[Count of Monte Cristo] Archon

Accurate, the best disseminator of evil and darkness.

Both humans and gods hate the existence of demons; however, in the abyss full of filth and chaos, demons are the most popular lords, because demons are the only ones who can formulate the order applicable to the abyss and maintain it strongly. the existence of an order.They have been divided into classes according to their strength since birth, and the higher the demon, the rarer the number.For a great demon like Edmond II, the entire abyss can be counted with hands.

The fundamental reason why the number of demons is difficult to increase is in summoning.Almost every demon has to experience different times of summoning in his life, and the summoning is mandatory. Once the contract is signed, the demons must perform the task perfectly.In order to maintain the purity of their bloodlines, demons generally rarely intermarry with other races, which resulted in them seeing their own kind only when they were in the abyss...

Although the demons usually enjoy the process of fulfilling the contract, and the rewards they get are often very handsome, but there are also some lazy existences like Edmond II who hate being controlled by others.There used to be a great demon known as the "Lord of the Abyss" who was dissatisfied with this situation and went to God's Domain to find the God of Contract and had a fight. The fight between the two sides even destroyed dozens of planes, but the demon still had to respond The call of his own perception... From then on, no demon dared to express his dissatisfaction with the strength of the God of Contract.

...and that brave demon is the father of Edmond II, His Majesty the great and handsome Bone Dragon Edmond I.Since answering that call, he has never returned to the abyss, which led to Edmund II's majestic abyss bone dragon, which was hatched and raised in the palace of the contract god.

Edmond II remembered his father a little bit.It is very likely that Edmond I was summoned only once in his life, and then disappeared from the memory of the inhabitants of the abyss.

In order to prevent himself from being unable to complete the contract for thousands of years, Edmond II specially refined a demiplane for himself, and permanently strengthened several space doors in the demiplane... I really don’t know what to say Fortunately or unfortunately, he also ran into this extremely low-probability task situation.

Edmund II asked Jacob to wait for his news, he found a random place where there was no one, opened the demiplane, stepped directly into the palace he built in it, and walked into a door with a strange expression .

This door of space leads to a gorgeous palace. As soon as Edmond II stepped out, he saw that familiar figure.Shustar, the God of Contract, was sitting on the throne with his chin resting on his head, meditating with his eyes closed.

He has a handsome and dazzling face, and thick silver hair hangs down from his shoulders softly, almost covering the entire seat of God with his starry robes, meandering towards the steps below.

These long hairs represent Shustar's power and are derivatives of the contract law.They will never fall, and on each of them are countless contracts that will be fulfilled and broken.However, on Hustar's left cheek, a strand of long hair was cut off by Qi Er. According to his own statement, it was an injury he received while fighting Edmond I.

In this regard, Edmond II is still very proud of his father.The god of contract is also the god of commerce, fraud and justice. His power is among the best among the original gods. Edmond I, as an abyss bone dragon, can shake the source of his power. It is already a very incredible thing.

However, compared with the results of the battle, Edmond I actually made the God of Contract willingly raise a son for him. This is what surprised many powerful people in the world of Ryan.Most of the reason why Edmund was able to walk sideways in Ryan's plane was also because he had such a powerful backer that made people speechless.

However, perhaps because of the instinctive repulsion between gods and demons, the relationship between Edmund and Shustar is not very good, and can even be called indifferent.Edmund hadn't set foot here for thousands of years, but this time, in order to solve the contract problem, he still held his nose and came to find a backer.

——If you don’t use your resources, you’d be a fool!

"Hi, Schuster," Edmund greeted him briskly, walked up the stairs, held his left hand and put it to his lips, "I haven't seen you for more than 900 years, and you are still so beautiful."

Shustar opened his eyes: "..."

Edmund looked at him affectionately, and knelt on the ground on one knee: "Please believe every word I say from the bottom of my heart. After all, you are the richest god in Ryan. If it wasn't because you are too old to die, I would I can't help but pursue you enthusiastically."

"...Have you learned such a thing from the abyss, Asidia?" The silver-haired god squeezed out a sentence between his teeth like a toothache, and pulled his hand back, "I have to praise you Your good luck is a once-in-a-lifetime contract, from the establishment of the temple until now, I have only seen three cases."

Edmund stood up, and the seal of the contract on his finger bones burned.Knowing that it was Shustar who was investigating the details of the contract, he obediently withdrew his magic power.However, when his eyes glanced at the sideburns of Shustar, his eyes couldn't help but pause—on the right sideburns of the God of Contract, there was an extra strand of ear-length short hair, which was just opposite to the severed hair on the left side. .

