"I have decided to disband the formation of the fourth battalion."

"Huh?"

Even Lawrence couldn't help but frown and looked at Governor Paulie.

"After the establishment of the fourth battalion is disbanded, the soldiers will be integrated into the remaining three infantry battalions." Governor Poly added.

Lawrence closed his eyes and pondered in his mind for a moment, it was obvious that Paulie was planning to directly weaken Law's appeal in the army.

I am afraid that the generous reward in front is also to stabilize the morale of the army, after all, to directly disband a unit that is in the limelight, even with Poly's absolute power in the army, it will also need to pay some price.

Major Trefali glanced at Lawrence in shock, and although he knew that he would not return to the Northern Corps to take up his duties, he was still a little reluctant to hear about the disbandment of the Fourth Battalion. Especially after spending that night of revelry with the soldiers, Major Trefali also developed a deep affection for those soldiers.

I saw Lawrence slowly open his eyes, look at Governor Paulie, and say calmly:

"I see."

This was not the result of Lawrence being forced to show weakness to Pauly, but a deliberate decision.

Lawrence deduced that although his influence in the army would be severely damaged in the short term, in the long run, the soldiers of the original fourth battalion would inevitably spread their reputation among the soldiers, so that if the time was right, perhaps more soldiers would choose to follow him.

"It's like a drop of ink dripping into a glass of water." Lawrence thought.

Seeing that Lawrence accepted it directly, Major Trefali had no choice but to nod his head in acceptance.

Governor Poly didn't expect Lawrence to accept it so readily, and was stunned for a moment before continuing:

"In that case, Major Trefali, you remain in the camp in Ajaccio as a quartermaster. Lieutenant Colonel Bonaparte, you continue to serve as a staff officer in the Doge's Palace. ”

Lawrence and Trevary looked at each other again, and then said that they had no opinion, and since the establishment of the fourth battalion had been disbanded, of course the two had to return to their respective posts.

"Then, Major Trefary, you can leave with you. I have something to say to Lawrence. ”

Poly saw that the two of them directly accepted their own treatment, and his mood was much better.

Major Trevary straightened up, nodded to Lawrence and Governor Pauly, pushed open the door and walked out.

And Lawrence also knew that what Poly was going to discuss next should be about the plan.

It was not until half a minute after Major Trevary left that Governor Pauli remained silent, and then he himself got up and closed the door of the study tightly, and then returned to his seat and said in a deep voice:

"There's good news."

"Huh?" Although Lawrence pretended to be puzzled, judging from the information that had been learned, it should be that the plan of the two had worked.

"According to my information, Genoa has recently sent another batch of troops and supplies to Corsica, and it is expected that it is preparing to regain its strength and adopt an offensive posture. In addition, the Genoese mission, which had been living in Versailles, had also left, and it appeared that no agreement had been reached. ”

"Then Corsica will not be in danger of the French in the short term."

Lawrence said with a smile.

Governor Poly also replied:

"If it weren't for the secrecy of the plan, I would definitely throw you a celebration banquet."

"Thanks to the Governor's kindness."

Although he knew that it was a polite remark, Lawrence said politely.

Then, the study fell into silence, neither of them spoke, but only tested each other with their eyes. The sword of Damocles hanging over Corsica's head has been lifted, so whether the cooperation between the two can continue is still a question mark.

Finally, Lawrence was the first to speak, but he led the topic to the other side, and his current henchman, Ciro's body:

"By the way, Governor Poly, there's something you'll be interested in."

Paulie glanced at Lawrence with some interest, he was in a high position, and ordinary objects certainly could not enter his eyes, so he asked:

"Kind of interesting, what's it?"

Lawrence didn't speak, just smiled and put General Berlan's notes on the table and gently pushed them to Governor Paulie.

Governor Poly frowned and picked up the notebook, flipped through a few pages casually, and suddenly his eyes became bright, and his mouth couldn't help but open, and he was stunned for a while before he said in a loud voice:

"Is this Bellan's note? Not bad, not bad..."

"The most interesting is yet to come, Governor."

Lawrence said, turning the last pages for Governor Pauly, about Ciro Russell.

"Huh? It's..."

Poly glanced at the records a few times, but there was no surprise in his eyebrows, and it wasn't until a few seconds later that he pretended to be confused and said:

"This man... Do you want to say he's Ciro Russell? In any case, I think further investigation is needed before I can make a conclusion. ”

Poly's so-called investigation may not come out until the next century, so Lawrence couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he heard it, it seemed that his inference was not correct.

Ciro's sense of proportion was so good that Paulie also turned a deaf ear to his actions, and even Lawrence guessed that the governor of Pauly sometimes deliberately relied on Ciro's channels to reveal some information to the Genoese.

However, Pauly's reaction was guessed by Lawrence as early as the night of the capture of General Bellan, so after hearing Governor Paulie's words, Lawrence was not depressed, but took out the letter without changing his face:

"Okay, but I also found this unsent letter at General Berlan's residence. As much as I have the confidence I have in Mr. Ciro Russell, I must admit that the contents of the letter are nothing short of appalling. ”

Paulie frowned and took the letter paper in Lawrence's hand, spread it on the table, took out a monocle from his arms and clamped it to his nose, glanced at the letter and muttered casually:

"Hmm... This is indeed Bellan's handwriting, which is the same as the handwriting on the previously intercepted letters, and there is no problem with the seal..."

However, as Paulie continued to read, his muttering soon stopped abruptly, and his face suddenly turned pale, as if a pure believer had been subjected to some strong blasphemy.

There was silence in the study, except for the heavy gasps of Governor Paulie, the result of his forcible suppression of anger.

"This bastard... A two-faced villain... Daring Devil...!"

Governor Paulie jerked the entire letter in front of him, widened his eyes and scanned the contents again, squeezing out a series of insults from between his teeth, and even Lawrence couldn't help but turn his head and sigh when he heard it.

"Ahem, Governor, calm down, calm down." Lawrence coughed lightly, took Paulie's hand and put the letter down, and said:

"I have to admit that when I first saw this letter, I was even more angry than you."

Bao put the letter back on the table with trembling hands, took a few big breaths, and barely calmed down, and couldn't help but slam his right hand into a fist on the table, and said in a cold voice:

"Lawrence Bonaparte, I command you to swiftly arrest Ciro Russell on charges of espionage, treason, murder, intentional injury, kidnapping for ransom, forcible imprisonment, harboring criminals, and gathering a crowd to cause trouble."

With that, Poly immediately pulled out a blank arrest warrant from his desk, gritted his teeth and wrote Ciro's charges, signed it, and handed it to Lawrence.

Lawrence took the arrest warrant and glanced at it, but did not get up immediately, but shook his head slightly and said:

"Governor, you should also know that with the power of Isiro, it is impossible for me to capture him alive."

Paulie took the arrest warrant back from Lawrence with a straight face, added a sentence to it, and then said:

"Life or death, no need to be captured alive, no need for his corpse, I just want his death."

"Understood."

Lawrence nodded solemnly, took the warrant, got up and walked out of the study.

At the moment when he turned his back to Paulie, the corners of Lawrence's mouth couldn't help but curl.