[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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For several years, Edmund had been deploying a plan to rescue Faria.

During the years spent in the black cell of the Château d'If, Edmund had learned a rule that for a few days in a year, the jailer who came to bring him food would be replaced by another person.

Father Faria explained to him that it was an unwritten rule in the prison.Although there are no specific holidays in Château d'If, there are always a few days in a year where the warden spends at home, and this is also tacitly approved by the French government.During those few days, even if a jailer left his post without authorization, he would not be held accountable. Therefore, these few days were also the time when the Chateau d'If was most loosely guarded.

But in order to ensure safety, the prison warden has different rest days every year.Edmund had indeed cast an eye, but not in the Château d'If - he was familiar enough there - but in the warden's house.

Because the warden is a special profession, it is very difficult to install servants of unknown origin into his house.But every time the warden goes home, he always informs his wife in advance.And his wife has a lover. At this time of year, she will tell her lover not to come to her house during this time.It was that lover who became their source of news.

Of course, the reason given by Edmund was obviously embellished. He told the lover that the warden was their enemy and they planned to assassinate him.As for the lover, it was undoubtedly in his own interest to sell the warden to Edmund.He doesn't have to take any risks, and if it happens, he can still be with the woman he loves in a dignified way, so why not do it?

After determining the rescue time, they began to make final preparations.He asked the sea witch to choose the day with the most fog through divination, so that when they acted, it would be difficult for Marseilles to see the situation of Chateau d'If.

The structure outside the Château d'If is not difficult to get.The castle is built of gray sand and stone, with round forts on both sides and a square in the middle.The center of the castle is a small patio, surrounded by high walls, connected by stone steps, and the walls on both sides of the steps have holes like windows and iron gates with iron bars, which are the cells for prisoners.That being said, those stone steps are all deep corridors surrounded by tall and thick walls. Every few steps are blocked by high walls and gates. The path is tortuous, just like walking in a deep mountain canyon.

So, when Edmund spread out the map of Chateau d'If on the table, everyone was stunned.The map was drawn by Edmund based on his memory and some speculation, but when he said that it was provided by the eyeliner in the Chateau d'If, everyone believed it.

As a former battle fortress, the Chateau d'If facing the sea is naturally the strongest, even solid lead bullets are difficult to penetrate.The other three directions facing the harbor are not the same. Father Faria planned to dig through one of the walls back then, but because of a small calculation error, he came to his cell.

Edmund's plan was to drive the boat to the side of the Château d'If and directly knock down its gate with cannonballs!

Only Mei Tess raised a different opinion. Although she only entered the fort once, when she was fishing, she would pass by the Chateau d'If every day.She noticed that there was a cannon on the top of the Château d'If, which was specially used to sound the alarm. Once there was anything abnormal in the fort, the jailer would light the fuse, and then a feather-like light would rise over the Château d'If. cigarette.

"You mean..."

"That cannon is guarded all the year round, and someone has to get rid of the guards guarding it," Mei Tess explained.

"But who shall we send?" Edmund frowned slightly.

"If you don't worry, leave it to me," Mei Tess showed a smile. At the beginning, she boarded the tower of Yanina, successfully stole the head of Governor Ali, and put it back in the tomb, while Yves The walls of the fort are no higher than those of Minina.

"I believe in you," Edmund gently held her hand, "If it is not necessary, please don't hurt the soldiers there."

"I won't," said Mei Tess.

"You must protect your own safety. If you encounter danger, don't force yourself," Edmund explained.

Plum Tess nodded.

Their eyes met tacitly.Then Edmund cleared his throat, took half a step forward, and said in a firm tone, "Brothers, friends. I don't want to say something high-sounding, because this attack on the Château d'If is entirely out of my own selfishness." But there was once a person who gave me a warm embrace when I was loneliest and led me to the light when I was most desperate. He was my father. It was he who imparted his wisdom to me without reservation, And taught me the principles of life. Now, he is suffering in the Château d'If, as a son, I must rescue him, this is my responsibility."

Edmund paused for a moment, "But it's not your responsibility. Therefore, although I can't repay your kindness now, I will always remember it in my heart!"

Jacob stepped forward and patted Edmund on the shoulder. "My hometown, Corsica, once had a great man who led his army to sweep across Europe. Although I am not him, I can at least lead my brothers to capture the gate of Chateau d'If for you."

Edmund shook his hand gratefully.

"It's not difficult, right. After all, we have faced the tax police, faced the Turkish warships, and faced the sea..." Jacob stopped in time, and immediately changed his words, "Now some of the people here Brother, he has experienced many battles."

"I have a cousin who seems to be locked in there," muttered one of the pirates.

"Then we'd have to take that fort all the more, wouldn't we?" Jacob said loudly.

"Yes!" Said the sailors and pirates present in unison.

Sea Witch Bess added wine from Mount Pulciano for everyone, "Although I can't fight, I will stay on the Nemesis and pray for you."

"Thank you," said Edmund heartily.

Perhaps moved by such a situation, Mei Tess raised her glass, "Actually, I supported the captain's attack on the Chateau d'If back then. Besides helping him rescue his father, I had other reasons."

"How?" Jacob frowned.The captain also asked her with his eyes.

"When I was young and naive, I also thought that prisons like the Château d'If were used to lock up criminals to protect good people." Maisie Tess pondered for a while, "until a person who is very important to me was killed put in jail for the sole reason that he was part of the so-called party of Napoleon."

"What happened to him?" Jacob interrupted.But he was gently pulled by Edmund beside him, and immediately realized that he had said something wrong, so he kept silent.

Edmund once heard Mel talk about that part of the past on the island of Monte Cristo. It was Mel's brother who was imprisoned in Toulon's prison.

"He's dead," Mae Tess mulled, and continued, "I think you've all heard of the famous massacre in the south of France. There were three rogues from the Tetralon, the Duciman, and the Graffin. They assassinated those soldiers who had served under Napoleon. Some people were even brutally persecuted because they were wrongly accused of being part of Napoleon. But what is wrong with those poor people?"

"They were not wrong. They just joined the army when Napoleon was called to the emperor," said a sailor. "My brother was Napoleon's lieutenant, and he was killed in Nîmes."

"Yes, they were right. It was the executioners who were wrong, and the Game of Thrones players who were wrong," said Mai Tess excitedly. "I also know that there are still many people in prison for that crime In prison, suffering."

She paused for a moment, even though Edmund was dead, she still wanted to knock on the gate of Chateau d'If, she wanted revenge, and she wanted to rescue more people like Edmund.

"It is precisely because of this that I support the captain's attack on the Chateau d'If." Mai Tess raised the wine glass filled with scarlet liquid, "I want to declare war on evil!"

All raise their glasses.

"Declare war on evil!"