The Count of Monte Cristo's breezy and casual words provoked a great reaction from Charlotte, who almost instantly forgot that she was on someone else's turf and had murderous intentions against the vampire.

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

That's right, these royalist organizations were plotting to rescue the Prince of Don Carlos of Spain, who had been defeated by the French intervention forces and imprisoned in a heavily fortified fortress in the south of France for rebelling against Queen Isabella II.

They wanted to use this opportunity to thwart the Imperial government's attempts to interfere in Spain's internal affairs and to disillusion the prestige of the Empire, which had just been rebuilt.

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

Since the empire finally made peace with the anti-French alliance after years of hard fighting, although the empire is no longer facing the danger of being besieged by the criminal alliance, but those countries that have met with France in war still remember the disaster and fear brought to them by the Napoleonic emperor, so they still have a grudge against France, and on the European stage, France is in a very isolated position, almost unable to move an inch, and the situation is completely inconsistent with its strength.

The rulers of France, of course, could not bear to be an insignificant pawn on the continental stage, and for thirty years they had been trying to rebuild the prestige of the empire. And to achieve this, Spain is the best tool.

Mainly, since the Napoleonic Wars, because of Fernand VII Spain, there has been civil strife, although France is clearly interfering in internal affairs, but at least it can play the banner of "maintaining the orthodox dynasty of Spain", and the stimulation of the Holy Alliance is not so great; In the intervention action, it can show the strength and military might of the empire, and at the same time expand the influence of the empire to the Iberian Peninsula, so that the great powers have to face up to the existence of the empire.

And after Fernand VII's daughter Queen Isabella II ascended the throne, because she did not accept the heroine's accession to the throne, Prince Carlos, the younger brother of Fernand VII, launched a rebellion, and once again gave the empire a good opportunity to intervene.

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

However, the chaos in Spain did not end.

Because of the political darkness and corruption, so the social contradictions in Spain are extremely large, rebellions come and go, the Spanish government itself is unable to pacify, so several times asked France to send troops to quell the chaos, although at first the French government in order to expand its prestige and readily agreed, but later, as the consumption of troops is getting bigger and bigger, the French government also began to feel impatient, after all, no one wants to repeat the lessons of the Napoleonic Emperor.

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

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

The Imperial Government did this in order to leave the rebels leaderless and to put an end to the long-delayed chaos in Spain; The second is also to take a trump card into his own hands, so that he can continue to interfere in Spain at any time - after all, no one can say what the political situation will be, maybe one day Prince Carlos will become a collaborator of France?

The implicit opponents of the Imperial Government were determined to frustrate this attempt.

Upon learning of the arrest of Prince Don Carlos and his return to France, the royalist organization immediately held a secret meeting and then decided to rescue the prince as soon as possible and send him back to Spain to continue the rebellion.

The plan's planners and ardent proponents believed that Napoleon I's empire had begun to collapse in Spain, and that they could try to repeat history all over again, and that Napoleon II's empire would also fall in the billowing smoke of Spain.

Charlotte was not so optimistic, she did not think that the turmoil in Spain would really destroy the empire; She hated the Bourbon royal family of Spain, who betrayed the position of the Bourbon family and took refuge with Napoleon as a vassal, and she even believed that the continuous turmoil in Spain was God's retribution for that betrayal.

Although she was loyal to the Bourbon family, she had no affection for the Bourbon branch in Spain and never saw any obligation to help them, even if it was a direct descendant of Louis XIV.

However, even she believed that as long as Spain continued to be in turmoil, the imperial government would have to continue to intervene for the sake of prestige, and then the financial and material resources of the empire could be depleted, and the populace would become more opposed to the rule of the empire - as in 1789, the fortress of the dynasty was always breached from within.

So, just recently, the secret organization of the royalists began to gather information about the fortress where Prince Don Carlos was imprisoned, and had already made a careful plan to rescue him.

Although not a direct agent, Charlotte also played a role in it, and her recent activity in Paris was to liaise with those in the War Office who sympathized with the Bourbons, and to relay the relevant information to the upper echelons of the organization as far away as England.

It is conceivable that this operation is one of the largest and most critical actions of the royalists in recent years, and its importance cannot be overstated, it can be regarded as a top secret within the organization, and even Charlotte herself does not know the specific time and plan of action.

Because of this, Charlotte was so shocked when she heard the Count of Monte Cristo easily talk about this action within the royal party - there must be a traitor within the organization, leaking secrets, and at the highest level!

In such a shocked situation, Charlotte's first reaction was to quickly kill the Earl.

But soon, reason came back to her head.

This is the Count's home turf, and although the journey seems unobstructed, the attentive Charlotte can certainly feel the danger coming from all over the mansion - the Count of Monte Cristo is a bandit leader, and many of his men have infiltrated the territory of France, so you can imagine how many dangerous people there are.

