4 Whitehall Street, Metropolitan Police, Greater London.

Arthur sat at his desk, a freshly baked newspaper in his hand, but the headline was a little too shocking for him.

"The Duke of Wellington Again Makes a Declaration Against Reform in Parliament"

Wellington: Parliamentary Reform Is Nothing Like the French Revolution, and the Whigs Will Bring the Country to Its Death

Wellington: Reform is a precursor to civil war, and you can't reform elections unless you step over my corpse

"The Council Plunges into an Eight-Minute Silence of Horror"

"Viscount Palmerston slams the Prime Minister: another Cromwell, whose ultimate goal is to start a civil war"

Lord Russell: Britain is moving towards military tyranny under Wellington

"Sir Peel was shocked by the Duke of Wellington's remarks"

"The Tories convene an emergency meeting of the party organised by Sir Peel after the conclusion of parliament"

"Sir Peel and Tory MPs issue joint statement: We regret the Prime Minister's view that the Tory have never opposed reform, but we believe the current approach is too radical"

Sir Peel forces the Duke of Wellington to announce his resignation after an impromptu meeting with the Prime Minister

Sir Peel to succeed the Duke of Wellington as Tory leader

A Great Victory Across the Ages! His Majesty the King has appointed Earl Charles Grey to form a Cabinet, and the new Cabinet will be announced after the vote count in next week's general election"

Arthur put down the newspaper in his hand and rubbed his temples with a bit of a headache.

The Red Devil sat by the window and munched on an apple as he sneered, "Wellington, bold decision!" Did he take all the blame on himself so that Peel could continue to lead the Tories forward? ”

Arthur tapped on the headline of the newspaper on the table: "Isn't this something obvious?" Although I was told by you early on that there was going to be explosive news, it was too loud news. The Duke of Wellington was simply risking his political future to keep the Tory alive. ”

Agareth threw the apple core out of the window, pulled up the curtain and wiped his hands: "But you'd better think about how to protect yourself now, Wellington is gone, Peel is gone, and the Whigs are coming to power to form a government." In my opinion, those guys who don't like you will probably have to pop out one after another to show you some color. ”

No sooner had he finished than there was a knock on the door outside Arthur's office.

The Red Devil glanced at the door, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Look, what I just said." ”

A small police officer pushed the door into the house and saluted Arthur: "Superintendent Hastings, Chief Rowan, please come over." ”

Arthur let out a sigh, he stood up and picked up the bowler hat on the coat rack and buttoned it on his head: "Got it, I'll go over right away." ”

……

A few minutes later, in the office of the director of the Metropolitan Police of Greater London.

Director Rowan rested one hand on the back of his chair and held a handwritten letter with a personal seal in the other.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

The corners of Luo Wan's mouth turned up, but he quickly retracted his smile and returned to his previous majestic expression.

He tapped his hand on his desk and shouted out the door, "Please come in." ”

Arthur pushed the door into the room, raised his white-gloved right arm and saluted: "Sir." ”

Rowan smiled and pointed to the chair in front of Arthur: "Arthur, don't be so restrained, sit down first." ”

Arthur came to Rowan and sat down upright, but before he could sit down, he saw Rowan lift the teapot in front of him and pour him a cup of tea with his own hands.

"Arthur, come, drink something to warm up, it's really cold today."

Arthur smiled, he had just picked up the teacup to drink, but before the tea could be drunk, he heard Director Rowan who was leaning on the back of the chair with his fingers crossed and said, "But you should also be used to this kind of cold, after all, you should still be on the front line at this time last year." It's better to sit in the office than to stay outside and get warmer, do you think I'm talking about that? ”

Arthur's eyebrows raised slightly, and his hand holding the teacup slowly lowered, for Luo Wan's yin and yang weirdness, he didn't want to let it go so lightly.

As Mrs. Cowper had said before, he was only 20 years old, and it was normal for him to be young.

And as Mr. Moscheles and General Codrington had said, whether he was going to be a musician or a scientific secretary to an Admiralty officer, he was promising.

The reason why he stayed at Scotland Yard was because of Sir Peel's importance, and because he had many of his friends here, and if he had gone lightly, Tom and Tony, the new sheriffs who had been labelled as Hastings, would probably not have a good life.

Arthur thought for a while, smiled and said: "Sir, you are right, in fact, I often go to the front line now, although it is comfortable to stay in the office, but if I sit for a long time, my brain will have problems." ”

Director Rowan thought that Arthur might be patient a little more, but the other party began to fight back from the first sentence, which was really beyond his expectations.

"Really? Are you often on the front lines? So you must be doing a good job in Taur Hamletz, right? ”

Rowan tilted his body and took out a thick document from the filing cabinet behind him and threw it in front of Arthur: "Can you explain to me well, why Taur Hamletz has been ranked first in all jurisdictions for a long time in terms of crime rate and number of crimes?" ”

Arthur thought that Rowan might mention something else, but hearing that he was cheeky to start with the crime rate of Taur Hamletz still made Arthur feel a little ridiculous.

Arthur said, "Sir, while I don't wish to make excuses, you should understand that the crime rate of Taur Hamlets has been out of the ranks of the rest of the world since before I took over. This is due to a number of factors, the first ......"