"Sure enough..." Shustar didn't seem to notice his gaze, and withdrew his divine power from Edmond's hand with a sigh, "Your caution is correct, preparing a demiplane can at least make you last longer." Come back and ask me for help. So now, what question do you want to ask, Asidia?"

"I'd rather you call me Edmund II, dear Schuster." Edmund said with a half-smile, "It's okay to say something like this that reveals the essence when you hear it. You should know News from my father?"

"Arrogance." Hustal said coldly, adjusted his posture slightly, and crossed his legs, "You must have guessed it by now...your stupid father fell into a contract because of his carelessness. The wish has not been fulfilled for more than 2000 years. You should feel sincerely ashamed of him. The name Edmond makes people feel very stupid, and Acidia is even better in terms of rhythm and meaning...you Do you want to stick with this stupid name?"

Edmond's eyes were dark, and a cynical smile appeared on his lips.He held | Istar's hand again, and put it on his lips, his deep voice was as intoxicating as the most mellow red wine: "Every syllable from your mouth is so sweet...then, solve it for me How about dropping this contract?"

Hustar: "...wait a moment, I want to keep this video."

Edmund looked at him very affectionately: "Don't tell me you love me so much in your heart, hoping to hear my love words to you all the time?"

Hustar kept his memory, and drove a ray of divine power into Edmond's finger bone, and said calmly: "...No, I just want your bastard father to see what kind of stupid things his dear son has done That's all."

Edmund: "..." Why do you feel that something is wrong?

5. Chapter 5

Jacob waited anxiously at the same spot for an hour, hesitating whether to ask the captain to resign, when Edmund came back.

There is no god of destiny in Ryan's world, and the god of contract always has a special sense of fate because of the particularity of his priesthood.The original contract imprinted on Edmond's phalanx can only simply identify the content of the contract, but this time after being reprocessed by Shustar, it has been upgraded to a more sophisticated thing - it can not only identify who is the contract The characters involved in this can also give early warning of the appearance of the other party after the other party enters a certain range; what is more valuable is that, in view of the particularity of the content of the contract he signed this time, it can also generally classify the characters and propose suggestion……

For example, when approaching Jacob, the divine power on the imprint gave an induction: Jacob, 22 years old, junior level of repayment, it is recommended to keep a steady flow of grace.

Edmund: "..." What is a long stream of water! ?Could it be that he will keep Jacob by his side for decades! ?

The corners of its lips twitched slightly, and the Abyssal Bone Dragon arrogantly raised its chin, walking towards the long-awaited sailor.Jacob seems to have a deep affection for Dantès, and if he doesn't make good use of it, he is really ashamed of the coolie he gave him.

It is necessary to find out Dantès' life experience. Although he only knows the other party's name now, he can find a lot of clues based on this point.

According to what he knows now, Dantès is just an ordinary sailor. Although everyone on board does not know his background, they can all see that he is a well-educated person. The "Girl Amelie" accidentally took the island of Monte Cristo as a transfer station, and Dantès stayed on the island because of an accidental injury... However, Edmund found Dantès beside the dead Dantès. The buried treasure, the treasure was obviously touched by someone not long ago. Of course, it is conceivable who this person is.

From this we can draw a simple conclusion that the ship passed by Monte Cristo Island by accident, but the injury of Dantès may not have been accidental.There is a huge boulder blocking the entrance of the cave where the treasure is buried, and there is a fake second entrance inside. The location is very hidden. It is obviously unrealistic to say that Dantès discovered it by accident during a walk.

If you think about it this way, the problem arises. A young man who has received a good education and has an outstanding temperament is proficient in sailing skills. It was made "accidentally" to stay on the island when the ship he was following passed by... Dantès' life experience seems to be shrouded in a cloud of fog, and it is difficult for people to see the truth.

But the good news is that Jacob has more useful information than Edward imagined.According to his account, Dantès was rescued from Tibran Island when they passed the sea near Marseilles. At that time, he was naked, his beard and hair were ten feet long, and he looked like a savage running out of a cave. Claiming to be a survivor of a ship that ran aground the night before.

No matter how he died, it was impossible for him to lose his clothes... Edmond was keenly aware of the clues, and found a map of the sea area to check.Sure enough, there was a felony prison built on an isolated island not more than one mile away from Tibulan Island.

Edmond stopped his finger on the prison: "Chateau d'If?"

