Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

At seven o’clock in the morning, Kant climbed up the banks of the Thames.

He had already sneaked into London.

It was already two o’clock in the afternoon in China, and it was early in the morning in London. He blew the cool river wind through London and used the power of the Fire Stealer to evaporate the remaining moisture on his body.

They chose to land at this part of the river because the majestic London Eye was right above them. This huge city landmark was once the world’s largest Ferris wheel, and they could overlook the whole of London from here.

“Do you want to eat something?”

” Father,” his son’s voice rang in his ear.” Just south of you, there’s a famous British local gourmet restaurant a short walk away.”

“What is it?”Kant asked casually.

“British Fish and Chips,” Horus replied.

“..”

Kant was just about to roll his eyes when he suddenly looked south, in the direction Horus had pointed out.

“What is that place?” he asked, frowning.

“Great Britain Fish and Chips Restaurant.” Horus looked at the building.

“What else? Such a big building can’t be a place full of stargazing pies, right?”

Kant had a strange expression on his face. For some reason, he felt a strange feeling when he looked at the building. Somehow, he was a little concerned.

Horus, who had already recorded the map, immediately replied,” Oh, that’s a famous horror attraction in London. The Dungeon of London. It records most of the horror legends and bloody past of England for more than 2,000 years, such as Jack the Ripper, Bloody Mary, the Black Death, the Great Fire of London…Wait, wait, wait.”

Kant raised his eyebrows.” Is there an eighteenth-century English Happiness Factory?” Child labor, the average life expectancy of workers is fifteen years, malnutrition, sleep depletion, serious pollution, and even women have to go to pull coal?”

“Not really.”

“Is there any feminism? As a woman, Queen Victoria cursed female politicians and opposed women’s political rights. Is this faithfully recorded?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Heh.”

Kant shrugged and looked away. He shook his right hand lightly. Light distorted, and his body became illusory. He disappeared into the void and tossed the coin in his hand into the air.” To the London Eye.”

The famous Ferris wheel attraction was not yet open to the public, but it was not a problem for Kant. He did not want to sit inside. Instead, he wanted to take advantage of the geographical advantage. From the London Eye, he could overlook the entire city. He could look into the distance from a high altitude, which was beneficial for him to determine his location, plan his route, and make plans.

Kant sat at the top of the highest cockpit. He put on the Horus-type telescope visor and looked at the entire city. He clicked his tongue.” Oh, here it is. Yes, this is the Houses of Parliament. Yes, Big Ben…”

“Father, have you been to London before?” Horus asked.

“Of course!” Kant said proudly,” When I was a child, I once hammered Yuri’s army here.”

“..”

” Yes!” Kant’s gaze shifted to the other side.” I see the head maid!” he shouted.

The Belfast War Museum was parked on the Thames River six or seven kilometers away from the Ferris wheel, not far from the famous Tower Bridge. It was now a warship museum, just like Howard. Thanks to the efforts of the private foundation, it was spared the fate of being dismantled.

Kant’s gaze swept past them, but he did not pay much attention to them. After all, compared to the 406 root in Howard, there was no need for the head maid to copy it for free.

“Where did An Youyi’s accident happen?” he asked after scanning the entire city.

The target’s location was marked on the screen of the visor.

Kant turned his head and looked to the west. On the other side of the River Thames was the Palace of Westchester and Westchester Abbey. Two to three kilometers further was Buckingham Palace. The gardens of Buckingham Palace bordered Hyde Park slightly, and the residential area where An Youyi’s accident happened was located near the north side of Hyde Park.

It was indeed a good location.

It was adjacent to the famous Hyde Park, full of greenery. Nearby was the heart of London’s busiest business district, Kensington Business District. All needs could be solved here.

It was said that this residential area was favored by wealthy people all over the world. The most famous ” One Hyde Park ” had an average price of more than 60,000 pounds per square meter, and there was no market for it.

The gap between the rich and the poor on Earth was so huge that it made one’s hair stand on end.

