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    "Is there anything strange?" Mrs. de Villefort asked after seeing Charles's strange expression.  Of course, it was impossible for Charles to tell the other party that he had great doubts about her relationship with the Count of Monte Cristo, so he could only choose to avoid the important and take the easy.  "Madam, there are not many strange things, but some of the earl's previous performances made me feel a little interesting." "Interesting? What is interesting?" Mrs. de Villefort still had a faint smile on her face.  Can't see anything unusual.  "The count has always said that he hopes to get to know your family, and in fact he has done so - to be honest with you, one of the reasons why he attended tonight's banquet is to take this opportunity to get to know you.  Your family." Charles said while paying careful attention to Mrs. de Villefort's reaction. "Based on the count's usual behavior, it is really difficult for me to understand why he is so keen on your family so I had to take the liberty just now.  Ask if you have known each other before. "Oh? Is that so?" Mrs. de Villefort showed her curiosity appropriately. "You ask me, I want to ask you too!"  Madam¡¯s dodge made Charles secretly angry.  However, although he knew that the other party was deliberately dodging and pretending to be stupid, Ciel could only continue to look at the other party patiently.  "Madam, it's just because I don't understand the reason that I want to ask you. But it seems that you don't know either." "I really don't know. I only saw him today. Who knows about him?"  What's going on in her mind?" Madame de Villefort spread her hands very charmingly, "Why don't I ask my husband later, maybe he knows the reason. But let me tell you, the Count of Monte Cristo, take a look.  He is just a foreign rich man with eccentricities. This kind of person does things differently from ordinary people. Maybe he just has a whim. In short, when he talks to us, I always feel that his mind is elsewhere.  "Is that so" Charles pondered for a moment, then raised his head again, "Then please allow me to ask again, does the count have any invitations for you next?" "Yes."  He wants to entertain the friends he met after coming to Paris at the party he is about to hold in his mansion." Madam replied immediately, and then looked at Charles curiously, "My husband promised him, you.  Do you think there's anything wrong?" Sure enough, Charles was convinced.  "No, of course not. In fact, the Earl also made a similar invitation to me. I think as hospitable Parisians, we should fulfill his wish." Charles smiled, "I can assure you that the Earl is very, very  With money, you can see jaw-dropping luxury. "Really? That really makes me look forward to it." The lady laughed again, and then gently shook the folding fan, "Okay."  , Young man, don¡¯t spend too much time here, Valentine is still waiting for your notification" "Goodbye." Charles ignored her hidden teasing with a serious attitude and turned around.  Went back the way we came.  "By the way, there is one more thing I want to remind you!" Just as Charles was about to leave, Madame de Villefort suddenly stopped Charles.  "What happened?" Charles asked.  "Mr. Treville, although I am a little older than you, you are a very popular person in the court after all. You must have seen more of the world than me, right?" Mrs. de Villefort raised her hand gently.  He covered his lips with a fan, "Then you should know that it is best to turn a blind eye to strange people and strange things - I think you may be too concerned about the Count of Monte Cristo, which may not be a good thing for you.  "Oh? You mean, you want me to stay out of the earl's affairs and not get to the bottom of it," Charles said with a shiver in his heart.  This was the first time since Charlotte that someone had warned him not to approach the Earl.  ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  "Yes, think about it, in the social world, is there any family that doesn't have some personal secrets? Even your family, as glorious as yours, has its own troubles, right?" Although the fan blocked half of her thoughts  face, but Charles could tell that the other party was smiling, "Every family will have some unspeakable troubles, why should we get involved in them and cause trouble for ourselves?" If it was just a hint, now it is almost explicit.  threatened.  Charles is not afraid of the threat of a woman at all, not even her husband.  Why is the Treville family afraid of the Villefort family?  However, just as Ciel was about to retort,At this time, the other party spoke again.  "Charle, your mother's early departure from us has indeed brought us unspeakable pain, and your family has suffered long-term shadow and distress because of it. Because we are considerate of your situation, we have always  I have never provoked you with similar things. Isn't this a kind of etiquette that should be done in society? The so-called nobility is to keep a polite distance. I think so. "I, Charles de Treville,  The grandson and heir of the dignified marshal was threatened by a woman in his own home?  