It was already late at night, and the half-dewed moon hung high above the sky, selflessly sprinkling the dim moonlight on the world through the thin clouds.

Charr slowly turned left and right along the familiar alley, and Zuihou led the two men to the courtyard of a small mansion.

Just as he was about to take out his pocket watch to check the time, several figures happened to walk in at the same time on the other side of the back door of the house. The two groups of people did not speak, but looked at each other silently, and the moonlight was as clear as water, leaving the floating reflections of several people on the ground.

Since it was late autumn, everyone wore heavy coats, and the black coats complemented the night scene.

The two well-dressed men on both sides looked at each other carefully, and then nodded at the same time.

"Mr. Treville, you are really a very good young man, and your brain is spinning quickly, and it seems that I am not wrong about you."

Baron Beauwon's smile is always so kind, it makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"Xiexie's compliment," Charles nodded kindly, with the same smile on his face, "I am really touched by the sincerity of you that you only brought two people." ”

Then, regardless of their inner feelings, the middle-aged and young people shook each other's hands with smiles on their faces, and this scene for a while gave Charles the illusion of a trance like the scene of "revolutionary comrades meeting teachers victoriously" that he saw when he was a child.

Well, that's certainly just a delusion too......

When it came to talking to Miss Lola de Beauwon, Charles, who had always admired the idea of doing things sooner rather than later. I set the time for the next night. And as Charles expected, after Charles wrote down the meeting address to Miss Beauwon, Baron Beauwan really came over directly. Sure enough, it was very sincere.

"I thought you were going to have to reschedule." After shaking hands, Charles looked at each other and chuckled.

"No way, we're all in a hurry." The baron spread out his hand, as if he was helpless, "So you have set the right time for this." ”

Charles glanced behind the banker, though the men he was carrying were wearing hats and could not see their faces. But judging by the size, the unlucky guy shouldn't have come.

"Didn't Mr. Du Taai come today?" Although Charles was ostensibly sympathetic, there was always a malice in his words. "How is he doing?"

"I woke up the day after you knocked him unconscious, and it seems that you still had a little mercy at that time." The banker shrugged his shoulders again, his expression unchanged, apparently not particularly concerned about the health of his men. "It's pretty healthy right now."

"Oh. Then when you go back, please say sorry to him for me. Charles smiled again, "If he needs compensation, let him remember to write me a bill then." ”

"I'll tell you that, as for the bill, he doesn't need to, he needs to pay for his impulsiveness." The joke didn't make the baron laugh, he just casually agreed, and then looked directly at Charles again. "Still, Mr. Treville. As you surely know, I have not come to see you today to inquire with you about the state of health of Mr. Du Taai. ”

The atmosphere instantly changed from relaxed just now to a little tense, and Charles knew that the topic was coming, and his expression also became serious.

"Of course I do." Charles stretched out his right hand and made a "please" gesture.

As if he wasn't going to go around in circles with Charles, Baron Beauwan spoke again after a moment of silence.

"Monsieur Treville, as you may have guessed at this moment, it has always been me who has financed and assisted the Bonapartist political group to which you belong, and that Monsieur du Taai has always been only one of the executors of my jihua, and I am the actual leader. Now in front of you, we can speak openly and honestly. ”

"Xiexie, you." Charles smiled and thanked him, relieved as well.

"No thanks, everyone just takes what they need." The banker was astonishingly blunt, "I'm not doing this for your verbal thanks. ”

"Of course." Charles nodded, then asked another question of his concern, "Have you changed your mind now?" ”

"Not yet, there have been some unfortunate minor accidents, but it's just a few small obstacles, and I think we can overcome them and move forward, don't you think?" Baron Beauwan answered Charles's question in a very gentle tone, and then looked at Charles.

His meaning is obvious—now it's up to you what you think.

In other words, in the eyes of this business tycoon and the head of the banking world, the Marquis of Treville's family almost went bankrupt and the Duke of Tréville's family almost lost a lot of money, "just some insignificant small obstacles", and in the face of the new good situation, everyone should look forward regardless of the past and walk out of a new world.

