When the first child boarded the Xuanwu, Joseph Quiller finally met Roque again in Ade's office.

"Hello Mr. Quyler—" Roque ignored Joseph Queller's angry gaze and greeted him with composure.

"Minister Locke, I'm not good, I'm not good." Joseph Quiller was angry, if the previous rebellion was still under control, then now the situation in the Congo Free State is completely out of control, and Belgium has issued a mobilization order, calling on the Belgians to arm themselves to defend the Congo Free State, but there are few responders in Belgium.

Can't blame the Belgians for being selfish, the Congo Free State was originally the private domain of Leopold II, and now although it is under the jurisdiction of the Belgian government, it still has nothing to do with ordinary Belgians, and the vast majority of ordinary Belgians have not benefited from the Congo Free State, so they really don't care about the rebellion in the Congo Free State, and many Belgians don't even know the location of the Congo Free State.

"I understand, if there is smoke in Nyasaland, then I will not be in a good mood." Roque doesn't care about Joseph Queller's mood, he won't die if he doesn't die, but unfortunately many people don't understand this truth.

"Joseph, calm down, anger doesn't solve anything." Ade is also very helpless, this is not an attitude of begging for mercy.

No matter how angry Joseph Quiller may be, the reality now is that if the Belgian government does not give Roque a satisfactory answer, then the Belgian government may really lose the Congo Free State, just like Portuguese East Africa did before.

Ade really can't figure it out, it's obvious facts, but why some people just can't accept it.

In fact, it is understandable, after all, the rebellion did not take place in southern Africa, and of course Ade is not worried, as Roque said, if the rebellion is in Nyasaland, then Roque's mood will also be very bad.

"Minister Locke, even it takes time to track down the killer." Joseph Quyler took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"It doesn't matter, the Chinese shopkeeper who was killed in Antwerp is a Belgian, and it has nothing to do with me, so don't mention this matter again." Roque is not entangled, the sorrow of the small country and the widow is here, once the colony is unstable, it can only be put into diplomatic efforts, if it is replaced by Britain, the Boer War will not be long over.

"Minister Locke, you are also involved in the Berlin Conference—" Joseph Quiller said again.

"At the time of the Berlin Conference, Southern Africa had not yet been established." Roque doesn't care, the Berlin Conference is already a matter of the last century, and it can't be said for a lifetime.

"Isn't Southern Africa part of the United Kingdom?" Joseph Queller thought he had caught Roque's pain point.

"Yes—"

"Then why did you sabotage the Berlin resolution?"

"We didn't-" Roque was right, this question cannot be ambiguous, and southern Africa did not send troops to the Congo Free State, and the rebellion in the Congo Free State is a problem of the Belgians themselves, and it has nothing to do with southern Africa.

It was only then that Joseph Quiller finally realized the seriousness of the problem, and that the current practice in southern Africa was different from the colonial behavior of all previous countries, and Joseph Quiller knew that Roque must have something to do with the rebellion in the Congo Free State, but he could not blame Roque.

All the starting points of the accusations are based on the premise of Roque's involvement in the Congo Free State, and the problem is that Joseph Quiller has no evidence, so all the starting points are actually untenable.

"Minister Locke, I have to say that you have done a terrible example that will lead to the destruction of all the systems of civilization that we have established for hundreds of years—" Joseph Quiller was still trying.

"No, it is only the Congo Free State that has been destroyed, Mr. Quiller, I know that you cannot accept this reality, but in fact you are also very clear that the wheel of history is irreversible, the Portuguese rule in East Africa has ended, the Dutch colonial rule in the East Indies has also collapsed, the rebellion in the Congo Free State, if it happened in Southern Africa, then I can guarantee that it will be completely quelled within a week, strength is the only guarantee of safeguarding national interests, not the decision of a certain meeting, Of course, we in southern Africa recognized the validity of the Berlin Conference, and now the problem is that the Africans in the Congo Free State do not recognize it, so what you have to do is to find a way to convince those Africans to continue to accept your rule, instead of waiting for me in the Ministry of Defense every day. "Roque really doesn't recommend Joseph Quiller to do this useless work again, and Natal has also rebelled, and Roque himself put it down, so Roque has a lot to say on this issue.

Joseph Quiller was devastated when he left, and he felt dozens of years old in an instant.

Roque didn't care, Ade looked at Joseph Queller's back with complicated eyes.

Roque was right, the last era was indeed over.

