However, Charles, who was immersed in speculation and uneasy, and tortured by worries and worries, finally waited until he and his wife Charlotte's cousin, Eugene, a former ensign of the Kingdom's navy, returned with a large basin of hot food.
It was only when he arrived at this closed building that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As an enviable noble man in the social scene of Seine City over the years, Charles has not been without hardships; for example, when he was a child, because his playboy father did not manage well and secretly used money to subsidize his lovers, in the end,
He also went into debt and disappeared; his mother died of depression due to this.
However, as soon as the May storm came, the family situation went from bad to worse; as the grandfather of a senior royalist and conservative, the old Marquis de Travell, who had retired from the army, was so angry at the perverse actions of the mob government that he became ill.
, until he died, he was thinking about protecting the royal family.
Therefore, although the brothers and sisters were not greatly affected by the care of their grandfather in the National Guard, the rapid decline of their family situation still made Charles feel the harshness of the world for the first time, and how to maintain the most basic dignity.
Sell your belongings and endure the taste of hunger.
Therefore, Charles, who relied on his aunt to raise him and tried to find ways to supplement the family's income, developed a certain keen intuition about obtaining and using money; until his cousin Charlotte, who came from the family's ancestral land, married without hesitation with a large dowry.
Giving it to him also became the beginning of his ambition and desire.
In his early career of struggle, he met all kinds of lovers one after another, which more or less helped him in his career; from the original boy of the Traveller family, Master Traveller, Mr. Traveller, Travers
Lord Vere, then Minister Travell...
Therefore, it is not that he has not experienced the difficulties and embarrassment of his family, and he has also experienced the hunger, cold, and poverty of the lower class; but unlike most of his mediocre and inactive people, he has made up his mind to revive his family business and gain popularity again.
The Master's status and decent life.
Therefore, everything that stands in his way has turned into corpses buried in unknown places; whether it is the old nobleman who tried to take advantage of others' danger and coveted his aunt Agnes; or who tried to steal from him after losing contact for many years.
The so-called "father" of interests.
Even his uncle who tried to prevent him and Charlotte from rekindling their old relationship after many years of reunion, and it became a fait accompli; or the senior courtiers who had supported him but had other plans for his sister Fran. Even his relationship with the Capital Bank
In the family group, an important partner is Baron Beauvain...
Even if he is now reduced to hiding again, it cannot break his spirit and will. At least he has arranged the shelter properly and stored it in the cellar in advance, which is enough for hundreds of people to use food and supplies for a month.
Weapons, as well as coin vouchers of various denominations.
"He's just an ungrateful, white-eyed wolf..." At this time, his wife Charlotte, who was lying on Charles's chest, couldn't help complaining: "It's like the farmer and the snake who bit back in Aesop's fables.
..." Then, he was stopped again by Ciel's eyes.
Just as the whole building woke up one after another amidst the commotion of chickens and dogs; the ordinary civilian apartment on the outside, but inside the building maintained a relatively low-key and comfortable decoration, and people soon became impatient.
Crash away; a swarm of blue-shirted soldiers quickly rushed to the top.
"Ungrateful bastard, have you finally got what you wanted now? I only regretted that..." However, Charles restrained himself the next moment, and his wife responded with meaningless words; then, facing Ezori
Er smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know how you found this place."
"Relying on their silent support and the background of your government, I was able to complete my training at the vocational school and enter the city hall to seek a position as a clerk..."
And here, Ciel also saw with mixed emotions, the half-brother/illegitimate son Ezreal who was obviously responsible for leading the team, wearing the captain's silver star collar badge; and the female family members who were kicked out of each room one after another, but
Fortunately, their clothes were neat and they were not treated rudely.
At this moment, there was complete silence. Whether it was Ciel, Charlotte, Ezreal, other women, and most of the blue-shirted soldiers, they were all silent... Half an hour later, they were taken to
Ciel behind the city hall couldn't help shouting to Ezreal:
His half-brother Ezreal, as a reporter who once served in the army, mingled with the Republicans and Liberals; he was included in the execution list of the new dynasty, a bastard who would have died if he had been delayed; he actually
Appearing on the street so grandly.
It wasn't until the next morning that Charles, who was sleeping with his clothes on and ready to move at any time, was awakened again by a loud knock on the door. However, when he peeked through the window after not resting well all night, he was suddenly frightened and broke into a cold sweat.
; Because the streets were filled with blue-shirted soldiers and a familiar figure.
"Okay, okay, please tell me directly, what do you want, or what do you want from me..." Then, he added: "For Fran's sake, back then, it was
She begged and begged for you, even after what you did."
