Under the leadership of Police Chief Carlier and Lieutenant Colonel Leboeuf, the army and the new police jointly launched a joint effort to arrest Baron James Rothschild, a suspect suspected of paying a hitman to murder the president.
"What...what do you want to do?" the baron butler at the gate of the mansion looked at the menacing group of police and policemen in fear and shouted sharply.
Callie ruthlessly threw out an arrest warrant jointly issued by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of War: "We suspect Baron James Rothschild of being involved in the murder of the President. Please ask Mr. Baron to come with us."
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"No, you can't do this! Baron Rothschild was given the title of baron by the Austrian Emperor! France has no right to arrest him!" The anxious baron butler said an extremely politically incorrect statement in a panic.
"Bold!" Carlier seized on the baron's butler's verbal loophole and expanded it: "Do you mean that Mr. Baron Rothschild was commissioned by the Emperor of the Austrian Empire to assassinate Mr. President?"
"No...I'm not!" The baron butler shook his head desperately.
Once Baron James Rothschild is "convinced" of murdering the president, there will be no place for James Rothschild in the whole of France.
"Then please get out of the way!" Carlier ordered the baron butler in an aggressive tone while approaching the baron butler step by step.
Under Callier's strong pressure, the baron butler retreated steadily. He knew that Callier represented the president's attitude, and it would not do them any good to break up.
"Get out of the way!" Calliere pushed the baron's butler away and led the police and large troops into Baron Rothschild's study.
The police and soldiers were scattered on the first floor of the Rothschild Residence. Callier and Leboeuf entered Baron Rothschild's study on the second floor.
At this time, Baron Rothschild was sitting on a large chair with red velvet cushions.
Looking at the intruding Calliers and LeBoeuf, Baron Rothschild did not speak and sat motionless on his chair.
"Mr. Baron Rothschild, you are suspected of murdering the president, so please follow us to the police station for investigation!" Calliere lived up to his previous aggressive posture and said calmly.
"Haha!" Baron James Rothschild showed a disdainful smile, "If you want to accuse me, there is no excuse! (French translation). You and your master just want to plot the wealth that my family has left for generations!
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"Mr. Baron, have you ever funded the Orleans Gang?" Calliere decided to put the "evidence" in front of Baron James Rothschild.
James Rothschild's expression changed slightly, but he still said "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Mr. Baron, you can say that you don't know anything now. I admit that there is no conclusive evidence against you now!" Carlier looked at James Rothschild up and down, and spoke sharply to James Rothschild.
Baron de responded: "But I will keep watching you until you show your flaws!"
James Rothschild felt a chill, and Carlier's eyes reminded James Rothschild of the long-dead undead Fouche.
He used this look in his eyes and spoke in a commanding tone to his father.
Kid, you are far from him!
Baron James Rothschild still disdains Calliers in his heart. James Rothschild, who has experienced the Fouche period, will not be afraid of these guys.
"Let's go, Mr. Baron! I don't think you will let us do it ourselves!" Carlier bowed and made an invitation gesture, and the expressionless James Rothschild got up and walked in front.
Callier and Leboeuf followed closely behind, and soldiers and police also followed Callier and Leboeuf out of the mansion.
"What should we do? What can we do!" Looking at James Rothschild walking away, the housekeeper who stayed in the mansion paced back and forth, thinking about the solution: "By the way! Count Algu and the others!"
Carlier brought Baron James Rothschild to the detention center of the police department, where he must be detained until Baron James Rothschild was "cleared" of suspicion.
Looking at the door wrapped in thick iron sheets in front of him, James Rothschild had mixed feelings in his heart.
This was his first time visiting a detention center as a criminal. He had never been here before.
"Open!" Calliere ordered the police officer guarding the detention center to open the door.
"Yes!" The police officer quickly opened the door.
Although the outside of the detention center looks a bit old, there is something special inside.
The entire room was kept spotless. Directly opposite the door was a red desk placed close to the wall. There was an unused kerosene lamp on the desk. The only window in the room was located directly above the study.
, two iron railings as thick as middle fingers are embedded in the window lattice to prevent prisoners from escaping. Next to the desk is a simple camp bed.
