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32, Threats and Insider

The Count of Monte Cristo was calm and as if he was chatting, but it caused Charlotte's great reaction. Charlotte almost forgot that he had a murderous intention to kill the vampire on someone else's territory.

The reason is very simple - what the Count of Monte Cristo said was one of the core secrets within their organization.

That's right, these royalists are plotting to rescue Prince Don Carlos, who was the prince of Spain, was defeated by the French interfering army because of the rebellion of Queen Isabella II and was locked up in a heavily guarded fortress in southern France.

They wanted to take this opportunity to thwart the imperial government's attempt to interfere in Spain's internal affairs and to make the empire's newly rebuilt prestige disappear.

Yes, Spain was at this time the prestige of the empire.

Since the Empire finally settled peace with the anti-French alliance after many years of hard fighting, although the Empire no longer faced the crisis of being besieged by the illegal alliance, those countries that once fought with France still remembered the disasters and fears that Emperor Napoleon brought to them, so they still had a grudge against France. On the European stage, France was in a very isolated position, almost impossible to move forward, and the situation was completely inconsistent with its strength.

Of course, the French rulers would not endure becoming an insignificant pawn on the mainland stage. For thirty years, they have been working hard to rebuild the prestige of the empire. In order to achieve this goal, Spain has become the best tool.

Mainly, since the Napoleonic Wars, Spain has been in civil unrest because of Fernande VII. Although France is clearly interfering in internal affairs, it can at least take the banner of "maintaining the orthodox dynasty of Spain" and the stimulation of the sacred alliance is not that great; and in the intervention, the power of the empire can be demonstrated, and at the same time, the influence of the empire was expanded to the Iberian Peninsula, forcing the great powers to face up to the existence of the empire.

After Fernande VII's daughter Queen Isabella II ascended the throne, because she was dissatisfied with the heroine's ascendance, Fernande VII's younger brother Prince Carlos launched a rebellion, giving the empire a good opportunity to interfere.

Like France at that time, the Queen of Spain was too young at that time, so Spain was also regent by the Queen Mother. She soon felt powerless to quell the rebellion, so she had to follow the previous king and ask France to send troops, and finally temporarily quell the rebellion.

However, the chaos in Spain has not ended.

Because of the dark and corrupt politics, Spain has great social contradictions, and rebellions have occurred one after another. The Spanish government itself is unable to quell the rebellion, so it has requested France to send troops to quell the rebellion several times. Although the French government happily agreed to expand its prestige at the beginning, later, as the consumption of troops has increased, the French government began to feel impatient. After all, no one wants to repeat the lessons of Emperor Napoleon.

Fortunately, in the end, the French army finally broke through the strongholds occupied by the rebels and captured the rebel leader Prince Don Carlos alive.

The prince was escorted back to France by the army and was imprisoned in the fortress.

The imperial government did this, on the one hand, to make the rebels leaderless and to calm the chaos in Spain that had been delayed for a long time; on the other hand, it was to take a trump card into its own hands so that it could continue to interfere in Spain at any time. After all, no one can explain the changes in politics. Maybe one day Prince Carlos will become a collaborator in France?

The opponents of the imperial government secretly were determined to let this attempt fail.

After learning that Prince Don Carlos was arrested and returned to France, the royal party organization immediately held a secret rally and then came up with a resolution to rescue the prince as soon as possible and send him back to Spain to continue the rebellion.

The planners and active supporters of this plan believe that the empire of Napoleon I began to collapse from Spain, so they can also try to reappear history and let Napoleon II's empire also perish in the thick smoke of Spain.

Charlotte's idea was not so optimistic. She did not think that the Spanish turmoil would really destroy the empire. She hated the position of betraying the Bourbon family and surrendered to Napoleon as a vassal. She even believed that the years of turmoil in Spain were God's retribution for that betrayal.

Although she was loyal to the Bourbon family, she had no good feelings for the Bourbon branch of Spain and never thought she had any obligation to help them - even if this branch was actually a direct descendant of Louis XIV.

