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

She began, "That diplomat didn't visit the Russian Embassy frequently, but it wasn't infrequent either. Before I resigned from the embassy in December, I had seen him once more."


Upon hearing this, Arthur suddenly frowned, "Wait... you resigned from the Embassy? Who is working there now?"


Fiona responded measuredly, "You might not believe it, but it's quite the coincidence, I dispatched three girls to the embassy before I resigned, one of whom was Agnieszka, or rather, Defina."


"You sent her to the Russian Embassy?" Arthur's scalp tingled. "Don't tell me she has already disappeared."


Fiona awkwardly defended herself, "Dear, you must understand that finding girls who can speak Russian isn't easy, and even fewer are under my command. Moreover, with Defina being a Polish girl, Scotland Yard had previously provided legal support for her and Harrison's lawsuit; I thought she would certainly become a reliable informant."


Chapter 313 Poland? Russia?_2