Chapter 291: Street Raids
Edinburgh's Royal Mile is the central thoroughfare of Edinburgh's Old Town, from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as the Palace of the Holy Cross. The alleys on both sides of the avenue are intrigued and together form the Old Town of Edinburgh. The buildings on both sides of the Royal Mile are steeped in history, the cobblestone floors have been polished by the passage of the years, and buskers in kilts can be seen playing Scottish bagpipes every day, and most of the items sold here are Scottish specialties!
The alleys here may be filled with shops that have been around for hundreds of years, some of which have existed centuries ago, and have maintained their traditional skills to this day, making them a treasured heritage of Scotland! Perhaps there is a small shop on the side of the road that once served the aristocracy and even the royal family. As a result, a lot of things here are also expensive, even more expensive than those in the Shijie stores on Princes Street!
Of course, whether this is expensive or not is also relative, for Fang Mingyuan's small team, I am afraid that except for Yi Ningxin, it is not a big deal for the rest of these people to buy a few souvenirs here.
Even Chen Zhong, who is responsible for security work, has a salary that is higher than the average income of ordinary Britons. And Joanne and the others, who are now also on the million-dollar list, although they can't be said to be sideways in Edinburgh, they are definitely out of the civilian class.
"They're on the Royal Mile!" Although the Josephists did not follow behind Fang Mingyuan, there were little minions who kept reporting the whereabouts of Fang Mingyuan and his party.
"Great!" Joseph slapped his face and said, "When you get there, things will be easy!" ”
"What should I do?" Lu Tianyi pouted secretly. He didn't think that Joseph could have any good ideas to deal with Fang Mingyuan and them. After seeing what happened to Wukan, Lu Tian was even more sure that Chen Zhong and the others were obviously the same as Brother Zeng and Brother Lu, who were born in the army! For such people, if they are not able to use firearms, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to quickly subdue them with only their bare hands or sticks! And if you can't subdue them quickly, if it takes a little longer, you may attract the police!
Joseph smiled smugly and said, "It's inconvenient to say this in advance." But I have to say it in advance, I want to start there, I'm afraid dear Lu, you have to step up! ”
"As long as you can get things done, money is not an issue!" Lu Tian smiled and said, "But Joseph, if the matter is not done........."
Joseph patted his chest and said, "Of course, you won't add money, but dear Lu, I don't think you care about giving the people below a little hard work and medical fees, right?" Also, this isn't my territory, so I'll have to clear it up and down. ”
"He's a vampire!" Lu Tianyi and the three of them scolded in unison in their hearts. After coming to the UK for so long, they have long known that the UK's welfare system is still quite perfect, although there are all kinds of deficiencies in public medical care, but it covers the whole country, and most British people do not spend much on medical care every year. Lu Tianyi has already promised to give 8,000 Ying Bang, Joseph still has the face to ask for any more hardship and medical expenses!
"Humph!" Lu Tian snorted noncommittally.
"The kilt here is so beautiful!" Lin Rong looked at the many finished products hanging in the store and couldn't help but say.
"There aren't many styles of kilts, but there are hundreds of them registered!" Johnny explains, "And the lattices aren't just different in style, they mean different things. "It turns out that in Scotland, the check pattern on these kilts is very particular. For example, there are black sè grids called "政 fǔ grids", there are special checks for the nobility called "noble" grids, and even some checks can represent different Scottish families. ”
"Doesn't that mean that if you are a Scotsman, you can roughly determine his identity, status, and even their family just by looking at the check on his dress?" Lin Rong said in surprise.
"Not only that, centuries ago, when there was a cattle war between the Scottish tribes, people could even judge friend and foe by the check on their skirts!" Joanne chuckled from the side. Having solved the problem of livelihood, she is now radiant, as if she has changed as a different person.
Fang Mingyuan and the others couldn't help but sigh when they heard this! It turns out that the kilt still has such a role. Aso Xiangyue couldn't help but bring up the old matter again, and encouraged Fang Mingyuan and Chen Zhong to each come to a scottish skirt.
Chen Zhong's head shook like a drum: "Put on the skirt, I won't be able to perform my duty!" Let's try it yourself. …,
Fang Mingyuan glanced at him with disdain, it was excusable to say this yesterday, now that everyone else has followed to Edinburgh, there are no less than ten people accompanying him to protect him, and it would be a bit too much to say this! Chen Zhong shrugged his shoulders and made a helpless expression. Dead friends don't die and poor Dao, this kind of humiliating thing, let Fang Mingyuan experience it alone.