“The location is not bad.” Kant observed as he said,” The location of the incident was not far from 10th Downing Street, the Houses of Parliament, and Buckingham Palace. If we can’t find An Youyi, it’s easy for us to go anywhere.”

To Kant, a few kilometers of road was not considered a road.

He took out his phone and dialed the satellite phone. The call was quickly picked up. Qin Mengjin’s voice sounded.” You’re here?”

” We’re heading to the location of the incident,” Kant said calmly.” The British are still not relenting?”

“Yes.” Qin Mengjin said helplessly,” Yesterday, the police were deployed to seal off the crime scene. The incident caused a huge commotion, but today, the major newspapers and news websites in the UK did not mention this. I’m afraid the British side used administrative means to suppress it. This is normal. London has gathered too many rich people and international students from all over the world. They will not allow such a vicious case to spread unscrupulously.”

” Or perhaps,” Kant said calmly,” the waters of this matter run deeper than we imagined.”

He jumped off the 135-meter-tall Ferris wheel.

He activated the Feather Fall Spell and landed on the ground. He walked south, crossing the River Thames from the Westchester Bridge. He walked quickly along the road, passed through Parliament Square, entered St. James ‘Park, and finally arrived at the Queen Victoria Monument. He saw the Buckingham Palace, which was plain and unremarkable compared to the Parliament Building. There were tourists gathered here, and the traditional tourist activity was to watch the changing of the guards here.

This was the Queen’s palace.

I’ll come and see you again when I have the chance.

Turning around, he took a detour to the west and entered the Constitution Mountain Road. He stepped on the sandy dirt road that was blocked by cars. Kant maintained communication with Qin Mengjin to understand the new developments during this period of time.

The British showed an unexpected lack of cooperation. Even arrogance.

Although they responded to China’s request and quickly dispatched police to deal with An Youyi’s case, the British side refused to inform China of the progress of the case in the next ten hours. They even obstructed the local embassy members from inquiring and investigating the case. They only promised China that they would do their best to search and rescue the victims, but they refused to tell China how far the case had been solved.

There were no suspects, no progress in the case, and they were not even willing to share the surveillance footage.

“Although I advised you to avoid revealing to the British side that you were prepared to interfere in this matter…” Qin Mengjin’s voice was filled with hesitation.” Do you want to reconsider now?”

Because the situation was different.

Previously, the special department of the country had thought that as long as they used secret national channels to declare a serious attitude to the British and let them understand that this was not a simple case of missing citizens, the British would be concerned. Then, the British national violence agency would step in and solve a simple kidnapping case.

However, the British’s uncooperative attitude made everyone feel that something was wrong.

At a time like this, perhaps it would be useful to carry Kant’s banner. A country that was far away, had insufficient power, and had deep economic cooperation could not do anything to you at the moment. What about the strongest esper in the world with extreme nationalistic tendencies?

“-don’t tell them.”

Kant said calmly,” The current situation is already very obvious. We have to consider the worst-case scenario. The British are not treating us arrogantly and are not paying attention to An Youyi. This is not a simple kidnapping case. Either they don’t dare to investigate, or they don’t want to investigate. Either way, announcing to the British that I’m going to interfere in this matter will alert them.”

” I don’t care what they’re doing with An Youyi,” he said coldly.” At the very least, she won’t die for the time being. At the very least, she still has a chance of being rescued. However, if the British find out that I’m here, An Youyi will most likely be dead…” In the current situation, we must first ensure that she lives well.”

Qin Mengjin sighed. You decide.”

Since Kant had already arrived in London, they could only count on Kant’s calmness and restraint.

After passing Wellington Archway, they entered Hyde Park. The park was flat and quiet. Apart from a few monuments, very few people built buildings. The benches on the roadside were donated by the residents. Men and women sat on the lawn for morning exercise. Amid the laughter, pedestrians hurried in the cold morning.

They were students of the South Kensington Men’s Polytechnical College. Their dormitories were separated from the campus by an entire park. This was the fastest way to school, and it was almost a necessary route.

By the way, Hyde Park was also the school’s famous Baoyan Road.

