The impeachment crisis had passed for more than ten days. During this period, William had been staying at the National Laboratory in London, dealing with the design of electric sports cars with his team. One day, Abigail informed him that the contract for the mass production of balance scooters was almost finalized. She asked when he would hold a press conference. Before he could respond, Sunday reported, "Sir, the polar bear's foreign affairs office called to ask when you would be available. They want to visit you."
"I'm not available," William refused without hesitation. During this period, he had already met with several representatives from England and the USA's special departments at the laboratory.
Although these people had no evidence connecting him to the red mercury incident, it didn't stop the USA and England from suspecting him.
He didn't mind being suspected by these two countries, but meeting with representatives from the polar bear nation might provoke the USA, who was already on edge.
While William had some trump cards, they could only hold off England. Dealing with the overly sensitive USA was another matter.
So, during this time, William prudently kept a low profile, avoiding unnecessary provocations and avoiding becoming a target for the USA's frustrations.
After all, the USA had believed they had secured the red mercury and were thrilled, only to later be told it was a counterfeit. How could they not be suspicious?
The polar bear nation, publicly claiming they had been bombed, had become the prime suspect. Yet their near launch of a nuclear missile left them both guilty and demanding answers.
The second suspects were England and William, as the last individuals to have contact with the red mercury were Kingsman operatives, and the ones who dismantled it were Englishmen.
The USA couldn't help but suspect whether their little brother had deceived them.
Though William didn't meet the polar bear nation's ambassador, a few days later, a diamond-encrusted Fabergé egg was delivered to him via England's foreign affairs office as a token of gratitude for preventing the nuclear missile from being launched.
This marked the end of the impeachment crisis, but it further fueled the interest of those who wanted to approach William.
Even though he was hiding in the laboratory and avoiding people, the delivery of the Fabergé egg caused a surge in applications to use England's National Laboratory.
People, under the guise of academic exchanges, directed all their attention toward William's lab.
After Sunday caught a security guard who had been bribed to enter William's private lab, William immediately emptied the lab of all materials, data, and even a single sheet of paper. That same night, he drove back to Kensington Manor and became a full-on recluse.
He stayed hidden for over two months.
Finally, when the underground base in the Sahara Desert was completed and began producing red mercury nuclear bombs the size of baseballs, identical in appearance to spherical reconnaissance balls, William came out of hiding. He held a high-profile press conference for the electric balance scooter, accompanied by Abigail.
During the press conference, all the reporters' attention was drawn to the metallic ball William held in his hand, with red lights flashing along its seams.
When the conference ended, the reporters couldn't resist asking William about the ball. With a meaningful smile, he tossed it in his hand and said, "The future and disaster."
The next day, all the English media reported on the electric balance scooter but devoted even more space to speculating about what that ball symbolized—what kind of future, what kind of disaster.
At 10 a.m., while William was in the underground control room at his manor, monitoring the Sahara Desert underground base, Sunday reported, "Sir, Prince Wilson is here to visit."
"Ha! He's slower than I expected," William said with a grin. "Give me an anomalous detection ball."
A few minutes later, William grabbed a reconnaissance ball and headed to the manor's hall. He exchanged a few polite words with Abigail, who was receiving Wilson.
Stopping Wilson's attempt to shake hands, William gestured toward the sofa. "Sit down. Let's skip the formalities."
Wilson smiled knowingly, glanced deliberately at Abigail, and then sat down. Abigail tactfully excused herself, saying, "I'll get you two some hot coffee."
"Thank you." Wilson stood up to see Abigail off before sitting beside William. Staring at the metallic ball in William's hand, he whispered, "What exactly is this thing?"
Tossing the ball in his hand, William smiled. "Didn't I already say yesterday?"
Watching the ball being tossed around, Wilson, influenced by his first impression, instinctively moved away in fear. He cursed under his breath, "You bastard, don't scare me. Is it really that thing?"
"What thing?"
"Red mercury."
"Are you an idiot? If this were red mercury, would I be casually playing with it?" William rolled his eyes and mocked, "If I had red mercury, do you think I'd just bring it out?"
Wilson let out a sigh of relief but was still puzzled. "Then what the hell is this thing?"
Placing the reconnaissance ball in Wilson's hands, William explained with a grin, "It's an anomalous detection ball. Not only can it detect anomalies like vampires and werewolves, but it can also scan a 20-meter radius at a speed of 50 meters per second to identify living beings, metals, and other objects."
Letting Wilson process this, William continued to spin a web of lies. "This is the first version. If needed, and for the right price, there's an upgraded version with ultraviolet light emitters and nano-silver powder. For anomalies, it's something they'd run from on sight."
Looking at the metallic ball in his hand, Wilson said excitedly, "So your 'future and disaster' statement means this is humanity's future and the anomalies' disaster?"
"Did I say something wrong, or do you have a comprehension problem?"
William glared at him. Wilson examined the ball but couldn't find a way to activate it. Anxiously, he asked, "How do you start this thing?"
"Contact-based authorization," William replied while sipping Abigail's coffee. Pointing at the two small screens on either side of the ball, he added, "These are fingerprint scanners. Hold it between your thumb and forefinger for five seconds. Once your fingerprints are recorded, only you can use it."
Excited, Wilson immediately followed the instructions. After five seconds, the ball emitted a voice prompt for him to input voice control.
Saying "activate," the ball rose from Wilson's hand and floated mid-air, emitting a mechanical voice: "Awaiting command, awaiting command."
"Scan this living room," Wilson ordered.
As William sipped his coffee, he hurriedly swallowed and shouted, "Wait!"
But it was too late. A thin red laser beam shot out from the chandelier and hit the moving ball directly.
With a "sizzle," the reconnaissance ball, five or six meters away, was burned and dropped onto the carpet, leaving a charred hole.
"Bloody hell."
Looking at the hole in the carpet, William cursed, glaring at the stunned Wilson. "You're in trouble now, idiot. My mother just bought this carpet a few days ago."
"F*** you, William! You're the idiot for installing a laser weapon in your living room!" Wilson shouted, still shaken. "How paranoid are you? Is this really necessary?"
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