Roque didn't ask Henry the question at all, he was asking Philip.

Henry's attitude on this issue has always been firm, in the Transvaal, Henry is Lord Favart, has power, status, fiefdom, gold mines, cement factories and steel mills, you name it, why should Henry go back to England?

If Henry returns to the English mainland, then Henry will only be an insignificant Lord Favalt, and in the English homeland, where there are many counts and viscounts everywhere, Henry, a baron, will not be ranked at all.

As for those sunshine industries in Britain, Henry can't interfere either, they are all industries monopolized by the big aristocracy, and Henry rushes in, and there will be no bones and stubble left to swallow up.

So Henry had long made up his mind that he would never return to the British mainland in this life.

The situation of Philip and Ade is uncertain, compared with Henry and Roque, who grew up in southern Africa, Ade and Philip both parachuted into southern Africa and do not have much sense of belonging to southern Africa, so when they consider problems, they will not completely stand on the position of southern Africa.

This is a trivial matter, but it is fatal in the major question of the future of the whole of southern Africa, so Roque wanted Philip to think about whether to stay in the Transvaal and share the glory and disgrace with the Transvaal, or whether he was going to return to the British mainland and leave in the Transvaal.

"What did Henry say?" Philip was noncommittal, probably not really making up his mind, or not thinking about it at all.

"Of course Henry will stay, I will Henry will always stay in the Transvaal, Henry met Lacey here, I also met Phyllis here, everything we have is here, it is impossible to abandon everything here and go anywhere else-" Roque's words made Philip's expression slowly soften, no matter what, family affection occupies a very important position in Philip's heart: "Henry and Lacey now have children, and in the future Phyllis and I will also have children, they will grow up here and be educated here, Then I worked here, got married and had children here, and what I have to do now is to create the best possible conditions for them and make their lives happier. ”

Roque believes that Philip will make the right choice, after all, Henry and Owen and Phyllis are now in the Transvaal, not to mention Roque and Henry, even Owen's status in Johannesburg is getting higher and higher, and there are more and more industries, if he returns to the British mainland, then can Owen still have everything he has now?

Impossible, back in England, Owen is a noble kid who can't be high or low, in Johannesburg, Owen is the chairman of the Liberal Party, and the future is limitless.

Philip nodded after listening to Roque's words, but did not say anything.

Roque is not in a hurry, old foxes like Philip and Ade, they will not easily express an opinion on a certain matter, and once a decision is made, they will not easily make changes.

In early December, two African-American police officers from the Johannesburg Police Department were assaulted by four white men while dealing with a law and order incident, one was wounded, and the other was shot and killed by the white man who took the lead.

The matter was reported to Roque as soon as possible.

Roque's first reaction was, of course, to block the news, it was normal for police to use weapons in law enforcement, but it was very unusual for African-American police officers to "shoot" white citizens, and if someone took the opportunity to make trouble, then both Roque and the Johannesburg Police Department would be in trouble.

"The Governor's Office asked us to explain this matter, and I propose that the person concerned be investigated to review the motive, purpose, and necessity of shooting, I am not saying that the shooting cannot be fired, but we need to give the Governor an explanation." Harry Spencer, who is in charge of the specific work of the police department, gave this advice when he reported to Roque.

"Harry, before making a decision, you first have to understand that you are also a member of the police department, so you must consider the interests of the police department before making any decisions." Roque really didn't like this way of investigating his own people beforehand, and there was a lot of garbage among the white people, when one cop had already been beaten in the head and bleeding, and it was normal for another cop to shoot, and if he didn't shoot, Roque would hold him accountable.

"Yes, Director." Harry Spencer was immediately receptive to criticism, and his well-behaved outrageousness was outrageous.

"In any case, on this issue, we must support the police who shoot, even if the reason for shooting is not sufficient, we can deal with it internally afterwards, but the external caliber must be consistent, otherwise the majesty of our police department will be questioned, if the African American police can't shoot in the face of white criminals, then even the white police can't shoot in the face of white criminals in the next step, then how can we manage social security?" Roque still explained a few more words to avoid a gap between him and Harry Spencer.

