"Your Highness... I just heard that she has been waiting for you for eighteen years. When you come to visit this time, she must be over thirty years old, right? If she still waits for you in the future... then when you come again in the future, she will have become an old woman. She will still be waiting for you on the roadside holding a poster like she did today."

"!!!"

The smile on Boss Cha's face suddenly froze. When he thought about waiting until he was old and grey to visit Australia again, if there were a lot of white-haired old ladies on both sides of the road to welcome him, that scene...

How should the media report it then?

"The Australian widows' group held a grand welcoming ceremony today to welcome the old British prince to visit?"

Eh... I dare not think about it, it's too eye-catching.

…

I thought I had discovered something big, but after all this time, this is it?

After talking a few words and looking at Boss Cha's somewhat unnatural expression, Alan stepped aside with a disappointed look on his face, leaving Boss Cha alone in front to continue pretending to be cool and looking at the enthusiastic welcoming crowd around him.

Alan didn't like this feeling. When he was in Wales before, there were few people on the road when he went out, and everyone was afraid of him. Only at this time did he feel that he was a noble lord, high and mighty.

What about in Australia?

Just like now, surrounded by people on both sides of the road, it was like... watching some rare animals in a zoo. Alan was disgusted by this kind of scene where people looked at him as if he was a stranger!

…

All of a sudden, Allen felt a sense of crisis, thinking back to that year... the Ami celebrity whose skull was lifted up, he was sitting in the car, waving to the crowd around him who were welcoming him, how similar were the scenes back then and now?

The current scene is even more oppressive than what Amei experienced at that time. People on both sides of the road feel like they can touch Boss Cha with just a stretch of their hands. The distance is too close!

Alan waved his hand and called the captain of Boss Cha's bodyguards who was following behind him.

"Go to the front and prepare. Let's speed up the process and get in the car earlier. There are too many people here. I'm afraid of accidents."

When the captain of Boss Cha's bodyguards heard what Alan said, he was stunned for a moment. In fact, most of the time, when Alan was not with Boss Cha, he was the one in charge of security work.

For him, today's scene is just a matter of there being more people. It has happened before.

Moreover, he also knew that Boss Cha sometimes liked such scenes, which made him appear very approachable and greatly improved his usual serious image.

Alan's request might make Boss Cha unhappy and even seem like an overreaction.

But... a higher-ranking official can crush a person with great power. Since Alan has given the order, he has to do it.

"I understand your Excellency. I will arrange it right away."

Facts have proved that Allen's worries were unnecessary, but Boss Cha did not blame Allen. Considering his safety is Allen's job. It's just that Allen seemed a little sensitive during this period. Boss Cha regarded this as Allen had seen too few big scenes and lacked experience.

…

January 26, 1994.

Australia Day, also known as Australia's National Day.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a cordon was set up in the distance on the lawn of Sydney Park, but this cordon had no effect on the enthusiastic Australians.

The entire periphery of the park was filled with people. Although the media has been advocating that National Day is the Memorial Day for Invaders in recent days, this statement is after all the opinion of a small extreme group. Most Australians still recognize this day, especially... those who are about to be awarded honors.

Awarding of honor!

In the system of all Commonwealth countries, it is a great honor. Of course... if you can be awarded an honor by the Queen herself, it is the supreme honor. There are only dozens of places every year... in all Commonwealth countries around the world. Most people dare not even think about it.

But for most Australians, local medals like the Order of Australia are already top honors. Although Allen looks down on such medals, in Australia as a whole, there are nearly four thousand candidates recommended for the award every year.

Each state and each city has its own recommended candidates. They finally gather all the recommendation lists in the hands of the governor, who then screens them again, selecting only a few dozen people from a hundred.

Among these dozens of people, they are ranked high and low, and each person will be awarded different medals according to their industry.

In the past, there were five grades of the Order of Australia, divided into two categories, namely the traditional civil and military.

Later, the knighthood medal was abolished, and now there are only four grades left, two civil and four military.

