Chapter three hundred and forty seventh courting death also damn
Peter Barak's face was not in good shape, or rather his face looked very bad. Just a few hours had turned the governor who had previously looked rosy, energetic and full of strength into looking like a frost-beaten eggplant.
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Seeing the door of the interrogation room being opened and Count Rostovtsev walking in casually, this man did not make any movement except for raising his head and glanced at it, completely resigned to it, which made Count Rostovtsev unable to help but
I found it interesting and said casually:
"Your Majesty the Governor doesn't look very good! Did he not get any rest?"
Peter Balak looked up at him again, but still did not speak. It seemed that he did not want to talk to Count Rostovtsev at all.
The Earl didn't particularly care about this. Originally, this interrogation was just a formality, and it didn't matter whether Peter Barak cooperated or not.
So Count Rostovtsev sat on the chair leisurely and asked slowly and leisurely: "Are you clear about the accusations against you? Is there anything you want to say?"
Peter Balak finally raised his head. He glared at Count Rostovtsev angrily and replied through gritted teeth: "I don't know. I have nothing to say about frame-up and slander!"
Count Rostovtsev just glanced at him, neither angry nor threatening, but said calmly: "That is to say, you continue to deny having an intimate relationship with Miss Merkulova, denying that you have ever released that person.
Several Polish gangsters deny funding their huge sums of money, right?"
Peter Balak was made more and more impatient by Count Rostovtsev's indifferent attitude, because he felt that the other party did not take him seriously at all and was not interested in any of his excuses. This made him
Quite unhappy.
No one likes to be ignored, especially a big man like Peter Barak. How can he stand this when he is pampered and responds to everything, even if Count Rostovtsev has a higher status than him.
So he glared at Count Rostovtsev fiercely, like a bull about to go mad.
However, this still did not make Count Rostovtsev look at him favorably. The count still said calmly in a calm voice: "In addition, you continue to deny corruption and malfeasance, and refuse to admit that you have received large sums of money.
Bribery, right?”
Peter Barak finally couldn't bear it anymore. He struggled violently and slammed his hands on the table and roared: "What do you mean? You thought you were sure of victory, right? You're too happy too soon!"
Count Rostovtsev still only glanced at him and replied lightly: "I didn't say that I was sure of victory, and I wasn't particularly happy. I just thought that if you don't think about it quickly, what else can you do to get rid of this?
If you want to accuse me, once these evidences and case files are sent to His Majesty’s desk, I think you will definitely be dead! There is no doubt about this!”
Peter Balak was speechless because Count Rostovtsev was so right. The existing evidence was extremely unfavorable to him. Everything showed that he had a close relationship with Merkulova.
Regardless of whether this closeness is that of a lover or another kind of closeness, it is all closeness.
For example, he gave Merkulova a large amount of money, amounting to tens of thousands of rubles. This money may have been entrusted by Count Petlev and handed over to his granddaughter. But others can't see it. Others can see it.
What happened was that he gave the money, and the source of the money was completely unknown.
This raises two questions. The first is that Peter Barak needs to explain how the money came from. The second is that if it really has nothing to do with Merkulova as he defended himself, then he
Why are you so generous to this woman?
We all know that he can't explain either of these two problems. He can't drag Count Petlev in, nor can he say that he is really not Merkulova's lover, otherwise everything will be hidden. Once this scandal
If it leaks out of his mouth in this way, the best outcome for him is to be silenced.
Naturally, he had nothing to say, but having nothing to say ended up leaving Count Rostovtsev at his mercy. Because the count would be convicted of the unknown origin of his huge wealth and his close relationship with Merkulova.
Of course, having a close relationship with Merkulova is not a crime. At most, it can only be regarded as a moral problem due to improper private life. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to kill a nobleman like Peter Barak.
But that's just a general situation, because the current situation is very special. Because Merkulova's relationship with the Polish rebel party has been confirmed. Count Rostovtsev raided a group of people who were related to Merkulova.
Poles with close relations, and with the help of the third part, it took little effort to figure out the true identities of these people.
I have to say, it’s shocking! Because there are five of these people wanted by Nicholas I alone. A large number of letters and other evidence were searched from their residences, which can prove that they are connected with the Polish rebels abroad.
There is direct communication.
These people alone are enough to crucify Merkulova. No matter how eloquent she is, she cannot explain why all of her friends use false identities and have close contacts with Polish gangs abroad.
, those letters all mentioned her role invariably. Obviously she was a member of the chaos!
If Nicholas I had known that Merkulova had received a large amount of funds from Peter Barek to fund the Polish Restoration Movement, and had also used Peter Barek's connections to forge false identities to help the rebels evade arrest, as well as
They are active in Kiev.
So what if Merkulova is the illegitimate daughter of Count Petlev? Anyway, Nicholas I thought that family was a disgrace to the family and was not willing to deal with them at all. Now he has a fair excuse to get rid of it.
He certainly wouldn't mind cutting off this shame quickly.
As for whether Peter Barak was a little unjustly accused and whether he was innocently implicated, was it important to Nicholas I?
If Peter Barak had some ability, he might still feel a little regretful, but this guy has no ability and ruined everything. Just because of his bottomless defense and cover for Merkulova, Nicholas I was
Want to kill him.
Because this is the lack of distinction between right and wrong. It is okay to help the royal family cover up scandals. This is an act of loyalty, but you also have to share the occasion! Merkulova is not a good person at this point, and she is directly engaged in endangering national security.
You are still there to help cover up your behavior. Isn’t this collaboration with the enemy?
So even if you are looking for death, you will deserve to die!