"I understand what you have faced and what you have let go of!"
Edmond Dantes' words came from the heart and were therefore extremely touching. Especially Agnes, who had been extremely depressed recently, almost cried after hearing it.
However, in any case, she did not want to show weakness at this time, so in order to cover up her tears, she laughed again, "Mr. Earl, I really did not misjudge you. You are really a warm-hearted and good person."
"No, I'm not..." Edmund shook his head, "You are. You are not only enthusiastic, but also selfless. As far as I can see personally, you have never sought any personal gain for yourself, and always think about the people around you.
...The reason why I have encountered these troubles is that the world has failed you, and you have never failed anyone! You may not understand how precious this is, but I know, because my hands are already covered with mud today.
And blood...I envy you, you can always have a clear conscience."
"A clear conscience?" Agnes was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "I can't have a clear conscience. Besides, what's the use of having a clear conscience? The disasters that should happen will still happen one after another.
happened, I watched my sister turn against me, and watched my master fall into a pool of blood, but I couldn't do anything... Rather than having a clear conscience, I hope that I can do something meaningful, even if I can do it
It’s not that decent, but it’s better than doing nothing at all.”
After she finished speaking, she changed back to the topic, "I'm sorry, I'm complaining about something unrelated to you again. In short, I came to visit you today just for this request. Can I confirm that you have agreed to my request?
"
"One hundred percent yes." Edmund replied without hesitation.
"Well, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you." Agnes stood up and then solemnly thanked the other party.
Then, she asked, "Then can I write him a letter from your place and ask you to send it along with the report to him?"
Although this request surprised Edmund, he quickly nodded in agreement.
"Of course, you can...just wait a moment."
Then, he walked out of the room.
This time he came back quickly. In addition to holding paper, pen and ink, he also took another thing - to be precise, a sharp sword. "I will return this to you."
"
From the round shape of the hilt and the special blade, Agnes recognized it as her sword at a glance - she had been too mentally stimulated at the scene of her master's attack that day, and after a quarrel with her sister
, on the verge of collapse, she threw the sword to the ground and ran away.
Presumably, the count got it after cleaning the scene.
"Thank you!" Agnes was surprised and surprised, "You are so thoughtful."
"It's just a little effort." The Earl replied calmly, "I'm sorry, there's only so much I can do."
Just when he was about to return the sword to Miss Agnes, Agnes chuckled lightly, then waved her hand, "In that case, how about I give it to you as a gift between friends?"
"Huh? But this is your sword..." Edmund was a little surprised.
"Oh, I'm not a picky person. I have to use some special magic weapon to get my hands on it..." Agnes replied with a smile, "I just ordered this sword, and then asked the craftsmen to make it according to the same model.
I have many of them stored at home and can be replaced at any time."
Because the sword was mentioned, Agnes suddenly became interested and explained to Edmund eloquently, "After I left school, my sister said how unbecoming it was for a well-born lady to walk around with a sword all day long, and I...
I argued that I might encounter challenges at any time, and I always need a weapon to defend myself. After thinking about it for a while, my sister decided to use a compromise method. Well, as you know, that is to hide the sword in a parasol so that it can be carried with you every day.
No one would make a fuss... So my father found someone to specially design such a weapon for me. My sister's brain is really much better than mine."
As she spoke, Agnes's voice became lower and lower.
Those times were the happiest and carefree times in her life so far. Everything seemed so beautiful and full of hope - but now, everything has changed beyond recognition.
Can you still go back?
She no longer has confidence in herself.
It was precisely because of her lack of confidence that her interest was suddenly extinguished.
"Anyway, that's what happened."
"That's it." Edmund didn't notice Agnes's subtle psychology at this time. He focused on the sword in his hand.
Although this sword is not expensive and does not have a glorious history, it is a gift given to me by Miss Agnes, so the meaning is naturally different.
"Thank you for your generous gift, I will keep it well." He carefully put away the sword.
Then, Agnes picked up a pen and paper and started writing on the table.
Because she had already considered the draft in her mind before coming here, she did not pause at this time and continued writing it in one go.
The content of the letter is quite simple - Agnes lays out the current difficulties she is facing honestly, saying that her family's current troubles have not been resolved yet, and hopes Agron can write another handwritten letter to ask lenders to lend money to her family;
She also admitted that she had not fulfilled her promise and caught the teacher with her own hands. Then she asked Aiglon to still be lenient in this situation and spare the master's life.
Because it was a double request, Agnes had no choice but to face the reality. The words she used in the letter were quite humble, almost the same as pleading. Of course, this was also intentional on her part. Agnes
Although she has a bold personality, she is also a girl, and she also knows how to arouse the sympathy of others.
After she finished writing, she handed the letter to Edmund. Of course, Edmund didn't dare to open it and read it, so he sealed it honestly.
After doing this, Agnes fulfilled her wish and naturally said goodbye to the count.
"I'm sorry, Earl, I took the liberty of visiting you today and caused you too much trouble. Please forgive me for my willfulness. I have already taken up too much of your time. You must have a lot of things to do, so I'll take my leave now."
"You will always be my honored guest here." Edmund replied quickly.
Then, he sent Agnes to the door and watched her leave.
When he returned to the room just now, the captain was already there.
"What does this little girl want to do?" the captain asked in a low voice.
Edmund half-hidden what Miss Agnes had just done and relayed it to the captain.
"It's really admirable." The captain sighed with emotion. "But this kind of person is prone to misfortune."