If you really want to start a violent attack, I'm afraid that the people who died are Charlotte and them.

In addition, and more importantly, since the Earl dared to say it to his face, there was no point in killing him, and since the news had leaked, it was now more important to notify the British side so that they could respond, and at the same time find out who the leaked person was.

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

In just a few breaths, Charlotte's expression changed from hideous to distressed, and finally returned to a cold gloom, and she looked at the Count fixedly, her eyes flickering.

"Hmm, have you finally calmed down now? Then we can probably talk about more important things. The Count smiled and nodded, as if admiring Charlotte's sanity, and mocking Charlotte. Honestly, the way you just looked was really scary – it was like ...... Well, it's like discovering that my lover has another girl I love. ”

The taunt caused another black flash between Charlotte's brows, but she still did not get angry, but calmly asked the Count. "What the hell do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Good intentions, of course. The Count spread his hands gently, "I have been tight-lipped since I heard the news, and have not disclosed it to anyone again, except when you come here today...... Isn't that a sign of goodwill? Don't forget, if I really go around talking nonsense, you won't see me today, you will have become my bounty in the black prison long ago, and even those of your comrades will be wiped out by the Imperial army, won't you? ”

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

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

Obviously, there is no point in asking him who leaked the news now, and it will only make the other party laugh in vain, so you can only endure it.

"Well, Monsieur Monte Cristo, what exactly do you want us to do?" She swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked dryly.

"Don't make that look, beautiful girl, I can't bear to see you behave so painfully, please understand that I have no ill will towards you, really, not at all." Perhaps seeing that Charlotte had given up resistance, the Count of Monte Cristo's tone slowed down a lot, "In fact, at the most basic point, I am quite in agreement with you, and I support your actions and do not mind giving you a little help......"

Charlotte grew more and more confused, and she tilted her head to look at the Count, waiting for further explanation.

"Don't doubt it, I don't have any respect for the Bourbons in Spain, I don't care who sits on the throne of Spain, I just need Don Carlos to run out – and at the time I want to come out, to come back to Spain, to cause his turmoil." The Count of Monte Cristo still looked at Charlotte calmly, "According to the experience taught to me by a great man since I came to France, there is no good and bad in the world, only good and bad at the point of time, so it is important to let him run out at the time I want." ”

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

"I know you're not going to explain to me what exactly you want to do, but ...... If you keep talking to us in that tone, then we can't agree on anything. Charlotte pursed her lips, "Let me summarize what you mean - anyway, you're asking us to act at the time you set and get Carlos out?" ”

"Yes, you're right." 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 want you to act as I want, only this time." The Count of Monte Cristo's smile had an unmistakable boldness in it, "Of course, in return, I will compensate you." ”

"What if we don't do what you say?" Charlotte barely suppressed the irritation in her heart and asked in a hissed voice.

"Isn't that something very clear?" The Count of Monte Cristo laughed, "Then hurry up and prepare your passport, and flee France as soon as possible, and your comrades can run out as many as they can, and as for those who are unlucky enough to run, then you can only ask God to forgive them...... After all, even I know that in the French Ministry of the Interior, there are some masters who are proficient in torture, and they can make people want to die without dying. ”

Charlotte bowed her head, and did not retort or rebuke the Count in anger, but her hands were so tightly clenched that her wrists trembled, and her anger was so great that she could not speak for a moment.

The Count of Monte Cristo's threat was so real and powerful that she couldn't refuse.

Since there were traitors from the Count of Monte Cristo in the core of the Loyalist organization, he must have known more than the plan to rescue Prince Carlos this time, and he must also know that the Loyalists had a large number of sympathizers in the country, and the organization could not afford to lose them.

"I can't promise you right now." After a long time, Charlotte finally spoke.

"Well, I understand, you're not the one with the power to do it, but I think you definitely have the authority to report it." The Count of Monte Cristo raised his eyebrows, "Report this matter and get back to me within a week, or you can pack up, and out of appreciation for you, I don't mind providing you with a few escorts to escort you abroad." ”

"Okay, I got it." Charlotte nodded slightly, then stood up abruptly, "Can I leave then?" ”

"Oh, of course!" The Count of Monte Cristo made a gesture of courtesy, "You are my guest, you are completely free here, and no one will stand in your way." ”

"Okay, wait for my news." Charlotte didn't say any more, turned and strode out the door.

"Goodbye." The Count of Monte Cristo remained seated, and gently said goodbye to the two men who had left.

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With an almost outpouring of anger, Charlotte walked step by step out of the grand mansion of the Count of Monte Cristo, through the paths and gardens of the forecourt, and finally out of the iron gates, and took advantage of the darkness to step into a carriage that had been waiting there.

Listening to the sound of the iron door rumbling shut, Charlotte, who had been pursing her lips, finally opened her cherry red lips and inhaled hard, as if she had come out of a cage.

