In the First Prison of the Holy City, Count Koval had been tortured to the point of being reduced to human form.
Except for that face, not a single piece of skin on his body was good. The count had gone crazy. He walked on all fours on the ground and stuck out his tongue from time to time to lick his own feces.
The smell of the torture chamber made Fuchs' nose very uncomfortable. He waved the smell in disgust and left the torture chamber after less than a minute.
In the warden's office, Fuchs threw aside Count Koval's confession and questioned bluntly:
"How convincing can the confession of a madman be? It's obvious that you surrendered and it's hard to be convincing. Is this your witness?"
"Of course not." Thompson admitted. "Frankly speaking, I never thought about executing a dignified earl, but this person has a very close relationship with Sean Connery and may know some secrets."
"This reason is not sufficient." Fuchs said, "You are completely wasting my time."
"Your Excellency, some people say that the filthiest place in the world is not in a brothel or a prison, but in a palace. Since the people broke into the palace, all the secrets there were revealed to the public for the first time. Most people only care about the grandeur of the palace.
and the Queen’s luxurious toilet, and some people are very interested in the art collected in the palace, but I am only very interested in the royal archives,” Thompson said.
Fukes patiently listened to the other party continue:
"A report from a palace official caught my attention. This report was a secret report written by this official to Carlos II. The content of the report was about the secret relationship between the eldest prince Jean Soren and the dancers in the palace.
Passed by and mentioned the girl's last name."
"What's her last name?" Fox asked.
"Her surname is Sewell!" Thompson said. "This alone has successfully aroused my curiosity. It happens that I am also involved in the history of European aristocracy. This family was a baron family during the time of Carlos I. However, due to suspicion of
He rebelled and was stripped of his title. This family has lived in Genoa for a long time. I guess this family sent their daughter to the palace in order to restore their title. And the secret report said that the girl was pregnant at the time. For the sake of the royal family, this
Officials recommended that Carlos II take special measures."
"Is this report true?" Fox's face became solemn.
"It contains the personal instructions and personal seal of Carlos II, who ordered the girl to be silenced. But another file said that someone reported to Jean Solon, so the crown prince took action in advance to protect him.
He killed his lover, so he succeeded in making Carlos II furious, so he was imprisoned in the palace for at least a year, and it was said that the crown prince was ill.
The body needs to rest." Thompson said, "During the year when the crown prince was imprisoned, no one knew the whereabouts of the girl. She probably died later. If she escaped from the Holy City, the most likely destination would be to escape back to her hometown.
Genoa. According to Count Covar’s confession, the Sewell family did have a girl of about the same age who was good at dancing and was sent to the Holy City.”
"Then you need to check the palace population records at that time." Fuchs said, "However, your argument is still far-fetched. There are a large number of abandoned babies in this country every day. Does it mean that every abandoned baby has a prominent lineage?"
"Most of the files are now locked in the safe of the Freedom Committee. I have no right to access them. The information I obtained was completely scattered due to chaos when the palace was breached. Some people regard these precious historical files as royal documents.
Secrets are for sale." Thompson said, "Although we hate this monarchy, we cannot deny that the history of sin is also a part of history."
"Okay, I will send someone to investigate in detail, but this matter is of great importance. You are not allowed to publicize this matter without my permission." Fox said.
"As you command!"
Thompson watched Fox get into the carriage surrounded by his men, with a smile on his lips. In any case, he had successfully concocted a very attractive story.
Two days later, Fox appeared at a secret location. This was the location where Sean had visited at the invitation of Joseph Frank.
Carlos II was imprisoned here. The body of a bloodthirsty man was displayed in the room to his left, and the specimens of two blood warriors were displayed in the room to the right.
As a prisoner, he received good living conditions and was even allowed to take a bath every three days.
However, taking off his crown is the greatest torture to him.
Almost overnight, Carlos II's hair turned snow-white, his eye sockets were sunken, and his skin became sickly pale because he had not seen the sun for a long time.
To this day, he still can't believe that he will end up like this. But the arrogant and stubborn Emperor will never commit suicide, because he will work hard to live in order to see the day when the traitor falls.
"I'm Anthony Foxx!"
Even when faced with a destitute emperor who had taken off his halo, Fox's mood was still quite complicated. There was a certain kind of pleasure and a hint of fear hidden deep in his heart.
"I know you, traitor!"
Carlos II tried hard to straighten his back and maintain what little dignity he had.
"Okay, as you wish!" Fuchs looked down at the emperor with a victor's attitude, "Marie Sever, do you remember?"
"Marie Sewell?" Carlos II said disdainfully, "I will not remember the name of an unknown person."
"Then let's talk about Gene Soren, your eldest son's marriage." Fuchs said, "When he was twenty years old, he had a love affair that was not public?"
Carlos II's expression changed, and long-standing memories suddenly came to his mind.
"It seems that Your Majesty has remembered something. Let me ask again, do you still remember the name Marie Sever?" Fox asked.
"That's a slut and a whore, a rotten provincial woman with no education." Carlos said almost growling.
At this moment, Carlos II felt a trace of regret in his heart. It was precisely because of this unknown person that he turned against his eldest son and became an enemy.
However, it is impossible to highlight the correctness of his original behavior without using the most vicious words.
"About sixty or seventy years ago, the Severs family had their title removed because they offended the royal family. Since then, the family has been seeking to restore the title. For this reason, the family is getting worse every year. More than twenty years ago, they removed a member of the family from their title.
A girl who is good at dancing is sent to the palace. If she is lucky, this girl will be favored by a member of the royal family. From this point of view, your judgment is correct. The motivation of this girl named Marie Sewell
Impure, she successfully made your eldest son fall in love with her and got pregnant..."
"So, I ordered people to send her to hell." Carlos II said nonchalantly.
"But the crown prince stopped your men." Fuchs said, "Maybe she and the crown prince truly loved each other. At the critical moment, she fled the Holy City just to give birth to the child."
"What do you mean?" Carlos II asked puzzled.
"There was a Genoese priest named Bennett Connelly who was once a suitor of Mary Sewell. This was of course his behavior before he became a priest." Fuchs said, "One day, this
The priest found an abandoned baby in front of his door."
As if he had discovered something incredible, Carlos II looked at Fuchs as if he were a fool and said:
"This is absolutely impossible, it's ridiculous!"
"However, you can't completely deny that this is really possible." Fox said, "Although I can't believe it, because it is such a coincidence."