Although a detention center is far from a public house, it is infinitely better than a real prison.
"Mr. Baron, you will spend the next few days here! You can't leave until we are sure that you have no agreement with this case!" Calliere said to James Rothschild unhurriedly.
Baron De said, and from his words, Baron Rothschild heard a hint of complacency.
"Mr. President, what are you going to do with me?" James Rothschild asked calmly.
"I don't know about that!" Calliere responded with a shrug: "Maybe you will be acquitted!"
"Haha!" Baron James Rothschild would not believe that he would be acquitted. He knew them too well.
Even if Baron James Rothschild goes out, he has to shed a layer of skin.
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As soon as the news of Baron James Rothschild's imprisonment came out, the Paris Stock Exchange market was once again in turmoil.
Many people began to rush to sell the bonds issued by the Rothschild family here, including Austrian and South German government bonds.
In just one day, the Paris Stock Exchange punished the first circuit breaker mechanism established by the Ministry of Finance.
Austrian and South German government bonds fell by 10% in just one day, while other Rothschild-related stocks fell by 3% to 5% at the same time.
The shocking decline in the national debt of Austria and South Germany also triggered panic in the Austrian ambassador to France.
Prussia and Austria are currently in a confrontation stage. Once the feedback from the Austrian government bond market on the Paris Stock Exchange fails, it will inevitably affect the issuance of Austrian domestic government bonds.
This dampens the confidence of the Austrian middle class (leeks) in the Austrian market.
Therefore, as the Austrian ambassador to France, Baron Huboy went to the Elysée Palace again to discuss issues with Jerome Bonaparte.
"Mr. Pesini, is your Excellency the President free now?" Baron Huboy asked Pesini while putting a finely carved jade necklace into Pesini's hands.
These days, bribing those close to rulers to obtain information that is beneficial to them is a common practice for a cultured diplomat.
Pesini put the jade away calmly. In his eyes, Baron Huboy had become the most lovable person in the world.
"Mr. President is resting! If you have nothing important to do, you can wait in the living room for the President to wake up! I will take him to the living room after the President wakes up!"
"Of course, it's my pleasure!" Baron Huboy responded mildly.
"Come with me!"
Under the leadership of Pesini, Baron Huboy came to the conference room.
About half an hour later, the door to the conference room opened, and Baron Huboy looked towards the door.
Jérôme Bonaparte appeared, and Baron Huboy stood up to greet him.
"Ambassador Huboy, welcome to the Elysée Palace!" Jérôme Bonaparte shook hands with Baron Huboy.
The two people sitting on the chairs started talking.
At first, the two only had some literary conversations, and then their conversations extended from literature to politics.
"Mr. President, I heard that Baron James Rothschild was imprisoned in a detention center by you! I wonder if the news is true!" Baron Huboy asked knowingly.
Jérôme Bonaparte pretended to be displeased, and his words became no longer kind: "Does the Southern Empire of the Austrian Empire want to interfere in France's internal affairs?"
Baron Huboy quickly distanced himself from the relationship and said: "The Austrian Empire is tantamount to interfering in the internal affairs of any country, especially a responsible big country like the French Republic."
"Then why does the Austrian Empire ask about James Rothschild's status? Is it just because of concern?" Jerome Bonaparte was also a genius pretending to be confused. He asked with a puzzled look.
Baron Huboy expressed a little embarrassment. He couldn't tell Jerome Bonaparte that the reason why he cared about James Rothschild was because of the Austrian national debt problem!
It is really embarrassing for a country that can only rely on other countries' bond markets to issue its own national debt.
Baron Huboy could only bite the bullet and said: "Baron James Rothschild was granted the title of Austrian Empire..."
"Mr. Ambassador, James Rothschild was detained in accordance with the Constitution of the French Republic. As president, I also have no right to interfere with justice! I can tell you that Baron James Rothschild's crime this time is not light!"
Jérôme Bonaparte heard this in alarm, and he knew that Baron Hubboy would have to intercede with Jérôme Bonaparte for the Austrian national debt.
"Mr. President, I have no intention of interfering with the justice of your country!" Baron Huboy said cautiously to Jérôme Bonaparte: "But can I kindly ask you to give Baron James Rothschild some leniency?