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    Although the Marquis of Noirtier was not a good person, he was a hero for a while. How could he give birth to such a son?  Prosecutor General Villefort¡¯s groveling performance not only did not make Charles happy, but made him feel disgusted.  Although he is experienced in the world and has seen too much intrigue in the palace and often plays tricks himself, in essence, he still admires the heroic spirit, so when he sees others flattering without dignity, he can't bear it in his heart.  Can't help feeling disgusted.  But disgust comes from disgust. Since the other party is acting like this, it can be regarded as an expression of surrender, so it is not easy for Ciel to get angry directly.  He lowered his eyelids and waved.  "No, it can't be like this. After all, Valentine is still in mourning. If she stays here with me, what will happen outside? I just let her rest here tonight. You can take her home tomorrow."  "Is that so Well, I'll do as you say." Prosecutor Villefort was slightly disappointed, but he was more confused.  Indeed, he couldn¡¯t figure out the reason why Ciel would interfere so deeply in their family¡¯s affairs.  As far as he understood, the Treville family were all selfish and pretentious guys. They had no love at all in their hearts, so he simply did not believe that the Treville family was just to protect his father and  My daughter will rush over and interfere with her.  They must have another purpose.  But when he asked himself, Villefort could not find any reason for the other party to interfere with his own family.  He is a member of the legal profession and will not stand in the way of Marshal Treville, so he will not be suppressed as a political opponent; he does not have a particularly large family fortune, so he is not worthy of the family's concern.  So no matter how you look at it, he has no reason to be related to the Treville family - and for the past twenty years, the Treville family has indeed ignored him.  After much deliberation, the only reason he could find was Valentine.  Although there is some suspicion of boasting, he thinks that his daughter Valentine is indeed a beauty. Although she is thin and has a somewhat withdrawn personality, there are many princes and grandsons who like the weak type, right?  It is very possible that it was because he was thinking about Valentine that this young man from the Treville family encouraged his grandfather to come to him to cause trouble. It is even possible that Valentine deliberately seduced the young master in order to retaliate against herself.  That's why such a big disaster came to our door.  When he thought of this, he became even more angry at his rebellious and disobedient daughter.  However, if you think about it this way, the situation does not seem to be very bad - if Valentine is allowed to be the future Marquess of Treville, doesn't it mean that she can become a close relative of the Treville family in the future, and then her own  Isn't the future just to have another assistant?  The disaster he encountered today was nothing. The Treville family would help him cover it up, and nothing would happen.  Perhaps the young master is a romantic and will soon lose interest in Valentine, so he must hurry up and push their relationship forward.  Therefore, after he regained his consciousness, he weighed the pros and cons, and immediately made a 180-degree turn, bowing to Ciel, and even intentionally created opportunities for him to get along with each other.  However, to his surprise, Ciel immediately rejected his proposal without hesitation.  Don¡¯t you like Valentine enough?  Or is he worried about the influence of outside public opinion?  No matter what the reason is, it means that he is not interested enough in Valentine now, which is not good news.  For a moment, the prosecutor general lowered his head and thought about how to change the current difficult situation.  " Charles didn't know that this middle-aged man had so many evil thoughts in his heart. He didn't want to talk nonsense to him anymore. He just felt that this person was too disgusting.  He called the old servant over and ordered him to take him there to rest, preparing to send him away with Valentine the next day.  After arranging these things, he himself was very tired, so he walked up to the second floor and prepared to go back to his bedroom to sleep.  However, just as he was about to take off his clothes and go to bed, there was a sudden soft knock on the door.  "Sir" A low voice came from outside the door.  Although the voice seemed to have a slight change of tone due to the obstruction of the door, there was no doubt that it was a female voice.  Who?  Ciel had some doubts in his heart.  