"I will gladly serve the country at any time, Your Excellency! I will do my best to complete your task! ”

Under the watchful eye of Marshal Tréville, Captain Massimian Morel, gave an answer to his complete satisfaction.

Very good, sure enough, I didn't find the wrong person, this person is indeed worth cultivating-the old marshal with a big heart thought to himself.

Ability is important to become a human resource that will be cultivated within the Group in the future, but even more important is attitude. Captain Morrell's request so simply was an attitude that the old marshal wanted to see.

Now it's time to see what he's capable of being around Charles, and the old man believes that his grandson is a smart enough examiner to know how to judge a person's good or bad.

He turned his cloudy gaze back to his grandson, who was standing next to the captain.

He was tired every moment, he felt the passage of his life force, and he could even hear the footsteps of death walking towards him, but he couldn't die yet, because he hadn't built a solid enough territory to allow his grandson to inherit his power in peace, and then use his legacy as a foundation to continue his career.

So he can't follow death yet.

Now that the grandson is old enough, it's time for his cronies to let him get in touch with them one by one, starting with this Captain Morel.

In essence, he didn't really care how much money his grandson could squeeze out of the Count of Monte Cristo, after all, at this point, money was nothing more than a number for their family, and they could easily get the enjoyment they could get through money, and what they needed now was power.

The enjoyment that power can bring is unimaginable to ordinary mortals, but this old marshal, who has led the army for many years and witnessed the silent death of countless nobodies, knows how wonderful it is, he longs for power, and even more longs for his grandson to have more power than himself.

He is still too young to rush, he can only take his time, but what he should learn, he has already learned, and now he just needs to slowly accumulate experience in using power.

Let's start now.

"Okay, I've already said what I need to say, and for the rest, Charles, you can arrange for him." The old marshal, who was already a little tired, narrowed his eyes slightly, made a gesture to Charles, and then motioned for the servant to take him back to his room to rest.

Charles respectfully watched Grandpa leave, then he turned back and looked at Captain Morel with a smile on his face.

"Sit down, Captain, you must be tired of standing." After saying that, he sat down directly on the sofa and pointed to the side.

"Thank you." Captain Morel understood and sat down in the position indicated by Charles.

However, although he sat down, his sitting posture was still very straight, full of military fortitude, but at the same time, it also showed that he was still nervous in his heart.

In order for the two to work together more smoothly, Charles needs to eliminate the tension between the other, and this is not a problem for him.

"You must be very restrained in front of grandpa, right?" Charles smiled and asked, "Actually, I'm quite afraid of him, he's also very imposing at home." ”

"Fortunately, the marshal is not a harsh person." Captain Morel hurriedly said kind words to the old marshal, "Of course, sir, you know, he is a marshal after all, I am countless ranks away from his rank, and I must give him enough respect." ”

"In fact, his strictness is just to do his job better, he is definitely not a person who likes to abuse lewdness, and he will never easily embarrass others." Charles replied softly, "By the way, you can just call me by my name, I am not used to being treated so respectfully by a soldier who is older than me, and it makes me uncomfortable. ”

"Ah, I'm sorry...... Belch...... But......" Charles's request seemed to overwhelm Captain Morrell, but after struggling for a moment, he relented, "Okay, Charles. ”

It's really a rectum, it seems to be the kind of person who is easier to manipulate - Charles made a judgment in his mind.

That's easy to do.

At that moment, the servant who had been instructed by Charles brought the coffee, and the steaming cup was placed in front of them, bringing them closer to each other.

Charles picked up a cup of coffee, blew it lightly, and looked up at Captain Morrell.

"Captain, I know you're confused right now, you don't know what your mission is now, but don't worry, I'll explain it to you slowly." After a few blows, he slowly brought the cup to his lips and took a gentle sip, feeling the steaming bitter juice invade the coating of his tongue. "First of all, I must make one thing clear to you - this is really not an ordinary mission, but an important matter related to the security of the country and the safety of the Imperial Government, I mean, in order to accomplish the mission, you must follow my assignment as promised, and use all your skills to help me, not for me, but for the sake of the Empire and Your Majesty."

"Important event ......" After Charles' solemn admonition, Captain Morel's eyes widened and his body leaned forward unconsciously, apparently moved by Charles's words. What kind of task is it? ”

To tell the truth, although the marshal said so solemnly just now, Captain Morel was still a little worried, afraid that he was just called over to help the young master spend his boring daily life, and the so-called task was just a trivial matter in the end, and it was just a trivial matter to accompany the children.

