British 1986

November 20, 1992, four o'clock in the afternoon.

The phone on the desk rang, and Boss Cha frowned. His phone was an internal phone and it only rang a few times throughout the year. Unless it was a very important matter, it would be transferred.

He put down what he was holding, rubbed his hands on his face, and then picked up the receiver. As soon as he coughed, Allen's extremely hoarse and very recognizable voice came from the receiver.

"Your Highness! It's me. Allen, it's too difficult to call your phone, Your Highness."

"Just tell me if you have anything to say!"

"Ahem. Your Highness is like this. I want to go to France for a few days. It is said that there is a show you can watch these days. I want to ask you, is there anything you need from me these days? If not, I will go to France this afternoon. Just left."

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Boss Cha didn't respond for a while, what exactly did Allen's call mean.

This kind of situation has never happened before, let alone this kind of behavior of going out to ask for leave. He basically has no requirements for Allen. Occasionally if there is an emergency, just call him and ask him to come back. Why today?

Suddenly, Boss Cha suddenly realized. There was something in Allen's words. He just said, if nothing happens, he would leave this afternoon?

Is this the method I told him last time to remind him before he was ready to act?

Thinking of this, Boss Cha took a deep breath and said in a deliberately impatient tone: "It's the end of the year and there are a lot of things going on. Don't waste your time outside. Just go and relax if you want to relax these days. Don't delay the closing of Congress next month. .”

"Hahaha, okay, Your Highness, I'll be leaving in a moment. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

Boss Cha hung up the phone without saying a word, not bothering to listen to Allen's playful smile.

After hanging up the phone, the study fell into silence again. Boss Cha looked at the documents on the table, his eyes flickering. Allen had just emphasized twice that he wanted to leave, and the second time he said he would leave after a while. Then

I wanted to call someone, but after thinking about it, Boss Cha pulled the bell again and called the servant on duty outside the door to come in.

"Go and ask Capel to come over. Just tell him that I don't like the mural in my room and ask him to come over and take a look at it for me."

"It's Your Highness!"

The queen is more traditional. Her favorite decoration style is simple and ordinary home style, and she adopts the path of low-key luxury and connotation.

But for murals, she was very stubborn and insisted on using wallpaper.

Nowadays, technology has developed, and many places use wall coverings when decorating. This material is firstly cheap, and secondly, it is relatively healthier than wallpaper. Wallpaper requires a lot of adhesive, while wall coverings require some new environmentally friendly materials. Materials, formaldehyde emission is better controlled.

Moreover, the quality of wall cloth is better, it is more resistant to stains, and it is easy to clean. Most people who are more particular about it use wall cloth for decoration.

Poorer families may directly paint with latex paint, or even just apply a layer of lime without paint. Anyway, it all depends on financial resources.

However, the Queen requires that all the wallpapers in her home must be made of traditional Italian hand-made wallpapers. The paintings on the wallpapers are also hand-painted by famous artists. Even the patterns on them are mostly based on classic scenes from the Bible.

Anyway, in this home, the surrounding walls are a little better, just plain patterns, but the patterns on the roof are exaggerated, they are all angels and the like. When you look up, you feel like you are in heaven. Check it out. The boss doesn't like these very much, and now he uses this as an excuse to temporarily change the pattern in his room.

Anyway, he is now the renovation director, so he still has this right.

In order to choose the pattern he likes, Boss Cha called Butler Capel shortly after hanging up the phone. The two discussed it for a while. Boss Cha planned to meet the painter in person to express his ideas in person. Even if it was a temporary visit today, "Get off work early."

When the Rolls Royce specially designed for the royal family passed the gate of Windsor Castle, an inconspicuous Corolla stopped at the door to give way.

Boss Cha subconsciously glanced at the car through the window. He had an intuition. He felt that this car was a little different and weird, but he couldn't tell where it was. Thinking of this, Boss Cha snorted and went to Lean back, close your eyes, rest, and stop thinking about it.

Sharp Clark swallowed his saliva and watched helplessly as the Crown Prince's car passed by him. To these people, he was like an ant in the soil, so small that he was not even enough to attract their attention. Don't Even if he is a crown prince, even an earl like Allen is sometimes an untouchable ceiling for ordinary people.