The two literary ones mean that, among the four medals, only these two are considered universal and can be awarded to non-military personnel, and the four martial ones... mean that these four medals are theoretically considered martial and can be awarded to all military personnel. It's fucked up.

…

There are several awnings at the back of the scaffolding platform, and that's it...

Alan didn't know how to complain. It was so simple, there wasn't even a red carpet or banner.

There is still some time before the formal awarding ceremony, so Boss Cha is holding the manuscript and preparing to go up and give a speech.

Alan was sitting with a stern face in the seating area behind Boss Cha. The area was made up of old-fashioned plastic folding chairs. With this shabby arrangement, it was called the guest area.

…

"Master, please don't be angry. Old Karl was just afraid that you would worry, so he reported the situation a few days late. We didn't suffer much loss, did we?"

"He's afraid that I'll worry?! I think he's very brave. Call home later and ask Huth to contact old Carl and ask him to come back as soon as he finishes dealing with the matter over there! I was the last to know about this. If I hadn't read the newspaper today, how long would I have to wait? And those secretaries, why didn't anyone report the situation to me?!"

Little Stone stood beside Alan, bent over, listening to Alan's scolding with a red face.

This matter...how should I put it, there was an earthquake in Los Angeles a few days ago.

Moreover, the shaking started at around 3 or 4 in the middle of the night. During this time period... many night owls are asleep, so it really leaves people defenseless.

So…because of this earthquake, the losses were huge.

And the epicenter of this earthquake...coincidentally was near the San Fernando Valley.

This is still far from the real downtown Los Angeles, but...

The address of Allen's LOOK film and television company is right here.

When the earthquake occurred, there were not many people in the company, only two security guards were on duty, so there was no loss of personnel. But when Alan visited the company in the United States last year, more than half of their three-story office building collapsed, and all the company's photographic equipment, film master tapes, etc. were destroyed.

This... dealt a fatal blow to LOOK Film and Television Company, which was originally planning to make great achievements this year.

Old Carl was also confused by this natural disaster. He didn't expect that the biggest loss he had suffered in America would come from this.

After the incident, since there were no casualties, the first thing Old Carl thought of was to organize people to rescue equipment.

But just as they organized a rescue team, they ran into other rescue teams that happened to be there. They were all there to save people, but their team was there to save equipment...

Later, I don't know who exposed this matter, and even used moral kidnapping. Especially since LOOK Films was originally a company that focused on adult films, this was taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, and the level of discussion instantly increased several levels, making old Carl a little overwhelmed to deal with it for a while.

Because the ones paying attention to this matter were not local news media, so...it was difficult even if we looked for acquaintances, and by accident, this news became very popular in the local area.

As a result, old Carl, who had no intention of telling Allen, felt a bit desperate. He thought that since Allen had handed the matter over to him, he had to be responsible to the end. Even if something happened, he had to wait until the situation calmed down before reporting to Allen afterwards.

Otherwise… as soon as something happened, he went to his young master to report or ask for help. Wouldn’t that make him seem incompetent?

Because Alan was busy on a business trip these days and didn't read the newspaper much, so... no one associated this incident with their family. It was not until today that Alan, who was bored, actually saw old Carl's face in an Australian newspaper. Only then did he know that something had happened in Los Angeles!

…

Alan, who was full of anger, looked up and happened to meet the eyes of Australian Governor-General Bill Hayden, who was sitting next to him.

"Uh... Your Excellency, you seem to be in a bad mood. After the banquet is over tonight, will you come to my place and have a seat?"

It was fine at ordinary times, but now, Alan's mood seemed extremely wrong, and you could tell at a glance that he was still angry. Even though he heard every word Alan said just now, the governor is the governor. Bill Hayden pretended that he knew nothing and invited Alan to chat in the evening.

"Why are you sitting here? This is the first time in my life that I've sat in such a simple venue and attended such a simple awarding ceremony. If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was some kind of rural farming festival held by some unsophisticated people in our Welsh villages."

