In the dark alley outside the Coburg Theater, lurks a pair of eyes that twinkle with a thief's light.

It was a fierce man with a blade in his hand and a blue trouser leg with mud spots on it, and he looked at the crowds of prostitutes at the front door of the theater, wondering how to tie up a single person to grab a penny.

At a loss, the fierce man suddenly found a lady with an outstanding figure, exquisite makeup, and a beige dress walking towards the alley.

The fierce man's heart was suddenly overjoyed, he glanced up and down at the lady with ill-intentioned eyes, and suddenly there was a new plan in his heart, maybe he could consider relaxing after grabbing the money.

He hurriedly pressed his body against the wall to avoid being seen, and when the lady approached, he would use the blade to caresake her delicate neck.

Seeing that the other party was getting closer and closer, the corners of the fierce man's mouth rose more and more, and just as he lifted the sharp knife and was about to go through the usual procedure, the lady he regarded as his prey suddenly looked at him hiding in the dark.

"Brother, borrow a fire."

The fierce man was stunned when he heard this, and thought that there was something wrong with his ears, and his voice sounded dumber than sandpaper wiping his buttocks.

The lady took out her pipe and put it in her mouth, and when she saw that the other party did not react, she frowned: "I said, brother, borrow a fire!" Are you deaf? ”

The strong man wanted to get angry when he heard this: "Fuck, you stinky bitch." ”

However, as soon as he finished scolding, he heard a snap, and the other party's hand slapped directly on the wall next to his ear.

With a huge vibration, the strong man only heard a clattering sound, and when he came back to his senses, there was already an extra red brick in the lady's hand, which she had pulled out of the crack in the wall.

The lady pinched the brick in her hand and weighed it twice: "What did you say?" ”

The strong man was so frightened that he hurriedly threw the blade to the ground, then took out a match from his pocket, and struck the side of the matchbox several times with a shudder, and then lit the fire, nodded and lit it for the other party.

"Sister, you're smoking here. I have to go to work tomorrow morning, so I'll go first. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he felt that his collar was being tugged at.

"Wait."

The lady took off her pipe and elegantly spit out a puff of smoke rings: "Do you have any money with you?" ”

The strong man turned around slowly, his facial features were wrinkled, and his face was full of indescribable bitterness: "Sister, forget about the matches, are you still going to fight back?" ”

"Less nonsense." The lady slapped him in the face, her voice was crisp and pleasant, and she didn't slap him at first glance.

The strong man covered his hot side face, and tears of pain came down: "Why are you still beating people?" ”

"I asked if you brought any money!"

The strong man snorted and replied, "I haven't opened it today, where can I get you money." ”

"Rubbish!"

The lady slapped her backhand again: "If you put a little deflated three like you in Paris, you won't be able to mix it for three days." What do you call this business capability? When Lao Tzu was your age, he had already eaten and drunk spicy food every day, and squatting in prison was like going home. This line of work is not as easy to mix as you think, if you don't have this talent, it's better to find a factory to work early. ”

When the strong man heard this, his face immediately flushed with anger, and he said excitedly: "It's okay if you beat me, you still insult me personally, there is a kind of you stay here and don't leave, I will bring someone to clean you up later." ”

"Okay! Come, I'm trying to learn the power of London's underworld. A twenty-year-old hairy boy can clean you up and obey you, and you dare to touch my François Vidocq's moldy head? ”

As soon as Mr. Vidocq, who was wearing a long skirt and makeup, said this, he gave the strong man a slap in the face, regardless of the risk of going out.

The strong man was in pain for a while, but he didn't want to admit defeat, so he could only cover the sensitive part with one hand, and shouted while running away: "Miss Vidocq, right?" You stinky woman wait for Lao Tzu, I'll go find my brother to get you. To tell you the truth, my friends and I have a relationship with each other, don't think that you can do whatever you want with a little bit of beauty, there are also people here who don't like women. ”

Vidocq just spat at the ground: "It's really stupid as a hooligan in the world, and the ruffians in London are not much higher than in Paris." Don't like women? I don't like women, so I'm still professional. ”

Vidocq leaned against the wall and smoked silently, but after a short time of smoking, he saw a lady walking towards him.

