"Sir, the wine is here!"
A servant came over with wine, interrupting Howard's pressure on the police commissioner.
Howard nodded, "To that gentleman!"
The servant brought the drink to Du Yongxiao very respectfully.
The police commissioner took the opportunity to wipe away the cold sweat.
Everyone sat down again, and the tense atmosphere just now flashed away.
It is said that in the Middle Ages, various European nobles domesticated knights as their own family power. In order to distinguish themselves from each other, the nobles specially designed medals for their knights as symbols of their own status. Later, the shirt gradually replaced the identification function of the medal, but the medal still Keep it and become a status symbol. As time went by, medals became a symbol of the merits of warriors in war.
The Order of the British Empire, also known as the Order of the British Empire, is a knightly order of the British Authorization and Commendation System.
This order was established by King George V of the United Kingdom on June 4, 1917. The order was originally established to fill the loopholes in the British honors and commendation system at that time.
At that time, George V wanted to reward some civilians and soldiers who participated in World War I but did not go to the battlefield, but there was no suitable medal, so he promoted the establishment of the British Empire Medal. With subsequent development, the British Medal was also used to reward people who have made outstanding contributions in all walks of life.
The Order of the British Empire is divided into five levels, but only the first two levels, Knight Grand Cross and Knight Commander, can have the title of knighthood and be honored as "Sir" or "Dame". As a person who came to Scotland Yard from Hong Kong Even if To Yongxiao, a Hong Kong police student, received the Knight Medal, he would still be the fifth-class Officer Medal.
But even this has broken the British record. After all, in the history of Britain, no Chinese have ever received awards here. Even if they have, they have received awards in Hong Kong. It is completely different from being awarded here. Two concepts. .
In addition, Du Yongxiao is so young, which is incredible.
After a few glasses of wine, the Police Commissioner calmed down and cleared his mind. He coughed and said, "Sir, we will definitely consider your opinion carefully——"
"No, I am not giving you my opinion for you to consider, but for you to obey!" Howard said domineeringly with a stern look in his eyes.
"Ahem, this -"
The senior superintendent stood up quickly and said with a smile: "Sir, since you have asked, we will definitely do it!"
The police chief also understood and hurriedly stood up: "Yes, we will do as you ask!" After speaking, he looked at Du Yongxiao and said: "Captain Du, I am very sorry that I cannot give you a reward in name! "
Du Yongxiao said politely: "It's okay, just be willing to do it!" with a polite smile on his face.
Seeing that the matter was settled satisfactorily, Howard nodded, ordered the wine to be served, and asked the band to come forward and play for fun.
For him, getting a "Knight Medal" for Du Yongxiao is already the biggest reward. After all, Du Yongxiao came to London to study, and returning with this medal will definitely honor his ancestors.
But for Du Yongxiao, his mind is not on this bullshit medal at the moment, and he doesn't care about these.
What is glory? It is better to be more realistic, even if Howard stuffs hundreds of thousands of pounds, it will be good.
If the people here knew what he was thinking, their jaws would definitely drop.
Ultra-avant-garde "pragmatists" like Du Yongxiao are absolutely rare. In this era, many British people regard glory as more important than life.
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"Drinking and having fun" on such an occasion is not something that most people can bear. The complicated British etiquette alone will give you a headache.
However, Du Yongxiao was very skillful and even performed many etiquettes more thoughtfully than these British bosses. This not only surprised Howard, but also surprised everyone present, including future Prime Minister Edward Sis and Mrs. Thatcher.
In fact, Du Yongxiao watched a lot of dramas in his previous life, including the famous British drama "Hamilton Manor", in which the etiquette rules were more complicated and cumbersome than reality.
Du Yongxiao happened to be a very careful person. Now he was verifying them one by one, and he suddenly felt very interested.
Out of courtesy, Howard formally introduced Du Yongxiao to everyone present.
Although it was just a casual introduction and could not bring actual benefits to Du Yongxiao, everyone here knew that Du Yongxiao saved Mr. Howard's daughter, and Howard now regarded him as a "benefactor". Just helping Du Yongxiao win the "Knight Medal" explained everything.
As long as Matt Howard does not fall in the future and the family remains prosperous, then Du Yongxiao will have one more person to protect him, and he will be able to travel unhindered in England even if he does not go sideways.
After all, everyone has to give this face.
Du Yongxiao's performance was neither humble nor arrogant, did not please anyone, and did not appear to be a philistine.
As a "experienced person", Du Yongxiao has always believed that "strength is king". What Howard gave him was only superficial glory. If he wants to truly conquer these people in front of him, including the two future British Prime Ministers, the first thing he must do is to strengthen himself!
Only when you are so strong that no one can match you, will others truly "respect" you.
Of course, since he had a "gold finger", Du Yongxiao didn't mind cheating. Among the crowd, he deliberately impressed Edward Sis and Mrs. Thatcher, briefly talked with them about the political direction of Britain, and also There is a future development situation in the UK.
At first, people just smiled politely, thinking that you, a mere little policeman in Hong Kong, don’t know much about politics.
Even Howard thought Du Yongxiao was overestimating his abilities when talking about such a topic.
The old butler Witt shook his head.
The only ones who are happy are the Police Commissioner and the Senior Superintendent. They really hope that Du Yongxiao will make a fool of himself - tonight they will make a lot more fools of themselves than Du Yongxiao.
It's a pity that Du Yongxiao failed to live up to their wishes. What Du Yongxiao talked about was definitely not without purpose. He relied on the knowledge accumulated in his previous life. In just a few sentences, he pointed out the current ills and was so meticulous that it attracted Edward Sis and Mrs. Thatcher to think seriously. .
Even as soon as Du Yongshun said a word, he asked them to think for a long time, and their thinking could not even keep up with Du Yongxiao's rhythm.
Du Yongxiao also drank too much and lost his reserved appearance. He couldn't help but burst out a few famous economic theories from the previous life, such as "Pigs can fly even in the wind."
The scene fell into silence immediately.
Howard was completely impressed by him.
The old butler Witt was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide.
As soon as Du Yongxiao saw this scene, he knew that there was too much to say.
Just when Edward Sis was about to ask him a question, Du Yongxiao stood up politely: "I'm sorry, gentlemen! I drank too much, so excuse me!"
After speaking, he bowed slightly, looked at everyone in surprise, and under Howard's meaningful gaze, turned around and left the living room.
After he left, the future British Prime Minister Edward Sis sighed sadly: "What did he say? Pigs can fly? Who of you will take notes?"
(End of chapter)