Aso Kazuki and a few people were overjoyed, and encouraged Fang Mingyuan to try the exotic style of the Scottish skirt.
Fang Mingyuan pulled the most positive attitude of Uda Guangli, made a vicious appearance, and whispered in her crystal clear ear: "It's so interesting to see me wearing a skirt?" ”
The hot breath that Fang Mingyuan breathed sprayed on Uda Guangli's ears, itchy, and with a bit of numbness, Uda Guangli's eyes seemed to be dripping with water: "Mingyuan, people have been wearing skirts for more than 20 years, can you give it a try~n" The voice was as soft as cotton, making people's bones soften.
The owner is an old man with white hair who does not squint. But the young man beside him was already looking at Mitsuri Uda. Uda Mitsuri is a Japanese and American hún blood, although she came out today, she still made a little disguise, but her beauty is still extremely lethal!
"Yes, Mingyuan, just wear it, everyone won't laugh at you. Joanne said that in Scotland, the kilt is a very formal garment. Nearly 80% of the Scots will order a kilt for the groom at the wedding. It is also an important dress choice for Scots for formal occasions. Aso said with a smile. She didn't say anything, in England, it is worth a lot of money to have a regular kilt, and the average price of a kilt in the tailor shops that specialize in Mén is hundreds or even thousands. Because of its high price, it even once aroused the admiration of the British high society and became fashionable.
Sister Joanne and the others nodded again and again, confirming that what Aso Kazuki said was true.
Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but hesitate a little, to be honest, for the Scottish skirt, he didn't reject it like ordinary people, after all, he came from, in the next century, what kind of unbelievable things have not happened, what is it for a man to wear a skirt?
"Ahem!" There was a heavy cough from Mén's mouth.
Everyone's eyes then turned to see three Scottish police officers standing at the entrance of Mén, led by a middle-aged Caucasian man.
"Officer Rooney! Good morning! The old shopkeeper greeted him with some surprise.
"Good morning, old Karn, it seems that you have a good business today!" Rooney's "police", that is, the middle-aged Caucasian man who was the leader, smiled a little and said without smiling.
"It's okay. I wonder what happened to Officer Rooney coming to the shop? The old shopkeeper replied without humility or arrogance.
"Ah, it's nothing. Recently, there have been a lot of smugglers, and the above has sent a message, asking us to pay more attention when we patrol! Officer Rooney's gaze swept over Fang Mingyuan and a few people, and said coldly, "Several, please show me your passport!" ”
Fang Mingyuan was a little strange, in his previous life, he had seen a lot of reports about the UK, and some of them involved smugglers from all over Shijie in the UK. As mentioned in it, many people choose to smuggle to the UK because British police rarely check the passports of pedestrians on the street. Generally, as long as you can enter the city through customs, everything is fine.
And this is Scotland, and it is said that the Scottish police inspector is a rare part-time family on shijie.
Two thousand years later, someone once broke the news that nearly 1,000 police inspectors in Scotland were doing their jobs while also working part-time.
There are those who teach dowagering, there are those who do sales, and even some police officers also have part-time massages! It has caused great anxiety among the Scottish people about the local security environment.
As for this matter, the Scottish Police Inspectorate Mén, after the matter was exposed, actually let it go and did not interfere in any way. Their reason is that there is no law prohibiting the police from working part-time, and the idea that the police want more income is understandable!
In the eyes of the Chinese people, such an unobtrusive "police" inspector actually let himself encounter an alternative today!
Fang Mingyuan and the others took out their respective passports from their pockets and handed them to Officer Rooney.
Officer Rooney took it, looked at it with an umbrella, and compared the photo on his passport with Fang Mingyuan from time to time, looking extremely dedicated.
"Is this your passport?" Rooney suddenly pointed at Chen Zhongdao.
Chen Zhong's English listening can barely reach the level of daily jiāo flow, but some words are not enough to make sense when he speaks. So just nodded.
Rooney looked Chen Zhong up and down carefully for a long time, put his passport aside, and continued to look through the others'. The other two police inspectors picked it up again, looked at it carefully, and muttered a few words from time to time (to be continued...).