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13. Secret police

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    As the temperature rises step by step, Paris has entered the rainy late spring season.  In the past few days, Paris has been shrouded in a thick, smelly fog. It was drizzling everywhere, and the streets everywhere were deserted. This noisy city suddenly became quiet.  And around the Ministry of the Interior building in Bovo Square, there was even more silence.  This low-key Baroque building, painted yellow and white on the outside, looks bright and conspicuous, but because of its prominent reputation, it exudes an aura that no strangers should approach.  In the drizzle, a tall man wearing a black coat and a wide-brimmed hat walked across the square, and then came to the gate outside the building. After the guard checked their documents, the gate opened.  They also walked into the building.  Perhaps because of the heavy humidity in the air, the interior of the Ministry of Interior building has always had this gloomy atmosphere, which makes people quite uncomfortable. However, unlike what others think, there are no iron windows, shackles, or miserable conditions inside.  Just like the busy civil service offices of other departments, it is full of employees walking around with documents, the pace is fast, and the environment is very noisy.  No one paid attention to these people, and he walked deeper into the building without stopping, all the way to an office on the second floor.  After the clerk opened the door, he walked in, stood upright in front of the desk, took off his hat, and saluted the person opposite.  He is probably close to thirty years old, tall and strong, and looks energetic, but his expression is stiff and cold, which makes his square face a little more serious, which is very consistent with the atmosphere here.  "Your Excellency, I am here." "My friend, you are here on time." The young man sitting behind the desk made a gesture to signal him to sit down.  This young man is Mr. Lucien Debray, secretary and confidant of the Minister of the Interior and lover of Baroness Danglars.  The current Minister of the Interior is Prince J¨¦r?me, the emperor's uncle, and this prince has always liked to live and drink, and is unwilling to pay attention to actual affairs. He leaves all matters large and small to his close men.  Therefore, although he does not hold any specific position in the ministry and is just one of the personal secretaries of the minister, Mr. Lucien Debray has a transcendent status in the Ministry of the Interior, as if he is the representative of the minister himself, and no one dares to offend him.  "Your Excellency, what tasks do you have to give me when you called me here today?" The visitor followed Debray's instructions and sat down respectfully. His waist was very straight, but his expression was cold and inaudible.  There was some enthusiasm, but only superficial respect.  "There is no special task to be handed over" Lucien Debray has long been accustomed to the behavior of the young man opposite him, so he doesn't think he is rude. "It's just that, Mr. Kongze, I received  A report of yours seems to have some doubts about my decision. " "It's not that I have any doubts about you, Your Excellency." Kong Ze quickly defended himself, "I just think there is something worthwhile about the suspect.  It's just digging. I beg you not to let him go and give me some more time to check him out. " "Everyone has a lot of things worth digging. It's just a matter of whether to spend that time in the early stage, and it's my judgment.  It's not necessary." Lucien Debray impatiently rejected Kongze's request, "We have more important things to do now, understand?" Kongze hesitated slightly, he wanted to say something more.  But he was still overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum.  "Okay, I understand." Finally, he raised his head and accepted the order.  What these two people were talking about actually had something to do with Ciel - Not long ago, Charlotte came to visit Ciel, and then asked Ciel to help her and let go of a man who was accidentally caught.  friend".  Charles reluctantly agreed to Charlotte's request, and then used his relationship with Lucien Debray to let him go.  In order to please the Treville family, Lucien Debray immediately complied with Charles's request. After returning to his department, he immediately wrote a note to the relevant people, asking them to let that person go immediately.  However, things that were supposed to go smoothly turned out to have some twists and turns when they reached the bottom.  As a senior secret policeman, Kong Ze hoped not to let this person go yet, because although this person seemed to have no problems and only made minor mistakes, he instinctively felt that this person should have many problems that deserved careful attention.  Check it carefully again.  As an experienceA well-known secret policeman, his opinions were originally respected by his superiors, but this time it was different. Lucien Debray, who was eager to please the Treville family, had no patience and directly ordered Kong Ze not to interfere with it, and Kong Ze  Ze had no choice but to accept the order.  "Very good." Seeing that Kongze had surrendered, Lucien Debray was relieved. He put the report aside and then looked at the young man opposite with a smile, "Claude, I miss you.  You should know that although it looks like there are hundreds of thousands of people, the manpower in our department is actually very insufficient, especially the kind of smart and capable talents. There is a real shortage, and you I think you are one of them.  "Thank you for the compliment." Kong Ze didn't know why the other party suddenly praised him like this, so he could only nod cautiously and wait for the other party to explain his intention clearly.  "As I just said, I have an important arrangement for you. Now listen carefully." Sure enough, Lucien Debray immediately entered a new topic, and then picked up another document from his desk.  , handed it to Kong Ze.  "Have you ever heard of the name Count of Monte Cristo?" Debray suddenly asked when Kongze reached out and took the document.  "I've heard about it a little bit. He seems to have become quite famous in Paris recently." Kongze was stunned for a moment, and then immediately replied, "I heard that he has a good background." "Yes, he does have a good background." Debray nodded.  He nodded, "The document you have now is the report written by our investigators when he first set foot on French soil. Take a look at it now. It will be helpful for your next work." "That is,  "You want me to continue to monitor him, right?" Kong Ze opened the file and browsed it, and suddenly he thought of a question "Why is it so thin?" This is indeed strange. Logically speaking, then  The Earl has been in France for a long time. If the department has been conducting continuous surveillance, the report written by him cannot be so long.  And he looked through the content and found that there was basically no valuable information in it. It only recorded the count's basic physical characteristics, the characteristics of the people around him, and some abnormal behaviors, which was not very helpful.  "That's a good question." Lucien Debray smiled slightly, very pleased with the secret police's keen mind, "Because at that time we received some pressure from the outside world, so the investigation had to be temporarily suspended.  ." As he spoke, he raised his index finger and pointed at the ceiling, hinting at where this pressure came from, and of course Kong Ze immediately understood.  "So now, why do we need to restart the investigation?" he asked immediately.  ¡°We also received a push from over there.¡± Lucien Debray pointed at the ceiling again.  "That is to say, there are people over there who want us not to disturb the count, and there are also people who want us to continue to reveal the count's background, right?" Kong Ze fell into deep thought, "Sir, there are risks involved." "  Yes, there is indeed a risk." Lucien Debray nodded, "So we don't intend to urge you to go in the name of the ministry, but we hope that you will assist the investigation in an independent capacity. In this case, where are we?  "Kong Ze finally understood that this gentleman wanted him to conduct a secret investigation on the Count of Monte Cristo in the name of a non-department. Although doing so was tantamount to deceiving others, as long as  There is a name, and when something happens, the ministry will be able to vaguely get rid of the pressure from the palace.  But in this case, the pressure will fall on him, and he doesn't want to.  "Sir, I am willing to obey all tasks assigned by the department, but" In his anxiety, he had to bite the bullet and contradict the other party, "But I need specific orders and instructions, and I need the department's resources to cooperate. If  Without these, I'm afraidI'm afraid it will be difficult for me to carry out such a difficult task. ""These will be available, don't be nervous, dear friend," Lucien Debray seemed to have expected that Kongze would say this.  He smiled and said, "Don't worry, you are definitely not alone. On the contrary, you have a client. Although you don't have to report to us, you have to report to them, act according to their instructions, and send Monte Cristo  The count's every move was reported to them. "Who are they?" Kong Ze was delighted.  "Marshal Treville and his grandson." Lucien Debray replied immediately.  "I think this should be enough for you, right?" It is indeed enough.  Kong Ze?What I'm afraid of is that something will really happen, and I will be pulled out to take responsibility in the end. But if Marshal Treville comes to take charge, then there is nothing to be afraid of. No matter what, I can say that I am obeying this.  The old marshal's instructions, they are enough to take responsibility.  "Okay, I understand." "No, you don't quite understand yet." Lucien Debray waved his hand gently, with the gentle smile still on his face, "Marshal Treville is not the only one paying attention.  This is just the earl, and there are many people. His Royal Highness the Prince has also asked me before, what is going on with this rich man, so if you can really do your job well, I think many people's curiosity will be satisfied.  ¡­¡± Of course Lucien Debray knew that as a sophisticated secret police leader, Kong Ze¡¯s shrewdness and sense of smell were no worse than others. Of course, he would also know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, instead of being a fool.  Therefore, in order to avoid pressure, he may choose to be passive and slow down, deliberately not cooperate with the Treville family's instructions, and just want to pass the time.  So, in order to avoid this situation, he chose to stay in the clouds and fog, and made the matter very vague, giving Kong Ze the impression that "the prince is also paying attention to this matter."  He knows that in this way Kongze will have the greatest enthusiasm to cooperate with the Treville family.  