The cause was a handsome Korean male international student who had gone on a night tour in Hyde Park. As a result, he was picked by a passing Niko under the eastern fence. The school felt that the impact was too bad, so they shut him up. As a result, this Korean oppa actually obtained permanent residence rights, not to mention his studies.

Hence, there was a rumor in the city that if one couldn’t graduate in their third or fourth year, they might as well go to Hyde Park. Both men and women had a chance, which was much more advanced than in China.

As expected of a developed country, they did a good job of equal rights for men and women.

Kant exchanged information and confirmed the plan with Qin Mengjin while he observed the surrounding scenery. There were several roads in Hyde Park. There were sand roads for morning jogging, cement roads for bicycle training, and horse roads for horse riding. Kant heard the neighing of horses. In the southeast direction, he saw two figures galloping on horses. The riders were vigorous and noble.Nôv(el)B\\\\jnn

He suddenly thought of the handsome man who had taken a photo with An Youyi on the plane. He heard that he ran his own horse farm.

” The son of a b * tch who hit on An Youyi on the plane. As you said, he’s the lord who owns a horse farm.” Kant said,” Send me the address of his horse farm.”

“You still want to find trouble with him?” Qin Mengjin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“He looks like a dog. He’s definitely not a good person. He might be a major suspect. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with him. I don’t like him.” Kant said casually,” If there’s no breakthrough in the investigation later, I’ll ask him and convince him to confess and be lenient. If he refuses, he’ll be punished.”

Sister Qin said helplessly,”Alright…”

“Oh, by the way, how’s the framework of my AWTL company coming along? Is the Coin Scattering Division in place?”

.. That was the investment department.

There was the sound of typing on the other end. Qin Mengjin typed and asked, then replied,” The funds have been injected. As for the candidates, there are a few outstanding talents from the Financial Affairs Bureau of the State Council and the Ministry of Commerce who resigned due to personal reasons. After your company’s invitation, they think that AWTL’s development prospects are very good, so they are happy to join. Oh right, they want to ask you, who will be the general manager of the China branch?”

“Kang Gong, of course,” Kant replied.

Initially, he had planned to let his father work for his son in the African headquarters. However, the international situation was changing rapidly. Kant’s deep cooperation with the country was too important. Hence, he could not let his father wander overseas. It was a good opportunity to be a mascot in the country.

.. Originally, the person chosen was Uncle Wang. After all, Kang Gong was only an engineer and had no other experience. Uncle Wang had been in the business world for many years and at least understood.

However, Uncle Wang had founded Fengqiao Group. He was a celebrity entrepreneur in Province Z and had a name and position in the provincial governor’s office. How could he abandon his great empire and become Kant’s lackey?

Of course, Kant did have some dark thoughts in the dead of night. For example, he could use his power to do a management acquisition of Fengqiao Group and swallow all of Uncle Wang’s hard work. Then, he could merge it into AWTL. Not only would he be able to obtain Uncle Wang’s AR card, but he would also be able to legally own all of Fengqiao Group’s industrial plants. It would be great to open a map in White Fog World.

As for the money spent on the acquisition, it was not a big deal.

Anyway, if he gave it to Uncle Wang, it would be Little Man’s sooner or later.

By the way, this thought originated from his mother’s hehe at home. Her raised eyebrows and evil smile meant another subtext.

Anyway, Xiao Man’s will be yours sooner or later.

Turning his left hand to his right, wonderful.

” Alright,” he said.” Contact the Coin Scattering Department. I’m here in London to inspect the city. I’m going to buy some properties here. Tell them to be prepared.”

The company’s coin distribution department was on the right track. It was time to set up teleportation points around the world.

If there was anything else, it would be a despicable waste to wait for more than ten hours like this.

As he spoke, he had already left Hyde Park and entered Paddington Borough, heading towards the residential area where An Youyi had an accident. He had not walked far when he realized the change in the atmosphere.

There were more police officers.