However, even she believed that as long as Spain continued to turmoil, the imperial government would have to continue to interfere for prestige, which would consume the empire's financial and material resources and make the people more opposed to the empire's rule. Just as in 1789, the fortresses of the dynasty were always broken from the inside.

So, just recently, the secret organizations of the royal party began to collect information about the fortress where Prince Don Carlos was detained, and had made careful plans to rescue the prince.

Although she was not a direct actor, Charlotte also made some efforts in it. She recently went to Paris to contact people who sympathized with the Bourbon family in the Army and conveyed all the relevant information to the upper level of the organization far away in the UK.

It is conceivable that this action is one of the biggest and most critical actions of the Royalists in recent years. The importance cannot be overstated. It can be regarded as the highest secret within the organization. Even Charlotte himself does not know the specific action time and plan.

It is precisely because of this that Charlotte was so shocked when he heard the Count of Monte Cristo easily say this action within the royal party - there must be traitors within the organization, which leaked the secrets, and it was at the highest level!

In such a shock, Charlotte's first reaction was to kill the count and silence him.

But soon, reason returned to her mind.

This is the Count's home court. Although it seems unhindered along the way, the careful Charlotte can certainly feel the danger from all over the mansion - Count Monte Cristo is a robber leader, and many of his men have sneaked into France. You can imagine how many dangerous people there are here.

If you really want to start a sudden attack, I'm afraid that Charlotte and the others will die.

In addition, more importantly, since the Count dared to say it in person, it would be meaningless to kill him. Since the news and the news have been leaked, it is more important to inform the UK to respond, and at the same time - find out who the person who leaked was.

These things are much more important than firing at the Count of Monte Cristo.

Just in a few short breaths, Charlotte's expression changed from hideous to distress, and finally returned to a cold and gloomy mood. She looked at the count with her eyes flashing.

"Well, are you finally calm now? Then we can probably talk about more important things." The Count nodded with a smile, as if he was praising Charlotte's sanity, and as if he was mocking Charlotte. "To be honest, you looked really scary just now - it was like...well, I discovered that my lover had another girl."

This mockery made another black air flash between Charlotte's eyebrows, but she was still not angry, but instead asked the count calmly. "What do you mean?"

"What does it mean? Of course it is kindness." The Count spread his hands gently, "After learning this news, I kept my mouth shut and never revealed it to anyone. Only when you came here today I would mention it... Isn't this a sign of kindness? Don't forget, if I really talked everywhere, you would have seen me today, and it would have become my bounty in the black prison, and even your accomplices would be directly wiped out by the imperial army, right?"

The Count's explanation was both a reminder and a threat, and of course Charlotte could hear it.

She was very angry, but also helpless. It was obvious that since the other party had such important news, he now had complete initiative. If he wanted to mock himself, he could only endure it silently.

It is obvious that it makes no sense to ask him who leaked the news now. It will only make the other party laugh at me in vain and can only endure it.

"Well, Mr. Monte Cristo, what do you want us to do?" she swallowed and asked dryly.

"Don't do this, beautiful girl, I really can't bear to see you acting so painfully. Please understand that I have no malice towards you, really, nothing at all." Perhaps seeing that Charlotte had given up on resistance, the tone of Monte Cristo slowed down a lot, "In fact, in the most basic places, I have a very consistent opinion with you. I also support your actions and don't mind giving you some help..."

Charlotte became more and more confused. She turned her head to look at the count, waiting for the other party's further explanation.

"Don't doubt, I have no respect for the Bourbons in Spain, nor do I care about who sits on the throne of Spain. I just need Don Carlos to run out-and come out at the time I hope to go back to Spain and create his unrest." The Count of Monte Cristo still looked at Charlotte calmly, "According to the experience taught by a great man after I came to France, there is no distinction between good and bad things in the world, only good or bad at the time, so it is very important to let him run out at the time I hope."

Charlotte was even more confused, she was even a little impatient.

