Flowers, Swords and France

As Ciel explained his intentions and plans one by one, the opinions of other people present also began to change. From the fierce opposition just now, to implicit wait-and-see, and finally to enthusiastic support, as With Alphonse's statement, Ciel also achieved his goal in this meeting.

He not only contributed to the empire's next war preparation plan, but also laid a solid foundation for his idea of ​​establishing a federation. Only with the support of the financial community could he truly turn the empire's railway industry into an official and financial sector. monopoly business.

"So, does anyone else have any objections to my idea?" After finishing his speech, Charles faced the guests with a charming smile, "The empire's railway industry is a solid guarantee for the empire's economy and is also the foundation of the empire's army. The most powerful support, I sincerely hope that you can participate with your enthusiasm. ”

"We are happy to participate as long as it can make our investors profitable." Alphonse de Rothschild echoed Charles enthusiastically this time, "I also firmly believe that only if Under the leadership of an energetic, strong, and farsighted minister like you, the empire’s railway industry will develop at a solid pace and become the most powerful tool of the empire.”

Charles still smiled slightly and thanked the other person repeatedly. Although he knew in his heart that this was just a worthless compliment, he still felt a sense of accomplishment when a financial giant like Rothschild complimented him in person.

"Then, let's celebrate today's resolution and tomorrow's glory." He proposed happily.

Under his leadership, this group of people left the table and walked to the side of the champagne tower. Then a few people walked in, took out boxes of the top-quality champagne from the box, and poured it from the top without hesitation. The foaming wine rolled down unstoppably, submerging the layers of wine glasses below. The wine shone a dazzling golden yellow under the light of the gilded chandelier, like a torrent of money.

When the wine glass on the bottom was almost full, Ciel reached out first and took the wine glass on the top, and then everyone else also took the wine glasses.

"Cheers to the empire!" Under the leadership of Ciel, everyone shouted together, and then poured the wine into their mouths.

With such a celebration, today's meeting came to an end. When Charles was about to ask Gaston to show him the minutes of the meeting, Alphonse suddenly came to him with a wine glass.

"Your Excellency, Minister, I have to say that you gave us a surprise today. I didn't expect that you had done so many things in secret, so that even we had to follow suit." He looked at Ciel with a smile. , now it is a bit more cordial than the respectful one just now, "To be honest, I really admire you."

"I don't think you have any need to admire me, sir, you have an excellent family." Charles replied with a smile.

"Your family is equally outstanding, isn't it?" Alphonse asked with a smile, "However, I may not be the same after I leave the family. If you don't have the surname Treville, you are still you. You have reached your current status single-handedly, and you are even able to Talk freely to the monarchs of various countries and let them act at your own pace...I must say that your future is limitless, at least it is much higher than mine."

"You are so good at complimenting people..." Charles couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I believe that you can also continue to carry forward the family business, just like your fathers."

"Of course I hope so, but it depends on everyone's help, especially the help of powerful people like you." Alphonse shrugged coolly, "To be honest, I really can't believe it. You actually gave me such an opportunity. Originally, I just came here with the idea of ​​​​trying my luck..."

"Why do you think so?" Charles asked.

"Well... everyone says that you have a close relationship with Baron de Beauvain and have received great help from him. So we thought that you would be quite inclined to their family." Alphonse replied in a low voice. , "You are really a fair and far-sighted minister, a pillar of the empire!"

Since they are both financier giants, the two Baron families, the Rothschild family and the De Beauvin family, naturally have a lot of competition, and each has also cultivated many political alliances. Charles is also secretly regarded as a German -Allies of the Bowins. When Charles was the Imperial Minister of Transport, the Rothschild family thought that Charles would do his best to repay the family. Unexpectedly, he actually opened the door of the Federation to everyone, which really made him He was overjoyed and naturally couldn't stop complimenting Charles.

"Baron de Beauvain is my friend. He has been in the past and will always be in the future." Charles replied implicitly, "However, I am a minister of the empire. What I have to consider is the interests of the empire, not the interests of the empire." I don't mind asking for help from anywhere as long as the interests of a certain family are beneficial to the cause of the empire."

"And we are willing to help anyone, and we also want to contribute all our strength to the development of the empire." Alphonse smiled even more cheerfully, "Your Excellency, since you have given us such an opportunity, then in the future If you need help, just ask us, we are also your friends, and we are loyal friends.”

