Chapter 31 Talents are Everywhere
No one knows how Sharma reported to Austin Pence, or what went on in Austin Pence's office.
When Rock and Anton arrived at the police station, they received a sudden news that Sharma was sent to Robben Island as a prison guard .
Robben Island!
Even the Chinese police who are least concerned about current affairs now know what a terrifying hell Robben Island is. Sharma was exiled to Robben Island and he will probably never be able to return to the mainland in his lifetime. Even if he comes back, don't even think about appearing in front of the British. Don't forget that there are still lepers on Robben Island. God knows whether Sharma will be infected.
"Locke, if I hadn't read your file, I would have suspected that you were the inspector's illegitimate son." The only person who could tease Rocke so casually now was Henry.
If they didn't know the ins and outs of this incident, many people would probably doubt the relationship between Rock and Austin Pence.
Otherwise, as a British citizen, Austin Pence seems to have no reason to defend Rock so much.
In fact, Sharma is right. Indians are the most loyal dogs under the British. In terms of the level of trust, the British obviously trust Indians more in the Cape Town Police Department. This is not simply because the number of Indian police officers is far higher than that of Chinese police officers. Indian police officers may not be capable, but their loyalty is not a problem.
Rock responded to Henry's teasing with a roll of his eyes. How blind must one have to be to think that?
"I know that idiot Sharma was going to laugh his ass off when he was about to expose you, but you're a really good person. You 're willing to use 500 pounds to bribe Sharma. Roy, are you brothers? According to the tradition of the Qing Dynasty, your surnames are the same." Henry had some understanding of the Chinese. At least he knew that the Chinese surname comes before their given name. Many foreigners use surnames instead of given names when addressing the Chinese.
The reason why Sharma fell into the trap easily was probably based on this reason. If it were not for the important relationship between Rock and Luo Yi, Rock would probably not be willing to use 500 pounds to bribe Sharma. In this era, 500 pounds is not a small amount of money. Even in the center of London, 500 pounds can buy a nice house.
"No, we are not brothers, but Roy is my subordinate, so I have to be responsible for Roy. After all, what Roy did was not an unforgivable mistake. He was just too greedy for money, and did not choose the right way to obtain wealth." Rock spoke righteously, and his words revealed the care of an elder brother like a father.
"Then you are really rare. Roy and his men are very lucky to be your subordinates." Henry's words finally stopped teasing, and he also had some inexplicable respect for Rock .
If this is how he treats his subordinates, he will certainly not be much worse in treating his superiors. It's a question of character. Putting aside Rock and Henry's identities, most people should feel at ease being friends with such people.
"Although I can understand your feelings, and I can understand Roy and the others' greed for money, but Roy and the others made a mistake and they have to pay the price. They have two choices. The first is to take off their police uniforms and be sent back to Qing. The second is to choose to accept flogging. It's not too much, but not too little either, ten lashes each." Henry gave Rock the choice, but Rock didn't want to make the decision for Roy and the others.
"Master Luo, I'm grateful for your kindness. From now on, I will do whatever you tell me to do. If I say no, I will die a miserable death." Luo gave the choice to Rock.
After all, Luo Yi and his friends were police officers. After being taken back to the police station by Sharma, they were locked in a separate room. Sharma arranged for an Indian policeman to guard them.
After Sharma was exiled to Robben Island in the morning, the guard was replaced by Li De. Now Luo Yi already knew what Rock had done for them. For Luo Yi and others, Rock was a rebirth.
This is not an exaggeration. When Rock was trying to find a way to solve this problem, he did not expect that this matter would have such a great impact on Luo Yi and the others. Rock can regard money as dirt because he knows that 500 pounds is not an unattainable number for Rock. Now Rock has a way to earn 500 pounds, and in the future Rock can earn countless 500 pounds, so Rock will not hesitate to take out 500 pounds to rescue people.
Yes, if Sharma had agreed to Rock's plan last night, Rock would have used the 500 pounds to settle the matter without hesitation. The reason was the same as above, the 500 pounds did not cost Rock's life.
But it was different for Luo Yi and the others. After Luo Yi became a citizen, if he did not get promoted, 500 pounds would be about eight years of Luo Yi's salary. The relationship between Rock and Luo Yi was not to the point . In fact, Luo Yi had never felt this level of attention in his twenty years of life. So after knowing that Rock was willing to use 500 pounds to help Luo Yi and the others get rid of the crime, the gratitude in Luo Yi's heart really could not be summed up by 500 pounds.
"Okay, caning. If possible, captain, I would like to carry out the caning." Rock chose caning instead of Luo Yi and the others.
"Locke, if you want to show favoritism, you have to think it through. Although the inspector will not show up, he will definitely pay attention to this matter." Henry reminded Rock not to think about doing anything. If he chooses flogging, it will be a solid flogging and it will not be possible to just get away with it.
"Don't worry Henry, I won't be partial. You are right, they should be punished." Rock would definitely be partial, but he couldn't hand it over to others to carry out the execution.
The whip used for flogging is the same kind of cowhide whip with barbs used in the interrogation room. If someone is beaten with this whip, they can be beaten to death if they are a bit cruel. Rock cannot hand it over to other people to carry out the execution. If Luo Yi and his men fall into the hands of the Indians, they might be half dead after ten lashes. It would be better for Rock to do it himself. As long as he doesn't hit the vital parts, he can rest for a while and be a brave man again.
The execution took place in the yard of the police station. It was a public execution and there was almost no possibility of favoritism. When Luo Yi and others were brought to the yard, Rock noticed that the window of Austin Pence's office was open. Although Austin Pence was not standing in front of the window, Rock knew that Austin Pence was indeed paying attention to this matter.
"Locke, let's let Martin come. Martin's family used to be a government official, and they have a profound family background in learning. They can inflict as much damage as you want." Anton gave Rock a good news.
It turns out that there are talented people everywhere. Rock immediately handed the whip to Martin. Compared with Rock, this guy is a professional.
