[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

chapter129

As usual, the servant delivered the morning papers to Danglars, who had been waiting for news from the bank at Yanina since the letter had been sent.

He skimmed through the headlines of three or four newspapers, but did not notice any mention of "Greece."The last one was "Ta Kung Pao" edited by Beauchamp. What is disappointing is that the most eye-catching "Paris Events" edition also did not publish the information he wanted.

However, when Danglars inadvertently glanced at the miscellaneous message column, a pair of eyes suddenly lit up, because he noticed a message at the beginning of the "Yanina" newsletter:

"We have now heard a fact that is still unknown to everyone, or at least has not been announced. The castle that protects the city was betrayed by Judge Fernando, a judge trusted by Governor Ali Tiebelin. Turks."

Danglars quickly grasped the meaning of this message. "Excellent," he said, clapping his hands, "it will save me the trouble of having to explain to Morcerf. As long as their family has a little bit of shame, they won't ask me to continue to perform my duties." The engagement of my precious daughter to Albert."

At about the same time, Mei Tess also noticed the news.She called Haidee at once, and handed her the newspaper in her hand.

The little princess read the news silently three times, her hand holding the newspaper trembled slightly, and her eyes were a little red, "This is the news from Yanina, someone finally came out to expose the traitor's true colors!"

"Yes, but this is far from enough," Mei Tess reminded, "the newsletter says his real name is Fernand, and not many people know that he is the Earl of Morcerf. If I guess correctly Wrong, before this news makes waves, he will definitely use his power to minimize the impact."

"We can't let him succeed." Haidee's eyes flickered. "It's time for me to stand up. I am the princess of Yanina, the daughter of the governor of Ali and Vaseriki, and I should take their revenge report!"

"Haidee, if you insist, I will ask you again, are you ready?" Mei Tess asked, looking into Haidee's eyes.

Haidee nodded firmly.

"Well, we'll go to the newspaper that published the news in the afternoon," said Mei Tess.

When they were ready, they set off.Plum Tess changed into her usual blue blouse, while Haidee wore a Greek dress with a veil.

When the carriage arrived at Beauchamp's report, another carriage just left.The newspaper editor's office was a dark, dusty-looking room, the way editors' offices have looked since ages no one could remember.However, the floor of the room was in a mess, with shredded newspapers everywhere. It was obvious that someone had just come here and caused damage, and the servants hadn't had time to clean it up.

The visitor in front of him surprised Beauchamp.Although the keenness of the reporter made him notice Lord Weimar very early, he had no real dealings with him, and what surprised him even more was that Lord Weimar brought the mysterious oriental adopted daughter with him. coming.

"Your Excellency, miss, may I ask why you two come to our newspaper?" Beauchamp asked curiously.Although there are too many doubts in his heart, when he speaks, he still has his unique smile on his face, which can convey various emotions in his heart under various situations.

"I saw a newsletter from Yanina in today's newspaper," Mei Tess said straight to the point, "If possible, I hope to get more detailed information from you."

"I'm sorry," Beauchamp shrugged. "Actually, I didn't publish that message. I didn't even notice it until..."

"Until someone comes here and threatens you because of this news?" Mei Tess pointed at the shredded newspaper on the ground with her cane.

"No, that's not a threat," Beauchamp argued. "It's a friend of mine who was a little upset by the news because he thought it was an insult to the reputation of his relatives. Just before you came over, I and He was a little unhappy."

"I think that friend must have asked you to correct it," said Mei Tess with a smile.

Beauchamp nodded.

That friend was none other than Albert.He thought that the news was detrimental to the honor of his father, Count de Morcerf, and asked Beauchamp to make corrections.But the young reporter insisted on investigating the facts clearly before talking about corrections.

In fact, the conflict between them is far more than unpleasant.Albert proposed a duel, but Beauchamp did not refuse, but set a deadline so that he could use this time to investigate the truth of the year.

"Then you promised him?"

"I agreed to make corrections, but on one condition," Beauchamp explained. "I set a deadline of three weeks. During this time, I will investigate the truth of the matter before I can make corrections."

"So, you firmly believe that the man named Fernand is innocent." Mei Tess frowned.

"Of course," Beauchamp explained, "he was an admirable officer and the father of my friend. I don't believe that such a shameful traitor could raise such a good son."

"Have you ever thought about another possibility? Maybe this officer is indeed a guilty person," Mei Tess blinked.

