[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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But where were Father and Plum Tess?

This mystery lingered in Edmund's mind, and he couldn't get rid of it.But he couldn't ask openly, he didn't forget that he was still a prisoner of Chateau d'If.

Coincidentally, when he was returning to the pier, he met Penelon, a sailor who used to work together on the Queen of Egypt.Edmund was a little worried that the other party would recognize him, but Penelon just glanced at him and continued walking forward.

This time Edmund was completely relieved, because the way Penelon looked at him was completely looking at strangers.So he stepped forward quickly and asked Penelon for news of his father.

"What do you want from him, sir?" asked Penelon.

"It's like this. I have been favored by Mr. Dantès before. I happened to pass by Marseille today and wanted to pay a special visit to him, but found that the house he lived in had been rented out to someone else," Edmund explained.

"That's right," Penelon sighed, "Come with me."

Along the way, Edmund tried his best to hide his inner excitement. He was finally going to see his father.He was worried that the house he was living in was not good enough, and he had planned in his heart to take his father to Leghorn. The money he earned on the smuggling ship was enough to rent a beautiful little house with a garden for his father.

However, the road they took became more and more remote, which made Edmund feel a bad feeling in his heart.And when he saw the cross and tombstone in the distance, Edmund suddenly understood everything.But he still didn't want to believe it was true, and felt guilty for his inner guess.

Penelon led him straight to a stele.The name engraved on the stele shattered Edmund's last fluke illusion.At that moment, he almost collapsed, but in front of Penelon, he still endured it, without showing any emotion.

"Mr. Dantès disappeared after sailing out to sea on a stormy night. Afterwards, Mr. Morel, his son's former patron, mobilized his sailors to search the nearby waters, but found nothing. Obviously, Mr. Dantès has been with him. His boat was buried at the bottom of the sea together," explained Penelon, "and this tombstone was built for him by Mr. Morel."

"Why did Mr. Dantès go out to sea?" Edmund couldn't believe his ears. "I mean, I know Mr. Dantès is old, and it doesn't make sense."

"Once a person makes the determination to die, he can do anything," Penelon sighed. "The misfortune of the Dantes family began eight years ago. At that time, Mr. Dantes' son Edmund was taken away by the gendarme at the wedding, I remember that because I was there at the wedding. Everyone thought the captain of the gendarme was wrong, because Edmund was a very good man, However, he never came back, but was thrown into the Château d'If. And his fiancée Maisette disappeared in Paris a year later in order to save him, probably also..."

"A year later?" Edmund frowned tightly.

He suddenly remembered that when the prosecutor Villefort's wife came to visit him, she had said that Mei Tess was doing well.At that time, he had been in prison for several years, and it seemed that she had lied to him!

"Is there a problem?" Penelon asked.

"It's nothing...I'm just sorry for the misfortune of this family." Edmund gritted his teeth. He wanted to ask more. Where are his enemies Fernand, Danglars and Villefort now?But in the end reason prevailed, and he knew that once he asked, Penelon's suspicion would immediately arouse.

They stayed for a while longer.Penelon broke the silence, "Sir, it's getting late now, let's go back."

"Thank you very much for bringing me here, but I would like to stay a few more minutes to pray for Mr. Dantès." Edmund said and gave Penilon a silver crown to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, sir," Penelon collected the silver coins, "Then I'll go first."

It wasn't until Penelon walked out of sight that Edmund knelt down and cried loudly on the tombstone.After crying, he realized that his time was running out, so he picked some morning glory and wilt flowers that his father loved most during his lifetime around the cemetery, wove a small wreath, and gently placed it on the cemetery .

It happened to be raining lightly at this time, and it seemed that the heavens were also sad for Edmund's misfortune.Drops of water mixed with rain and tears fell onto the garland.His father is gone, and his Plum Tess has probably gone to accompany him...

Now, Marseille is no longer his home.

At that moment, Edmund seemed to bury a part of his heart there.He didn't know how he got back on board the Maiden Amelie.

Because of his absent-mindedness, they were spotted by the tax police while loading the goods and had to abandon the goods and flee.

That night, he was the same as now, standing alone on the deck, looking at the deep sea.Jacob woke up later and comforted him.

Edmund really needed someone to talk to, and Jacob was indeed a sincere partner.However, the different life experiences between them determined that Jacob could not really understand him.

So, although he went back to sleep with Jacob, he didn't close his eyes all night.He still had a lot of things to accomplish, and he didn't forget that in the dark prison of Chateau d'If, Father Faria, who treated him like a father, was still waiting for him.

He did not forget the oath he made in the Château d'If.

Danglars, the escort who wrote a letter of accusation against him in order to compete for the position of captain of the Queen of Egypt; And the worst of them, who threw him into Villefort at the Château d'If for his own prosperity, and one day he will avenge those who took everything from him!

When Edmund was immersed in his own thoughts, there was a sudden sound of light footsteps behind him.He thought it was Jacob, but when he listened carefully it wasn't.When he turned around, he found that it was Mel, the crew member who had just arrived.

It can be seen that Mel is also a person with secrets, and he also bears a lot like Edmund, especially after that competition, Edmund developed a feeling of sympathy for him.

However, when Mel slowly walked over, for a moment, those beautiful amber eyes reminded Edmund of his lover, Mei Tess.