[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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Plum Tess performed several missions one after another.She changed various identities, as the helper of Saturn or Mars, clearing the way for the Duke of Buckingham.

She had tried to escape, but under the watchful eyes of such brilliant assassins as Saturn and Mars, she had no chance.

This time, however, was different, as the Duke of Buckingham gave her a single task.

This was the opportunity she had been waiting for.It meant she was finally out of their sight and had a chance to escape this terrible organization.

Now they were holed up in the cabin of a longboat from Italy, surrounded by heavily made-up dancing girls that Meera had brought from her floating castle in Venice.

It can be seen that the relationship between Mera and the earl seems to be very ambiguous.She thought Mera was another dark star, but Saturn told her quietly that Mera was the earl's illegitimate sister, a cruel and vicious woman.She remembered Saturn's admonition, on the Dark Star, never to be too curious.

At this very moment, that glamorous woman was walking towards Plum Tess.She was slender, with full breasts, a slender waist, and cascading blond curls over her shoulders, but not as pure as the Duke of Buckingham's.But her skin was as fair and smooth as whipped cream.Especially the green eyes she stared at Plum Tess with a malevolent gleam as if examining a piece of merchandise.

"You are the new star." Meera reached out, as if wanting to touch Plum Tess's face, but Plum Tess blocked it angrily.

"It's a pity, if you can come to my water castle, you will definitely become the most popular mermaid there," Meera giggled.

"Meera, don't disturb her!" The Duke said angrily, "She has a task to perform tonight."

"My lord duke, I just want her to blend in with my mermaids as much as possible," Meera said softly, "It will be bad if the flaws are revealed later."

Mei Tess didn't intend to pay attention to that woman, she walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck alone.The strong smell of incense powder in the cabin just now almost fainted her, and she couldn't help but took a few deep breaths.

A faint starlight pierced the mist over the sea and shone in the deep sky.When the new wind blows, she seems to be able to feel the undercurrent surging.

"We're here," came the deep voice of the Duke of Buckingham from behind.

Plum Tess looked in the direction of Buckingham's finger, and in the cool sea breeze, a gorgeous ship was gently rippling with the waves amidst deep laughter.

"Can you tell me who the target of the mission is now?" Mei Tess asked suspiciously.

The Duke of Buckingham had been keeping secret about the details of the mission before, and Saturn had requested to replace Mei Tess to carry out this mission, but the Duke did not agree, only saying that there was another mission assigned to her.

Mei Tess couldn't figure out what the Duke meant, she only knew that the ship she was going to board was a French ship.The ship had just returned from Great Britain to the northern French port of Le Havre, and was full of French envoys and soldiers, feasting and drinking in its splendid halls.

Several of them, however, angered the Duke of Buckingham, who wanted to recover the letter from the English Regent to the French Emperor.

After pondering for a few seconds, the Duke of Buckingham replied, "Of course there will be someone from me to recommend you when you arrive on the ship. He is guilty, so don't be soft!"

They got closer to the ship.

"Remember, if you try to escape, you will face severe punishment. If you betray the organization in any way, I will kill you," Buckingham's voice rang in his ears again.

Mei Tess nodded, but when the Duke of Buckingham left, he pulled out the ring with the flame pattern from his collar. Time passed by in a hurry. In the past few years, this ring has probably become her only connection with Marseilles.

Edmund, old Dantes, Renee, are they all right?

And now, an opportunity happened to be in front of her.She wants to escape, she must escape, no matter what the cost.

Mei Tess knew that there were many sailors recruited from France on board.She looked around the deck with a hint of luck, hoping to see some familiar face so she could beg them to bring a letter to Renee.

However, all the faces were unfamiliar, and they all stared at her greedily, as if they were watching prey.

When the boat finally got close to the big boat, Mei Tess climbed up through the hanging ladder among a group of dancing girls.They passed those greedy gazes into the hall.In a way, they are indeed prey.However, among the prey this time, there is a deadly killer hidden.

Soon a man came to arrange dance partners for them one by one.When it was Plum Tess's turn, she was led before a tall and handsome officer.

"This is Baron Nargona."

Mei Tess couldn't believe her ears when she heard the name.Baron Nargona?Is Matilda's father?

However, she quickly rejected this idea, and quickly realized that Matilda's father had passed away, and her brother, Colonel Nargona, inherited his father's title.

Plum Tess quickly calmed down the surprise in her heart, and a charming smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.The Colonel's eyebrows and eyes are indeed somewhat similar to Matilda.

She hoped that her limited friendship with Matilda would allow Baron Nargona to rescue her, and at least bring herself a letter.

They danced together several times, during which the colonel boasted of his service at Waterloo.

However, Mei Tess learned from the Duke of Buckingham that her target, the colonel, had been bribed by the British long ago and became a popular man in Versailles after the war.But now, he is getting more and more out of control. It seems that in order to get rid of the control of the British side, he took advantage of Tsarist Russia again.

After the ball, the colonel led Mei Tess into his room.

Before the door was completely closed, he couldn't wait to put his arms around Mei Tess and began to kiss wildly.

"Mr. Colonel," Mei Tess gently pushed the drunk man away and poured him a glass of wine, "Your heroic deeds are not finished yet, tell me how you became the red flag in front of the Russian Grand Duke." Human."

Colonel Nargona smiled, and while drinking, he began to show her how he had used his sister's marriage to become a member of the Russian imperial family.

Plum Tess was shocked.

She wanted to ask more, but at this moment she couldn't listen any more.Looking at the handsome face of the colonel, all she could see was the cheerful young lady, Matilda.

She still remembers that Matilda came out of the tent excitedly that day, holding a white face in her hand, telling the prophecy given by Wu Ji that she would marry a member of the royal family.

Now, however, the prophecy has come true, just not in the way they thought.Matilda was married to the land of eternal winter, just to win the interests of France and exchange the glory of her brother.

At this moment, this handsome Matilda-like face made Mei Tess sick.

She forgot to escape, forgot the mission, and only the words of the Duke of Buckingham remained in her mind.

"He's guilty!"