Chapter 557 See if you are the one they lost (5000)
"Your Highness..."
Butler Bax's voice was as calm as usual, but he couldn't hide his hesitation and uneasiness in his silence. He bowed slightly and spoke in a low voice.
"I am afraid I must convey the very sad news that London Bridge has collapsed." (Note 1)
"His Majesty the King has issued a decree requesting Your Highness to immediately come to Westminster Palace to work with the Privy Council on the funeral arrangements and succession matters."
His Majesty King Charles?
London Bridge collapsed?
The Queen collapsed?
According to the British law of succession and constitutional tradition, "The King never dies" is a deeply rooted core concept of constitutional monarchy, which means that the moment the Queen's death is announced, her father Charles officially becomes king and has the identity of king and all legal powers without the need for coronation or oath.
Barks's address for Charles also changed from His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to His Majesty the King.
William's expression changed drastically, his pupils constricted. "When did this happen? What's going on?"
Barks nodded, his tone restrained and mournful. "This morning, at Windsor Castle, His Majesty suddenly felt chest tightness and shortness of breath during breakfast. Royal Medical Officer Sir Hugh Thomas and the medical team immediately initiated emergency treatment, but..."
He paused, his voice lowering a little: "…………At 6:58, Her Majesty the Queen was called by the Lord and returned safely to the Lord's arms in the light of His grace."
"The Royal Medical Team respectfully conveys this message in accordance with His Majesty's will and the orders of the Regent Government. May everyone remember His Majesty's legacy in their prayers."
Having said that, Bucks couldn't help but look up and glance at William, his eyes filled with compassion, scrutiny and unspoken disappointment.
"According to the palace servants, His Majesty was reading today's Morning Times when he passed away."
William was stunned. Seeing Bucks's eyes, he immediately thought of the follow-up report on his affair with Kardashian in the Morning Times this morning.
The scandal about him has been going on for over a week. The Queen immediately issued a house arrest order against him and placed him under house arrest in York Cottage, but the outside world has never stopped tracking and reporting on the scandal.
Previously, it was only The Sun and other foreign media that were hyping the story, but as the information released by BuzzFeed became more and more solid, it was almost confirmed that William had indeed cheated on Kim Kardashian.
The Times, which has always been a mouthpiece of the Conservative Party, was forced to report on the scandal and criticized William in a subtle tone.
The report in the previous newspaper had the sarcastic tone unique to the Anglo-American upper class.
What about "the leak of private itinerary", "cultural exchange with the West Coast", "the transatlantic movement that has been chewed for a long time"...
There was not a single explicit criticism, but those familiar with the language habits of the Anglo-American upper class could immediately sense the sarcasm and ridicule contained therein.
Killing with a soft knife hurts more.
Considering the Queen's age, and the fact that she has been ill recently due to a severe cold, it is not impossible that her condition would suddenly worsen after seeing such a report.
Are you blaming me?
William, who has "cured his addiction", has regained his usual calmness and composure. The shame and panic in his heart flashed away, and then he immediately realized that something was wrong.
To Westminster Abbey? In conjunction with the Privy Council?
What about today's London Bridge Operation Royal Cabinet meeting and tomorrow's Regency meeting?
Operation London Bridge is the code name for the Queen's death plan. Immediately after the Queen's death, the royal family and the cabinet will hold a private meeting to make arrangements for many matters after the Queen's death.
The Regency Council is convened by the Privy Council at St. James's Palace on the morning of the second day after the death. It is an important constitutional ceremonial meeting held after the death of the British monarch.
This meeting will include not only all cabinet members including the Prime Minister, but also all senior judges, Protestant leaders such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, the opposition shadow cabinet, representatives of high nobility, local leaders, and members of the royal family.
The new king will sign the oath of succession and the oath to protect the Church of Scotland at this conference, deliver a national speech, and express condolences to the country.
Then, the new king will begin a historic three-day "mourning tour", visiting Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to receive condolences from various places.
On the fifth day after her death, the Queen's body will be moved to Buckingham Palace. On the sixth day, the body will be moved to Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament and kept for four days. The funeral will be held in Westminster Abbey on the tenth day.
