In the alley outside Olmark's Club, Arthur leaned against the white wall and smoked a cigarette.

While pondering some of the small talk he had just had with the Viscount of Melbourne, he took out his pocket watch and glanced at it.

By 4:45 p.m., his side had already completed his mission, and it stands to reason that Elder should have come out a long time ago.

But he couldn't wait left or right, and finally Arthur got impatient, and with a slight force on his back, he lifted himself up from the wall, patted the dust on his sleeve and prepared to leave.

But as soon as he reached the mouth of the alley, he saw Elder with a red face walking towards him.

Elder beckoned, "Arthur, how's the harvest?" ”

Arthur leaned on a lamppost on the side of the road: "It's nothing, I just had a brief chat with my future boss, and kindly reminded him that I am not only the senior police officers in Scotland Yard, but even our head, Director Rowans, was personally selected by Sir Peel."

I believe that with the wisdom of His Excellency the Viscount, it should be clear to him that it is impossible to completely remove Sir Peel's mark from Scotland Yard unless he intends to completely tear down Scotland Yard and rebuild it.

As long as the Viscount Melbourne can remain neutral in the factional struggle of the Metropolitan Police Department in Greater London, then I will have time to deal with Director Rowan. ”

Elder took out his pipe from his bosom and asked, "What about George Norton as a magistrate in Westminster?" ”

"That?" Arthur took out the matchbox and threw it over: "That thing is not very optimistic, the Viscount of Melbourne seems to be determined to do this." Although I don't understand the use of seeking a decent job for Mr. Norton, he doesn't admit that it's out of love, maybe it's out of friendship? Or is there something behind this that we don't know? ”

Elder took a puff of his pipe and swallowed the fog, "Then don't you mean that you didn't ask anything?" Just a familiar face with the Viscount of Melbourne? ”

Arthur shook his head and said, "Of course, aren't you very aware of the social habits of the British?" He still doesn't trust me, so he doesn't want to say a lot to me. And worst of all, I had a one-on-one conversation with him on the second floor after I finished playing.

If it's a lady there, maybe I can get some useful information out of his mouth. After all, as you know, as long as there are ladies present, gentlemen will always quickly turn the topic to high-end topics such as history, politics, and philosophy, even if they are still talking about some obscene topics in the last second. ”

Elder laughed when he heard this: "It seems to be true, as long as there is a social occasion where a lady is present, a fart by those old rascals can be extended into an economic crisis."

Whether learned or unlearned, in front of the ladies, you have to say a few words about Shakespeare, or Plato and Aristotle. ”

Arthur was fine, but when he heard this, he suddenly felt a little weird: "Are you talking about me again?" ”

When Elder heard this, he waved his hand indifferently and said, "No, no, Arthur, you think too much, you are different from them, whether it is in front of ladies or men, you always say so." But how did you come up with these bizarre theories? ”

"How?" Arthur leaned against the lamppost and raised his eyebrows and recalled, "I don't remember exactly how I came to this conclusion. But that's what I came to when I was talking to Alyssa at the prom, and you know, I don't know how to dance, and neither does Alyssa, so we talked all night at the prom. ”

Hearing this, Elder smiled strangely, and he put his arm on Arthur's shoulder: "Alyssa can't dance?" How the hell did you come to this conclusion? I bet you, Alyssa will definitely dance, and she should do it well. ”

"How so?"

Elder said mysteriously: "Think about it, although our school is very deviant and does not restrict women from auditing, it is also relatively cautious and conservative in recruiting women to enroll. As an unmarried young lady, Alyssa can come to the school every day without missing a class, what do you think this means? ”

Arthur glanced at Elder who had erupted in the Eight Po attributes, and lit his pipe on fire again: "What does it mean?" ”

Elder covered his mouth with one hand: "It shows that she is either rich or expensive, either from a big merchant family or a noble family, and most importantly, her family's tutor must be relatively loose and loving." Have you forgotten the retribution that happened to Professor Demps for his foolish attempt to do something to her? That old bastard lost his life. ”

Although Arthur didn't know how Elder had connected the two things, he couldn't tell Elder that I was actually responsible for Professor Demps's case.

Arthur took the opportunity to divert the question: "Then again, how did you get today?" ”

"Me?"

Elder didn't say anything, but shook his pocket, only to hear a creaking sound, which was the sound of coins clashing.

"Okay." Arthur extinguished his cigarette: "Should I say it or not, even if I didn't catch Miss Qianjin, I should earn more than you in the Royal Navy this time." ”

"There's still some time until the evening, what are we going to do next? Why don't you call Alexander, let's find a theater to watch a play? ”

"Well......" Arthur shook his head slightly, "Alexander is indeed going to call, but not to go to the play, but to find him a magazine that is willing to serialize "The Count of Monte Cristo." ”

Elder asked, "But do you know anyone from the magazine?" ”

"I don't know, but Mrs. Norton does."

Arthur slipped a business card from his bosom: "In return for booking a gramophone for Mrs. Norton, she introduced me to the editor of Blackwood's literary magazine. Although Mrs. Norton is not a well-known writer in Britain for the time being, she still has a small network in literary circles.

At the very least, she should be much more popular in literary circles than our parliamentary candidate, Mr. Disraeli. With such a relationship, I believe that the Blackwood magazine society is willing to receive us. ”

With that, Arthur reached out and stopped the car.

As the wheels of the carriage turned, Arthur and Elder quickly drove away from King Street and disappeared in front of the Allmark Club.

But not long after the two of them left, a dusty black carriage with a little mud splashing on its body slowly stopped in front of the Olmark Club.

The door opened, and a tall middle-aged man walked out of the carriage neatly.

Anyone who looks at it with a simplified straight tuxedo, a linen shirt, a delicate bow tie, and black close-fitting trousers tucked into leather boots, paired with meticulous hair and a top hat, will think that this must be a strict gentleman who demands the utmost attention to detail.

As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, the guard at the Olmark Club hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Broughham, why are you here today?" ”

Broughham brushed his wrinkled white gloves, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry to get in: "I wanted to get some rest after I came back from York. But I didn't expect to meet a friend's son on the way, and he brought me not too good news. So I felt like I had to hurry up and talk to Mrs. Cooper at the club, or just talk to the Viscount of Melbourne. Are the two of them here today? ”

The guard smiled and replied, "You are lucky today, both of you are inside." ”

"That's great." Broughham dusted off his trouser leg and was about to step inside.

But before he could enter the door, he bumped into the Viscount of Melbourne and Lady Norton, who were about to go home.

The Viscount of Melbourne couldn't help but smile when he saw this savior who was very likely to be promoted to the rank of Royal Justice: "Mr. Broughham? Congratulations on your victory in York, and I'm about to talk to you about it. ”

When Breham heard this, he was stunned at first, but soon he smiled and nodded slightly: "You are willing to talk to me, and you will naturally accompany you at any time, but I don't know in what name you plan to talk to me?" ”

Melbourne naturally understood the subtext of the other party, he first asked the servant to stop the car for Mrs. Norton, and then said to Broughham: "I hope in the name of a friend."

Broughham nodded slightly: "It just so happens that I also have a few things I want to talk to you about." ”

Melbourne laughed and quipped, "Also in the name of friends?" ”

Bruham shook his head slightly, and he smiled and shook Melbourne's hand: "You guessed wrong, Your Excellency. I would like to speak to you in my capacity as the founder of the University of London and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. ”

(End of chapter)