Roque has been busy with the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division during this time, and there is not much communication between Roque and Harry Spencer, Roque and Harry Spencer have no fundamental conflict of interest in nature, at most they have disagreements in philosophy, which can be communicated.

And Harry Spencer doesn't seem to be an unreasonable person.

"Yes, Director, I know what to do." Harry Spencer is still communicative.

Roque was satisfied, thinking that this was the end of the matter.

But unexpectedly, it intensified.

On December 10, the Cape Town Daily newspaper suddenly reported on the case, followed by the Daily Mirror's reprint of the Cape Town Daily Journal, and for the next few days, almost everyone was discussing whether the colonial Aboriginal police had the right to use all means, including shooting, against white offenders.

It seems that there is no need to discuss this matter.

But this is the way it is in this era, in the minds of many whites, even the colonial natives should not have access to law enforcement, let alone shoot at whites, which is already considered a great rebellion to some extent.

Roark urgently contacted Winston and Neville Chamberlain, hoping that Winston and Neville Chamberlain would exert their influence to minimize the impact of the incident as much as possible.

Before Winston and Neville Chamberlain could do anything, public opinion began to turn to the Johannesburg Police Department, and William Temple, who was killed some time ago, was also revealed, as an example of the terrible law and order in Johannesburg.

In Johannesburg, and indeed in the Transvaal, there is a powerful and evil dark force, justice has nowhere to be found in the Transvaal, upright people are killed, or forced to flee, Johannesburg is full of Chinese, they occupy farms around Johannesburg, control the Transvaal Agricultural Association, they even join the police and the army, some of our nobles are afraid to reflect, so we can't help but ask, the Transvaal is still not British territory?

The Daily Mirror wrote in their newspaper that although they did not name names, the orientation was still obvious.

"The Daily Mirror has very low sales, it's a newspaper specifically for women, and it doesn't have much influence in the country, but the owner of the Daily Mirror, Alfred Harmsworth, is worth being wary of, he owns a lot of newspapers, the Daily Mirror is a very humble one, in addition to the Daily Mirror, he also owns the Evening News and the Daily Mail, and is the biggest media mogul in the country." Henry shares Roque's hatred on this issue, and the "forces of darkness" pointed out by the Daily Mirror, if it refers to Roque, then Henry can't escape.

"We had a holiday with Alfred Harmsworth?" Roque didn't know where he offended Alfred Harmsworth.

"I don't know if you and Alfred Harmsworth had a holiday, I didn't offend him, don't think so much, the newspaper is just a bunch of grandstanders, maybe they're just trying to attract attention." Henry was a little worried, but not to the point of anxiety.

"No, maybe it's not that simple." Roque did not dare to be careless, a long time ago Roque ordered the news to be blocked, and the police department also conducted an investigation into the family members of the white man who was shot, that is, in fact, a homeless man who had just arrived in Johannesburg, and there was no family member, such a person should not receive any attention.

Then someone is deliberately hyping it.

"What's the news on your side?" Henry thought Roque had found out again.

Roque spread his hands, and Roque had no clue about this matter, the Boers, the British, the Zulus, the Portuguese, the Belgians, Roque had too many enemies, and there was no way to investigate it.

"That's it, I'm already looking for someone in London to investigate, hoping to find out who is targeting us, there is no news yet, if there is news, I will definitely make him pay, no matter who he is." Henry gritted his teeth.

Needless to say, Johannesburg, and even the most powerful family in the entire Transvaal, is now undoubtedly the Matilda family, Roque and Henry, Philip, the three barons, far more influential than the viscount Ade, the Matilda family has no presence in the homeland, and the Transvaal has achieved rapid development, all of which is particularly eye-catching.

"What is Kevin Trivekang doing now?" Roque had a vague goal, but he couldn't be sure.

"Kevin? It shouldn't be him, he seems to be in London, and he's heard that he's going to get married for a while. Henry didn't know what Kevin was doing at the moment, but Kevin did have a motive.

When Roque and Phyllis got married, they were worried that Kevin would show up at the wedding scene to find trouble.

As a result, Kevin did not appear, and he has not heard from Kevin recently, as if he disappeared from Roque's life.

However, Roque has never forgotten Kevin, the so-called hatred of killing his father and taking his wife, replaced by Roque, Roque is not so easy to forget.

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