Whatever William Temple's intentions, it was never a wise move to provoke Roque, who was found dead in his home at the end of April.

Once again, Roque and the Johannesburg Police Department were pushed to the forefront.

There is no doubt that Roque and the Johannesburg Police Department became the biggest suspects, and although there is no evidence that William Temple died in homicide, there was an uproar in public opinion, and almost everyone believed that Roque and the Johannesburg Police Department were responsible for the murder.

"The cause of William Temple's death is under investigation, and the only thing I can guarantee is that it has absolutely nothing to do with the Johannesburg Police Department." Roark reported the progress of the investigation to Philip as soon as he was killed by William Temple.

"I know, and I believe, that William Temple's death has nothing to do with the Johannesburg Police Department, but others don't think so, and now even the city government is part of the conspiracy, and the Governor is looking into it, no matter what, Locke, we need to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible." Philip also didn't believe that Roque would be so brainless, Roque had a way to get revenge on William Temple, and directly murdering William Temple was the least technical way.

It is clear that someone is fueling the fire, from William Temple's attack on the police department's law enforcement at the beginning to William Temple's death, which may have been part of a conspiracy.

"Yes, I promise—" Roque didn't refuse, it was Roque's job in the first place.

Back at the police station, Roque immediately called Li De and Gao De over.

Martin went to Nyasaland, Joe Russell went to Bloemfontein, Reid was now Assistant Chief of Police, and Gauder was a commando captain and was now Roque's right and left hand.

"Tell me, what's the situation?" Roque also has a headache, in the past two years, Roque has offended too many enemies, Boers, Portuguese, Belgians, any one of them has a good reason to dig a hole for Roque, so Roque has no specific goal now.

But then again, Philip didn't let Roque investigate the truth, sometimes the truth really doesn't matter, Philip just wants a result, a result that can be accepted by the public.

"It's a bit bad, William Temple's social situation is complicated, his annual salary on the Board of Education is £800, which is not a small amount - but William Temple's wife is unemployed, both children are studying in Johannesburg, William Temple is working alone in Johannesburg, we looked into William Temple's finances, he has to send money back home every month, he lives in a secluded house, the house he lives in is allocated by the Board of Education, and on the face of it seems to be fine-" Gaude was mainly responsible for the investigation of William Temple, and it seems that the investigation has reached a dead end.

William Temple's situation represents the situation of most Johannesburg officials, if according to the standards of the 21st century, most Johannesburg officials are naked officials, which is related to the situation in Johannesburg, after all, many officials are directly sent from the mainland, and it is not easy to investigate their social situation, at least the police department cannot go to the British mainland to investigate the situation of William Temple's family.

"We have visited William Temple's neighbors, as well as colleagues and subordinates on the Board of Education, and have found no valuable information so far, and we hope to investigate William Temple's financial situation through the Imperial Bank, but the Imperial Bank has not cooperated with our requests, and their reason is to keep the customer confidential." Li De also had difficulties, the Imperial Bankers had a big career and did not seem to care about the Johannesburg Police Department's requests.

"Imperial Bank - well, leave that to me." Roque also didn't know if he could find out about William Temple through the Imperial Bank, but it was better to have hope than not to have hope.

The headquarters of the Imperial Bank in Johannesburg is located at 116 Government Street, not far from the police station, and it should be noted here that No. 1 Government Street is the Johannesburg Police Station, and then No. 6 is the Mayor's official residence opposite the police station.

This does not mean that the status of the police department in Johannesburg is higher than that of the mayor's residence, but because Johannesburg has a police station and then the mayor's residence, which is only a chronological order.

As the largest bank in the United Kingdom, the headquarters of the Imperial Bank in Johannesburg is a three-story white marble building, the history of this building is older than the history of the Johannesburg Police Department.

At this time, the Imperial Bank has not yet opened private business for ordinary people, and the general middle class is not qualified to open an account in the Imperial Bank, so the headquarters of the Imperial Bank can be called a crowd, and there are few people coming to the Imperial Bank all day long, and the employees of the Imperial Bank are in and out.

In Johannesburg, there are still many people who know Roque, so when Roque came to the Imperial Bank, someone immediately greeted him.

"Take me to your manager, I have a job that needs his cooperation." Roque didn't seem impatient, after all, the Imperial Banker had a big business, and Roque didn't want to deal with the Imperial Bank unless it was necessary.

