231. Churchill: Are you threatening me? The infamous Shelby
Located in St James's in the heart of London, Conrad is just a five-minute walk from iconic complexes including Buckingham Palace and a three-minute walk from Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and St James's Park.
The clusters of Gothic buildings make this area look very impressive.
Therefore, the regular guests of London are willing to come to the Conrad Hotel for activities, turning this place into a conversation center for Masaharu, and many regular customers are resident here, why? Because it's so close to Buckingham Palace......
Churchill was sitting in the dining room at the moment, and there were several delicate guests talking next door, and in the evening there was a ball of nobles and celebrities, and noblewomen and ladies appeared.
Russell didn't look closely at the people around him, and as soon as he entered the restaurant, he saw a short and stocky Churchill.
He was a premature baby, for which his figure has always been a point of Churchill's inferiority, he has been with his parents since he was a child, rarely felt the love of his parents in his youth, and only received a deep family relationship with the nanny.
He looked at Churchill at the same time that Churchill was watching him.
"Hello, Mr. Churchill."
Churchill frowned, "Hello, you're more than I thought...... Be steady. ”
Russell smiled, "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Churchill." ”
Churchill may not have expected Russell to be a middle-aged man, he thought he would be a young man, but a middle-aged man can get the Medal of Valor, he must have extraordinary courage and bravery.
Yes, Churchill was a man who admired the heroes of battle, but he was also a radical racist, who hated and even discriminated against Indians as a bunch of filthy poultry covered in feces that could be smelled from afar.
This was because in 1896 Churchill was transferred to India with the 4th Dart Cavalry Regiment, and a year later the tribes of northern India issued an armed uprising against the British.
Two years in India left a deep imprint on Churchill's later life...... has had an indelible impact.
That's why he acts in an extreme style.
He was elected to hospital in 1900 on behalf of the Conservative Party and earned £10,000 in speeches about escaping death, and he began a career that lasted 61 years.
His role was that of a radical and a liberal, so many times in his speeches he attacked the testimony of the Conservative government and criticized its decision-making in the Anglo-Boer war......
In 1904, he was disqualified from membership by the Conservative Party in January 1905 because he did not agree with the Conservative Party's policy of protecting tariffs.
In the following months, he won the Liberal Party's bid for a Slower Chester seat, and was expected to rise quickly.
In 1906, Churchill was appointed Under-Secretary for Colonial Affairs, and in 1908 Asquith came to power, and he was appointed Secretary of State for Commerce.
But in Russell's view, these experiences of his are only expressed in words, and there is no blood and rain in them at all, and every time he ascends to the top, there is a dark side folding, as if the light was born for him.
After the outbreak of World War I, the British army suffered a series of setbacks due to Churchill's miscommand.
This incident caused his image to have a very bad effect on the public, who accused him of being impulsive and reckless.
He was later dismissed from his post as Lord of the Admiralty and appointed as Lord of Lancoster in the newly formed coalition government, and Churchill was excluded from the Orthodox Center, so he offered to resign.
Went to the French front as a Scottish Royal Musket Commander and personally participated in the war.
In 1917, Churchill stepped down as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scottish Mauser Regiment, relinquished the rank of lieutenant colonel and returned to Parliament.
In July, he was appointed Quartermaster.
Since then, the career of Zhengzhi has started for the second time!
Russell knew Churchill's ideas very well, because he was now actively advocating intervention in the Russian civil war, calling the Bolsheviks a threat to human civilization, advocating joint armed intervention by Soviet Russia, and he personally planned to provide a large amount of military aid to the White Guards and the Polish army, claiming to strangle Soviet Russia in the cradle.
Moreover, in the future, Churchill will fall again, when he will go to Italy to meet the dictatorship Mussolini, and show admiration for him, and say that Mussolini is his teacher!
He also had great respect for Adolf in Germany, publicly saying that Adolf was his idol because Churchill also hated the Jews.
Later, Churchill fell in love with the black turban......
A lot of people say he's a great good guy.
