Fang Lang followed the crowd out of the Royal Opera House and saw several cars parked on the road outside the opera house. A policeman who looked high-ranking was standing next to Qi Qingshan and talking to him.
But Qi Qingshan just nodded politely, and didn't seem to want to chat more with the other party.
Seeing this, Fang Lang understood what was going on. It seemed that the efficiency of the British police was higher than he had imagined!
What Fang Lang didn't know was that this Chief Inspector of the London Police Department was also scolded by someone at home.
It turned out that just when Fang Lang was drowsy in the Royal Opera House, the Chief of Naval Staff Fit Henderson received a report from his subordinates and learned what had just happened in front of the Royal Opera House.
This made him furious. According to diplomatic etiquette, he should have sent a British representative to accompany Fang Lang throughout his trip to the UK, but because of the special relationship between the two families, and Fang Lang himself brought enough guards.
General Henderson didn't want Fang Lang to misunderstand that he was monitoring his whereabouts, so he didn't arrange for an escort. But this didn't mean that he would just leave it alone.
So, he arranged a group of special agents to follow Fang Lang 24 hours a day. They didn't have to worry about what the other party did or who he met. They just had to ensure Fang Lang's safety.
Unexpectedly, the next day, the guests they invited were discriminated against by a small doorman at the door of the Royal Opera House.
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Isn't this a slap in the face of the Navy Chief of Staff?
So, Admiral Henderson called the London Police Commissioner's home without hesitation and expressed his views on the matter in a stern tone.
The British police adopt a decentralized system. Each county has its own police station. The chiefs of these police stations have great power. Their superior is directly the British Home Secretary, but this is only in name.
In fact, the British police are only loyal to the Queen of England, so the London Police Commissioner has great power. General Henderson did not call the Home Secretary, but called the Police Commissioner directly.
Of course, the police chief had to pay enough attention to the attitude of the Chief of Naval Staff, so he called the home of the West District Chief of the London Police Department.
Next, the West End Chief Constable sent his most capable and suitable officer, Chief Inspector Lugo Perrin, to the scene to personally express the London Police Department's attitude towards the matter to the parties involved.
The middle-aged white policeman Fang Lang met now, who looked less than 40 years old, was tall and thin, with a hooked nose. He was Chief Inspector Lugo Perrin.
When he saw the only yellow man in a suit and tie coming out of the opera house, he knew that this was the target he had been waiting for. Without waiting for Qi Qingshan beside him to react, he walked up to him quickly.
"Hello, General Fang! Welcome to London. My name is Lugo Perrin! I am a chief inspector of the West End Police Station of the London Police. I am very sorry for the incident that happened in front of the Royal Opera House today. I have given you a very bad experience.
Please rest assured that we will deal seriously with any British citizen involved and give you a satisfactory result."
As soon as Chief Inspector Lugo Perrin opened his mouth, Fang Lang was shocked because he did not speak English, but Cantonese. Although Fang Lang was not very proficient in Cantonese, he had watched so many Hong Kong movies and listened to so many Cantonese songs in his later life.
I roughly understood what the other party meant by guessing.
He never expected that the British would arrange a chief inspector who could speak Cantonese fluently to communicate with him. This shows that the British police department is quite attentive.
Originally, Fang Lang was very annoyed by the discrimination, but he had already taught the other party a hard lesson, so he didn't want to dwell on it any more. But now seeing this British policeman with a hooked nose, Fang Lang became interested.
Fang Lang looked up and down at the Chief Inspector named Lugo Perrin with a smile on his face and said with interest:
"Officer Luego Perrin speaks Cantonese very well. Has he lived in Hong Kong?"
He is British and can speak Cantonese. Fang Lang’s first reaction was that this guy is from Hong Kong.
The fact was indeed as Fang Lang expected. After hearing Fang Lang's question, Lu Ge Perrin also smiled and said:
"Yes, General Fang, I served in the Hong Kong Garrison for four years and then lived there for another two years. It was during this period that I learned Cantonese."
Hearing this, Fang Lang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and became more interested in the police officer in front of him.
"Then why don't you stay in Hong Kong? As far as I know, Hong Kong police make a lot of money!"
