Does Arkady have money? Of course he does. He carries with him a "huge sum" of money. This is all his "private money" gained through years of corruption, and he regards it as a treasure.
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In the past, if anyone wanted to take advantage of this money, even if it was his wife, he would immediately turn against him, but now he feels that his life is more important. He decided to use this money to stabilize Saradov first.
"Look at the baggage over there, it's the one I dropped just now. Look at the gold inside. This money is all the reward I got for you..."
Arkady's mind was spinning rapidly, and in an instant he thought of an explanation that could barely be explained. He tried his best to appear sincere and friendly, and he said pleasantly:
"I also heard about what happened in St. Petersburg. I sympathize with your experience. I really didn't expect that Yerosin wouldn't even give Count Vladimir face. That bastard is determined to destroy you! Who?
There is no way to make him change his mind, really! My friend, I have tried my best!"
Saradov's expression was a little loose, and he seemed to believe Arkady's words, but he still did not put down his dagger. He threatened viciously: "You lied to me!"
"No! In the conscience of heaven and earth, what I said is the truth!"
Arkady swore again and again, and then continued to lie: "After hearing the unfortunate news, I have been sending people to find you, just for fear that you would misunderstand me! You see, as expected, you misunderstood me... In order to make up for your
On the one hand, I persuaded Count Vladimir to continue to uphold justice for you, and on the other hand, I also applied for a compensation fee from him to make up for your loss!"
Saradov's expression changed slightly, and he asked: "Is the compensation in the bag?"
"Of course," Arkady nodded quickly and said seductively: "If you don't believe me, just open it and take a look. Once you see it, you will know that what I said is true!"
It's just that Saradov didn't look at the baggage. His dagger was still on Arkady's neck, and the other one was still holding Arkady's lapel. In short, Arkady's little plan went bankrupt.
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Yes, this guy has no good intentions at all. His wishful thinking is that as long as Saradov goes to check the status of the baggage, he will immediately take the opportunity to escape. As long as he can run to the road and meet the patrol, the situation will be fine.
It will be completely reversed - then he will be the uncle, and Saradov will be a street rat.
When the time comes, not only will Saradov not be able to escape, but his private money will also be recovered, and he will even be able to give an explanation to Count Vladimir with it. Wouldn't he be happy at that time!
However, this beautiful wish did not come true immediately, and Saradov did not let him go, so Arkady could only continue to be conceited. He kept emphasizing that what he said was true, and even continued to seduce Saradov.
The husband went to see his baggage:
"You will know if you go and take a look. One hundred thousand rubles! This is not a small amount. With this amount of money, you can live a good life even if you are wanted abroad. Really, if you don't believe me, go and see..."
But Saradov remained unmoved. Although he seemed to have believed Arkady, he still remained vigilant enough: "Okay, I will verify it slowly later. If you dare to lie,
I, you will know the consequences...and now, we can continue to talk about business!"
Arkady asked cautiously: "What's the matter?"
"Of course it's about the Wallachian Railway Company. Haven't you always asked me to find evidence? I have the evidence. Are you interested?"
Arkady's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that he was really lucky. Sure enough, the road was boundless. With the evidence, were he still afraid that he would not be able to make a deal? It was indeed his destiny to rise to great heights and become a successful person!
Suddenly he was overjoyed and said: "Great, what are you waiting for? Hurry and hand over the evidence to me. Count Vladimir can't wait for a long time. This trip only needs to..."
Arkady's voice became quieter as he spoke, because he had noticed that Saradov's eyes were very unkind, and it was obvious that the other party was unhappy with him.
He asked cautiously: "Is there any problem?"
"The problem?" Saradov chuckled a few times and said rather playfully: "The problem is that I don't believe you and your master at all, so I handed you the evidence, and then you played me again.
At that time, you were the king of Wallachia, enjoying the popular food and drinking hot food, but I am still a wanted criminal, and I still have nothing!"
Arkady quickly deceived: "I said, everything before was all misunderstandings, and there are reasons. As long as you show the evidence, I will definitely..."
"I don't want to listen to your nonsense!" Saradov said with a vicious smile, "I don't believe you or your master. Do you want proof? It's very simple, just give me money! One million rubles, give it to me.
One million rubles, the proof is yours! We each get what we need, you will prosper, and I will go abroad and live in peace!"
"One million rubles?"
Arkady swallowed hard, because this was really a lot of money. If he had this money, he might choose to retreat abroad and enjoy his life. But he knew very well that Count Vladimir would definitely not be able to afford this money.
, this count still owes more than 200,000 rubles and is being demanded by his creditors! How can he come up with one million rubles!
"This is too much..."
As soon as Arkady wanted to bargain, Saradov flatly refused: "No?"
Saradov sneered and threatened: "If you don't have it, then I have to sell the relevant evidence to Governor Speransky. I believe that the Governor will be able to come up with this money, and he is also very willing to use this small amount of money."
Solve the trouble, you say!"
Arkady was immediately speechless, while Saradov continued to threaten and ridicule mercilessly: "I have to remind you that I have spent a lot of effort to collect all these evidences.
Many of them are out-of-print evidence, and if they are gone, they will be gone forever. When the time comes, you and Count Vladimir should stop having such big dreams and just live with your life!"
Seeing Saradov's wanton and arrogant look, Arkady felt regretful. If he had known that the other party was so powerful, it would be better to let Count Vladimir stop Yerosin. At that time, there would be no need to spend a dime.
Money, and you can continue to treat the other party like a dog, where is the humiliation now!
Arkady thought for a moment and said solemnly: "Are you sure that the evidence is really useful?"
"Of course!" Saladov promised, slapping his chest: "I can definitely make your and your master's wishes come true. One million rubles, just think about it, as long as one million Wallachia is yours,