If so, it would be too detrimental to the dignity of the soldiers, and even if it could please the marshal, Captain Morel would not be happy in his heart.

However, after close encounter, the captain found that although the young man was young, he did not have much of a smug atmosphere, but was very easy-going, and seemed to be a reliable person.

Therefore, the word "important event" really carries weight and deserves to be taken seriously.

However, he was still curious in his heart, what kind of important person needs to be executed by a young man? Is the country so big-hearted?

On the other hand, Charles, who had been observing the captain's reaction, was also settled at this time.

Okay, pulling the big flag and pulling the tiger skin has already worked, so it's time to get down to business.

"Have you heard of the Count of Monte Cristo?" Charles asked in a low voice.

"The Count of Monte Cristo?" Captain Morel repeated the words blankly, then shook his head, "Sorry, haven't heard of it." ”

It seems that he had been serving in the army in the field before, had not been in Paris for a long time, and had little contact with the social world, so he had never heard of the Count of Monte Cristo.

Charles wasn't disappointed, he thought it was just right.

"It seems that your news is still relatively closed......" he took another sip of coffee, "this Count of Monte Cristo, is a foreign rich man who recently came to Paris, it is rumored that he is very rich, rich and rivals the country, as soon as he came to Paris, he spent a lot of money, so he became a star in the social world, and everyone talked about him. ”

"Oh...... I understand. Captain Morrell nodded. Does he have any problems? ”

"There's something wrong with him." Charles sneered slightly, "There is very definite evidence that underneath the glamorous exterior, the background of this foreign earl is full of darkness. He is the leader of a large criminal syndicate, and it is from this criminal syndicate that he has amassed his wealth. Moreover, he had secretly smuggled some of his criminal robbers into France, and at this moment he was surrounded by outlaws, and he could easily have caused a bloody storm in Paris if he wished—"

"I see!" Captain Morrell gasped, "Then why didn't the police arrest them?" ”

The implication of his words is also very clear - why does the Imperial Government not deal with such a dangerous person, but leave it to a young man like Charles to deal with?

"Such a person is dangerous, but the Empire occasionally needs such a person—" Charles deliberately dragged his voice, "he is now working with the Imperial Government on a project in a foreign country. So instead of arresting him now, we have to treat him as a guest. ”

"I see." The captain finally understood the situation, "The Imperial Government needs to cooperate with him now, but it doesn't want him to cause trouble, so it needs to spy on him secretly, right?" ”

"You're half right." Charles smiled slightly, "We want to monitor him, but it's not the Imperial Government that wants to monitor him, it's ......"

He pointed his index finger up to the ceiling.

Captain Morel didn't quite understand at first, but soon understood.

“…… Your Majesty?! ”

"Yes, that's him." Charles confirmed the other party's suspicions, "You know, the Count of Monte Cristo is very rich, so Your Majesty is worried that he is secretly colluding with some high-ranking government officials, so he decided to let someone he trusts to spy on the Count. …… I'm afraid you don't know, although I am young, I have been serving by His Majesty's side for several years, and I can be regarded as having His Majesty's trust. When His Majesty decided to have someone keep an eye on him, he picked me. ”

"I see." Captain Morel nodded again.

He looked at Charles's gaze, and unexpectedly felt a little more envious.

He struggled for so many years, was born and died in North Africa, and finally was transferred to the Guards, and was fortunate enough to get close to His Majesty, but the young man in front of him, who had no merit but had been in front of His Majesty for several years, was trusted by His Majesty, and the gap between people was such that people had nothing to say.

But soon, the captain put these distractions aside, and now it was pointless to think about them.

He firmly believes that although his path is more difficult than others, as long as he continues to walk, with his bravery, sincerity and tenacity, he will definitely be able to reach a position full of glory.

"This dangerous person is definitely not easy to deal with, so I told my grandfather about my difficulties, and he decided to help me." Charles made his final remarks, "I asked him to recommend the elite to help me, Captain Morrell, you are the elite he picked, my grandfather said that you are brave and resourceful at the same time, and you are a rare talent. So I'd like to get your full help. ”

"You...... You've really won an award, I'm just a martial artist. Being praised by Charles like this, Captain Morel's face was a little unbearable, and he hurriedly waved his hand awkwardly.

Then, he retracted his expression and became serious again, "But don't worry, since you are carrying out an important task assigned by His Majesty, then I will do my best to serve you, this is my duty as a soldier of the Empire, you don't have to worry about my thoughts, please give me orders according to your ideas, and I will carry it out without reservation." ”

"Very good, I'm relieved to have your words." Seeing the Captain's enthusiasm, Charles smiled heartily and drank the rest of his coffee.

