In the patrol station, in line with the principle of doing a full set of acts, Lawrence, after learning the identity of the earl, still asked old Sean to bring a few more people up and ask them the same question, but skipped the inquiry about Pete's identity.

After all, the reason for arresting them this time was to gather a crowd to fight, and in order to prevent the outside world, especially Poly, from discovering that he was secretly probing Pete's information, such a process was still necessary.

As the last Englishman who had been brought in was interrogated, old Sean rubbed his sore wrist, inserted the quill back into the ink bottle, and said to Lawrence:

"Monsieur Bonaparte, the transcript is all down, what is next?"

"Don't do anything."

Lawrence picked up the old Sean's record and glanced at it twice, then put the transcript on the table and motioned to the old Sean to collect and organize it, and he sat down in the chair relaxed, closed his eyes and recuperated, and said casually:

"Just wait here."

"Waiting? Who are you waiting for? Old Sean asked, puzzled.

Lawrence, who was lying in the chair, bowed his head slightly, and said softly:

"Calculating the time, Poly should have gotten the news too, and the person sent to find me is probably on the way."

Sure enough, as soon as Lawrence finished speaking, he saw a man dressed as a guard standing at the gate of the patrol station, looking inside a little nervously.

Although the door to the station was open, the guard saw Lawrence lying in the hall, knocked on the door carefully, and only walked in after seeing Lawrence nod slightly.

"Sir Bonaparte, the order of the Governor of Pauly is that you should go to the Doge's palace at once."

The guard walked up to Lawrence, leaned forward slightly, bowed respectfully, and then spoke hurriedly.

Lawrence also got up from his chair, nodded back to the guard, and said:

"Got it, I'll leave soon, you go back first."

"Yes!"

Lawrence looked at the back of the guard who left in a hurry, and couldn't help muttering to himself:

"Looks like our Lord Poly is very angry."

"Huh?" Old Sean looked at Lawrence with some surprise and asked:

"How do you see that?"

"Under normal circumstances, if Poly wants to see me, he should have sent his secretary to inform me, but today he randomly assigned a guard to come."

Lawrence explained as he fastened the buttons on his uniform jacket.

This time he went to the Governor's Palace to face Paulie's anger was not what Lawrence was most worried about, but what made Lawrence more cautious about this was William Pitt, who might be seen inside.

Since the killing of Ciro, Lawrence has had fewer and fewer valid reasons to enter and leave the Doge's Palace, which is why Paulie is deliberately keeping Lawrence away from the political center of the Doge's Palace.

This time, although Paulie was Lawrence summoned with anger, it was a good opportunity to find out the purpose of William Pitt's visit to Corsica.

If this opportunity is missed, I am afraid that after Pitt and Pauly reach a secret agreement, Lawrence will not be able to see Pitt in the end.

Lawrence took a few deep breaths to adjust his emotions and prepared his words to deal with Paulie in his head, before leaving the station and heading to the Doge's Palace alone.

Although Lawrence hadn't been to the Doge's Palace for a while, the environment was still the same.

It's just that the number of guards at the gate and at the lookout has increased significantly, and some of the guards are even wearing Wehrmacht uniforms, which seems to be specially transferred from the army by Paulie in order to ensure Pete's safety.

"Here you are, Monsieur Bonaparte."

Paulie's secretary was standing at the gate waiting for Lawrence, he still had the same straight face, unsmiling appearance, saw Lawrence coming, said a brief greeting, and then turned to lead Lawrence in.

To Lawrence's surprise, however, the secretary did not take him to Pauly's study, but led him down a corridor leading to the dining room, where he finally stopped next to a man with his hands behind his back.

Lawrence looked at the man in front of him, and it took him a while to recognize that it was Governor Pauly.

I saw that he was wearing a heavy silver wig on his head at the moment, and a thick layer of lead powder was spread on his face for whitening.

The clothes on his body were neither the usual civilian clothes nor the military uniform worn on formal occasions, but a gorgeous gown that Lawrence had never seen before, with intricate patterns embroidered with gold thread.