With such a to-the-point comment, Edmund did not want to agree, "I have already promised her that I will help her plead with His Majesty."
"So is this your purpose? Earl?" The captain suddenly raised his head and stared at Edmund, "You deliberately delayed it before to give her time to duel with the assassin; you took Bion from me.
Ka, also to save her life..."
Although he still didn't know that Bianca was Agnes's master at this time, he clearly noticed something was wrong and naturally became suspicious, suspecting that there was some hidden secret.
The captain's gaze was extremely sharp, which made people shudder, but the count had experienced the world for a long time, and of course he would not be intimidated by him.
But Edmund didn't want to explain so much, not only to protect Agnes, but also to protect Alice - otherwise, if he told the truth, Princess Theresa and the captain would know that they were deliberately manipulated by Alice, and this would also
influence their views.
"Yes, I did all of this." He replied calmly, "But I can guarantee that I did not commit any betrayal, I just had a different idea."
"But it seems that all your actions are to please this lady." The captain responded sarcastically.
"No!" Edmund retorted loudly, "There is only one person I want to please, and there will always be only one person. You have no idea what I have done!"
This sudden anger stunned the captain, who didn't know the truth, but from the count's anger, he also saw that the other party didn't want to explain to him any more.
After all, the count was theoretically his "boss". Before leaving, Princess Teresa had told her several times to obey the count's orders, and he did not have any authority to question the count.
What's more important is that the earl just kept saying "there is only one", which is obviously referring to Aiglon, and he has no position to refute.
So in the end, he chose to ignore those suspicious things and acquiesced in the count's judgment.
Anyway, no matter what the count has done, at least now, his two tasks have been completed very beautifully, so there is no need to add extra trouble.
"Okay, you can think whatever you want, but we have to write a report together and explain everything that happened before to your two majesties... Please don't misunderstand me. I never like to accuse others behind their backs and say bad things about others. It's just my responsibility."
, I must fulfill my responsibilities truthfully, please understand."
"Of course." Edmund thought he had a clear conscience and was naturally not afraid to report it to the police.
He knew that the master behind him also knew that everything he did was "loyalty", and he did indeed do a good job...even too good.
With a sense of loss, that night, Edmund and the captain wrote a detailed report together.
The report first "reported the good news" to Aiglon, saying that he had captured the assassin Bianca, and then wrote down the entire operation and Bianca's current situation in detail. Then, the count wrote down
He also wrote about what Miss Agnes did during the operation and after the operation, including most of today's dialogue.
According to the previous management, the report was put into a special bag, and along with it, Agnes's handwritten letter was secretly stuffed in by the Earl.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
And with the report being sent, the matter has come to an end for them.
Next, they only need to deal with other matters and wait for His Majesty's orders.
=================================
More than ten days later, this report written by the count and the captain, as well as Agnes's handwritten letter, were sent to Agron's desk.
Eggron first read the report carefully, and thus understood the entire incident of Bianca falling into the hands of his subordinates.
To be honest, he was quite surprised by this result, because at first he thought that Bianca would be defeated by Agnes and then become a prop for his "mercy"; but he did not expect that the subsequent development would be completely derailed.
The powerful Bianca was tricked by the weak Alice, and finally fell into a trap, and ended up being seriously injured and imprisoned.
Of course, this kind of result is not surprising. After all, he is too far away from Paris, so it is impossible to do any "fine management". He can only delegate power to his capable subordinates who he can trust.
, let events develop generally according to your own vision.
Judging from the current situation, Bianca being seriously injured and captured is the best outcome. Alice's performance really surprised him - this further deepened his appreciation for Alice.
She did have the potential to do great things, and Aigron recognized this.
Of course, admiring Alice will inevitably bring about regret for Agnes. If Agron can understand Agnes's thoughts and pursuits, he can naturally imagine what a blow this is to her.
The most desperate thing is that the person who attacked her was her most beloved sister... Thinking of this, Aigron couldn't help but feel pity.
Like the count, Agron actually hopes in his heart that Bianca will fight Agnes and be captured. Although this may put Agnes' life in danger, this is the biggest harm to Agnes.
Recognition and respect, but reality gave a cruel answer.
Of course he would not feel sympathy for Bianca's fate, but for such a proud Agnes, this experience was indeed enough to make people sympathize.
After sighing with emotion, Agron looked at Agnes's letter.
At this time, can she still hold on? What words will she use to express her feelings to me?
With a trace of curiosity and expectation, Aigron opened the letter with his own hands.
The handwriting on the letter was quite sloppy, which showed how messy and depressed the writer was at the time, but Aigron read it effortlessly.
She begged for mercy to herself.
After experiencing so many things and suffering such a heavy blow, Agnes begged herself for mercy.
She begged herself with humble words and expressed her willingness to cooperate with her fantasy just in exchange for hope.
The hope of saving the family business, and the hope of saving the master's life.
And Aigron knew that these two things seemed to be the disasters he had brought to her in the final analysis.
So she was begging for mercy from herself for the disaster she had caused... things in the world are so unreasonable.
In addition to pleading, Aigron also felt an aura of danger, a kind of danger that the girl was facing too heavy pressure and was about to have a mental breakdown.
Yes, Agnes has reached her psychological bottom line.
I really need to be nicer to her from now on. Aigron thought to himself.
Let these disturbances end here.
Aiglon sighed inwardly, then picked up his pen and wrote a reply.
"I meet all your expectations, and you know I will always be your most loyal friend."