Since they are in the financial world, the Rothschild family is naturally very sensitive to the current situation. With the development of the times, the railway industry will become an extremely important and profitable enterprise. When Charles de Treville gained power and took charge of the railway industry, they were also quite worried, fearing that they would lose the opportunity to seize the opportunity. Opportunities to enter these careers to the point of being left behind. So of course they now want to please Charles and let him not only help the De-Bowang family,

Judging from the current situation, the imperial minister's attitude is very open and does not exclude them. They are not afraid of Charles seeking personal gain. As long as he is willing to accept money, they are not afraid of not being able to destroy the fortress, but they are afraid that the de Beauvin family will be too tight and there will be no place to send the money.

"Then let's drink to my friends." Charles picked up the wine glass and extended it to him.

The two wine glasses collided lightly, and then made a crisp sound, reflecting the smiles on the faces of the two young people.

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid you are going to face a little trouble later." After drinking, Alphonse said suddenly.

"Huh?" Charles didn't quite understand what he meant.

"When we were toasting just now, Mademoiselle de Beauvin seemed reluctant. She drank the champagne like venom... She still seems to be aggrieved." Alphonse said while glancing at Rose not far away. He glanced at her, then smiled again, "I'm afraid she will come to you later."

Following the other person's line of sight, Charles also saw Laura. Although she was expressionless now, she was not talking to anyone at all. She seemed a little anxious, even angry.

"Maybe she will find me."

"Your Excellency, I think that a young talent like you does not need to care about anyone's threats." Perhaps because he realized that there was an opportunity to take advantage of, Alphonse smiled even more enthusiastically, hoping to use this opportunity to win over Ciel completely. , “No matter what, we can support you.”

"Thank you, sir." Charles smiled and nodded, "But I don't think things will be that bad."

"Well, I hope everything goes well for you." Alphonse was not disappointed by Ciel's refusal, and just said goodbye to him with a smile. "I won't disturb you anymore."

Just as Alphonse expected, after all the guests left, Laura did not leave, but stayed in the club.

Full of dissatisfaction, she walked straight to Ciel, who was still sitting on the sofa reviewing the records.

"Mr. Treville, why do you do this?"

"What do you mean?" Ciel was interrupted from his thoughts and put the record aside.

"I think you know what I'm talking about." Laura looked at Charles with a look like "Don't pretend to be stupid with me, you broke your promise to us, sir."

"If you are referring to the promise of the Federation, then I think I have not violated the promise. I persuaded His Majesty and will set up such an institution." Charles replied calmly, "And I also let your family Participating in it, if you are willing, will also play an important role. In addition, I want to emphasize to you that you must now call me Your Excellency, Mademoiselle de Beauvin."

"But you made an unexpected development. You brought in other unrelated people!" Laura refuted Charles's words, "Especially you also brought our enemies in! You did this , it is obviously a violation of the promise, and it is difficult for me and my father to accept your arrangement. "

"Irrelevant people? Who are the irrelevant people? The people here today are all extremely relevant people, otherwise I wouldn't have called them here." Charles immediately retorted, "I think everything I do is irrelevant. It’s reasonable.”

"Is it reasonable to call Rothschild here?" Laura asked, "He doesn't have such a good relationship with our family."

According to her original considerations, the establishment of such a monopoly should be led by the De Beauvin family. Even if some people were brought in, it would be just a foil to decorate the facade. As a result, although Charles did establish a federation , but brought several oligarchs in, which greatly violated her original intention - and she believed that with the other party's ability, this would never be an oversight mistake, but could only be intentional. Because of this She was furious.

"I have to point out to you that it is better to bring them inside than to keep them out." Charles replied coldly, "Inside, we can use various methods to guard against them and restrict them. They must follow our rules. But if we keep them out, they will definitely be angry and try their best to destroy us, which will make it difficult for us. I believe your father can understand this. ”

"You...is this your plan?" After hearing such a reply, Laura's momentum weakened slightly, "Then can you guarantee that we will be the main focus in future coordination?"

"I can't guarantee this, and no one can guarantee the future. Besides, I can't help you unconditionally. I am a minister of the empire, and I should act in the interests of the empire." Charles shook his head, "However, for our sake For friendship consideration, if the conditions are right, I will give priority to taking care of your family.”

"Acting in the interests of the empire!" Laura laughed angrily, "Sir, is this what you said? You are not the kind of person who acts in the public interest! To put it bluntly, do you think you are now I'm in a superior position, so I don't need our help anymore, right? I have to say, if you think so, you are totally wrong. Even if you are a minister, you still need help from the side and below, otherwise there are many ministers and ministers who will be easily ignored! Friendship is definitely harmful to you rather than helpful..."

"Is this a threat?" Charles' eyes widened.

"This is stating the facts!" Laura shouted back, "I still hope you can think about your decision carefully and see who is your supporter and who is just a bystander, or even has malicious intentions towards you."

