Chapter 202: Who the fuck is fucking with me?

Chapter 201: Fuck, Who’s Fucking Me?

London, Westminster, 4 Whitehall Street, Greater London Police Station.

The brightly lit chamber was holding Scotland Yard’s regular Monday police meeting.

Due to the fall of the Tory cabinet, there has been a significant downward trend in London-wide protest marches lately, and Scotland Yard’s overstretched policing force has been able to rededicate itself to the daily maintenance of order.

With a significantly reduced workload, Director Rowan seemed to be in a good mood, and the ever-unsmiling Colonel of the British Army had a bright smile on his face today that was out of place on his serious face.

Of course, if the workload was merely reduced, it would not be enough to make him happy like this.

The most important thing was that he had already contacted the new Home Secretary, Viscount Melbourne, through Viscount Palmerston’s introduction, and had received approval from him.

As of today, he would officially retire from the British Army and move from his position as Acting Commissioner of the Greater London Constabulary to the full establishment.

Although in the view of those upper class aristocratic children, the director of the Greater London Police Department is not a beautiful job, compared with those cabinet ministers, although this position holds a little power, but it is a lot of work, heavy responsibility and salary is also a small amount of hard work.

But for Rowan such a step by step from the ordinary merchant family climbed up the person, he in the military so many years of hard work, also can be regarded as the fruit of cultivation.

However, what made Rowan even happier was that the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not hesitate to agree to the resolution to transfer Arthur to the Criminal Investigation Department.

Perhaps because the Ministry of Internal Affairs group of people also look at Arthur uncomfortable for a long time, or maybe they really out of public interest that Arthur is a talent to engage in criminal investigation, but regardless of what others think, Luo Wan is also considered to have achieved their own purpose.

According to his plan, first put Arthur in the criminal investigation department to sit on the bench for a few years, anyway, the so-called major cases every year can not come out a few, even if it really came out, to hand over to the criminal investigation department to supervise is also decided by him.

As long as Arthur is idle for a period of time, until everyone has forgotten the best police officer in Great Britain, behind him there are ways to slowly toss the opponent.

After the police superintendents present listened to Rowan reading out one after another the several resolutions that had just been issued by the Ministry of the Interior, their eyes gradually became odd as they observed Arthur and Rowan.

Although the twenty year old young man still maintained the calmness of favor and disdain, but in the opinion of the group, this promising young man’s career in Scotland Yard is feared to be coming to an end.

Taking advantage of the break in the meeting when Director Rowan and Deputy Director Sir Mayne left the meeting, the superintendents’ spirit of gossip was instantly ignited.

The sound of whispering spread throughout the conference hall.

“Criminal Investigation Department?”

“A department with a total of four people?”

“Isn’t that playing with people?”

“Did the youngster offend Director Rowan? Or maybe he offended some important person in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?”

In the midst of a chorus of discussion among the superintendents, several superintendents who had once fought alongside Arthur in Hyde Park couldn’t sit still.

They were all old subordinates of the Duke of Wellington and had experienced the Peninsular War and Waterloo together.

Although they couldn’t talk about much friendship with Arthur, they weren’t going to sit back and watch their peers point their fingers at Arthur, who was equivalent to half of their own people.

Superintendent Davis Lee knocked on the table, “Gentlemen, the meeting is not yet adjourned. If you have anything to say, can’t we talk about it after the meeting?”

Superintendent Matherlin, who was blind in one eye, also leaned back in his chair and chimed in, “Have you guys forgotten how Clemens died, don’t talk too much. We’re just police officers, don’t get involved in other things, the most important thing is to do well.”

Superintendent Michel, who was originally leaning back in his chair and covering his eyes with his hat, also raised the brim of his hat and said, “If you guys keep discussing it, you’re going to be violating the house rules of adhering to political neutrality. Although Sir Peel has gone down, the rules he laid down should be kept in mind.”

Several superintendents talked about maintaining neutrality, but a random person could hear that they were actually being conspiratorial.

As the direct line of the Duke of Wellington, these superintendents who had been recruited to Scotland Yard by Sir Peel as the backbone of the police force inevitably felt a sense of sadness when they saw Arthur being suppressed.

Even the party Arthur did not say anything, they have already opened their mouths first to help Arthur to put these noisy comments back.

The rest of the police superintendent saw these several veterans open their mouths, but also can only smile a couple of times silently shut their mouths.

Sitting beside Arthur, the oldest qualified and the one who has followed the Duke of Wellington for the longest period of time, Superintendent Moseley, who retired from the Fifth Royal Guards Regiment, the ‘Wellington Guards’, poked Arthur with his elbow.

This old man who was not good with words comforted, ”Arthur, it’s no big deal, it’s just a little setback. Rowan is almost fifty this year, he can’t stay at Scotland Yard for the rest of his life. Sooner or later, he will have to get out of here. And you, you kid so young, even if hard to boil also can boil him to death. That hall director position will have to sit under your butt sooner or later, no need to worry at all.”

Superintendent Mosley thought that Arthur didn’t say a word because he was in a bad mood, but in reality, although Arthur’s mood couldn’t be described as good, it wasn’t so bad that he felt like the sky was going to collapse. His mind was more puzzled because he’d been thinking about it all night and still couldn’t figure it out – fuck, who the hell is fucking with me?

