Shadow of great britain

Before Arthur could walk into the main entrance of the police headquarters, a colleague who was also wearing a police uniform and holding a thick stack of documents stopped him first.

When the other party saw Arthur's face, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, looking as if he had been granted amnesty.

"Thank God, Arthur, you're finally here! If you're late, I won't be able to deal with those difficult juries and high-ranking magistrates. Hurry up, we're running out of time, let's talk as we go."

Arthur was pushed forward by him and said nonchalantly.

"Tony, you just lack some necessary self-confidence. The Magistrate Court is not a scary thing. All you have to do is read the prosecution materials in your hand to everyone. It's not that you don't know the words, so there is nothing to worry about. ?”

Tony said in frustration: "Arthur, it's not like you don't know that before I did this job, I was just a cobbler who repaired people's shoes. If it weren't for the fact that many people in our place were almost too poor to wear shoes, Maybe I will never come to London in my life.

Although I did know two characters, it was just a word. The highest education I received was the Sunday school I went to when I was a child, and the only book I read in full was the Bible.

How can a low-level person like me compare with a top student like you who has received a serious university education? "

Arthur comforted him in a good voice: "Tony, you are already better than many pastors. At least you have read the Bible in its entirety."

"Are you kidding me again." Tony asked: "By the way, let me ask you something, is the tuition fee of the University of London you attended expensive?"

Arthur raised his eyebrows: "You want to continue studying?"

Tony blushed and waved his hands repeatedly: "How dare I have such noble thoughts."

"Then why do you ask?"

Tony held it in for a long time before finally making up his mind to reveal the truth.

"That's probably what I will do in my life. But my child can't be like me. I have been beating myself in this mud pit for so many years just to make him suffer with me. He must go to school, and not only study, but also He has to go to college. Although he is not yet old yet, I must first help him prepare the money for school. Do you think this is true? "

When Arthur heard this, he patted Tony's shoulder with admiration: "Tony, I didn't expect you to be such a responsible father. It would be great if you could show such courage while on duty. "

When Tony heard this, his already red face felt so hot.

"Arthur, I really didn't mean to leave you alone in an alley last time. The group of people had hammers and knives. Even if I stayed, I wouldn't be of much use. The reason why I ran away was because Go back and call for reinforcements."

"It doesn't matter, I have forgiven you." Arthur patted the police officer's knife on his waist: "At least since that time, the superiors are finally willing to issue us some decent weapons."

"But then again, Arthur, how did you escape that time?"

Arthur glanced at Agares, who was sulking at the side, and said: "Don't worry about it, I always have my own way. Next time something like this happens, should you run or run?" You’re already a father, don’t make fun of your family.”

Tony was so ashamed that he sneered: "Actually, I'm still far from being a father. I just recently planned to get married. I have already submitted the marriage application. As long as the higher-ups approve it, I can officially get married."

Arthur couldn't help but frowned: "What are they doing? Why do police officers have to approve marriages?

They are not allowed to drink, grow beards, gamble, go into debt, have any bad habits, be disheveled, have any disgraceful behavior, or even have a mentally ill person in their family.

For individual police officers, they must have appropriate religious beliefs and certain cultural qualities. They are strictly prohibited from doing business in private and raising poultry or even pets.

In any public place, even during off-duty hours, we must consciously participate and have the courage to maintain public order, and shoulder all responsibilities for maintaining social ethics.

What's even more ridiculous is that they are only willing to offer such a person twelve shillings a week.

That's all, now they are starting to worry about marriage, why don't they just give us a wife? This way they can monitor me 24 hours a day. "

When Tony heard Arthur pouring out his bitterness, he also empathized and echoed: "Come on, Arthur, your wife can't monitor you for 24 hours. Have you forgotten? We have to be on duty for 14 hours every day, no luck If you do well, you will have to be scolded by the superiors for another hour or two. As for your wife? She can monitor you for an average of eight hours a day, which is good."

When Tony said this, he sighed helplessly: "But it's useless to complain about this. By the way, you haven't told me how much the tuition fees at London University are."

Arthur took a breath and replied: "Twenty-three pounds and six shillings for one academic year."

"Hiss..." Tony took a breath: "This is really expensive. I only earn more than thirty pounds a year, and I have to spend more than half of it to send my children to school. It seems that I have to save money early."

"It's already very cheap. You probably haven't asked about the tuition fees at the four major law firms in London."

"How much does it cost there?"

Arthur raised three fingers at him: "This number, one year."

"Thirty pounds?" Tony frowned and gritted his teeth and said, "My salary should increase again. If I work hard, I might be able to squeeze it out for him. Lawyer? Little Tony lawyer? This is a good profession, better than him Dad must be much stronger."

Just when Tony fell into endless reverie, Arthur poured cold water on him.

"Thirty pounds? Tony, what do you think? Three hundred pounds."

When Tony heard this number, his eyes felt dizzy: "They just want to kill me. I may not be able to save his tuition in this life."

"It doesn't matter if you can't save money. That place is not meant for ordinary citizens like us. Most of the people who study there are the children of bankers, factory owners, or nobles."

"Don't they usually go to Oxford or Cambridge?"

"Well, that's true. But there are always people who want a change of taste, right? Just like you are used to eating potatoes, and occasionally you want to get some bread to accompany the oil residue."

"Just changing the taste will cost an extra three hundred pounds a year?"

Tony looked at the gray sky and felt that his future was gloomy.

"Arthur, why are you telling me this? If I didn't know, I might still feel that life was easier. Now I feel like I can't live anymore. Arthur, if you do this, you will go to hell."

"Hell?" Arthur showed a rare smile: "Tony, I'm sorry to say this, but you and I are already here."