Out of a very poignant mentality, Jacob also wanted to learn more about Dantès' past.He tried hard to recall the day when he met Dantès for the first time: "...Yes, the Chateau d'If... I remember when I rescued him ashore, there were cannons on the Chateau d'If. Dantès still Say, maybe a prisoner escaped..."

His voice stopped abruptly, and after a while he asked himself in disbelief, "Is he a criminal?"

"I'm afraid so." Edmond snapped his fingers and said lazily, "If he has a huge amount of wealth, even the Pope can bribe him, so he must not know about the wealth before he goes to prison; and if he is a Sailor, proficient at sea, obviously impossible to get a good education... The only place where he can get both at the same time is a prison. So, who is his generous mentor? Château d'If... Well, it seems to be a long way from Marseilles If he is close, then he is most likely a Maasai. He has integrity, and what reason can an honest person be put in a felon prison? It can only be because of politics. Then the scope is narrowed, Jacob, go Ask any captain in Marseilles, the clues are clear."

Jacob was shocked.He looked at Edmund with a new look, and he couldn't believe that he had deduced the ins and outs of the matter based on such a few clues.He couldn't help asking: "What if you're wrong?—I mean, I don't understand what you mean by wealth, but what if he's not a Maasai?"

"Probability, as long as there is a high enough probability." Edmund raised his eyebrows and sat up straight, "Do you know what reasoning is?—You must not know. It can be explained by fate, grasping If you know the 'effect' of something, you can deduce the cause of the thing through the clues contained in the result. Since the clues are clear, the inference will also be clear-I know you can't understand these things, so, stupid human beings , you just have to follow my decision and do it obediently.”

Jacob bid farewell to his God in tears, and resolutely decided to follow the devil.He didn't think it was necessary for Edmond to deceive himself, so since his friend sacrificed with the idea of ​​letting the devil fulfill his wish for him, his greatest wish became to help his friend fulfill his wish before death.

The ignorant Edmund: "..." Your sister! !

When Jacob was looking for clues, Edmond added a new space door to the demiplane with the help of the contract.Out of the devil's unique cunning, he made this door even more gorgeous than the space door leading to the God of Contract Seat, shining so brightly that it almost blinds people's eyes.

He also renumbered the doors of his space, this door was numbered No. 13, and the door leading to the God of Contract became No. [-] at the end.After looking at his masterpiece with satisfaction, Edmond called his right-hand assistant, Lilith.

Lilith was the butler who made old Parker and other undead feared, and was also a fanatical pursuer of Edmond II.She herself is a smug lich, and she takes extra care of every bone in her body.

She didn't know what she was doing when Edmund summoned her, and when she appeared, she was wearing a tattered robe, and even her voice became softer: "Ah... my dear lord...why did you suddenly Summoned the beautiful, delicate and lovely Lilith?"

"You should have heard it from old Parker, Lilith." Edmund crossed his legs and said casually, "I found a new unexplored plane, and it looks rich...you understand, If you want to completely mark this plane before others, it will always require a lot of labor."

"My dear lord, the income of the territory this year is not optimistic," Lilith leaned closer to him, her white and slender finger bones poked at his shoulder, and the dancing light in her eyes changed color, "A whole Ryan In 25, we only harvested 22 undead, [-] of which were skeleton soldiers who strayed into the territory... With such a small amount of property, it is not enough to replace a rock giant, so what can we use to develop a new plane?"

"Did I say that we should develop it ourselves?" Edmund raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at her with hatred, "Lilith, think about it with your brainless skull... the area is equivalent to a quarter A new plane in the Ryan Continent, you want me to develop it with my own strength? Ah, right, I forgot that your brain and ashes have long been locked up in the phylactery."

Lilith: "..." I always feel that my kneecap is going to be broken...

"Okay then, my dear lord." Lilith stood up straight, took out a thick sheepskin notebook from the void, opened it to a page and recorded, "Are you going to do it? You know , Our reputation in the abyss has never been good enough... Even the stingy lord who wants to exploit his own people to the point where there is no soul fire left, but few people are willing to join you."

"Let them accept my exploitation willingly," Edward said with an evil smile on his lips. "The best way is war."

6. Chapter 6

The abyss is located under the entire Ruien continent, the space is chaotic and distorted, and the overall shape is an inverted triangle.Its structure is divided into seven floors equidistantly from top to bottom, and the space becomes smaller as it goes down.There is a demon lord on each level, and the great abyss bone dragon His Majesty Edmund II, the territory he took over is such a cramped and narrow barren level located at the bottom of the abyss.