As the top bank in the United Kingdom, the Imperial Bank also has a backstage behind it, otherwise the Imperial Bank is not even qualified to use this name, Roque does not want to have trouble with the Reich Bank because of this matter, if the Reich Bank is willing to cooperate, Roque still hopes that everyone can be safe.

"I'm sorry Lord, our manager is busy right now, if you want to find our manager, then please make an appointment in advance." The staff's words almost made Roque laugh, it's just a manager, the pie is so big, he's busier than Roque, is there any reason for this?

In fact, it's no wonder that the staff of the Imperial Bank are not polite, these days, anyone with a bit of status will use "appointments" to plan their time, not to mention the managers of the Imperial Bank, even if they are ordinary lawyers and dentists, they have to make an appointment in advance to send them money.

Of course, the "appointment" here also has to be divided into people, and in Johannesburg, this is the first time that someone has asked Roque to make an appointment.

"Is it okay to make an appointment now?" Roque knew that it would be rude for him to visit rashly, so he was still at peace.

Speaking of "politeness", this is related to Eastern and Western customs, in the eyes of the Chinese, making an appointment is a very nonsense thing, but in the eyes of Westerners, making an appointment is a respect for others, but also respect for oneself, so this is a matter of habit, depending on how you understand it, anyway, since Johannesburg is now part of the United Kingdom, then do things according to the British way.

"I'm sorry Lord, if you want to make an appointment, please contact the general manager's office—" The staff also realized that something was wrong, and the more they talked, the quieter it became.

Roque didn't speak, just stared at the staff with a vicious gaze, and the staff soon sweated profusely.

To be honest, it is not easy to refuse a baron in person, let alone in Johannesburg, even in London, which requires a lot of courage.

A very simple truth, a baron may not be able to afford a big business in the Imperial Bank, but when it comes to the staff of the Imperial Bank, they really don't have the courage to refuse a baron in person.

What's more, this is Johannesburg, and Roque is not one of those down-and-out aristocrats who are in the middle of the road, so he really wants to offend Roque, not to mention the ordinary staff of the Imperial Bank, even if he is the general manager of the Imperial Bank in Johannesburg, Roque has a way to make his life worse than death.

Don't forget, William Temple has just died, although Roque has nothing to do with this matter, but in Johannesburg, it is rumored that William Temple offended Roque because he died unexpectedly.

"Please wait a minute, Lord, I'll report right away—" The staff didn't dare to stiffen up, and invited Roque into the lounge to take a seat.

Roque was not in a hurry, he sat down and waited, Don beckoned the staff to serve coffee and get cigars, but Roque was not in the mood, just put the cigar under his nose and put it down, and did not drink the coffee.

Soon, the pot-bellied general manager took the initiative to go downstairs, walked quickly to Roque from a distance, and apologized busily.

"I'm sorry Lord, I'm really sorry, if you need it, just give us a call, I can go to the police station-"

This attitude is very good, regardless of whether things are done or not, at least Roque's anger has disappeared by half.

"Hello Nelson, I have something to trouble you." You're welcome Roque, and Nelson had already met before.

In other words, no matter in that city, the manager of the Imperial Bank is also a figure with a head and a face, and most of the managers who can serve as the manager of the Imperial Bank are long-sleeved and good at dancing, and there is no so-called shopkeeper bullying at all, on the contrary, people like Roque are mostly bullying the store.

"Sir, go to my office, I have handmade cigars from Cuba." Nelson didn't ask what was going on at all, for the request of an ordinary police officer, the Imperial Bank could refuse, and for Roque's request, the Imperial Bank really didn't have the courage to refuse, which were completely different things.

"No need Nelson, you know what's been going on lately, sorry, I'm really not in the mood-" Roque is really not in the mood to enjoy Cuban handmade cigars, this thing is indeed expensive for ordinary people, but Roque is not in his eyes, to smoke cigars, it is not better in his own home or the office of the police station.

"Of course, of course, I understand, sir, don't worry, I'll get the information right away." Nelson didn't dare to slack off, the customer profile of the Imperial Bank is a secret to the average person, but it is not a secret at all to someone like Roque.

Don't forget, Roque is the Baron of the Empire.