The Regency Council was held at St. James's Palace. He should either return to Kensington Palace or go to Buckingham Palace to wait for the meeting. He should not be asked to go to Westminster Abbey where the funeral would be held ten days later.
I am now the first in line to the throne!
Is this a sign of marginalization?
What qualifications do you have? Have you forgotten what you did thirty years ago?
Compared to you, what have I done wrong?
How is Camilla better than Kim Kardashian?
Wasn't she married when you were fooling around with her?
A feeling of resentment arose in William's heart.
After the affair with Craigowan Cottage was exposed, he gave up on himself and thought that he would be marginalized by the royal family and even lose his right to inherit the throne.
At that time, he was still thinking angrily: "What's the big deal about losing the throne? I don't even have the autonomy to decide where to go on vacation. The worst that can happen is that I give up the throne like Edward VIII did. Even if I give up my inheritance rights, my son will become king and I will still be the regent."
But when he really felt the signals of being marginalized, he found that he was not as free and easy as he had imagined.
"Bacchus, I need to speak to my father... His Majesty the King."
William's eyes flickered as he asked tentatively.
Barks glanced at William's wrinkled shirt, disheveled hair, and stubble, then bowed his head again. "Your Highness, during this period of national mourning, Your Majesty is working tirelessly and has a heavy workload. Please proceed to Westminster Abbey immediately."
Seeing Bucks' reaction, William's pupils narrowed slightly.
William, who grew up in the palace, immediately confirmed his guess.
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and come out right away."
William nodded calmly to Bucks and closed the door.
Bucks hesitated for a moment, but then he thought that York Cottage was heavily guarded and William could not escape, so he stood outside the door and waited obediently.
After waiting for more than ten or twenty minutes, just when he was about to knock on the door with trepidation, William, who had changed into clean clothes, walked out of the bedroom.
"Let's go." William took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
Bucks looked at William, nodded with a complicated look, and whispered a few words to the two RaSPs behind him. The three of them guarded William in the middle, walked through the dim corridor, and left York Cottage.
Basque didn't notice that there was an oval pendant on William's neck under his shirt. There was a translucent crystal in the middle of the pendant, which flashed a little from time to time.
——
The Queen has passed away?
Fang Yu was also a little surprised and sad when he heard the news.
I didn't expect that this old lady who had been in power for more than 60 years was gone. I thought she was really a lizard person who could live forever.
A few days ago, the media reported that the Queen was suspected of having health problems. In addition, there have been frequent royal scandals in the past year or so. The eldest son married a second-married mistress, the second son was involved in the Alcatraz incident, and the eldest grandson who was originally expected to have high hopes was involved with someone like Kim Kardashian.
The old lady was exhausted and could not hold on any longer, so it was normal for Long to pass away.
But when you think about it, at ninety years old, it’s okay, not a loss.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I thought this old lady could live to be a hundred. Charles finally made it."
Lu Xuechang crossed his legs, cracked the melon seeds sent by Luo Ziming's family, and sighed at the news.
"Has there ever been a prince who has been a prince for forty years? Charles has been a prince for over sixty years and he hasn't rebelled, which shows he's a good man."
Luo Ziming had a face full of Yinreng.
"After all, her mother has died. You should be more kind. It seems that Tongyuan has also been invited to attend the Queen's funeral. By the way, Lao Luo, why didn't you mention that junior student from Xinchuan you were licking a few days ago?"
Huang Xiang swept the melon seed shells on the table into the trash can and said casually.
"What merits do I need to accumulate? Emperors Daoguang and Xianfeng have already accumulated merits for me." Luo Ziming spat a mouthful of melon seed shells on the table that Huang Xiang had just cleaned. He had an arrogant attitude but a depressed look on his face.
Seeing this, Lu Xuechang chuckled at Huang Xiang and Fang Yu, "A few days ago, Rockman sent a WeChat message to that schoolgirl named Lin Zihan. Seeing that she was very nice, I was very happy."
