298 Return to parents’ home
Speaking of which, this is a very sad thing. Under the premise of democratic representative system, the members of the city council were already a big shot in Johannesburg, but died so unknown and silently that the newspaper gave an obituary the size of a matchbox, which did not attract any attention.
Even Adam Stephen's family did not make any noise. After Adam Stephen's death, his family did not appear at all. Only an old housekeeper came forward, hoping to take Adam Stephen's body from Ziwei Hospital, saying that it would be transported back to his hometown for burial.
It is definitely impossible to take away the corpse. Although the Colin Bellamy people are dead, the corpse can still explain a lot, so some people asked the Ziwei Hospital to cremate the body and then hand over the ashes to Adam Smith's family.
Colin Bellamy didn't dare to make decisions, so he came to Rock.
Rock would not be pitiful to Adam Stephen's family. They just bite their hair. In this matter, Rock did not have to offend the royal family. It would be cremated if it were cremated. Caesar's belongs to Caesar and God's belongs to God.
However, when Irving came to find Rock, he said some disrespectful words.
"Don't think too much. Many things cannot be changed by democratic representative system. The identity of a parliamentary member will often become amulets. That depends on who they face. Sometimes the identity of a parliamentary member is also a death talisman. Unfortunately, many people cannot understand this." Rock was open-minded. Both the British Constitution and the Bible emphasize that everyone is equal, can they really be equal?
Just listen to this, don't take it seriously.
If Adam Stephen is honestly his general manager, don’t show his presence in the mining alliance if he has nothing to do, and don’t get involved in the clerks’ affairs. Maybe he won’t fail now. It’s because he is greedy and has no virtue to dominate his position, so he ends up today.
Perhaps in the eyes of some people who don’t know the inside story, there is also the reason for Adam Stephen’s death, after all, Adam Stephen and Rock have been against each other again and again.
Rock doesn't care, and he will definitely not explain it. If someone really thinks so, it doesn't matter.
"How could I not want to be a member of parliament is something that countless ordinary people dream of. For many parliamentarians, the things they work for throughout their lives are still not worth mentioning in the eyes of some people. In this way, is I not worth mentioning as the speaker? I may die silently for some reasons at any time?" Owen thought a little too much, but this worry also makes sense.
"How is it possible, you are Irving Matilda. In Johannesburg, no one can take you away easily." Rock still has this grasp.
As a member of the Matilda family, anyone who wants to deal with Irving must consider the strength of the three barons Philip, Rock and Henry. Philip is the mayor of Johannesburg, Rock is the chief of the Johannesburg garrison, and Henry is the ultimate boss of the entire Transvaal police system. Even if the royal family wants to deal with Irving, they have to consider the consequences.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Adam Stephen was killed was because Adam Stephen himself had no strength. Although all his power came from the royal family, he still wanted to join the National Party for the purpose of an illusory member of the parliamentarian. Arnold, the leader of the National Party, is also a member of the Matilda family. Even if Adam Stephen was not stingy, Adam Stephen's boss would not allow this to happen.
"You know I don't mean that-" Irving's expression was not much relaxed.
"I know what you are thinking, but I want to remind you that even if the democratic representative system is implemented in the entire Southern Africa, it will still be part of the Commonwealth. Unless one day, the complete independence of southern Africa may reduce the impact of part of the royal family on southern Africa. Pay attention to it only part of it. This is the rule of the game. If you don't accept it, then you can not participate. As long as you participate, it means you have accepted the rules, unless you can change the rules." Rock knew what Irving wanted to say, but that was unrealistic. People live too many life, and there are martial arts and lakes where there are people. Even the rights of the royal family are now restricted by parliament, government, and the entire aristocratic group.
This is why Rock valued the status of aristocrats so much.
If Adam Stephen was also a nobleman, then even the royal family could not kill Adam Stephen so easily.
To kill a nobleman, we must consider the counterattack of the entire noble group.
The reason why Irving complained to Rock was because he was stimulated by Adam Stephen's death and complained that the parliament group was not respected.
If the royal family could easily kill a noble, then everyone in the entire aristocratic group would be in danger, worried that this would happen to him in the next moment. Charles I was sent to the guillotine by his own citizens because he offended too many people.
From 1642 to 1651, a series of armed conflicts and political struggles occurred between the British Parliamentary factions and the royalists, which was called the British Civil War.
