However, Charles, who was immersed in speculation and uneasy, and tortured by worries and worries, finally waited until he and his wife Charlotte's cousin, Eugene, a former ensign of the Kingdom's navy, returned with a large basin of hot food. It was only when he arrived at this closed building that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As an enviable noble man in the social scene of Seine City over the years, Charles has not been without hardships; for example, when he was a child, his playboy father did not manage well and secretly used money to subsidize his lovers. In the end, He was also in debt and disappeared; his mother died of depression because of this.
However, as soon as the May storm came, the family situation deteriorated; as the grandfather of a senior royalist and conservative, the old Marquis de Travell, who had retired from the army, was so angry at the perverse actions of the mob government that he became ill. , until he died thinking about protecting the royal family.
Therefore, although the brothers and sisters were not greatly affected by the care of their grandfather in the National Guard, the rapid decline of their family situation still made Charles feel the harshness of the world for the first time, and how to maintain the most basic dignity. Sell your belongings and endure the taste of hunger.
Therefore, Charles, who relied on his aunt to raise him and tried to find ways to supplement the family's income, developed a certain keen intuition about obtaining and using money; until his cousin Charlotte, who came from the family's ancestral land, married without hesitation with a large dowry. Giving it to him also became the beginning of his ambition and desire.
In his early career of struggle, he met all kinds of lovers one after another, which more or less helped him in his career; from the original boy of the Travel family, Master Travel, Mr. Travel, Travel Lord Vere, then Minister Travell...
Therefore, it is not that he has not experienced the hardship and embarrassment of his family, and he has also experienced the hunger, cold, and poverty of the lower class; but unlike most of his mediocre and inactive people, he has made up his mind to revive his family business and gain popularity again. The Master's status and decent life.
Therefore, everything that stands in his way has turned into corpses buried in unknown places; whether it is the old nobleman who tried to take advantage of others' danger and coveted his aunt Agnes; or who tried to snatch it from him after losing contact for many years. The so-called "father" of interests.
Even his uncle who tried to prevent him and Charlotte from rekindling their old relationship after many years of reunion, and it became a fait accompli; or they were senior court officials who had supported him in the past, but had other plans for his sister Fran. Even his important partner in the group of bankers in the capital, Baron Beauvain...
Even if he is now reduced to hiding here and there again, it cannot break his spirit and will. At least he had arranged the shelter properly and stored it in the cellar in advance, enough for hundreds of people to use food supplies and weapons for a month, as well as currency vouchers of various denominations.
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According to his pre-arranged plan, after the post-war situation initially calmed down, he could wait for an opportunity to leave the capital as a purchaser and go to the Dutch princes or cities in the North Sea commercial complex, where he could rely on prior transfers. Part of the property is starting over,
Therefore, after the prayer ceremony at dinner, Charles even had the mood to taste the large pot of stewed soup that Eugene specially brought back from the street, which belonged to the lower class and was like pig food; then, he said to the others A few unfunny jokes to liven up the awkward atmosphere.
It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that Charles, who was sleeping in his clothes and ready to move at any time, was awakened again by a loud knock on the door. However, when he peeked through the window after not resting well all night, he was immediately frightened into a cold sweat; because the streets were filled with blue-shirted soldiers and a familiar figure.
His half-brother Yin Zeriel, as a reporter who once served in the army, mingled with the Republicans and Liberals; he was included in the execution list of the new dynasty, and he would have died if he was delayed; he actually acted so openly appeared on the streets.
Just as Charles was in a hurry to wake up, his wife, who was still lost in the lake, quickly came to the back of the building; there was a terrace on the roof connected to the stairs; but with the same despair, she discovered that there was a vague figure of a soldier in blue shirt. There were also flashes of reflection from the muskets and bayonets held in his hands.
Just as the whole building woke up one after another amidst the commotion of chickens and dogs; the ordinary civilian apartment on the outside, but the building maintained a relatively low-key and comfortable decoration inside, was soon given to impatient people. Crash away; a swarm of blue-shirted soldiers quickly rushed to the top.
Ciel, who also tried to climb out of the attic, was blocked on the steep eaves. A moment later, the youngest member of the royal council in the dynasty, Minister Travell, who was gray-haired and still had spider webs hanging on his body, was carried to the front hall on the first floor by the blue-shirted soldiers amidst laughter.
And here, Charles also saw with mixed emotions, the half-brother/illegitimate son Yin Zeriel who was obviously responsible for leading the team, wearing the captain's silver star collar badge; and the female students who were driven out of each room one after another, but... Their clothes were neat and they were not treated rudely.