"We offended Joseph Quiller miserably this time-" Ade actually didn't feel much sympathy, the decision of the Berlin Conference was indeed unreasonable, and Britain, France, the United States and Germany had long coveted the Congo Free State, Portugal, East and West Africa, but it was a pity that no one had ever used this method before Roque, and in this sense, Roque was indeed a genius.

"What does it matter, at most we don't buy Belgian chocolate." Roque doesn't care, compared with chocolate, Southern Africa and Belgium are at odds, which may have a certain impact on the cooperation between the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group and FN Company, but the impact will not be too great, although Roque is not a firearms designer, but Roque knows the development trend of weapons, which is the biggest reliance of the Nyasaland Military Industrial Group.

"Ha, I wish you a Merry Christmas in advance, and say hello to Phyllis and the children for me." Ade is now glad that Roque is a Southern African.

There is a question that is very scary, if Roque had not come to southern Africa, then there would not be so many Chinese in southern Africa, and then southern Africa would have to rely on African labor as before, let alone the current industrial situation, or become the source of raw materials in Britain.

In the unlikely event that southern Africa had suffered the same rebellion as the Congo Free State, perhaps with British assistance, the situation in southern Africa would have been maintained, but it would have been a world of difference.

Leaving the Palace of Justice, the church square is lit up with lights, and the atmosphere is full of festivity.

Christmas is actually not far from the Chinese New Year, in Cape Town there will be occasional snow in winter, Pretoria is no snow all year round, January is the hottest every year, July is the coolest, but it is not to the extent of cold, so it is difficult to find the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year in southern Africa, some Chinese simply mix Christmas and Lunar New Year, white people celebrate Christmas, Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year, and the atmosphere is also harmonious.

So now Pretoria is very magical, many people on the street are wearing Santa hats, Santa Claus is pasted on the shop windows, and many families have New Year's pictures on their doors, no need to ask, this must be a Chinese family.

In the whole of Pretoria, the number of Chinese and white people is almost half and half, but the farms around Pretoria are dominated by Chinese farmers, and at least 80 percent of the farms are owned by Chinese farmers.

"Sir, are you going home now?" Angel asks Roque for his arrangement.

"Return, what are your arrangements for the evening?" Roque cares about Angel, Barton's home is in Pretoria, he can go home for Christmas Eve, Angel's home is in Little Rock, although Anton bought a house for Angel in Pretoria, but only one person in the family is too lonely.

"I made an appointment with a few classmates from the University of Nyasaland to get together in the evening." Angel has an arrangement, and her life is very colorful.

Roque did not interfere in the lives of young people, and did not forget to remind Angel to drink less.

On Christmas Eve, the church square is very lively, many citizens are walking in the square, and there are also many people in front of the Palace of Justice.

Roque's current car, like Ade, was converted from an armored command vehicle used by the army, and the space in the compartment was very large, and Angel, Barton, and Zack all had their own positions.

As the armored command vehicle drove out of the underground parking lot, a pedestrian near the exit suddenly threw something at the armored command vehicle.

The driver discovered the situation as soon as possible, and then directly stepped on the accelerator to the end, and the armored command vehicle drove more than ten meters before hearing an explosion from behind.

"What's going on with Nima?" While Angel was still looking back, Barton had already drawn his pistol.

"Let's go back to the Ministry of Defense-" Roque has a headache, a country like Southern Africa, this kind of thing is really impossible to prevent.

The armored car did not stop at the scene, returned directly to the Ministry of Defense, and returned to the office, Roque first called home, but did not say that someone threw bombs, only that he would have to work overtime.

"The police arrested a total of three people at the scene, the details are not clear, and the police station is interrogating." Angel didn't panic much, working around someone like Roque, this kind of thing was normal.

Roque made a second call directly to Xia Jiu, and Brad's control over the country was still not enough.

"I'm sorry Lord, we're looking after-" Xia Jiu felt very guilty, Brad's main scope of work was in Nyasaland, and on the Pretoria side, Brad didn't have enough manpower.

As soon as he put down the phone, Ade's call came again.

"Locke, is it necessary to control all the Belgians in southern Africa?" Ade is ruthless, this is actually a normal operation, and it is the same in every country in the world.

However, for southern Africa, it is still a bit unreasonable to really control the Belgians in southern Africa, after all, southern Africa and Belgium are not at war.

"There's no need, let's wait for the results of the interrogation." Roque is not in a hurry, there are many enemies in southern Africa, and he can't lock everyone up except the British and Chinese.