Knock knock.

"Enter."

Arthur pushed open the door of the director's office, although the sun was good today, no matter how abundant the sun was, it still couldn't hide the shadow on Rowan's face.

Rowan leaned back in his office chair and smoked vigorously, he glanced at Arthur who pushed the door in, and was silent for a long time before nodding at him: "Sit down, Superintendent Hastings." ”

As soon as Arthur sat down, he heard Rowan's heavy inhalation in the almost frozen air.

He took off his pipe and buckled it in the lacquered wood ashtray on the table, his arms propped up in front of the desk, and leaned forward slightly.

There was no expected ridicule on his face, nor did he see half of the unfortunate joy of his enemies.

The first sentence that Rowan blurted out made Arthur feel a little confused: "Boy, why are you doing this kind of thing?" The boss is very interested in you now, and you suddenly caused this kind of thing, although I, the administrative director of Scotland Yard, have to take responsibility for leadership, but as an executor, I will also be affected. I know there's some unpleasantness between the two of us, but you can't do such a thing because of this little temper, right? What exactly do you think about arresting a member of parliament during a parliamentary session? ”

Arthur frowned when he heard this, and he stared at Luo Wan for a long time without saying anything, as if he was thinking about something.

Seeing him like this, Luo Wan couldn't help but feel even more angry, but because the subordinate in front of him who led the London Police Intelligence Service was actually infinitely close to his level, Luo Wan could only suppress his anger and ask again.

"Arthur, you're a smart man, so I'm not going to come with you to those vain. It's not fun to play too many routines, I just want to tell you that you should think through when you do things. You've only been around for 21 years and I'm almost 50 years old, so my mindset now is that I can go one step further, and if I can't, then step down from my position at the Metropolitan Police Department.

The end of your life isn't here at all, and you can't fight for this position under my ass. Look at you, now not only does the London Police Intelligence Service have jurisdiction, but you also have the London District Prosecutor's Office under construction. Whether you go to the Chancery's Hall or the Home Office, you have great hope in the future, do you think that compared with the two departments I have just mentioned, the title of Director of the Metropolitan Police is so valuable? ”

As soon as Rowan finished speaking, Arthur, who had been silent, suddenly took off the hat on his head and threw it on the desk.

He brushed his hair and said, "Director, I was going to ask you the same thing. This case is not good for you and me, and I can't figure out why you threw such a case into the Criminal Investigation Department, if what you just said is really from the bottom of your heart, then I can only think that you did not mean it, but just dereliction of duty. If you really think I'm smart, then you should understand that smart people can't do such things that harm others and themselves. ”

When Luo Wan heard this, he was stunned at first, and then he seemed to come back to his senses.

The gloom on his face faded away, replaced by a twitching corner of his mouth and an inexplicable anger: "Fuck, they'd better tell me that this time it's really just a dereliction of duty." ”

Luo Wan slammed the table and yelled at the office door: "Come on, go and transfer the case file for me immediately, and I'll see which bastard handled this case!" ”

With Rowan's loud roar, the police officer on duty outside the door was frightened.

It didn't take long for the case file to be presented to Rowan.

He flipped through the pages of the dossier, and it didn't take long for his neck to flared up.

But it's not that Luo Wan is short-tempered, but that this case reveals a trace of weirdness everywhere inside and out.

Normally, Bernie Harrison, as a member of the House of Commons, a successful and well-educated doctor, could not have been unaware of his rights.

However, he remained silent when he was arrested, and was honestly tortured to Scotland Yard for interrogation.

Even if this can be explained by Mr. Harrison's cowardly temperament, how did he commit a felony murder?

Speaking of this murder, it was another slightly fantastic plot.

Mr. Harrison's wife had recently reported that her maid had disappeared for no apparent reason, and a few days later, the maid's body was found by a ferryman on the banks of the River Thames.

After the autopsy, the coroner claimed that the cause of death of the maid was identified as drowning.

Originally, the case was finally going to be closed in the name of an accident, but just yesterday, the coroner suddenly retracted his confession and recanted his previous testimony, claiming that he had made the above testimony because he had been physically threatened.

