Sur ma peau

12.

Some truths are destined to be carefully buried in the bottom of my heart, because the moment the answer is revealed is also the beginning of disappearing.

——The Devotion of Suspect X

Most of the buildings in Troyes still maintain the appearance of centuries ago. Time seems to have stopped in this city, which is completely different from the tranquility and peace of Paris.After the failure of the battle with the royal family two years ago, the Supreme Court was useless. After all, the main rebels were dealt with by the king. Some of them had already handed in their resignations, and some stayed in Paris, unwilling to go to such a small city far away from politics. Come on, even during working hours, the courtroom is empty and there are not many people.

Suitable for reading documents and files.

Anyway, this kind of vacation-like days can't last for a few days. Before coming here, Minos didn't bring any luggage, but just asked the housekeeper to take care of his residence in Paris.

"Are you running away?" asked the man who walked in, taking off his three-cornered hat, looking dusty.

"If you don't come back when the court position is vacant, don't you still have to wait for other people's charity when it's in demand?" Minos raised his eyes from the file and looked at his old classmate Maximilian Robespierre, asking back road.

"The news from Paris should reach here almost today. It is said that the King intends to recall the Supreme Court."

"Assist Parliament in completing the Constitution." No suspense.

"Yes, but there is another piece of news that spread faster." Maximilian laughed, "'Lovers in the Bastille', won't you tell me about your deeds?"

"I asked you to take care of the count, but I didn't expect you to take care of it to this extent."

care?Not to mention, even for the benefit of the revolution, he tortured the other party, almost to the point of death.

"You can ask the other party." So Minos replied.

"Why bother to look far away—"

Now that Maximilian is free to come over, it means that the affairs in Paris have come to an end. Then, it is time for the royal family to show favor to the Supreme Court. The king himself will definitely not leave Versailles. The Count of Artois is not competent, and the only remaining candidate It was Abfika herself.

"It's almost time for him to come." As soon as Minos finished speaking, the sound of carriages and horses came from outside the window.

The groom hissed and yelled to stop the horse. Maximilian looked down from the window and saw the groom open the carriage door. Count Plowin stepped down from it. He seemed to feel the gaze from upstairs, raised his head and smiled, and nodded in greeting.

"Cupid's golden arrow—" Maximilian covered his chest exaggeratedly.

"Whether it is a gold arrow or a lead arrow, nine out of ten will die from heart rhythm disturbance or pericardial congestion after hitting the heart." Minos interjected lightly.

Love is nothing but an artificial appearance produced by social habits, which people try to flatter in order to establish their own authority.

"Why did you shoot you guy?"

"Envy?" Minos asked casually. A lover with such a perfect appearance is undoubtedly the object of envy.But when love does not exist, beauty is of no use, it will not become an advantage in a contest, it will only become a burden.

The more beautiful the prey, the more it can satisfy the desire for sadism when it is hurt.

"Of course, it's a French rose."

"No." How could it be a rose? Minos thought of the one he had received, but if he didn't pay attention overnight, it withered so badly that the petals shattered and scattered all over the ground when he touched it lightly. It was a delicate and fragile thing. .

"It's a cactus." It's strong and prickly.

He closed the file, got up and put it back where it was, "Go downstairs."

Several other judges and attendants had already greeted the earl in the hall, and Minos was the existing staff of the entire Supreme Court.

"Everyone, on behalf of the royal family, I sincerely apologize for what happened before and ask the Supreme Court to return to Paris and jointly guide the future of France."

After briefly discussing with them about the relocation and treatment of the court, Yabofika turned to Minos: "I brought you a gift."

A bouquet full of red roses, the blooming flowers are bright and full, the improved variety of Versailles, exclusive to the royal family.

"Hot love." Maximilian patted Minos on the shoulder, "I won't bother you, I'll leave you some space to get along." He was originally here for the Supreme Court, and he happened to be going to do it now. He bid farewell to the two of them.

"Before coming here, Necker almost threw the account book on my face." Yabofika smiled self-deprecatingly, and opened her mouth to break the awkward atmosphere between the two.

"The tax law is under the constitution, and it is not issued so soon." This three-level meeting basically denied the previous legal system, and the reconstruction did not take a while. The royal family wants to alleviate the financial crisis through taxation. It is impossible to realize in a short time.

Minos brought him back to the office, put the bouquet on the table, and closed the door.

"How much did you spend?" The other party was wearing a military uniform, with gold thread woven ribbons hanging obliquely from his shoulders. Even if he didn't wear the corresponding military badge, it was not difficult to guess.The guards in the city of Paris were definitely created by Yabo Fica, but they were not enough to compete with the two mercenary groups besieging the city.

"In order to balance the bargaining chip in the negotiation, I used the dragoons and the Guards." It is also necessary to pay for the German and Swiss legions invited by Louis. "Plus compensation for the losses caused in Paris." Abafica fully understood Necker's furious actions, "Before I owed 30 lithium, now I owe 40."

"Need to suppress the church?" Minos asked, but in a declarative tone.Tax collection is temporarily unavailable, so the fattest lamb in the kingdom is only the church.

"Religion cannot take precedence over politics and the law," Yabofika said.

Indeed, religion is often the main cause of interference with law and politics.

"What is an exchange?" The power of the king is granted by God, and leaving things that offend religion to the courts, how can we not pay some real price.

"After the end, the court can have the power to deploy its own army as the gendarmerie for law enforcement."