Edmond I swept across the abyss with his powerful strength, and the entire abyss was his territory. Of course, he didn't care how desolate the seventh floor was; territory.If it weren't for Edmond II's strong backing and the fact that there is really nothing to gain on the seventh floor, the treacherous and cunning demons would not have given him this territory.

Based on this background, the relationship between Edmund and his own kind is certainly not good.However, the abyss is no longer the abyss of Edmond I's era. The big demons have fully absorbed the lessons they learned from Edmond I, abandoned the traditional mode of fighting alone, and dealt with Edmond no matter how cunning they are, Just don't give him a chance to expand his strength.The more Edmond hibernates, the more they feel that he is preparing to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. No matter what he does, their guard against him has never been relaxed.

【Strike out】The cunning【/Strike out】Edmond started his millennium-long policy of smacking east and west after realizing this.He showed his great desire for territory and wealth, always staring at other people's territory; and the more the demons wanted to avoid confronting him, the more they wanted to satisfy his appetite to a certain extent .So although his territory has not been expanded for thousands of years, his wealth is so rich that he has to open up another half-plane to store it.

Now that he has a demand for labor, of course he has set his sights on his old neighbors again.Using the new plane as a bait to provoke a war, the result will naturally go in the direction he imagined.

On the Ryan plane, diamonds without magic power are cheap.Edmond generously gave all the diamonds he found from Dantès to the jeweler, and obtained an astonishing fortune.He handed over a boat full of gold coins to Lilith, and the Lich secretly handled matters related to the war, while he stayed in the new plane, waiting for Jacob's reply.

In the abyss, everything was proceeding steadily as Edmund expected.A batch of exquisitely crafted gold coins with unfamiliar designs quietly flowed into the markets on the third and fourth floors. These gold coins were obviously not issued by any country in the Ryan Continent, and soon attracted the attention of the two lords.At the same time, a rumor quietly spread in the abyss—these gold coins came from a new plane that had never been discovered by anyone, and one of the two lords on the third and fourth floors had mastered the destination. The only way to a new plane!

The two lords cast suspicious eyes on each other almost immediately.They have some special means to identify, proving that the gold coins are indeed from a new dimension.However, the spatial location of the gold coin has also been erased by the same ingenious means. At most, it can only be traced back to the other party's plane... Such a method, who would believe that the other party did not do it?

A brand new plane, how much benefit will this bring to them!And just when the atmosphere gradually became tense, the lord of the fourth floor caught a nephew of the lord of the third floor, who was squandering such coins, and openly declared that his uncle had mastered the method of entering and exiting the new space.

There is no doubt that this is Miss Lich's method.In just a few days, the third and fourth floors entered a state of emergency combat readiness.And the other lords, after hearing the news of the new plane through various means, were also jealous-there was a good thing to hide and not show it, and whoever blocked the way to get rich would be killed!

The third-tier lords couldn't argue with anything, so they had no choice but to desperately plant spoils on the fourth-tier lords to gain support.However, the chaotic situation had to be solved by a war, and the water in the abyss was completely muddied.

Lilith sat at the entrance of the seventh floor with a whole hundred boxes of confidentiality contracts, and was fully prepared to receive labor.

And Edmund was sitting in the garden right now, lazily grabbing a handful of magic crystals and tossing them.

Jacob was standing across from him with his head bowed, reporting his findings.Edmond Dantès was indeed a Marseille sailor who had been arrested and imprisoned 14 years ago for treason.His personal relationship is very simple, he has no enemies, but has many friends.Father Dantès Sr. passed away long ago, and his fiancée has long since disappeared.The only person who can be called a benefactor is probably his original ship owner, Mr. Morel, who had been active after he was arrested.

If the object of gratitude dies, it can be passed on by relatives. However, the Dantès family has no other relatives, so the old Dantès does not need to be counted in the object of gratitude.As for the missing fiancée, this is a bit troublesome. After all, more than ten years have passed, and Marseille has changed too much...

Edmund was ready for a long fight.A once-in-a-lifetime contract like this, if the difficulty is too low, it will be abnormal.He listened to Jacob's report: "...I went to visit Mr. Morel's family and learned the news... Dantès is always kind, upright, and has a bright future. No one would choose to fight against him... …At the beginning, he was taken away at his engagement banquet, and it was beyond everyone's expectation that such a thing would happen."

Edmund asked with great interest: "Oh? Engagement banquet?"

Jacob lowered his head and tried his best to calmly say: "Yes, he and his fiancée were going to get married soon, but no one expected that at this time..."

