William brought Gareth Mallory into the restaurant of the Hilton Hotel, and the two of them ordered their food.
Gareth Mallory said to William, "The Devonshire family has served the English special forces for more than 140 years. I didn't expect that the once great family would only have a 19-year-old child like you left." After saying that, Gareth Mallory sighed.
"You must be very curious as to why the Military Intelligence would let the W team go silent for ten years and not activate it."
William nodded.
"Hehe, it's not that Mrs. M doesn't want to activate the W team, but she can't. The W team has been in the hands of the Devonshire family for 140 years. Even the director of the committee doesn't know who's in the W team. He only knows that the person in charge is a member of the Devonshire family. The complete information can only be found in the secret bunker outside Buckingham Palace."
"What?" William was stunned. How could this be in Buckingham Palace?
"Isn't it amazing? Haha, hundreds of years ago, the royal family and nobles controlled the intelligence agencies. All the information would be backed up in the secret bunker outside Buckingham Palace. This habit has been passed down to the present, but times have changed. Now, the right to intelligence is in the hands of Downing Street. The only thing the nobles still control is the secret bunker."
Gareth Mallory took a sip of the wine William poured for him and continued.
"The W team was originally an action team to investigate and eliminate traitors in England, but no one wanted to hand over their secrets to others. Even if there were internal problems, they wanted to solve it themselves. So, the various departments in England set up their own monitoring departments. For more than ten years, the W team was useless. It wasn't until World War II that the Germans uncovered our secrets one after another. In the end, they found out that there were many traitors in our ranks. At that time, the independent W team became useful again. But how much power does a team that has been silent for more than ten years have left? Traitors aren't so easy to eliminate."
"But after World War II, the W team's duties changed again. In the past few decades, the W team has been appointed by the Security Committee to set up an independent department in the Military Intelligence Bureau. It's responsible for some special security matters and protecting the royal family from threats. It's only mobilized during special crises and only answers to the Committee. The people in the team are all super experts, so Mrs. M has always wanted to get these people.
"Hehe, there's one thing Mrs. M doesn't know. The members in charge of the Committee are all nobles. Every committee election is held by these people.
They could pick anyone they wanted, and only those who didn't hate nobles. That was why a super expert group like Group W had always been in the hands of the nobles, the Devonshire family. Aren't you surprised, William? "Gallis Mallory laughed heartily at William.
William didn't expect the situation of the nobles in this world to be so different from the nobles in his previous world. The nobles in this world were much stronger than in his previous world.
"How is that possible?"
William didn't believe Gallis Mallory's words. Are you kidding me? The nobles in England are all pretending to be weak. It's better for the nobles to leave England. Their status as nobles have some use. But in England, 10 Downing Street has spared no effort to suppress the nobles.
Now you're telling me that the nobles in England have so much power?
Gallis Mallory looked at William's face as if he was lying to a child. He couldn't help but want to beat William up.
He scolded in a low voice, "You idiot, how did your grandfather's father and three uncles die? They died for England. It is because there are too many nobles like them that the committee has always been in our hands. This is something that our ancestors exchanged with their blood. No one can take it away from us."
William reacted and asked, "Then you're a noble too?"
"Nonsense. Of course I'm a noble. Otherwise, why would I be the Chairman of the Committee? You're a noble too. We're on the same side. Don't think that you can stay out of this just because you don't have a noble title. That's impossible. The Grand Duke of Devonshire won't agree.
The Grand Duke still thinks highly of you. Otherwise, why would a Duke who only shows his face a few times a year suddenly be caught by reporters and asked a lot of questions? The title of Earl of Devonshire in Oxford has been reserved for you. It's up to you whether you want it or not. William, there are many people watching you now. You'd better think carefully about which side you're on. Hahaha. "
"What's so funny, Gallis? Is it something I can take just because I want it? The title has already been inherited. No one can do anything about it. I don't believe you can change the laws of England. "
Gallis Mallory rolled his eyes. "I suddenly wonder if you're worth our investment. Why would you ask such an idiotic question? How does the current Earl inherit the title?
Your grandfather had already arranged it for you. Although the current Earl is also a member of the Devonshire family, he has no children. Moreover, Henry signed a contract with the current Earl in front of the royal family and the great nobles. As long as he has no children, the title must be returned to you. The Earl is now 65 years old. He's been busy for ten years, but it's still useless. I heard that when he went to the hospital last month, it was confirmed that he can no longer have children. Do you understand? "
William thought about it, but he still felt that it was unreliable.
"That's still impossible. I don't have the right to inherit the title at all. The Earl's other male relatives can inherit the title. This matter doesn't fall on me." William sighed.
English women couldn't inherit titles. William's mother, Lena, didn't have the right to inherit, so he didn't have it either.
"Haha, that's why people say that Henry Winst Devonshire is a cunning fox. I don't know if the Devonshire family is cursed by someone, or … or … is it man-made? " Gallis Mallory stopped talking and looked meaningfully at William, as if to say, "You should know what I mean." This made William's heart beat inexplicably.
He was a little frightened by the thought that suddenly popped into his mind.
"The only ones left in your branch who have proof of bloodline are you and the current Earl of Oxfordshire.
In the absence of other heirs, according to the Aristocratic Succession Law, the only heir listed in the Aristocratic Parliament is you, and only you are the heir. As long as you don't refuse, it won't be long before you become the Earl of Devonshire in Oxfordshire, England. I think you have the money to inherit, and when the time comes, you will have to pay a large inheritance tax.
"You can't find a noble family like yours that doesn't put the family's property in a trust fund in the whole of England. Mr. Henry Winst Devonshire is really ruthless. It seems that he is really afraid that other branches of the Devonshire family will jump out to fight for the inheritance right. Even if someone has this intention now, they won't be able to inherit if they can't pay the tax. Secondly, there is no proof of bloodline in the Aristocratic Parliament.
The Duke of Devonshire is also having a headache because his heir doesn't have much money. Really, Mr. Henry Winst Devonshire, isn't he afraid that you won't have the money to inherit the title and property? "
"What's there to be afraid of? If I can't inherit the title, the worst that can happen is to give it to the English government for free. Henry must have thought so at that time," William sighed.
He now knew that the Aristocratic Succession Law in this world was somewhat different from his previous world. In his previous world, people like him didn't have the right to inherit.
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