From Corsica to the Fourth Rome

At the patrol station, in line with the principle of putting on a show, after Lawrence learned the identity of the count, he still asked Old Sean to bring a few more people up and asked them the same questions, but skipped the questions. Inquiry into Pete's identity.

After all, the reason for arresting them this time was to gather a crowd to fight. In order to prevent the outside world, especially Pauly, from noticing that he was secretly probing for information about Pete, such a process was still necessary.

As the last Englishman brought up completed his interrogation, Old Sean rubbed his sore wrist, inserted the quill back into the ink bottle, and said to Lawrence:

"Monsieur Bonaparte, the notes have been taken down, what should I do next?"

"Nothing to do."

Lawrence picked up Old Sean's records and glanced at them twice. Then he put the transcripts on the table and told Old Sean to collect them and organize them properly. He sat relaxed in the chair, closed his eyes and relaxed, and said casually:

"Just wait here."

"Wait? Are you waiting for someone to come?" Old Sean asked in confusion.

Lawrence, who was lying in the chair, nodded slightly and said softly:

"Calculating the time, Pauli should also have gotten the news. The person sent to find me is probably on the way."

Sure enough, as soon as Lawrence finished speaking, he saw a man dressed as a guard standing at the gate of the patrol station, looking in nervously.

Although the door of the station was open, when the guard saw Lawrence lying in the hall, he knocked on the door carefully. After seeing Lawrence nodded slightly in approval, he walked in.

"Master Bonaparte, Governor Paoli's order requires you to go to the Governor's Palace to see him immediately."

The guard walked up to Lawrence, leaned forward slightly, bowed respectfully, and then spoke hurriedly.

Lawrence also stood up from his chair, nodded to the guard in return, and said:

"I know, I'll leave soon, you go back first."

"yes!"

Lawrence looked at the back of the guard leaving in a hurry, and couldn't help but murmur to himself:

"It seems that our Lord Pauli is very angry."

"Huh?" Old Sean looked at Lawrence with some surprise and asked:

"How did you figure it out?"

"Normally, if Pauly wants to see me, he should send his secretary to notify me. Today, he randomly assigned a guard to come."

Lawrence explained while straightening the buttons on his uniform jacket.

Facing Pauley's wrath at the Governor's Palace this time was not what Lawrence was most worried about. What made Lawrence even more cautious about this was the possibility of seeing William Pitt inside.

Since killing Ciro, there have been fewer and fewer legitimate reasons for Lawrence to enter and exit the Government House. This is why Paulie is deliberately keeping Lawrence away from the political center of the Government House.

This time, although Pauli summoned Lawrence with anger, it was still a good opportunity to find out William Pitt's purpose of coming to Corsica.

If this opportunity is missed, Lawrence may not be able to see Pete even after Pete and Pauly reach a secret agreement.

Lawrence took a few deep breaths to adjust his emotions, and at the same time prepared his words to deal with Pauli in his mind. Then he left the station and went to the Governor's Mansion alone.

Although Lawrence has not been to the Governor's Mansion for a while, the environment here remains unchanged.

It’s just that the number of guards at the door and in the observation deck has increased significantly, and some of the guards are even wearing uniforms of the National Defense Forces. It seems that Pauli specially transferred people from the army to ensure Peter’s safety.

"Monsieur Bonaparte, you are here."

Pauli's secretary was standing at the gate waiting for Lawrence. He still had the same stern face and unsmiling look. When he saw Lawrence coming, he gave a brief greeting and then turned around and led Lawrence inside.

However, what surprised Lawrence was that the secretary did not take him to Paulie's study, but led him down a corridor leading to the restaurant, and finally stopped next to a man with his hands behind his back.

Lawrence looked at the man in front of him, and it took him a while to recognize that this was actually Governor Pauli.

I saw that he was wearing a thick silver wig on his head at the moment, and a thick layer of lead powder was spread on his face to whiten it.