"A girl on WeChat said her gaming experience was too laggy and she wanted to buy a 1080 but it was too expensive and she couldn't bear it."
"When he heard that, he immediately placed an order on JD.com and bought one."
"result……"
"Shut up!"
Luo Ziming covered Lu Xuechang's mouth.
"Turns out, Miss Lin was showering at the time, and that WeChat message was sent by her boyfriend using Lin Zihan's phone! Hahahahahaha!"
Lu Xuechang was much stronger than Luo Ziming. He broke free from Luo Ziming's hand covering his mouth without much effort and finally got the secret out of him.
Fang Yu and Huang Xiang laughed and shook their heads. As expected, a bootlicker is a bootlicker, and it has nothing to do with whether he has money or not.
Even if you have money, you are just a poodle.
After BlackRock acquired 404, the three adopted sons are now worth a lot of money and achieved financial freedom before graduation.
Logically speaking, as long as Luo Ziming shows off his wealth a little, he doesn't need to be a bootlicker or chase girls. He can just sit back and wait for the right opportunity to come to him, and he can open a spicy rabbit head snack shop.
But when they were chatting idly a few days ago, Fang Yu casually told them some gossip about his father's friend Jiang Haoran being given half of the family property.
Huang Xiang has a stable relationship with a female police officer who is three years older than him. Lu Xuechang has made up his mind not to get married in this life and to be a happy little bee.
The two of them just treated it as gossip and didn't feel anything about it.
Luo Ziming fell into deep thought. Combining some extreme cases he had seen recently, he came to a conclusion - he still had to find a wife in school.
First of all, knowing each other well is better than meeting unreliable people through blind dates after entering society. It provides a strong emotional foundation and reduces the probability of encountering gold diggers from the source.
Secondly, if they really get divorced in the future, their social circles will overlap, and if the other party wants to cheat him, it will ultimately increase the moral cost.
Therefore, he decided to use the remaining year and a half in school to have a real campus romance before his wealth was exposed.
As a result, this time I didn’t meet a gold digger girl, but a gold digger boy.
Fortunately, the man didn't ask him to carry a bucket of cooking oil or anything.
"You know shit. I'm just practicing." Luo Ziming snorted.
"You two, don't you think about it? Besides his appearance, why is it that Lao Fang is surrounded by women all the time, and every one of them is completely devoted to him, but we can't do that? We even have to worry about whether finding a girlfriend will cost us our gold coins?"
Huang Xiang and Lu Xuechang were very interested when they heard Luo Ziming's words. Even Fang Yu was a little curious: "Why do you think that is?"
Seeing the expressions of the three people, Luo Ziming's desire to teach was greatly satisfied: "Since you asked sincerely, I will be kind enough to tell you."
"The answer is simple: we don't lick it enough!"
The expressions of Lu Xuechang and Huang Xiang changed immediately, as if they were looking at fools.
Is this guy possessed?
"Don't be so skeptical. Think about it, why are Lu Jiayan and Shen Shuyao so devoted to Lao Fang?"
"Competition, competition, brothers. If there's no competition, even if they still like Lao Fang, the degree of their love won't be much lower, right?"
"And there's Poppy at school, he licks everyone. Look at those girls, they're competing to feed him delicious food. If you bring a bowl of Royal Rations today, the next day the girl in the next dorm will bring two cans of dog food."
Poppy is a stray dog in the school. Now he has become an animal internet celebrity. Judging from his body shape, he has probably developed fatty liver due to being fed too much.
"What I'm doing now is licking more. There aren't enough fish in the pond yet, so the ecological cycle can't be formed. When I lick enough, it won't be me licking them anymore, they'll have to lick me!"
Luo Ziming put his legs up on the table, and instead of feeling ashamed of trying to save face, he was proud of it and acted arrogantly.
"If you lick one, you're a licker. If you lick a hundred, you're the King of the Sea!"
What the hell!?
Is this thing real? It sounds plausible.
Lu Xuechang and Huang Xiang looked at each other, and then looked at Fang Yu, who was eating melon seeds with an expressionless face.
