When Joseph arrived in Paris, the first thing he did was to go to Carnot.

Entering the War Department building, Joseph followed the familiar road directly to Kano's office. The office door was hidden, and Joseph knocked lightly twice.

"Come in, the door isn't closed." Kano's tired voice could be heard from inside.

Joseph pushed open the door and shouted as he walked inside:

"Lazar, I'm back, I'm not surprised...... Ah, Lazar, your complexion is not quite right...... Are you sick? ”

"Nothing? Just give those stupid monkeys a ...... Ah, aside, why did you come back all of a sudden? Kano asked, looking at two panda eyes.

"When I heard that Robespierre was finished, I thought that there might be some turmoil in Paris, and I was worried that something would go wrong with the institute, so I ran back on my own without waiting for orders. Well, Lazar, you're going to have to give me a reissue in a moment, so I don't come back without permission. Joseph pulled a chair and sat down in front of Kano.

"Joseph......" Kano's expression was rather strange, "you don't know yet, do you...... Yes...... I'm sorry for you, I couldn't keep the institute...... The institute was shut down by that bunch of! I want to pull Robespierre out of his grave so he can cut off all those guys' heads! ”

"The institute is gone?" This news really surprised Joseph. He had expected that some people, without Robespierre's suppression, would jump out and show off the lower limit, and would do something to the Institute. But he didn't expect that these guys had such a low lower limit and moved so fast, they didn't tease them first, but directly ......

"What's going on?" Joseph hurriedly asked, now he must understand the situation immediately and seize the time to recover the loss.

"It's not those bastards, scum!" As soon as Kano thought of these messy things, his anger could not be suppressed, and he angrily threw the quill pen in his hand on the ground, "Scum! Those scum who get in our way! They should all be dragged out and fed to the guillotine! During this time, they will steal more than thieves! When they saw that our institute was great, they ran to steal it, they ran to rob it......"

"Lazar, don't get excited, don't get excited,...... Lazar, things have happened, now we have to recover the losses as much as possible, be calm, come on, Lazar, drink this glass of water and then ......" Joseph quickly got up and poured a glass of water for Kano and handed it over, "Lazar, it's time to drink water." ”

Kano took the water and drank it all in one gulp. He calmed down for a moment, and then told Joseph in detail, and finally he lowered his head and ended his story with such a sentence in shame: "Joseph, I'm sorry for you, I couldn't save our ......"

"Lazar, cheer up." "We still have a chance to recoup our losses. Those scum are scum! You can't get the point of sabotage! What is the most precious thing about research? Talent! Those talents were actually taken by them to give back to the society! We've got to get them back...... Well, Lazar, you know, I've made some money, I've calculated, I'm all messing up now, it's about a hundred thousand livres, you know. You might have a little less here, you're spending a lot of money, and, well, Napoleon...... Damn, I also have to apologize to you, I didn't take care of this guy, this guy is in the south, involved in smuggling, (Joseph's smuggling ship, which was given priority to Napoleon) and got more than 300,000 livres. We worked together to bring those people back and rebuild a research institute and military factory in the South that belonged to us. At the moment, this is pretty much the way to minimize the damage. ”

Kano thought for a moment and said, "Now that's all it can be!" Joseph, you're amazing! In such a short period of time, you will be able to calm down and come up with a solution in no time. Actually, you're better suited to see the whole picture than I am, if you were in my position in the first place......"

"Come on, Lazar." Joseph shook his head, "You don't know me, you can't stand it, expect me to be able to withstand it?" ”

"Well, let's not talk about that. Deal with the problem at hand first. "Smuggling on Napoleon's side must be carried out quickly." What is he smuggling now? ”

"Caustic and saltpeter, of course." Joseph said.

"The scale of his smuggling has to be expanded and expanded, because because of our plan, the initial stage will definitely be very expensive. We need more money. Well, let's not limit ourselves to legal smuggling, smuggle whatever money comes, including weapons, and of course we only sell to real Americans. Anyway, if we don't smuggle, those scum will be dry! ”

"In addition to the Americans, we can actually sell to the Indians." Joseph added on the side.