"Now that my decision has been made, it will not be changed easily, at least not because of you." Charles sneered, "If you are dissatisfied with my approach, then take everything you have seen today Tell your father everything you hear, I believe he can make a wise enough decision."

This merciless answer was tantamount to saying to his face, "You are not of high enough level, you need to let your father make the decision." Laura naturally became even more angry after hearing this, her face flushed, and her expression became more fierce.

"Okay, okay... I will report back to my father. I believe he will give you an answer, sir."

Then, she turned around and wanted to leave.

"Stop!" Charles called to her, "I just said, you have to call me Your Excellency now. Besides, we still have one thing that we haven't made clear."

"What's the matter, sir?" Laura turned back and looked at him slightly mockingly, obviously not intending to obey his orders.

"Why did you tell my sister those things that day?" Charles frowned and looked at her, "Why did you tell her?"

"Why can't I tell her?" Laura asked with a sneer, "Can't you tell others about your glorious achievements?"

"It seems that you regard yourself as a victim? I don't understand what qualifications you have to complain to others? Don't forget that it was you who asked me to help you, and I only received a small reward." Charles became even more angry, " What good will it do you to create strife and discord among us?"

"I'm not a victim, are you? No, you are a selfish bastard who has climbed up step by step by erasing his conscience and doing all the bad things." Laura asked, "Look at yourself, you are like this Can a person like you pretend that nothing happened and behave like a minister in front of me and everyone? I can't stand it. I think you should take a good look at yourself, at least in your eyes. You should be more honest with your sister, don’t forget, she is treating you..."

"Shut up!" Charles became angry and slammed the table.

"What? Are you panicking? Do you think you can't save face?" Laura laughed, "Since you brothers and sisters dare to do it, then don't be afraid of what others will say. I envy pure and pure love... What do others do? I don’t know, but I am very willing to bless you. I think she is much cuter than your wife, and the one you should marry and have children with is..."

asshole!

Charles was completely furious. He no longer cared about other concerns. He suddenly jumped up from his chair, and then waved his hand heavily.

Laura wanted to get out of the way, but she was not as agile as the other party, so she received a heavy slap on the face.

There was a "pop" sound, and the whole room seemed to shake.

Laura was thrown to the ground, tears streaming down her face from this heavy blow.

"You actually attacked me...?" The pain made her hatred grow even more. She sat on the ground and cursed without any regard for manners. "You scumbag! Shameless pervert, you and your sister..."

Before she could say anything else, Ciel pressed down, then took out the handkerchief from his body and forced it into her mouth.

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Laura was speechless, but she still struggled to get up. At the same time, she scratched Charles's body with her hands, and even scratches appeared on her face.

Without saying a word, Charles slapped her again, then pulled the tie from her neck, and tied her hands with the tie while suppressing her body.

Now, there was no anger on his face, only an ominous indifference, a terrifyingly stern expression.

At this time, because they heard the noise, Albert, Gaston and several other people rushed in, and then saw a horrifying scene.

The floor was a mess, with tables and chairs scattered everywhere and wine flowing everywhere. A gagged woman with her hands tied struggled violently and kicked over the chair next to her, while a blond man in formal clothes straddled her body. This was indeed an impactful scene.

"Your Excellency... Your Excellency...?" Gaston asked tremblingly.

"What are you doing standing still? Give me your tie!" Charles ordered him loudly. "I want to teach this woman a lesson!"

"Your Excellency..." The young Duke still did not respond.

But Albert next to him pushed him, "Give it to him, Gaston."

"But that's no ordinary woman, that's Mademoiselle de Beauvin!" Gaston asked quickly.

"So what?" Albert asked. "Are you afraid?"

Gaston stayed for a moment, and then suddenly reached out to untie his tie. Because his hands were shaking all the time, it took him a lot of effort to untie it, and then handed it to Charles with trembling hands.

Charles took the tie with one hand, then easily broke down Laura's resistance and tied her legs up.

Then, he lifted Laura with both hands and walked aside, but Laura could only whine, as if asking for help.

However, no one came to stop the minister.

"This... this is really..." After Charles disappeared, it took Gaston a long time to regain his normal consciousness. He never thought that the minister, who usually seemed gentle and calm, would be so violent. And he actually did this to Mademoiselle de Beauvin.

"You can't think of it?" Albert said with a smile, "If you follow him in the future, there will be many more things you can't think of. This guy looks calm, but he is actually more radical than anyone else."

"But...but is this really good?" Gaston asked cautiously, "It won't cause any problems, right? Forget it if it's just an ordinary woman. This woman is the daughter of the baron."

"I don't know if it's good or not. Since Charles has done this, we have to let him do it." Albert poured himself a glass of wine in a hurry and drank it down. "But I really I really admire Charles, the kind of woman who can sting someone just by looking at her, even if I hide as far away as possible, he actually picks her up!"

