Count of Monte Cristo

At noon the next day, they had already met in Piazza del Popolo.

Lin Ke and Edmund did not stay in the same box with Albert Franz, Heidi's box was given to them.

This is the second time for Lin Ke to come to Rome, but it is the first time to spend the carnival in Rome.He was suddenly a little excited. They have traveled to many places in the past seven years, and they have experienced many scenery. Lin Ke even returned to China, but he stood on his homeland after hundreds of years. He couldn't express his feelings at that moment. , his chest was full of thousands of words, but he could only say nothing.Now, they have returned to the original place and started their journey of revenge.Waiting for this day has been a long, long time.He looked at Edmund beside him, knowing the hatred and suffering that could not disappear in his heart, Edmund smiled, and obviously understood the meaning in Linko's eyes.

"Seven years..." Edmund sighed.In the past seven years, he has made countless plans and ideas. Seven years ago, he had a pile of treasures, but he had no power or reputation. Now that he has power and status, it is time to find someone to pay back those hatreds. .

"When is Vampa coming?"

"We already met last night. Everything went according to plan."

"No," Lin Ke shook his head. "Edmond, there are still loopholes in your plan. How can you be sure that Franz will follow your script? He has always been wary of you."

Edmond said: "He will. Although he has doubts about me, he will not joke about Albert's life, and he must."

"What did you do?" Lin Ke asked, "Where's Jacob?"

"I need him to do something for me."

"Edmond, what do you intend?"

"It's what you want in your heart."

Lin Ke sighed, "I hope everything goes as you wish. I want to meet Vampa."

"Yeah." Edmund didn't object, then he got up and walked to the window.

Heidi quietly opened the door and came in, "Brother?" she called.

Lin Ke gave her a hug, "Why are you here now?"

Heidi turned around, like a little girl wanting to be praised, "Brother, do you think I look good dressed like this?"

The seabed is dressed like a lady in a medieval painting.She has a sweet smile and a quaint posture with an elegant charm.

"It's so beautiful!" Lin Ke praised without hesitation, and Edmond also said, "Not bad. An elegant and beautiful elf. Whose princess will you be tonight?"

Heidi blushed, and was embarrassed to speak, so she shook Lin Ke's arm and changed the subject awkwardly, "Brother, will you dance with me tonight? We haven't seen each other for a year, and you have been going with the adults all the time." travel."

Lin Ke laughed, "It's not as exaggerated as you said."

She tilted her head, "I remember clearly."

"Oh?" Lin Ke teased her, "You remember so clearly, is it because we didn't bring you a gift?" Heidi's birthday was supposed to be back for them, but he fell ill halfway, so Edmond was there A small town landed, and they stayed there for half a month before his illness recovered.So I delayed celebrating Heidi's birthday.

Heidi said angrily: "Brother, you talk nonsense, I am not such a stingy person, brother, is your body okay?"

Heidi took a peek at Edmund. He was standing at the window, his eyes were dark and he didn't know where they fell.Heidi leaned close to Lin Ke and whispered in his ear, "Brother, what do you think your lord is thinking?" Before Lin Ke could answer, she changed the topic to the question just now, "Plus today is exactly eleven 20 days a month, not what a year, you always go far with the adults and don't miss me and Jacob at all? We are bored at home, the most interesting thing is reading your letters, you I can recite the letter I wrote."

Lin Ke stroked Heidi's long hair and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Heidi." A young girl is alone at home. Although she has so many servants to accompany her, she is lonely without relatives.He and Edmund spent nearly all of the seven years traveling.For seven years, they have become each other's relatives and accompany each other.

With nostalgia in Heidi's eyes, she softly called him "brother."

"Heidi," Edmund called to her, "Albert and Franz are in your box?"

"Yes." Heidi got up and said respectfully. She respected and feared Edmund, and she was far from the intimacy and dependence with Lin Ke.

Lin Ke also got up and walked to the window when he heard the noise outside. The square outside was already full of people, and the decapitation machine had been moved to the middle of the square.The executioner is in place.They were in the middle, and there was an empty space around the decapitation machine. The surroundings were full of noise, and people were clamoring, looking forward to the opening ceremony of death, and of course it was someone else's death banquet.

"Oh, God!"

"Get started!"

Several rude men shouted.

They laughed, and the children on their shoulders clapped their hands.

Suddenly, it was quiet.

The two prisoners were escorted up by the soldiers, and the people around them automatically separated to make way for them.

Their heads were placed on the guillotine, and they only waited for the time to meet the god of death.

The crowd around them unconsciously held their breath, Lin Ke's face was pale, he took a deep breath, and Edmund held him in his arms.

"Close your eyes if you don't want to see it." Edmond whispered.

"It's okay." He couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. These people deserved to die, but it seemed that a spectator like him made people feel chills.Killing is indeed both scary and exciting.

The church bells in the distance are ringing - it's time!

The executioner raises the knife!

At this moment, "Praise God!" A rough voice came from the crowd, "There is a warrant to pardon a prisoner!"

"A pardon!" cried the people in unison, "A pardon!"

"Spare Peppino, Rocca Pioli." The soldier held up a paper, which he gave to one of the executioners.

One of the prisoners immediately stood up with a look of joy on his face.The other prisoner seemed to have come to his senses and also went crazy. He screamed, but was pushed to the ground by the soldiers, but he struggled to get up again, and threw himself at the pardoned prisoner, tearing him open with his mouth open, extremely crazy.