He was already a little dizzy because of today's various events, and now his whole body was tired.  "Who is it? What's the matter?"?Ask loudly.  There was no response, but there was still a knock at the door, as if someone outside the door was stubbornly trying to pull him out of the bed.  "What?!" Charles cursed secretly, then walked out of bed and opened the door vigorously.  "You'd better give me a good reason" He could no longer continue his angry words because he had clearly seen the visitor opposite.  This is a woman wearing a maid costume, looking at him with a smile, her blue eyes full of ridicule and teasing.  Charlotte, dressed in simple clothes, looked particularly charming under the dim candlelight.  She smiled, then clasped her hands together and made a weird gesture.  "Master, how are you doing lately? I've been worried about you every day lately" "Why are you treating my house like a hotelyou keep running over here at every turn!" Charles felt very powerless for a moment.  "Ah, don't say that. Don't people often visit relatives? Isn't it rude if I come to visit you?" Charlotte still looked at him with a smile, "Besides, you haven't been recently.  Have you been entertaining guests all this time? It shouldn't be difficult to entertain one more person, right? I can see clearly that you hid a little sister I didn't expect that our Ciel would be here so quickly.  You¡¯ve learned how to have fun!¡± ¡°Uh¡­¡± Charles¡¯s face turned red with embarrassment, and he quickly explained to himself, ¡°The situation is not what you imagined!¡± ¡°Okay, don¡¯t!  Excuse me, I was joking with you I just saw you arguing with the prosecutor general. Although I don't know that lady, I still know the prosecutor general of Paris." Charlotte shrugged.  The smile on his face slowly disappeared, "Okay, are you going to let me stand in the corridor all night?" Charles hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside to greet the other person to come in.  "Then thank you, young master." Charlotte bowed lightly, and then floated directly into his bedroom.  As soon as she came in, she looked around with interest, as if she had arrived at a scenic spot she had not visited for a long time.  Before Charles could greet him, she walked to Charles' desk, then picked up a few pages on the table and browsed them briefly.  "Wow, after so many years, you still haven't changed your habit. Every night you have to write a few paragraphs of incomprehensible ghost characters" She flipped through it and then threw it aside. "Although I don't know what you wrote, but  It must be very valuable information. After all, you come in and out of the palace every day" "They are all irrelevant trivial matters in life. You should stop trying to get information from me. Charlotte, I don't know anything.  "Said." Ciel looked at the other party seriously, "I have never asked you about the royal party. In return, I hope you can also abide by this rule, otherwise we will not be able to be friends."  Okay, okay, don't be so serious, I was just joking." Charlotte shook her head, and then sat on the armchair that Charles often made, "Don't worry, it's okay for me to come here so late at night.  It¡¯s not to ask you for any information.¡± Charles sat on the chair on the other side, and then looked at the maid uncertainly. He really couldn¡¯t figure out why the other party suddenly came to him. Of course, before that, there were  More important questions need to be clarified.  "When did you come here?" Charles asked after a moment.  "It's been a long time ago. To be precise, it started when the prosecutor started yelling" Charlotte responded with a bright smile.  "Then what did you hear?" Charles asked quickly.  "Would you believe me if I said I didn't hear anything?" Charlotte asked with a smile.  Ciel's face suddenly turned ugly.  This is the problem.  He had a big argument with Prosecutor General Villefort just now, revealing too many old things and too many secrets that could not be revealed to the outside world. Even Charlotte would be in big trouble if she heard about it.  "Then you heard it" "Come on, don't put on such a sad face, I don't want to see it - my time is precious, and I don't want to play a cautious game with you, so I will tell you directly -  I heard about your parents, but it actually doesn¡¯t mean anything because I¡¯ve heard about it before.¡± Charlotte interrupted Charles calmly, ¡°The prosecutor is right, your mother is indeed.  She died because of your father. Her dystocia was caused by your father. It could even be said that he accidentally killed her. This incident was widely spread at the time, but your grandfather used his power to suppress it. It has not happened for so many years.  