Bucharest City Hall. This is a small ancient building in the Baroque style. The mottled exterior wall seems to tell the country's troubled history, but also seems to tell the embarrassing reality.
However, on this great day, the Wallachians, at least the Wallachians gathered in the city hall, did not feel sad or nostalgic. Most of them gathered together happily, because today they are here to witness
The birth of a miracle.
What kind of miracle? Naturally, the Wallachian Oil Company officially announced the completion of the first phase of its business and announced that it would build Wallachia into the largest oil and refining center in Eastern Europe in the near future.
Of course, this first phase only completes the preliminary project of land acquisition, and the specific projects will be carried out quickly and orderly. In short, the prospects for the future are wonderful.
Is the future wonderful? At least for Li Xiao, David Leboeuf and Perrier, who are standing at the C position of the rostrum, it is indeed very wonderful. They almost got a large amount of land for free with nothing. How could they?
Isn't it wonderful?
Of course, for the Bretianu brothers, Jan Jika and Kataljiu next to them, it is quite wonderful. Because they only paid a little notoriety to please the foreign godfather, and by the way they also made a lot of money.
Even if it has a little flaw, it is still beautiful.
In fact, those who can participate in this grand ceremony are people who have gained more or less, so regrets may inevitably occur, but they will never be angry. The people who really have the right to be angry are outside the city hall and the streets of Bucharest who are ignorant about the future.
Ignorant ordinary Wallachians.
They don't know what they have lost, nor what the dirty politicians have done behind their backs. They only know that the situation is very good, and they only know what the Provisional Republic wants them to know, even if the situation is really very bad.
Dangerous, but they just don't need to know.
"What do you think those fools out there would do if they knew what these despicable guys were doing?"
Vishniak asked Anton in a low voice, who was closely observing Li Xiao's words and deeds. This child now admired someone so much that he almost regarded someone as an idol to worship. Even his every move seemed to be like a cat or a tiger.
Anton's eyes did not leave Li Xiao, and he replied in a low voice: "I will rush in directly and hang these scum!"
Vishniak snorted: "Who says it's not the case? If I knew someone did this, I would definitely strangle him to death with my own hands!"
But immediately he sighed with a little irony: "It's a pity that the Wallachians outside don't know. They think everything is fine, they think these despicable bastards are working hard for the country, and they think these leaders are protecting them."
!We are safeguarding their interests!”
"I feel a little sorry for these poor Wallachians!"
In this regard, Anton had no special expression. Although he also felt that ordinary Wallachians were too pitiful, the focus of his attention was Li Xiao. He wanted to learn how his idol turned his hands to make clouds and rain.
Yes, because this really surprised him. Who could have imagined that a group of Russian swindlers would blatantly manipulate the Wallachian elites into applause, making them voluntarily confess countless secrets and offer their lifetime wealth.
This method was even more powerful than the war heroes Anton once admired, and it fascinated him. For a few moments, he put himself in Li Xiao's position, hoping that he would be the most dazzling star in the center of the venue.
Of course, these were just a few moments. Most of the time, Anton was concentrating on the guests around Li Xiao. After all, Anton always remembered his mission - to protect Li Xiao's safety.
Although it is unlikely that there is any danger at the scene, who can guarantee that there will not be resentful Wallachian noble landowners who have been deprived of their land?
Anyway, Anton felt that if he were one of these landowners, he would be very angry and want to fight the initiator. The Bretianu brothers might be more dangerous, but Li Xiao would inevitably be implicated. So he was extremely careful and would not dare even for a moment.
main idea.
Anton was observing the guests when he heard Vishniak next to him suddenly mutter: "Oops, why are the British guys here!"
The so-called British guy is naturally Sir Thomas Edwards, the counselor of the British Consulate General in Bucharest. This Mediterranean-shaped man who likes to walk with a stick like a goose is Cohon's assistant and a British
The number two man in Wallachia is of course also a die-hard Russophobe.
This Mediterranean uncle not only hates Russia but also hates France. It is said that he walked around Paris during Napoleon's time. He also liked to party with the royalists and was a die-hard counter-revolutionary. In the end, he personally participated in the event with the Royal Navy.
He fought in the Battle of Toulon and finally lost his life.
Anyway, it’s just one thing. Thomas Edwards hated the French. He felt that neither the Russians nor the French were good people. To safeguard the interests of the British Empire, they must step on them. Only in this way can the British Empire last for a long time.
Prosperity and long-lasting peace.
So it's self-evident what this guy's attitude is, and he came to this occasion uninvited, which makes it even more obvious that he's here to cause trouble or deliberately cause trouble for disgusting people.
Sure enough, as soon as Thomas Edwards appeared, Jan Gica, the foreign minister of the provisional government, was a little embarrassed. After all, he had a good conversation with the British before, but he became friendly with the French in the blink of an eye.
It looks shameless, doesn't it?
However, since he was already here, he couldn't be kicked out, so he could only bravely go up to him and greet him: "Sir Thomas Edwards, why are you here?"
Please note that this is not a question, because Jan Jika has no doubts. He knows why the other party is here. This sentence is just the beginning of a greeting, just like a couple in a cold war saying to each other: "The meal is ready.
Come and eat!" is the same truth.
This is just a spoken word to resolve the embarrassment. According to Jan Jika's intention, he immediately used a few words to stabilize Thomas Edwards and then let him take him away. The British and French must not destroy him head-on.
Drop everything.
But Janjika underestimated the British's violent temper and also underestimated the other party's quick talk. Thomas Edwards got in front of him and started taunting him like a machine gun: "Of course I have to come over and take a look.
, if I don’t come and take a look, I’m afraid I will always be kept in the dark, not knowing that the good deeds some people do can be so wonderful!”