Chapter 51 The ending is in progress (1)
Rolf Booth is a middle-aged man in his forties and the only disciple of the Order of the Flashing Blade who has passed the promotion ceremony. Compared to Gino, who is both cast and fiery, his image is closer to pure Believers of the Scarred Centurion.
The surface of his body under his clothes was covered with dense scars, including old wounds from the battlefield and new wounds from becoming a commander.
He is stern, but his cold appearance hides insidiousness and cunning. His face is old, but under his old skin are soft and strong muscles.
Rolf controlled the small boat to sail through the filthy and smelly tributaries, gradually merging into the main stream of the Thames River, then diving into another hidden tributary, and arrived at the agreed-upon point - a small bay with dim light and shadow.
There is a row of low houses standing on the bank. The sentry on the roof has already observed the arrival of the ship. The revolutionary leader has led his men to wait at the river bank.
As soon as Rolf docked the ship, the workers, who were inspired by the slogan of liberating poverty, immediately unloaded the goods and moved down long wooden boxes one by one.
The leader of the radicals was silently counting the number of wooden boxes, one box, two boxes, three boxes, four boxes... six boxes? ! This is inconsistent with the agreed quantity!
He hurriedly shouted to the indifferent man:
"Hey man! The quantity of this batch of goods does not correspond to the quantity we originally agreed on!"
"Didn't your people say yesterday that we will continue to proceed according to the agreed plan?!"
After hearing this, Rolf was thinking - continue as planned yesterday? Does this mean that the incident happened after Elrich met the other party?
He replied: "There has been a lot of noise recently, and the authorities are also tracing our traces. The production schedule will inevitably be affected. The remaining goods will be delivered to you in a few days."
"Okay, okay, speed up the progress. Even if we can wait, the exploited working people in London can't wait."
The other party said this, and he was only willing to pay a small part of the balance.
Rolf didn't pay too much attention, it's okay, the missing part of the final payment... just think of it as your life money.
The poor workers carried the goods back to the courtyard of the building. They excitedly pried open the wooden boxes, picked up the brand-new firearms and wiped them lovingly. Their seriousness was much more meticulous than when working late at night.
From afternoon to night, they all sat around in the courtyard, discussing with great interest how to use violence to take back the rights they deserved from capital.
But they didn't notice that under the cover of night, a certain old drunkard with a hunchback walked past their courtyard.
A moment later, there was an explosion sound but no fireworks. The radicals thought it was a problem with the quality of the goods and panicked to check what went wrong.
A group of Scotland Yard police officers, who seemed to have been attracted by the sound of explosions, broke in. Seeing the dangerous weapons piled up in the courtyard, they took out their firearms, pointed them at the people inside, and shouted loudly:
"Everyone! Don't move! Put your hands up!!!"
The radicals who had just imagined enjoying the fruits of the revolution were stunned.
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It was already morning when Gino arrived at the Jolly Sailor Tavern.
The tavern that closed early last night has also opened early, and the middle-aged, fat, bald owner who fits the description of the Elrich brothers is wiping wine glasses inside.
Gino walked to the bar and said before the boss spoke: "Hello boss, I sell whetstones. Does your pub need a whetstone?"
Old Ham put down the wine glass that had been wiped clean. He looked at the exaggeratedly strong man outside the bar. He was still wearing thin clothes on the bleak autumn day, which could not hide his bulging muscles.
Hearing this code word that Elrich had told him in advance, he already understood that the other party was Elrich's so-called partner, and replied: "Sir, he is Elrich's colleague. Do you need any help?"
Jim asked, "Did Elrich come here yesterday?"
"Of course, Elric stayed until late at night yesterday and didn't leave...Did something happen?"
Gino shook his head and said, "Did he behave in any unusual way before he left?"
Old Ham knew from the other party's reaction that something must have happened to his old friend!
He let out a long sigh. He had already advised Elrich to leave those dangerous businesses as soon as possible and work with him to open a tavern. Although life might be harder, at least his life would be safe. .
"One thing is that he seemed very tired yesterday and asked me to close the shop early so that he could go back and rest early."
"Then when did he leave?"
"It's probably around twelve o'clock. After he left, I finished cleaning and looked at the clock. It's still a few minutes away from midnight."
"When Elrich left, did you notice if anyone else was following him?"
Old Ham shook his head helplessly, "I was busy cleaning at the time, so I really didn't notice it."
"Okay, I will come again at this time tomorrow. If Elric comes back today, you can tell him to stay hidden for the time being."
"No problem, sir."
Gino walked into the tavern with doubts, and when he walked out of the tavern, the doubts were still there - what happened to Elrich?
He is like a headless fly wandering around the street. He is extremely muscular but has limited intelligence. If it is a situation that the leader has simulated in advance and taught how to deal with it, he can still show the control that a deputy leader should have. Ability, but once he encounters a special situation beyond the plan... Jim seems a little confused.
But maybe it was the care of Captain Scar, or maybe it was some kind of wonderful coincidence. When he was passing by a certain street, he heard the conversation of two children trotting by next to him.
"Johnny, did you hear what happened last night?"
"Last night? What happened?"
"I heard that last night, there was a man with a scar on his face on the street next door who planned to attack the boy Wayne. He happened to be spotted by a passing policeman. He was arrested on the spot and sent to Scotland Yard."
"Scared! Is it so scary? It seems that we can no longer sneak out to play at night."
"Yes, we will still..."
The child's words gradually faded away, but Jim had already captured the key information - the man with the scar on his face...could it be Elrich? Why was he arrested for attacking children? !
Isn't this too careless? ! Could it be that he lost control under the influence of Blade Aspect? !
Jim didn't know, but he thought that he should go to Scotland Yard immediately and try to meet with Elridge. If it was really just such a small case, maybe with a little money he could bring this cult member to justice. The brother bailed out.
He rushed to Scotland Yard without stopping, but he didn't see the two children he had just run past asking for reward money from a disabled man in the alley.
However, when Jim rushed to Scotland Yard and expressed his request to the police officer at the front desk, he was firmly rejected!
The young police officer glanced at the man in front of him, who was as strong as a strong man, with the eyes of a criminal, and said righteously:
"Impossible! This Elrich is an extremely dangerous criminal. He has been detained in solitary confinement. There will be a public trial in the near future. No interviews or bail are allowed now!"
The police officer's attitude was so resolute that even if Gino quietly handed over a banknote, it could not relieve him, and he even got an angry roar from the other party.
The police officer slammed the table, "Are you planning to bribe our police officers of Great Britain?! Are you planning to flout our just laws of Great Britain!!!"
Gino suppressed the anger and murderous intent in his heart and told himself not to lose control in this place. He smiled and said, "No, no, I just see that you are working hard, police officer, and I want to treat you to lunch."
"Oh, that's a charity donation, right? Please register and leave your name and address in this book. Scotland Yard will definitely live up to the support of the citizens!"
Gino was afraid that he would be implicated, so he only dared to leave a false name and address. Then he pretended to have something urgent to do and fled the police station.
After the burly man left, the police officer at the front desk took the notebook the man had just written and the physical characteristics he recorded to a desk inside the police station.
"Mr. Grayson, according to your instructions, this is the handwriting information and physical characteristics of the guy who tried to find out information about the criminal Elrich."
The first leader is about to come to an end... Watson will also officially embark on the path of the secret cult.