Flowers, Swords and France

"Slander! What a shameless slander! These British people are so rude! I...I have never seen such vicious slander! What are the British people thinking? My brother is so respectful to them, and they still To attack him like this? It’s so shameless!”

In the morning filled with golden mist, Miss Treville and her entourage had breakfast together in the hotel restaurant.

However, perhaps because Miss Treville suddenly wanted to read a British newspaper, the original harmonious atmosphere disappeared.

Her face turned red because of uncontrollable anger, and even her hands trembled slightly. Obviously she did not expect that her talented brother would be so attacked by the British press.

"! Look! What do the people of this country think of themselves? Messengers of God? Who are they to judge others? These British are simply lawless... lawless!"

Kongze and Mary both sat quietly, watching their employer's sister throw a rare outburst in her life.

"I just said, these British people are rubes and don't understand anything. You insist on seeing it... Doesn't this make you feel troubled? Why is this necessary...?" After a moment, maybe In order to make Fran happy, Mary comforted her in a joking way, "Okay, let's have some breakfast, we have to go to Westminster together later!"

"How can I still eat after being devoured by these people..." Fran was still angry, but her tone finally softened a bit.

Then, she suppressed the disgust in her heart. He forced himself to pick up a newspaper again and scanned the signature at the end.

"Karl Marx?"

Then. She frowned, as if thinking about something. Finally it dawned on her.

"It's this guy again! I remember him! This isn't the first time he viciously attacked my brother. I really don't know what to say..."

Then, she glanced at Kong Ze who was silent and said, "Mr. Kong Ze, as my brother's most trusted assistant, can you just sit back and watch this person attack him so viciously?"

Of course I can just sit back and watch. What does his scolding have to do with me? Kong Ze replied coldly in his heart.

What's more... he doesn't seem to care about it either.

However, he would not show this emotion on the surface.

"I am indeed very angry to see these British people attacking my employer so brazenly. But... they are British after all, and there is nothing we can do against them." Kong Ze replied unhurriedly, "However, You don’t need to take it too seriously. In the final analysis, these people are just people. They are just a small group of people, some of whom are even foreigners living in the UK - such as the Dr. Marx you just mentioned. Therefore, they cannot represent the sentiments of the British, and their attacks in newspapers will not last long. It will disappear... Anyway, who will not be attacked now?"

Although what he said seemed to shirk responsibility, it did tell the truth.

In France, although Charles de Treville had an equally bad reputation, he was under the power of Charles and his associates. The public opinion circle, which has been restricted by strict reporting controls, will never dare to issue many offensive words against Louis Bonaparte and his cronies. At most, they will make some comments that are neither salty nor indifferent or have hidden tact.

But in the UK, the situation is completely different. Firstly, the press here has become accustomed to unscrupulous words and deeds; secondly, attacking foreign dignitaries is one of the things that the British like to see most, so even now the British government is interested in promoting friendship between Britain and France. Attacks on Charles continued to appear in the newspapers.

However, Fran did not accept this explanation at all.

"Even if it's just a small group of people. We can't ignore it, right? Otherwise, everyone will take this kind of attack that damages my brother's reputation seriously! Besides, even if the attacker is not British, the British government should not let this kind of thing come out of nowhere. Are the rumors and slanders widely circulated here? Can they reflect the chivalry and morality that the British claim to do by slandering a foreign dignitary like this?

"I admit that it's bad for the British to do this, but you can't lodge a formal protest with the British government because of this kind of thing, right?" Kongze shook his head slightly, obviously dissatisfied with the eldest lady's instructions, "Mr. Treville now hopes He is friendly with the United Kingdom, so he does not agree to do this. Besides, even if he does do it, it may only have the opposite effect, but it will help the spread of this attack and add laughter to the British after dinner. "

"My brother doesn't care about this. That's not the reason why you don't do anything, right? If my brother needs to personally explain everything, then what position do you have to call yourself an assistant?" Fran still didn't flinch. .

"Then what do you think we should do?" Under Miss Treville's merciless questioning, Kong Ze also felt that he was at a loss for words. Finally, he finally asked impatiently.

"Um...you're asking about me? Shouldn't it be you who figured it out? How could I know the outside world better than you?" Fran seemed to have calmed down completely and looked at the meal in front of her quietly. Pan, "I believe that even in the UK, there is a place where justice can be done, right? No matter how lawless they are, there is always something that can restrain them."

Ah, you still want to sue for libel?

Kong Ze and Mary looked at each other, feeling secretly groaning in their hearts.

There is no other reason, they just can't tell this sister that her brother is such a person.

To be honest, although the words were a bit extreme, they did not think that these attacks were "unfounded slanders". If you look closely, they are on the contrary, and many secret crimes were not listed - these two people have already Having followed Mr. Treville for a long time, I naturally know his ins and outs. If this goes to court, wouldn't it just give others a chance to make a name for themselves? If someone were to accuse him in court, it would really be a big joke.

However, such words should never be said to Fran.

in their understanding. Their main task was to keep an eye on Fran so that she wouldn't suffer any accidents. It is very important to make her happy - who calls someone with the surname de Treville?

In the awkward atmosphere, Kong Ze glanced at Mary coldly. It was as if he was saying, "I'll let you coax this young lady." Then she simply started eating breakfast and remained silent.

