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

Arthur pushed another glass of wine toward Louis, "Then let's calculate it at triple, 4.5 percent, which is also a reasonable range. But the fact that we can find these errors in the declaration forms at least proves that Liverpool's Customs and Tariff Department haven't provided us with a special exemption white list. Do you know what this means?"


Lighting a cigarette, Louis took a puff, "They are willing to cooperate."


"Exactly," Arthur nodded, "Since they are willing to cooperate, let's start with the chips on the poker table."


Hearing this, Louis took out another document from his pocket and placed it on the table, "Since it's about the poker table, you should take this document first; it should come in handy when it's time to raise the stakes."


Arthur glanced at the document, "Is this regarding the port authority's expansion project?"


Chapter 287: Liverpool's Chip Problem_3