“…”

Allen's complaints made Bill Hayden's face burn. The on-site layout was indeed a little shabby, but wasn't this... Boss Cha's personal request? What could he do? !

"Your Excellency... This is all His Highness' instructions. His Highness said that the current economic environment is not good, so don't be extravagant..."

"snort!"

Seeing Bill Hayden making another argument, Allen snorted coldly, "What a fucking loser. Does he just do whatever the boss says?"

The queen also told you to be loyal to the empire. I've seen you making money all the time. Why didn't you say these words when you were making money?

Seeing the chaotic crowd below the stage, Allen's mood became even worse. How should I describe this trip to Australia... It was completely different from the last time he came here to shoot a TV series. At that time, there was a big Aries Nicole Kidman by his side. They were shooting and having fun at the same time, and he had a good impression of her. But now coming again with a different identity, the feeling is not so good. He always feels that they are a group of unruly people, and... Boss Cha just likes this kind of energy of them.

…

"Go get someone to push these people back. They'll soon push the people in the front onto the stage. Go quickly."

Alan, who was a little annoyed, waved his hand and asked Xiao Shitou to arrange the bodyguards to do the work.

The police on the Australian side seem to be quite useless. It is simply unrealistic for so many people to rely on the bodyguards of Cha Laoban to maintain order at the scene. They can only be herded like sheep, urging them after a while to get these Australian police to move, and only move when they are whipped.

…

“Puff.”

Boss Cha was wearing a dark maroon suit, holding a speech in his hand. He tapped the microphone with a smile and looked at the crowd below the stage as if he was looking at his empire. Alan didn't understand why he liked Australia, but when he came here, the attitude and enthusiasm of these people towards him were something Boss Cha had never experienced when he was in England!

When he was at the British Empire, most of the things that Boss Cha faced every day were accusations, such as he was not good at doing this or that. All the news about him was either criticism or exposure.

Even for the Queen, it was rare for the mother and son to meet and things to end peacefully. Most of the time, the Queen was lecturing him.

But it’s different here. Boss Cha can experience what it feels like to be a real king. Looking at the fanatical eyes of these people, he sometimes doesn’t want to go back!

"Today, after a long time... I am back here again, representing the Queen... representing the royal family..."

"The last time I was here, I was accompanied by Princess Anne, and we spent a happy, wonderful and unforgettable summer in Australia together."

"When I went to St. Mary's Church to pray a few days ago, I met an old friend."

When Boss Cha reached this point, he put down his speech. Most of the people in the audience had also seen the report of that day. There was laughter all around, and the atmosphere became even more lively.

Alan unbuttoned a button of his shirt. The temperature was about 27 or 28 degrees Celsius at this moment, but he was wearing formal clothes, with a shirt and vest inside, a coat outside, and a gun holster under his armpit. He felt a little unbearable due to the heat.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a young Asian man who seemed to be pushed onto the stage by the crowd.

…

The young Asian man who was pushed onto the stage leaned on the edge of the stage with his butt sticking out, looked around, and then...

He was not in a hurry to go down, but bent over and slowly climbed up, then quietly looked around.

The crown prince in the distance was giving a speech. About two or three meters behind him was the guest area under the awning. Sitting in the first row of the guest area were some local dignitaries, especially Governor Bill Hayden, and the young nobleman next to him who was said to be the captain of the crown prince's guard.

At this moment, the noble also happened to look over here. The two looked at each other, and the young Asian man cursed in a low voice: "Ah, bastard!"

He pulled out the thing from his waist, stood up suddenly, ran two steps towards Boss Cha, and then...

“Bang! Bang!”

…

Allen watched helplessly as the young Asian man was pushed onto the stage. He then crawled on the ground like a maggot, then suddenly jumped up, and finally took out something that looked like a gun, and then...

He actually fired the gun!

The moment he heard the gunshot, Allen's face turned pale. He was even a little scared. What about protecting Boss Cha... At this moment, he had no such thoughts at all. His only thought now was that this man actually came up so brazenly and fired a gun! !

If this hits him, wouldn't he be finished?

Fuck you!!!