Flowers, Swords and France

It was already evening, and the earth shone with golden light under the summer sunset. The wide country roads passed through the wilderness, dividing it into blocks, and looking around, manors and villages were scattered among these blocks, like isolated islands hidden in the ocean.

In a manor, a group of people were riding horses and wandering around, enjoying the magnificent scenery of the countryside in the evening while confirming the deal that was about to be reached.

Strangely, unlike the usual situation, the group of people on horseback were led by three young women with different expressions, but all of them had beautiful faces and were dressed very beautifully.

They were the leaders of this deal.

Miss de Bovan, who was always competitive, took the lead and rode in front of them, as if she wanted to use this method to declare her superiority, while Miss de Treville and her friend Marie followed slowly behind, wisely not competing with her.

"These are the places. The land we just passed belongs to the land your brother bought, and he is going to sell it to us." Lola stopped her horse in front of a hedge made of bushes, her movements were skillful and unhurried, "It won't be long before there will be railroad tracks here, connecting to Toulon and even Savoy - and it was built by our family. I think you won't object to this, right?"

She wore a golden gauze skirt that was not suitable for riding, and rode a carefully selected white mare without any other colors. She still showed off her wealth as usual, and her attitude was very arrogant. Even when riding a horse, she made herself look like a queen.

"It's a pity to sell such a large estate to your family and then demolish it. I want to keep it here and come to see the sunset often in the future..." Fran, who was beside her, also reined in her horse, and then shrugged with regret, "But, well, since my brother has agreed to the deal, I have no objection."

Because she didn't have many opportunities to ride a horse in her early years, her riding skills were not very proficient, and she always seemed to be struggling and clumsy when reining in the horse, but because she was dressed simply and was very beautiful. So this clumsy action seemed unexpectedly cute to others.

"Very good, then what are we waiting for?" Laura nodded, and then she turned over and got off the horse. "I have brought the lawyer and the notary here today, and I have also brought the necessary documents - I think you should have made the same preparations, right?"

"That's natural. You specifically told me!" Fran smiled, and then she turned over and jumped off the horse. "Don't worry, I can still do things reliably as long as someone teaches me."

"I think so."

Lola waved her hand to the back, signaling those who followed behind to come over. Among these people, in addition to the entourage brought by Lola and Fran, the local lawyer and notary were also called over. Both families planned to make a quick decision, so the efficiency became very high.

After confirming that all the documents brought by the two ladies were correct, the lawyer lowered the formal transaction contract and glanced through it hastily. They all signed their names on several contracts, and the notary immediately announced that the transaction was effective.

After receiving the copy of the contract, Fran finally breathed a sigh of relief and was very happy that she was so successful in her first work for the family.

From her relieved expression, there was no trace that she had shot someone with her own hands not long ago, and that person was still detained in the room where she had lived.

"You should be happy now, right? After all, you have successfully completed the task assigned to you..." At this moment, Laura suddenly looked at Fran, "However, just this. Can you be satisfied?"

The ease on Fran's face disappeared immediately. She gently opened her eyes, and then calmly turned her eyes to the wilderness not far away. "I think... I know what you are talking about."

"Yes. Of course you know." Laura took an umbrella from the saddle and opened it easily, "I think you should have considered what I told you last time?"

"Well... I have considered it." Fran's answer was still ambiguous.

Upon hearing her answer, Laura immediately gestured to the people behind her, indicating that they should leave again. The people she brought quickly obeyed her orders. Mary hesitated a little, until Fran made a gesture that she didn't have to worry about me, she turned around and walked away for a distance.

"So, what do you have in mind?" Laura held up an umbrella and moved slightly closer to Fran. "Although you promised me, unfortunately you didn't tell me how you were going to convince your brother. This makes me feel a little uneasy."

"Don't you trust me?" Fran suddenly smiled and asked back.

"To some extent, I believe in your mind and willpower, but... people in our industry have never built their hopes on trusting people." Laura certainly wouldn't be fooled by her. On the contrary, she became even more unhappy because she didn't like others to treat her with an ambiguous attitude. "Humans are unreliable creatures after all. There will always be various situations, isn't it? Could it be..."

When she said, "Didn't we work closely together before?", an unforgettable anger suddenly surged into her heart, making her unable to speak any more, and a flash of light flashed in her eyes. A terrifying cold light.

Fran, who didn't look at her, didn't notice the murderous intention, but she still felt that Laura was unhappy, so she also smiled, "I can understand your thoughts, but I think you should Give me more time, after all, it’s not that easy to convince my brother—especially since he might be angry with us now.”

As soon as she heard this sister mention her brother again, Laura's resentment towards the brothers and sisters made Laura even more upset. She finally suppressed her anger and said, "You mean we can only wait and see." I hope you can succeed?"

"Well, why do you have to say it so seriously? In my opinion, the matter is not that bad, Mademoiselle de Beauvin." Fran turned her eyes and then smiled at her, "Although you may not be able to say so now. I believe that I am very confident in convincing him, after all, he is willing to listen to my opinion now.”

"Really? Thank you so much for your kindness, Miss Treville." Laura's face softened slightly, and then she took steps. He walked to a cluster of bushes and looked at a village not far away, "But I think... I should have a better way..."

This meaningful pause surprised Fran. Feeling a little nervous again.

