Eagle's Glory

63, torture

"However, the result is satisfactory after all, and we still met."

After Aigron finished, he looked down at the other party leisurely.

He didn't introduce himself, because now he doesn't need to introduce himself at all. Just standing in front of the other party like this, the other party should know that his time has come.

That's right, since he has been caught here, no matter what happens next, this poor guy will definitely not be able to survive, and the next step is to choose a way to die.

Sure enough, after he asked the question, the middle-aged man's expression twitched a little, and a look of despair flashed in his eyes, but then he struggled immediately, pretending that he didn't understand at all.

Aigron frowned, then impatiently kicked the opponent in the stomach,

"It's all over, so don't waste everyone's time. Or let me tell you that you are not Italian, but a Frenchman. You just used a pseudonym to take root in this land. And you didn't immigrate here alone, you came with the emperor's army, he gave you a secret mission, and you... failed this mission. So, now I'm here to claim mine What should be, and you must cooperate with me, because you have no other choice, Mr. Samuel Russo."

Aigron only knew this pseudonym, not the other party's real name, but it didn't matter to him, it was just a code name anyway.

Because of Aigron's kick, the middle-aged man uttered another scream and twitched his body on the ground, but it was obvious that his psychological pain far exceeded his physical pain.

While breathing in, he raised his head and looked at the young man with fear and hatred in his eyes.

"You...what qualifications do you have to say these words?" He hissed back, "What do you mean by what you should have?"

Aigron was a little puzzled by the other party's question, but he had plenty of time now anyway, and he was in a good mood, so he didn't kick the other party again, but calmly answered the other party's question.

"I am the king of Rome. Besides me, who else in the world is more entitled to the ownership of those wealth? They were owned by Napoleon back then, so naturally they should be owned by me now. There is nothing more natural than this."

"Bah! Take it for granted? Apart from a few acres of broken land in Corsica, is there anything that belongs to him for granted?" He looked even more embarrassed, "He brought us to Italy, and then indulged us to plunder and kill people. Is this justified? Treasures, antiques, political power, land, the throne, and your mother, what does he have? Didn't you snatch things from us? If you paid attention to what is right and proper, you would never have appeared in this world!"

After scolding a few times, he calmed down a little, and then continued with a trembling voice, "We worked our lives for him, did those shady deeds, helped him accumulate so much wealth, and he gave us something in return. Is it really just and right? His empire is over, and we still have to be buried for him? Can’t we go to find a new life? It’s only right and proper... Hahahaha, it’s just a joke!"

Although his voice was very ugly, Aigron listened quietly all the time, letting the other party vent.

He has heard many more ugly curse words than these, and such a little curse is not enough to shock him, besides, why should he fight with a dying person?

Also, in all fairness, there seems to be some truth to what he said.

But... Aegron came here this time, not to be reasonable.

Or, his "reason" is not the same as other people's.

"It seems that you haven't understood exactly what the relationship between us is." After he finished, Aigron calmly said, "You worked for my father, and it was such a sensitive task, do you think you Is there any retreat? You are running around in this land as a wealthy businessman. Who protected you and gave you the capital to disguise yourself? Let me tell you the truth, you are his as well as those treasures There is absolutely no other way for you to take private property. Even if the empire suffers setbacks and the emperor dies in a foreign land, but I am still alive, you must continue to serve me, and this is the only way for you to save your life."

After hearing these words, the middle-aged man laughed miserably, "Who cares about you? You were just a kid back then, what is worthy of our allegiance? I blame those Austrians for not seeing you Hurry up, let you leave alive!"

As soon as this remark came out, Aigron was not moved at all, but Andre Davout was furious when he heard it. He had been watching this person uttering wild words, and finally couldn't bear it at this time.

"Your Majesty, I think he hasn't figured out where he is yet, let me remind him!" He looked down at the middle-aged man on the ground with a fierce look in his eyes, waiting for Aegron to give him an order to let him take care of himself. suffer.

Aigron raised his hand first, signaling André Davout to wait.

"Do you think that by angering me, you can make yourself die faster? If you think so, then you are very wrong, because I will not let you die so easily because of your disrespectful words just now of."

