Chapter 448: The Burning Castle



Several bottles of whiskey were smashed and spilled on the carpet. Clark moved his nose and found that the whole oak hall was filled with the smell of alcohol. To be on the safe side, he picked up the paint and sprinkled some on it, trying to cover up the smell a little.

He picked up a bottle of whiskey with the highest proof and cracked it open. Then, Clark looked at the whiskey in his hand, gritted his teeth... and raised the broken bottle to pour it over his head.

The strong liquor splashed from his head to his face, and his eyes were stung by the whiskey. Clark put his teeth on the bottle, shook his head, and this time he fumbled to pull the rope made of wallpaper over, got ready, and then took out the tools.

The special brush and scissors look like ordinary tools. Sparks can be created by rubbing the handle of the brush with one side of the scissors. Clark squinted his eyes, not caring about his red eyes that were stung by the whiskey, and rubbed them again and again.

Faint sparks fell on the carpet, and the wool carpet stained with strong whiskey encountered the sparks and suddenly emitted a layer of blue light.

A thin layer of blue flames spread along the wine that Clark had just sprinkled, like a blue ghost.

After the low-temperature fire completely burned through the carpet, the orange-yellow flames spread and a pungent smell of burning wool filled the entire oak hall.

Clark was a little worried. He ignored the high temperature coming from his shoes and poured another bottle of whiskey on himself before lying down in the fire not far from the wine cabinet.

"!!!"

A layer of blue fire instantly covered his upper body. He didn't feel any pain at first, just a warm feeling, a bit like basking in the sun while on vacation at the beach.

Slowly, I felt as if tens of thousands of ants were crawling all over my body.

Clark almost couldn't hold back the pain from being bitten by tens of thousands of ants, and his entire scalp felt numb and tingling.

He didn't know what he looked like now, but he knew that he was completely on fire!

Clark gritted his teeth and endured the pain. He twitched in pain on the ground. He didn't even dare to slap the ground with his hands.

In the oak hall filled with smoke, an old man in work clothes was lying on the ground with flames all over his body, as if he had been electrocuted, twitching back and forth, but without saying a word.

After enduring for three full minutes, when Clark was about to lose consciousness, he thought of his wife, his children, and the entire Sharp family, and remembered the family history he had heard from his grandfather.

Their Sharp family was given a surname by the earl and traveled far away from Wales to Australia. They went through various risks along the way and finally set foot in Australia.

Their family did not disobey the Earl's orders and helped the first Governor of Australia to suppress criminals, exterminate local aborigines, train soldiers, etc. Finally, their ancestor withdrew because he was injured.

Their Sharp family did not bring shame to the Earl of Carmarthen. Their ancestors completed the mission in their lifetime.

Now, Sharp Clark has waited all his life, and like his ancestors, he will sacrifice his life for the Hill family.

But Clark felt that he was braver than his ancestors!

His ancestors died of old age at home, but he... died in Windsor Castle with his body burning. Clark has not lost out in this life!

Thinking of this, Clark subconsciously wanted to pull the "rope" in his hand.

But the fire was too big and his body was burned so badly that he couldn't move.

Completely relying on subconscious behavior, Clark slowly pulled the rope that had not yet burned.

Although he could no longer see it, he felt it!

With a clang sound.

The huge wine cabinet fell on Clark who was lying on the ground.

The broken bottles spilled more wine, further fueling the fire.

With the wine cabinet as the center, a huge fireball appeared, as if it had exploded, and with a loud "bang", a huge noise was made.

The loud noise finally attracted the guards.

"There's a fire! Help!"

"Is there anyone inside?"

"Someone come!"

The guards panicked and began calling for backup.

This old-fashioned castle had no smoke alarms, let alone the sprinkler fire-extinguishing devices commonly installed on the ceiling.

Most of the things here are priceless. If something accidentally touches the device and damages the furniture, no one will be responsible.

Now... suddenly there was a fire, and the guards could only call for help to put it out. Here...

There wasn't even a basic fire extinguisher!

The guards could only watch as smoke billowed out of the entire Oak Hall and the fire spread.

At around 5 or 6 in the afternoon in London, traffic was very congested both in and out of the city.