Beauchamp was silent, he never thought about this possibility.In fact, he agreed to Albert's request because he wanted to prove everything himself, and hoped that the result would benefit Albert's father and uphold justice for him.

"So, there is no more," Mei Tess said with some disappointment.

"But what does that have to do with you?" Beauchamp asked rhetorically.

"Mr. Beauchamp, if I can give you the truth, and this truth is not what you want, will you make it public?" Mei Tess asked looking directly into his eyes.

"Of course I will," Beauchamp replied.

"And if your friends duel you because of it?"

"Then I'll immediately draw the sword from the scabbard, or the gun from the case, whichever you prefer."

"But what if he begs you?" asked Mei Tess again, "will you still publish it?"

"I will," Beauchamp replied, but this time he was not as confident as before.He conceived such a picture in his mind, when Albert knew that Count Morcerf was guilty, he slumped on a chair, covered his pale face with his hands, and begged him with sobs.At that time, will he still announce everything?

Realizing that he didn't really want the answer from Plum Tess, Beauchamp sighed slightly, "Well, maybe not, because a father's fault should not be passed on to his son."

Plum Tess was not surprised by this answer, after all, people are emotional animals.However, she was very confident in the reporter in front of her, because the count once said that Beauchamp had a great sense of justice. After coming to Paris, she had never heard the count evaluate others in such a praiseful tone.

"Have I disappointed you?" asked Beauchamp.

"No, Mr. Beauchamp, you are very honest." Plum Tess pondered for a while, "You are right, revealing the truth will indeed hurt some people, it is almost inevitable. But may I take the liberty Let me ask you a question, why did you choose to be a journalist?"

Beauchamp was a little taken aback, as if it happened a long time ago.He is the youngest son of the family and cannot inherit the title, so he must find a way out for himself, but why is he a reporter?This reminded him of those dusty past events.

He once had a group of friends who formed an abc friends club.Beauchamp was too young at that time, so they didn't let him join.Later, those friends all died, but Beauchamp was never glad that he did not die with them. On the contrary, he admired those people from the bottom of his heart.

"Our generation grew up in a time of change. I once had a group of close friends, and now they are gone. They are like a light, although it is only a short moment, but at least it is lit Those dark corners," Beauchamp pondered for a moment, "France has not become better since then, but people are habitually turning a blind eye to those dirty corners. Although I can't follow in the footsteps of those friends, I think Do the same as them."

"Uncover those dark corners and let the public know the truth." Mei Tess finished what he wanted to say.

Beauchamp looked at Plum Tess in some surprise, and then nodded solemnly.He suddenly remembered what his predecessor told him before he left, "Yes, pursuing the truth is a reporter's conscience and his lifelong ideal."

"It's a lofty ideal," Mei Tess commented. "Sometimes the truth is cruel, and exposing it will make us see the ugliness of reality, but I think only in this way can our world have a chance to be better."

Beauchamp lowered his head, contemplated for a few seconds, and finally raised his head, "I think I understand what you mean."

"Tell me."

"If in order to protect my friends, I covered up the truth, let the guilty continue to go unpunished, and let the wronged people continue to suffer injustice, what is the difference between my actions and those who betrayed Governor Ali?" Beauchamp said with a smile , "If you know anything about this matter, please tell me, I swear on my reputation and the conscience of a reporter, I will definitely make it public!"

"People say that journalists are uncrowned kings, Mr. Beauchamp, you are indeed worthy of this title," Mei Tess said with a smile.She turned her head and looked at Haiide who was silent beside her.

"I believe in you, Mr. Beauchamp," Haide finally said, "I am willing to tell you everything that happened back then."

Beauchamp showed a look of surprise for a moment, and he glanced at Mei Tess with some annoyance, a little bit dissatisfied that she had involved a weak woman in this turmoil.But he didn't express his inner thoughts, because he couldn't help noticing Haiidee's Greek attire. In fact, he had been paying attention to this mysterious girl a long time ago.

"If my guess is correct, this lady is Greek and related to the royal court of Yanina?" Beauchamp narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to Mei Tess, "But she looks so young, and she is so young. How can you clearly remember what happened more than ten years ago?"

"In fact, Haidee's relationship with the royal court of Yanina is far greater than you imagine." Mei Tess folded her hands, "She is the most qualified to tell you everything."

"Why?" Bo Shang asked puzzled.

"Because she is the lost princess of Yanina, the heir of Governor Ali, and his only living relative!"

The author has something to say: I caught the worm for the previous chapter~