Compared to Mr. Vidocq, the newcomer has a different style, Vidocq wears heavy makeup, and this one is petite and cute.

As soon as the lady got into the alley, he threw the ladylike back to France in an instant, and he nodded and said, "Boss, I haven't met a suitable Kaizi, and we're both locked out." In my opinion, instead of saving these two children, let's spend some money to get in. After all, the money we pay to buy skirts and corsets is quite expensive, and if we can't get in, isn't it blind? ”

Vidocq glanced at his subordinates, but reprimanded, "We are not here to listen to music, and now we have established that Mr. Hastings, the superintendent of the Metropolitan Police of Greater London, has been tricked, and Mr. Dumas must have been brought to the theatre by him tonight."

We can't risk a diplomatic incident by raiding the home of a Scotland Yard superintendent, after all, I'm just trying to make some money, not mess with the London conference. According to the information we have learned, the British Home Office has revoked the protection order against Mr. Dumas.

In other words, as long as we can take Mr. Dumas away in public, there will be no problem. ”

When his subordinates heard this, they couldn't help but ask, "But...... If we kidnap Mr. Dumas, won't Mr. Hastings call the police? ”

"Call the police?"

Vidocq spat at the mouth and patted his subordinate's forehead lightly: "Vacul, use your brain, Mr. Hastings himself is the superintendent of Scotland Yard, and one of the superintendents called the police to say that his friend was lost, and this friend was the same Frenchman he rescued from the high seas last time." Do you think he'd do such a stupid thing?

When he called the police, he told his superiors that he was not doing a good job. So as long as we can get Mr. Dumas out, Mr. Hastings will probably pretend not to know, and that's the end of it. Mr. Hastings was not the kind of guy who climbed up by playing office politics and cheating on the director's wife to climb the ranks, and he would surely understand such a simple thing as he could rise so quickly. ”

The subordinate named Vakur was still puzzled: "Can ...... If Mr. Hastings is a smart man, then we can just negotiate a settlement with him? After all, the bounty is 60,000 francs, and we can share a little of it, isn't it good for everyone to get rich together? ”

Vidocq glared at him, "Vakur, have you been away from the underworld for so long that you have forgotten the rules of our path?" It is true that Mr. Hastings is a wise man, but he has not tried to divide the money from me, so is it too easy for this money to come by? If Mr. Hastings wants to do business with us, he must at least show something that makes me feel worth the penalty. ”

"But ......"

Vakur glanced at the bustling prostitutes in front of the door who were still waiting for the last chance to enter, and he scratched his head: "Boss, most of the Kaizi who entered the venue tonight brought their own female companions, I think it is probably not possible to enter by conventional means, when we inspected the terrain around the theater before, didn't we find a few windows on the second floor?" If we step on the wall, we should be able to climb in, or you will be able to smoke this cigarette, let's get ready and do it. ”

When Vidocq heard this, he just stretched out his hand to stop him: "Don't worry, although the two of us didn't get involved, but the 'coconut tree' hit a big luck today, and he caught a fool who couldn't control the lower half of his body." He'll definitely find a way to pick us up when he's in, so we'll just wait. You have the brothers in charge of the transport ready to get ready, and as soon as we get it, we will drive away without staying for a moment. ”

Vidocq puffed out a puff of cigarette and looked at the Greenwich District Patrol officers patrolling around the theater: "There are quite a few Scottish Yard officers who come to the scene to maintain order for a big event like tonight. If Mr. Hastings finds out that something is wrong, he will definitely order a manhunt immediately. If our people are pressed in the city of London by him, it's the end of the. ”

As soon as Vidocq finished speaking, out the back door of the theater stepped out of the back door of the theater a slender woman with bright lipstick and a touch of pale pink makeup on her pale white cheeks.

She first glanced around, then quickly spotted Vidocq hiding in the alley and smoking.