"Alright, let's get ready to act!" "Well, over at the Naval Institute, let Napoleon get it under control, lest those guys reach over." It's all valuable stuff there! ”

"I told him before I came." Joseph said.

"Well, then let's not waste time, I suggest, we can divide the labor in this way. First of all, is your money ready? Kano asked.

"I'm ready, about 300,000 livres." Joseph replied.

"Very well, if you can trust me. You give me 120,000 livres, and I have 80,000 livres here. I immediately went to La Paz and tried to buy the 'Naval Institute' right away. "As for the personnel, I have a roster of all the personnel here, but now they are scattered. It will take time to get them back one by one. As for you...... It's a pity, Joseph, if only I could become two. I can get one of you back to Toulon, the Institute of Stability, and the other you are here to help me with some things. Kano said with an eyebrow furrowed.

Joseph knew why Kano was frowning, because what was going on in Paris involved running away and going through the back door. Kano is a person who really can't save face to do this kind of thing, so it would be great if Joseph was in Paris and could do something like this for him. But he was worried that in Toulon, without Joseph, there would be any losses.

"There are a lot of things in Paris that we don't really need to be involved in." Joseph said, "Lazar, there is a man who can act as our white glove. ”

"Who?" Kano asked.

"Joseph Fouché. I listened to what you just said, this guy is not in a good situation right now. I think he should be willing to help us. Joseph replied.

"I know you don't have a good impression of this man." Seeing Kano frowning, Joseph knew that he didn't have a good opinion of Fouche, so he said, "But Fouché is still very capable, including finding people, going through the back door, and leaving it to him to do, well, Lazar, I don't underestimate your talent, but different people are suitable for different things, I think Fouché will be much more efficient than you when he comes to do these things." ”

Kano nodded, although he was a little proud and a little stubborn, but he was not the kind of person who closed his eyes and did not admit the reality of the world: "You are right, Joseph, Fuche is indeed more suitable for these things than me. Still, I'm a little worried. Do you know? Soon after the fall of Robespierre, Fouché came to see me—I was still in the 'National Salvation Committee'. At that time, he was keenly pointed out the dangers I might face and hoped to join forces with me. But I rejected him, do you know why? ”

Without waiting for Joseph to reply, Cano continued: "Because I'm a little afraid of him. This guy did a great job of bringing down Robespierre. He's too good at those intrigues. Robespierre said he was a poisonous snake, and that's not bad at all. If he is allowed to establish himself at the top, I fear that if he does not get it right, he will be more terrible than Robespierre. I don't think La Paz is so deliberately suppressing him, maybe they don't have such thoughts. It's just that I didn't expect that there was no need for Fuche, and La Paz and they would directly make it more terrible than Robespierre......"

Hearing this, Joseph couldn't help but think of a sentence from the ancients who commented on Mrs. Wang when he watched "Dream of Red Mansions" in his previous life: "People can't be talented, and if they are talented and rely on their talents, they will kill more; In particular, people should not be without talent, because if they use their talents in vain, the more people will be killed. "Now that you look at it, it makes sense.

"Because he's dangerous, it's better to keep him under our noses. Lazar, do you know where to find him? Joseph said.

"Well, that makes a lot of sense, too." Kano nodded, "I know where he lives, and after work, let's go find him together?" ”

"Okay." Joseph nodded.

When it was time to leave work, Cano and Joseph got into a carriage and headed for Saint-Antoine with more than a dozen cavalrymen.

The Saint-Antoine district is the largest slum in Paris, with narrow and chaotic streets. Especially these days, because of the soaring prices, the life of the people at the bottom is becoming more and more difficult, so the security in these places is naturally becoming more and more chaotic.

The carriage came to a halt outside a crooked alleyway where Fouché lived, but the carriage could no longer enter.

Joseph and Kano got out of the car, and Joseph reached inside his jacket and grasped the handle of the musket hidden there. The cavalrymen dismounted, and walked into the alley with Joseph and Kano in their arms.

After walking a little along the sewage-crossed alleyway, you came to a crooked, dilapidated house. A soldier leading the way said, "This is it." ”

Joseph nodded, glanced at Kano, and then stepped forward and knocked on the door.