Before Paulie could speak, Lawrence secretly looked at him again, only to see that Pauly's chin was full of oil, and there was still unwiped cream at the corner of his mouth, and if you sniffed carefully, you could still smell the faint smell of wine on his body.

"According to the dining etiquette, you will definitely wipe your mouth after eating."

Lawrence glanced at Paulie and thought silently:

Then, it seems that in the middle of the banquet, Poly left. Is it because of me, or is there something wrong with William Pitt's..."

Paulie turned around and faced Lawrence, and although he was expressionless, the anger could already be seen between Paulie's eyebrows:

"Lawrence Bonaparte, I heard you captured a group of Englishmen?"

"That's right, Governor, I'm sorry I didn't give you a note in advance..."

In the face of angry people, the most taboo is to confront them, Lawrence also knows this, and when he came up, he lowered his posture first, and then said:

"But there was some urgency of the situation, you know, the British beat the Corsicans in Ajaccio, and if the foreigners were allowed to show off their might with impunity, I am afraid that there would be a strong discontent among the people."

Lawrence thought of this step when he was arresting people in the tavern in the morning, so he deliberately made the scene bigger and put a big flag on his actions.

In this way, even if Paulie is extremely angry with Lawrence, it is impossible to openly oppose or criticize Lawrence's approach, and can only privately criticize it as he is now:

"Hmph, then, you should know whose people you are arresting."

Lawrence glanced at Paulie cautiously, it was impossible for him to hide the identity of William Pitt from Paulie, and he would inevitably be told to Pauly by Maria later, so it was better to admit it directly:

"I knew this during a routine interrogation, and to be honest, I didn't expect such a big man to come to Corsica."

I saw that Poly suddenly stepped forward, poked his fingers fiercely at Lawrence's chest, and stared at Lawrence with his eyes and said:

"Lawrence Bonaparte, I am here to remind you solemnly that you had better swallow the identity of His Excellency Pitt in your stomach. Otherwise, even if your brother intercedes for you, I will shoot you with my own hands. ”

"I understand, Lord Governor."

Lawrence stood there like a stake, letting Pauly's finger slam into his chest.

"Humph!"

Poly finally stopped his movements, glanced at Lawrence, who seemed to be submissive, and the anger in his heart disappeared a lot, but he still said with great dissatisfaction:

"Also, those people you arrested, pick two of the lowest-ranking criminals from among them as key criminals, and dispose of them to calm down the people's anger. The rest of the people immediately let me go. ”

Before he could finish his breath, Paulie continued:

"In addition to this, I want you to financially compensate the British who were imprisoned without reason, and pay for it yourself. Also, you have to find a time to make a public apology to them! ”

Paulie made a series of requests, but Lawrence didn't even want to nod his head and agree.

Although these demands have some impact on his prestige, the most important thing at the moment is to calm Paulie's anger and find a way to reach William Pitt.

And Paulie watched Lawrence nod his head like a chicken pecking rice, and his heart suddenly felt a lot more relieved.

Just now, he still had some doubts about whether Lawrence was deliberately inquiring about Pete's news, but now seeing Lawrence's obedient appearance, this suspicion has been dispelled a lot.

After all, in Pauly's eyes, although Lawrence is a little unruly, Paulie is still confident that he can hold this kid firmly in the palm of his hand.

"Hmph, this kid finally knows who is in charge of Corsica." Paulie looked at Lawrence with satisfaction and thought.

And Lawrence in front of Pauly, constantly nodding his head while secretly observing Pauly's reaction, when he saw Pauly's face soothing a little, Lawrence knew that the opportunity had come, so he boldly said:

"By the way, Lord Governor, I wonder if I will be able to meet His Excellency Pete."

"Huh? What do you see His Excellency Pete doing? Poly's face suddenly stiffened a little, and he asked sharply.

"I must extend my sincerest apologies to him for such reckless arrest of his entourage."

Lawrence clutched his chest, looked distressed, looked at Paulie with a determined look, and said sincerely.