[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

chapter113

A lonely figure stands alone in front of a family cemetery.

That was Plum Tess, to be exact, Plum Tess dressed as Lord Weimar.

It was almost dusk at this time, and the cemetery was very deserted, so no one disturbed her.The words "Saint-Méran-Villefort" are engraved on the tombstone, but now, only Renee is lying here alone.

The cemetery was chosen by Renée's husband, Villefort, who bought the permanent cemetery here long before her death, because he believed that only the Pere Lachaise cemetery was worthy of receiving a Parisian family member. remains.But he forgot that his wife was Maasai, and so was he.

Whether Villefort was worthy of the cemetery is another matter; he was not worthy of his wife at all.

Plum Tess had investigated Renee's death.Renee was knocked down by a carriage while leaving a hotel in Saint-Germain, so after her death, there were even rumors in Parisian social circles that she went there for a tryst with her lover, until Villefort stood up sanctimoniously Said to believe his wife, the rumors gradually dissipated.

But Plum Tess knew how much Renée loved Villefort, she would not have a lover, let alone go to such a place.There is only one possible reason, but the evidence is still needed.

Maisie Tess tried to use the servants of Villefort's family as a breakthrough, but after Renee's death, all her servants were dismissed by Villefort and replaced with a new batch, even the personal maid who took care of Valentine's daily life. in this way.The results of the investigation of that hotel were also not optimistic, because the waiter on duty that day had left Paris many years ago.

She turned her attention to the last clue, which was the person who hit Renee with the carriage.It is conceivable that his end will be miserable, after all, the person he bumped into was the wife of the Paris prosecutor.However, there are several prisons near Paris, and it is difficult to find the exact location of the person.

The status of Lord Weimar brought a lot of convenience to Maisette's actions in Paris, but in this matter, it restricted her instead.After all, she couldn't investigate the files as a Lord from Great Britain.

In the end, Busani helped, because he is now a priest, and it is not difficult to enter the prison. Many prisoners need to pray on the deathbed.

After investigating several prisons, Busoni told Meiser Tess that there was a prisoner named Amile in a prison on the Ile de la Cité, who was a devout believer. Dead woman prays.

That night, a woman dressed in dark blue and veiled visited the prison.She said that she was Amirai's younger sister, and something important happened in the family, and she had to inform him.

Amilai did have a younger sister, but she had never been here before, so the jailer didn't become suspicious, but just told her in an official tone that according to regulations, visits required approval from superiors.But when Mei Tess slipped him a handsome tip, he immediately changed his attitude.

When she walked into the gate of the prison, Melissa Tess couldn't help but think of the situation when she broke into the Château d'If alone.The prison was a large, gloomy building, and from its iron-latticed windows the steeple of the neighboring church tower could be seen.After turning countless turns, they stopped in front of an iron gate.

The prisoner named Amirai walked to the prison door in disbelief, his eyes flickered, "Rosie, is that you?"

Plum Tess begged the jailer to let them spend some time alone.The jailer nodded, put the torch on the ledge and left.

In fact, there are two things that the jailers are most afraid of. One is that the visitor assists the prisoner to escape, and the other is that the prisoner hurts the visitor.Since the person who came to visit this time was a woman who was incapable of helping the prisoner escape, and she and the prisoner were brother and sister, and the prisoner would not harm him, then he could leave with confidence.

After hearing the footsteps gradually going away, Mei Tess looked at the emaciated prisoner.Amilai grasped the iron railing with both hands, tears were shining, this scene reminded her of the time when she saw Edmund again.

Perhaps for this reason, she did not want to deceive him.

"I'm not your sister," Mei Tess said in a low voice, "I'm here for the woman who was killed by you, I'm her friend."

"That's right..." Amilai let go of the hand holding the railing in frustration, "After so many years, no one has ever visited me, so I shouldn't have any illusions. Tell me, what are you here for? "

"Why?" Plum Tess asked, "I should ask you, why did you do that?"

"I also asked myself the same question, but in the end, I found that it was a trick of fate." Amile said with a sneer, "It was the first time I drove my new carriage that day, but when I passed by the hotel At that time, the horse was frightened by the thunder and started to gallop. At that time, that woman... your friend, she suddenly ran out of the hotel..."

Maisé Tess did not believe him, and looked him straight in the eyes, and said, "Listen, I have not come here to hear your lies. Tell me who you are at the beck and call of. Villefort, Is it right?"

"Mr. Villefort? No, no, ma'am, why do you think that? M. de Villefort is a just man, how could he murder his wife?" Will he lock me here and make my life worse than death in order to avenge his wife?"

"Mr. Amille, I know that you have been imprisoned here for many years. Even if Villefort promised you something at the beginning, I am afraid that I have forgotten it now." Mei Tess pondered for a while, "If you tell me the truth , maybe I can help you."