"Ha..." The young Duke could only stand there blankly. "Do you think they were like this before? A new way of playing or something."

"When you say that, it's really possible!" Albert opened his eyes wide, then patted him on the shoulder, "Young people really have imagination."

Of course, Charles didn't know that he had become the object of ridicule by these two people. He just carried Laura, who was shaking and struggling, through the corridor and came to a small room.

This was originally a place used to entertain guests, so there was never a shortage of places to have fun. In addition to having a large bed, this room also has very good sound insulation.

After Charles carried Laura into the room, he threw her on the bed, then closed the door. Then he stood at the door, looking down at the woman opposite.

Of course Laura was still struggling, but because her hands and feet were tied, she could only roll a few times. She looked quite pitiful. She was speechless and could only look at Ciel with hatred.

Charles leaned down and took out his handkerchief from her mouth.

"You beast, you bastard!" Laura started to curse almost immediately, but even though she had exhausted all she had learned in her life, her vocabulary was still very poor and she could only keep repeating, "Dirty maggots, shameless whores. ! Scum!"

The terrible memories of the past have returned to her mind. They are memories that she will never forget. She did not expect that on this occasion, he would actually dare to do it in front of others. He is simply a barbarian!

Ciel allowed her to curse and turned a deaf ear, just looking at her exposed skin due to the scene just now. He had tasted this dazzling white greasy before, and to be honest, it tasted really good...

He stretched out his hand to touch this piece of skin, then slowly slid down through the gap in the skirt, and then pinched it hard, causing Laura to moan in pain.

"Besides not calling me Your Excellency, you also did three things wrong." He stared at the other party coldly, as if he was a wolf about to eat its prey. "First, you should not tell anything about my sister. ; Second, you should not make fun of my wife and son; third... you should not tempt me. "

Yes, initially he acted out of anger, but soon he was tempted. This overly arrogant woman aroused his ferocity and desire to conquer. He wanted to punish and ravage her, just like the previous time.

Then, with his other hand, he tore open the hem of the skirt, and another large area of ​​white and greasy skin appeared in front of him. Then, while looking at this picture, he took off his clothes.

"Asshole!" Laura was still yelling, but there was a rare look of panic in her eyes. She already knew what she would face next.

Before she could finish cursing, the young man in front of her pressed on her, causing her to let out a dull groan of pain.

"Weren't you very complacent before? Why did you fall into my hands now?" Charles suddenly laughed, this smile was a little ferocious, which brought back Laura's memories, "Last time I remember that I had I’ve taught you a lesson, but you still dare to be so disrespectful to me? Okay, then I can teach you another lesson to make you understand that some people are destined to be looked up to.”

This terrible punishment came to her again, but in the eyes of this cruel man, it seemed that it was not enough.

"You, a murderer of your own brother, a vicious woman who takes pleasure in cruelty, should be able to appreciate this result, right? Some people are born to be superior to others, just like now!" Charles said on the side He said, while trembling on her body, with only Laura's muffled hum as the accompaniment, "Remember every moment of this, I will make you unforgettable forever!"

Then, he suddenly stretched out his hands and grabbed Laura's neck.

Laura, who was already dizzy, suddenly felt that her neck was restrained by a huge force, and it seemed that breathing became more difficult. Every impact made her extremely uncomfortable. She wanted to vomit, but she couldn't. It was like It's like being in hell.

"Painful? Scared?" Charles saw how uncomfortable she was, but just laughed, "Remember all this!"

As she was deprived of her breath, Laura gradually fell into a state of unconsciousness. She could no longer hear anything, and even the pain in her body gradually became less painful. Her breathing became more and more difficult, her vision became more and more blurred, and even her body seemed to become lighter and lighter, as if it could float into the air at any time. She would never forget this terrible experience.

Her vision became more and more blurred, and she seemed to have lost sight of the man in front of her. His voice seemed to come from thousands of miles away, and it was vague and unclear. His smile became more and more hideous and terrifying, and it was so distorted that it made people feel scared. How could such a handsome and gentle person do such a cruel thing?

"Uh... Woo... Ah..." Because of suffocation, Laura instinctively opened her mouth to breathe, making a strange sound with unclear meaning, but all this was in vain. She could only slowly sink into the terrible darkness as her consciousness faded.

Just when she felt that she was about to be swallowed by darkness, the terrible pressure on her neck was suddenly relieved. As if she was pulled back from the gate of hell, she suddenly froze up, then floated up to the clouds, floated to the area of ​​chaotic consciousness, and stayed there.

At this time, the man also groaned, and then fell on her. (~^~)