Alexey was a little embarrassed and a little embarrassed, because he never expected that the seemingly cowardly and useless Colonel Petukhov would actually have a close relationship with someone, and he would also be highly praised by someone:
"My friend, Colonel Petukhov is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. He has rich experience and is brave in fighting. He is sincere in leading people and completely worthy of trust..."
This sentence of being completely trustworthy made Alexey's face a little hot. He still believed Li Xiao's words, because Leonid also had a very high opinion of someone, and he knew someone well after being in contact with someone for a while.
A person's character and style, knowing that someone is not an idle person.
"Colonel, I'm so sorry...well, I'm so ashamed. I made a huge mistake. I would like to sincerely apologize to you. I'm so sorry!"
But Alexei's advantages are also very obvious. It is definitely a leverage to correct this when he knows his mistakes, whether it is against Li Xiao, Leonid, Vishniak or Boris, as long as it is his own fault
Then you will definitely admit it immediately, and you will not think that your status is superior to others and insist on not admitting your mistake.
And this was enough to wash away all his shortcomings. At least Petukhov felt a lot more comfortable. Because he had previously felt that Alexei was really not worthy of his name, especially when compared with someone else, the gap was quite large.
But now it seems that Alexei is okay, at least he is sincere and not pretentious.
"Count, you are too polite. You also made your judgment based on what you know about the situation. This is not your fault. I can only blame me for taking out the letter too late..."
Alexey was indeed a little confused about this point. Since Petukhov had already successfully connected with Li Xiao, why didn't he tell it? With Li Xiao, their power would be stronger, wouldn't it?
Petukhov sighed and said: "Count, the situation is very complicated. As far as I know, there are many people coveting the Grand Duke. It is safer to hide it... But this is not the main reason, the more important reason is
It’s that Colonel Shuvanov who came here with bad intentions, and I’m very worried that he will do harm to you! So I have to be careful about something against him!”
Alexey was surprised. Fontana had warned him before that Shuvanov was coming with bad intentions. Now Petukhov said the same thing. Why?
"The real mission of Shuvanov's trip is to investigate the true circumstances of the assassination of Sir Thomas Edwards, and to clear up all evidence against Russia as appropriate..."
Although Petukhov spoke in a subtle way, both Alexei and Fontana could tell that Shuvanov was here for them, and the so-called clearing up unfavorable evidence would probably include getting rid of Alexei.
"Colonel, how did you know?" Alexei asked in a voiceless voice.
Petukhov pointed to Pugachev next to him: "My nephew has a very good ear, and he overheard it accidentally!"
This news gave Alexei a blow. He never imagined that he had been serving the country conscientiously, but he would end up being cleared. This was so ruthless and cold-blooded, it was chilling!
In an instant, Alexei turned into a deflated rubber ball, and his whole person was wilted. It made people feel distressed to see him like that. After a long time, he sighed as if he was explaining or talking to himself:
"If he wants to investigate, he can investigate! I think I have no regrets!"
Now it was Fontana's turn to be anxious, and she immediately reminded: "Count, I am very worried that Shuvanov is deliberately distorting the facts. What should I do then?"
Alexey was still a little sad, and sighed: "Your Majesty shouldn't...should have known everything clearly..."
But even he himself didn't quite believe this, and Petukhov also reminded: "Count, this Shuvanov is by no means simple. I think he is ruthless, and I am afraid he will do anything to get a share of credit."
!You still have to be careful!"
After Petukhov and Fontana's constant persuasion, Alexei reluctantly agreed to be on guard, but everyone could see that he had suffered a huge blow and had lost all energy.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this annoying topic," Alexey forcibly changed the topic: "Colonel, where is the Grand Duke? What is the specific situation?"
This is really the wrong person to ask, because Petukhov doesn't know the specific situation of Li Xiao, so he can only answer vaguely: "The Grand Duke is in good condition. The situation has been opened in Bucharest. There is no danger!"
After saying that, he also asked: "Didn't His Excellency the Grand Duke tell you about his current situation?"
"No, he only introduced your situation and said that you are completely trustworthy. He also told you that his contact information is here."
Petukhov was a little surprised, and even more admired Li Xiao's caution. He knew that there was probably only one reason why someone did not talk about his situation in his heart, and that was because he was worried that the letter would be intercepted or seen by others, and then the information would be leaked.
As it is now, even if the letter is obtained and read by others, the only thing that is known is that Petukhov is a good friend with someone. This letter can at best be regarded as a letter of introduction and will not let someone's situation be leaked.
Petukhov admired this cautious style very much. Going deep behind enemy lines like they had to be so cautious. Being careless would be a bad thing.
"Yes, His Excellency the Grand Duke told us his contact information..."
After getting the contact information of his good friend from Petukhov, Alexei finally had a smile on his face. For him, this was the rare good news he heard after arriving in Bucharest.
"Colonel, thank you so much. I apologize again for my previous rudeness, and promise that I will never be so rude again..."
But Petukhov said: "Count, you don't need to thank us again and again, and I implore you to maintain your previous attitude and not be too close to us!"
Alexey was stunned, thinking that Petukhov was still angry. Just as he was about to explain sincerely again, Fontana interrupted: "Colonel, you mean that we act for Shuvanov to paralyze him and make him
He couldn't guess our true relationship, so he acted for convenience, right?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Petukhov glanced at Fontana with admiration and said: "This man is a bad wolf. We must not let him know our true relationship. It is best to let him think that we are
The relationship is bad, this is safer!"
Alexey couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He really didn't like this. He didn't like that even though they were all members of his own family, they had to watch out for each other like thieves. This feeling was really terrible.
At this moment, he had mixed feelings in his heart, and he urgently needed to find a close friend to talk to, otherwise he was really worried about whether he could continue to persevere...