Chapter 40: Trouble
The surveillance lasted three days before Anton and Li De met all four suspects.
Roque was only involved in the first day, and on the second day, Roque and Henry had to go to the Doge's Palace to survey the environment and make a security plan.
In fact, it was not the Governor's Palace, Sir Alfred Milner did not even live in the Governor's Palace, but lived in a castle-like manor house on the outskirts of Cape Town, where the banquet was held, Roque and they could not even enter the manor, and the security in the manor was taken care of by Sir Alfred Milner's servants, and Roque and they were only responsible for peripheral security.
Because he was going to the outskirts of the city, Roque finally had the opportunity to show Henry his riding skills, much to Henry's surprise.
"In the past, in the Huayong Camp, we often went hunting on weekends, and sometimes we would play polo in the barracks, and I was a polo master." Roque triumphantly brags to Henry.
In fact, it's not a boast, because Roque is indeed a polo master, and Roque wants the feeling of being able to brag with Henry anytime and anywhere, which is something that only friends can do.
"How dare you say you're a polo master in front of me? You don't know how good I am at polo. "Henry wouldn't admit that Roque is a polo master, although Roque's riding skills are really good.
Hunting and polo are the favorites of the British aristocracy, although Henry is only a small sheriff, but he also has aristocratic blood, but by Henry's generation, the bloodline has been very weak, so Henry has to go to the Cape Colony to eat.
Speaking of European aristocratic blood, it is definitely a confused account, the famous Belgian prince Amidio, who claims to have eleven kingdom blood, I am afraid that even he himself can't figure out how his blood is mixed, which is the result of intermarriage between nobles.
"Not now, we're going to try it another day, I really want to see how good your polo skills are." Roque won't admit defeat, just try it, who is afraid of whom?
"Let's talk about it first, whoever loses will have a treat, go to Table Mountain Bar." Henry still has a bet, Table Mountain Bar may not be the best bar in Cape Town, but it is certainly the most expensive bar in Cape Town, it is said to be opened by the lover of the brother-in-law of the former colonial prime minister Cecil Rhodes, this relationship is complicated, it is normal, it can do big business, it has a little to do with it, even Roque set up a bureau on the dock to cheat money, and several police officers must be arranged to come forward at any time.
"That's it!" Roque shouted, it's normal for friends to drink together after a game, and the wine in the Table Mountain bar is a little more expensive, but it's worth the money.
I have to say that the scenery of Cape Town is still very good, as if in Roque's impression, Africa is a desolate and barren land, in fact, this is not the case at all, the desolate is North Africa, Central Africa and South Africa are very rich, even North Africa is buried in the ground There are countless oil, the Cape Colony is rich in mineral deposits, and the richness of gold and diamond mines can be counted in the world.
Even if you don't talk about minerals, the Cape is a pleasant place to visit, along the way, the endless vineyards and dense woods, the lush green hills in the distance, and the occasional Boer built Cape Dutch buildings in the vineyards, most of which have white walls and graceful curves, make people can't help but imagine what it is like to live in such a pleasant environment.
The only thing that makes Roque feel bad is that the road conditions are really bad, the city of Cape Town is better, many roads have been hardened, leaving the city, the road conditions are extremely bad, the ground is full of bumpy ruts and horseshoe prints, fortunately there has been little rain in Cape Town recently, it is hard to imagine how muddy the road will be if it catches up with the rainy winter.
Roque thinks this way because Roque is used to how convenient transportation is in the 21st century, and the republic, known as the "infrastructure madman", even the village roads are paved with cement, and the traffic conditions are really different from this era.
Henry didn't sigh so much, probably because he had seen too much of the original ecological environment, Henry didn't look at the scenery around him at all, and was still thinking about how to earn back face.
"Locke, how are your hunting skills?" There was a shotgun hanging from Henry's saddle, and it seemed that he had been prepared for it, and he would enjoy it when he had the chance.
Roque also brought a spear, but instead of a shotgun, Roque brought a dispensed Lee Enfield.
"It's definitely better than you!" Roque is confident in himself, no matter how busy he is at work, Roque will find time to go to the training ground to shoot dozens of bullets, so Roque's marksmanship has always been very good.
Henry was not so diligent, and after being in contact with Henry for so long, Roque had never seen Henry go to the training ground, and most of the time, Henry slept in the office.
It's really sleeping, Roque feels, Henry's biological clock is upside down, sleep when he works, go out after work, and go out to the wild after work, thanks to the Cape Town bars that are open all night, which are more bold than the British mainland, and the British bars are generally not allowed to sell alcohol after 11 o'clock at night, before the 2005 amendment, it was even illegal to sell alcohol after 11 o'clock at night, when Prince Harry got married, the British government made an exception to allow all British bars to be open on the weekend of Prince Harry's wedding, and sell alcohol until 1 o'clock in the morning, This is even referred to as "welfare".
"F***, looks like I'm going to teach someone a lesson." Henry simply blurted out, this is a good phenomenon, and being able to explode casually proves that Henry has begun to regard Roque as a friend, or at least as a person who can talk to him on an equal footing.
It is really important to be able to talk to each other on an equal footing, and the Indians claim to be the "first loyal dog" of the British, but the British have never been pretentious to the Indians, and there are even some British officials in the police station who do not speak to the Indians at all.
Of course, it's not just Indians who are discriminated against, but the British, who don't speak to Indians, don't even deal with Chinese police officers, and they don't even want to talk to Boer police officers, even if they are white.
"Come on, come on, the gun will be given to you, you will fight." Roark did not take advantage of Henry, and the shotgun was inferior to the small-caliber rifle in terms of range and accuracy.
"No need yours, I have a gun!" Henry arrogantly pulled out his shotgun, and fired a shot at the point.
Bang!
Not to mention the accuracy and range, the sound is indeed not small, startling countless wild birds on the side of the road.
Henry's shot was fired a little suddenly, and Roque didn't have time to stop it, just after the gunshot, Roque really noticed that someone in the manor not far away was looking this way.
It's hot, it's a disaster, but there is a Governor living in the manor, and it doesn't matter if you shoot and frighten the wild birds on the side of the road, and if you scare the Governor, you'll be in trouble.