Following Horus’s guidance, Kant appeared in an empty alley. He changed into a windbreaker that did not stand out in foreign countries and covered half of his face with a scarf. He walked toward his destination as if nothing had happened. The residential areas in London were different from those in China. It was rare to see a fully enclosed community. Instead, it was mainly in the form of blocks, with row houses lined up on both sides of the street.

There were more and more people coming and going. Most of them were white or black, with Asians in the minority. This bustling and legendary city was a foreign land. It was said that more than 300 languages were used in the city. There were exotic customs and cultural differences, but this was not enough to make Kant uncomfortable. He had already been to places that were unimaginable to Earthlings.

He came here with a clear goal.

“This is the place.”

Kant stopped in his tracks. It was a ten-story residential building, which was relatively rare in London. He saw the police guarding the entrance and conducting strict checks on everyone who entered.

In the distance, there were reporters who were unwilling to give up. Nearby, there were also people gathered in groups of two or three. The commotion last night had already told everyone one thing-there was big news here.

“The British cops are creating obstacles… Normal entry is impossible.” Kant looked up. An Youyi and the others lived on the seventh floor.” I hope they didn’t clean up the scene.”

At this moment, there was a dispute.

“We have the right to know what happened!”

“They are our compatriots and classmates!”

“Who is in charge of this matter? Please tell us!”

Kant turned around and saw a familiar yellow-skinned man with black hair arguing with the police. He was probably from the same hometown, and it seemed like they did not know anything about it either.

The British police politely but coldly rejected their inquiries, impatience accumulating on their cold faces.

Kant thought for a moment. There was no need to meet them. They looked like Yuluna’s classmates. Even if they knew anything about Yuluna, they would take the initiative to inform the embassy staff. There was no need for him to talk to them and ask for details. What he needed to think about now was how to enter the apartment building.

“Excuse me…Sir?”

Kant heard a female voice asking him. He turned around and saw a blonde, blue-eyed, typical Western woman. She looked to be at least forty years old. Her skin was showing signs of aging, her eyes were slightly dull, her cheeks were thin, and she had a strange look on her face. She tried her best to smile, trying to show her friendliness.

“You’re Chinese, right?”

She looked at the heavily guarded building. A few Chinese people left resentfully. A girl was even sobbing softly while another girl was comforting her. The woman continued,” I’m sorry to hear about this. You know the two missing girls, right? I mean, you…”

Horus translated these words in real-time. After this period of learning, analysis, and practice, Iron Son was already a qualified artificial intelligence translation software.

” Who are you?” Kant interrupted.

The woman was stunned. She immediately stretched out her hand.” My name is Saralyn. I heard about what happened to the two girls, but the police didn’t want to reveal more. I want to help them…”

“Are you a reporter?”

“No, I’m a member of the organization ‘Save All Female Victims’.” The woman said,” I…”

“Women’s rights organization.” Kant had lost all interest when he heard this. He said calmly,” This is not a place for you to make sensational news and scam sponsors. Leave.”

He turned around and left, but the woman quickly walked to his side and blocked him. She said seriously,” Sir, you seem to have a lot of misunderstandings about us. But I really want to help those two innocent girls.”

Kant said impatiently,” They’re not innocent. They’re hateful Chinamen, the kind you hate the most. You don’t have to use them to attack us. Since they’re so kind, why don’t you care about the Vietnamese frozen to death in the cold chain transport truck? Now, go away.”

“There’s no need to use such a mocking tone. I want to help them because they need help. I don’t hate them or hate them. I know their pain and helplessness. I…”

Kant stopped in his tracks and looked at the woman who was chattering away. His eyes were cold and impatient.

“Take care of yourself, my lady.” He said coldly,” His appearance is haggard, his eyes are lifeless, his breathing is rapid, and his nasal voice is slightly heavy…You should go and smoke some. Are women’s rights as high as yours?”

Saralyn was taken aback. Her face darkened and she subconsciously took two steps back. Kant snorted and put on his hood. He did not look at her again and disappeared into the crowd.

“This is ridiculous.”

” Let’s go in,” Kant said as he walked to the back of the apartment building.” Now, let’s think of a way to get in.”

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PS1:.. F * ck, I won’t say anything else.