On the surface, the British Civil War was a war between the emerging bourgeoisie and the old interest groups. In fact, among the nobles at that time, many people also supported the bourgeoisie, and everything was at work.
"No one can change the rules." Owen thought he could not change the rules and arbitrarily gave a conclusion.
Rock smiled and said nothing. Irving couldn't change the rules, which did not mean that others could not do it.
When Rock came to Cape Town, the Chinese could not even serve as the sheriff. The Indians' ceiling was the inspector, so it was basically impossible to move up.
When Chinese people did not come to Johannesburg on a large scale, everyone thought that people of color would never be able to obtain the right to vote.
When Rock began to build Niasaran, everyone believed that the construction of Africa was inseparable from the Zulu people.
Rock did not argue with those people, changing these existing facts bit by bit. The facts proved that the rules were set by people, and of course they could be changed by people.
But there is no need to say these words to Irving, it is a bit too damaging to people.
"Take it slow. Now that Johannesburg has just begun to implement a democratic representative system, even if it is necessary to clean up the rights of the royal family, it will always take a process and it cannot be achieved overnight." Rock still comforted Irving, always letting Irving see some hope.
"Can't Steven Heulet be held accountable? Even if the commander behind the scenes cannot be held accountable, it would be fine if Steven Heulet can be held accountable, at least he can give the public an explanation." Irving was still unwilling to give up.
"I've already explained it - Adam Stephen committed suicide!" Rock pretended to be stupid.
"You know what's going on, so don't say such self-deception." Owen was angry and thought Rock was perfunctory.
"It's useless. Holding Steven Hewlett accountable will not change the facts. Instead, it will lead to an accident in the democratic representative system in southern Africa. Don't forget that the democratic representative system in Johannesburg is only a trial." Rock reminded Irving not to be so optimistic.
Don't think that the democratic representative system is now a foregone conclusion. Adam Stephen's death may be just the royal family tempting whether the interests of the royal family will be affected after Johannesburg implements the democratic representative system. So in any case, Adam Stephen can only commit suicide.
Irving finally fell silent. Adam Stephen was really insignificant in the face of democratic representative system.
Although Rock firmly opposed holding Steven Heullett accountable in front of Irving, when he turned around, Rock still told Sam to monitor Steven Heullett. If Steven Heullett was honest, it would be fine. If Steven Heullett had other illegal acts, Rock would also find a way to make Steven Heullett pay the price.
Like Adam Stephen before, Steven Hewlett is also a "domestic dog" of the royal family. When beating a dog, you have to rely on the owner to teach the dog a lesson but don't need to. You can even teach the dog a lesson through the owner.
The master will fight by himself, there will be no problem.
In April, Arthur's photo suddenly appeared in a newspaper in Johannesburg. Although the black and white photos could not see Arthur's hair color and pupil color, the black and white words on the newspaper were clearly written, and it was clearly confirmed between the lines that Arthur himself had obvious oriental blood.
It's almost impossible to say that Arthur is Rock and Ada's child.
Sadly, when Rock learned the news, Philis had already seen the newspaper. Although Philis said nothing, Philis took Gavin back to the mayor's residence that day.
"The Star, very good, solve this problem." Rock did not talk nonsense, nor did he care about why the editor of the Star got Arthur's photos. He threw the newspaper with Arthur's photos to Xia Jiu, and let Xia Jiu take a look.
Xia Jiu's method was simple and crude. That night, a fire broke out in the Star Newspaper. Although no casualties were caused, all the printing presses and ink used to print newspapers were burned.
This is not over yet. The next morning, the Star News was sealed off due to safety hazards. The newspaper had to make rectifications and only then it could be issued after passing the police station acceptance. The newspaper owner also had to compensate for the losses caused to the two surrounding merchants due to the fire.
One of them suffered a particularly serious loss, which was said to be a carpet warehouse. Due to the fire, the carpet worth 100,000 pounds was burned. The carpet filed a lawsuit in the Johannesburg court that day, demanding that the Star owner compensate the Star owner for all losses.
The direct and indirect losses combined will reach 150,000 pounds, which is definitely a huge sum of money. It is estimated that the boss of the Star will go bankrupt.
It was only then that Rock realized that Arnold was actually a shareholder of the Star.
However, at this time, Rock didn't care about Arnold and decided to find a way to bring Philis back first. The Baron's Mansion cannot be without a hostess.
Chapter completed!