduced, Director Rowan seemed to be in a good mood. This British Army colonel, who had always been unsmiling, had a hearty smile on his face today that was incompatible with his serious face.

Of course, just a reduction in workload would not be enough to make him so happy.

Most importantly, he had been in contact with the new Home Secretary, Viscount Melbourne, through the introduction of Viscount Palmerston, and received approval from him.

From today, he will officially retire from the British Army and move from his position as Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to a permanent establishment.

Although in the eyes of those upper-class aristocratic children, the director of the Metropolitan Police Department is not a good job. Compared with those cabinet affairs officers, although this position holds a little power, it is a hard job with more work, more responsibilities, and less salary.

But for a person like Luo Wan who climbed up from an ordinary businessman's family step by step, he has been able to achieve success after working hard in the army for so many years.

But what made Rowan even more happy was that the Ministry of Internal Affairs agreed without hesitation to transfer Arthur to the Criminal Investigation Department.

Maybe it's because the people at the Ministry of Internal Affairs have also seen Arthur feeling uncomfortable for a long time, or maybe they really think Arthur is a talented person in criminal investigation out of public conscience, but no matter what others think, Luo Wan has achieved his goal. Purpose.

According to his plan, Arthur was first put on the bench in the Criminal Investigation Department for a few years. Anyway, there were only a few so-called major cases every year. Even if they did happen, it would be a matter of handing them over to the Criminal Investigation Department for supervision. It's up to him.

As long as Arthur is left idle for a period of time, until everyone forgets about the best police officer in Great Britain, he will have many ways to slowly torment his opponents.

The superintendents present listened to Luo Wan read out several resolutions that had just been issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs one after another, and their eyes gradually became strange when they observed Arthur and Luo Wan.

Although the twenty-year-old young man still maintained his composure, but in everyone's opinion, this promising young man's career at Scotland Yard was probably about to come to an end.

Taking advantage of the break in the meeting, when Director Rowan and Deputy Director Sir Mayne left the meeting, the spirit of gossip among the superintendents was instantly ignited.

The sound of whispers spread throughout the conference hall.

"Criminal Investigation Department?"

"A department with four people in total?"

"Isn't this playing tricks on people?"

"Did the young man offend Director Luo Wan? Or did he offend an important person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Amidst the discussion among the superintendents, several superintendents who had fought alongside Arthur in Hyde Park could not sit still.

They are all old subordinates of the Duke of Wellington, and have experienced the Peninsular War and Waterloo together.

Although they didn't have much of a friendship with Arthur, they didn't intend to sit back and watch their colleagues point fingers at Arthur, who was half of them.

Superintendent Davis Lee knocked on the table: "Everyone, the meeting is not over yet. If you have any questions, can we talk after the meeting?"

Superintendent Marcelin, who was blind in one eye, also leaned on his chair and echoed: "Have you forgotten how Clemens died? Don't talk too much. We are just police, don't get involved in other things. The most important thing is It’s about being yourself.”

Superintendent Michel, who was leaning on a chair and covering his eyes with his hat, also raised the brim of his hat and said: "If you continue to discuss it, you will violate the internal regulations of adhering to political neutrality. Although Sir Peel went down, he Please remember the rules set down."

Several superintendents talk a lot about staying neutral, but if you pull anyone over, you can tell that they are actually being shady.

As direct descendants of the Duke of Wellington, these superintendents who had been recruited to Scotland Yard by Sir Peel as the backbone of the police force saw Arthur being suppressed, and it was inevitable that they would feel sad.

Even the person involved, Arthur, didn't say anything. They had already spoken first to help Arthur push back these noisy comments.

When the other superintendents saw these veterans speaking, they could only sneer and shut their mouths silently.

Sitting next to Arthur, Superintendent Moseley, who was the oldest and had followed the Duke of Wellington the longest, retired from the 5th Royal Guards Infantry Regiment 'Wellington Guards', nudged Arthur with his elbow. Se.

The taciturn old man comforted: "Arthur, it's no big deal, it's just a small setback. Rowan is almost fifty years old this year, and he can't stay in Scotland Yard forever. Sooner or later, he has to leave. Get out of here. And you, you are so young, you can beat him to death even if you have to endure it. Sooner or later, the position of director will have to sit under your butt, so there is no need to worry. "

Superintendent Mosley thought that Arthur was silent because he was in a bad mood, but in fact, although Arthur was not in a good mood, he did not feel like the sky was falling.

There was more doubt in his heart, because after thinking about it all night, he still couldn't figure it out - who the hell is messing with me?

