The inspiration for this "I Accuse" came from the Dreyfus case that caused a sensation in Paris in 1894.

At that time, French officers of Jewish descent were falsely accused of treason for selling military secrets to Germany. The trial was based on extremely unreliable evidence and the procedure was questionable, drawing the ire of some conscientious writers and scholars.

Zola, who was upright, came forward to demand the redress of Dreyfus's wrongful conviction and published a "Letter to the President of the Republic, Félix Faure" in the Aurora newspaper on 13 January, with the first sentence "I accuse". Expose the conspiracy of the Ministry of Defense and the military tribunal to frame Dreyfus, and as a result, he was also persecuted by reactionary forces. After several trials, Zola was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and a fine of three thousand francs for defamation.

Garion also began with an adaptation of "I Accuse", accusing the Second Reich government of slandering him, and the shameless literati led by Mérimée for spreading rumors and slandering him.

The only fortunate thing for Garion was that the Press Act was not enacted until 1881, and there was no such thing as defamation. So even if Garion uses public opinion to put pressure on Mérimée, there is nothing he can do.

A tribute to the esteemed Mr. Mérimée? No, it should be said that he is a shameless thief who is old and does not die!

Garian watched the enraged Mérimée quietly bypass the arch and prepare to leave, of course he would not let go of this opportunity, and said to the newspaper reporter, "Look, Mr. Merimé is there now!" ”

A group of reporters looked in the direction of Garion's finger, and when they saw Mérimée who was about to leave quietly, several people immediately rushed up to surround Mérimée.

Mérimée covered his face with one hand and expelled the reporter with the other, and he said indignantly, "What are you doing, let me pass!" ”

But how could the reporters let go of the great opportunity to block Mérimée and prevent him from passing, and they had to leave an explanation.

"Your Excellency, may I ask if what Mr. Gallian said is true? You slandered and slandered him in the newspapers? ”

"As a member of the Académie Française, what do you think of this defamation?"

"Are you really fighting against the same party?"

The angry Mérimée shouted regardless of his image, "Get out of the way, get out of the way for me, I ...... these questions of yours I...... No comment! ”

Gary directed the reporter to Mérimée to give him a headache, and he left the courthouse, accompanied by Baudelaire and Zola, among others.

As he was about to walk down the stairs to leave, another group of people stopped in front of Garion, who anxiously asked, "Mr. Garion, after this incident, will your "1984" continue to be serialized and updated?" ”

"When will '1984' be re-serialized?"

"yes, we've all been waiting for a long time."

Garion was stunned for a moment, looked the group up and down, and asked cautiously, "Are you...... Reader? ”

"Yes."

One of the young people said with concern, "Since I learned that you have cut off the serialization because you are in prison, many people are concerned about you and your work, and now that you have been sentenced to expulsion from Paris for a month, will you update it during this period?" ”

"Of course...... The update will be resumed, so please stay tuned and don't worry. ”

Being blocked by readers made even Garion feel palpitations, feeling that the Parisian masses who love the revolution are more terrible than the readers who like to urge the change, or that they will kill you.

Baudelaire stepped forward and explained to them, "Rest assured, Mr. Garion's acquittal will start again. ”

Since even Baudelaire had promised it, the people who had been skeptical were dispelled, and after a few words of conversation with Garion, they dispersed on their own with a satisfactory answer.

After coaxing them to disperse, Garion finally breathed a sigh of relief. Baudelaire patted him on the shoulder and said with a sigh of relief, "Don't you know how many surprises and accidents the serialization of "1984" brought us during the few days in prison? Oh yes, I guess Lord Goncourt should be on his way to find you in a hurry. ”

"Huh?"

Garion turned his head strangely and asked, "Is there something wrong with Monsieur Goncourt?" ”

Baudelaire blinked, with a mysterious expression, and looked into the distance, "You'll know when the time comes." ”

A carriage galloping from a distance came into Garian's line of sight, and then the carriage stopped at the door of the courthouse, and before the carriage could stop, a figure opened the door and jumped down.

Goncourt panted and walked towards the courtroom door, he walked straight to Baudelaire, gasped and said, "Excuse me, everyone, I'm late, what is the outcome of the trial?" Did we win the case? ”

"A big win."

Baudelaire pointed to Garion in front of him and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Garion." Gallien, this is the editor-in-chief of Le Paris Newspaper, His Excellency Goncourt. Your "1984" is now serialized in his newspaper. ”

As soon as Garian was about to say hello, Goncourt patted him on the shoulder, took a long breath and said, "I have finally found you, Mr. Garion, do you know how I have been worried these days?" ”

Garion retracted his smile and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Goncourt told the other party everything that had happened before, including the bombshell caused by the interruption of "1984", which directly reduced the sales of "Le Paris" by more than 400 copies a week, even if Goncourt filled the gap with other serialized novels, it would not help.

What's even more terrifying is that readers urging to resume the update stuff their mailboxes every day, and some people even send bullets directly to the newspaper to have them pass on to the author, warning him of the fate of the change.

Garion held his forehead a little helplessly, he just wanted to use "1984" to attract the attention of public opinion, but he didn't expect things to become more complicated with his own break, and he didn't expect this novel to far exceed the expectations of readers.

Like a person who is dying of thirst through the desert, he encounters an oasis.

"Otherwise, you are now thirty francs for a thousand words, and I will give you a thousand words plus fifteen francs, and you must complete the serialization of 1984."

Forty-five francs for a thousand words is already a high price for Garion.

Since Goncourt has already made this request, it is not easy for Garion to refuse anything, after all, the other party is also a literati who occupies a place in the literary world.

After thinking for a moment, Garian said, "I'll continue to update '1984' until it's finished, but before that, I want to start another serialization and write another poem." ”

Goncourt was a little surprised, and he asked hesitantly, "No problem, but you still want to start another serialization?" Can you write two serials at the same time? And you can't stay in Paris this month, is it too late? ”

The noisy voice interrupted the previous conversation between Goncourt and Garion, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the reporter's onlookers. Mérimée, who had broken free from the heavy encirclement of reporters, was swearing and walking out of the carriage, disgraced and walking in the direction of the carriage. Before leaving, he glared at Garion angrily, his eyes full of disgust and disdain.

"yes, I want to write another novella, and a poem."

Mérimée, who had calmly left in a hurry, said silently, "This time it is to crusade against the reactionary authority of literature. ”