Ciel barely understood the whole fact, so he just watched the other party leave with wide eyes.  He was not angry, on the contrary, he was a little confused.  Where does she get her confidence?  What is it that makes her so confident?  Ciel's doubts gradually made him calm down and think carefully about what the other party meant.  She just said that "every family has its own secrets", and then specifically mentioned her mother, and then threatened her in a clear way. Does she know any secrets about her mother?  Ciel thought for a while, but was at a loss.  His mother in this life died early due to dystocia when giving birth to his sister, so he didn't have much impression of his mother at all, and there was no love for her, but she was his mother after all - so if she really knew something  If there is a secret about his mother, it can definitely be used as a weapon to attack himself and the Treville family.  But what secrets does the mother have?  In his few impressions, his mother was a beautiful but thin lady who liked to be quiet and was kind to others. What could happen that could be used as a threat to him?  I can¡¯t understand.  Charles knew that there was no point in thinking about it any more, and it was impossible for him to run over and ask Madame de Villefort directly, so he had to put aside his doubts about this for the time being.  As if she could see Charles's consternation and confusion, the smile in Madam's eyes deepened, and her autumn-filled eyes were full of cunning, "I will give you another piece of information. As far as I know, the Count of Monte Cristo is in Ott."  The villa I bought was once the property of the Marquis de Saint-Meran! "What?" Charles' eyes widened.  "I'm not lying to you. That villa used to belong to the Marquis for his entertainment when he came to Paris. However, after the death of my husband's ex-wife, the Marquis was very sad and rarely came to Paris again, so this villa was  He entrusted my husband to resell it. After resale, we did not care about it, but unexpectedly, it was bought by the Count of Monte Cristo as a mansion The mystery of life is really indescribable. "Mrs. de Villefort.  Sighed.  "Okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Goodbye." Before Charles could reply, she slowly lowered her hand, closed the folding fan, and turned around to leave.  Ciel's thoughts were a little confused, so he didn't speak, but just looked at her back steadily.  He didn¡¯t know how powerful the other party was, but there was no doubt that Madame de Villefort¡¯s threat level had risen a lot, and she could almost be said to be half an enemy.  In this short period of time, Madame de Villefort left a very deep impression on him. This lady was cunning and probably ruthless.  But no matter what she had planned, she was wrong.  Because Treville is not threatened!  In fact, the Madam's threat actually inspired the ferocity in the Ciel bloodline, which is the ferocity and ruthlessness accumulated by generations of ancestors fighting and plundering. The more difficult the opponent is, the more difficult it will be for them both physically and mentally.  Pleasure will allow them to find the joy of destroying each other.  The Count of Monte Cristo and Madame de Villefort are nothing to be afraid of.  There was no one else in the corridor, so no servant could see the fierce glint in their young master's eyes.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ It was already late at night, and Valentine, who had been notified by Charles, was a little reluctant, but she still took her grandfather and grandmother, followed her father and stepmother, and left.  At the house of Marshal Treville.  Ciel can somewhat imagine how she will be treated this time, but at least at this time, he is powerless.  ¡°Moreover, he has no chance to rest now.  Because not long after they left, a mysterious visitor visited him in a dark carriage at night.  The person who came was none other than Kong Ze, a senior secret policeman who had gone to Marseille to investigate.  His face was dusty, and his eyes were bloodshot. He had obviously traveled all night long to get back. He didn¡¯t even rest after returning to Paris, but rushed here directly to report to him.?.  This shows that there are very important things waiting to be reported to him.  I hope it¡¯s good news.  "Mr. Kongze, you have worked really hard." Charles asked the servants to bring two cups of coffee, and then thanked him very politely, "I really appreciate your efforts." "I am just doing my duty.  "Kong Ze replied calmly, then picked up the cup and took a big sip of coffee.  