"Engagement banquet." Edmund repeated, holding the magic crystal in his hand, "Since he has always been upright and has a bright future, how could he suddenly have something to do with treason? Even if he really did it because The person who was arrested after doing these things must be behind the scenes... Engagement banquet, does this have anything to do with the fiancée?"

Jacob couldn't bear it and said: "No, he and his fiancée love each other very much, they are a couple that everyone admires..."

"I didn't say it was because his fiancée didn't want to marry him, Jacob." Edmund said slowly, looking at Jacob with burning eyes, "Shouldn't the right idea be a rival in love?"

Jacob was startled suddenly, and cold sweat slowly broke out on his back.He forgot that what he saw was a demon, and how good the demon was at guessing people's hearts.

After being silent for a long while, he still didn't intend to speak out what was on his mind, and instead said: "I also found out some details at the time. The prosecutor who tried the case was Mr. de Villefort, and the name of the warden of Château d'If at that time was Mr. de Beauville, now living in Marseilles... There is another matter concerning him, M. Morel owes a debt to Mr. de Beauville, and M. That money to marry the daughter. I think . . . maybe that's what you need right now."

"Good job, Jacob." Edmond stood up and patted him on the shoulder appreciatively. "Get me a new yacht. I'm going to Marseilles."

As he spoke, he passed Jacob and walked into the villa, and Jacob stared at his figure behind him with a complicated face.

-

The information provided by Jacob was indeed useful to Edmund, but it was not enough.Now he knows that someone sent Dantès to prison, but he doesn't know who it is, and even his fiancée is missing... But no matter what, it's good to be able to solve some of the tasks.Although the contract didn't restrict him much, but always wearing a weak human body was very annoying to Long.

Lilith was manipulating the situation in the abyss and had no time to separate herself, so Edmond had no choice but to use old Parker as a housekeeper.He gave old Parker an invisibility ring, allowing him to disguise himself as an ordinary human to buy Mr. Morel's debts.At present, Parker's enthusiasm has been mobilized like never before.In the evening of that day, all the debt certificates were placed on Edmond's table.

Edmond walked around the city of Marseilles, feeling the changes in the contract.He bought the house where old Dantès died, took out a few skeletons from the half-plane to clean them, and then inquired about the composition of the Morel family, and gave them to Mr. Morel's daughter, Julie. Went for an envelope.

That night, Julie, wearing a veil, quietly appeared on this street and walked up the stairs.

Jacob was already waiting at the head of the stairs.Regarding the matter of repaying Dantès' kindness, his attitude was much more positive than Edmond's.He sized Julie up, and silently led her up the stairs.But Julie touched his arm uneasily, and whispered: "Sir, do you know who sent that letter?"

She is still a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, with a slim figure and a quiet demeanor, with worry in her beautiful eyes.Jacob couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic to her. He didn't know why Edmund chose to meet Julie, but out of a certain impression of the devil, he decided that Edmund wanted to take Julie's soul, and maybe he would do it again. something more sinister...

Jacob shook his head slowly and said, "I'm sorry, girl, I can't help you..."

Julie heard what he meant, and her face suddenly turned pale.She put her hand into her pocket, held the pair of scissors tightly, and showed a resolute look again: "...please take me there, sir, I'm ready."

7. Chapter 7

Jacob sighed and led Julie up.As soon as they reached the third floor, they felt the ground under their feet start to shake.Julie thought it was an earthquake, and hesitated whether to flee down, but saw Jacob still walking up calmly... After hesitating, Julie followed him up.

The house shook more and more, and Julie became more and more restless.On the stairs leading to the fifth floor, they saw old Parker.Old Parker, wearing the invisible ring, looked no different from ordinary people, wearing well-tailored clothes, and looked very British.He gave Jacob a pause gesture, looked at Julie, and said, "Wait a minute, it's not the time to go in yet."

Jacob's face began to turn pale.He knew that Old Parker was the skeleton who had frightened him into unconsciousness before. Even though the opponent looked no different from a human being now, he couldn't stop his trembling determination.He couldn't help but took a step back, trying hard to keep his teeth from chattering: "...My lord, what is your lord doing?"

"No, it's just repairing the house." Old Parker shrugged, with a look of "you know", "You know... this house is really too dilapidated. His Majesty Edmund II... Your Majesty is looking for Some professionals have come here and want to make this place a little more accessible... Oh, it seems to have stopped, please allow me to go in and let you know."