Although his tone was flat, the middle-aged man suddenly turned ashen, as if he had lost his last bit of strength. Just as Aigron said, ever since he saw this young man, he knew that he had no hope of leaving alive. Want to die as quickly and as easily as possible.

However, this last hope has also been shattered.

Thinking of what he was about to experience next, he suddenly shuddered.

If he knew nothing about torture methods, maybe the fear would not be too severe, but when he "worked" for the emperor in private, he didn't know how many people he had tortured and how many bloody people he had seen He knows exactly what "pain" really looks like.

It is precisely because he understands that he knows the horror in it, and he knows even more that now he absolutely cannot escape this kind of horror, and can only quietly wait for the pain to come.

Maybe when he was doing those jobs back then, he was destined to be where he is today... He thought desperately in his heart.

Seeing the other party's indifferent appearance, Aigron finally felt a little satisfied.

But this is not enough.

"Thinking about it, you should have heard my name in the past year or so, so you should know that I am not a cruel person. Today, as long as you tell me everything honestly, I can consider lenient punishment. .You owe me too much, both emotionally and logically, so now you need to atone for yourself."

"What redemption... Even if I tell you everything I know, even if I dedicate all my property to you, I can't redeem myself!" The middle-aged man showed a desperate smile, as if he had already Giving up the last hope, just waiting for the pain to inflict on himself.

"Of course, of course, you must die, I don't bother to play tricks on this kind of issue." The young man nodded, and then sneered, "But you must also know that even if you die, you will die." There are many ways to die, some of which are extremely painful... I believe you are not willing to try it again."

At this point, Aigron sighed regretfully, "To be honest, I'm not specialized in torture, and I don't have such an expert around me. We can only try one by one in a relatively primitive way, but it doesn't matter, since you are already in our We are close, we have plenty of time to ask you for advice, and please give us advice one by one after you savor it carefully, after all, you must be more experienced than us.”

Then, Aigron narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking about something, and then he raised his eyebrows again, "For example, let's start with the teeth first? We can take all your teeth, and you don't need to think about it anyway. How to taste delicious food in the future? If this doesn’t convince you, then we will consider other ways.”

Although Aigron's tone was very calm, the middle-aged man's heart beat wildly when he heard it.

He knew that this was definitely not just a threat, it was a reality that was about to come true.

He had faced many dangers when he was a young man, but even then he hadn't been a warrior, and over the years he's been even less "brave."

The reason why he dared to scold this young man just now was that his anger after being attacked temporarily overwhelmed his reason.

But now, anger has given way to fear again, and the little courage left in his body after years of debauchery, is now shattered into pieces like a glass dropped on the ground.

He knew he couldn't bear such pain.

"I... If I answer all your questions, you... can you give me an easy death?" He could no longer maintain his dignity on the surface, almost begging and asking the young man. "Your Majesty, I have failed you and your father. For my crimes, I am willing to die to atone for them!"

Seeing his ashen face, Eggron sneered. "If you were like me 10 minutes ago, I could still consider stopping here, but now, you must be responsible for what you said just now... At least pay a little price first."

After finishing, Aigron made a gesture to André Davout.

André Davout, who had long been eager to try, finally got his chance.

He is not a bloodthirsty thug, but for the traitors of the empire, for the traitors who dare to insult two generations of His Majesty at the same time, he will not have any mercy in his heart, only hope that his anger will be punished immediately.

With this anger, he glared at the middle-aged man viciously, then dragged him aside, and then someone grabbed his hands and feet and forcibly opened his lips.

Then André Davout picked up the small steel pliers, and only a moment later, a shrill scream echoed in the room, followed by a painful gasp.

Aigron listened quietly, without any emotion.

He's not one for violence, but he doesn't mind using violence if necessary.

He has faced a tragic battlefield before, and he has also seen the scene of blood flowing into a river in a field hospital. So many people have died because of him, so he has already been completely indifferent to blood and death. This kind of painful scream It neither made him happy nor made him feel bad, it was just an ordinary event that happened in front of him.

Soon, there was a second scream, but it was not as loud as before. Obviously, the severe pain made the other party unable to control himself.

That's the lesson he wants to teach.