The steaming coffee poured into his stomach with a bitter taste, and it seemed to give him endless energy and courage for a moment. His spirit suddenly cheered up, and the bloodshot eyes in his eyes also faded a lot.  "What did you gain from this trip?" Charles asked calmly after he drank the coffee.  "Have secrets been dug up in the Castle of Eve?" "No secrets have been dug out, but ghosts have been dug up." Kongze replied coldly, "Sir, there is no Father Busany in the Castle of Ifou."  Not surprised.  "Tell me about the situation in detail?" "After I got there, I revealed my identity, so the warden cooperated with my investigation." Kong Ze began to explain, "However, in 1829, it was already more than ten years old.  Years ago, the warden at that time has passed away, and even the jailers have changed a lot, so in many cases, everyone can only make inquiries based on vague memories and remaining documentary records. However, we can still be sure that at that time.  There is no clergyman named Bushani in the prison. "Maybe it's a pseudonym?" Charles said calmly.  "That's impossible." Kong Ze shook his head, "Sir, there are very few priests who listen to prisoners' confessions in prisons, and they are not easily replaced. Each one of them has a record. They are either dead or  In prison, no one has heard of Bouchani, and no one has wandered around Marseille and Paris. "So this is a ghostis it?" Charles understood what Kongze meant.  After pondering for a moment, he then asked, "What about the other two people in the story?" "This is exactly what I want to explain to you." Kong Ze looked at Charles calmly, "At that time, we and  Relations with the British were very poor, so many British officers were imprisoned in the prison, and of course there were nobles. However, we checked similar files and found that among the British prisoners who died around 1829, there were no British prisoners who fit the description in this story.  Young noble, not to mention the diamonds hidden in his hands - Sir, the prisoners' personal belongings will be recorded. ""What if he hid it without telling the jailer?" Charles asked.  "Then he will be in bad luck." Kong Ze sneered, "Unregistered property is not protected. The jailers can snatch it away at any time as soon as they discover it. He has nowhere to redress his grievances, because legally this  Even if he was lucky enough not to be discovered by the jailer and give it to another prisoner But there is a rule in Eve Castle that when another prisoner makes a confession before his death, there will be a jailer present.  Because there are many serious criminals imprisoned in Eve Castle, they may reveal some valuable secrets before they die, so if the prisoner gives it to the priest after death, it will definitely be confiscated, well  You understand." Charles thought about it and understood.  "How could the jailers not be greedy if they found a diamond worth 45,000 francs after the other party's death?"  How could a priest be safely taken out of prison and handed over to someone else?  "Then, this British nobleman who gave diamonds to others is also a ghost." Charles concluded, "What happens next? It should be the turn of the dead prisoner in the story, right?" "The exciting part is here, sir.  "Kong Ze's eyes instantly shone with will-o'-the-wisps, "After I understood that the so-called Father Bushany and some British nobles were all made-up stories, in order to make this trip worthwhile, I began to read up on the people who died around 1829.  "What's the strange thing?" Charles asked immediately.  "In 1829, a prisoner who had been imprisoned for 14 years died." Kong Ze lowered his voice, but Charles could still hear clearly, "Although it sounds like he was imprisoned for a long time, it was because he was imprisoned very early.  , so he was only in his early thirties at the time. The cause of his death was rather strange, and the record in the file was very simple - he failed to escape from prison and was executed. However, this is not the strangest thing, the strangest thing is his crime.   During the Bourbon Restoration, he was sent in as a dangerous political prisoner by a judge loyal to the Bourbon family because he was suspected of being a secret supporter of the emperor. " "What?" Although Charles was a little confused at the time,  But he quickly came to his senses.  "Howhow could this happen?!" It's indeed veryWeird.  The strange thing is not that in 1815, the restored Bourbon family sent the emperor's supporters to the Chateau d'If prison as political prisoners. What is strange is that after the restoration of the empire, such political prisoners were not released.  After the restoration of the empire was successful, His Majesty the Emperor would certainly not forget his supporters who were persecuted by the royal family and suffered in prison. He issued an edict to have the judicial department clear their names and then release them all. These supporters  The poet was also grateful to the emperor.  