For this reason, the coroner also specifically applied to Scotland Yard for habeas corpus as a condition of confession.

It was precisely because of this series of wonderful plots that the local police district requested the Criminal Investigation Division, which has the expertise and resources, to assist in the investigation and lead the second post-mortem examination on the grounds of the complexity of the case.

After receiving a series of highly pointed information, including but not limited to Mr. Bernie Harrison's involvement in the chemical industry, the suspected long-term improper relationship between the victim maid and the employer, Mr. Harrison, and the coroner's claim that the person who bought and coerced him had close ties with Mr. Harrison, the local police district naturally identified Bernie Harrison as the biggest suspect and submitted a search and arrest warrant to the local magistrate's court.

If it weren't for Bernie Harrison's identity as a congressman finally revealed, this case would have been completely fine.

However, it is because of this parliamentarian status that the case has escalated from a criminal case to a political incident.

If Harrison is indeed the murderer as the clues prove, and if he is not the murderer, then Scotland Yard is bound to be collectively remembered by the MPs.

After all, Mr. Harrison sat on the same stool with them, and in the eyes of the MPs, Scotland Yard could arrest Harrison at will today, and then he could arrest them tomorrow, which is not a mistake that can be solved, because it represents the final limit of Scotland Yard's intention to challenge parliamentary politics.

Director Rowan took a deep breath, he put down the file and leaned back on his chair with his fingers crossed: "Arthur, you probably understand how serious this matter is. More than half a year ago, the train hit and killed Mr. Huskison, and it was just an accident, and it took us all so much effort to solve it.

Now, if this case is not true, or if it cannot give the parliament a reasonable explanation, you and I will not be able to eat and walk around. This is a felony murder charge, which is to kill the head. So we can't count on the Home Office in this matter, and you don't count on the Chancellor's Hall, because it has offended the public anger of the MPs, and neither the Chancellor nor the Home Secretary will come forward in this stall.

We all know that everyone likes credit, and no one likes to take the blame on themselves, especially this kind of case that is easy to cause a lot of trouble, so we can only rely on ourselves this time. If you have any good reason, say it now, we may have had a little friction in the past, but the purpose of the small friction was to kick each other off the boat, not to scuttle the canoe, and we are now a group. ”

When the hippie-faced red devil heard this, he couldn't help but cover his mouth with a wicked smile and said, "Arthur, you see, the chameleon is the badge of politics, and it really made Talleyrand right." As long as the driving force is strong enough, even the enemy who kills his father can sit in the same boat. ”

When Arthur heard this, he understood Rowan's position.

Since Luo Wan is open and honest with him, he naturally has no need to hide it.

Because as Rowan said, whether he likes it or not, they are now grasshoppers on a rope.

And most importantly, the case doesn't seem to be as simple as it seems.

Arthur tossed a document from the file bag in his hand: "Thankfully, Scotland Yard has a wise director like you, your analysis is correct, and I agree with you, it is impossible to get away with the idea of a work error, and it cannot be a work error."

Truth be told, before I came to your office, I read the file as well. It's good that I didn't look at it, but this look really made me find an interesting suspicion, and it was because of this incident that I wondered if you were deliberately framing me in this case. ”

Rowan said with a dark face: "Arthur, I don't like you, but I'm not stupid. I've never been happy to do things that don't benefit and cause trouble for myself. Not to mention this, what doubts did you find? ”

Arthur pointed to the documents on the table and said, "These documents are the personal files of the police officers in charge of investigating Mr. Harrison's murder, and guess what, these police officers are like they have made an appointment, and they all left their jobs not long ago. At first, I thought you had arranged some good place for them, but now it seems that they have their own way. ”

When Luo Wan heard this, his face became more and more gloomy: "Fuck, you mean, someone is eyeing me?" ”

Arthur shook his head slightly: "I don't know if that one is targeting you, or me, or if the two of us are just being involved because of bad luck, but that one's purpose is actually to target the entire Scotland Yard." ”

Luo Wan pondered slightly: "I think I shouldn't have offended anyone recently, I mean except you." ”

