China Palace is the largest Chinese restaurant in London, and it is also one that Liu Dadao is personally responsible for. And this bearded man is the famous thinker who Xiao Letian has personally visited many times in London!
The two are like friends who have been together forever, maintaining a high degree of agreement on many points of view and establishing a deep friendship. Moreover, Xiao Letian also funded Big Beard out of his own pocket.
Nowadays, the bearded man's life is much better. He often comes to the China Palace to eat Chinese food. Maybe Liu Dadao knows something about his relationship with the head of state, so the bearded man can always be cooked by top chefs such as Liu Dadao.
Of course, Big Beard himself didn’t know that there was such preferential treatment. Anyway, he thought it tasted delicious, it was really outstanding!
Anyone who is engaged in catering knows that the taste of a dish carefully prepared by a chef is definitely different from a dish cooked casually by an apprentice!
Big Beard has become the most loyal fan of Chinese food, and when he eats here, he can secretly write letters to friends in Asia. Naturally, there are dedicated waiters to serve him.
However, the situation has become increasingly serious, so Big Beard has not appeared here for a long time, especially after Benjamin came to power, Big Beard has never been there even once.
But today he had to show up. When he heard the news that Benjamin had formed the Great White Fleet, he realized that his friends in Asia had encountered a life-or-death moment.
At this time, he really wants to try his luck here, and he can only dictate a few words, hoping to send them to Asia!
But who would have thought that the China Palace has been closed, and there are dark glass windows in front of it. Several pieces of glass were smashed and there was no time to clean it up. The police only nailed a few wooden strips here and there!
It was a mess inside, and it was obvious that it had been robbed and then searched!
There were policemen and secret talks patrolling back and forth all the time outside. The bearded man was so frightened that he could only watch from across the street corner, and had to use a newspaper to disguise himself.
Until a carriage came speeding over and pulled him up!
"Oh...my God, how dare you show up at this juncture?" The person who pulled him into the car was his good friend in England, a wealthy businessman.
The wealthy businessman is Big Beard's ideological follower. When Xiao Letian didn't show up, he was funding Big Beard, and today it was this rich businessman who saved him.
"Liu Dadao has been arrested... He has confessed everything he knows! Including your existence. Now that the police department is searching for you, do you still dare to show your face on the street?"
"I have sent someone to pick up Yanni and the child... leave London quickly and go to Edinburgh. I have a villa in the countryside over there. You can hide there for a while..."
"Benjamin doesn't dare to arrest people blatantly. He has no reason... What he is afraid of now is the secret police operation. As long as you leave London and hide for a year and a half, you will still be safe!"
The bearded man grabbed his friend's wrist, "No... I have to write a letter to Xiao Letian with a few words! With Xiao Letian's current military strength, he cannot defeat the British fleet..."
"We must look at problems from a new perspective..."
"What can you do?" the wealthy businessman asked.
"What can I do? I am not a military strategist, but I understand history, I understand politics, I understand strength... I have some insights, and I must tell Xiao Letian!"
"There are two kinds of war, the broad sense and the narrow sense. He must not look at this war from the narrow sense... This is a conflict of civilizations, and you have to use the power of civilization!"
"Believe me...Only civilization can defeat civilization...Only civilization can defeat civilization..."
The wealthy businessman gritted his teeth and said, "I will try to find a way... to contact the German editor Leo... I have some friendship with him, and I will use his relationship..."
The carriage gradually disappeared at the corner of the street, and there were many pairs of eyes at the intersection secretly watching the carriage. Apparently Benjamin's men had smelled the smell of these two people.
That night, the bearded man changed several carriages and left London without even daring to take the train. He gathered with his wife and children and took a carriage to Scotland in the most primitive way.
The wealthy businessman who stayed behind wrote a secret letter to Leo's office in Berlin and asked one of his most loyal accountants to take it to Berlin in person.
After doing all this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect that the blow would come the next day!
Using the so-called informant's confession, the tax bureau and police raided the import and export company of the wealthy businessman.
"Hmm... a businessman from Germany? I heard that you evaded a lot of taxes? And you also secretly funded some radical labor movement organizations? Take away..."
"No! I want to protest... I am a legitimate businessman. My family has investments in the textile industry and the steel industry..."
"Whether it's in Germany or the UK, our family has the best reputation! You are making false accusations!"
The visitor sneered and said, "Is this a false accusation... Then please come with us and let's talk about it..." After saying this, the wolf-like police were about to arrest him.
At this critical juncture, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the import and export company, and an imposing man stepped out.
"What are you doing?" the visitor angrily shouted at the police.
The police who were still arrogant just now suddenly stopped. The person who came was too familiar, the secretary-general of former Prime Minister Gladstone!
"Salute!" Several police officers immediately saluted. This secretary-general official didn't look like a big official, but in fact he was very powerful. He must be a close confidant of the Prime Minister, and he also has a title, and his future development is limitless.
A person of this status is simply not something that a few police officers can mess with!
"What crime did my friend commit? Do you have an arrest warrant? Did your police dispatch comply with the procedures? I hope you can give me an explanation!"
"Hmm..." Several police officers showed embarrassment on their faces. Of course, they didn't have any formalities. This was originally a private job, and they wanted to make a surprise inspection and seize some valuable documents from here.
"Haha... It seems that you have no formalities? Then don't delay me in picking up the guests. Please complete all the formalities and then come to my place to pick up the guests!"
The police had no choice but to quit the company and put back many of the copied documents!
After the wealthy businessman got on the carriage, he looked out the window with lingering fear, while the secretary-general whispered, "The former Prime Minister wants to see you, and then he will send you back to Germany!"
"London is too chaotic, you are not safe... We will also carefully protect your friends, you can rest assured!"
"Prime Minister... no no... why does the former Prime Minister want to help me?" the wealthy businessman asked in confusion.
The Secretary-General closed the curtains in front of the glass, "The Prime Minister knows your relationship with Asia... The Prime Minister needs a better bridge..."
"The war is easy to start, but the ending is not that simple... Will Benjamin's adventure really be smooth sailing? I still have my doubts!"
"There is a very classic Chinese saying, which is that one person is a good person, and the other person is a bad person..."
"This is how we govern our country and our diplomacy. We can't all be gullible! There must always be a place for those who are celebratory..."
