Shadow of great britain

Arthur gave up his seat to Tony and Tom, and he led Elder to sit at the next table.

When Elder heard Arthur mention the subsidy just now, he remembered the business Arthur had discussed with him before.

He asked: "Didn't you say before that you wanted me to draw a map? What form of map do you want?"

Arthur said: "Actually, it's not about drawing a map. Didn't the information you just provided me also say that very few people have seen Fred's true face?

And every time there are few witnesses to a crime, it becomes difficult for the police to draw an accurate portrait of the offender based on the information provided by the victim.

So, I plan to launch a new criminal investigation technology. "

"Brand new technology?"

Elder thought about it for a long time and still couldn't figure out what Arthur wanted to do. He asked, "Just tell me straight, what do you want me to draw?"

Arthur said: "I hope to divide a person's face into nine areas, and then I will find a hundred people with different appearance characteristics, and you will draw portraits of these nine areas based on their appearances. A total of nine areas will be completed. Hundreds of different paintings.

In this case, in the future we can provide samples from nine areas for the victim to select, and finally form a portrait that is closest to the criminal, that is, simulation portrait technology. "

When Elder heard this, his jaw almost dropped.

"Arthur!"

"What's wrong?" Arthur took a sip of tea.

He exclaimed: "This is really a genius idea! You are indeed born to be a police officer!"

Arthur raised his eyebrows and asked, "So, you agree?"

"But I can't draw!"

Elder said sheepishly: "I am learning to draw sea charts. If you ask me to draw maps, I can make do with it. But if it is to draw portraits, I really don't have the skills."

When Arthur heard this, he was also troubled: "This is not easy to handle. Apart from you, I don't know anyone else who can draw pictures..."

Seeing his good friend so worried, Elder turned around and said, "Although I don't know how to do it, I know where to find people who do. And not only do those people know how to paint, they can also paint very well, and the price should be relatively cheap. "

"Is there such a good place?"

Elder nodded and said: "Of course! Just look for it at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts next to Trafalgar Square!"

"Are you kidding me? There are world-famous painters at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. One of their paintings can cover the annual office expenses of the Greenwich Police District.

Elder, don't you be so vindictive? Didn't I just make a few jokes? If you do this, I will really put you in jail. "

"what!"

Elder said: "I'm not asking you to find the professors there. Although those professors are full, the apprentices who study painting with them are all hungry.

I once visited with my uncle, and many of the apprentices there were children from poor families. A simple sketch of a portrait like the one you requested could be completed in ten days and a half.

If you offer them a similar price, there will definitely be a lot of people rushing to do it. "

Arthur originally thought that Elder was just making up nonsense, but after hearing what he said, it seemed to be somewhat feasible.

He asked: "You shouldn't be able to enter that place casually, right? How should I sneak in?"

"No need to mess around." Elder patted his chest and said confidently: "Whenever you have nothing to do, go and walk around Trafalgar Square in the evening. Many poor painters selling paintings there studied painting at the Royal Academy of Art. Just pick anyone you like and ask."

As soon as Elder finished speaking, Darwin, who was lecturing Tony and Tom next to him, also spoke.

"Arthur, talking about this. I think what you want to master should not only be medical knowledge, but also chemistry and pharmacology knowledge.

Although I can teach you a little bit about this, I can’t figure out many of the new advances in recent years.

If you want more advanced knowledge, try attending lectures given by the Royal Society at Greysham College.

The top scientists in Great Britain are gathered there, and the latest results are released almost every month. It will definitely be beneficial for you to listen to them. "

Arthur asked curiously: "Lectures at the Royal Society? Are their admission tickets expensive?"

Darwin shook his head: "Nothing is more expensive than a ticket to the Royal Theater. And whether the lecture tickets are expensive or not depends on how you look at this issue.

For only one shilling, you can listen to the most advanced scientific knowledge, which in my opinion is actually a very good deal. "

At first, Arthur thought that the fee for this kind of lecture was calculated in pounds, but he didn't expect that it only cost one shilling.

As Darwin said, the cost of going to the Theater Royal to see a play is enough to attend dozens of lectures.

This is simply too cheap.

He quickly asked: "Then when are these lectures usually held?"

Darwin replied: "I can't say for sure, but generally speaking, it is held relatively frequently. Because in addition to receiving donations, the Royal Society's scientific research funds mainly come from the income from scientific lectures.

For example, these days, because the Royal Society is strapped for cash, there are lectures there every day.

But if you want to attend, it's best to book tickets in advance, because tickets for scientific research lectures are very popular among middle-class and upper-class ladies.

You may not know it, but Royal Society scientists have become as popular as artists thanks to their frequent technological breakthroughs that have made headlines in recent years. "

As soon as Darwin finished speaking, Arthur thought about the memory of going to the theater with Elder that day and being squeezed into pieces by the crowd of people who were fans of Paganini.

Just as he was about to retreat, his good brother Elder spoke again.

"Arthur, if you want to go, I can get some tickets."

"Can you get it?"

Arthur looked Elder up and down: "Don't you call yourself a scientific insulator? When did you become keen on listening to science lectures?"

Elder said: "I am not interested in science, but my cousin is different! Didn't you hear what Charles said? It is fashionable to attend science lectures now.

My cousin likes to follow this kind of fashion. Whether it is a complicated pleated skirt or a high-end French perfume, or even a slovenly scientist, she likes anything related to fashion.

If you want to go, when I went to my uncle's house for dinner, I quietly took two tickets from my cousin and left. If I remember correctly, she bought more than one season ticket, and sometimes she also liked to take her best friends with her. "

Arthur was surprised: "Is your cousin so rich?"

Elder said proudly: "Of course! Have you forgotten what I told you before? Some Royal Navy captains earned three to four hundred thousand pounds of property after fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.

Although my uncle only became a fifth-level captain in the late Napoleonic wars, he still captured two French navy warships. In addition to the spoils he shared when he was first mate, he still got 100,000 pounds. from.

My uncle is stationed in the Ionian Islands and Malta with the Mediterranean Fleet all year round, and he usually can't take care of my cousin. So doesn't he have to leave everything to her? "