Even if they were investigating the boss, they had to look at the poisoned sections of the road around them and the convoy slowly crawled towards the city.

“Boom boom boom!”

The sound of the car window being violently knocked woke up Boss Cha. He turned his head in a daze and saw Butler Capel holding a mobile phone and knocking on the car window anxiously outside the car. Boss Cha asked the driver to press the window glass.

"What's wrong? You look so edgy."

"Your Highness!!! Windsor Castle is on fire!"

Butler Capel's voice was broken. He was extremely suppressed and spoke the most explosive news in what he thought was a very low voice.

"What?"

Boss Cha didn't pretend this time and looked at Butler Capel in shock.

"Five minutes ago, a guard heard a loud noise and there was a fire in the Oak Hall. The fire has now spread and they don't know what to do, Your Highness!"

Boss Cha's hands were shaking with nervousness.

It's no wonder that the guard called to ask what to do. A fire in an old building like this is very troublesome. It's not like an ordinary residential fire that can be solved by sending a fire truck.

for example……

A normal fire truck couldn't get into the castle at all. Besides... the guards wouldn't allow them to drive a fire truck into the castle.

What if the fire cannot be put out and outsiders enter the castle, causing greater damage inside? Who will be responsible for this?

But what if the fire truck is outside and puts out the fire directly?

no!

The foundation of Windsor Castle is high, like a small mound, overlooking the entire royal borough around it.

There is a forest of nearly a hundred meters extending outward from the foundation.

These trees blocked the fire truck's path.

Even if it is to cut down trees to clear a path, there is currently no fire truck as long as Yunche.

Even these difficulties have been solved in the early stages.

There is also a most critical issue.

Fire trucks always have to spray water or fire extinguishing agents, right?

What if these items caused further damage to parts of the castle that were not on fire, and damaged other things?

If you take any item here and sell these guards, they won’t be able to pay you back.

In case of damage, who will be responsible?

so……

Now the fire department knows that there is a fire here, but because the location of the fire is so special, they don’t know what to do.

The guards didn't know what to do and could only quickly evacuate the workers who were still working in the castle.

Then call Boss Cha, the person in charge, to ask for instructions on what to do!

what to do?

Boss Cha was also a little confused now. He knew that Alan was going to set a fire, but he didn't know how big the fire would be. As for what to do after the fire, Boss Cha just remembered that Alan didn't seem to have mentioned it, and he didn't ask either...

Now that he was suddenly asked this question, he really didn't know what to do.

"How serious is the fire? Organize people to put it out!"

Boss Cha looked at Butler Capel and took the opportunity to put the person in charge on Butler Capel.

"Your Highness... the entire third floor is on fire. Guards have risked their lives to build a sandbag isolation zone. There are signs of the fire spreading to the fourth floor and the second floor as well, but it is limited to the upper and lower floors around the Oak Hall. It hasn't spread too much yet."

"If we want to put out the fire... we can only call in the London fire helicopter for rescue, but this will... cause a lot of damage to the castle."

For a stone castle, even if there is a fire, only the furniture inside will be burned, and there will be no problem with the frame of the castle itself. The quality of Windsor Castle, which has been around for nearly a thousand years, is still fine.

Butler Capell was also worried that if the castle was damaged during the fire fighting, he would not be able to take responsibility.

Firefighting helicopters... carry tons of water and sprinkle it from the sky...

If this water flows down the castle, no one can predict how much damage it will cause to the things inside.

Just like the Paris Niangniang Temple that burned down in the future, when it burned, was there no one to put out the fire?

Some people rescued people...but their main goal was to rescue people, and to control the fire to prevent it from igniting nearby buildings. Other things...

There was really nothing we could do, and we could only barely preserve the frame of the building.

This is what Capel means now. Mobilize the guards, build a quarantine zone, use sandbags and fire-proof materials, etc., to control the fire area first. At worst, we can wait until those floors are burned out before doing anything else.

This is a more conservative approach, but it can also minimize losses.

"Okay, go make the arrangements and notify the convoy, and we'll go back!"

Boss Cha didn't care about anything and left it all to Butler Capel.

To be honest, he is a little scared now.

Alan, that kid, just called him to hint, and then said nothing...

The fire started when he left Windsor Castle and has not yet entered London.