To some extent, he is telling the truth, but as long as he chooses the rhythm of telling the truth, he can easily mislead others.

The most important problem is solved, and now it is time for the two to get closer to each other.

"By the way, Captain Morrell, where are you from?"

"I'm from Maasai." The captain replied immediately.

Yes? Marseille again?

Charles almost spit out all the coffee in his mouth, but he finally regained control of himself.

However, his strange face was noticed by the captain.

"What, Charles, is there anything strange about Marseille?"

"No, nothing, I just remembered some people I knew." Charles swallowed his coffee, then replied. "By the way, have you heard of Father Bousani?"

Charles didn't expect this question, but it touched the captain's nerves.

"Father Boussani...... Have you heard of it too? He looked at Charles with wide eyes.

"What? Do you have a relationship with a priest? Charles hurriedly asked.

"This ...... It's a bit of a long story......" Captain Morel grimaced.

"I like to hear long stories, tell me." Charles insisted.

"Well, it's just old things...... Captain smiled wryly, "and I'll tell you the truth, our family used to be shipowners in Marseille - from my grandfather to my father. Originally, everything was fine, but more than ten years ago, suddenly my father didn't know what bad luck he had paid, several ships sank at sea, and the company's accounts were losing more and more money, and it seemed that he could not afford to pay back the money borrowed from the ticket number. My father was so anxious that he borrowed money to keep himself afloat, but the bad luck continued, and his last ship sank at sea...... My father couldn't bear the blow and fell ill and died. ”

At this point, Captain Morel paused, tears appearing in the corners of his eyes. "This is the darkest moment for our family, although my father is dead, but the company's debts are still there, and the creditors continue to look for me to collect debts, where did we have the money at that time? To tell you the truth, I was going to go with my father at that time, and I didn't want to see the end of our family's reputation. ”

Charles patted the other man on the shoulder as a gesture of comfort. "And then, you were rescued?"

"Yes, I was saved, Father Boussani to be exact." "I didn't know what was going on," replied Captain Morrell, "except that one day I found out that the creditors were no longer collecting the debts, and when I inquired, I found that a man named Father Boussani had paid the money for our family, and had not even kept our promissory notes and IOUs. I still don't know what the reason for his generosity was, but I can say with certainty that it was a saintly gesture and that my family and I will be eternally grateful for his kindness. ”

That's a problem. Charles thought to himself.

Why did Father Bousani, the Count of Monte Cristo, pay off the Morel family's debts without expecting anything in return?

Morel is a Marseille, and Edmond Dantès is also a Marseille, and there must be a relationship between them.

According to the information provided by Conze, Edmond Dantès was a seaman before he was sent to the Fort Eve prison.

So, could it be that he is working on the hands of the Morel family?

This world is really an incredible coincidence...... Charles looked at Captain Morel steadily.

Grandpa picked a guard for him, and it turned out that he really picked the old man of the Count of Monte Cristo!

Should I say that this is too good luck or too bad luck?

"Charles? Is there anything strange about it? Perhaps sensing something strange about Charles' gaze, Captain Morel hurriedly asked.

The Count of Monte Cristo was Father Bousani.

There was no need to break it all up with Captain Morrell.

But should we take a gamble and continue to trust the captain? Perhaps having an old man deal with Monte Cristo would have an unexpected effect.

"I understand your gratitude to Father Bousani, Captain." After making up his mind, Charles looked at the captain very solemnly and asked slowly, "But I want to ask you a question." ”

"What?" The captain was a little confused.

"What do you think of selfishness and righteousness?" Charles calmly asked, "If Father Boussani proves to be an enemy of the Fatherland, will you show favoritism for his favor to you?" Do you dare to use the weapon of sanctions against him? ”

“…… Fr. Boussani ...... Will it be bad for France?! Captain Morel was surprised, "This can't be, right?" He's a good guy!? ”

"I mean, if—" Charles stressed again, "what would you do if that were the case?" ”

The captain was silent.

"He saved my life, and even the lives of my whole family." After a long time, he replied in a muffled voice, "So if I can avoid hurting him, I will avoid it." But if he really threatens the Empire, then I will take on the responsibility of an Imperial soldier. We have been loyal to Napoleon for half a century, starting with my father, and we cannot go against our faith, even to our benefactors. ”

You can see that he is in pain.

"Very well, Captain Morrell, I believe in your promise." Charles smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, things aren't that bad, at least we don't have to do it now." ”

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