Benjamin sounded the death knell, and the British Royal Navy across the ocean began to form the Great White Fleet, a fleet to pay Xiao Letian's funeral.
Twelve battleships, sixteen cruisers, twenty-one destroyers and several supply ships. It can be said that Britain has produced all new battleships. This news cannot be concealed.
In the Netherlands, which is across the sea from the United Kingdom, and in the southern city of Middelburg, which is adjacent to Belgium, in an ordinary two-story building by the sea, several Germans gathered together in secret to share the latest intelligence from the United Kingdom.
"Friends, the situation has reached its most critical moment. Our Chinese friends have reached their most critical moment. Our task is to safely send intelligence to the Chinese people!"
The speaker was Xiao Letian's old friend, the German nobleman Jonas. He went to the capital as a secret envoy, but encountered obstacles everywhere, and finally got a diplomatic breakthrough with Xiao Letian.
Today, Jonas has been promoted to Viscount due to his accumulated merits. He is also a very promising political star in Germany. Bismarck has also made him responsible for a lot of diplomatic work.
Sitting across from him, writing furiously, was also Xiao Letian's golden pen in Europe, newspaper editor-in-chief Leo, who was responsible for most of the Chinese propaganda work in Europe.
Sitting next to me are Paul, Steven, etc...
These people have actually become the core personnel of the Chinese-European CIA, carrying out the Chinese intelligence work on Europe. These people usually do not get together. Their confidentiality level is very high, and they will not be so bold unless it is absolutely necessary. of get together for a meeting.
But now it doesn't work. The British intelligence shocked them. The Chinese were in danger. They had very deep feelings with the Chinese. The key was that they had very close exchanges of interests!
The pot of the Chinese people has been smashed, and their life is not much better. Europe is too old, there are so many aristocrats, and the limited interests are divided up by big capitalists and old aristocrats.
If these upstarts want to stand out, they can only find another way and break through from the Chinese side. This is not only their personal well-being, but also the necessary foundation for creating a family.
But at this moment, there is no reputable person in charge of the CIA's European branch. Shi Yi and Fangguan have both returned to Asia. The remaining person in charge does not have such a high reputation and cannot control the situation!
"Friends... According to the information just sent yesterday, four Chinese secret liaison offices in Hamburg and Berlin were attacked by unidentified armed men..."
"Four people were killed and twelve were injured...A lot of information was lost...Although it is not highly confidential, it also proves that the British have already started to take action!"
"Benjamin is going to completely wipe out the Chinese influence in Europe!" Jonas said with a frown.
Paul sighed after hearing this, "Not only in Germany, but also in Belgium and the Netherlands, the contact points we know have unidentified people snooping... The situation in Austria is also based on insider information from the Austrian palace!"
"This time... once Princess Sissi returns to Vienna, I'm afraid she will be put under house arrest and will not be allowed to go abroad again!"
"Hiss... Did the British help the Austro-Hungarian Empire? That's right. If the British are determined to suppress the Austro-Hungarian Empire, I'm afraid the Habsburg Dynasty will also have to compromise!"
Leo put down his pen and rubbed his temples, "There is a huge conflict of interest between Tsarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkans. Everyone wants to be the master here. In fact, the British do not need to exert pressure and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will compromise with a little diplomacy!"
"Benjamin can see through this. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not compromise, Britain is likely to support the expansion of Tsarist Russia's power in the Balkans, and the Vienna court will not be able to cope with it at all!"
"And France... they will also target the head of state!"
"Besieged on all sides! According to Chinese proverb, this is besieged on all sides..."
Paul pressed the cigarette butt firmly into the ashtray, "Now is not the time to sigh. We must hide the information from the British and send the information about the Great White Fleet to the Chinese as soon as possible!"
"Twelve battleships, sixteen cruisers...More than twenty destroyers, what is their tonnage, armor thickness, various technical parameters, amount of ammunition carried, troop deployment..."
"The information in our hands was sent to us by British informants who risked their lives. The intelligence fee cost almost 100,000 pounds!"
"This is a capital investment, it cannot be lost! It must be delivered to Xiao Letian in advance so that they can make arrangements in advance!"
Leo shook his head, "It's easier said than done! Of course the British know how powerful this is. Now all the telegraph networks in Europe, especially the lines connected with the Chinese, are probably being targeted by the British!"
"Confidential information is transferred thousands of miles and needs to be forwarded several times. What if there is a British spy in these key areas?"
"The most important thing is, have the British deciphered our existing code books? Who can guarantee that our current code books are safe?"
Several people all fell silent. After a while, the door was suddenly knocked rhythmically, and the people in the room suddenly took out their pistols and became alert.
No one spoke, they just listened quietly to the rhythm of knocking on the door. Sure enough, the number was correct, and people felt relieved and opened the door.
A CIA spy whispered, "An urgent telegram from London..." After saying that, he stuffed a piece of paper and turned around and left.
Everyone couldn't help but gasp after reading the telegram, "Hiss... all the Chinese restaurants in London were raided... celebrity chef Liu Dadao was arrested because of unqualified food hygiene?"
Benjamin, this is really a big manhunt like digging up roots. Just yesterday, the Metropolitan Police suddenly received numerous complaints from London ladies and ladies.
It is said that after eating in various Chinese food cities, people have severe physical discomfort, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea... Everyone blames the unhygienic Chinese food!
Immediately afterwards, British newspapers suddenly published many articles by so-called experts, in which they severely condemned the Chinese spice 'Xianzhiyuan' as a disgusting drug. Behind the deliciousness is serious corrosion to the human body!
This sodium glutamate flavoring agent extracted from kelp has become a scourge in the mouths of these experts!
Suddenly, public opinion in London was in an uproar. Hundreds of people even went to protest in front of the Chinese restaurant. Unknown elements even smashed many windows!
The European Chinese restaurant chain founded by Xiao Letian was originally a high-end restaurant that could be compared with French palace cuisine. The interior was luxuriously decorated, and many of the displays were very valuable antiques!
In this violent attack, there were really heavy losses. The crystal chandeliers made by top Italian craftsmen in the 17th century, which can already reach the level of antique collections, were all smashed to pieces.
Many famous paintings from the early Renaissance were looted on the walls, and many top chefs from China were beaten. Even the woks shipped from China, the magical kitchen utensils that Europeans call them, were smashed and thrown into the river. inside.
The London Metropolitan Police completely criticized the situation. After dispatching the police, they said that the Chinese restaurant was unhygienic and Xian Zhiyuan was poisonous, which caused the public shock. The responsibility lies entirely on the Chinese side.
Without further ado, all Chinese people were imprisoned and interrogated, all Chinese restaurants were closed, and all sales of fresh food on the market became illegal.
Liu Dadao was a star chef when Zai Chun visited Europe, and he was also an undercover agent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It was finally exposed that Xiao Letian cherished his excellent cooking skills, so he pardoned him.
But Liu Dadao was left in London forever, helping the head of state make money in his Chinese restaurant business!
It has to be said that Liu Dadao has become a master in the past few years and has become Europe's top Chinese chef. His guests, who are not even a count, are too lazy to pay attention to him and only let his apprentices get started.
Only guests above the count can ask him to cook in person!
Liu Dadao really enjoyed the feeling of being a master of others, but when the political winds changed, he, the star, was the first to suffer.
He was taken to prison and tortured. It is estimated that all the secrets he knew were revealed!
