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

"What did you say? That's just nonsense! How could William do such a foolish thing! Doesn't he know Mr. Hastings is extremely busy? He wouldn't have time to care about such trivial matters!"


Having said this, old Gladstone quickly stood up to say goodbye to his companions, "Breakfast is almost over, I need to go to the company and thoroughly check the accounts to see if there are any overlooked tariffs that haven't been reported. By the way, I sincerely advise all of you to also take the time today to go through the accounts of the past few months. Mr. Herbert from the City Council communicated with me yesterday, they are fully supporting Mr. Hastings, and it seems the Tariff Department, Customs, and the Port Authority are about to get serious. At such a critical moment, none of us can afford to disgrace the Liverpool Association."


However, he hadn't gone far when Lowey quickly stepped forward to stop him, "John, what about the municipal construction project?"


Chapter 303: Business Competition?_3