Shadow of great britain

"Well, Mr. Viddock, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your valuable experience in the field of crime investigation. I think Scotland Yard and the citizens of London all over will benefit from the cases you shared today." "

Vidoc put on his hat and stood up and said: "As I told you, there is nothing difficult in handling the case. You just need to understand one thing - things are rarely what they seem, just like skimmed milk disguised as skim milk." cheese.

There is actually no need for me to tell you this, young man, you may have realized this earlier than me. When I was twenty years old, I was still in jail all day long. "

After hearing this, Arthur just smiled and said: "And the best way to get those criminals to plead guilty is not to strictly enforce them, but to seek justice for them."

When Vidocq heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Arthur. He reached out and patted the young man on the shoulder.

"You have understood the essence of it. If someone is willing to live a good life and do something on the charge of beheading, except for a few perverts, most of them are because there are some unspeakable secrets.

As long as you can find out the secrets hidden behind him and solve the problems for him, then he will definitely not mind giving up his life, because from the moment he takes action, this type of criminal has already made up his mind to take his own life. .

You understand so many things so early, I'm sure you will become a good policeman in the future. The only thing you need to do now is to be careful not to get involved in the whirlpool of power struggles. It is because I suffered a disadvantage in this regard that I was ostracized everywhere in the Grand Paris Police Department. "

When Arthur heard this, he just smiled helplessly: "The whole world is the same, and there seems to be no difference between France and Britain in this regard. Mr. Vidocq, it's too late for you to say this to me. , in our industry, you can’t help yourself.”

Vidocq laughed loudly when he heard this: "That's right. Looking back, a fifty-year-old like me can make them jealous by handling a few cases, but a twenty-year-old like you can't be suppressed. Simply impossible.

Gold will always shine. This sentence is actually a fart. The actual situation is that gold will be ostracized no matter where it goes. Of course, there are exceptions, that is, your piece of gold belongs to the bank. In other words, you must have a background. "

Arthur took the notebook full of memories and stood up, sending Vidocq out the door.

“I learned a lot from you today, whether it was using walnut stain to darken your skin, using wax to create some fake blisters, or using coffee grounds stuck together to simulate blemishes on your face.

This camouflage skill is simply unparalleled. Where did you learn these techniques? "

Vidocq pressed the brim of his hat and held up his cane and said: "Part of it is what I thought of myself, and the other part I learned from my lover. Don't forget, one of my former lovers was a famous woman in Paris." actor.

Although she just kept me around as a little pet to relieve boredom at that time, I did learn a lot from her.

But what I taught you today is not the most advanced. I remember you just said that you would have a concert at the Coburg Theater this weekend, right? Wait until that day, and I will give you an advanced hand. "

After Vidocq said this, he smoothed his clothes and walked towards Hyde Park across the street with calm steps.

But his last words made Arthur frown: "Playing with advanced skills?"

He looked back at Alexandre Dumas, who was sitting at the dining table, drinking coffee and reading "The Human Comedy" and said: "Alexander, I think you'd better find a place to hide on Sunday. Although Mr. Vidocq didn't directly take away your Meaning, but no one can guarantee what he is thinking.

If he brings someone in on Sunday when I'm not at home and takes you back by force, I'm afraid I won't have time to help you. "

When Alexandre Dumas heard this, he waved his hands indifferently: "Come on, judging from what I know about him, he is too lazy to do such a thing. Mr. Vidocq is full of rebellion. He hates both republicans and royalists. He only likes to do things based on his own perception. If he is really willing to obey orders, then he will be the chief of the Paris Police Department at the moment. How can it be someone else's turn? "

When Arthur heard Alexandre Dumas take the initiative to bring up this issue, he couldn't help but smile and asked: "Don't tell me, I haven't remembered that when Mr. Vidocq was talking about the French Revolution just now, you neither refuted nor warned. He, Alexander, this is not like you. Don’t you call yourself a republican fighter? Mr. Vidocq slanders the Republic so much, how can you say nothing?”

Alexandre Dumas rolled his eyes and said: "Of course I want to express something, but there is nothing wrong with it. The Governor-General Joseph Le Bon mentioned by Mr. Vidocq is indeed an out-and-out bastard.

Just because a man's parrot can say, "Long live the king," his head is cut off. Anyone who is accused of being a noble must be sent to the guillotine. Moreover, the local people were allowed to report each other. A small Ostend could actually uncover hundreds of nobles. Le Bon was no longer making a revolution, but was killing people for fun and seizing property.

It was precisely because there were so many people like this in the Great Revolution that it failed. In terms of republicanism, I still agree with Mr. Hugo's point of view - on top of the absolutely correct revolution, there is an absolutely correct humanitarianism. People should not do evil in order to do good. Overthrowing the throne is not to permanently erect a guillotine or overturn the crown, but it is necessary to let go of the head. "

When Arthur heard this, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "So is this the reason why you opened the arsenal and bombed the Tuileries Palace?"

Alexandre Dumas glared and said: "Opening the arsenal is for the revolution. After the revolution is successful, I will consider whether to let go."

Arthur raised his eyebrows and said: "What if the king's head was penetrated by a bullet before the revolution was successful?"

Alexandre Dumas shrugged upon hearing this: "Then it's just bad luck for him. I just promised not to liquidate him."

Arthur smiled and said: "You know the difference quite clearly."

After saying this, he turned to ask again: "But after listening to Mr. Vidocq talk about his experience today, I discovered whether the prison escape of the protagonist Edmond Dantès in "The Count of Monte Cristo" was..."

Alexandre Dumas blushed and coughed when he heard this: "I did draw on part of Mr. Vidocq's real experience, but I also performed some artistic processing. You can't just conclude that I plagiarized. And the most important thing is, Mr. Vidocq didn't mind us playwrights borrowing from his experiences; he enjoyed being written about.

Balzac, Hugo and I were all friends with him. He told us his legendary experiences and imparted to us some practical criminal knowledge. In return, we will naturally write him in the book and make him famous. "

When Arthur heard this, he just nodded: "This kind of personality is really quite French. But having said that, since Mr. Vidocq doesn't mind others using his experiences to create books, does that mean that I can do the same?"

Alexandre Dumas raised his eyebrows and said: "Of course, but you'd better add a little bit of your own experience. If it's authentic, you might as well go directly to Mr. Vidocq's memoirs. That book is not without English. version.

And I also think you should take this opportunity to write a book. The magazine is currently very empty and needs some other articles to fill in the content. We don’t ask you, a beginner, to be a good writer, just be better than Elder. "

Arthur heard this and returned to the table to do it. He thought about it for a long time, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of the crow mask placed at the deepest part of the bookcase.

He looked at the white paper in front of him, and then at the "Human Comedy" held by Alexandre Dumas.

An idea flashed in his mind, and for a moment, Arthur seemed to have suddenly discovered the true use of literary magazines.

He might be able to use the magazine, which was destined to become a hit, to do something more important than making money and something he couldn't even do in his capacity as Scotland Yard's superintendent.

Arthur took out his quill and dipped it into the ink bottle twice. He hesitated again and again with his usually stable arm, and finally put down the pen tremblingly.

Alexandre Dumas was sitting next to him, and when he raised his eyes, he saw an attractive title on the paper - "The Detectives of Hastings: The Dead from St. Giles"

The second update will be tomorrow morning, and from now on there will be one update in the morning and one in the evening.