Amilai hesitated for two seconds, "Then can you promise me one thing?"

Mei Tess nodded, "As long as what you say is true, I will keep my promise."

"Madame, as you say, I have nothing to speak for M. de Villefort, but if you ask me to tell the truth, I will answer you the same."

Amelie pondered for a while, "No one instructed me. The carriage really lost control at that moment and hit Mrs. Villefort. I pray for her every day, and for her husband. I made Mr. Villefort lose his wife , I am a sinner... Madame, please stop doubting M. de Villefort, he is pitiful enough. I am a devout Christian, and I can swear to God that everything I say is true."

Plum Tess narrowed her eyes slightly, it didn't look like Amelie was lying. "Then can you tell me in detail what happened at that time?"

"Madam, please don't force me to recall that part of the past, which is the nightmare of my life," said Ami Lai bitterly.

"But that's very important," Mei Tess insisted. "Maybe your carriage is really out of control, but my friend should never be there. I want to know more details so that I can find out the truth. Even if For her, and for you."

"Okay," Amilai closed his eyes tightly, and his brows were furrowed even tighter, as if returning to that terrible moment, "I yelled at her as the carriage rushed towards her, but she Didn't hear..."

Why didn't Renee hear it?Plum Tess didn't think it was realistic, but she didn't interrupt him.

Amilai continued: "It was too late for her to react. When the horse raised its iron hooves high, I saw tears on her face..."

Tears, plum Tess keenly noticed this detail, which doesn't make sense, after all, it was only a short moment when the carriage hit. "You said it was thundering. Did it rain?"

"No, I remember it very clearly. At that time, the sky did look like it was going to rain, but the rain didn't come after all." Amirai hugged her head in pain, "The reason why I remember all this clearly is that It was because at that time I desperately hoped for a rain to wash away the glaring blood, but..."

In this way, Renee must have encountered something that made her sad and hopeless.Noticing that Amelie stopped, Mei Tess said, "Please continue."

"As I stepped out of the carriage and she was lying in a pool of blood, I begged her to persevere, begged her to forgive me, and that's when I noticed what she was trying to say, and leaning over to listen, she cried out with the last of her strength a name."

Maybe it was the name of the man who caused her accident.Thinking of this, Mei Tess couldn't help asking, "Is it Villefort?"

"No, it's a girl's name, Valentine."

When she heard that name, Mei Tess only felt a twinge in her heart.She suddenly remembered the dream in the castle, a woman fell under the carriage, muttering a name, Valentine.It turned out that everything was already doomed, and what Renee cared about at the last moment was her only daughter.

Mei Tess held back her tears, "Mr. Amille, did you see anyone else?"

Amille recalled carefully, "It seems that a man was there on the road, trying to stop Madame de Villefort, but she ignored him, and instead ran more and more hastily."

"Did you see him clearly?" asked Mei Tess anxiously.

"No, I was too scared at that time, so I didn't pay attention to his face. I just remembered that he called a name at that time, Renee... Is that Madame de Villefort's name?"

Plum Tess nodded.

"What a beautiful name." Amilai sighed softly, "I hurt her."

"That man...could it be Villefort?"

"No, as I said, that's impossible," insisted Amélie. "Mr. Villefort came later, perhaps more than an hour later."

"Did the man you mentioned stay at the scene?" Mei Tess asked again.

"After Madame de Villefort was knocked down, I knelt in front of her to check her injuries. At that time, the man seemed to want to come, but he hesitated because I felt him right behind me. But after Madame de Villefort died After that, he left."

Mei Tess frowned. If it was just someone who knew Renee, he should stay there logically.

"That's right," she interrupted Amile, "that man is Villefort, who has run away and pretended not to know anything."

"No, it's not like that, they're not alone. The prosecutor was still wearing his uniform when he came, but I remember what the man was wearing, because I noticed that his buttons were a little irregular..." Amilai seemed to think of it What, the voice stopped suddenly, "Ma'am, have you been to that hotel?"

"I've been there," Maisette admitted. "Actually, I tried to check the records there, but it's useless. If those nobles want to rent a house there, they will use aliases."

Perhaps because her throat was a little dry, Amélie swallowed her saliva, and then continued, "Then have you ever been to M. de Villefort's house?"

"Yes, I have been to Villa Auteuil," said Maisette, "if you want to ask about the distance between these two places, it is about half an hour's drive, and Villefort can change his clothes and come back. Amélie, please recall carefully again, is that man Villefort?"

Amille was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly laughed like crazy, "Oh, my God! I was the one who killed Madame de Villefort, but it was her husband who caused her to rush into the carriage. !"

The author has something to say: Thank you Asari for the rocket launcher, it cost a lot, okay~

Thank you Ruan Sili for the landmine*2, it cost a lot, okay~

Replaced, the original 2790 characters, now 3620 characters, happy reading~