After all, this Mr. Kongze is an ambitious professional who wants to climb up the ladder. He is absolutely not willing to waste the opportunity to win the favor of His Royal Highness. And, to be honest, Prince Jerome is indeed somewhat concerned about this.  As the Count of Monte Cristo, if Kong Ze could really do this, it would be natural for him to be rewarded by His Highness the Prince.  "Yes!" After hearing the name of His Royal Highness Prince J¨¦r?me, Minister of the Interior, Kong Ze straightened his waist and straightened his posture even more.  "I will do my best to carry out this work and never let everyone down." "That's good." Lucien Debray lowered his gaze, then waved his hand to indicate that he could leave, "Get ready as soon as possible  , we need you to start as soon as possible. You can make a list of the people who need to be transferred. Remember, they must be outstanding and have a very tight tone. Do you understand? " "Understood!" Kong Ze replied loudly, then stood up and said  Lucien Debray saluted.  Then, he put on his hat again and left the office.  The very next day, this unsmiling secret policeman came to Marshal Treville's house in civilian clothes and stood in front of Charles.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Ciel carefully looked at the young man standing in front of him.  It has to be said that this person really fits the image of a secret policeman in Charles' mind - tall, strong, capable, cold and ruthless.  He himself seems to be the embodiment of the empire's particularly violent organization.  In the accompaniment of the continuous rain outside the window, this man looked so serious, which made people feel chilly involuntarily.  "You are Mr. Claude Konze recommended to me by Mr. Lucien Debray, aren't you?" he asked very friendly.  "Yes, Mr. Treville." Kongze bowed slightly to the young man, not showing any slight towards him because of his age.  "Mr. Debray has ordered me to carry out your instructions with the utmost enthusiasm and all my abilities." "Mr. Debray told me that you are one of the best and most ruthless senior police officers in the Ministry of Interior. I  I trust his judgment, so I won¡¯t interfere too much with you. I just want you to complete what we need you to do. You can decide the specific means and steps yourself. I don¡¯t want to affect the work of the experts.¡±  Charles smiled slightly, and then stretched out his hand to Kong Ze.  "I hope we can have a happy cooperation this time." "Okay, sir." Kong Ze also immediately stretched out his hand and held Charles's hand.  As Charles expected, Kongze¡¯s hand was cold and hard, like the iron fist of the law.  He will never forgive anyone who offends him - and this is exactly what Ciel needs.  "You should have heard about our surveillance target, yes, it is the Count of Monte Cristo." After letting go of his hand, Charles looked at Kong Ze calmly, "But I want to remind you in advance, this count  He is definitely not a character to be trifled with. There is definite evidence that he is the leader of a large foreign criminal organization, and there may be many desperadoes working for him - and even he himself is definitely very skilled, although he has no actual  He has shown it before, but from my observation, he is definitely a superb swordsman." "Is he such a difficult person" Kong Ze murmured to himself, and he had an intuitive understanding of the difficulty of the task.  But the opponent is so powerful,??This secret policeman will not be discouraged. On the contrary, he has a competitive spirit, which is a determination to absolutely defeat the opponent. Over the years, it is with this cold determination that he has defeated the opponent.  He has killed too many sinners and turned them into stepping stones for his promotion.  He was convinced that it would be the same this time and there would be no difference.  "I hope to find out the origin of the Count of Monte Cristo as soon as possible, his past, his motivation for coming to France, and more importantly, what he plans to do." Charles continued to give orders, "and, around him  There is a mistress named Heidi. I also hope that you can find out her origin and monitor all the actions of the two of them closely. "Mistress, why?" Kong Ze was a little strange.  "Those who can approach darkness must themselves be dark." Charles smiled calmly, "Maybe we can find out some stories from this exotic beauty." "I will follow your instructions.  We can do it, but it will take a certain amount of time." Kong Ze did not ask any more questions, but accepted Charles's order, "Both of these two people are from foreign countries, and neither of them has been paid attention to by the empire's secret police before.  So I hope you can be more patient. We can only do it little by little." "Patience, I have it. I will wait for you." Charles nodded, "But it won't take too long, this person.  The Count doesn't seem to be staying in France for long. He told me that he might leave in about half a year, so I hope I can figure out who he is before he leaves, okay?"  "Half a year is definitely enough, sir." With an unquestionable determination, Kong Ze straightened his waist, "Unless he comes from the moon, I will let you know everything you want to know. This  No matter how secretive a person is, he will definitely leave traces in this world, absolutely!" "I just like your confidence, Mr. Kongze," Charles laughed, "If you can really do it.  In this case, I guarantee you that my grandfather will definitely give you enough reward." "Yes!" Kong Ze replied loudly.
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