British writer

Finished talking to Scott.

Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki went to the headquarters of the "Daily Telegraph" again,

As a result, they didn't even see Saqi's people,

As soon as the editors heard about Lu Shi's name, they paid the manuscript directly, and promised that the column would be opened within a week, and then sent the two of them to the carriage back to Brear Road.

Natsume Soseki couldn't help feeling emotional: "I didn't expect Mr. Sage to value you so much."

Lu Shi didn't answer.

If it is said that Sage values ​​himself, it is true, otherwise he would not be so generous with the expenditure of a few hundred pounds.

But this emphasis is not aimed at Lu Shi's writing.

On the contrary, Scott, who reviewed the manuscript carefully, really treated Lu Shi as a top contributor to the "Manchester Guardian".

Lu Shi opened the curtains of the carriage,

The noise from outside the car came in, and I listened carefully. The most frequent words were "Holmes", "price increase", and "flour".

Looking at the busy street scene outside, Lu Shi said indifferently: "Anyway, I have already given out the manuscript, whether it can be used well depends on their own judgment."

Soon, the carriage turned into Brea Road,

The coachman's voice sounded: "Gentlemen, it's hard going ahead."

I saw that the alley was crowded with people, all standing on tiptoes and stretching their heads, looking like watching the excitement, but also a little timid, as if they were afraid of getting angry.

The coachman sat high and looked high. He squinted his eyes and said, "Well... it seems to be the Queen's Guard. Their red uniforms are quite recognizable."

Queen's Guard?

This is a western scene!

Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki jumped out of the carriage curiously, joined the crowd to eat melons,

Unexpectedly, eating melon actually ate on my own head,

The place where the soldier was guarding was the house where the two of them rented.

Lu Shi looked at Natsume Soseki,

"Are you a spy?"

Natsume Soseki was stunned,

"I'm a spy?"

He was stupefied, and felt something was wrong after repeating Lu Shi's words. He shook his head crazily and said, "No, no! How could I be a spy? But then again, don't you...wrong, your Qing government didn't even give you a school. You arranged, how did you become a spy?"

This is very sad to say.

Lu Shi glared at Natsume Soseki, separated from the crowd, and walked towards the soldier.

When he got close, he could clearly see the brass buttons on the opponent's clothes and the guard badge on the button. There was a faint cross in the center of the badge, which was the emblem of the Coldstream Guard.

Lu Shi whispered, "It's the real thing."

Natsume Soseki became even more nervous, beads of sweat crackled down.

At this time, a deep voice sounded:

"Of course it's genuine."

Looking around, I saw a somewhat bloated officer standing there,

Because the stomach is too big, the clothes are tightly stretched, and the buttons seem to burst open at any time, and the whole person is like a dragon fruit that is about to burst.

The officer moved slowly over,

"May I ask who is Lu, the author of "And There Were None?"

Lu Shi didn't move,

Natsume Soseki took the initiative to take a step back.

The officer's eyes fell on Lu Shi, and he couldn't help showing a smile of approval,

Although the young man in front of me is from East Asia, he has no problems with his appearance, and his hair is a little short.

If the other little guy was Lu, it would be a headache.

The officer lowered his voice,

"The Queen invites you."

Lu Shi was so shocked that his jaw almost fell to the ground, he subconsciously confirmed, "Queen?"

The officer did not repeat it, but nodded quite seriously,

"please."

As he spoke, he pointed to the carriage not far away.

With the matter at this point, Lu Shi couldn't think about it anymore, and followed the fat officer into the carriage.

And the soldier of the Coldstream Guards took the driver's seat.

The horse raised its hooves, the wheels splashed muddy water, and drove towards the other side of the alley.

For a moment, Braiya Road was eerily quiet,

But it was quickly drowned out by discussions,

The sailor who once had a drink with Lu Shi before crossing said loudly: "I knew that kid was not a good guy. How can there be any foreign students who drink when they first come to London? He must be trying to spy on the information of our British Empire~"

Someone answered, "Then why don't you punch him a few times?"

The drinking buddies around laughed.

But after all, he remained calm and said, "That was the Queen's Guard just now, not ordinary patrolling police. Moreover, it seems that the direction they are going is not Scotland Yard, but...the other side of the river, it seems to be Buckingham Palace!"

For a moment, everyone was quiet,

They couldn't help guessing the real identity of the East Asian student.

As for Lu Shi himself at the moment, he was sitting in the carriage, watching the fat officer opposite him unbutton him,

After all,

"Huh~"

The officer let out a sigh of relief and undid the top button,

Seeing the shortness of breath, those who didn't know thought that this old man was almost suffocated to death just now.

He muttered in a low voice, "The neckline of this dress is really small..."

As he spoke, he fanned himself with his right hand, and pulled the curtain of the carriage with his left hand,

At this moment, his eyes met Lu Shi's,

"..."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere in the carriage was awkward,

The two looked at each other for a while, and at the same time staggered their eyes.

The fat officer said: "Hello, I am Frederick von Stephenson, you can call me Sir Stephenson."

The whole self-introduction process was very friendly.

Lu Shixuan's heart was relieved,

He had been thinking about what he had done to get to the top of the world just now, and even considered bribing Stephenson with the few hundred pounds he just earned for the manuscript, but judging by the way the other party was full of fat, he didn't look like a master who was short of money, so Then he put away his little thoughts.

Stephenson unbuttoned a few more buttons and said, "Don't worry, sir, the queen just wants to see you."

Lu Shi nodded,

With no danger of his life, he also relaxed a lot, looked around, thinking about how to get close to the other party.

After a while he said: "Ser, are you the captain of the Coldstream Guards?"

Stephenson was slightly surprised: "It's really not easy for a foreigner to recognize the sign of Lengxi."

In fact, the full name of the Coldstream Guards is "His Majesty's Coldstream Guards Infantry Regiment", but this name is extremely shameful, and it will not look secondary if it is spoken on a formal occasion.

Lu Shi smiled,

"If I remember correctly, the Coldstream Guards was born during the British Civil War. According to Cromwell's order, George Monk called up five companies to form an infantry regiment to participate in the Battle of Dunbar. This is the Coldstream Guards. origin."

Stephenson was even more surprised. He didn't expect the other party to know Cromwell,

He couldn't help asking: "Do you know that period of history?"

Lu Shi is actually not familiar with the Coldstream Guards, but the famous Cromwell can still chat a few words,

"Cromwell turned the kingdom into a republic on the surface, but in fact he was a military dictator. He dispersed the parliament, appointed himself the 'lord of the country', and established the system of protectors. This series of behaviors made the domestic economic situation worse. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Cromwell to stabilize the situation, and the restoration of Charles II later will be taken for granted."

Stephenson showed appreciation in his eyes,

"Very orthodox opinion."

After that, the two exchanged words with each other.

Time passed, the carriage drove through the streets,

Passers-by saw the iconic red uniforms of the Queen's Guard and gave way one after another.

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of Buckingham Palace.

The guard who acted as the coachman jumped out of the carriage and opened the door for the two of them, but was surprised to find that the head of the group opened his shirt and was talking and laughing happily with the East Asian student, his chubby face was full of happiness,

The guard was stunned for a while before he could react.

He cleared his throat,

"Sir, we're here."