The clothes he wore were neither casual clothes nor military uniforms for formal occasions, but a gorgeous dress that Lawrence had never seen before, with complicated patterns embroidered with gold threads.

Before Paulie could speak, Lawrence secretly looked at him with his peripheral vision. He saw that Paulie's chin was covered with oil, and there was still unwiped cream at the corners of his mouth. If you smelled carefully, you could still smell a faint scent on him. of wine.

"According to dining etiquette, you will definitely wipe your mouth after eating."

Lawrence glanced at Paulie and thought silently:

"Well, it seems that Paulie left the party in the middle of the party. Is it because of me, or is there something wrong with William Pitt?"

Paulie turned around and faced Lawrence. Although his face was expressionless, he could already see the anger between Paulie's brows:

"Laurence Bonaparte, I heard that you captured a group of British people?"

"That's right, Lord Governor, I'm very sorry for not notifying you in advance."

When facing an angry person, the most taboo thing is to confront him head-on. Lawrence also knew this very well. He lowered his attitude first and then said:

"But the situation at that time was somewhat urgent. As you know, the British beat the Corsicans in Ajaccio. If foreigners are allowed to show off their power without punishment, I am afraid the people will be strongly dissatisfied."

Lawrence had thought of this step when he arrested people in the tavern in the morning, so he deliberately made the scene big and raised a big flag for his actions.

In this way, even if Paulie is extremely angry with Lawrence, he cannot openly oppose or criticize Lawrence's actions. He can only criticize him privately as he does now:

"Hmph, then you should know whose people you are arresting."

Lawrence glanced at Pauli cautiously. He couldn't hide the fact that he knew William Pitt's identity from Pauli. Maria would definitely tell Pauli later, so it was better to admit it directly now:

"I found out during a routine interrogation. To be honest, I didn't expect such a big shot to come to Corsica."

Paulie suddenly took a step forward, stabbed Lawrence's chest with his finger, stared at Lawrence and said:

"Laurence Bonaparte, I am here to solemnly remind you that you'd better swallow your identity as Lord Pitt. Otherwise, even if your brother intercedes for you, I will shoot you myself."

"I understand, Lord Governor."

Lawrence stood there like a wooden stake and endured, letting Paulie's fingers stab his chest hard again and again.

"snort!"

Pauly finally stopped and glanced at Lawrence, who seemed to be resigned. The anger in his heart also dissipated a lot, but he still said with great dissatisfaction:

"Also, among the people you arrested, just pick the two lowest-status criminals and deal with them to quell public anger. Let me release the rest immediately."

Before he finished speaking, Pauli continued:

"In addition, I want you to provide financial compensation to the British people who were imprisoned for no reason, using your own money. Also, you must find a time to publicly apologize to them!"

Paulie made a series of requests, but Lawrence nodded and agreed to them all without thinking.

Although these requirements have some impact on his prestige, the most important thing at the moment is to calm Paulie's anger and find a way to contact William Pitt.

And Paulie felt a lot relieved when he saw Lawrence nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Just now, he had some doubts about whether Lawrence was deliberately trying to find out about Peter. Now that he saw Lawrence being so obedient, a lot of his doubts were eliminated.

After all, in Paulie's eyes, although Lawrence is a bit unruly, Paulie is still confident that he can hold this kid firmly in the palm of his hand.

"Hmph, this kid finally knows who is in charge of Corsica." Paulie thought as he looked at Lawrence with great satisfaction.

Lawrence, who was in front of Pauly, kept nodding and secretly observing Pauly's reaction. When he saw Pauly's face relaxed a little, Lawrence knew that the opportunity had come, so he said boldly:

"By the way, Lord Governor, I wonder if I can see Lord Pitt."

"Huh? What are you doing to see Mr. Peter?" Paulie's face suddenly stiffened a little and he asked sharply.

"I arrested his entourage so recklessly, and I must offer him my most sincere apology."

Lawrence clutched his chest, looking heartbroken, looked at Pauly firmly, and said sincerely.