Chapter 1316 Heart in the Empire (First update, please subscribe)
Downing Street, London.
On this busy street, black-clad mounted police from the Scotland Yard police force patrol near 10 Downing Street every day.
After all, Downing Street is the political heart of the British Empire and the seat of the empire's head of government. It is natural that it enjoys this kind of black-clad mounted police security treatment.
Especially recently, reports of "Boer saboteurs throwing bombs in Cape Town" have appeared in newspapers from time to time, which has intensified people's fear. Under such circumstances, Scotland Yard must strengthen the security of Downing Street, otherwise, if someone really throws a bomb, it will be a disaster.
Therefore, the British gentlemen passing by Downing Street were no longer surprised by such scenes. They just took a look.
After a while, accompanied by the roar of engines, two black cars drove over. When the leading Rolls-Royce car stopped steadily outside No. 10 Downing Street, two policemen got out of the Rover car that was following it as soon as it stopped.
Humphrey, the chief secretary of 10 Downing Street, had already walked out of the famous black wooden door with several secretaries in tuxedos and stood on the sidewalk with a smile on their faces. When the car stopped, they walked forward attentively to open the door for the passengers.
The first person to get out of the Rolls-Royce was Prime Minister Robert Gascoigne Cecil. Humphrey bowed slightly and said with a smile:
"Mr Prime Minister, welcome back to 10 Downing Street."
After Humphrey got out of the car, he put on his top hat and held a cane in his hand. After seeing Humphrey, he said.
"How is it, is the news confirmed?"
Humphrey asked, walking towards the door.
It was Humphrey who opened the door, and after entering the room, he said:
"What is certain is that when the foreign ministers of the four countries gathered in Yalta, something big was going to happen."
As the words fell, Humphrey turned his head and said.
"Mr. Bond, bring me that document."
James Bond, who was following him, quickly handed a document to the chief secretary. After taking the document, Humphrey continued.
"One thing that is certain is that it has nothing to do with the Russian colonies in Africa. According to the intelligence we have obtained, the Russians and the French have already reached an agreement..."
Even until now, more than a decade after Russia was renamed the "Roman Empire", in Europe and even in the world, they are still referred to as "Russia" or "Russia". After all, for Europeans... Rome is the eternal "temple" in their hearts, even if the name is snatched away by those Russian barbarians, they will not agree with it privately.
"It seems that there must be a conspiracy behind this matter."
Cecil took the document, looked at it, and then said.
“Could it be related to South Africa?”
"It may only be partially related to South Africa, sir, we think..."
As the soul of the Prime Minister's Office and the top civil servant of the British Empire, Humphrey is certainly not the kind of imperial civil servant who just eats and waits for death. In fact, most of the time, the political decisions of the British Empire are made by him, or by his advice. Looking at Humphrey following the Prime Minister, James Bond just politely kept a certain distance. As a secretary, he was still some distance away from Humphrey. In fact, this distance was just... Humphrey's age.
Although the office door was closed soon, James Bond already knew what they were going to talk about next. After all, he and Humphrey had discussed it for a long time yesterday.
From South Africa to Persia, from Persia to India, from India to the Pacific Ocean, and then to America, this is the general trend of the world. The British Empire may control the world, but in this world, there are always too many challengers. When facing challenges, the British Empire must respond accordingly.
But how much energy does the British Empire have to respond right now?
Besides, what exactly were the foreign ministers of the "Four Emperors' Alliance" discussing when they got together?
While Humphrey was discussing issues with the Prime Minister in his office, James Bond returned to his office. When he entered the office, his assistant, Mr. Hank, a young man who had just graduated from Cambridge, stood up hurriedly when he saw him enter the office.
After a slight nod, he entered the office - at 10 Downing Street, he had an independent office, which, although less than 50 square feet, was a symbol of identity and status.
Then he walked to his desk and sat there. He first checked the desk and then looked at the drawers. Everything was the same as when he left, without any change.
Then, James Bond, who was sitting on a chair, took out a metal cigarette case from his arms and took out a cigarette. He gently placed the cigarette case on the table, lit the cigarette and started smoking. The sunlight shone into his office through the window, and he just quietly enjoyed this moment of tranquility.
This was his moment. Watching the sunlight moving between the light and shadow in an imperceptible way, James Bond had a faint smile on his face. He watched the smoke rising in the light and shadow, and as it transformed in the air, he stood up, walked to a wall-mounted safe, opened the safe, and took out a document marked "Top Secret".
The document had the emblem of the Royal Navy on it. It was a document coveted by many spies, and spies from many countries were willing to get it at any price. However, it was delivered to James Bond so easily, and was even delivered to him personally by the secretary of the First Lord of the Admiralty.
After taking out the documents, James Bond picked up the metal cigarette case, opened the documents, and while flipping through them, he kept taking pictures of the documents with the cigarette case.
No one knows that the metal cigarette case that James Bond carries with him every day is actually a pocket camera. In the past few years, he has used this camera to shoot too much confidential intelligence.
Of course, that information was almost always like this, it would actively come to him, not giving him any chance to refuse, and it was the kind that he had to look at.
While the dignitaries upstairs were discussing the future of the British Empire, they did not know that the secrets of the British Empire had been leaked.
A few hours later, James Bond left 10 Downing Street as usual. For him, it was just an ordinary working day...
(End of this chapter)
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