In fact, it is not just the Hong Kong police who make money. Almost every law enforcement agency in the British colonies makes a lot of money. Compared to the bigwigs in London, those colonies far away from the emperor are simply hotbeds of corruption.
Fang Lang's directness was obviously beyond Lu Ge Perrin's expectations. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer the other party's question. Could it be that he didn't love money? In the end, he could only smile bitterly and said:
"My family is in the UK. I can't just abandon them and go live in Hong Kong alone."
He carefully looked at the middle-aged British policeman in front of him. After all, it was the first time he met him and he didn't know him well, so he could only chat with him briefly.
Although an idea flashed through his mind, he still didn't know what to do for the time being, so he didn't say much. He smiled and nodded, stretched out his right hand to the other party and said:
"Nice to meet you, Officer Luego Perrin!"
Seeing that the Brazilian general was finally willing to shake hands with him, Lugo Perrin seemed very happy and quickly stretched out his right hand to shake hands with Fang Lang.
"I am also very happy to meet you, General! I hope this incident will not leave you with any bad impression. Please also help me to say a few good words in front of the Chief of the Navy Staff."
Fang Lang looked at the police officer with some surprise, and said calmly:
"This incident is not the responsibility of the London police, so there is no need for you to apologize to me!"
Upon hearing this, Officer Lugo Perrin laughed and said:
"Yes, yes, General Fang is right, but you were almost attacked in London, and this is the responsibility of our London police. Please rest assured that we will deal seriously with the bastard who intended to attack you."
Frowning, Fang Lang heard a different meaning in the other party's words, as if he wanted to downplay the topic of racial discrimination. But Fang Lang just frowned and said no more.
Because he didn't want to expand the impact of this matter.
So, he nodded casually and said:
"You guys handle it! If you need me to go to the police station to cooperate, please notify me at home."
"No, no, our police station can handle this matter. You don't need to go to the police station in person to cooperate."
Officer Luego Perrin waved his hands.
Fang Lang did not continue to comment on this, but just nodded politely and walked towards the car parked on the side of the road. Because he found that the two of them standing in front of the Royal Opera House attracted a lot of attention.
Fang Lang didn't want to be the center of attention, so he chose to get in the car to avoid the spotlight.
Seeing Fang Lang approaching quickly, Qi Qingshan opened the car door early. After Fang Lang got in the car, he gently closed the door without waiting for Officer Lu Ge Perrin, who was following behind, to approach.
After getting in the car, Fang Lang did not leave immediately, but continued to sit in the car waiting for today's protagonist Audrey Hepburn to come out.
This made Lu Ge Perrin, who was standing nearby, look a little embarrassed for a moment. Fang Lang saw this and whispered through the car door:
"Qingshan, you should talk to Officer Palin. It would be best to find out more about this guy's family situation and political inclinations, as well as his true attitude towards the Chinese."
This sudden order made Qi Qingshan stunned. He originally thought that he just needed to send the other party away casually, but he didn't expect that he would have to get to know the other party in depth.
However, he just looked at Fang Lang strangely and nodded seriously.
Then, he forced a smile on his face, took two steps forward, came to the other person, shook hands with him and started chatting with him while smiling.
To be honest, Qi Qingshan's attitude change was a bit abrupt, which made Lu Ge Perrin a little uncomfortable for a while. How could the guy who had just been indifferent to him suddenly become so enthusiastic?
But his main task tonight was to establish good relations with the other party, keep the impact of the incident within a controllable range, and turn the possible diplomatic dispute into a simple public security case.
The other party was indifferent to me just now probably because he was not sure what the boss thought and was not willing to express his opinion easily. Now that he knows what the boss thinks, he naturally needs to maintain necessary communication with me.
After understanding this, Officer Lugo Perrin looked at Qi Qingshan with a more friendly look. They were all workers, so why bother him? So he started chatting with him enthusiastically.
Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled. With his current status, some things were no longer suitable for him to do personally, and it would be much more appropriate to hand them over to Qi Qingshan.
After sitting in the car for less than ten minutes, Fang Lang saw Audrey Hepburn walking quickly out of the Royal Opera House and looking around at the door. Fang Lang smiled slightly, picked up the flowers he had prepared earlier, pushed the door open and got out of the car.