They were far away, so they couldn't hear the voices of the prisoners, but we could guess one or two based on their expressions.

At this time Edmund sneered, "You see, when he knew that he was the only one going to die, he went crazy. He didn't want his companions to live at all. They should have gone to see the god of death together. God according to his own Man was created in shape, and every commandment God gave him was to love his neighbor, and God gave him a voice to express his thoughts, so that when he heard that his kind was saved, his What was the first cry! It was an invective! Honorable enough, man, you work of nature, you spirit of creation!"

Lin Ke knew the hatred in his heart, he pursed his lips and remained silent.

Edmund now covered his eyes with his palms.

Heidi watched coldly.Her expression was not as innocent as when she was talking to Lin Ke, but complicated and cold.

The prisoner has been dragged to the guillotine by the soldiers, and he can no longer move.The surrounding people left and quieted down.The executioner raised the long hammer and motioned for the two assistants to go away.The prisoner wanted to struggle to get up, but before he stood up, the hammer hit his left temple. With a heavy sound, he turned over and lay on his back on the platform. He stomped on his throat vigorously, and every time he stomped, a stream of blood spurted out from the wound until he died completely.

"Okay." Edmund said, "Now let's go and see our friends." He let go of his palm, and then changed into the clown's clothes.Lin Ke also changed into knight clothes, and said to Heidi, "Heidi, do you want to go with us?"

Heidi shook her head, showing a strange smile, "Brother, I won't act with you. I have other arrangements."

Lin Ke wanted to ask again, but Edmund had already pulled him out of the room.Then they went together to Franz and Albert's box.The two of them sat on the chair blankly, their faces were pale and their minds were out of control.Knowing that they hadn't woken up from the scene of the guillotine, Edmund said, "Are you all right? My friends."

"As you can see, Your Excellency the Earl." Franz said coldly.

"It seems that your Excellency likes this kind of performance very much. Get ready now, the carnival has already begun." As soon as he finished speaking, the church bell rang again.

Franz asked Albert, "Are you still in the mood for tonight's carnival?"

"Perhaps, as the count said, death may be much better than life, and you see, Franz, do I fit in this peasant costume?"

Franz said nothing, and put on his own clothes.

When I went downstairs, the whole street was full of flower balls and people!Masked people appeared from all directions, like a tidal wave.There are carriages everywhere on the street, there are all kinds of laughter, they are all playing and throwing things everywhere.

Edmund and Lin Ke got into another carriage and said to Albert: "The carriage is ready for you, I hope you have a good time." After speaking, he gave an order, and the carriage left their sight.

The carnival will be held for three days.

Feeling the enthusiasm of the festival, Lin Ke leaned on Edmond's shoulder and said, "You won't let Vampa do it tonight, will you?"

Edmund didn't answer, but turned his face and kissed Lin Ke's ear. His mask had already been taken off. Lin Ke was startled and immediately jumped away, "What are you doing?"

Edmund laughed, and pulled Link into his arms again, "Do what you like." He whispered in Link's ear, and the hot breath made Link's face turn red .Edmund didn't care, the carriage was closed, the interior was very cozy, the carpet was soft, the noise outside was loud, the driver was a mute, although there were many people, the carriage was running smoothly.

Lin Ke was about to move, but Edmund had already kissed his lips, and after a while, Lin Ke's body softened.

After going back that night, he slept in the hotel all day. After waking up, seeing Edmund's complacent and apologetic expression, Lin Ke's mood was sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty.

Just when Edmund was about to say something, someone knocked on the door, in a panic.

After a while the waiter announced that a gentleman was looking for him, and Edmund smiled grimly.Lin Ke was taken aback, and understood what was going on.It appears Vampa has acted.He also got out of bed, packed his clothes and went out with Edmund. In the living room stood Franz, who was burning with anxiety, holding a piece of paper in his hand. Seeing Edmund, he said, "I'm sure now that there are bandits in Italy—" —Albert and Heidi have been carried away by robbers!"

Lin Ke paused and looked at Edmund, but Edmund took the paper and looked at it, Lin Ke also stepped forward quickly, and wrote on the paper: My dear friend, when you receive this letter, please Be sure to pay 1 piastres and hand over the money to the visitor.I want the money urgently and cannot delay.I won't say much, I trust you in everything, just like you can trust me.

—your friend Albert Morcerf

Under these lines, there are two lines of Italian writing in unfamiliar handwriting: "If the 1 piastres do not reach me at six o'clock in the morning, Viscount Albert de Morcerf and the beautiful sea Miss Dee won't be alive at seven o'clock. - Roger Wampa.

"Where did you get this letter?" asked Edmund coldly, as if suspicious of Franz.

"Someone gave it to me. He's downstairs, but he wouldn't come upstairs anyway." Franz's eyes were fixed on Edmund, and he went to the letter as soon as he got the letter. Raising money, but because their carnival is about to end, and they are leaving Italy to return to Paris, so their money is almost spent, there is no way to raise [-], and Heidi is obviously with the Count of Monte Cristo We know each other, and the relationship is quite close, at least Franz thinks so.So he came to find the Count of Monte Cristo, who had told them that he was staying in this hotel during dinner the night before.He came to the Count of Monte Cristo, and the messenger, who had not left, followed him to the hotel, but he would not go upstairs.