People mention it so it has been almost forgotten, I still"Because no one has mentioned it a long time ago" "You already knew it?"  How did you know?  "Char looked at each other in surprise. "Then why didn't you tell me?  " "Your grandfather wrote to tell my grandfather, and the two of them talked about everything.  My grandfather told me later, but what¡¯s the point of me telling you?  What, do you want to avenge your mother?  How to take revenge, kill your father?  Or grandpa?  Impossible?  "Charlotte curled her lips, as if she was laughing at Ciel, "So, what's the point of telling you? Apart from adding trouble to you for no reason, I don't see how it will help your lives, right?  "Charlotte's ridicule with a gun and a stick made Charles suddenly wake up. "Yeah, what's the point of knowing such an old thing? He has no feelings for his parents in this life.  , although his mother died unjustly, more than ten years have passed, and he has no feelings anymore, and it is impossible to seek revenge from his father. In a sense, Charlotte's silence may actually help him reduce unnecessary worries.  "Okay, let's not talk about these old things, let's talk about something else.  Charles simply changed the subject, "Did you also hear the part about Edmond Dant¨¨s?"  " "Of course, although I didn't hear it completely clearly, I could still hear a general outline.  "Charlotte nodded simply, "I have to say, this is a very exciting story.  " "It is indeed a wonderful story, but this is a story that only belongs to me.  Charles also nodded coldly, and then looked at the other party seriously, "Charlotte, I hope that you will not tell anything about this story. This is my very serious request, please agree to it."  This story has nothing to do with your organization and won't cause you any trouble, so I don't think this request will embarrass you.  You know what I mean - I want complete freedom of movement in this matter, without interference.  " "I can promise you not to tell anyone about it, but I don't agree with the other point" Charlotte spread her hands, "You said this story has nothing to do with me, but I don't think so.  "    "What's the meaning?  "Charles frowned. "Although I don't know what poor Edmond Dant¨¨s is, and I don't care whether he died unjustly, but based on what I know about you, you don't care either.  ?  Charlotte's eyes narrowed slightly, and her vision became extremely sharp. "So, I guess you are so interested in this story because you want to deal with the Count of Monte Cristo?"  " When Charlotte said the last word, Charlton could no longer maintain his original composure. He stared at Charlotte closely, and the air in the room suddenly became colder. "  Don't be so nervous, Ciel.  "Charlotte suddenly stretched out her hand and patted Ciel on the shoulder, "Actually, this is not difficult to guess, right?  Although we don¡¯t know the Count of Monte Cristo particularly well, we do know a bit about it. We know that this gentleman had been active in the Marseille area in his early years - so it is obvious that you are suddenly so interested in the old events of Marseille.  Well, is there any other reason?  " Charles just listened quietly to Charlotte's explanation, his expression still calm. But the turmoil in his heart slowly calmed down. Charlotte is indeed powerful enough. And, after all, he still can't follow  Charlotte took action. "Since you know it so clearly, I have nothing to say, okay, I admit it is true.  Charles let out a final breath and looked at the other party helplessly, "Let me make it clear to you. He is my prey now. I don't want anyone to intervene and interfere with my actions. You can do whatever you want."  , I won¡¯t interfere, so I also want you not to interfere with me, okay?  " "Don't be nervous, young master, it's not okay for you to always regard me as your enemy.  "Charlotte brought her face close to Charles, and then said mysteriously, "To tell you the truth, I'm going to help you deal with him this time, and I guarantee that you can give him a big chop!  "Charlotte, who came closer to talk, blew the tip of his nose a little itchy, and the scent also rushed into Charles's nose, making him slightly dizzy for a moment. But what really made him dizzy was  It¡¯s what he said. Charlotte, are you going to help me deal with the Count of Monte Cristo? He definitely didn¡¯t believe it, so his first reaction was to look at the other person warily. ¡°Why do you do this?  ?  " "Because the Count of Monte Cristo has offended me a lot recently, and I can't stand him very much, so I want to see him in trouble and see you beat him up" Charlotte's lips driftedA cruel sneer, "I just want him to learn a lesson, is this reason enough?" In an instant, just from the murderous aura wafting from Charlotte's body, Ciel judged that Charlotte was serious.  