By mid-May, Roque had been in charge of the camp for two months, and under Roque's management, the situation in the camp continued to improve, with the death rate in the camp being as high as 20 percent before Roque arrived, and less than 50 people died in the camp in the first month after Roque arrived, and the mortality rate quickly dropped to 2 percent, and last month, only six people died in the entire refugee camp, with remarkable results.

Henry came to Oak Town this time, and sent more than 700 people, this time not all women and children, but also more than 100 members of the Boer coalition who had surrendered, and the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force changed his previous cruel policy and allowed the members of the Boer coalition to lay down their arms and surrender, according to the intelligence obtained by the British, there were only more than 20,000 Boers left who were still fighting.

400,000 against 20,000, no wonder Henry was so optimistic, if it weren't for Roque knowing the course of the Boer War, I'm afraid Roque would have thought the same.

"In a while, a lady named Emily Hobhouse may come to visit, be careful, this lady is not to be messed with." Henry reminded Roque that some people in Britain are now beginning to take notice of human rights issues, and this Ms Emily Hobhouse is one of them.

"What to visit?" Roque was unimpressed by the name, it shouldn't matter.

"What else can you visit? The soldiers are fighting on the front lines, but a group of people in the country are accusing the military of barbarism, they are against any violence in the war, in fact, I think they should all be thrown to the Transvaal, and let them influence the Boers with love, maybe the Boers are willing to give up the gold mines. "Henry is dismissive, some people are really naïve.

By the standards of the 21st century internet, Ms. Emily Hobhouse should be the standard "virgin" who is either deliberately naïve, then stupid.

"Refugee camp — don't accept her visit." Roque didn't want anyone to dictate his work, especially the layman who was an insider.

"I'm afraid not, Ms. Emily Hobhouse has a commission from the Anglican Church, and you know, some time ago, the mortality rate in the Stellenbosch refugee camp was as high as twenty percent, so Ms. Emily Hobhouse named to visit the Stellenbosch refugee camp, and the Governor's House has agreed to Ms. Emily Hobhouse's request." Henry can't help it, Emily Hobhouse has a church background and can't afford to mess with it.

Roque can't afford to mess with the church, so come on, but fortunately, the current refugee camp has changed a lot, and Roque believes that as long as Emily Hobhouse doesn't deliberately find fault, then the current refugee camp can afford to visit.

Or rather, stand up to scrutiny.

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Three days later, Emily Hobhouse arrived.

It's just that Emily Hobhouse didn't appear in front of Roque through normal channels, but was captured by the police.

Emily Hobhouse came to Oak Town, and instead of coming directly to Roque, she communicated with the Boers who were working in the vineyard in an attempt to get first-hand information, only to be spotted by the police patrolling nearby, and then Emily Hobhouse and her party were escorted to Roque.

Yes, the group, in addition to Emily Hobhouse, there were two German priests, as well as three servants of Emily Hobhouse and a guide hired by Emily Hobhouse.

"Lady Hobhouse, it's a shame that we will meet in this situation." Roque asked Emily Hobhouse to go to the reception room, but fortunately, Roque's men did not use violence against Emily Hobhouse.

"I'm sorry too, I didn't expect you cops to be so rude, Inspector Locke." Emily Hobhouse was angry, and although the police were good, it also caused Emily Hobhouse to not get the first-hand information.

About rudeness.

After all, the police station is a violent institution, not a church, and the police are not priests, in the face of criminals, it will not work to make them confess on their own, and it will not work to try to make the "Holy Mother" understand the work of the police, this is a group of people who pretend to be asleep, no matter what you say, they will think that it is Wang Ba chanting, and they will not listen to it-

"Those criminals are more rude than us, no, they are not rude, they are rude, cruel, cunning, and greedy, if you have a problem with the way we work, you are welcome to report it to the Cape Town Police Department, and if the bureau asks us to change the way we work, then we will do it." Roque is not soft or hard to go back, disgusted with the bad attitude of the police, come on, come on, the baton is given to you, you have the ability to come, see if the baton can be turned into a cross.

"We are not police officers, and the women and children in the camps need better care." Emily Hobhouse is aggressive and gets into the groove quickly.

"Tell me about your work, what do you want to know about – why are you with two German priests?" Roque doesn't dwell on the issue of criminals, and a police officer and a church person have nothing to talk about on this issue.

Germany's position in the Boer War was in favor of the Boers, everyone knew this, and Roque believed that Emily Hobhouse also knew, so Roque didn't understand why Emily Hobhouse would "visit" the refugee camp with two Germans.

"Can't you? Marc and Hans are also concerned about the refugees in the camps. Emily Hobhouse was rightly and didn't realize there was anything wrong with that.

"Of course, you can do it—" Roque was speechless, and now Roque could be sure that Emily Hobhouse was stupid: "If you want to know about the situation in the refugee camp, then I think you can find out through formal channels, and you must be accompanied by a staff member." ”

Roque was careful not to let Emily Hobhouse get caught.

"Do you think those refugees will tell us the real situation in the camp in front of you police?" Emily Hobhouse looked at Roque as if he was mentally retarded, and of course, Roque looked at Emily Hobhouse that way.

"I think so, it's not as complicated as you think—" Roque raised his hand to stop an emotional Emily Hobhouse from interjecting, "If you want to be informed, then you have to follow the rules of the refugee camp, that's the first premise." ”

It is impossible for Roque to let Emily Hobhouse move freely, if only Emily Hobhouse herself, after all, Emily Hobhouse is British, but now there are two German priests, which are two unstable factors.