LondonWestminster, 4 Whitehall Street, Metropolitan Police Headquarters, Greater London.

Arthur sat in his office on the second floor, with a thick stack of police materials piled up at his hands.

While every superintendent at Scotland Yard had to deal with such a pile of weekly summaries on Monday, there was no doubt that Arthur was dealing with the thickest pile.

As for why he was faced with the thickest material, the reason is simple: who made his precinct include Taur Hamlets, the most chaotic in London?

In addition to his day-to-day policing duties, he also had to submit a report to Scotland Yard and Home Office on the work of last week's Hyde Park riots.

When he had finished writing these things, Arthur leaned back in his chair and stretched, and through the sunlight shining through the window, he could see that his right hand holding the pen was stained with ink.

He couldn't help but frown as he looked sideways at the papers on his desk and the voluminous file files in the filing cabinet in his office.

In the past, when he was a Greenwich police inspector, he could handle the work. But now that he is a superintendent, whether it is from the perspective of improving work efficiency or reducing his burden, he should consider finding a few police assistants who can help.

Tom and Tony are willing to help, but due to their education and personality, they are not up to the task.

Arthur pondered this, thinking to himself that when it was graduation season at the University of London, he might consider going to the school for an on-site recruitment?

First, it is to reduce the burden on yourself, and secondly, it can be regarded as giving back to your alma mater and solving the problem of the employment rate of the University of London.

However, the only difficulty may be that the salary level of junior police assistants in Scotland Yard is not particularly competitive in the market.

Although the salaries of ordinary police officers in Scotland Yard have now risen to 15 shillings a week, and the high turnover rate has gradually slowed down, there are still some officers who choose to leave the force in search of higher salaries in recent months.

Perhaps because of the recent economic recovery and the fact that London has not been very peaceful during this time, the private security market in London is in a phase of rapid expansion.

It may be too lofty to say 'private security', but it's actually a job like a janitor, a bell ringer, or something like that.

Of course, in the 21st century, this type of work is generally referred to as security.

But who are the security guards protecting?

Arthur knew it in his heart.

Security guards can't protect anyone.

But that being said, as long as the police officers who have worked in Scotland Yard will be robbed by the private security market after they leave their jobs, and most of the retired police officers will get a new job with a large salary increase.

Even the current British Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington, has begun to consider hiring a private security team because the window glass of his home has been repeatedly smashed.

Thinking of the Duke of Wellington, Arthur couldn't help but be a little worried.

According to his knowledge, a new parliamentary discussion was to be held in two weeks, and according to what he learned from Dickens, who was interviewed by the Parliament, it was very likely that the Whigs would launch a general attack on Wellington's cabinet in two weeks' time.

Judging from the current situation, even the Duke of Wellington, who was the best at building a defensive line in all of Great Britain, was bound to suffer a decisive blow to his fortifications this time.

But it's useless to think about this, even if the Duke of Wellington falls, at most he will retire early and sleep peacefully in the House of Lords from now on.

After all, after he became the four French marshals in the Iberian Peninsula, he was rewarded by His Majesty the King and the government, not only successfully promoted to duke, was awarded the title of Knight of the Guardian, but also received 500,000 rewards from His Majesty the King and the government.

Worry about him, that's really unnecessary.

At the moment, it is imperative to take precautions and consider which new backer the Tory led by the Duke of Wellington and Sir Peel will be able to change after they leave the opposition.

Arthur thought about it, but he didn't have a clue for a while.

He brushed his sore palms and pulled back a clean white piece of paper from the drawer, intending to list all the things he planned to do or would do in the future.

1. Go to the London Conservatoire near Baker Street and discuss with Mr. Moscheles about part-time concerts as soon as possible

2. Once the concert time has been set, reserve a few tickets for Mrs. Leven

3. Go to Greenwich and ask Mr. Charles Wheatstone to book a phonograph and record

4. Contact Fiona and ask her 'Cambrig's little brother' to retrieve Elder's damn wallet and the Begel's Sea Training Supply Pick-up in the wallet

5. Go to Fleet Street to find a suitable newspaper and serialize Alexander's masterpiece "The Count of Monte Cristo"

6. Go to a job fair at the University of London on Gower Street and look for at least one civilian police assistant. If you have a suitable goal, you may consider transferring to LPS for development training

7. Analyze and investigate the internal documents and archives of the LPS provided by Elder to see if you can find a Whig backer who can catch up with the line

With his hands behind his back, Agareth leaned over and stood behind Arthur with his head down, pushing his monocle.

The Red Devil nodded in satisfaction and said, "Arthur, that's right." Keep running, and sooner or later you'll climb up. ”

When Arthur heard this, he just raised his eyebrows: "Do you think I keep running to be motivated?" ”

The Red Devil smiled, "Isn't it for motivation? ”

Arthur just shook his head slightly: "No, it's not, just running to not stay where you are." You don't understand, Agares, this is a big time, if you can't keep up with the pace of the times, you will only be left behind by it in the end, and others will not wait for you. ”

When Agareth heard this, he only felt a little familiar: "How do I remember who you seem to have said this to?" Oh! By the way, it's the mad priest from Oxford. Won't you go and check him out? I read in the newspapers that the anti-Robert Peel movement at Oxford University has been in full swing lately, and that John Newman, the parish priest of St. Mary's at Oxford, you know, is one of its leaders. ”

Arthur shrugged: "If they're willing to do it, then do it." After all, for the sake of the Catholic Liberation Act, even the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York are now personally attacking Sir Peel in Parliament every day. It didn't matter if there was a group of Oxford clergy, after all, the clergymen were not going to smash the window panes of Sir Peel's house. ”

The Red Devil raised an eyebrow and smirked, "Are you planning to disassociate yourself with the Tories?" Oh! My dear Arthur, you are such a little scoundrel. But this was really unexpected, and I thought you would be mentally burdened to do such a thing. ”

Arthur crossed his fingers on the table, and he smiled: "Agareth, I told you a long time ago, as a superintendent of Scotland Yard, I hold absolute political neutrality, and I am not interested in partisanship. Besides, didn't you once follow a great man like King Solomon?

In that case, you should understand that if you are not in your position today, you will not be in place tomorrow. Taking turns to come to power is tantamount to castration, and power is eternal time. It seems that the Tories are coming to an end after 30 years in power, and while I think they will come back sooner or later, before I can do so, I have to find a reasonable path for myself to get through this turbulent period. ”

When the Red Devil heard this, he just smiled: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

Arthur just pinched his chin and looked at the two stacks of documents in front of him, one stack was the police report of Scotland Yard, and the other was the file analysis of the LPS.

He stood up and walked to the window with his teacup in hand, outside the window the bright sun and the busy road, and Downing Street was not far from his sight.

Arthur took a sip of black tea and said lightly: "I believe that no matter which party is in power, they always need someone to help them do things." Whether it's a business or a private matter, I have to find an opportunity to solve it for them. ”

The Red Devil nodded and walked over to Arthur: "Then what if there is no chance?" ”

The corners of Arthur's mouth turned up, and there was only a cheerful smile on his face.

"Then find a way to create opportunities."

(End of chapter)