When Arthur heard this, he politely raised his hand and said, "I don't remember such a grandfather, and I have no interest in being a grandson for others. ”

Hearing this, Colonel Fitzroy glanced Arthur up and down.

"You are?"

"I'm the naturalist you don't want to be."

Fitzroy was stunned for a moment, then smiled embarrassedly.

"I didn't expect you to be here. But I'm okay, I can take this opportunity to explain to you in person the reason for the rejection.

It's really not that you're not good enough, you fit the requirements of a naturalist on the Beagle.

It's just that this is an order issued by the Admiralty Headquarters, and I, as the captain of the ship and a soldier, must resolutely carry out the order. ”

"But......," Elder wanted to fight.

But Colonel Fitzroy interrupted him.

"Don't. Elder is the one who gave the order this time, and even your uncle is not qualified to negotiate terms with him.

This friend of yours is in excellent condition, and I think he will find a job that suits him.

Also, as you know, the Royal Navy is a disciplined organization, and it is our duty to obey orders.

So now, shut up and carry out the order. ”

After that, he nodded apologetically at Arthur: "Young man, I'm really sorry. ”

Arthur sighed slightly, but he quickly accepted reality.

"It's all right, Mr. Colonel. As you said, the Royal Navy is a disciplined organization. I understand your difficulties because I have been in a similar organization in the past. ”

"You've been in a similar organization?"

Fitzroy thought for a moment, and he reasoned out the answer on his own: "Oh! I know you're not at all. Organize, yes, organize! You were probably assigned by your family to serve in the Army, right? I'm glad to hear that there is even an organization there. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Fitzroy sensed that something was wrong, and he apologized with an embarrassed face: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be sarcastic about the Army at all." That's a great place, isn't it? ”

Elder listened, and took the opportunity to follow the yin and yang strange breath and said: "That's right, the army is not only organized, they even have discipline!" ”

Fitzroy knew that he could not continue to dwell on this issue, so he hurriedly said goodbye: "I wish you all a good time, I still have official business, so I won't accompany you much." ”

With that, he hurried into the gates of the Royal Naval College under the watchful eyes of the two.

Arthur glanced at Elder beside him with a strange face and asked, "Does Colonel Fitzroy look down on the Army so much?" ”

"What's that your name, Arthur?"

Elder said: "What does Colonel Fitzroy look down on the Army, it is obvious that the entire Royal Navy looks down on the Army. It's a melting pot of villains, prostitutes, bullying, brawls, verbal abuse, corporal punishment, alcoholism, gambling, unpaid wages, hierarchy, the law of the jungle, and all the bad words in the world that you can put on the army. ”

"Is the Royal Navy good?"

"Of course not, the Royal Navy used to be just as savage, but the good thing is that all of our officers have been at least six years at the grassroots level, so they understand the difficulties of sailors, and they take this into account in their assignments.

And the mutiny that took place on the west coast of Puerto Rico in 1797 was a wake-up call for the Admiralty.

The sailors aboard the Royal Navy frigate Hermione were subjected to a long period of mistreatment by the officers, they were forced to work long hours, verbal abuse and beatings were commonplace, and the slightest misdoing was ordered by the captain to be tied to the mast and hung for seven or eight hours.

One night, the frustrated sailors united and slashed at the sleeping officers with scimitars and bayonets.

The surviving officer, along with the sadistic captain Hugh Pigott, was tied to the ramming horns of the Hermione by sailors and dragged for more than a dozen nautical miles before being thrown off the ship to feed the sharks.

At the end of the story, the sailors of the Hermione sailed to the North American colonies and swore allegiance to the U.S. government.

Since that time, the Royal Navy has added the position of Navigator, who writes the logbook, which records everything on board and stores it in a safe.

No one was in a position to order him to open the box until he returned. The Admiralty also regularly checks the logbook and punishes officers if they are found to have bullied their soldiers.

While this doesn't necessarily work, the Royal Navy has seen some improvement since the Hermione Mutiny.

But this kind of thing has not happened in the army for the time being, so it has always been a primitive society, and even the rank of an officer can be obtained by donations, how dare you expect their military discipline? ”

At this, Elder suddenly seemed to remember something, and he patted his head and said.

"Damn! Arthur, I shouldn't have told you this. It's all my fault, I asked you to quit your job before the matter was settled. ”

Elder was so guilty that he didn't know how to face Arthur.

Just as he was thinking about how to apologize, a policeman with a civilized guard pinned to his waist approached.

"Arthur? Is it Arthur? ”

Arthur turned his head to see that it was his old colleague who was talking.

He stretched out his hand and said hello, "Good morning, Dennis." I thought I would be able to stay away from the police after taking off that dress. ”

Unexpectedly, Dennis was surprised and delighted when he heard this.

"Arthur, I've finally found you! I just walked back from your house, and I thought you had moved out. My Arthur, come with me to Scotland Yard! ”

Arthur frowned when he heard this: "Go to Scotland Yard?" Did that old bastard of Willocks really start an internal investigation against me? ”

"Alas! No! The internal investigation has indeed been launched, but it's not you, it's Tom and Tony! ”

"Huh?" Arthur suddenly felt a little bad in his heart: "What's wrong with them?" ”

Dennis was annoyed: "After you resigned the day before yesterday, the more Tom and Tony thought about it, the more they felt bad in their hearts.

So the two of them got stuck on Sheriff Willock's way home after work yesterday and beat him up.

The nature of the problem is very serious, and they lost their jobs, and they will be sent to the magistrate's court for trial in the future.

You also know that those two poor ghosts can't afford to hire a defense lawyer, and if you think about it, you are the only one who can make a way out for them. ”

Arthur's face changed, and he pulled Officer Dennis and said, "You take me there immediately." ”

But before he could leave, Elder spoke again.

"Arthur, I'm really sorry for today's incident. But if you still need help, you can always come to me, trust me, I can help you connect with a professional lawyer. ”

Arthur didn't seem to care about this, and he elbowed Eld.

"It doesn't matter, if you can't get on the boat, you can't get on the boat, and the story of your sailor's mutiny is quite nice. It's not like I haven't gained anything, at least the story you just told taught me a truth. ”

"What's the truth?" Elder was a little dazed.

Arthur paused, stood still, and spoke.

"Truths like conscience and public morality are told to good people, and to deal with those who are cruel by nature, you must give them some means, otherwise the situation will never get better."

Elder thought for a moment: "It seems...... That's the reason. ”

The Red Devil, who had been silent for a long time, reappeared, putting his arm around Arthur's shoulders and laughing.

"That's right! Arthur! You've finally figured it out. Hurry up and kill that sheriff who is full of obedience and orders!

It's not going to work anymore for us to be reasonable, you have to go and talk to him about some force! ”