Chasing Time

“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

The Shadow of Great Britain

"You're right, college students can't handle our kind of work. When criminals get tough, they won't give you a chance to discuss theories. Before you can speak, a flick of their little hand might pierce your lung."


"We teach ourselves, although we can't compare to college students, what we learn is practical! Inspector Hastings should indeed give us frontline brothers a chance. I can recognize all twenty-six letters, and the rest is just about memorizing, right?"


"So, what exactly will our internal selection exam cover? Sir, I'm not asking you to leak the questions, but can you define the scope for us?"


At this point, seeing Tony's pipe had gone out, a police officer quickly dug out his own matchbox and offered it with a smile: "Sir, you keep this box of matches for now; I've got more."


Chapter 255: If He Seeks Revenge in Later Years, Blood Will Stain the Mouth of the Thames River (5K)_2