"I know, you won't explain to me what you really want to do, but... If you keep talking to us in this tone, then we won't be able to make any agreement." Charlotte pursed his lips, "Let me summarize what you mean - in short, you are asking us to act according to the time you have determined to save Carlos?"

"Yes, your summary is correct." The Count of Monte Cristo nodded.

"We can't cancel?" Charlotte's eyes widened.

"Yes, you can't, I don't want you to cancel, I just hope you will act as I want, only this time." There was a hint of unquestionable courage in the smile of Monte Cristo. "Of course, in return, I will compensate you."

"What if we don't do what you said?" Charlotte barely suppressed the anger in hissing.

"Isn't that very clear?" The Count of Monte Cristo laughed, "Then you hurry up and prepare your passport and escape from France as soon as possible. If your accomplices can run out, you can run out a few. As for those who are unlucky and cannot escape, you can only ask God to forgive them... After all, even I know that in the Ministry of Interior of France, there are some masters who are proficient in torture, which can make people unable to die even if they want to die."

Charlotte lowered her head and did not refute or angrily scold the count, but her hand was tightly held so hard that her wrists were trembling, and her huge anger made her unable to speak for a moment.

This threat from the Count of Monte Cristo was so real and powerful that she could not refuse at all.

Since there are traitors from the Count of Monte Cristo in the core level of the Royalist Party's organization, what he can know is definitely not just this plan to rescue Prince Carlos. He must also know that a large number of sympathizers of the Royalist Party are in the country, and the organization cannot afford to lose them.

"I can't promise you now." After a while, Charlotte finally said something.

"Well, I understand, you are not a person with full authority after all, but I think you must have the authority to report." The Earl of Monte Cristo raised his eyebrows, "Report this matter and reply to me within a week, otherwise you should prepare your luggage. Out of your appreciation, I don't mind providing you with a few escorts to escort you abroad."

"Okay, I get it." Charlotte nodded slightly, then stood up suddenly, "So can I leave?"

"Oh, of course!" The Count of Monte Cristo made a gift gesture, "You are my guest, you are completely free here, and no one will stop you."

"Okay, wait for my news." Charlotte stopped talking, turned around and walked out the door with big strides.

"Goodbye." The Count of Monte Cristo was still sitting in his original position and said goodbye to the two people who left.

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With almost bursting out anger, Charlotte walked out of the grand mansion of Count Monte Cristo step by step, through the paths and gardens in the vestibule, and finally walked out of the iron gate. Taking advantage of the night, he walked onto a carriage that had been waiting here.

Listening to the sound of the iron gate rumbling closed, Charlotte, who had been pursing his lips tightly, finally opened his cherry red lips and took a deep breath, as if he had walked out of the cage.

"Are you okay? Miss." The young man sitting next to her looked at Charlotte carefully.

As an assistant, he has been working with Charlotte for a while, so he naturally knows something about Charlotte. He knows that although Charlotte looks like a very kind and cute woman, he is arrogant and harsh in his heart and cruel in his skills. He is definitely not a person who can be seen casually.

When she faced the count just now, she had already accumulated a huge amount of anger. Franz didn't want to make herself the first victim of this anger.

"That guy is really unhappy! Monster! Wild beast!" Charlotte cursed angrily, then snapped his fingers and urged the driver to get on the road quickly. "I really wish I could razed that ghost place to the ground immediately. God testified that sooner or later I will do this."

The carriage started to start, and a rumbling sound rang out on the road, taking Charlotte away from the place that made her extremely unpleasant.

"He does give people a sense of inhumanity." Franz nodded, as if he was still scared, "Seeing him is like seeing a ghost."

"Compared with him, the evil ghosts in hell are more cute." Charlotte sneered, "After all, the evil ghosts will not be like him. While following Emperor Bonaparte, they will beg for mercy, and turn their heads to be friends with us. I am so disgusted to see his smile. How can a person be so despicable?"

It can be seen that the actions of the Count of Monte Cristo had extremely angered Charlotte, so now she cursed repeatedly. Franz understood her mood, so he did not dare to interrupt.