Deep down in her heart, she was still deeply afraid of Laura. She already knew the details of this person and knew that she could do anything.

"You...what do you want to do?" She followed hesitantly.

Laura didn’t answer for a moment, just looked into the distance. As far as she could see, the golden sunset in the distance was hanging gently on the top of the village house, looking like a picture scroll.

What a beautiful painting, just looking at it will give you a sense of excitement because of the beauty.

And when I think about...when I think about this painting, this beauty will be destroyed by my own hands and turned into nothing, the excitement becomes more and more sublimated. It’s simply… simply intoxicating…

It's almost time.

"What do I want to do?" A strange smile appeared on Laura's face, "I don't want to do anything, Miss Treville, I'm just doing what we should do... Hahahaha..."

This laughter made Fran's heart palpitate even more.

What is this man crazy about?

"You... don't you want to take a rest?" Fran asked in a low voice.

"I don't need to rest, I'm in good condition now, don't worry about me, Miss Treville..." Laura was still looking at the cottage in the distance, right in her sight. The fire slowly started to light up.

It's finally time.

She was smiling all over her face, and then turned to look at Fran. Her gray-brown eyes seemed to be burning with fire as well. For a moment, Fran was so frightened that she was speechless.

Then. She put her hand to her ear and made a gesture.

"Listen! It's about to begin!"

Before Fran could react, the sound of "bang bang" gunshots reached her ears, followed by a hoarse scream. Then, flames shot into the sky from the farmhouse in the distance, and thick smoke floated into the air. Like black clouds and mist, blocking the afterglow of the setting sun.

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What happened?

Fran opened her eyes wide and looked at Laura in horror.

"You...what did you do?"

"I didn't do anything, I just conducted a normal business activity for the smooth operation of our company." Laura looked at Fran with a sneer, "In addition to the land you sold, in order to build this railway, we also We have to collect other people's land, but some people are always unwise and refuse to give up their land. As a last resort, we have to clear the land... Oh, these people are not soft or hard. Eat, we tried to persuade them, but they still refused. They thought the compensation was too low! They also said that the compensation could only be used for a while and the land could be cultivated for several lifetimes. Since they didn't listen to us, then we had to do it. I have no choice but to talk in other ways. Isn’t this normal? If they refuse to move, then I will leave them with no nest. Now what excuse do they have? "

As she spoke, Laura looked at the distant firelight with a smile on her face.

When she was at home, she had long been very dissatisfied with the progress of the railway land acquisition. Therefore, as soon as she arrived in Marseille, she personally deployed a plan to use violent means to forcibly "move" the residents who refused to obey, and also hired a professional Manpower, today's action in front of Miss Treville is just the beginning.

Fran looked at the fire in the distance, listened to the mixed gunshots and cries, and looked at Laura's smiling face. This face, which was originally as white as paper, now seemed to be affected by the golden light of the setting sun and the distance. The firelight dyed it red.

"You...you are so cruel." She said as if reprimanding.

The strange thing is that although she was reprimanding in her mouth, she didn't have much compassion in her heart. Those screams did not arouse compassion in her heart. In her calm mind, a more important question had already occurred to her.

"This...is this your method? You...you have to choose today to do this in front of the two of us?"

According to general logic, Laura should most choose to do this kind of thing during the dark and windy hours of the night. However, she did it in front of her today. She had a reason.

"Yes, that's it." Laura smiled and nodded, "I always appreciate your cleverness."

This is not only for demonstration, but also to create an impression in front of everyone that "the de Beauvin family and the de Treville family have reached a tacit understanding."

And this impression is really difficult to clear, because the two families are indeed very close and are currently trading.

It's really hateful... Fran felt angry for the first time in a long time.

The sun is about to disappear behind the mountains. The night will swallow everything and no one will remember what happened here.

Laura put away her umbrella, and then swung it hard at the bush in front of her. With a snap, the remaining branches flew everywhere. Laura swung her hand hard and beat the bush into pieces.

"Some people, they are weeds, they think they are strong, they think they can bargain with me. They shout for equality, but forget that everyone is born unequal..." Laura turned her eyes again and looked into the distance. "There are many weeds like this in this country. They have no brains. They only rely on the illusory creed of equality to numb themselves and think they are self-sufficient." They are on par with our family! Unfortunately, I don’t have the means or energy to remove all of these weeds, but... I can assure you that if these weeds block my way, I will let them get them. A lesson, I will let them know that even if it is written in the code that everyone is equal, they should never, never think that way, hahahaha!”

Under the light of the sky, Laura made this extremely arrogant declaration, but it was unexpectedly very shocking.

Fran's face was shocked at first, then angry, and finally slowly turned calm again.

"If you think I am a weed, then I swear to you, this will be the biggest mistake you have ever made." There was no trace on her body that proved that not long ago she had shot a young man with her own hands. One shot. "You have already made this mistake once, I think you should still remember it?"

Fran knew how to stab her former ally.

"No, you are not a weed. Even if I hate you now, I don't think you are." Laura looked at her with a sneer, "You are the most beautiful new fruit produced on a big tree, even though this A big tree is rotten, but it still looks bright and beautiful, and it still casts a huge shadow on the ground... Oh, how admirable this big tree is! I really can't bear to see it fall!"

"It won't fall!" Fran shouted. (~^~)