Greenwich District Police District Police Officer's 34th Police Dispatch this year was attended by Inspector Arthur Hastings and four Sergeants and a group of undercover police officers.

Arthur glanced at the materials at hand and spoke.

"Then let's have a meeting. In accordance with orders issued by the Home Office and Scotland Yard, undercover police marches continue this week. You must have received the notice of salary increase, and starting this week, the salary of all police officers will be increased by 25%.

The Prime Minister and the Home Office are very pleased with the results of our work, and a special bonus may be awarded in the future as the police district has solved the case of the great disappearance of St Giles' diocese. ”

Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but smile.

Arthur also turned to Sheriff Jones: "Jones, you did a good job this time. Not long after taking office, you have eliminated several gangs of corpse thieves in one fell swoop, and in terms of ability and mission completion, you are undoubtedly the best in the police district.

Truth be told, you're much better at work than that old boss of mine, Willocks. In this year's work report, I will consider upgrading your rating as appropriate. When you have enough years of experience as a sergeant, my promotion recommendation letter will be sent to you immediately. ”

When Jones heard this, his heart trembled at first, and then he hurriedly stood up and saluted, "It's all about learning from you, sir!" ”

The Red Devil leaned against the window, squinted, and said, "Arthur, there's something wrong with this kid. Isn't it all clear in your disappearance investigation report? The gang of corpse thieves found by this kid is basically related to those missing people who can't see people alive or dead. ”

Arthur was certainly aware that Jones had a problem, and he had been going back to the recent internal cases at Scotland Yard these days.

Starting with the loss of Willocks' gun, then the loss of stolen goods in the police district, and then the disappearance of St. Giles' Parish.

Coincidentally, Jones can basically be involved in these cases, first of all, he came to Greenwich Police District to pick up Willocks' sheriff position.

Secondly, when Arthur looked up Jones's origin and promotion documents, he found that this kid was actually recommended by Superintendent Clemens, who was in charge of the diocese of St. Giles.

With such a highly overlapping professional resume, I can't even doubt him.

If you follow this logic, it means that all the people in Clemens's faction in Scotland have problems.

Although Scotland Yard has only been established for a year, the interior is also full of hills.

The middle-level cadres in Scotland Yard are basically all middle- and lower-level officers who have retired from the army.

However, although they also come from the army, they also divide themselves into several factions due to the different branches of the army and the service corps.

Those who previously served in the cavalry corps were hugged, those who served in the infantry were hugged in another, and, of course, the noble Guards regiments, and the grenadiers who looked down on anyone with their noses turned to the sky.

Every Monday at Scotland Yard's mid-level police meetings, Arthur could often be heard joking about the nicknames of the opposing regiments.

For example, several police inspectors from the 15th Infantry Regiment were often ridiculed as 'empty guns'.

They are called so because the 15th Infantry Regiment ran out of ammunition in three battalions of the Battle of Brandy Creek in the American Revolutionary War, so they distributed the remaining ammunition to the best gunners. In order to avoid embarrassment, the rest simply loaded only gunpowder without bullets, and emptied their guns to give everyone a strong morale.

The 1st Guards Infantry Regiment, which held both the noble modifiers 'grenadiers' and 'guards', and was given the royal prefix and renamed the Royal Guards Grenadier Regiment at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, did not escape the ridicule.

The Inspectors never mentioned the royal of the regiment, nor the grenadiers and guards, but they simply called the Inspectors of the 1st Guards Infantry Regiment 'coal diggers'.

The reason is also very simple, because the commander of the regiment used to rent out soldiers to haul coal to raise money for the renovation of the officers' canteen at St. James's Palace.

Of course, it is not always the infantry who is ridiculed, and the police inspector who has retired from the cavalry cannot escape the fate of being ridiculed by the group.

For example, the 11th Light Dragoon Regiment was called the 'Cherry Stealers' because the regiment couldn't bear to be greedy and was attacked by the French army while stealing cherries from the orchard, so they had to participate in the battle on foot.

There was also the 14th Light Dragoon Regiment, nicknamed the 'Emperor's Maid' because of its success at the Battle of Victoria and the capture of the nightpot of Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte.

and the 17th Light Dragoon Regiment, known as the 'Naval Horse Troop', as it was sent to serve in the Royal Navy for a time.

The hill where Superintendent Clemens is located is the Guards Cavalry Regiment, nicknamed the 'Butchers of Piccadilly', which was given this title because it had participated in the suppression of riots in the Piccadilly area of London.

Considering that Willockx is also a cavalryman, it doesn't seem difficult to understand that he has some connection with Clemens.

Arthur glanced at Agares, who was leaning against the window, and seemed to understand why the Red Devil wouldn't let him look into the case.

If it has something to do with the Guards Cavalry Regiment, is it going to be stabbed to the War Department?

But now the War Office is entirely under the control of the Duke of Wellington, and the current Secretary of State, Henry Harding, is the Duke of Wellington's deputy and loyal younger brother for many years.

Moreover, the salary of the Minister of War is as high as 5,000 pounds a year, and there are many other ways to get money, so he can also do it again and rent out the Guards infantry to pull coal, so why worry about the money of the indentured slaves and the dozens of guns in Scotland Yard?

You know, the annual budget of Scotland Yard is only more than 300,000 pounds, even if it is hard buckled, how much oil and water can be deducted?

Arthur couldn't figure it out.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he simply didn't want to.

He cleared his throat and continued: "Then let's report on this week's work, the situation in the jurisdiction is still normal, right?" ”

"It's still the same, petty crimes are endless, but violent crimes are rare."

"The protest rallies are also limited to a certain range, and it can be seen that this rally is very organized, and basically does not cross the line."

"The monitoring activities of several key organizations and associations in the jurisdiction are also running smoothly, and it is not clear that they have any intention of initiating criminal activities."

The sheriffs and undercover officers report on the week's work one by one, and Arthur listens and notes, and in a short time the meeting draws to a close.

He sorted out the papers on his desk: "Finally, next week, the Home Office will arrange for the District to deploy police officers to support the Liverpool City Council to ensure the successful opening of the Manchester-Liverpool railway. Also, if something happens in the jurisdictions, remember to inform me in a timely manner.

Although the French Revolution seems to be proceeding rapidly, and according to the news reported in the newspapers in the past two days, Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, seems to have taken the throne and the situation in France has begun to calm down, and the revolution seems to have come to an end.

Still, Scotland Yard asks us to keep a close eye on developments in London, for no one can be sure of the aftermath of the French Revolution.

Now the nerves of the whole cabinet are very tense, don't be confused at this time, otherwise it will not be possible to resign at that time. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Arthur sorted out the papers he had and was about to go out for a while.

Suddenly, Tom knocked on the open door: "Arthur? ”

Arthur looked up and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Tom looked around, put his hand over his ear and said, "There's a report from the bureau." ”

"It's enough to report the case and register it normally, why do you have to notify me specifically."

Tom's face was full of bitterness, and he smiled bitterly: "No, this case feels a little tricky this time. The informant said one of his friends had lost it, and he speculated that he might have been kidnapped. Of course, the most important thing is that his friend is still a Frenchman. ”

(End of chapter)