Chapter 20 Adventure
"Can't you wash them?" Rock couldn't help complaining, so dirty and smelly, and I don't know how the prison guards could bear it.
"No need, life is inevitable to die. If you don't take them away, they may not have the chance to get out of prison by themselves." Fred Sinclair was used to it. The British were not patient with Boers who did not make mistakes, let alone these Boers who committed crimes.
Rock is simply crazy. Is this philosophical saying "Life is inevitable to die" used?
Perhaps hearing that Rock might have taken them away, the four prisoners who were originally puppets looked at Rock almost at the same time, their eyes full of begging, but they still dared not speak.
Rock sighed, not in the mood to preach to Fred Sinclair: "I have something I need to help me with. If you can do it, then you can not serve your sentence here and get rewards from me. Now, tell me your decision."
The four prisoners looked at each other, then looked at Fred Sinclair next to them with fear, but they still dared not speak.
"Sorry, the sheriff, I need to communicate with them alone next." Rock chased the people, and Fred Sinclair was too powerful in front of these prisoners. With Fred Sinclair here, these prisoners dare not express their opinions.
"Okay, call me if you need it." Fred Sinclair was a little disappointed, but he didn't ask. It might not be a good thing to know too much.
Who says foreigners are ignorant?
"I do, I do."
"Sir, I'm willing to do anything for you."
"Sir, I don't want a reward. As long as you can take me away, I swear allegiance."
Fred Sinclair had just disappeared, and the four prisoners immediately rushed to express their opinions. Only one person didn't speak, but looking at his anxious eyes, he knew that he was willing to do so.
"Sir, Zach's tongue was cut off by the guard just because he was sleeping and talking in his sleep. He was a good person." A prisoner helped explain, and Zach opened his mouth next to him, and sure enough, he had no tongue.
Just because he was talking in his sleep, he wanted to cut off his tongue. Rock's first reaction was not mercy, but he actually felt that he could save a lot of money!
this--
It can only be said that Rock was integrating into this era too quickly.
"Okay, since I'm being imprisoned, don't say that I'm a good person. Now, go to the faucet over there to clean up your own hygiene. I will only give you five minutes. In five minutes, if someone's hygiene situation does not meet my requirements, I will not give him a second chance." Rock didn't talk nonsense, so he should take the person away as soon as possible. Rock didn't want to stay here for a minute. This is hell on earth.
Almost as soon as Rock finished speaking, the four prisoners rushed to the faucet and rubbed their bodies desperately.
Rock ignored them, so he asked Fred Sinclair for a few clothes, and then made a watch in the yard.
Yes, the pocket watch worth two pounds is now worn openly on Rock's chest. When he was a patrolman, Rock did not need to wear the pocket watch. It was necessary to be a captain. It still needs to be a style. Rock even went to the best tailor in Cape Town last night to customize two suits including tuxedoes, each worth nine pounds and fifteen shillings.
The dresses include: a silk top hat worth six shillings, a tie worth three shillings, a silver cane worth eight shillings, a shirt worth three shillings and five pence, two pairs of leather boots worth ten shillings, and a suit priced at eight pounds, including trousers, vests, and tuxedoes.
Four minutes and thirty seconds later, as soon as Rock finished speaking, the four prisoners knelt in front of Rock, just like what they had just done.
It was really neat. Although they were not wearing clothes, they did not have any movements to cover up. This was probably their standard posture and had penetrated into the bones.
"Put on your clothes and follow me." Rock did not say nonsense, nor did he forget to thank Fred Sinclair, and left behind a box of cigars purchased from Cape Town.
Although Fred Sinclair's behavior made Rock disgusted, he still had to thank him for what he deserved, and the worldly style still had to be said. A box of cigars is only one pound. Rock used to be reluctant to buy it. Just now, Rock bought ten boxes at one breath on the dock.
Walking out of the prison gate, four prisoners followed Rock in a row, waved to the guards on the tower, causing a laugh and scolding. Rock left Robben Island without looking back. If nothing unexpected happened, Rock would never come back in his life.
Back in Cape Town, Rock did not rush back to the police station, but took the four prisoners to the patrol lounge at the dock.
The patrol lounge is actually a confiscated house. The former owner was a Boer. He was executed for crimes and the house was confiscated. Sometimes the patrol officers would rest briefly here during work breaks, but usually no one would come. During work breaks, the patrol officers would rather sit in the open-air bar.
"I brought you out to investigate the rioters among the Boers. You can choose to be willing or unwilling to work for me. Then I will pay you appropriately. If you don't want to work, I will send you back to Robben Island and declare in advance, don't think about disobeying or running away. You have family members in Cape Town. I will not send someone to stare at you, but I will send someone to stare at your family. If I am not satisfied with you, or you dare to run away, then you and your family will be thrown to Robben Island to serve their sentences. I will do what I say." Rock forced and tempted, and believed that these prisoners would make the right choice.
“I accept.”
"I do, I do, I do, sir."
"I'll go investigate right away, and I know those who have the potential to become rioters."
The four prisoners immediately expressed their opinions, and Zach, who could not speak, was also desperately nodding. Fred Sinclair was right. If Rock did not take them away, they might not be able to live off Robben Island alive. Compared with their lives, nothing else mattered.
"I want their names, as fast as possible. Every time you provide an important message, I will pay you a pound. If you get the news, come here to find me. If I am not here, wait for me nearby. Remember, my name is Rock. You will take a pound each first. This is my deposit. Don't let me down." Rock quickly and quickly decided. In fact, the best way is to do it. Fighting too quickly may lead to exposure of informants and put them in danger. However, Rock doesn't have much time and can only cut the mess quickly.
To be honest, Rock didn't know if they would run away after they took the money, and Rock didn't have enough people to stare at their family, so Rock was also taking risks. In addition to these prisoners, Rock had to think of other ways.
Chapter completed!