"Stop." At this time, Aigron finally issued an order, and André Davout dragged the middle-aged man back, leaving two unremarkable gadgets in the corner, and then restarted Return to silence.

Aigron looked at the middle-aged man who was slumped at his feet.

Now he is much more embarrassed than before, his whole face is pale and frightening, his mouth is taking a big breath, as if he wants to relieve the pain, but just as he is exhaling, the blood foam in his mouth keeps coming out It popped up and dyed the carpet around him red.

"You didn't expect me to show mercy to you just now, and in fact I didn't promise to do so." After a moment of silence, Aigron said, "I have many friends and many enemies. What do they think of me? Quite different, but the only thing I haven't let them down at the same time is that I walk the talk. I've just passed it, and I'll kill you if you're honest, and I don't think you're like that I am a hero who can admit all pain, so I advise you to cooperate with me, it is better than surrendering after suffering."

After finishing, Aigron looked at the other party quietly, waiting for his reply.

He doesn't need verbal threats, because he has already proved with his actions that if he still dares to make himself unhappy, what will happen to the other party.

This threat of silence is much more effective than any threat.

Under his silent urging, the middle-aged man raised his head to look at the young man, blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth, his eyes were full of resentment at first, but eventually turned back to despair.

"No matter what I say, you may not believe it..." Then, he replied tremblingly.

Because of the severe pain, his voice has changed, but fortunately Aigron can still hear it clearly.

"No, it's up to you; believe it or not, it's up to me, I will judge whether your words are true or not, so you don't have to worry about it." Aigron replied calmly, "However, I advise you to go to this point Come on, stop playing tricks, it will only make you suffer more, it is meaningless. Some people may despise my blood, but no one has ever underestimated my intelligence."

The middle-aged man continued to breathe heavily, and he suddenly laughed distortedly.

"Then you ask... huh... hahaha..."　　

64, the beginning and the end

"Then you ask... huh... hahaha..."

In the not-so-spacious room, the stern laughter echoed all the time, making people feel a little creepy.

Even Aigron couldn't help but feel a little hairy.

However, he quickly regained his composure.

He didn't ask a question immediately, but asked a question for the other party first.

"Before I ask you, I think you must be very curious. Why did I find you? Logically, I should be ignorant of all this. Even if I ran away from Austria, I should not have noticed your existence. "

Samuel Russo didn't answer, but just looked at the young man with ashen face, but his heart was naturally full of curiosity.

Back then, although Napoleon relied on them to plunder wealth everywhere to support his army, but he himself knew that once these things were revealed, it would affect his reputation and ruin his political ambitions, so he Strict confidentiality measures have been taken for everything, and other people are not allowed to interfere in this matter, and they will never even mention their existence in public documents.

In other words, as long as His Majesty the Emperor is gone, no one will notice them.

And after the empire was destroyed, everything became more convenient. All the administrative agencies of the empire changed owners, and the heirs of the empire were also taken to Austria. Everything was safe and secure, and there was nothing to restrain them.

So, they did just that.

They have not been implicated in any way for so many years, but they can take the divided property and enjoy themselves everywhere, which further proves their judgment.

He originally thought that this kind of rich life could last until his old age and death, but he didn't expect that after more than ten years, all hopes would come to an abrupt end.

He knew that he could never escape death, but he wanted to die more clearly.

Aigron saw the other party's thoughts, and he didn't keep it up anymore, but continued.

"You guys are indeed hiding very deep. I almost never noticed your existence, let alone begging for money from you. However, you have forgotten that you are attached to the empire to survive after all. Relying on the protection of the empire, it is impossible for you to hide the truth from all the high-level officials of the empire, especially the governor in Italy..."

"Prince Eugene!" The middle-aged man understood, and then sighed in pain, "He has obviously passed away!"

"Yeah, he passed away, but he didn't take away the secrets he knew." Aigron sneered, "Before he died, he left me a document he wrote, describing your existence, and that I knew it at that time, it turns out that in this land, there are still people who owe me a lot of debts. It's a pity, sir, you fell at the last step after all, and I will never forgive you."

The middle-aged man closed his eyes slightly, making one feel as if he had died for a moment, but the bloodshot from the corner of his mouth, the throat that was rolling up and down and swallowing, proved that he would continue to live and suffer.