However, in the Chateau d'If, there was actually a supporter of the emperor who was not cleared of charges and released, but was imprisoned until 1829 until his death?  It¡¯s simply impossible.  "Are the people in Eveburg crazy? Or is the warden at that time a traitor loyal to the royal family?" Charles quickly calmed down and asked coldly.  "No, in fact, the warden at that time didn't care who he served. He was only responsible for ensuring that the prisoners were punished and prevented from escaping. He would lock up whoever the government sent, and send away whoever the government let go. So.  "It's not him who is causing trouble." Kong Ze shook his head slightly, "In fact, it was Paris who was causing trouble. At that time, the warden received an official document from Paris saying that this prisoner had radical and dangerous ideas and was not eligible for release.  , the warden later wrote an official letter to consult, and then received a more severe reply, emphasizing that he would never be released, so the warden could only continue to lock up the young man, even though he kept wailing for himself.  until death." "Then why didn't Paris just order him to be killed?" Charles asked.  "The warden at the time did not ask. He just faithfully carried out the government's order. My personal guess is that the person who made this decision did not dare to let the emperor know all this. After all, France's death penalty order requires the signature of the emperor himself.  " "That is to say, this unlucky guy was imprisoned in Emperor Napoleon's prison for more than ten years and then died?" Charles' expression was very strange.  "Doesn't anyone in the prison find it strange?" "Your expectations for the bureaucracy are too high, sir." Kong Ze's face was also strange, seeming to be mocking and helpless, "They just completed the task faithfully and mechanically.  That's all, especially in places like political prisons, they never ask why, because there is no reason in politics. The more people ask, the faster they die. Since Paris has made a decision, they will just implement it.  No one cared about it anymore. Over time, the young man stopped complaining and seemed to accept his unlucky fate. "Then why did he escape from prison?" "How did he die?"  rhetorical question.  "The details of all this are very briefly written in the files, and because the warden at the time has passed away, it is even more difficult to obtain first-hand information. Now I can only let the prison conduct self-examination first and ask the retired  Jailer, find out the matter as soon as possible. Find out when and how he died." Kong Ze replied.  "However, the current progress is worthy of my coming back first. I want to find out who approved the Chateau d'If prison in Paris at that time and allowed them to continue to detain this young man." "I understand.  "Yes" Charles protracted, obviously lost in thought again, "So, where is this poor young man from?" "He is from Marseille" Kong Ze replied.  "Damn it, it's Marseille again!" Charles couldn't help but cursed, "Why is everything Marseille?" "So this is the interesting part." Kong Ze also felt the same, "It's because this young man is Marseille.  People, so I think all stories are not that simple. Maybe Father Busani's story is false, but maybe his story has a prototype? " "Well, what is his name?"  Charles smiled and said, "Don't be too pretentious. The story should end here." "His name is" Kong Ze cleared his throat intentionally, and then read out like a mage reciting a spell.  "Edmond Dant¨¨s" Charles murmured to himself, repeating the name several times.  This name seems very ordinary and there is nothing unusual about it, but for some reason, when he repeated the name, he felt a slight chill on his back, as if he was touched by a ghost.  However, there are no ghosts in the world.  Charles suddenly raised his head and looked at Kong Ze, "Let your people in Marseille hurry up and find out all the news about this Edmond Dant¨¨s, and then go to the court to find out anything about this person."  "All the files!" Maybe it was intuition, but he really thought that this Edmond Dant¨¨s might be an unexpected person.A key to solving the mystery.  "Yes! Sir." Kong Ze straightened up immediately and accepted the order.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ At this moment, in a magnificent mansion, there was a pale figure walking back and forth in the spacious study room on the second floor, looking at the moonlight outside the window from time to time, and under the moonlight  In the garden, watching the flowers swaying in the evening breeze is like watching ghosts wandering in the darkness.  What is he thinking about?  What is he waiting for?     Nobody knows.  "Man, you are in the Lord and you don't know it!" I don't know how long it took, but a dull sigh suddenly came from the study.
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