The time is so short. If he runs a little slower, he might not be able to get out!

Fuck!

"I am currently in the Royal Borough of Berkshire, above and to the side of Windsor Castle! Everyone, look in this direction!"

On TV, the reporter, wearing headphones, pointed at the scene outside the helicopter in a way that was almost like shouting.

Windsor Castle in the distance...

In the sunset, as if in response to the sunset, thick smoke was billowing from the corner tower of the castle.

The entire area around Windsor Castle is under martial law. The more times like this, the more we cannot allow chaos. Anyway, if reporters want to enter by ground means, they can forget about it.

News broadcasts can only be conducted through this aerial photography method, and helicopters cannot fly over Windsor Castle and can only hover around it.

Hut looked at the picture on TV with a pale face, then looked at his young master.

this……

"Don't be nervous, Hutt. This is just a normal accident, isn't it?"

“Yes… yes…”

If the young master says yes, then it is!

Although Hut is sometimes timid, he is not nosy. Whatever Alan says is what it is. No matter what the final reason is, now that things have happened, there is no time for him to regret or think too much.

"Cancel the flight and prepare the car. I need to go! His Highness is still supervising the construction in the castle. I need to go see how His Highness is doing."

Alan picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, stood up, twisted his waist and explained.

"yes!"

"Your Mightiness!"

"Your Mightiness……"

"Your Excellency, please. His Highness is over there. I will take you there."

When Alan took the trouble to set out from Wales after seeing the news and drove for more than three hours to Windsor Castle, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

The fire was almost out, and there was a thin layer of smoke and dust on the entire backyard and lawn.

Boss Cha was wearing a hard hat and a conspicuous reflective vest, and was standing and talking with an old woman.

Allen gathered his emotions, untied his tie, and moved his tongue. Then he deliberately ran a few steps to Boss Cha and shouted, "Your Highness...are you okay? I left home as soon as I saw the news."

Boss Cha was subconsciously ready to get angry, but when he remembered that there were outsiders around him, he held back and pretended to be very tired and said, "Alan is here? I have no problem... Let me introduce you, this is the Queen's secretary, and also the maid who has taken care of the Queen's daily life for decades, Susan."

"Hello, Ms. Susan. I didn't expect to see you at this time... It's really..."

Alan sighed again, greeted Susan briefly, and then turned his gaze back to Boss Cha, with an expression of loyal concern for his safety.

Susan nodded expressionlessly, bowed slightly to Alan, and said nothing.

Boss Cha raised his chin and motioned for Alan to follow him.

The two walked to the corner nearby, and Boss Cha lowered his voice and angrily shouted, "Is this what you called setting a fire? Huh? I asked you to give me a heads up in advance, what about you?"

"Your Highness... I gave you a heads up..."

Alan looked at his toes with embarrassment.

"You're in advance?"

Boss Cha got even angrier when he heard what Allen said, and said in a low voice, "If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been kept in today! You told me an hour in advance, and that's your advance notice?"

"Then you...you didn't tell me how long in advance I should advance, I'm doing this for the sake of authenticity..."

“…”

Boss Cha clenched his fists and glanced at the blackened castle tower that was burned in the distance. He still felt a lingering fear.

After preliminary statistics, there are about six workers who have not been seen yet. It is likely that they are left inside. As for whether they can be found by then, it is still uncertain...

With such a big fire, no one can tell whether all the people were burned to death.

"Just stay away. I don't have time to take care of you."

After saying this, Boss Cha turned around and left in anger.

Alan stared at Boss Cha's receding back and narrowed his eyes.

Now that the fire has been set, do you think it's over?

How can it be that simple?

I have made a lot of preparations for this day!

When Alan thought about this, he looked up and saw a familiar-looking person walking from a distance. It was dark at night, and Alan was not sure if it was that person, so he simply called out.

"Hughes?"

Former security specialist, now department head, Hughes.

He was the first person in the security department that Allen met. He first met him when his boss Cha arranged an investigation into whether Viscount Fox of Wales had colluded with the Northern Irish and provided supplies.

When Xiu Si heard someone calling him, he looked over here. When he saw who was calling him, he was startled. He trotted to Allen, bowed and said, "I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Allen."


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