This is the effect that Aigron wants to cause. He moved out Prince Eugene just to finally attack the opponent's remaining psychological defense line, let him face his own doomsday in despair, and let him die to understand...

Aigron was silent for a moment, allowing the other party time to digest the mental blow, and then asked him the first question leisurely.

"Your leader, Baron Narosh, where is he now? What is his identity?"

"Killed by us in 1815." Samuel Russo replied weakly without blinking his eyelids.

Then, as if he had already given up on himself, he simply endured the pain, and went down to Aigron in one breath. "Since 1799, we have been doing this job for the emperor. We have been moving around in Italy, searching for the ancestral property of the rich nobles, sometimes robbing and sometimes stealing, and even digging graves. We've done quite well, taking a steady stream of fortunes from this wretched place, but we've also got blood on our hands... I'll tell you, the famous paintings that I sent to Paris alone There are dozens of paintings, and even works by Da Vinci and Raphael! I know you are not interested in knowing how we steal, but the blood on our hands is on the hands of your father and son, King of Rome You can't hide from the blood...all the blood debts are due to you!"

Perhaps because of his excitement, he coughed violently, and then spit out a lot of blood foam, so he paused to relieve the pain on his mouth.

Then, he spoke again, "We have been doing this for more than ten years in obscurity, and gradually I am tired. I want to retire, take a sum of money and leave, and live in the sun from now on. And among us I’m not the only one who thinks this way, we carefully tested each other, and then we got a consensus, so we went to that guy Narosh to submit the application result, and he scolded us! He told us that since we have After doing this job, there will be no day when we can quit freely. Unless someone above orders us to leave, we must stay and work under his command and work for the empire.

So, we all understand that we have absolutely no chance to exit freely... because we have done too many bad things, and because we know too much.The reputation of His Majesty the Emperor cannot be tarnished because of us. We must always be under the control of the empire. Even if we can retire one day in the future, I am afraid that we will live under surveillance for the rest of our lives, and may even be directly silenced.This fear made us more united, but none of us dared to make a similar request, we just waited silently, waiting for the day when we could escape alive..."

Then, he smiled, because the corners of his mouth twitched, so his smile became a little distorted, "Fortunately, of course it is very unfortunate for you. Since 1812, the emperor's life has passed the peak and started to be unlucky. Once This failed blow made his empire crumbling, he began to ignore us, and we were no longer so afraid of the blade of the empire, so we began to look for opportunities to escape. Finally in 1814, Napoleon abdicated and was exiled On the island of Elba, the empire collapsed! You may not believe that when we received the news, many of us were in tears, because it meant that our whole life's work was for naught and meaningless! But While weeping, we are also thankful, because there is nothing to stop us from getting out...

So this time we went to Baron Narosh again, we think he should have no reason to refute us this time, right?We advised him that since we have lost the object of allegiance, then we should just do our own thing, divide up the remaining property and separate each other, and never communicate with each other again.In order to reassure him, we also swore together that we would never reveal any secrets to outsiders. We meant it sincerely, because it would not do us any good. We just want to live the life of rich people in the second half of our lives. "

"It turned out he didn't listen to your advice?" Aigron asked.

"He didn't listen." The middle-aged man replied hissingly, "everything he did with us was only temporary. Although His Majesty the Emperor was exiled, he did not lose his ambition, nor did he lose his prestige in the hearts of the people. In a little while, he'll make a comeback! And while he's back in France, he'll be desperate for our money, so we can't break up.

We were furious after hearing this. Over the years, we have served the empire conscientiously. Although we have never received any commendation, our feats are comparable to that of a general. As a result, we still can't get rid of it at this time, and we still have to wait for him to make a comeback On that day, how could there be such a reason in the world?Those marshals and generals betrayed him without guilt with the large rewards and titles he gave, and continued to enjoy high positions and rich salaries in front of the Bourbon master; but what about us?We've always handed over the spoils we've been given and never dared to slack off and default!In the past ten years, we have contributed more than 90.00% of the harvest to the empire. At the last moment, we took the remaining [-]% and left. Is there anything unreasonable?Are we much cleaner than those grown-ups? "

As if still not relieved, he stared at Aigron again, and then asked again, "Is there anything unreasonable!?"