Only a few men, including his cousin Eugene, were pushed to the ground. His wife, Charlotte, threw herself on Charles without hesitation. Her hair was disheveled like a lioness. She tried her best to cover him with her body, and glared angrily at Yin Zerui, who had a complicated expression on her face.
"Ungrateful illegitimate son, have you finally got what you wanted now? I only regretted that..." However, Charles restrained himself at the next moment, and his wife responded with meaningless words; then, she smiled bitterly at Yin Zairiel. Said: "I don't know how you found this place."
"Minister Travell?" However, Yin Zeriel did not speak. Instead, a young man standing next to him, wearing an old city hall gray uniform and soft hat, said, "Do you remember the villain?"
"Are you?" Charles asked doubtfully on the spot: "Are you from the Seine City Hall?"
"Of course. How could you, a powerful man like you, remember an ant-like clerk like me?" The young man heard this but didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "But you asked someone to handle it in the first place. I handle the property rights and household registration of the building."
"It turns out that the property rights registration office of the Architectural Department leaked clues about me?" When Charles heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realized and said helplessly: "I didn't think of this at the beginning. I thought it was confidential enough. What's going on?"
"It's not that you, minister, are not careful enough. I can only say that the people you handed over to us are not careful enough." The young man from the Architectural Department still smiled calmly and said: "The city hall is not a suitable place for keeping secrets. Ours The director is even more of an alcoholic who likes to brag."
"In this case, I have nothing to say." Charles just sighed heavily after hearing this: "But, I still want to know one thing, where did you see me..."
"Of course I saw it from a distance at the back door of your mansion... garden." The young man from the Architectural Department chuckled and said, "To be honest, my family and I were very grateful to you, because I am a sister and a noble person. As a maid in the palace, my parents also make a living in your wife’s manor.”
"Relying on their silent support, coupled with the background of your government, I was able to complete the training at the vocational school and enter the city hall to seek a position as a clerk..."
"He's just an ungrateful, white-eyed wolf..." At this time, his wife Charlotte, who was lying on Charles's chest, couldn't help complaining: "It's like the farmer and the snake who bit back in Yin Suo's fable. ..." Then, he was stopped again by Ciel's eyes.
"Then I have to thank you and your family, madam!" the young man from the Architecture Department asked calmly: "My sister who wrote a letter and planned to go home to get married suddenly stole jewelry and ran away with others, and then died miserably in a slum. Here; even my parents were driven out of the manor in anger."
"Then, when I came to the city to look for my brother and father, I was treated as unemployed and drafted into the labor force building the city defense fortress. There was no news about it again. The person responsible for proposing and supervising this project seems to be Tra. Mr. Weir, please..."
"In the end, I accidentally met my sister and girls from my hometown in a brothel in Xiacheng District, but most of them were already infected with diseases and became crazy. And sending them here was Madam, you initiated the establishment of the Notre Dame Charity Society..."
"So, I'm desperate!" The young man calmly recounted this tragedy that was closely related to himself. His tone was chillingly cold: "But at this time, someone found me and was willing to give me a chance to change everything. …and willing to provide treatment to those poor people.”
At this moment, there was a complete silence. Whether it was Charles, Charlotte, Yin Zerel, other women, and most of the blue-shirted soldiers, they were all silent... Half an hour later, they were taken to the city hall. Charles, who was behind him, couldn't help shouting to Yin Zeruil:
"Okay, okay, please tell me directly, what do you want, or what do you want from me..." Then, he added: "For Fran's sake, back then, it was She pleads and pleads for you, even after what you did.”
"Because it's Fran... Fran!" However, Yin Zairui, who had always been cold and unmoved, suddenly grabbed Charles's bow tie and sneered coldly: "Otherwise, you think you can Stand here instead of being thrown into jail with those bullshit ministers!"
"Fran..." However, when Charles heard the name, his eyes blurred and his expression changed several times, and finally he sighed and said, "You know, is she okay now?"
"She... is doing very well now. She is already an important courtier and baroness of the new dynasty; she is also my direct boss." Yin Zeriel sneered: "However, she also used her title and official position as a guarantee, hoping to ensure The most basic safety for you..."
"Fran... Fran..." After hearing these words, Charles's whole body seemed to be weakened all of a sudden, and he said in a bitter voice: "She actually still misses me... But, What can I do for her now?"
"Of course, they are the vault locations of various corporate banks in Seine City." Yin Zeruize then looked at his half-brother coldly and said, "It's not the kind of public place, but the private secret vaults of the members of the banking group; There are ledgers and historical archives of relevant banking transactions.”
