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

So, since we're all frogs in the same well, Arthur had no intention of making things difficult for him over the port project.


Moreover, that issue would have to be discussed in detail later; a little appetizer to start with would do for now.


However, although Arthur wanted to serve an appetizer, he had never had such a preliminary level of leverage in his hands.


But fortunately, thanks to the meticulous work of apprentices like Mil and Price, Arthur found a problem of moderate seriousness in the annual expenditure bill of the Port Authority just before attending the ball.


This issue did not concern anyone else, but it was able to knock out Mr. Hearst, the Port Director, in one fell swoop.


Arthur lifted his hand slightly and called out, "Louis."


Upon hearing this, Louis pulled out an account statement from his document bag and placed it in front of Mr. Hearst.


Chapter 292: The Secret of the Port Authority_3