“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)

One Penny Journalist never writes for the truth, but they are willing to write the truth for the manuscript fee. They don't speak out for justice, but they are willing to praise a figure in order to be recognized. Most importantly, since they don't have a newspaper backing them, they are generally afraid to "have a seat" at Scotland Yard.


Arthur sighed softly in front of Victoria: "Your Majesty... actually, the problem with those articles... I've been handling it these past few days."


Upon hearing this, Victoria's eyes flashed with delight. She knew Arthur certainly wouldn't stand idly by regarding those articles.


Arthur hesitated for a moment before continuing: "I suspect someone is deliberately bribing the journalist community, trying to destabilize public trust in the Royal Family through insinuation. I've chased down leads for two days and indeed found the names of several journalists."


Chapter 2174 - Chapter 238: Sir Arthur, Why Are You So Foolish? (2)