"Under the circumstances at that time, if you were honest with me about the situation, I wouldn't mind giving you a severance pay." Aigron replied coldly, "However, you disbanded without permission and killed Killing your boss... This is an unforgivable act of treason no matter what, so you must bear today's punishment."

"At that time, the empire no longer existed. May I ask who did we rebel against?" The middle-aged man hissed back and asked, "The emperor has abdicated, and you are in Austria, and you are still an ignorant child. Who should we be loyal to? Besides, just Even soldiers can retire, why can't we leave? Do we have to die for him?"

"Why?" Aigron seemed to have heard some funny question, "There are so many whys in the world. Now that you are standing there, you no longer belong to yourself. Did you do anything for the victims when you murdered and set fire?" Have you thought about why? You keep saying that you are an accomplice, so every time you swing the knife, someone pushes your hand to swing it down? No, that is what you did, don’t make any excuses!

Without you, Napoleon would be alone. Would he be able to conquer the enemy country alone?It was thousands of you who pushed Napoleon to the throne, surrounded him, swarmed towards each country with greedy eyes, tore open bloody paths, and then sucked up all the sweet juice inside!If his hands are covered with blood, then so are you. You shouted long live the emperor, and with the help of his protection, wantonly murdered and set fire on this land, but in the end you felt that you had no way out, which is ridiculous!It was you who pushed him into that position, and after you did that, you have to bear all the consequences.He can't collect your bills anymore, so naturally I will come... Your souls belonged to him long ago, and you will never escape! "

Then, Egron was too lazy to argue with the other party, "So, you killed Baron Narosh at this time?"

Perhaps it was because of being robbed by Aigron, the spirit of the middle-aged man who was originally excited dissipated in an instant, and he shook his head weakly.

"No... Even though we were extremely dissatisfied at this time, we didn't dare to act because he has always been very prestigious in our hearts for so many years. Besides, none of us are sure what other people will think, we are afraid If I move around, I will become a target of public criticism. So, the matter dragged on like this, we stopped the action for a while, and then tried to establish a connection with Elba Island to see what should be done next.

Not long afterward, Baron Naroche told us one day that news had come from Elba that we should take all the rest of our stuff to the island, because he was planning a big operation... Well, we didn't I know the details, but after a while, we all understood that after he abdicated, he didn't give up and wanted to gamble again, but in the end he wasted tens of thousands of lives for no reason..."

Then, he sneered again, "At this time, we can't bear it anymore, because none of us have confidence in the empire at this time, and we also know that we can no longer expect anything from Napoleon, so this is The only remaining wealth is the last guarantee for the rest of our lives, but that bastard Narosh still has to work hard for him. It’s fine if he wants to work hard for himself, but he wants us to spend the rest of his life! At this time, even the one who listens to him the most The person who spoke was already desperate, so we finally stopped hesitating, and we decided to act. When he collected his property and was about to transport it away, we killed him and several of his loyal subordinates together, and then we After dividing these properties equally, everything is as simple as that.”

Then, he sneered again, "A few months later, Napoleon really ran back to France. We were terrified, afraid that he would succeed... As a result, the fate seemed so wonderful, he was finished, just finished again like this! In my case It seems that this is the will of God. He brought devastation to the earth, and then he exited. When he exited, he did not increase the territory of France by half, and spit it all out! But we have completed our task, we I have left precious wealth for France! Hahahaha, there are no medals and no rewards, but the Louvre will always remember our achievements! Hahahaha..."

Amidst the maniacal laughter, Aegron had no interest in arguing about this, because it was the truth.

How much property and art treasures France looted from Italy during the Great Revolution is impossible to count exactly, but the Louvre and the luxurious residences built by other generals are filled with treasures from this place, and these treasures were brought to After France, there was no hope of returning the property to its original owner.

By the way, none of the large amount of money and cultural relics looted by Napoleon's army from Spain was returned.

Although the Bourbon family hoped to erase all traces of the empire era after the restoration, they were also happy to accept the spoils of the empire.

Of course, to be fair, Egron has no interest in returning it if he ever ascends the throne.