Chapter 4: No nonsense, just do it
To Rock's surprise, Kunale had not been to work these days. The reason was the same as Rock's: he was attacked and injured.
This made Rock even angrier. Kunale had just fled when the rioters started. What kind of injury had he sustained? Did he sprain his ankle while running away?
He couldn't run away even if he didn't go to work. Rock knew where Kunal lived. Kunal was not from Cape Town. Like Rock and other Chinese policemen, Kunal lived in a dormitory provided by the police station. Most of the time, foreign policemen like Rock stayed in the dormitory when they were not at work. Although Cape Town was a big city, foreign policemen like Rock only had meager salaries, so they did not belong to this city.
Since it is a dormitory, of course don't expect the conditions to be very good. The dormitory provided by the police station for Rock and others was a former barracks of the colonial army. Now the army is fighting in Ladysmith, so this place has become a dormitory.
In fact, the conditions are not bad. The military camp is right next to the port, and outside the gate is the boundless Atlantic Ocean. The famous Table Mountain can be seen in the distance. It can be said to be surrounded by mountains and water. However, Rock was not in the mood to appreciate these. He casually greeted the guard at the door and went straight back to the dormitory to find Kunale.
Yes, Kunale and Rock live in the same dormitory. Perhaps considering that the Chinese policemen's English is not good enough, the Cape Town Police Department assigns an Indian partner to every Chinese policeman. This is a good idea, but it is not fair to the Chinese policemen because most of them are not clear about the relationship between India and Britain, including Rock in the past, who believed that India and Britain were the same country. Therefore, in front of their Indian partners, the Chinese policemen are naturally inferior to them. As a result, almost all the dirty work is done by the Chinese policemen, and the Indian policemen are almost as leisurely as the white officers in the police station.
From a distance, Rock heard a loud noise in his dormitory. Needless to say, it was Kunal who was having a party with his compatriots. Although the foreign policemen had a meager salary, as policemen, they must have some shameful gray income. Coupled with the "romantic nature" of Indians, Kunal would have a party with his compatriots in the dormitory every now and then, which made the former Rock very annoyed.
"Bang!"
Rock didn't hesitate and kicked open the dormitory door. The noisy room immediately fell silent.
After a long time, Kunale squeezed out from the crowd and looked at Rock with surprise.
"Luo, are you feeling better now? I said I would go to see you in the next two days. It's great to see you." Kunale didn't feel any guilt at all. He looked at Rock with surprise and opened his arms to give him a hug.
Rock didn't hesitate and punched Kunal's hypocritical fat face hard.
"puff"
Rock didn't control the power of this punch, and the sound of the punch hitting flesh scared Rock. Kunale was like being hit by a running hippopotamus. His head instantly tilted back, his body spun in the air, and he fell to the ground without a sound. He was actually knocked unconscious by Rock's punch.
"Kunale——"
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Are you crazy?"
The Indian police officers in the room were in an uproar, shocked and angry, but they could obviously feel Rock's anger, or were shocked by Kunal's tragic condition, so they only verbally denounced Rock and did not take any further action.
"Shut up, you all know what Kunal did when we were attacked. Now take your things and leave my room, now." Rock was not polite. At this time, some Chinese policemen who were on duty were alarmed and automatically gathered behind Rock. If a fight really broke out, Rock was not afraid.
Of course everyone knows what Kunal did. No matter what group you are in, abandoning your companions and running away when in danger is an act of dishonor. If no one says anything, then everyone will keep their contempt for Kunal in their hearts. Now that Rock has directly torn his face off, those Indian policemen have no face to stand up for Kunal.
Of course, as compatriots, someone quickly checked Kunal's vital signs and confirmed that Kunal was not killed by Rock's punch. Then they carried Kunal to his bed. Then the Indian police left quickly. No one was willing to stay and bear Rock's anger.
Rock was no longer angry now. The punch just now had already vented most of his anger. As for the remaining anger, he would have plenty of opportunities to deal with Kunal in the future.
"Thanks, brothers. I'll pay for it later and we can all get together tonight." Rock bowed to the Chinese patrolman next to him. They used to be comrades-in-arms and are now colleagues. Their relationship is obviously deeper than that between Kunal and his compatriots.
"You're welcome. You're welcome." The one who was being polite was patrolman Anton. His previous military rank in the Chinese Battalion was also corporal. When he arrived in South Africa, Anton had to start from scratch just like Rock.
"I dare not, I dare not." The one who returned the salute was patrolman Luo Yi. Before joining the Huayong Battalion, he was a gangster in Tianjin. He accidentally killed someone in a busy city, so he had to join the army.
"Brothers, it's time to welcome Master Luo. Master Luo will surely have good fortune in the future after surviving a great disaster." The one who is giving face like this must be Li De. When he was in the Chinese Battalion, Li De was Rock's subordinate. After arriving in Cape Town, although Rock and Li De no longer had a subordinate relationship, Li De still respected Rock and regarded himself as Rock's younger brother.
If you don't come into contact with Indians, you probably won't understand how troublesome they are. Rock and his friends sometimes have dinner together, but they always do it on the premise of not affecting others. Indians don't have this awareness. They never consider whether they will affect others, and they like to eat some weird-tasting food. So even though those Indian police left, the smell in the room was still disgusting. Anton and Li De wanted to help Rock clean up the room, but Rock refused. Rock just opened the window for ventilation, then moved a chair and sat in front of the door waiting for Kunal to wake up. Cleaning the room was Kunal's job.
In fact, if you ignore his roommate Kunal, Rock's dormitory is still very good. It is a room of about 20 square meters with two large windows facing each other and glass in the window frames. The living facilities in the room are double, including beds, tables, cabinets, washbasins, kettles, etc. In the past, such a room would house a squad of colonial soldiers, but now it is only occupied by Rock and Kunal, and it is quite spacious.
Of course, the good things here are only relative to the conditions. Having an Indian roommate can make you feel like a garbage dump even if you live in a palace. During the time Rock has been in the hospital, it seems that Kunal has completely let himself go. Their tables are piled with debris, Rock's bed is covered with dirty clothes, and there is even a pile of vomit in the corner under the table. Rock really can't imagine how Kunal can be content in such an environment.