And now that he has returned to the Earl's Mansion, as long as this mission is completed well, his family and his children will be able to get benefits that are enough to change their family's destiny. This benefit is something that they cannot get after generations of hard work. the benefits of.

As for Clark himself?

Turning his head slightly to watch the Rolls-Royce in which the Crown Prince was riding go away along the long forest road, Clark took another deep look at the sunset in Berkshire at five o'clock in the afternoon. This was the first time since he returned to Britain. Watching the sunset for the second time, the sunset in Great Britain is more beautiful than the sunset in Australia!

"Mr. Cooper."

The guard at the checkpoint held his belt with one hand and called Clark with a smile. He was not surprised by this situation. He happened to bump into the Crown Prince's car as he passed by. It was nothing to take a look at. Many people will never have the opportunity to see the Crown Prince so close in their lives. Yes. Such behavior is very common.

"I'm sorry, I looked twice at His Highness. Do I need to show any other documents?"

Although Clark's words were very modest, the expression on his face was a bit stiff and even a little embarrassed.

The person he is replacing now is called Cooper. He is a wallpaper master with forty years of work experience. He specializes in wallpapering. To be able to come to Windsor Castle to participate in the repair work, he must have at least 15 years of experience in the industry and must have a good family background. Innocence and other demands.

He is now playing the kind of hard-working old craftsman who is not good at words.

"It's okay. Thank you for your cooperation. After passing this door, you only have to cooperate with the inspection again at the round tower. I wish you good luck in your work at night, Mr. Cooper."

"OK, thanks."

After taking his certificate, Clark put the car into gear, started the car again, and finally passed the first level in the castle.

Clark's ID was left on the passenger seat. Except for Cooper's name and his experience in wallpaper decoration, all the other information on it was true!

Even this certificate is authentic.

Mr. Allen is very particular about people and disdains the use of false documents. If you want to use them, use real documents.

The "fake passports" he issued to those bodyguards were all genuine documents obtained through official channels.

The same goes for Clark's ID. The photo on it is Clark's makeup, not the original owner's photo of Cooper who was taken to who knows where.

The reason why Clark was put on makeup was not to make him imitate someone, but to make him look unlike himself. This is a very abnormal and counter-logical operation.

No one would have thought that a real "criminal" could enter here openly with real documents, and when he is done, all evidence will disappear and nothing will be left.

During the day, the repair work in the castle tends to require light or more delicate work, but at night, many workers who work during the day have taken a break, and only at this time will some workers responsible for other tasks be needed to take over.

It’s not that you have to work overtime and at night, but the Queen’s Windsor Castle has a very tight construction period. It is necessary to maximize the rational use of time and repair it in a short time. It is approaching the end of the year. Not only does the Queen have to live here, but many formal events are also held here. big event.

Work like wallpapering would be very delayed during the day and affect other people's construction work. During this rush period, there are few workers in the castle at night, so it is very suitable for wallpapering.

After passing four levels, and even reaching the last level, Clark could only park the car at a specific location, carry his tool bag, and follow the servant who led the way to the castle on foot.

Wei Wei observed the surrounding environment. The environment here was roughly the same as described in the information.

Clark was carrying his tool bag, which contained handy tools prepared by every worker. These were things that had been inspected several times and were allowed to be brought in. Other wallpapers and materials that needed to be used were all there. Once the inside is ready, workers can go in and work. After they come out, they have to undergo stricter inspections.

The Oak Room is the nickname for the living room connecting the Queen's bedroom and Prince Philip's bedroom.

Most of the furniture here is made of oak, so it is called the Oak Hall.

The overall area is only about 40 to 50 square meters, which is considered a small living room. The decoration is very "frugal". There are murals of the Virgin Mary on the ceiling. There are many display cabinets in the whole living room, and there is also a shelf in the corner. In response, Dolci customized a Gothic upright piano. This is an antique piano that is more than a hundred years old. It is made of carved oak and has a sculpture of the birth of the child of Christ from the Virgin Mary.

