Chapter 714 The Prince in Control of the Situation
Before Xiao Peng could answer, Billy came to his rescue. He straightened his collar and said, "Don't you British people watch the news? I just helped you solve a serious terrorist attack!"
Someone nearby recognized Billy: "He's Billy d'Orleans, the French 'Prince of Bowensie'! Why would he come to a place like this?"
"He's a prince, so it's no surprise he goes out with armed bodyguards!"
"This policeman is unlucky!"
Cook-Rose's face turned green after hearing this! How could they not know Billy? He'd been running around all day dealing with the terrorist attack! Finally getting a break, he got a call from his dream lover, Doug, asking him to help him take out some foreigners.
That's right, Cook-Rose is gay.
While the UK is often called a "gay country," it's not because of its high homosexual population. On the contrary, within Europe, the UK is considered a very homosexual-unfriendly country. It was one of the first countries in Europe to impose the death penalty for homosexuality: over 500 years ago, homosexuality was punishable by death. Over a century ago, British law was revised, reducing the original 200 capital offenses to four. While homosexuality was no longer punishable by death, it remained a serious crime punishable by ten years to life imprisonment. It wasn't until 2014 that British law permitted same-sex marriage, a relatively late move within Europe.
So why is Britain called a "corrupt country"? It probably has something to do with their aesthetic preferences.
American male protagonists are typically tough, powerful, and full of heroic sentiments, whereas British male protagonists tend to be reserved, gentle, and slightly feminine. For example, Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of the Marvel superhero Doctor Strange in The Avengers has a unique aura. Furthermore, popular British dramas like Sherlock and Merlin often feature male-male co-stars. While these portrayals are meant to depict innocent male friendships, the resultant British approach inevitably leaves one with a lingering sense of camaraderie.
Of course, if you go to Brighton on England's south coast, the picture is completely different. There, 15% of the population over 16 identify as gay or bisexual, earning it the nickname "Gay Capital." Because of its particularly open-minded policies towards homosexuality, gays and lesbians from all over the UK flock there, and they host a gay pride parade every year in early August.
However, Dover is not Brighton. People here are generally not friendly to homosexuals. In addition, homosexuals are afraid to be open in some places with a very masculine atmosphere, such as the army, police station, fire station, etc. After all, most people there are not gay, and it would feel weird to have a gay person in the shower and changing clothes together.
Cook-Rose was a huge fan of tough guys, and Doug was his type. However, Doug was a typical straight man, so Cook-Rose was ecstatic that he had actually approached him. After a passionate moment, Cook-Rose agreed to Doug's request and brought two people to trouble Xiao Peng and his group.
He was confident in what he was doing! After all, they had just experienced an attempted terrorist attack, and the higher-ups had just requested stricter controls on non-British nationals entering the country. Doug told him that the people he was supposed to take care of were not British, and one of them was Chinese. This reassured him: "I'm following the orders from above, right?"
So he happily brought his men to the bar. He stared at Xiao Peng and the others for a long time without knowing how to start. Fabian happened to go upstairs, so he bribed the cleaning lady in charge of cleaning and asked her to come out and take out the paper towels that Fabian had just used to clean himself, preparing to make a breakthrough from Fabian.
Why not hire a prostitute? Just like Fabian said: This bar is fully licensed, and a professional prostitute suing someone for rape in the workplace? That's incredibly difficult!
Fabian complained about this matter, "It's always his bad luck." Actually, he couldn't blame anyone else. After all, they were drinking together, and it was only he who had the temerity to go upstairs and was caught!
Billy then pulled out his phone and said, "William Const of MI6 should still be in Dover. I'll call him and ask if this is how the British police enforce the law."
Watching Billy take out his phone, Cook-Rose hurriedly said, "Prince, this is a misunderstanding..."
"There's no misunderstanding," Billy said. "I saw you enforce the law with my own eyes, and many people here heard what you just said. I don't think anyone here will cover up for you and will stand up to testify, right?"
He said and looked around.
The people around him hurriedly said, "Of course we won't hide it!"
"Prince Bowansi, we also want to thank you for helping us solve a terrorist attack case! I heard it was an electronic music festival with tens of thousands of people. If an explosion really happened, it would be terrible!"
"Yes, you are our hero! I didn't expect there would be such a scum here! We will definitely help you testify against him!"
"Send him to jail! It's a disgrace to us Dover!"
Billy smiled and said, "Thank you, everyone. We're waiting here for MI6's Director of Operations, William Const, and the police to arrive. Don't worry, my friend only carries a gun to protect our legitimate rights and interests, not to commit crimes. You should understand that after something like this happened, I have to be responsible for my own safety. Who knows if those terrorists have accomplices, right?"
"Prince, we understand you!"
“That’s what I should do!”
"We'll keep you safe together!"
"Yes, after all, you are a relative of our Queen, so we should protect you even more!"
Xiao Peng's face darkened after hearing this. Which royal family in all of Europe isn't related? This is a republic, yet it's still acting like a feudal society.
Good, that's very British.
Billy waved his hand and said, "I still don't want people to call me 'Prince'. Just call me Billy."
"Look at the French prince, how approachable he is."
"Yes! I saw just now that he is not an ordinary person."
"Someone said the prince's friend was a rapist? Fortunately, he didn't say the prince was a rapist, otherwise he might have been shot!"
"That's right, now it's time for him to be shot!"
Billy waved his hand for everyone to be quiet, then picked up the phone and called William Const. He explained what was happening here and said to Cook Ross, "You three, just stand here and wait. Don't even think about running away. You can't run faster than a bullet!"
Cook Ross was almost in tears, and his two men were even more frustrated: "Prince, we are only following orders! This was all Inspector Ross's idea!"
Billy sneered, "Following orders? Why didn't you die when he told you to? Stand still and wait! Go back and tell the investigators!"
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