"Speaking of which, Lao Fang, you're quite unkind. You know so many girls, but you didn't even bother introducing them to us."
"If you're not interested, you can introduce them to your brothers. Maybe one of them will be your soulmate."
Luo Ziming looked naughty.
"Okay, here's the girl's contact information. Go and lick her yourself."
Fang Yu calmly handed over a piece of paper with contact information printed on it.
Luo Ziming was stunned when he held the note. He said all this just to save face, but he didn't expect Fang Yu to actually give him a contact number.
"158XXXX5643... Is this really a girl?" Luo Ziming looked suspicious. "What does she look like? What's her major?"
Fang Yu shook his head. "I remember it was from Electronic Information, right? He lived in Daolin Village, probably rented a house for school staff. I don't know what it looked like."
Daolin Village is located within the national campus. It contains houses allocated to faculty and staff. Now, except for some old gentlemen who still live here, most of the houses are rented out, and a considerable number of them are rented by students of the school.
The reason why it is called Daolin Village is because this land was a rice field more than a hundred years ago.
"You already know where she lives, but you don't know what she looks like?" Luo Ziming got anxious when he heard that. "Don't tell me you covered her face with a pillow? I won't be your brother-in-law."
"Becoming my brother-in-law? I think you're dreaming." Fang Yu snorted and patted the melon seed shells on his hands. "I really don't know what he looks like. I don't know him."
"How did you get the contact information if I don't know you?" Luo Ziming looked puzzled and read the note again and again.
"When I came back this afternoon, I saw a missing dog notice in Daolin Village. Judging from the name, it seems that two girls shared the apartment."
"It seems they lost a Teddy. Why don't you go and try to see if you are the one they lost?"
Fuck!!!
Hahahaha!
Lu Xuechang and Huang Xiang laughed so hard that they fell over and clapped their hands on the table, almost dying of laughter.
Luo Ziming was so angry that he crumpled up the note and threw it into the trash can.
"Lao Luo, being a bootlicker is not an external situation, but an internal mentality."
"If you don't change your mindset and lick one person, you're just a bootlicker. Even if you lick a hundred people, you won't become Aquaman."
"I can only become a skilled lickspittle."
"Tamed."
Huang Xiang and Lu Xuechang were suddenly enlightened. They looked at Luo Ziming while holding back their laughter, thinking that they were almost led astray by this guy.
Luo Ziming swallowed his anger and rolled his eyes.
"Campus romance can certainly reduce some of the risk of meeting the wrong person, but if you want to avoid being treated like an ATM and make your partner truly love you, you fundamentally need to change your mindset."
Fang Yu went to the refrigerator and took a bottle of beer. With a flick of his thumb, the bottle cap flew accurately into the trash can.
"Change your mindset?" Luo Ziming's eyes rolled around. "How do you change it?"
"Simple, the first step is to reduce your own sense of need."
Fang Yu gulped down half a bottle of beer, looking calm and composed.
"As for how to reduce my need..."
"I'll read the full extra chapter later... Uh, no, pay the apprenticeship fee."
After a few people chatted and laughed for a while, Huang Xiang brought the topic back to the main topic.
"Mr. Fang, BlackRock has signed the acquisition agreement for 404. BlackRock requires us to submit the entire source code and training data for the Woking system, but they won't allow our technicians to participate in the Aladdin system's iteration project."
Huang Xiang also took a sip of beer.
"We have only opened up our API to them, but according to the agreement, we can't delay for long. We must submit the source code and data to them before New Year's Day at the latest, otherwise we will face a great risk of breach of contract."
Huang Xiang blinked.
"Then just submit it. Just give them a disk backup. They even have a plane ready."
Fang Yu shrugged and said indifferently.
For acquisitions of this level, BlackRock does not transmit source code and data via the Internet, but rather through traditional physical transportation methods.
To put it simply, it is like using an airplane to transport the hard drive.
Seeing Fang Yu's reaction, the three of them looked at each other.
Directly give the source code?
Don't do anything?
This is a bit inconsistent with Lao Fang's style.
(End of this chapter)
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