Since ancient times, the Canaanites have been a business-minded nation, and most of the Canaanite immigrants in Avalon are engaged in trade, finance and the press and publishing industries.
Rich gringos are inevitably jealous of the locals, not to mention immigrants from hostile countries.
During this turmoil, many shops run by Canaanites were destroyed by thugs, and incidents of beating, smashing, and looting occurred one after another.
The Dreyfus case was also involved in this political turmoil. Because of the Canaanite immigration status of the person involved, he was even more suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
Facing pressure from all sides, the key witness in the Dreyfus case, Albert Franklin, bravely stood up.
The old man voluntarily defended Captain Dreyfus and was willing to undergo examination, including polygraph testing, to prove that his correspondence with Captain Dreyfus was just a normal exchange between friends and had absolutely no intention of spying on intelligence.
However, the military court did not give Franklin a chance to prove his innocence and directly deported him.
Shortly thereafter, the military court sentenced Captain Dreyfus to life imprisonment and exile on "Devil's Island" without evidence.
This harsh sentence completely angered those who sympathized with Dreyfus in society.
In parliament, the ruling party and the opposition parties engaged in a more intense verbal confrontation over the Dreyfus incident.
Even within families, there were frequent disputes between husband and wife or father and son, who had fierce disputes over their opposition and support for the trial of Captain Dreyfus, eventually leading to divorce or even the severance of the relationship between father and son.
When the time came to the winter of 1627, the Dreyfus case had been fermenting for more than two months. It had evolved from an ordinary criminal case into a carnival of national political support.
Both opposing sides think they have mastered truth and justice.
In addition to the simplest appeal of revealing the truth, this case is also related to partisan disputes and the evolution of war in the New World.
Should the war in the New World continue to be fought in accordance with the intentions of the ruling party, or should we accept the call of the opposition party representing the majority of the people, cease the war as soon as possible, and seek peace?
The left and the right gave tit-for-tat answers.
The vast majority of people in the literary and art circles belong to the left-wing camp.
He made appeals, wrote articles, and participated extensively in activities to support Captain Dreyfus, setting off a vigorous social movement.
Emile Edward, a national treasure writer of the Kingdom of Fijian and a contemporary literary giant, published the blockbuster article "I Accuse", exposing the truth of the Dreyfus Incident, and was the first to publicly point out that Major Frame had lied to the military court and the public.
, Luo Zhi framed Captain Dreyfus.
Shortly after this article was published, the great writer died mysteriously at home.
After investigation, the police claimed that the cause of death was gas poisoning.
People on the left generally believe that this survey result is pure fart!
People are more willing to believe that the Frame party was afraid that the truth would be revealed, and used a despicable murder to silence Emile Edward, who was trying to seek justice, forever!
The death of the great writer completely angered the intellectual class, and they all spontaneously devoted themselves to investigating the truth of the Dreyfus case.
There is strength in numbers.
Fire cannot be contained in paper.
More and more investigative evidence shows that Dreyfus was most likely framed, and that Major Henry Frame, who reported him as a treasonous traitor, was actually jealous and wanted to use the fabricated evidence to get rid of this person who was related to him.
Opponent for the position of Director of the Competitive Intelligence Division.
Gu Zhi
If the investigation continues, the truth will be revealed before long. Not only will Major Frame's reputation be ruined, but the nobles and senior military officers who previously supported him, conservative congressmen and the bosses of the ruling party will also be slapped in the face.
The honor, shame and face of too many people are tied to this case. Captain Dreyfus must be a traitor.
If he is not, then he should be a dead man.
Seeing that things were about to get out of hand, the conservatives carried out some judicial operations and instructed Major Henry Frame to take the lead, apply to the court to initiate a judicial duel, and defend their honor with their lives.
As the other party in the duel, Captain Dreyfus contracted tuberculosis in prison and was too weak to fight.
Captain Dreyfus’s wife, recommended by Mrs. Jones, came to Musk’s office and asked Musk to represent her husband in his unjust case.
In order to save her husband, she went bankrupt.
In fact, the wealth that she and her family can mobilize is too huge.
When Lisa, as Musk's agent, tried to offer a commission of 7,000 gold pounds and waited for Mrs. Dreyfus to bargain, the other party was stunned for a moment and turned angry.
"Miss Colt, do you think that my husband's innocence and freedom are only worth 7,000 pounds?!"
"Ah... no, you mean... we can earn more?"
"Miss Colt, Mr. Justice, I will not allow you to offer such a low commission! In addition to 7,000 pounds in cash, after the duel is over, I will also give you an additional small gift worth no less than the same amount.
, what do you think?"
"Oh! Dear Mrs. Dreyfus, you are so generous! What can we do? Of course we can only act according to your wishes."
Gao Fei accepted Mrs. Dreyfus's commission not only for the sake of money, but also to uphold the justice in his heart.
When he first attended the gathering of the Hellfire Club, he heard about the competition between Major Frame and Captain Dreyfus for a position.
Paul Porter and others also knew that Major Frame was ambitious and would most likely falsely accuse his competitors in order to seek superiority.
However, Frame is, after all, a member of the club and one of their own in their circle.
Even if it is against their conscience, they have to support Frame publicly.
Goofy ignored the dissuasion of Paul Porter and others and insisted on standing up for Captain Dreyfus and accepting the duel initiated by Henry Frame. This was tantamount to taking the initiative to draw a line with the Hellfire Club and establishing a lot of bad reputations for himself.
Provoked the enemy.
This price is too high, is it really necessary?
Finally, there was a letter that strengthened his belief.
The letter was sent by old man Franklin, asking this young man to stand up for the innocent Captain Dreyfus and win the duel.
Old man Franklin has been expelled from the country. He is far away across the ocean and cannot provide substantial benefits to Gao Fei for the time being.
However, if Goofy is willing to do this favor, Old Man Franklin will remember his favor and will thank him greatly in the future.
Not to mention any "repay", just relying on his friendship with the old man, Gao Fei will definitely help him with this!
After accepting the request, according to the process, the next step is to investigate the strength of the duel opponent and designate countermeasures.
Gao Fei didn't need to investigate personally. The private detective hired by the Dreyfus family had already sent a detailed information about Major Henry Frame to his office.
