Suddenly, Villefort became the focus of the entire room, commanding the superior position to guide the atmosphere.
Although his power and force are not worth mentioning here, this senior prosecutor has an aura that makes people admire him in his professional field.
Over the years, he has skillfully played with the law and has sent countless guilty and innocent people to prison and even hell. Over time, he has truly become the incarnation of the law, which is daunting.
Agnes was completely intimidated by the prosecutor's appearance. After all, she was new to the world and simple-minded. In addition, she had already heard about the reputation of this well-known prosecutor, so she subconsciously trusted him and thought he was really good. We are seriously investigating this case.
And she is also the most guilty person here, because she wants to save her master's life, but she also feels guilty for Aiglon who has repeatedly given in. No one hopes more than her to have a best-of-both-worlds method to solve the current impasse and let herself One's conscience can also be contented with itself.
Prosecutor Villefort didn't pay attention to Bianca's uncooperative attitude, and he continued to ask his next question.
"Then Madam, please answer me another question - how did you learn about the whereabouts of the King of Rome? As far as the timeline is concerned, His Majesty the King of Rome sneaked into France and then just left. For the sake of his own safety, he must have hidden himself. Whereabouts, how exactly did you find him and then intercept him in Milan?"
This question hit home again, and Bianca could only bite her lip and choose to remain silent to resist the cross-examination.
"If you keep facing the interrogation with this attitude, it will undoubtedly be very detrimental to yourself, madam." Villefort was not in a hurry, but just reminded the other party in a good voice, "Because in that case, I will have to focus on the reference Various evidences presented by His Majesty the King of Rome..."
Because the "neutral and impartial" personality worked, Villefort's persuasion was much more effective than Agron's coercion and inducement. Both Bianca and Agnes had their own thoughts in their hearts. thought.
The reason why Bianca chose to remain silent was precisely because she did not want to implicate her former benefactor. However, if the prosecutor only listened to "one side of the story," then with this young man's approach, he would definitely find ways to directly lead the incident to the Duke of Orleans. , wouldn’t this make all her previous efforts wasted?
"Since he came here to find you, how could you not be biased towards him? I don't believe that with his personality, he will bring trouble for himself." Bianca suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and retorted to Villefort.
Although this was indeed true, Villefort certainly refused to admit it. "Madam, you are not from our country, and you don't know my reputation and what I have done, so it is normal for you to have this concern. But I ask you to rest assured that over the years, whether it is the people who have worked with me or me, The parties involved in the cases I have handled can all testify for me how unshakable I am in adhering to legal principles... Even if you don’t know this at all, please know that I have been an orthodox believer for many years. A member of the royalist party, many Bonapartists were convicted in accordance with legal principles. I will never give up the principles that I have adhered to throughout my life in order to please the King of Rome.”….
Villefort's words were very passionate. If Aigron hadn't known the inside story, he might have been deceived by him, let alone Bianca and Agnes? They easily believed the prosecutor's confession—just as many victims in the past had.
"I was in Italy at the time, and I caught up with the King of Rome after I got the news that he had arrived in Milan." After weighing for a long time, Bianca finally answered.
"Where did you get the news?" Villefort immediately asked, "Is the person who informed you the same person who commissioned you to assassinate the King of Rome? As I said before, you have no grievances against the King of Rome. If you ask me, even if you know the whereabouts of the King of Rome, it’s hard to imagine that you would be interested in assassinating him.”
"Why?" Bianca retorted with a sneer, "Maybe I was just in a bad mood that day, so I wanted to poke a few holes in him for fun..."
"I can refute this nonsense with what I have heard with my own ears." Aiglon suddenly interjected, "Then
When I was assassinated in Milan, I clearly heard her say that she was entrusted by someone. She said that she owed someone a huge favor, and that person wanted my life, so she had no choice but to do it. "
The prosecutor looked at Bianca and asked with his eyes whether what Agron said was true.
Bianca wanted to forcefully deny it, but she really didn't know how to lie, so she blushed and said nothing.
At this moment, she regretted that she had been too proud and believed that the King of Rome was going to die on the spot, so she said those words that she shouldn't have said, which became testimony that she could not dodge now.
However, it was too late to regret it now. In front of the aggressive prosecutor, she could only find a way to remedy the situation.
"It seems that she was indeed entrusted by someone." After seeing Bianca's appearance, Prosecutor Villefort came to this conclusion seemingly impartially. "Then, the facts are very clear - in the spring of 1828, Rome The king re-infiltrated into France, and after he left, his whereabouts were detected by someone with malicious intentions towards him. Then, after the King of Rome came to Italy, this malicious person found him at that time. Bianca di Florini in Italy, and then assassinated him, causing serious consequences for the King of Rome who was seriously injured and dying..."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Prosecutor Villefort stated in a solemn manner the conclusion he had reached after listening to both sides of testimony.
Unknowingly, he took the initiative of the entire interrogation and guided it in the direction he wanted without haste.
But Bianca was a little panicked now. She didn't expect that she would fall into such a passive situation with just a few words - this experienced prosecutor obviously did not use harsh words or torture, but in just a few questions, he... Aggressively, forcing myself into such a situation...
What annoys her the most is that this prosecutor still looks very at ease and interested, as if he is mocking herself, "You can resist, the end result will be the same anyway."
What should I do now? The prosecutor is already one step away from revealing the entire truth. If he accidentally continues to expose the inside story, it will be the end of the world. ….
