After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

To Roque's surprise, in 1899 the bar had begun to serve french fries as a snack, and in addition to the fries, there were nuts, and Roque asked for one of each, and the small table was full of them.

Henry had gradually come out of the shadow of the failed relationship, and after two glasses of wine, Henry forgot who Lacey was, squinted his little eyes and began to look for prey.

Yes, there are women in the bar, of course, these women are special workers, serious girls will not come to the bar, due to the limitations of the times, almost all women are Boers, and the quality is generally not high.

Of course, there are exceptions, for example, one of the most eye-catching women in the entire Table Mountain bar is a pure Englishman, she is right by the bar, with conspicuous gray-brown long hair, with a lazy hairstyle, which fits the temperament of the bar very well.

From Roque's point of view, I couldn't see her clearly, but from the curvy back, it was at least ninety.

"Ida is the most dazzling courtesan in the Table Mountain Bar and in the whole of Cape Town, and legend has it that she is the woman of Cecil Rhodes, the king of diamonds, but that's not true, she is French, from the famous Capetian family, her husband is also a nobleman, but she died in the first Boer War, one thing you know, she is probably the richest woman in the whole of Cape Town, many people want to marry her, or become her lover, but no one has ever succeeded, how? Want to try it? Henry noticed Roque's gaze and encouraged him with bad intentions.

It's really amazing, this Ida is probably the legendary owner of Table Mountain Bar, that is, the lover of the brother-in-law of the legendary diamond king Cecil Rhodes, but if it is according to Henry, it should be all rumors, a widow with a rich net worth has not been reduced to the point of being a courtesan to make a living.

From the description of "courtesan", it can be seen that Henry's attitude towards Ada, the big pig's trotters, is probably eager but unobtainable, so they simply use vulgar words to vent their inner unwillingness.

"Forget it, I don't want to be doused with wine." Roque didn't want to touch the nails, and if it was just a purely physiological need, Roque had a better goal.

It's not that the quality is better, it's more convenient, and there will be no aftermath.

As Henry said, as the brightest courtesan in the Table Mountain Bar, as Henry instigated Roque for a while, there were two lobster officers who felt good about themselves to talk to Ada.

The result was tragic, Ida was dismissive of the two officers, and didn't even bother to deal with them, and one of them wanted to entangle, but Ida poured champagne on his face, causing half of the bar to laugh wildly.

Henry knew Ada's background, but the deflated lobster officer didn't know, they had just arrived in Cape Town, and they were about to go to the front line to meet the unknown fate, coupled with the stimulation of alcohol, the lobster officer's face instantly turned red, redder than the color of the uniform on his body, and he raised his hand high, wanting to teach the faceless woman in front of him.

"Stop!"

"Put your hands down, or I don't promise you won't go off."

Several voices rang out at the same time, in addition to Roque, including the bartender brother who seemed harmless in the bar just now, and as soon as the lobster officer raised his hand, a loaded shotgun appeared in his hand, and the muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at the lobster officer who was about to commit murder.

"Hey, put down your gun!"

"Damn, what are you going to do? Are you going to murder an officer in full view? ”

"Don't force us to do it, put the gun down."

The other officers in the bar were not easy to mess with, they were outnumbered, they were used to seeing life and death, and they would not be intimidated by a shotgun.

"Stop, I'm a policeman, you're going too far."

Henry obviously didn't mean to come forward, maybe he still wanted to see the joke, and Roque had to come forward.

"Shut up, little cop."

"There's no place for you to talk here!"

"Who are you? Indian? Japanese? ”

The lobster officers were quite well-informed, at least they didn't think Roque was a Roman.

This is also normal, the British colonies are spread all over the world, and it is possible that some of them have served in East Asia.

"It doesn't matter who I am, you just need to know that I'm a police officer." Roque showed his police badge, but immediately ushered in a new round of scolding.

The soldier is really not scared in the face of the police, not to mention that Roque has not yet worn a police uniform, only a white shirt, which really looks good in this way, but there is no deterrent, it is very un- regular.

"Shut up! Do you know what you're doing? His husband is a soldier like you, and you just died on the battlefield a few years ago, so you treat her like this? Have you ever thought that this could happen to your wife in the future? Roque ignored the guys who were watching the fun, and reprimanded the annoyed and angry officers with righteous words.

The noisy bar immediately fell silent.

Yes, no one wants this to happen to them, and the lobster officers who were scolding just now immediately died down, and when they looked at Ada's eyes, they had a little more respect and pity.

Or, empathy.

"I'm sorry, I don't know about those things, I apologize to you, I shouldn't have pestered you." The lobster officer, who still had wet hair, might be a jerk, but in this case, he knew what to do.

"It's not your fault, I'm going to invite you all to drink, one drink each, and hopefully you'll kill all the damned Boers." Ida is also a smart person, and she is very good at adjusting the atmosphere, and she can make the atmosphere warm up again with a word.

"Yes, kill all the Boers!"

"Thank you, ma'am."

"To victory!"

Sure enough, they are all simple guys, they originally came to the bar to have fun, and the atmosphere is so solemn, the omen is not good, victory is what everyone desires, and someone has begun to toast to victory.

Luo Ke is not surprised, people who can be called "courtesans", not to mention whether they have good conduct or not, must be long-sleeved and good at dancing.

And—

Ada's voice is really nice.

"I'll treat you to a drink too, thank you, officer." Ida looked back at Roque with a little more surprise.

It is indeed surprising that in a city of 100,000 people, there are only more than 30 Chinese, and I am afraid that Ida has never seen a Chinese before, let alone a Chinese policeman.

"Introduce myself, my name is Locke, Deputy Commando of the Cape Town Police Department, and it is a pleasure to serve you, ma'am, and have a great night." Roque wanted to retire, and it was not good to leave Henry alone in a corner.

"Wait, officer, why don't you sit down and have a drink?" Ada sends an invitation to Roque.

Roque was also a little surprised, the conscience of heaven and earth, Roque really didn't want to get away with it just now.