"What should we do? Do we obey his threat?" Franz asked again.

"Is there any way to not listen now? His threat has been given." Charlotte asked impatiently, "He only gave us one week, and we can't do anything in one week. Franz, if we can't afford such a loss, we can only agree to him first."

Franz was silent.

Indeed, the threat of the Count of Monte Cristo was too fatal.

The royal party's organizations have penetrated into many places, with many members. There is no time to notify them one by one for an week to avoid emergency risks, so they cannot complete the transfer. If they are really reported by Monte Cristo, it is certain that these organizations will suffer severe damage.

There is another very critical point - the reason why the royal party can act in secret is because some officials within the imperial government sympathize with the royal party, or want to use the royal party to realize their own political interests. However, if the royal party suffers a heavy blow, if all these sympathizers fall, who will dare to sympathize with the Bourbon family in the future? Then the royal party will be unable to move forward.

These are unacceptable consequences.

Therefore, under the unexpected blow of the Count of Monte Cristo, Charlotte and the Royalists could only temporarily compromise with each other.

After the compromise, it is gained enough time for the organization to make internal adjustments and recover the losses caused to the minimum.

When Franz thought of this, he became depressed. Both of them sat in the carriage and were silent, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

"But what does this damn bastard want to do?" After a while, Franz cursed as if he was venting. "What is the benefit of threatening us like this?"

"I know the reason for him." Charlotte's tone was a little more gloomy. "He thought we were fools, but unfortunately, I know what he wanted to do."

"What does he want to do?" Franz's eyes widened.

"That damn guy bought a lot of Spanish bonds, maybe even millions." Charlotte looked up at the window, looking at the lights of thousands of houses flashing in the night. "The so-called time point is to control the news at critical moments and manipulate the rise and fall of the bonds. It is obvious that if Prince Don Carlos escaped at the right time, the day when the news reaches Paris, such bonds will fall to the point where people want to collapse."

"How did you know this?" Franz was shocked.

My cousin told me - of course Charlotte would not tell the other person like that.

"I naturally have my news channels." Charlotte answered in a subtle tone, deliberately creating a mysterious sense of broad paths for himself. "You don't have to doubt the authenticity of it, it's absolutely true."

"So you've seen through his tricks... That's good, at least we're not ignorant of everything." Franz felt a lot more relaxed.

"Hmph, I pretended to be absent-minded in front of him and surrendered. He thought he could hold us in his hands..." As if recalling the way he was mocked by the other party just now, Charlotte frowned again, obviously still extremely angry, "This dog, I thought he could help me! A mere pariah dared to show off this arrogant look in front of me..."

"I really didn't expect that this bandit leader was planning to play such a high-end game... he was actually planning to make a lot of money on the exchange without relying on knives." Franz was a little amused and crying.

But he was still a little unbelievable, "Just just to engage in financial conspiracy and to make more money, he has to create such a big battle? Don't he know that being involved in politics will kill him? What's the benefit of breaking up with us?"

"God knows what he is thinking, but it's true that the reason he is interested in Prince Carlos is not for the hellish Spain, but for the manipulation of bonds." Charlotte frowned, "This dog will pay the price sooner or later! If we don't know anything, it's fine, but now I know what he is going to do, then he can't make a fortune on the bonds!"

"What are you going to do?" Franz asked.

"I have my own way." Charlotte narrowed his eyes slightly and refused the other party's temptation, "Okay, you can hurry up overnight and go to the UK early. A week is very tight. We must let the people there know earlier that such a big mess has been found within the organization."

"Okay, I'll get my fake passport when I get home later." Franz nodded quickly, "You can wait for my news."

"Let them check quickly and find out who was crazy, and take him out as a friend of the dog," Charlotte blinked, "and then keep him for me. I want to tie him to a tree as a target, and beat him into a sieve with my own hands! By the way, Monte Cristo... He can't run away sooner or later, wait."

"Okay, Miss." Franz de Ipinai bowed.
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