He has already met with Viscount Melbourne.

Mrs. Cowper also had a favorable impression of him.

Arthur even had a chat with the new Foreign Secretary Palmerston.

But when he turned around, he received the news that he had been transferred. Could it be that Viscount Melbourne had deceived Rowan with his sweet words, making him think that this criminal investigation department was really a dangerous place?

Or maybe there is someone else behind Rowan, and this person is also capable of exerting huge influence on Viscount Melbourne, so that the lazy new Home Secretary has to take time out of his busy schedule to hammer him, the little man of Scotland Yard. police.

Arthur thought about it and found that the one who has this kind of energy in the whole of Britain is either the newly crowned King, His Majesty William IV, or the newly elected Prime Minister, Earl Charles Grey.

But Arthur couldn't think of a time when he had offended these two big shots.

He has no connection at all with Earl Gray. As for William IV, the former marshal of the Royal Navy, if there is anything that Arthur hates, it is that he gave away the secret relationship between the Royal Navy, goats and fishes. Revealed?

But even if the king hates this, doesn't he have to deal with Mr. Elder Carter first?

He is obviously the key person who leaked the secret!

While Arthur was deep in thought, the door of the conference hall was pushed open. Director Luowan, who had finished his break, smoothed his hair and walked past Arthur with light steps.

He caught a glimpse of Arthur's expressionless face from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but stop, put his arm on his shoulder and whispered.

"Arthur, what did you tell me last time? Let me hide quietly? Only one of us can stay? You young people always have such extreme ideas. At this point, you Far less fair than us middle-aged people with rich experience.

You see, if I were to handle it, if you stayed, I would stay too. I use my expertise to lead Scotland Yard. You also use your strengths to dispatch criminal investigation units.

Knowing people well is a big skill, but you don't need to thank me. After all, everything is for the public interest. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that your job as the Temporary Bureau of Survey and Statistics in London can also be put aside.

I just went to consult the Viscount of Melbourne this morning. His Excellency Melbourne also believes that it is better to leave work such as surveying and mapping of urban areas to specialized talents.

Scotland Yard's police resources are very tight, so under reasonable circumstances, priority should be given to regional security governance. "

Luo Wan looked at Arthur's glowing red eyes and felt that he couldn't help but feel proud. He wanted to share how he demoted LPS to be useless in front of Viscount Melbourne, but in this kind of public place, That would be too shameful.

After all, from today on, he is the official commander of Scotland Yard, and he still has to try to maintain his dignity in front of his subordinates.

He patted Arthur on the shoulder and said seriously: "Arthur, although the criminal investigation department has just been established, it is an important department. From now on, all major cases in London will have to rely on you. Scotland There are talents like you in the market, so why spend a lot of money to hire special robbers every year? We have to make good use of your talents.

The reason for banning LPS is precisely so that you can focus more on criminal investigation. Only in this way can your talents be used in the most valuable areas. Viscount Melbourne also asked me about your work experience today. He also asked me to tell you not to worry too much about job changes. This is just a change on the technical level. Your efforts are visible to the public, and your future There is also reuse. "

As soon as Luo Wan finished speaking, the smile on his face could no longer be held back. He suddenly laughed twice, but soon covered his mouth with one hand and apologized: "Sorry, Ya Se, you know, I have absolutely no objections to you, otherwise I wouldn’t recommend you to Viscount Melbourne as the head of the Criminal Investigation Department. Do you think I’m right?”

When Arthur heard this, he didn't say much. Instead, he picked up the hat on the table and put it on his head, looking down at the other person with his eyes that were half as high as Rowan's head.

Rowan's eyes narrowed slightly: "What? Arthur, do you want to salute me?"

After hearing this, Arthur just smiled slightly: "Sir, are you sure you are really hiding? You are standing right in front of me."

When Luo Wan heard this, he immediately thought of the 1V17 boarding master in front of him who was still unscathed.

He couldn't help but take a step back.

Superintendent Mosley on the side saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Arthur: "Let's continue the meeting."

Then, he leaned next to Arthur and whispered: "Don't be fooled, Rowan did this on purpose. If you take action today, you will have to pack up and leave in the afternoon."

Arthur nodded slightly: "Thank you, Superintendent Mosley. However, you don't understand the thinking logic of young people. I almost went to America to fight for my reputation."

After saying this, he took off the white glove on his right hand and prepared to throw it at Luo Wan's feet.

But before he could throw out his gloves, a familiar gentle voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Arthur, long time no see. Since graduation, are you still studying law?"