Immediately afterwards, I saw that the lady who was still slowly moving the red and black gorgeous pleated skirt just now instantly lifted the skirt, revealing white stockings and trotting all the way over.

As soon as he entered the alley, he couldn't help but scold angrily: "Fuck, it's really bloody today." Let someone take a fancy to it, and let a monkey be selected. If it weren't for the box ticket in that kid's hand, I'd have to block him in the corner and beat him up. ”

"Coconut tree, what's wrong with you, so angry?" ”

The coconut tree glared and said: "Fuck, that person didn't let you meet, you don't know, Lao Tzu was wearing such a thick petticoat, and there were two layers of cotton on his buttocks, and as a result, his ass was almost swollen." ”

When Vidocq heard this, he said impatiently: "Rub it, rub it, your ass is worth sixty thousand francs now." It's not the first time we've encountered this situation, isn't it common for disguises to happen to this kind of thing? If he had a box ticket, it would have been forgotten. ”

The coconut tree scolded, "Yes! I think so in my heart, but you don't know, this kid only kneades half of the side, Lao Tzu now has a high ass and a low ass, and the cotton on the pad is off track. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have almost made him know something was wrong. ”

Vidocq was obviously not in the mood to listen to his subordinates' complaints, and he handed over his half-smoked pipe as a comfort.

He then asked, "How's it going?" ”

The coconut tree took a puff of his cigarette, and then he felt a little more comfortable, and he said, "We're lucky, that idiot I fished for has something to do with Superintendent Hastings, it seems to be a college classmate or something." And to his meaning, it seems that he also rented the house of the Hastings family, and lived with Monsieur Dumas all the time. ”

When Vakur heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and he laughed and said, "Coconut tree, yes! Now I suggest that you not only rub his buttocks, but also sacrifice your pecs. ”

"Fuck you!" The coconut tree couldn't help but take his corset, and scolded: "Don't look for me next time you have this kind of work, sixty thousand francs is indeed a lot, but how many can we have?" How many do I have to rub to recoup my mental loss tonight? ”

When Vidocq heard this, he could only stabilize the coconut tree's mood first, after all, it was up to him whether they could enter or not.

Vidocq said: "Well, as you know, there has just been a revolution in Paris, and the people in the police department are now panicking, and no one knows if they can continue to work here." And for someone like me, who has resigned from the hall, it is even more difficult to go back.

Sixty thousand francs is not the most important thing in this action, but what is important is that Monsieur Dumas can show us our determination to cut off the republicans, and as for the Bonapartists, I left last time because I was ostracized by that group.

As long as I can prove that I am neither Bonapartist nor republican, there will be no obstacle to my return to the helm of the Ministry of Security. And once I go back, can I still suffer my brothers? You should know what I usually do to you, right?

Not to mention anything else, coconut tree, you have sacrificed a lot today, and I see it all. When I go back to the Grand Paris Police Department, the position of the head of the Intelligence Collection Section of the Ministry of Security, you will not be able to escape. ”

When the coconut tree heard this, he only felt that the fire in his heart suddenly disappeared without a trace.

He showed a hint of a smile, and pointed at Vidocq with his fingers faintly and pointed at Vakur on the side: "Boss, it's not that the section chief is not the section chief, I always think that job promotion is based on ability." ”

As if he didn't understand the meaning of the coconut tree, Vidocq stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "Of course." Everyone didn't go in today, but you went in, isn't this ability? But, ability is ability, coconut tree, don't be clever in front of me, after all, you know Nemo's affairs, and I don't want to hurt our friendship. ”

When the coconut tree heard this, he couldn't help but shake his shoulders, and he nodded, "Boss, don't worry." ”

When Vakur on the side saw this, he also stretched out his hand and patted the coconut tree's arm: "Brother." ”

The coconut tree's head was covered with sweat, and he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Vakur said: "If you can't stand it for a while, just replace me, although I don't have much ability, but just for this matter, I think I can too." ”

(End of chapter)