He bowed politely and walked in.Hearing the sound of Jacob’s teeth shaking, Julie couldn’t help touching him: “…Sir, are you okay?”

Jacob let out a scream and jumped up two floors as if frightened: "No... no no, I'm fine..."

Old Parker's figure appeared on the stairs again.He took off his hat and said with a smile: "Miss Morel, Your Majesty invites you to come in."

Julie forced herself to calm down, not to think about the weirdness of this house, lifted her skirt and walked in.

This house was originally used as an apartment for rent. Of course there are many rooms, but most of them are small and cramped, making daily life very inconvenient.Of course Edmund didn't like this kind of place, even if he just stayed here for two days temporarily, he still wanted to make his site fit the dragon's aesthetics—that is, sparkle.

When Julie went in, she almost thought she had come to another world.She stared dumbfounded at everything in front of her, and the corners of her lips twitched uncontrollably.The golden chandelier, which is perfectly shaped like a work of art, hangs from the ceiling, and the huge | large diamonds inlaid on the armrest of the chair are shining brightly. I don’t know what material they are made of. They are so soft and beautiful that people feel like they are stepping on the moonlight. The gorgeous rug...

Julie closed her eyes almost subconsciously and rubbed them hard.However, when she opened her eyes again, everything in front of her still remained unchanged.Old Parker walked to the wall opposite her, pressed some switch, and the wall slid aside without a sound.He respectfully reported to the inside: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty, the guest you invited to meet has arrived."

Edmond II sat on the soft | soft sofa, flipping through a thick file comfortably: "Well, please come in."

Julie tried her best to stay calm, but she still walked in distraught.What she saw this time made her eyes feel a lot more comfortable. It no longer shone with scorching light like the room outside, but the whole was more simple and plain.

—to put it simply, there was only one bookshelf, one sofa and one chair, almost completely different from what she had just seen.

Of course she couldn't recognize it. Now she was stepping on Mingguang Rock produced by God's Domain. The material of the sofa was the skin of a ninth-level monster in the dark forest. The bookshelf and chair were the perfect products carefully crafted by the dwarf master.After she left, there would be piles of gold coins and magic crystals piled up on the floor, so that Edmond II could transform into his real body and sleep comfortably.

Old Parker graciously brought Julie a chair, and moved it so that Edmund could see it as soon as he looked up.Julie sat down anxiously, considering her words: "...Hi, my lord, I received a letter before..."

"Don't be so polite, Miss Morel." Edmund clasped the book on his lap, smiling. "Pretty ladies are always privileged—just call me Edmund."

"Edmond... sir." Julie almost bit her tongue.She always felt that this name was a little familiar, and she seemed to have seen that handsome face somewhere...

There was no response to the contract, perhaps because the other party was not the object of Dantès' gratitude.But she's going to be a pretty good entry.Edmund changed his posture and clasped his fingers together: "You must have received the money order and bill of claim I sent, Miss Morel."

"Yes." Julie was very nervous, holding her fingers tightly, "I... and my family are very grateful for your help... But, excuse me, why did you suddenly give us such a big deal? What about your favor?"

Abyss Bone Dragon could tell at a glance that she didn't tell her family about it.He didn't expose Julie's lie, and lazily said: "Of course it's not because I have nowhere to spend my money. Don't be nervous, Miss Morel, I paid 28 francs, just want to get some news from you That's all."

Julie couldn't help but widen her eyes.Paid 28 francs and just wanted a little news?She said cautiously: "Although my father used to be a member of the Bonapartist party, we have nothing to do with the emperor..."

The handsome young man laughed and said slowly, "I don't want to know this kind of news, Miss Morel...Edmond Dantès, have you ever heard of this man?"

-

After seeing off Miss Morell, Edmund continued to look through the file brought by Old Parker.This file was obtained by old Parker from Mr. de Bowell, and besides this, he had also heard a lot of prison anecdotes.

The prison escape incident some time ago was once a turmoil, and Mr. de Beauwell was of course very impressed with Dantès.Not only did he name the person related to Dantès, but he also told Dantès' escape method as an anecdote.Edmund flipped through the file, and gradually pieced together the ins and outs of the matter from the detailed materials.

He had guessed correctly before that Dantès had indeed found a teacher in the prison, but the teacher was dead and had no relatives, so he belonged to the type that did not need attention.Inside the dossier was an informant letter, still written in the left hand, apparently by an acquaintance of Dantès.The interrogation materials and the prosecutor's comments all tend to be unfavorable to Dantès, if he is really