"Because it's Fran... Fran!" However, Ezreal, who had always been cold and unmoved, suddenly grabbed Ciel's bow tie and sneered coldly: "Otherwise, you think you
To be able to stand here instead of being put in jail with those bullshit ministers!"
"Of course I saw it from a distance at the back door of your mansion... garden." The young man from the Architecture Department chuckled and said, "To be honest, my family and I were very grateful to you, because I am a sister and a noble person.
I am a maid in the palace, and my parents also make a living in your wife's manor."
"In the end, I accidentally met my sister and girls from my hometown in a brothel in Xiacheng District, but most of them were already infected with diseases and became crazy. And sending them here was
Madam, you initiated the establishment of the Notre Dame Charity Society..."
"Then, when I came to the city to look for my brother and father, I was treated as unemployed and drafted into the labor force building the city defense fortress. There has been no news since. The person responsible for proposing and supervising this project seems to be Tra.
Mr. Weir, please..."
"Of course. How could you, a powerful man like you, remember an ant-like clerk like me?" The young man heard this but did not take it seriously and said with a smile: "But you asked someone to handle this in the first place.
I handle the property rights and household registration of the building."
Only a few men, including his cousin Eugène, were pushed to the ground. His wife Charlotte threw herself on Charles without hesitation, her hair disheveled like a lioness, trying to cover herself with her body.
In front of him, he stared angrily at Ezreal with a complicated expression.
"Are you?" Charles asked doubtfully on the spot: "Are you from the Seine City Hall?"
"So, I'm desperate!" The young man calmly recounted this tragedy that was closely related to himself. His tone was chillingly cold: "But at this time, someone found me and was willing to give me a chance to change everything...
…and are willing to provide treatment to those poor people.”
"It turns out that it was at the property registration office of the Architectural Department that clues about me were leaked?" When Charles heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realized and said helplessly: "I didn't think of this at first. I thought it was confidential enough.
What's going on?"
"Then I have to thank you and your family, madam!" the young man from the Architecture Department asked calmly: "My sister who wrote a letter and planned to go home to get married suddenly stole jewelry and ran away with others, and then died miserably in a slum.
Here; even my parents were driven out of the manor in anger."
Just as Charles was hurriedly waking up, his wife, who was still in a daze, quickly walked to the back of the building; a terrace on the roof connected to the stairs; but with the same despair, he found the vague figure of a blue-shirted soldier among them.
The muskets and bayonets held in the hands were flashing with reflections.
"In this case, I have nothing more to say." Charles just sighed heavily after hearing this: "But, I still want to know one thing, where did you see me..."
"It's not that you, minister, are not careful enough. I can only say that the people you handed over are not careful enough." The young man from the Architectural Department still smiled calmly and said: "The city hall is not a suitable place for keeping secrets. Ours
The director is even more of an alcoholic who likes to brag."
Charles, who was also trying to climb out of the attic, was blocked on the steep eaves. A moment later, the youngest member of the royal council in the dynasty, the gray-headed Minister Travelel with spider webs hanging on his body, burst into laughter.
He was carried to the front hall on the first floor by blue-shirted soldiers.
According to his pre-arranged plan, after the post-war situation initially calms down, he can wait for an opportunity to leave the capital as a purchaser and go to the Dutch princes or the cities of the North Sea Commercial Complex, where he can rely on the pre-transferred goods.
Part of the property starts over,
Therefore, after the prayer ceremony at dinner, Charles even had the mood to taste the large pot of stewed soup that Eugene specially brought back from the street, which belonged to the lower class and was like pig food; then, he said to the others
A few unfunny jokes to liven up the awkward atmosphere.
"Minister Travell?" However, Ezreal did not speak. Instead, a young man standing beside him, wearing an old city hall gray uniform and soft hat, said, "Do you remember the villain?"
"Flan..." However, when Charles heard this name, his eyes were in a daze and his face changed several times, and finally he sighed and said, "You know, is she okay now?"
"She... is very good now. She is already an important courtier and baroness of the new dynasty; she is also my direct boss." Ezreal sneered: "But, she also used her title and official position as a guarantee. I hope
It can ensure the most basic safety of your body..."
"Fran... Fran..." After hearing these words, Charles' whole body seemed to be weakened, and he said in a bitter voice: "She actually still misses me... But,
What can I do for her now?"
"Of course, they are the vault locations of various corporate banks in Seine City." Ezerize then looked at his half-brother coldly and said, "It's not the kind of public place, but the private secret vaults of the members of the banking group.
;There are also ledgers and historical archives of relevant banking business.”