The gold mine that has stopped running is not unattended, after all, the gold is in the mine, and it will not run on its own with long legs, but because of the outbreak of war, there are no security guards and guards in the mine, so there are not too many people who take the opportunity to steal gold, and when Roque and Nelson Holt entered the Leopold gold mine, Martin had already taken the commandos who arrived in advance to catch a long line.

In the Qing Kingdom, Martin is definitely a cool official, and this guy is also a family student, no matter where those gold thieves hide the gold on their bodies, Martin can easily find out.

So, a small pile of gold soon piled up on the ground, including golden sands and large pieces of dog's head gold.

There is no doubt that the Leopold Gold Mine is a bonanza.

"Cool, today's harvest is really not small!" Nelson Holt whistled very loudly, and the little old man was very disrespectful at this time.

"Head, what about these thieves?" Martin trotted all the way over to ask for instructions.

It seems that the Leopold gold mine is really big, Martin and the others have only been working for a while, and they have already caught more than a hundred gold diggers who steal gold, some of them are white, some are Zulu, and even a few yellow-skinned gold diggers, and I don't know if they are Chinese or Southeast Asian.

Now the commandos are still searching, and there are still people hiding in the gold mines, but they can't escape the pursuit of the commandos, who are carrying hounds.

Unlike the gold diggers in the concept of ordinary people, most of these gold diggers are unclothed, their faces are yellow and thin, their expressions are frightened, their bodies are trembling, and they don't know what fate will come.

In fact, it is not unaware that according to the tradition of Johannesburg, if you find unowned gold mines, then you can apply for mineral ownership and then organize the mining of gold.

But if it's poaching, then sorry, it's against the interests of all the mine owners in Johannesburg, so if you catch a gold digger stealing gold, you will be hanged alive, no matter how much they collect.

After the hanging, the family members were not allowed to collect the body, because they had to set an example.

"What do you say?" Roque asked Nelson Holt.

"You're the Inspector—" Nelson Holt said cleanly.

"Forget it, they're all poor people." If it weren't for those yellow-skinned gold diggers, maybe Roque would have followed the tradition, and now, although Roque is not sure if those gold diggers are Chinese, Roque will not take that risk.

"It's a gentleman's way!" Nelson Holt smiled, and it was clear that Nelson Holt didn't like to kill people casually either.

Just kidding, don't think that colonists like to kill people casually, the British colony is so big, people are needed everywhere, Nelson Holt is not a mine owner, and those gold diggers have not infringed on Nelson Holt's interests, so Nelson Holt doesn't care what Roque does with these gold diggers.

Of course, it is false to say that he doesn't care at all, although how Roque deals with these gold diggers has nothing to do with Nelson Holt, but Nelson Holt can judge Roque's character more through the way Roque deals with these gold diggers.

Even if it's to be friends, people want to be friends with magnanimous people, and no one likes tyrants.

Of course, not everyone thinks so, some people just think that all violations of the rules should be punished.

"Thieves are thieves at all times, and releasing them will make more people desperate, so they should all be shot." Kevin is such a person.

It can't be said that this approach is wrong, the troubled times should indeed be reused, but the war is over, and the next step is to resume production and recuperate, and still use such brutal means?

In the final analysis, it is just a group of poor people who are forced by life, even if they are guilty, but they are not guilty to death, that is, those mine owners who disregard human life can be so brutal, as a government employee, the problem should be considered more comprehensively.

"It can't be said that many of them may have worked in this mine before, but when the war breaks out and the mine owners flee, they have no source of income, they have no way to make a living, and if they are given a job, they may not become thieves." Nelson Holt is still more patient, although Nelson Holt doesn't like Kevin, but what needs to be said still has to be said.

Of course, Nelson Holt's words also meant to Roque, if it was just Kevin, it is estimated that Nelson Holt would not necessarily take care of him.

There were also people in the gold diggers who knew English, and as soon as Nelson Holt's words fell, some gold diggers knelt down and begged for mercy.

"We were indeed miners here before-"

"We wouldn't be thieves if we could—"

"Please—"

At the critical moment of life and death, the potential that bursts out is infinite, and dignity is not important at this time, but it is important to be alive.

What's more, it is estimated that they still have families to support, and they have to work hard to survive for the sake of their families.

"But now the fact is that they have become thieves, so they should be punished." Kevin's heart is as cold as steel, and he would be better suited to be a mine owner.

"Please, don't—"

"We really had to—"

"I still have children at home—"

Immediately the cry shook the sky, a large group of big men, in fact, it was quite sad.

Ask yourself, Roque and they are forced to this extent, so there is not much difference from them, life sometimes does not give people too many choices, and those who have a choice will not be forced to this extent.

"You're disgusting!" Phyllis trembled with anger and wanted to pull out her gun and shoot Kevin with one shot.

"Forget it, shooting them all is an option, but it's not the best way, Martin, go find that Mike from yesterday and tell him I have a group of workers to introduce to him." Roque not only has to release people, but also solve their work problems.

"Hypocrisy! What do you think they have to survive when they get to the mines? "Kevin is starting to break the jar a little bit, people, sometimes you just have to recognize yourself.

When it comes to the survival rate of miners, it was an absolute tragedy in this era, in 1904, within the first year of the arrival of Chinese workers in Johannesburg, 469 people died and 1,167 became permanently disabled.

The following year, there were 935 deaths and 57,948 cases.

At that time, there were only more than 50,000 Chinese workers, that is, even if the proportion of death and lifelong disability is not counted, in a year, the average person has had an illness, and the "disease" here is not a simple cold and fever, and it must be to the extent that it requires hospitalization before it will be officially recorded.

It can be seen that the living environment of miners is poor.

"At the very least, they have a chance to live." Roque is not a hypocrite, and this is the difference between pessimism and optimism.