"Ah, okay, let's talk about this kind of thing later. Let's go shopping first, shall we?" Mary carefully coaxed Fran, trying to make this matter go away slowly, "I think these things too. People are too lawless and cannot be forgiven easily. How about we ask Mr. Kongze to write this down in advance and see what we can do?"

However, Fran's answer surprised her friend.

"It would be too slow if we litigate... Besides, this kind of person is the best at smooth talk, and he might even speak nonsense in court to deceive the public." Fran seemed to reply nonchalantly, "I don't want this kind of person to borrow money. Let’s make a name for ourselves!”

Then, she seemed to raise her head hesitantly, and asked Mary curiously. "Mary, these people are so mean in their words and like to attack others arbitrarily. They will always offend a lot of people, right? It's not like my brother is the only one being attacked by them... If it were in France, someone would have run over to it. How can we expect them to be so arrogant after a duel with them? However, maybe they will provoke someone one day when they show off... There will always be some bad-tempered British people, right?"

These words contained an ominous omen. Mary's face suddenly turned pale, and she blinked in slight panic. Then he glanced at Kong Ze with some embarrassment.

"This kind of thing... this kind of thing... won't be so easy to happen by chance...? Even if it is an accident, some people can't help but think in the worst. Besides, although these people attack the British government, their words are... Very measured, not as unscrupulous as attacking foreigners, so... So... If something unexpected happens, the British government will not sit idly by... Well, so let's forget it, right? At least for this period of time... … Let them have better luck during this period, lest... lest people raise unwarranted suspicions on others..."

Although Fran spoke carelessly, Mary did not dare to treat her casually, because she knew that Fran was not joking about this kind of thing, and she could do it - because of this, she nervously "It will inevitably be suspected of the Treville family" to secretly persuade Fran.

Kong Ze, who was next to him, changed his expression slightly and seemed to be stunned.

He was not indignant because of Fran's plan, because in his career in the police force, he had already seen this kind of thing - in France, there are nine out of ten duels, and these expensive The young women instigated it inadvertently or deliberately.

He was simply amazed at Miss Treville's almost unexceptional naive curiosity when she announced such a terrible decision, as if she really did not understand the consequences she wanted to cause.

Compared to her peers and seniors, she seems to be more smooth and natural.

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Sure enough, the more beautiful a woman is, the more heartless she is - he was once again convinced of his previous point of view.

However, there was not much time for him to sigh in his heart. Miss Treville kept watching him from the corner of her eyes, as if waiting for his answer.

"If such an accident really happened, it would be regrettable." After a while, Kong Ze finally replied leisurely.

"However, this kind of accident is not good for anyone. I don't think anyone will benefit from this kind of accident. Even Mr. Treville himself is not willing to see this kind of accident, so he will There is no more fun to be had - because as far as I know, some of the articles attacking him are actually what he likes to read. After all, the comments in China are too monotonous. "

"Huh? How is that possible?" Fran and Mary looked at each other in surprise, and then asked in disbelief, "Sir, you like to read this kind of article? Why?"

"I don't know the reason, but I can confirm with you that Mr. Treville often reads foreign newspapers, and especially likes to browse articles that attack him. The author you just cursed is one of them, and he even got him Funded by donations - of course, anonymously." Kong Ze replied with a strange smile, and then shrugged, "Actually, I don't think there is any need to ask, the ideas of big people will definitely be elusive - if Like ordinary people like us, he has no chance of becoming a big shot."

"It's like this! He can take such a vicious attack calmly and just treat it as a pastime... What a broad mind... Napoleon didn't have such a broad mind back then, right?" After hearing such shocking news, Fran murmured to herself, "Sure enough... Really admirable..."

She is really hopeless... Mary suddenly had an urge to cover her face.

No matter what her brother wants to do, I'm afraid this sister can find something worth learning and admiring from it.

However, no matter what, it's always a good thing to let her give up that terrible idea.

If there is really a murder in the UK, I don't know how it will end.

"Let's change the itinerary."

Just when Mary was secretly rejoicing that a disaster was eliminated, Fran's sudden words made her fall into a new shock. "Not going to Westminster today."

"Well... what's the matter?" Mary asked cautiously. "We're all ready today... If we don't go, then wouldn't it be..."

"It's just a change of place, not staying at home." Fran answered quite easily, obviously having made up her mind, "Anyway, you can go to that kind of place anytime, I'm more interested in other places now."

"Where..." Mary asked helplessly.

Well, let's change places, anyway, as long as she doesn't cause any terrible trouble, it's up to her to decide.

"Can you take me to see Mr. Marx? I'm a little curious, how can a person be so confident and talk nonsense all day long." Fran turned her head and looked at Kong Ze, "Sir, although you don't want to obey my orders, I think you won't refuse my request - don't tell me you don't know where he lives, didn't you just say it? My brother gave him an anonymous donation, didn't it pass through your hands? I don't believe it."

"Uh..." Kong Ze hesitated for the first time about the young lady's thinking, because he couldn't understand what she was thinking at all.

"What? Our family paid a large sum of money, but we can't even see someone?" Fran frowned, looking a little unhappy.

"Okay..." After hesitating for a moment, Kong Ze finally agreed. "But I will report it to the gentleman later."

"Whatever you want." Fran replied with a triumphant smile. (To be continued...)

ps: Do I have to manually search and modify the blocked words when I want to write an article now...