The secret conversation between the Second Fiddler and Gladstone lasted for more than an hour. No one knew the details of the negotiations, and no words remained.
Then Gladstone asked the Secretary-General to personally send him away from the UK and join the German family!
The Second Fiddler's hometown is in the Rhine Province of Germany. He is not a self-made businessman. His wealth actually comes from the family business.
His family has been engaged in the textile and steel industries for many years. Although he is not well-known, he has a lot of compound investments and his wealth is quite substantial.
Especially for this kind of family business, which has been run for generations, the foundation is very deep. Gladstone only needs to send him back to Germany, and he will be safe after returning home.
But Big Beard has not returned to China. Big Beard is still a wanted person in Germany. He will be arrested if he goes back!
The second fiddler's country house in Scotland has now become a safe haven for the bearded man, and Gladstone has promised to give him secret protection!
When the second fiddler got on the sailboat and left the British coastline, he breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back on the dangerous scenes in the previous 48 hours, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Especially the secret conversation with Gladstone made him frown even more!
Is Gladstone a friend of Xiao Letian? Just forget it, because the two of them have something in common in their judgments of the international situation!
But they are only friends in name. Once there is a big patriotic issue, Gladstone is still British after all, and he will definitely go to war with Xiao Letian for Britain!
From this point of view, Gladstone is still a mature politician!
So why did he save these two people? In fact, it is the quality of politicians, that is, the subconsciousness of politicians that is at work!
Politicians are responsible for the life and death of a country, and they must be extremely careful every step they take. Even a country as powerful as the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets must be careful.
You see how cautious they are when formulating the design style of future warships. They must let other nations fight in actual combat, test various design plans and have first-hand data before they can make up their minds. Strategic investment!
What a thief, old fox!
The same goes for the diplomatic front. All politicians in a country cannot be guileless and shout to be beaten and killed. The last line must be left, and there is a red-faced one as a preliminary choice!
Gladstone also hopes that Britain will win. This is his love for the country from the bottom of his heart! But he is also very aware of the many accidents in history, and there are no absolutes in the world. Sometimes many great empires are defeated and decline in an accident.
So someone must be the last fuse, even if it is criticized by thousands of people and despised by thousands of people, there must be such a fuse!
What Gladstone did was to take a big risk. He knew very well that if Benjamin defeated the Chinese... Of course, this was a high probability in Gladstone's eyes!
Once Benjamin wins, once someone exposes everything he did today!
Then his political life will be completely ended, and he will even be scolded as a traitor by all the British people!
But even in this way, you must take risks, because a real politician should be able to sacrifice his own life for the benefit of the nation and the country, and even clear his name in history!
Politicians are selfish, but politicians should be selfless!
They are even ruthless to themselves. Their eyes can only focus on the game of power and the choice of probability theory. Perhaps using their own lives to block the cracks in the dam is also an inevitable choice!
Gladstone really doesn't want to activate this communication line in the future. He sincerely hopes that the Sun Never Sets Empire will win, but no matter what he thinks in his heart, he has to be the fuse!
Because there is no other way, he is the only one who can play this role in the UK at this moment!
Gladstone stood in front of the window looking at the east and murmured, "Send away?"
The secretary stood behind him and replied in a low voice, "It's been sent to the Dutch ship... It's very safe!"
"You...are you taking such a risk...is it worth it?" The secretary finally couldn't help but ask this question, "Once the matter is leaked in the future, you will be charged with collaborating with the enemy!"
"Even if Her Majesty the Queen or Lord Benjamin can understand your painstaking efforts... but the people will not understand, and their scoldings will bury you!"
"At that time, both the Queen and Lord Benjamin will have to sacrifice you to make the people angry!"
Gladstone lit a pipe of tobacco, and the spicy taste swirled in his mouth. "Well... there is a proverb in the East that when the moon is full, it will be weak... Do you think our British Empire will always be strong?"
The secretary straightened his back "God bless Britain... we will not fail!"
"Okay, okay...there are no outsiders here, let's not say these words...but why do I always feel that I am in danger?"
"What about the ancient Roman Empire? It perished? The Holy Roman Empire also failed!"
"A great hero like Napoleon died tragically overseas... Even the Holy See in the Vatican has no power now..."
"The East once led the Middle Ages for thousands of years. Whether it was the Han, Tang, Song or Ming dynasties, it was at the forefront of the world... So what will happen in the end? It's not a decline..."
"This damn view of history... I have searched for the truth of a country's eternal invincibility in history books countless times, but every time I look for it, it makes me heartbroken!"
"The deeper you study, the more dangerous you feel... Ordinary people must not unravel the mists of history, as it will make people feel hopeless!"
"Perhaps this is my destiny... to be the last fuse for the British Empire! Then I will die sadly amidst the scorn of hundreds of millions of people!"
"My heart is bright...what else can I say..."
"This is an ancient Chinese saying that Xiao Letian taught me...it's so good! My heart is bright...what else can I say!"
"Child... there is a document here, it is top secret... you should keep it well! When I fail and be reviled by millions of people..."
"If you hand it over...it will be considered as handing over my dirty information. In this way, your political life will be protected!"
"Child... there is no need to sink into the water with my old broken ship. Your age should not be used as a sacrificial fuse!"
At this moment, the Secretary-General could no longer hold back his emotions, and tears burst out of his eyes and he could no longer hold back!
"Teacher...you...you have given too much to this empire...too much...I can't do this..."
"Hahaha..." Gladstone stuffed these black materials into his arms, "What are you afraid of... I also give this sentence to you... I have a bright heart, what else can I say?"
"I believe your heart is also bright...you can step on my shoulders and move up, mature and achieve yourself...I firmly believe that when our great nation encounters danger again!"
"You! You will definitely make the same choice as me..."
"We are politicians...not dirty politicians! Remember! Remember!"
"Do you know how much I love this Britain? Haha..." Gladstone said with a smile, "Just like Xiao Letian loves China, I love it so much!"