This is the business logic of bankers in this era, and maybe it will be the same in the future?

And our Charles, what can we say about this?

Of course, it's only ......

"Of course we should look forward," Charles nodded, "May I interpret your statement as you mean that you will continue to assist us as originally Jihua?" ”

"Of course you can understand that." Baron Beauwan nodded slightly, "Or I can tell you that I may be sponsoring your group in the future, if necessary." ”

"I have to say, we are very excited about your decision." Charles replied, then asked again, "Well, after all this effort, Monsieur Beauwon, what do you want to know in exchange for all this effort?" Is it safe? Or a knighthood? Or is it the position of a minister? You can tell me about it here, and I will pass it on to you. If a powerful person like you is willing to help us do our best, no matter what conditions you propose, I can guarantee that the above will think about it......"

The banker's smile became even kinder when Charles said this, and he did not speak again until the banker's professional smile made Charles feel a little uncomfortable.

"I want a lot of things, but sadly, Mr. Treville, none of what you are talking about. Safe? If tens of millions of francs of wealth do not guarantee my safety, then what can you guarantee? Title? Don't make me laugh any more, I feel uncomfortable with a baronial title now, and I still need to humiliate myself with such a ridiculous title as Earl Marquis? As for the government position, I don't think it means anything to me, and like everyone else, if I join the cabinet, I will only make myself a pitiful target for public opinion, and I will lower my value......"

"And what exactly do you want?" His words made Charles even more confused.

"Does motivation matter that much?" Baron Beauwan smiled and asked rhetorically, and then without waiting for Charles to answer, he went on again.

"It's good that young people are curious, you say?"

He didn't ask Charles, but turned back to ask someone who had come with him.

Before Charles could recover from his astonishment, an even greater shock took over his heart.

"Of course, curiosity and initiative make people progress, and that's a good thing, Mr. Beauwon."

After two seconds of astonishment and indifference, Charles turned his head to look at the man behind Baron Beauwon.

The future Prince of the Second Empire, Joseph Bonaparte, took off his hat, looked back at Charles with a smile, and said hello softly.

"Charles, my friend. We'll meet again, but ...... This time it's not the original jihua. ”

Charles stared at Joseph Bonaparte before turning his face away at Baron Beauvan.

"You should have told me directly in the first place." Zuihou, he said with an extreme composure.

"It's not too late to find out, Charles." Before Baron Beauvang could reply, Joseph Bonaparte replied directly to Charles, "Now you can surely guess that one of the very important purposes of my coming to Paris this time is to reach an agreement with Baron Beauvan, and ......," he smiled again, "the agreement has been reached very smoothly." ”

"Then you...... "What if the weishenme didn't tell me directly, but came with Mr. Baron?" Are you trying to surprise me? ”

Joseph Bonaparte looked at Baron Beauvang in the same way, but Baron Beauvan had no intention of opening his mouth at all, so he had to smile and re-speak.

"I said, it's a temporary decision......" he laughed even more mysteriously, "and, Charles, I'm sure you'll thank me for the rest of my life." ”

"Oh?" Charles looked at him quizzically.

"Monsieur Treville," said Joseph Bonaparte's expression became serious, "this meeting is to repay you and your grandfather for their loyalty to the Bonaparte family over the years, so I made a special proposal to Baron Beauvan, and I am glad that he also agreed directly......"

Charles awaited his next step.

"Shall we have a good talk?" Joseph Bonaparte obviously lowered his voice deliberately, and then looked up at the half moon in the sky, "Although the weather is good today, we have been staying outside, I'm afraid it's not good for the body, right?" ”

Charles was quick to mean that the three of them were talking in secret together, leaving aside the others present.

Although I don't understand that he weishenme is so solemn, but ...... No problem.

“haode。” He nodded.

Moments later, the three of them walked into the hall of the small mansion together, while the others were told to stay outside.

The pretender to the broken throne, the careerist, the capitalist, this combination is so intimate, and so much so that they use each other and are wary of each other. In this way, three capitalist fighters with a high consciousness of bourgeois struggle were brought together in a way that they had not anticipated. (To be continued......)