Great, he is worried that there are not many breakthroughs now. If Charlotte can provide any help, it will be a great opportunity falling from the sky.  "Okay, I understand, then I promise you, I will beat him up - as long as you give me a chance." He nodded repeatedly, forgetting his unhappiness for a moment, "Tell me, what are you going to do?"  "I want to give you a piece of completely real information -" Charlotte leaned into Charles's ear, and then answered word for word, "This Earl is already preparing to use the information to manipulate the market, and plans to  Short those Spanish bonds." "Really? What is he going to do?" Charles was a little surprised at first, but then he was overjoyed.  Since Charlotte can tell such news, it proves that she has the real information and is not lying.  "How to do it specifically is a commercial secret, so I won't disclose it." Charlotte still whispered in Charles's ear, "However, he has prepared a huge piece of bad news and is now building a large number of positions. I  I think if his plan goes well, when the bad news is released, the whole market will be shaken, and he will make a fortune by then. "What Charlotte said was not a temporary thought, but something that happened after a while.  The purpose was to let Ciel know the whole story without letting him know the specific actions of the royal party. She had to carefully grasp the scale now.  Although her relationship with Charles was pretty good, and although Charles and Marshal Treville secretly gave her a lot of care, she still had a sense of what she shouldn't say, and she could keep her mouth shut when it was time to keep it secret.  She only needs to use the power of Charles to give the Count of Monte Cristo a painful blow at the necessary time and make him pay a sufficient price for his arrogance and rudeness. This is enough.  If she said too much else, it would be difficult for both of them. She couldn't afford to leak the news to the emperor's government.  Seeing Charlotte's behavior, Charles was of course aware of the situation and did not ask what this unprecedented bad news actually meant.  In the final analysis, it doesn¡¯t matter what the message is, the precise time is more important. As long as you control the time, you will have a way to operate from it.  "So, when will this bad news reach Paris at the earliest? At what price point will the Count of Monte Cristo's position be placed?" Charles immediately asked for details.  "I can't confirm the specific time yet, but I will figure it out and tell you next. As for other issues, I can't know if you ask me. You can ask the experts in the market. They are better than me.  It's clearer." Charlotte replied calmly, "Okay, that's all I have to say." "Okay, thank you." Charles nodded.  Although Charlotte only brings him news now, news is enough. The most precious thing is information.  Ciel only felt that he was like a hunting spider, weaving a giant web leisurely and slowly entangling the prey. The web thread was constantly approaching the prey, and he had increasingly nowhere to hide.  In an instant, all the fatigue he had felt before was gone, and he was even gearing up, just waiting for the day to show off his skills to come as soon as possible.  ¡°Charlotte, who was next to her, also looked at her cousin, this elegant and handsome boy.  His face was slightly red, and his blue eyes were shining with excitement, like a child who had snatched a toy.  How cute!  What if there was no damn revolution? In that case, they should have spent the best time together in Versailles without any worries, right?  "Char?" she called softly.  "Huh?" Charles was woken up from his excitement.  "Well" His mouth was blocked.  The two people¡¯s tongues also intertwined, and Ciel looked at each other with disbelief.  I don¡¯t know how long it took before Charlotte returned to her original position.  "It's just a gift, don't worry about it." She bowed to Charles lightly again.  "" Charles didn't know what to say.  "It's time to say goodbye!" Charlotte looked up and looked out the window, then suddenly turned back and looked at Charles with a smile, "By the way, before I leave, I have some news for you." "What?"  "Just now, there was not only one audience outside the room." Charlotte's smile was still as bright as ever, "Your sister has also listened to it!It's a good thing that this ghost elf dismissed the servant, otherwise I might not have been able to listen for so long!  Of course, she probably thought she was the only one there.  "    "What?  "Char's eyes widened. "Okay, that's all I have to say. Just make sure you know what's going on."  "Charlotte turned around and left without any nostalgia, "Goodbye~"
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