Chapter 50: Finding a Target
The Cape Colony and the Transvaal fought a war of words for half a month, but the border between the two sides remained the same, and the security was so heavily guarded that not a single shot was fired. By this time www.biquge.info anyone with a discerning eye could see that the likelihood of war was decreasing.
The Transvaal has also made many efforts, such as inviting journalists to join the official investigation team and participate in the entire investigation of the incident. In fact, this kind of effort is so effective that sometimes the effect of a thousand words of the person being said is not worth a few words of testimony from a bystander.
Liang Hong ambushed the hillside of the pursuing cavalry, and the corpses of the British cavalry had been collected. There, investigators found strong evidence of bullets that did not belong to the Transvaal military system, the Imperial Point 0.303 smokeless powder rifle casing. Although the number is small, it also proves that the armed bandits have not only Mauser 96 rifles, but also British-made rifles. Therefore, the identity of the armed bandits has once again become the focus of fierce debate.
As the situation began to ease and Johannesburg's expatriates were back in action, bars continued to be the favourite hangouts.
A group of sturdy men dominated the table in the center of the bar. Fights are common here, but it is learned to look for provocative opponents. For example, these people are not ideal targets, they are burly, there are quite a few people, and more importantly, they all carry pistols.
"I'm about to live again, be energetic when I go out this time, be careful not to be like those Kimberley guys, let people be buried alive."
The strong man in the lead raised the wine glass in his hand and admonished his subordinates.
"No problem"
"Boss, don't worry."
The people under his hands raised their glasses one after another, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates was quite harmonious.
At the table next to him, a handsome young man sipped champagne alone, drinking foie gras, which was smoked exclusively in the bar. Across the street from the bar is the headquarters of the famous Uni-President Gold Mining Company, and it is time to rest after work, and the seats are suddenly tight.
Two men in suits and leather shoes walked into the bar, which immediately attracted a lot of side eyes. There was no spare table, and the two men stood in place, hesitating.
"Mr. Brown, I'm Owens from Security."
The leader of the group of strong men stood up and greeted one of the fat men respectfully, apparently in a higher position in the company. The fat man nodded politely in response, frowned and looked at the strong men of the security department sitting together, without the slightest intention of going over to sit together.
"Go and help Mr. Brown find a table."
Owens ordered one of his buriest men, a giant man who was two meters tall. The giant man stood up and looked around, finally closing his gaze to Bond's table.
Knock, heavy footsteps walked over to Bond's table.
Boom, the fan-like slap slammed on the table, shaking the wine bottles, cups and saucers.
"Get out of here, get out of the table." The strong man grabbed the wine bottle on the table, looked at it, and then sneered, "Girl, boy, I think you will become a nobleman by drinking champagne." ”
Seeing that there was going to be trouble here, the bar owner hurriedly ran over, not stopping the hideous-looking giant, but turned his face to the table in the middle.
"Mr. Owens, convince your colleague, who is also a long-time patron of the bar."
"Really? What does it have to do with me, I don't know him. ”
Owens replied coldly that he was the overlord in this bar. Make room for Mr. Brown's table, that's a must.
Seeing that the dissuasion was ineffective, the bar owner had to apologize to Bond in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Taylor."
"It's okay, I'm almost going to leave anyway."
Bond replied with a smile, very English gentlemanly. Now his pseudonym is Taylor, a common surname among the British, and spies are more often like ordinary gravel, unobtrusive.
At checkout, the bar owner gave a big discount, but Bond didn't care, he had already gained a lot today. These days, when he is off work at Uni-President Gold Mining Company, he will often appear in the bar, listen to the conversation between the employees of the gold mining company, and even take the initiative to chat with the guys who are drunk. The security personnel at the table in the middle were the focus of his attention.
Walking out of the bar, I turned around and looked through the glass window to see that the people from the security department of the Uni-President Gold Mining Company were still having a good drink. A sneer appeared on the corner of Bond's mouth, he couldn't live for his own sin, someone would come to clean them up. What tasks can the security guards of the gold mining company perform on a business trip? Of course, the most likely is to escort gold, which has been hoarded by gold mining companies that have recently suspended gold shipments under the threat of war.
When Liang Hong received a telegram and rushed to Johannesburg, Blind's farm, who was always thinking about revenge, was also preparing to leave.
There has been no rain for more than a month, and the weeds on the roadside have withered, and the horses' hooves have stepped over the dry grass, lifting the dry soil of the grass roots. Galby led the horse and walked silently beside Jenina, and the carefree little boy Nigel walked and jumped and played in front of him.
"Mom, I caught a big ant."
Nigel pinched the ant with its huge front jaw in his small hand and ran back to his mother to show off.
"See, be careful not to get bitten."
Jenina lovingly touched her son's head, relieving her mood from her depression for a while. Galby has been living at Blind's Farm since his injury, and has been cared for by her. After going back and forth, there are more layers of unclear relationships between the two people. Blind Sr. made it clear that it was okay for Gharbi to be with Jenina, but he had to stay at Blind's farm and be responsible for raising his grandson Nigel.
The Boers embraced Calvinist Protestantism and sought simplicity and practicality, with no restrictions on widows remarrying. In Southern Africa, white women are a scarce resource, with white males to females ratio at three to one or more. As a result, the British colonies even enacted laws that made it not illegal for a white man to give birth to a mixed-race child with a woman of other colors, and for a white woman to give birth to a mixed-race child.
"I'll look at this ant."
Almost a robbery, Galby snatched the ant away from Nigel with lightning speed. The little boy glared at the man who had always been nice to him, shocked by the roughness that had just happened.
When the big and small hands were handed over, the ants got a chance to break free. The huge front jaw pecked hard at Galby's fingers, and then his body jumped into the air with the help of force, and the height was nearly half a meter. Garbi was quick-eyed, grabbed a step, and when the ant just hit the ground, he stepped on it and crushed it hard.
"Mom, he-"
Nigel turned his shock into grievance, screaming and throwing himself into his mother's arms, whining and crying.
Galby didn't say anything, put his bleeding finger in his mouth and sucked the wound twice, sucking out the ant-infused ant venom.
"You're okay, go back and bandage the wound first." Jenina asked with concern.
"It's a trivial matter, and it's not uncommon for a man to be bitten by insects and ants."
Galby's refusal made Jenina a little disappointed. But at this time, the man did not pay attention to this, pointed to the crushed ants on the ground, and taught the boy.
"See, this kind of ant will bite, if it is bitten, the immediate thing to do is to let more blood out of the wound and expel the ant poison."
The little boy looked at Galby's bitten finger and nodded with some fear, admiring from the bottom of his heart.
"Uncle Garby, you are so brave!"
Galbi was stunned when he heard this, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, can the battlefield deserter who was expelled from the army be able to catch up with the brave again?
"Jenina, am I a coward?" He turned his head and asked the woman beside him.
"It's not!"
Jenina replied without hesitation.
"Thank you!"
Galby jumped on his horse, whipped him hard, and the horse spread its hooves and began to run. He didn't dare to look back, he had a premonition that a woman would definitely cry, and he couldn't see a woman cry.
"Come back early", Jenina cried out behind her, "You must be safe!" ”
"I know, I'll be back."
Galby's voice rang out, and he added another whip to the horse's buttocks.