Rowan raised his hand to interrupt Arthur's words: "It's not that I don't think about your difficulties. If you have the same resources at your disposal as the superintendents who were in charge of Taul Hamletz before, then I can understand that even if the crime rate does not go down.

But Arthur, you're not like those guys, you're smarter, younger, and more capable than someone like Clemens, and that's why we've promoted you from a street patrol to a superintendent of Scotland Yard in a year's time.

And you know the level of support from the Home Office and Scotland Yard, the new LPS is not handed over to anyone else, but to you to manage it separately, in order to help you solve the crime problem of Taur Hamletz.

Now that you've taken more resources and enjoyed the brightest glitz of the whole Scotland Yard, then you should show the corresponding performance. ”

When the Red Devil, who was standing behind Arthur, heard this, he just smirked and put his slender fingers, sharp enough to pierce his throat, on Arthur's shoulder.

"Oh! Listen up! Listen, Arthur. This old guy is completely shameless! In his mouth, it is as if your promotion was not spelled out by you, but by his merciful alms to you. LPS, he also dared to mention LPS? Didn't he know that the LPS did not receive even a penny of additional funding from the Ministry of Internal Affairs? You're doing two things with one money, and that's what you're not doing. ”

Arthur was about to speak, but before he could speak, Rowan raised his hand again to interrupt him.

Luo Wan said: "Arthur, I know you may want to say that your energy during this time has been involved by too many things. It's like a murder or a chase on the high seas...... But with all due respect, as a superintendent, your primary job is to manage your precinct, and if you don't solve the law and order problems in Taur Hamlets, then you will be in vain.

Things like solving cases are just the icing on the cake for Scotland Yard. Of course, it's good to be able to solve the case, but if it can't be solved, it's understandable that I still have the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Because everyone knows that, according to the practice left over from the time of the sheriff, we usually leave these difficult cases to professional thieves, eh...... Maybe now they've all changed their names, called detectives or something.

Remember, Arthur, you're a police officer, not a detective. If you are interested in that, then I advise you to get a detective agency or something, and don't get mixed up in Scotland Yard, which will not do you any good personal development or the image of Scotland Yard in front of the higher authorities. ”

Speaking of this, Rowan looked at Arthur's deck of playing cards, unable to see emotion, and just smiled and pulled out a few more documents from the pile of documents in his hand and threw them in front of Arthur.

"Arthur, I am not saying these words to you, not that I personally have any opinion about you. On the contrary, I have had a great time with you during this time, and I must admit that you have given Scotland Yard a lot of face. But, as you know, sometimes it's not a good thing to be too visible in the public service sector of the government.

You also know how the Home Office is unhappy to look at because of the big salary increase in Scotland Yard. The Treasury also felt that continuing to raise the security levy could cause discontent among the dioceses, and the Secretary of State was also very troubled in preparing the budget for Scotland Yard for the next year.

Although I don't think it's your fault, after all, you're fighting for everyone's good, and every police officer at Scotland Yard should be thankful for you. But you know, sometimes, you can't be too radical, or you'll be like our Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington, who will let the Whigs fall from power without paying attention.

You see, perhaps your fame is so great that Viscount Palmerston and Viscount Melbourne, who are likely to take over the post of Home Secretary, have written to me to inquire about you. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Wan crossed his chin with his hands and ten fingers, leaned forward slightly, and a smile was written on his face: "Arthur, how do you think I should reply to them?" ”

Arthur glanced at the two letters that were placed on the table by Director Rowan, he took off his bowler hat and held it in his hand, his eyes staring directly at Rowan, and there was a smile on his face.

"How else can you reply? You just write, he does a little better than Charles Rowan. ”

Luo Wan's eyes gradually turned cold: "Arthur, what do you mean by this?" ”

"It's just a coincidence, I want to ask you this sentence too." Arthur leaned back in his chair and pressed his hands on his upturned knees: "Director Rowan, if you are sincere in discussing police work, there is no problem at all. But if it's something else, I suggest we can settle it privately. ”

Luo Wan lowered his head slightly, then suddenly raised his head, brushed his hair and laughed: "Arthur, where did you get the confidence from?" ”

Arthur stood up and put his top hat back on: "Sir, I don't have much confidence, you may not know me as a person. I don't just look at the confidence, but also the mood. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been in the magistrate's court when I came across the case of Adam Jr. You're old and don't understand the logic of young people's thinking.

I don't want to be your enemy, and if you feel that I have offended you in some way, you can talk to me directly, and I am more than willing to apologize to you and try to find a solution to the problem. However, you have chosen this method, and since you have already predetermined your position, I think that the conflict between us can no longer be resolved through negotiation and consultation. ”

Director Rowan slowly stood up: "Arthur, do you want to be dismissed?" ”

Arthur just smiled and gently grasped the doorknob of the office, and the reddish light flashed in the corner of his eyes: "Sir, you forgot one thing, whether I want to be dismissed or not, it's not you who looks." I don't want to see things get to this point. So, sir, please be sure to hide quietly, there will only be one left between the two of us, and then let's see who wins in the end. ”

(End of chapter)