"Ms. Bianca, can I regard your silence as acquiescence to my conclusion?" Looking at the flustered Bianca, Prosecutor Villefort smiled and then asked gently.
Bianca glared at the prosecutor, "I don't accept your conclusion!"
"Of course, you don't have to admit it at all. These conclusions of mine are just speculations and cannot be regarded as final, and you are not responsible for them." Villefort nodded slightly, deliberately calming down the other party's emotions, and then Then asked another question, "This person who revealed the whereabouts of the King of Rome to you - according to you, is your benefactor. How deep is his relationship with you that you dare to risk your life for him? Is he Already married? Do you have any private relationships?"
"What stupid thing are you asking?!" Bianca, who was already upset, became furious after hearing this suggestive and even insulting question. She stood up from the sofa directly, "I Repaying his kindness has nothing to do with whether he is married or not! We have been friends for many years, but he and I have no personal relationship!"
"Then you are admitting that you were indeed hired to assassinate the King of Rome in order to repay a favor, and the client is a male. He should be roughly the same age as you or slightly older, and he has a close relationship with you, right?" Face to face? Looking at the furious Bianca, Villefort was not afraid, but smiled like a prey, "Madam, now you have admitted it yourself - you should be responsible for your words."
Bianca was stunned. She instantly understood that she had been tricked by the prosecutor again and admitted something that she shouldn't have said at all. She was originally angry and frowning, but suddenly she felt as if she had been cast by a spell, and her whole body relaxed. He collapsed and sat back on the sofa helplessly.
Agnes was stunned.
Witnessed by her own eyes, the master was completely defeated and in a state of embarrassment. Originally, the master did not look so panicked after being captured by mistake, but today it was an eye-opener for her.
Suddenly she turned to the prosecutor Jane
He was full of admiration.
Bianca sat back down and was stunned for a moment, but no one else spoke. The awkward silence lasted for a while before Bianca spoke again.
"...I need to take a rest. I am no longer in a suitable state for interrogation today."
All eyes were focused on Aigron - after all, he was the one qualified to make the decision.
"Your Excellency Prosecutor, what do you think should be done?" Aigron asked Villefort.
"I think Madam should take a break." To Agron's surprise, Villefort, who had clearly pushed Bianca into a blind corner, chose to stop there.
Then, Villefort winked at Aiglon.
Although Aigron didn't understand why, he was quite satisfied with Villefort's performance at the moment - since Villefort had proved that he was indeed talented, he didn't mind listening to the other party's opinion.
So he waved his hand, indicating that Bianca could leave.
"Agnes, please send Ms. Bianca back to rest first."
Agnes breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly left with the embarrassed Bianca. ….
"A very wonderful performance, Prosecutor General Villefort, you are indeed a professional." After the master and apprentice left, Aigron asked each other again. "However, she was clearly in a mess just now, why did she let her go? If we continue to press, we may be able to find out more things."
"The reason why she was so confused was because she believed that I would deal with it impartially, so she answered my questions. And if I continue to press, she will definitely not say another word, Your Majesty, so I hope first Let her take a break, and at the same time show that I am not completely on your side." Villefort answered Aigron's question respectfully, "As far as the current progress is concerned, I am already sure."
"It's even easier than you thought before, isn't it?" Aigron recalled the scene just now and couldn't help being amused. "Although it is vicious, it is simple. If you don't take into account the crimes she committed, it would be... It doesn’t lose its merits either.”
Aigron's words were clearly a compliment, and if Bianca was present, she would probably burst into anger again.
The prosecutor also laughed strangely, "Your Majesty, the reason why I stopped just now is that in addition to the reasons above, I have another concern."
"What worries?" Aiglon asked.
"How much do you care about the truth?" Villefort looked at Aiglon's face, and then asked, "For you, is it more important to accuse the Duke of Orleans of plotting to assassinate you? Or is it more important to find out the real instigator?"
What he meant was that if Bianca was interrogated clearly, but it turned out that the Duke of Orleans was not the instigator, then he might cause trouble for Aiglon, so he would rather stop there first.
Aigron did not answer immediately, but frowned.
"In your opinion, is it possible that the two are one?"
"It is indeed possible." The prosecutor nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty, I was a little doubtful at first. After the interrogation just now, I am more confident. I am 60 to 70% sure that the mastermind behind the scenes is the Duke of Orleans himself... …But other possibilities cannot be ruled out.”
Aigron sneered, "Politically speaking, and in terms of public opinion, the probability is already high at 60 to 70 percent."
"Yes, there are many rumors in the social world that are more absurd than this. As a result, many people still believe it. The possibility of 60 to 70% is indeed very high." Villefort nodded and agreed with Aigron. "So, after taking this into consideration, I am full of confidence in your next actions. I think I will be able to write an investigation report that will satisfy you soon..."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Aiglon cautiously again,
At this time, his face no longer had the iron-faced majesty, but was both respectful and full of expectation, looking like a primary school student waiting for the teacher to give him a grade.
He knew that his future life and death were already determined by this young man's thoughts.
By launching an attack on the Duke of Orleans
The method of attack was used to please the young man, and he took the opportunity to erase his past handles. From then on, he continued to prosper relying on the Bonaparte family, and became an iron-faced judge who played with the law.
But he didn't know that his outcome had already been determined, and no matter how hard he struggled, it was all to no avail.
And the process of extracting surplus value from him was also being silently appreciated by the young man in front of him...
"You have done a good job, Villefort. You have proved that you are indeed worthy of my hope. Work hard next... I will give you a lot, even more than you expected."
A dream in the palace