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

He had been working with Charlotte for a while as an assistant, so he naturally knew something about Charlotte, and he knew that although Charlotte looked like a very kind and lovely woman, she was arrogant in her heart and fierce in her methods, and she was definitely not a person who could be taken lightly.

By the time she faced the Count, she had already accumulated a monstrous anger, and Franz did not want to be the first victim of this anger.

"That guy, it's really unpleasant! Monster! Beast! Charlotte scolded angrily, then snapped her fingers and urged the coachman to hurry on the road, "I wish I could raze that hellish place to the ground right now, God testifies, sooner or later I will do it." ”

The carriage began to start, and a rumbling sound rang out on the road, carrying Charlotte out of the place that had made her extremely unpleasant.

"He does feel inhuman." Franz nodded, as if he was also apprehensive, "Seeing him is like seeing a ghost." ”

"Compared to him, the demons of hell are cuter." Charlotte sneered, "After all, the evil ghost will not be like him, while following Emperor Bonaparte to wagging his tail and begging for mercy, he turned his head and begged for mercy, I am so disgusted to see his smile, how can a person be so despicable?" ”

It can be seen that what the Count of Monte Cristo has done has greatly angered Charlotte, so now she curses again and again, and Franz understands her feelings, so he does not dare to intervene more.

"So what should we do? Listen to his threats? Franz asked again.

"Is there a way not to listen now? His threats have already been given. Charlotte asked impatiently, "He only gave us a week, and we can't do anything in a week, Franz, we can't afford such a loss, we can only promise him first." ”

Franz was silent.

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

The royalist organizations had infiltrated many places, and there were so many members that they would not have had time to inform them of the emergency evacuation in a week, and they would not have been able to complete the transfer, and if they were really reported by Monte Cristo, it was certain that these organizations would have suffered a heavy blow.

There is another very key point - the reason why the royalists can operate in secret is also because there are some officials within the imperial government who sympathize with the royal party, or want to use the royal party to achieve their own political interests, but if the royal party suffers a heavy blow, if these sympathists all fall, who will dare to sympathize with the Bourbon royal family in the future? The royal party will not be able to move an inch.

These are unacceptable consequences.

Therefore, under the unexpected blow of the Count of Monte Cristo, Charlotte and the royalists could only compromise with each other for the time being.

After compromise, enough time was given for the organization to make internal adjustments to minimize the damage that had already been caused.

Thinking of this, Franz also became depressed, and the two of them sat in silence in the carriage, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

"But what the hell is this damn bastard trying to do?" After a while, as if venting, Franz cursed. "What's in it for him to threaten us like this."

"I know why he did it." There was a hint of eerie in Charlotte's tone, "He thought we were stupid, but unfortunately, I knew what he wanted to do." ”

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

"That damn guy, bought quite a few Spanish bonds, maybe even millions." Charlotte looked up at the window and looked at the lights flickering in the night, "His so-called timing is to control the news at a critical moment and manipulate the rise and fall of bonds, it is obvious that if Prince Doncarlos flees at the right time, the day the news reaches Paris, this bond will fall to the point where people want to collapse." ”

"How did you know that?" Franz was taken aback.

My cousin told me that—Charlotte certainly wouldn't tell her that.

"I naturally have my channel." Charlotte replied in a subtle tone, deliberately creating a sense of mystery for herself. "You don't have to doubt the truth of it, it's true."

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

"Hmph, I pretended to be unrelenting in front of him, disarmed and surrendered, he still thought he could hold us in his hands......" It seemed to recall the appearance when he was mocked by the other party just now, Charlotte frowned hatefully, obviously still resentful in her heart, "This dog thing, I actually think it can support me!" Even a pariah dares to put on such a high-minded appearance in front of me......"

"I really didn't expect that this bandit leader was actually ready to engage in such a high-end gameplay...... is actually ready to make a lot of money from the exchange without relying on knives. Franz couldn't laugh or cry.

But he was still a little incredulous, "Just to engage in financial conspiracy, in order to make more money, he is going to make such a big battle?" Didn't he know that getting involved in politics would kill him? What good will it do him to break with us? ”

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

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

"I have my own way." Charlotte narrowed her eyes slightly, and rejected the other party's temptation, "Okay, you can go overnight, go to the UK early, the week is very tight, we have to let the people over there know as soon as possible that there is such a big basket in the organization." ”

"Okay, I'll go home and get a fake passport and leave." Franz nodded hurriedly, "You wait for my news." ”

"Let them quickly investigate and find out who is crazy and be the friend of that dog thing, and find him out." Charlotte blinked, "Then keep him for me, I'm going to tie him to a tree as a target and beat him into a sieve with my own hands!" By the way, and Monte Cristo...... He won't be able to run sooner or later, just wait. ”

"Yes, miss." Franz de Ipine bowed.