Russell: "??? ”
Once you have a sharp blade that can be executed, you can't do things with the thinking of ordinary people, and naturally you won't care about the life or death of the people at the bottom, and you will only submit various proposals, and once it is adopted, you can leave a name in history.
Churchill is now 46 years old, and he doesn't look young, but he is in a very stable state of mind, pointing to Russell and saying, "Please be seated." ”
Russell was certainly not timid, and he sat down generously.
"Very daring."
Russell didn't care about Churchill's assessment.
Before entering the door, the soldiers searched his whole body and found no murder weapon, so when Churchill met with him, only one of Churchill's assistants was ten meters away, silently watching this side.
As soon as Russell put his hand into his arms, the assistant shouted: "What are you going to do? ”
Churchill waved his hand firmly, "Don't be nervous. ”
The assistant stood two meters next to Russell, putting his hand under his armpit to defend himself.
Russell took an envelope from his bosom and placed it on the table and pushed it towards Churchill.
"You should check this out."
Churchill took it, tore open the envelope and looked at it.
It was some photos, and he saw Campbell's youthful art photos, and his face suddenly turned pale.
Syllable!
The photo was slammed on the table, knocking over the food on the plate.
This waste of food is very shameful.
Churchill frowned, "Are you threatening me?" ”
"Where does this begin? I'm just showing you what good your trusting Inspector has done behind your back! ”
Churchill was a smart man, and from the moment he saw the photograph, he analysed the relationship between the man in front of him and Campbell, and they were hostile.
"You forced Campbell to contact me just to see me and show me what he was doing?"
Russell admits frankly: "Yes. ”
"You're not a little daring!"
"Mr. Churchill, listen to my story."
"You've only got three minutes."
"I fought for my country, obeyed the commands of my superiors, and upheld the majesty of the king, but what did I get? I didn't die on the battlefield, but when I got home, I was going to starve to death! Gangs are disrupting Birmingham's peace, the police are inactive, and even the chief inspector you have sent is wantonly arresting the residents of the streets for personal gain and merit. ”
"We live in fear...... So, I had to find a way out for myself and my family. ”
Russell grabbed Churchill's cigarette and lit one, and said lightly: "Campbell is an ignorant speculator, he has no ability, he has not even been on the battlefield!" And I can recover the lost arms for you, in three months! ”
"I can do more than that, Mr. Churchill. I'll set up a company in the Birmingham area, raise money for your business, organise workers to vote for you, and even come to London to ......"
Russell didn't say it too clearly, and I believe Churchill could understand it.
After he heard this, he looked at Russell thoughtfully, and frowned: "You want to be my staff?" Or a cleaner? ”
Russell shook his head: "The work of staff and cleaners is too simple. Mr. Churchill, I must admit that I need your support at the moment, but the situation is so volatile that who can imagine the future? ”
"The Liberal Party is going downhill, the Labour Party's attachment is sucking blood, and the Conservative Party may become the king's blade in the future!"
Churchill was somewhat silent.
Although Russell's words did not impress him, Churchill, who had experienced two ups and downs, now likes to play idle chess very much.
Those photos undoubtedly sentenced Campbell to death, and Churchill would certainly not use him again, so a different person would be needed......
"What do you need?"
Russell laughed: "I need a position in the Birmingham Police Service, preferably as a Senior Inspector, appointed by Edward Short. A legal horse betting license is also required, and a permit for the export of alcohol to India is also required. ”
"That's all?"
"Yes."
Churchill tilted the table, "You have to find the arms within a month." ”
"Okay."
"Looks like you've had a plan...... These photos should be cleaned up. ”
"Okay."
Churchill waved: "You can leave." ”
Leaving the Conrad Hotel, Russell took the train back to Birmingham.
His meeting with Churchill went well, and the last two sentences were to say, you replaced Campbell, but you had to deal with the follow-up.
also sentenced Campbell to death, a subordinate who had followed Churchill took youth art photos, and if it was passed on, it would definitely have something to do with Churchill.
For example, there is a grapevine: Churchill and his subordinates have a secret affair.
That would spell disaster for Churchill's career.