Audrey Hepburn had already noticed the vehicle that was obviously guarded by bodyguards. When she saw Fang Lang getting out of the car with flowers in his hands, she cheered and quickly ran towards Fang Lang.
The two gave each other a big hug at the entrance of the theater, and police officer Lugo Perrin, who was standing not far away, finally understood why the Brazilian naval general came to the Royal Opera House to watch the ballet.
After seeing the two of them getting into the car and leaving affectionately, he very tactfully ended the topic with Qi Qingshan and prepared to go back to report.
Audrey Hepburn in the car was indeed very concerned about Fang Lang's feelings about the show, and kept asking him about his performance. Fortunately, Fang Lang was well prepared and expressed his own views on the ballet.
At the same time, he naturally praised Audrey Hepburn's performance. This skill of making girls happy was easy for Fang Lang.
The next morning, Fang Lang was eating breakfast at the table while picking up a few newspapers to check. He didn't want to be in the public eye of the British public, so he was a little worried that what happened last night would be reported by British newspapers.
After flipping through several newspapers and not seeing any reports about yesterday's incident, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But at the same time, his eyes were also deeply attracted by the content of the newspaper, and he also understood why no one paid attention to his matter. It turned out that the British newspapers were now focusing on India and Pakistan, which were about to become independent.
It was also from these newspapers that Fang Lang learned that Britain's Viscount Mountbatten had issued an official statement on June 4 of this year, agreeing to achieve India's independence on August 15, 1947 by dividing British India into two countries, India and Pakistan.
This news is heartbreaking for all British people. After all, this is the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, and now it is about to leave them. How can this not make all British people cry?
Unfortunately, Fang Lang could not empathize with the British, but instead gloated over their misfortune. At the same time, he couldn't help but start to think about whether there was any opportunity to make a fortune here.
You have to know that although India is very poor, those are only ordinary lower-class people, while the local kings of each tribe are extremely wealthy.
Fang Lang looked at the newspaper in his hand and began to think deeply about what India had that was worth his time. The first thing that came to his mind was naturally the gold in the temples in India.
But India is now in chaos. The local religious conflicts are serious and bloodshed occurs every day. Even if the treasure is found at this time, it would be difficult to bring it out smoothly. This can only be done slowly.
Just as Fang Lang was thinking seriously, Audrey Hepburn walked out of Fang Lang's room somewhat embarrassedly. After opening the door, she did not forget to see if there was anyone outside. After making sure that there was no one else, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She walked briskly to Fang Lang's side and sat directly in Fang Lang's arms. This action woke Fang Lang up from his contemplation. Seeing the girl sitting in his arms and asking for a kiss from him, Fang Lang laughed.
After kissing the other person tenderly, he pinched the other person's cheek lovingly and said:
"Are you awake?"
Audrey Hepburn nestled in Fang Lang's arms like a kitten, humming softly. Yes, this is the dependence a girl shows on you after she truly devotes herself to you.
"Aren't you going to class today?"
"Yes! But I am reluctant to leave you."
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After a while of tenderness between the two, Fang Lang personally sent the girl back to school.
On the way back, Fang Lang looked at Qi Qingshan in the co-pilot seat and asked:
"Have you arranged for someone to investigate the situation of the police officer last night?"
This question had been lingering in Qi Qingshan's mind since last night, and he couldn't quite figure it out. Now that Fang Lang had again proposed investigating the background of this London police officer, he took the opportunity to raise his own doubts.
"Boss, I don't quite understand why you want to investigate this policeman's background? I don't seem to find anything special about him!"
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled and said:
"His experience is very interesting. If we can become friends with him, we can see if we can get him to work in the Hong Kong Police Force. We need a friend in Hong Kong."
Now Qi Qingshan didn't understand Fang Lang's meaning even more. Why did he deliberately make friends with a chief inspector of the London Police Department and even let him work in Hong Kong?
You have to know that in the eyes of the British, the status of the colonial police cannot be compared with that of the London police.
Only a fool would be willing to be exiled from the center of the empire to a remote colonial police station. Isn't this a definite exile?
In Qi Qingshan's mind, Officer Lugo Perrin would have to be stupid to make such a choice.
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