Arthur also thought for a moment: "I may have offended a little bit more, but I think those guys should have returned to France by this time." ”

When Luo Wan heard this, he just rolled his eyes: "Young man, keep a low profile." If you can reassure me, we won't be so stiff between the two of us. Forget it, I guess you won't listen to it, I didn't like to listen to persuasion when I was young. Now that your enemies have all returned to France, and my enemies have largely gone to the ground, this time it is clear that this is for Scotland Yard? ”

Arthur nodded slightly: "It can only be said that there is a high probability that this is the case, but a small probability event cannot be ruled out." But I think Mr. Bernie Harrison must know something, because his behavior is so unusual, I really can't understand why a member of the House of Commons would accept arrest without saying a word. The big iron cage of the parliament can't cover them, and the handcuffs of Scotland Yard can make this group of parliamentarians honest? ”

Rowan pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Does Mr. Harrison represent the Whigs or the Tories in the House of Commons?" ”

Arthur glanced at the document he had just sent from the council: "Tory. ”

When Rowan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and he banged on the table irritably: "Sir Peel, don't be in a hurry to come forward, although you have a good relationship with Sir Peel, but the level is not enough, I will personally apologize to him later, so that we can pay more attention to this matter."

I'll explain this to him in person, or the Tories will make a fuss in Parliament and say that our arrest of Bernie Harrison is a political revenge by the Whigs using executive power. This matter is now in trouble, and they can't be allowed to expand their influence anymore.

By the way, if Sir Peel doesn't believe me, I'll definitely ask you to verify it later, and we'll check the words in a moment, but don't make any mistakes. ”

Speaking of this, Rowan suddenly changed the conversation again: "By the way, has Mr. Harrison released it?" If you don't let him go, hurry up and let him go home, he really doesn't know what the plague is, could it be that the chair of the council is uncomfortable to sit on, and he has nothing to do to cause trouble for our group of bitter police? ”

Arthur spoke: "Mr. Harrison has been released, but we will definitely have to contact him later, this case is too bizarre, if we can't get him to speak, this matter is simply impossible to investigate." ”

Luo Wan's fingertips tapped on the table, and he frowned: "I'd rather not be able to contact him, if he evaporates from the world, we will have a good time." In this way, it is just right to convict him of absconding in fear of crime, and this can also shut the mouth of the council, after all, if Harrison really committed murder, the council will not dare to stand up for him. ”

"But Harrison dared to follow me to Scotland Yard, which means that he was not the one who killed him, or that he felt that even if he was the one who killed him, he would certainly not be convicted."

Rowan only felt that his mind was full of chaos, he rubbed his hair, and put forward his own idea to Arthur: "Harrison must not be so easy to speak, he is a councilor, and we can't interrogate him casually, we can only find other ways to find out his information." In this way, over there in the council, I will try to block you as much as possible, and it will be a few days if it can be delayed.

Although I hate you little ghost, objectively speaking, when it comes to investigating cases, we have no better Scotland Yard than you. You are in charge of supervising this case, and if you have any means, you can ask me for any help. Whether it's the resources of Scotland Yard or my personal connections, I will do whatever it takes to solve the problems I can solve for you. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Wan couldn't help but stand up again, put his hands heavily on Arthur's shoulders and reminded: "Young man, if there are any prejudices, let's talk about it later, but we will solve the internal problems internally." This case, to put it mildly, if it is not handled well, it will be the collective loss of jobs by three or four thousand people in Scotland Yard, and at the very least, it is me who retired early, and you bid farewell to your brilliant political career in advance.

I would like to stress again that any means can be used, and I know that your London Police Intelligence Service has resources in some areas, but you will have to consult with me in advance before resorting to some extreme measures. This is a councillor, not a mud leg, you know what I mean?

The affairs of the parliamentarians must be resolved decently. You know, you don't want Clemens to happen again. Why did he die? It's because he did things too undignified. ”

When Arthur heard this, he just smiled and put away the papers on the table, and he raised his white glove and pressed it to his chest: "Understood, sir. ”

(End of chapter)