At Viscount Melbourne’s, he’d already met.

Mrs. Cowper had been impressed with him as well.

Even Palmerston, the new Foreign Secretary, Arthur had talked to him.

But in the turn of events, he received the news of being transferred, could it be that Viscount Melbourne had let Rowan’s flowery words fool him into thinking that this Criminal Investigation Department was really some kind of vital place?
Or maybe Rowan’s backstage is someone else, and this person also has the ability to exert a huge influence on Viscount Melbourne, so that this lazy new Home Secretary has to take time out of his busy schedule to knock him as a small superintendent of Scotland Yard.

When Arthur thought about it, at present, the one who has this kind of energy in the whole of Britain is either the newly crowned king, His Majesty William IV, or the new prime minister, Earl Charles Grey.

But Arthur couldn’t think through his head to figure out when exactly he had offended these two big shots.

He had absolutely no connection with Earl Grey, and as for William IV, the former Royal Navy Field Marshal, if there was anything that Arthur could be jealous of, it would be that he himself had revealed the secret relationship between the Royal Navy, the goat and the fish?
But even if the King were to be jealous of that, wouldn’t that have to be done to Mr. Elder Carter first?
Obviously he was the one who was the key person who leaked the secret ah!

Just as Arthur was pondering, the door of the conference hall was pushed open, and the rested Director Rowan smoothed his hair and walked past Arthur with a light step.

His afterglow caught a glimpse of Arthur’s unreadable face, and he couldn’t help but stop in his tracks, his arm pressed against his shoulder and whispered in his ear.

“Arthur, what did you say to me last time? That I was to be immovable and hidden? That only one of us could remain between the two of us? You young people are always so extreme in your ideas, and in this you are far less fair than we middle-aged men, who are experienced in our affairs.

You see, if I were to handle it, you stayed and I stayed. I play to strengths and am responsible for leading Scotland Yard. You also play to your strengths and are responsible for scheduling the crime detection unit.

It’s a great learning curve to know people well, but you don’t have to thank me, after all, it’s all in the public interest. Oh yes, and I forgot to tell you that your job with the Provisional London Borough Survey and Statistics Bureau can be put on hold too.

I’ve just consulted Viscount Melbourne this morning, and His Excellency Melbourne agrees that it’s better to leave such work as mapping urban areas to specialists.

Scotland Yard’s police resources are stretched very thin, so it should still be prioritized to serve regional policing when it makes sense to do so.”

Rowan looked at Arthur’s eyes that were glowing red, and just couldn’t stop feeling smug in his heart, he wanted to share how he had gone through the process of reducing the LPS to nothing in front of the Viscount of Melbourne, but it would still be too much of a fall to do that in this kind of public place.

After all, from today onwards, he was the official governor of Scotland Yard, so he still had to try to maintain his majesty in front of his subordinates.

He patted Arthur’s shoulder and said in a serious manner: ”Arthur, although the criminal investigation department has just been established, it is an important department. From now on, all major cases in the whole of London will have to rely on you. With talents like yours at Scotland Yard, why spend a lot of money on specialized burglar catchers every year? We’ll have to put your talents to good use.

The reason for outlawing the LPS is also precisely so that you can focus more of your energies on crime investigation, and only then can your talents be utilized in the most valuable areas. Viscount Melbourne also asked me about your work history today, and he also asked me to pass on the message that you shouldn’t be too preoccupied with the restructuring of your duties, that it’s only a technical change, that the public sees your efforts, and that there are other rewards for you in the future.”

As soon as Rowan finished this paragraph, the smile on his face could no longer be contained, he suddenly laughed out loud twice, but soon covered his mouth with one hand and apologized, “Sorry, Arthur, you know, I have absolutely no problem with you at all, otherwise I wouldn’t have recommended you to Viscount Melbourne to be the chief of the criminal crime investigation department. Do you think I’m right?”

Arthur did not say much when he heard this, but picked up the hat on the table and clasped it over his head, looking down at the other man with his eyes half a head above Rowan’s.

Rowan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “What? Arthur, want to salute me?”

Arthur heard this and just smiled slightly, “Sir, are you sure you’re really hiding? You could be standing right in front of me.”

When Rowan heard this, he instantly remembered that the one in front of him was a 1V17 and still unharmed master of gangway warfare.

He couldn’t help but take a step backward.

Superintendent Mosley, who was on the side, saw that the situation was not good and rushed forward to stop Arthur: “Continue the meeting.”

He then leaned close to Arthur and whispered, “Don’t fall for it, Rowan is doing this on purpose. If you make a move today, then you’ll have to roll with the punches this afternoon.”

Arthur nodded slightly, “Thank you, Superintendent Mosley. However, you don’t understand the logic of a young man’s mind. When I was fighting for my life, I almost even ran to America.”

With that, he removed the white glove on his right hand and prepared to throw it at Rowan’s feet.

But before he could throw the glove, a familiar gentle voice suddenly sounded behind him.

“Arthur, long time no see, are you still studying law on your own since graduation?”

(End of chapter)