It kind of echoes the mural.

There is also a decorative wine cabinet placed in the corner on the other side. On the left is red wine, and on the right is some strong liquor such as whiskey.

Because they are decorative, these wines are not usually drunk. They are all "ordinary wines" that are only a few decades old. After Clark came to the place, he took the tools and measured and observed the surrounding environment. Everything was as described in the information. Almost.

The servant who led him led him here and left. There were workers everywhere, and the servants would not stare at him. Since the wallpaper in the Oak Hall was to be changed today, Clark was the only one working on the entire living room. As for the guards

I only pass by here every ten minutes.

Looking at the clock on the wall, Clark secretly thought and adjusted the time. There were still 7 minutes until the next time the guard came to inspect. In other words, he had seven minutes to prepare. He would take action after 7 minutes, so that he would have another chance. Ten minutes to act!

I took a closer look at the wine cabinet. It was a solid wood wine cabinet with a large base. If someone didn't pull it hard, it would be very reliable.

But today, this wine cabinet is Clark’s most important helper!

He took out the tools from the bag and prepared the wallpaper. The natural bio-glue and paint that needed to be used were also placed at a convenient location. While pretending to arrange the wrapped wallpaper, Clark thought about today's plan.

After he entered Windsor Castle, he had no way out, he could only succeed and was not allowed to fail!

Moreover, His Excellency the Earl asked him not only to succeed, but also a task that would test his personal perseverance. This move was related to the success or failure of the entire task.

He needs to act like he accidentally knocked over the wine cabinet and lit the broken wine that spilled on the carpet and started a fire.

After causing a fire, he would try his best not to make a sound, not to attract the attention of the surrounding people, and to try to delay the action as long as possible, so as to ensure that the fire would become bigger.

And after all this is done, in order not to leave any evidence, Clark will make it look like his leg was crushed by the wine cabinet and there is no way to escape, and then he will be burned alive!

The most difficult thing is that not only does it have to make up its mind to burn himself to death, but he also has to try to ensure that his face is burned, so that his identity cannot be identified by his appearance, but can only be registered through his ID. and the Oak Hall where he was to deduce his identity.

Not only did he set the fire, but he also wanted to kill himself. Only in this way could he complete the task assigned to him by the Earl!

There are great benefits, but no benefits come in vain. If you want to get enough benefits, you must first pay a sufficient price. The future turnaround of the Sharp family will depend on Clark's life.

But Clark is old. He has lived enough in this life. He can return to the Earl's Mansion before leaving, be received by the Earl in person, and can send out tasks. He is already satisfied. He no longer cares about his life. He wants to He must imitate his ancestors and serve and be loyal to the Hill family!

Following the sound of footsteps, two castle guards in traditional costumes walked into the living room meticulously and stared at Clark who was squatting on the ground packing his things. Another guard specifically checked Clark's ID, and then smiled and said Clark says goodbye.

After the guards left, Clark's heartbeat quickly increased. With the flexibility that was not suitable for a person of his age, Clark picked up the wallpaper cut out from the ground and rolled it into a long "rope". He held this piece made of wallpaper Clark used all his strength to slowly move the wine cabinet to make it easier for him to thread the rope made of wallpaper to the back of the wine cabinet.

It is still very difficult to push down the solid wood wine cabinet by his own strength, but it will be much easier if he can stand in front and pull the rope that binds the upper end of the wine cabinet with the help of tools and pull back.

After tying the rope, Clark carefully took out a few bottles of Scotch whiskey from the wine cabinet on the right. The whiskey produced here has a very specific variety, and the alcohol content is quite high. The highest one is 90%, which is comparable to Russia's source of life vodka.

This thing is usually placed here as a decoration, but now it is the best ignition agent.

Holding the mouth of the whiskey bottle, Clark wrapped a layer of plastic film around the whiskey, then took the wooden handle of the hammer and gently smashed the bottle, making minimal sound during the whole process.

After carefully removing the plastic film and scattering the glass particles slightly, Clark took the broken wine bottle and began to sprinkle wine on the carpet.

The all-cashmere carpet not only absorbs water, but also supports combustion!