One Against the World

March 19, London.

When Yu Kuangtu woke up in the luxurious suite of the Red Carnation 41 Hotel, he still felt as though he were dreaming.

He pressed a button by the bed, and the open ceiling above him slowly unfolded, casting warm sunlight onto the pristine white sheets. With a casual press of the remote, an LCD television slowly rose from the floor, switched on automatically, and began playing the morning news.

The floor was laid with plain black-and-white checkerboard tiles. The suite had a split-level design: Yu Kuangtu slept on the second floor, which, aside from its handcrafted bedding, also had an astronomical telescope. The first floor contained a reception room and walk-in closet, as well as a marble bathroom with a double massage bathtub, a separate shower, a separate dining area, an espresso machine, independently controlled air conditioning, and a Bose sound system. Even Yu Kuangtu's own home was not furnished this comprehensively.

Five minutes to Buckingham Palace, fifteen minutes to Westminster Abbey. He could practically smell the rotten fragrance of capitalism with every breath.

Of course, it was not as though Yu Kuangtu could not afford it... but as a practical, budget-conscious man, unless he were traveling with Qin Lian to enjoy himself, he would definitely make do when traveling alone on business.

The problem was that the colleagues traveling with him refused to make do.

After washing up and finishing the breakfast delivered to the suite, he dumped sugar into his coffee like there was no tomorrow, then put on his most handsome Countermeasures Vest.

Yu Kuangtu left his room and took the elevator upstairs, where he saw Chen Liao already waiting at the door.

The handsome young man who had just joined the Great Wall smiled foolishly at Yu Kuangtu and said, "He seems