In fact, the situation was even better than Roque expected, because the commandos undertook special tasks and were far more dangerous than ordinary patrol officers, so Roque's salary rose to fifteen pounds, and the house worth 150 pounds, Roque could buy it for ten months without eating or drinking.

A salary of fifteen pounds, even if it is placed in the United Kingdom, can be regarded as a high salary, this year the British middle class is 100 pounds, and those with an annual income of more than 100 pounds have entered the middle class.

The total number of commandos, including Henri Matilda and Roque, was sixteen, of whom twelve were Chinese and four Boers, and because of Roque's insistence, no Indians were selected.

In order to strengthen their firepower, the commandos were armed with rifles in addition to pistols, but unfortunately, the rifles that the commandos were equipped with were not the Martini Henry-style rifles that Roque was familiar with, but the latest in the British army, Lee Enfeld.

"The Lee Enfeld rifle was just installed in the army four years ago, this is the most advanced rifle in the world at present, 0.3-inch caliber, smokeless gunpowder, 10 rounds magazine, this gun was originally not provided to troops outside the homeland, but because of the war against the Boers, we had the opportunity to get it in advance, this is a special benefit for us by the director." Henry Matilda doesn't know how hard the director scolded the inspector in the office, and he hasn't felt the pressure yet, of course, even if there is pressure, Henry is not afraid, Henry is British, it's a big deal to pat his ass and go back to England.

"I heard from the inspector that the commandos were your idea, so give full play to your ingenuity, I can't find those Boers, since it's your proposal, then you are responsible for finding them out." Henry fully trusts Roque, although Roque doesn't want it much.

"I'm responsible?" Roque wasn't sure what Henry meant, was this a resignation?

"Yes, you are responsible, the two of us divide labor and cooperate, I am responsible for coordinating the work and supporting logistics, you are responsible for investigation and operation, the inspector trusts you very much, and I also trust you." Henry's expression was very sincere, but Roque just wanted to scold, what does it mean to coordinate work and support logistics? I do all the work together, and we will share the credit, it's not your fault that you can't solve the case, it's me who has betrayed your trust, right?

When the swear words came to his mouth, Roque forcibly swallowed it again, why did he jump up and down?

Isn't it just to gain the trust of the British, now that the opportunity has come, as long as those Boers are pulled out, Roque's future position will be unshakable.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you can't find those Boers, Roque has a way to deal with it, isn't there a popular joke on the Internet in the 21st century, that the special forces of several countries train together, and in order to compete who is the best, they hold a competition - put a rabbit into the forest, and whoever finds it in one day of the three troops is the strongest.

The special forces of a country immediately held a meeting to formulate a plan, and quickly launched a carpet search, but found nothing.

The special forces of the other country lined up outside the forest, holding a loudspeaker and shouting inside: Listen to the rabbits inside, you have been surrounded by us, hurry up and surrender yourself!

As a result, of course, nothing appeared.

The last special forces were not in a hurry at all, and it was not until dusk that the soldiers picked up the guys and walked lazily into the forest, and after a burst of animal screams, the special forces led a bear with a blue nose and swollen face and walked out, only to see the bear keep saying: "Stop fighting, I'm a rabbit." ”

No, no, you can't do this, it's not right, you have to learn to solve the problem in the right way.

"Okay, sir—" Roque began to make a condition.

"Call me Henry, we're on the same level now, and I'll call you Locke." Henry interrupted Roque's words, and it was up to Roque to solve the case, not from above.

"Okay Henry, I'll apply for funding for the case, let's get - £50 first." Roque asked for money first, not for embezzlement, but for work.

"What are you asking for?" Henry didn't think Roque wanted much, but he didn't understand why Roque wanted it.

"We must first obtain information, we must buy informants, we must not fool our mouths, we have to let people see the real money, and the informants will work hard." Roque didn't know how to deal with the police in the nineteenth century, but it was not for nothing that he had watched so many cop movies, at least more reliable than Henry's cluelessness.

"Haha, no problem, I'll apply right away, I know you have a way." Henry is not resistant to taking money to smash intelligence, as long as he can solve the case, he will make some money.

With this effort, Roque arranged for the commandos to go to the training ground to familiarize themselves with the weapons, leaving Anton alone.

"Locke, you-" Anton looked at Roque's gaze a little complicated, what Roque said to Anton a few days ago is still in his ears, Anton is still thinking about it, but he didn't expect Roque's movements to be so fast, and besides, it works so quickly.

"Got Anton, if you want, you can do it too, I'm just reminding you that the war will end soon, new police stations will be set up in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, many positions will be vacant, and opportunities will not be there forever." Roque still only reminds and does not force it, but if Anton misses this opportunity, then Roque will no longer talk nonsense, and you will never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep.

"I—I'm going to be naturalized tomorrow." Anton finally relented, the power of example is endless, obviously they are all doing the same job, others earn five pounds a month, and he earns 1.2 pounds a month, Roque earns a high salary because of his ability, and even Li De can now get a higher salary than Anton, which makes Anton really unacceptable.

It's still a good communication between the British, if Roque goes to apply for funding, then eighty percent will have to take a lot of trouble, Henry doesn't have this problem, Roque only needs 50 pounds, and Henry actually gets 100 back, which makes Roque finally feel the pressure.

The cost and harvest are equal, since the cost of the bureau is so sufficient, then there must be more to get, if Roque can't do it, then how much money the British have put down now, how miserable Roque's fate will be in the future.

It doesn't matter, the matter has come to this point, it's useless to worry, or hurry up and get down to business, Roque went to the training ground and called the two strongest Chinese policemen, and went out with Henry and called a two-wheeled carriage to go directly to the prison.

The two-wheeled carriage was the taxi of this era, and Roque's salary could not afford to hire a horse-drawn carriage before, and there were two kinds of charges, one according to distance, six pence per mile in the city and one shilling per mile in the suburbs, and the other was calculated by time, two shillings in an hour, and six pence every fifteen minutes after an hour.

Doesn't that sound familiar?

Yes, that's how amazing the 19th century was.