After the conversation had ended and the old Marquis had returned to his bedroom to rest, Charles had finished his breakfast and began his day's work.

He changed into glasses and a wig, then put on his coat and left his house in a carriage.

Soon after, he went to the place where he had previously met with the Haode, rue du Honoré.

In the present era, the neighborhood is still a little narrow and dilapidated, and while it is better than the laborers, it is only a limited extent. Only retired wholesalers or small businessmen, as well as small property owners and rentiers, have settled here.

No one could have imagined that a century and a half later, it would be filled with luxury boutiques and Asian ladies who made pilgrimages in the hope of getting a touch of nobility.

This gratuitous divergent thinking only took up half a minute of Charles's time, and then he devoted all his mind to what he was supposed to do.

He pulled out his pocket watch and checked the time. Then he walked into a small restaurant facing the street.

He walked to a seat in the corner and lowered his hat. He didn't speak until the waiter had come over.

"Bring me a plate of bean juice and coriander soup, a plate of roasted veal with carachon, some tomato juice broth, and then some white wine."

The waiter's face became a little strange when he heard what he ordered, and then he looked at Charles carefully, and only after a while did he answer.

"Haode, sir."

Then he turned back to the counter.

Charles sat leisurely in his seat, watching the uniformed waiter return to the counter and whisper to another man. Then the man glanced at Charles and entered the back of the dining room.

Then there was another long wait, but Charles didn't care—with the caution of a man like Du-Taai, he would never show up without looking around, and now he was reassuring Charles.

Finally, the waiter from before walked back again, and then leaned down to the side of Charles and whispered, "Sir is waiting for you inside, please come with me." ”

So Charles followed him into a small private room on the second floor of the restaurant.

As soon as he opened the door, Charles found Du Taai waiting for him, and his stout bodyguard standing beside him in a gray-black coat.

"My friend, it's great to see you're okay!" The banker stood up enthusiastically, then walked over briskly and took Charles' hand.

"My friend, xiexie. Me too, it's really nice to see you're okay. Charles squeezed the other's hand tightly.

Although there is an element of exaggerated performance in this enthusiasm of both parties, there is some truth - after a big shock together, both of them feel a little happy in their hearts that they are finally safe.

"Come, please be seated."

After both of them were seated, Charles hurriedly asked about the past. "You should have interrogated the agent, right?"

"Well, it's been interrogated." The other party nodded, "It's okay, it's just an informant who has just been developed, she just heard a little bit of a word, and she was a little suspicious of our secret meeting, and then reported it to the police." ”

"And how much of our situation does the police know now?" Charles continued.

"Not much, after listening to her little bit of secret information, the police still seem to think that we are a bandit or a fraud group, so they directly sent her back to continue to investigate our intelligence." There was a hint of happiness in the banker's tone. "However, we caught this poor kid on his second job, so we couldn't give the police more information. I also asked about the bounty I received, which was only 25 francs. Gave up his life for 25 francs! ”

"Oh, that's pathetic." Charles said casually, but without mercy. He then went on to ask, "So, that means the police haven't gotten any specific information about us?" ”

"Yes, as it stands." The banker replied.

"That's great." Charles breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't think that's a reason for us to be lax, though. ”

"Of course." "So I've been doing very little lately, and I've persuaded my friends not to move for the time being, because the wind has been a bit tight lately." ”

"It won't be too long." Charles replied indifferently.

"I hope so." The banker sighed softly, then he looked at Charles again, and suddenly lowered his voice. "My friend, I've heard that it seems that our colleagues have also suffered a great deal recently?"

"Peers?"

"I mean the royal party."

Charles remained silent. "What did you hear?"

"I've heard that they've been beaten hard by the government." The banker raised his hand slightly, making a motion that simulated a beheading. "Suffered a great loss."

"From what information I've gotten so far, that's exactly what happened." Charles remained unmoved. "And what do you think is good or bad for us?"

