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

Inspector Matthews, standing to the side, heard this and sternly turned to Minister Rowan, asking, "Minister, since I got up this morning, the word 'cholera' has been continuously echoing in my ears. How is this disease different from typhus and yellow fever? Does it really warrant such a massive response from us?"


Upon hearing this, Rowan suddenly shifted his gaze towards Arthur: "I don't understand much about diseases. To be honest, I am also quite confused right now, and the Home Office seems to have no plans to discuss anything with us for the time being. If any of you are familiar with the situation, perhaps you could enlighten the rest of us."


Arthur rose and opened the document he was holding: "Regarding cholera, according to the information just obtained by the intelligence agency, it is an endemic disease originating from the subcontinent of South Asia. This outbreak of cholera was likely introduced by a merchant ship returning from Hamburg to Sunderland."


Chapter 277 Busy Scotland Yard (4K6)_3