The crisp sound of horses' hooves could be heard incessantly. Alexey, who was sitting in the carriage, held his head and looked at the scene on the street thoughtfully.
He was not in a good mood, or he was worried. His whole person seemed to be shrouded in a mist, or his world was filled with clouds, lightning, and thunder.
Fontana can feel his heaviness and feels his pain. If it were someone else who worked hard and tried every possible means to do something, only for the boss not to reward you at all for your hard work, but instead wanted to kick you out, you would do the same.
Even Fontana didn't want to bring up this heavy topic, so she simply changed the subject: "Count, what kind of person is your good friend, Archduke Andrei?"
This trick really worked. Alexey's thinking was immediately taken astray. What kind of person is this person?
This question is really a good question. If someone had asked him this last year, he would have replied without hesitation and disdain that a certain Grand Duke was a loser and a shame to the Romanov family.
But now he is no longer so shallow. He scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "This Grand Duke Andre is really inconspicuous in appearance, even ugly. He is very short and has no manly demeanor.
At first I felt like a naive child..."
This answer surprised Fontana. She didn't expect that someone would evaluate her good friend like this, but the unpleasantness had just begun!
"...In the past, Leonid and I both thought that he was too weak, too unmanly, or simply not like a man, so useless!"
"... But later we discovered that these were all illusions, or disguises. It's not that he lacks manliness, but that he can't express his manliness... Well, because his relationship with His Majesty is very bad, and Your Majesty doesn't like him.
, even a little...a little bit..."
Alexey "kind of" spent a long time but couldn't find a neutral enough word to describe what Nicholas I did to someone, so he could only laugh awkwardly and said: "You understand!"
Fontana did understand. It was nothing more than the royal family's dirty thoughts. Who made Grand Duke Andrei's old father almost become the tsar?
And Alexey also continued: "Later we learned that he had been enduring humiliation and burden all these years, suppressing his nature in order to be safe. Until last year, he probably couldn't bear it anymore or there was no need to continue.
After enduring it, he showed his abilities and talents..."
As he spoke, Alexey explained what someone had done, which made Fontana admire him. He was able to turn the tables in that situation, and he could not change his face in the face of a fake shooting. This was indeed true.
A man! It also made her more and more curious about someone.
"This guy is really good at hiding! Who would have thought that a Russian spy would hide in the most luxurious hotel in Bucharest and operate in full view of the public! He is really unexpected!"
Entering the hotel, Alexey said to the front desk: "I am a friend of Mr. Colomb. Please pass the message on my behalf. I need to meet with him."
A few minutes later, under the attentive guidance of the waiter, Alexei walked into the most luxurious suite in the hotel. He couldn't wait to see the legendary Mr. Colomb. But to his surprise, the suite was average.
The person following him was not Li Xiao, but his subordinates.
"Earl, I have sent someone to notify the company commander. He will come to join you soon. Please take a rest!"
Alexey was surprised, and then he realized that someone's false identity was not Mr. Colomb of Shilaozi. This was just the code name of the contact person he sent, which means that only after confirming his identity, this person
Only then did he contact him and ask him to come over for a meeting. This cautiousness really made him feel ashamed.
If they had been so cautious when they planted uh, those spies in Wallachia, they would not have been taken advantage of by others. Someone who has never done underground work for a day is more expert than them, who have been doing this kind of thing all year round. You say
How does someone's brain grow?
It took a full hour for Li Xiao to arrive at the scene. As soon as the two parties met, Fontana was stunned and lost her voice: "Henry Diomede! Why is it you!"
This sound immediately stunned Alexei. He had naturally heard of the name Diomede. The French businessman who worked with the Bretianu brothers and cheated countless Wallachian landowners, this
The name is simply thunderous!
"Diomede? What's going on?"
Li Xiao laughed loudly and said: "Yes, Henry Diomede is my false identity. How can I move around in Wallachia without a false identity! Miss Fontana, I really didn't expect that we would meet again, part time ago
Time, you have caused me a lot of trouble!"
Hearing Li Xiao's personal admission, the question mark on Alexei's forehead turned into a blur. He couldn't unify the Russian Grand Duke and the French profiteers. How could someone do this?
Facing Alexey, who was as curious as a baby, Li Xiao could only briefly introduce his experience. Alexey was amazed when he heard it, and Fontana was also surprised and admired.
"How did you get such a brain? You can think of such a destructive way!" Alexey laughed out loud, "The Wallachians have been deceived by you. If you let them know that you are such a famous person,
The big French businessman is an out-and-out Russian, I’m afraid they will tear you alive!”
Li Xiao also sighed: "You think I am happy! I am not forced by some people. If I don't do this, I will be played to death by them in minutes. In desperation, I can only not take the usual path and do more
All ready!"
This sigh also made Alexey sigh with emotion. It is true that no one likes this person who does things secretly, and he is forced to have no choice. If there are other choices, who would pretend to be a liar!
"But that's fine. Thinking about it, our combination of light and covert work has given the Provisional Republic's bosses a clear picture. As long as we work together, it shouldn't be difficult to complete the task!"
Faced with Alexei's optimism, Li Xiao poured cold water: "Things are not that simple. We cooperate, but it's best not to be exposed on my side, because the people on your side are really unreliable... I heard
Has the superior sent someone to check you? This is a very bad sign!"
As soon as this matter was mentioned, Alexey grimaced and complained again and again. Finally, he asked for help as if grasping a life-saving straw: "...My friend, what do you think I should do now?"