"There are good and bad, the good thing is that one of our potential competitors has been beaten, and the bad thing is that it proves that Sirter and his minions are still a little liliang." "So this proves that our caution is a wise choice." ”

"Of course."

"It is said that the army was also involved in the strike......" Du-Taai said softly, with a hint of hesitation. Could it be that the current military support for the dynasty is still as solid as it was in the past? ”

After hearing this question, Charles secretly glanced at the other party, and found that although the other party's expression seemed to be relatively calm, there was some anxiety in his eyes.

This old fox, is he afraid?

This is not going to work, it has to be cheered up.

To persuade this kind of old fox, it is useless to use good words, and it is useless to threaten, you can only be impressed by logic and interests. Anyone knows that as long as the army still supports the current dynasty, any rebel is not worth mentioning, so it is useless to tell lies.

In an instant, multiple thoughts crossed Charles' mind.

"I don't think so." Charles replied.

"Oh? How so? ”

"You can see how unpopular the current dynasty is, in the final analysis, the army also comes from the people, how can it be completely isolated from the resentment passed on from the people? The current soldiers and junior officers are also full of resentment against the current dynasty. Either complain that the supply is not enough, the treatment is too poor, or they complain that the dynasty is too timid, so that they do not have many opportunities to make a difference. To say that they would die desperately for the survival of this dynasty, I would never believe it. ”

"Uh-huh......," the banker groaned.

"Let's talk about the senior officers. A person like Marshal Biruo will spare no effort to fight the royal party, but not necessarily when dealing with us, don't forget how many people grew up and developed in the imperial era? Will they forget? Charles continued to elaborate on his thoughts. So, of course, we should be careful, but we should not be too conservative and cautious, so as not to hold back and squander the opportunity when it comes. ”

[Referring to Thomas Robert Bijo, Duke of Isley.] Born in 1884, this person was born in a small aristocracy, joined the imperial army during the imperial era, and repeatedly made war exploits, and also followed the armies of Marshal Sirte, Marshal Suchet and others to invade Spain, and Zuihou was promoted to colonel. After the restoration of the Bourbons, he was exiled because he had followed the emperor, but after the establishment of the July dynasty, he was reinstated, and for personal reasons, he severely suppressed the rebellion of the Bourbons (mentioned above), which was greatly appreciated by the king, and was reviled as a "jailer" by the orthodox. Later he played a major role as a commander in the French conquest of Algeria in the 30-40s, being made Marshal of France and Duke of Isley. He had a high prestige in the army and was called "Daddy Biru" by the soldiers. In 1846, he retired because of disagreements with the government over the treatment of occupied territories. 】

After listening to Charles's explanation, Du Taai fell back into thought.

It was a long time before he looked up at Charles again. "You have a point, my friend. It's because I didn't think about it before. ”

"It's okay, it's always normal to have a little problem in our business, it's important to keep the faith." Charles lowered his voice even more slowly. "If you have the vision to devote yourself to our business, you will naturally understand the benefits of staying the course."

Charles stared at each other intensely.

It's good to be cautious, but to be too cautious is to be cowardly.

Also, do you think you have a way out?

The connotations of both sentences are hinted at each other in the same sentence.

Charles said these words in order to dispel the other party's mind because of the temporary setback faintly defeatist feelings, in the current situation, the party has more liliang is haode. Otherwise, at such a critical juncture, a failure of an important member - or even a mere negative action - could cause significant damage to the organization.

While the other party was still thinking, Charles spoke again. "By the way, I forgot to tell you something."

"What's the matter?"

"An old marshal has joined our organization. This is another major victory for the expansion of our organization. ”

"What?!" Bankers were overjoyed.

"I can't reveal who it is, but I can tell you that he has a great reputation." Charles continued, "And, be assured, we won't be joking with our lives until we're prepared. ”

"That's great...... "Du-Taai breathed a sigh of relief." This is indeed a big win. ”

"So, Zaijian." Charles stood up and held out his hand to the other.

Du-Taai also stood up, reaching out his right hand to take Charles' hand.

“zaijian。”

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