Count of Monte Cristo

They reached the isle of Monte Cristo in the evening of the next day.

The small island of Monte Cristo was as calm as ever. Edmond and Linko did not delay, and went ashore to carry the treasure. They carried it back and forth twice before finishing it.Then they stayed on the yacht and had a picnic.Lin Ke bought a lot of food, Danish coffee, German brandy, French red wine, Sicilian pineapples, Sardinian pineapples, Roman iced tea, British oranges, Tunisian small cakes and Belgian The beef jerky...

Edmund and Lin Ke spent two days and one night on the small island of Monte Cristo.Edmund has been sailing in this sea area in order to better drive the yacht.Lin Ke was also learning how to sail a yacht and they set off for Livona the next evening.Both Edmond and Lin Ke need a pass. In other words, they are both black households in this world, and legally they do not exist.They need proof of identity, which is a passport.

While Edmond was in Genoa, he had already asked someone in Livona who could help them get identification.So they had to get passports before going to Marseilles.Because there are often gendarmes in the port of Marseilles who drive quarantine boats to check the passing pedestrians. If they are foreign fugitives or black households, they will be taken to the court to explain the situation.

Livona was not far from the isle of Monte Cristo, so they arrived in the early hours of the morning.After arriving in Livona, they did not immediately find anyone who could help them.Instead, I went to a tailor shop.Because they spend so much, they get the kindest and warmest service.The two ordered two sets of clothes there, and made an appointment to pick them up on the evening of the third day.In the tailor shop they also got a message about pirates.The employees of the tailor shop were discussing how rampant the pirates in Corsica were. They said that the bandits had captured the rich man's daughter and asked him to pay a ransom, but because the ransom was late, they tore up the ticket.There was a mixture of fear and sympathy on their faces when they said this.Then someone mentioned the robbers at sea—pirates.They said that there seemed to be a group of pirates fighting with the British Royal Navy recently. The two sides fought fiercely, and the scene was very cruel, and the sea area was dyed red.Someone asked why the British Royal Navy exchanged fire with them, because pirates sailed on the high seas, and all countries acquiesced to this. Although they attacked, they would not be so generous.Those people mysteriously said that it seemed that the two parties started the war because pirates kidnapped one of their marquises.There are so many things about this, some people are immediately dumbfounded, those pirates are so bold, even dare to kidnap nobles, some people disdain, saying it is nonsense, maybe the British want to get their hands on the high seas, so they sent a team of navy to test the water first, As a result, they were met by pirates, and the two sides fought at each other... There are different opinions, and no one can figure out the twists and turns. "Then who won in the end?" Lin Ke asked curiously.

"Of course the Royal Navy won," the man replied, looking very proud, "but the pirate leader seems to have escaped..."

"I heard that the British government has offered a reward of [-] pounds to find him."

"If you let me know about him, I will get rich!"

"You, if you find him, are you still alive? That's a murderous pirate!" Another sneered.

"You! Hmph! You dare?"

"Do you know his name?" Lin Ke asked again.

"The famous Douglas Jack, known to anyone who earns a living at sea!" The speaker was a man of about thirty-five or six years old with a mustache.

Douglas Jack!Edmund and Lin Ke looked at each other, and they seemed to know what the other was thinking.Sure enough, it was the Captain Jack they met!How about steven?

"Your information is very well-informed. Has anyone participated in this battle?"

"The news was all over the newspapers just a month ago? It's overwhelming...It seems to have stopped recently, and only a few tabloids still reported it." The man sighed after finishing speaking.

Then a few people said a few more words of emotion, and then they dispersed and started working.

Edmund and Linke also left here in thought.

On the way, Lin Ke asked, "Do you think that's Jack? What about Steven?" Lin Ke stopped, as if talking to himself, "Is he still alive?" Steven also saved them, although this That disaster was caused by him.

Edmond's wise forehead was also wrinkled, "He should be a nobleman."

"You mean he is the one the British Royal Navy wants to save?" Lin Ke carefully recalled the several times he had interacted with Steven, and felt that he was quite noble and mysterious, but didn't he say that he was French?

Edmund shrugged. "This is just my guess."

Lin Ke was still pondering alone, until Edmund patted his head, and then he moved and began to walk.Once the man starts thinking, he doesn't do anything else, a one-liner.

They went to a cafe.

Lin Ke sat drinking coffee, Edmond went out, Lin Ke knew he should meet those people.Lin Ke didn't know the identities of those people, and he didn't want to.Lin Ke spent the whole afternoon in the cafe, listening to the melodious Beethoven music in the cafe was quite comfortable.Edmund came back before the cafe closed, and Lin Ke saw that he looked good and knew that things were almost over.Sure enough, Edmund said to him, "Let's find an inn first, and we can get it tomorrow."

Lin Ke nodded and followed Edmond out.

On the evening of the third day they set out from Livona for Marseilles, this time returning to Edmond's hometown.Edmund was holding a British passport, the name and title on the passport was Lord Wilmer, and Lin Ke was his guest, a teenager from China, and the name on the passport was his original name.

Edmond was very calm when passing through the Prison of Chateau d'If.And Lin Ke remembered that they also met in this sea area.At this time, they came back here again. They have been back and forth for half a year.Thinking about this life is really strange, no one would have thought that he would travel through a book, so Lin Ke has been in this world for a full year.He has adapted well to this world.

They entered the port of Marseilles without any problems.

Edmund disembarked from the boat, moving rapidly, and his mood was very excited, and he was not at all calm and self-possessed as usual.Lin Ke followed Edmond through Calabile Street.Edmund walked like flying, and Lin Ke followed him at a trot. Edmond had completely thrown away his calm mask at this time, showing a look of grief.

He stopped under a house, stood for a long time without saying a word, his shoulders trembled violently, and he let out a desperate roar.Then someone came over, and Edmund asked if there was a vacant room inside, hoping to enter and take a look. It was probably because his expression was so sad that the boss agreed to his request.Edmund entered a hut. From Lin Ke's point of view, the house was already very dilapidated, and the walls inside were mottled.There are no traces of people living in it.Edmund, however, seemed to have been greatly stimulated. He trembled all over, his muscles trembled violently, his expression was terrifying, and the boss couldn't figure it out.Seeing Edmond's expression, Lin Ke knew that this was the place where his father had stayed, and it was also Edmond's home since he was a child. He pursed his lips, invited them out quietly, and then went out himself, leaving Edward was alone in the room.

Lin Ke was talking with them outside. It seemed that this group of people was simple and full of curiosity about Edmond.They asked, but Lin Ke kept laughing and didn't say anything.Lin Ke gave them a few gold coins and asked about what happened more than ten years ago, but they all said that it had been so long that they couldn't remember clearly.

They chattered a little longer, and at last Edmund came out.Lin Ke looked at him carefully, Edmund had calmed down, at least there was no trace on his face.

He also asked some past events, and then said that he would pay for the small building.

The boss expressed his surprise, because this small building has a long history, but Edmund offered a high price, and the boss was very happy to sell it.

Edmond paid the money on the spot, and the boss also brought over the notarized materials.

Edmund went to that room to sit for a while, and Lin Ke also sat there obediently, not saying a word, and accompanied him in silence.

When they came out, Edmond had a red money bag in his hand, and he put it away carefully.When I got to somewhere on the first floor, I stopped and suddenly asked the people there. He said the name of a person, Caderos, asked him where he was, and got his new address, on Belgard Avenue. Opened a small inn.

It was a bit of a lost day, and Edmund was silent for a long time after returning home, and he didn't smile until he went to bed.

Although the streets and alleys are full of Christmas atmosphere, this makes Edmund's desolation even more.