In fact, Russell didn't want to threaten him at all, and he didn't make a threatening posture, after all, Churchill was a very extreme person, and he only needed to say something according to his train of thought, and then give a piece of future pie, and he definitely didn't mind playing idle chess to support.
In Shelby, Tommy did just that, and he did it even more crudely, just writing two letters and gaining Churchill's trust......
The street outside Birmingham Station.
Mensa drove Russell to the police station.
"Boss, the members of the Shelby family have been released, and Tommy's Razors have returned to Watertree Lane and continued their horse gambling business."
Russell nodded: "Did they pay the bail in full?" ”
"Yes, Tommy Shelby paid £460, £10 each. The three sheriffs are looking forward to your return, waiting to put the money in their pockets......"
"Making money is a science, you don't want to learn from them."
"I understand, I will take what the boss gives me, and I won't take a look at what others give."
Russell glanced at Mensa and smiled, "Go straight to Garrison's Tavern." ”
"Okay."
The so-called way to make money, bail money is just a small way, it can provide police officers with opportunities and ideas to make extra money, but it cannot be an excuse for them to abuse their power.
So, when Russell is really in power, he has to stop this from happening, otherwise Birmingham becomes a place of lawlessness, and the white becomes black, and the black only gets blacker, and what does that become? Is there hell on earth?
Garrison's Tavern.
Russell got out of the car, followed by Mensah.
Pushing open the door, Grace, the waitress inside, was cleaning, and angry voices came from the private room.
"We lost £500! Devoured by those damn moths. ”
"We have lost most of our money in betting on horses a few days ago, and now we have nothing left, what should we do next?"
"Freddy is dead! Tommy, he's your good brother. Look at how Ida cried at home! ”
"Our family was beaten by Campo, and in the end we have to pay money to make amends? Why! ”
Grace stood up expressionlessly, staring at Russell with trembling eyes.
He smiled, then pushed the door open.
With a smile on his face, he walked in and said, "Just because you are the notorious Razor!" ”
In an instant, Tommy, Arthur, John and others in the room stood up.
He looked at Russell nervously.
They had been frightened by Russell's thunderous methods, and when they were in the southern suburbs, Russell alone shocked the Shelby family.
Seeing him at this time is like seeing a devil who has escaped from the netherworld.
"Mr. Campo...... They just didn't understand it. ”
Russell sat on the couch and said to the outside, "Grace, take a bottle of white rum." ”
It wasn't long before Grace walked in with a white rum.
"Open."
Grace was obedient, she opened the bottle and poured half a glass.
"Let's get out."
Grace nodded and walked out.
In the private room, everyone was staring at her, as if wondering why she was so obedient?
"Mr. Campo......"
Tommy hesitated and spoke.
Russell raised his hand to interrupt, "Tommy, maybe we should talk." ”
"Yes."
Russell looked directly at him without glancing at the others, "First of all, you have to make sure that the arms are really not in your hands. ”
Tommy said seriously, "I'm pretty sure, I can assure you. Mr. Campo, at first the arms were in my possession, but that night, the day of Coli's disappearance, the arms were also missing. ”
Russell frowned and said, "So, you don't know where the arms are at this time. ”
"Yes."
No one dared to interject in the conversation between the two.
They all watched silently, as if analyzing the pros and cons.
But did Arthur and John have brains?
"So next, do you want to continue betting on horses? Manipulating wins and losses. ”
Tommy was slightly stunned and nodded: "Yes, all the cash of our family has been gambled, and I have to carry it out." ”
"Then go ahead and do it."
John opened his mouth, puzzled, "But doing so might offend Billy Kempo." ”
Arthur followed: "Billy Kempo has a fucking army!" ”
Russell frowned when he heard this, and Mensa saw that the boss had a bad face, so he took two steps forward and slapped Arthur in the face.
Syllable-
Mensa gritted his teeth and said, "Talk to my boss, don't swear!" ”
Suddenly, the air in the private room seemed to be drained, and the silence was a little scary.
After a while, Arthur covered his face and stared up at Mensa, "You little patrolman......"