Chapter 586: The Bird Occupies the Dove's Nest
The emergence of cameras set off a craze in the city of Milan.
However, no one expected that the first photo published in the newspapers in the Principality of Milan was the remains of a little girl.
More than ten years ago, there was a fire in the Rey family. The real Bili Rey was killed after being sent to her uncle's house. Her body was buried in the garden. When the remains were exhumed, you could see that her neck was not in shape. Natural twist.
At the same time, one tooth can be clearly seen missing from the mouth.
It was this missing tooth that became the most important clue in solving the case.
The current "Bili Rey" is fake, and the so-called retaking of the family property is just a show. All the property of the Rey family and Mrs. Rey's family have fallen into the hands of others.
As soon as the news came out, the whole city was shocked.
Frederick was invited to the city's Supreme Court as a reporter, and Edwards, the Archduke of Milan, personally told him the facts of the case that had not been publicly reported.
The jailer in the prison showed fake Bili how to use more than a dozen torture instruments, and she immediately used them.
Edwards said to Frederick somewhat depressedly: "Her name is Beian, she is one of the illegitimate daughters of Enrique, the Governor of Venice. Her mother... has some relationship with the royal family, and she met His Majesty when she was three or four years old."
Frederick frowned, guessing that this person's mother should be the illegitimate daughter of someone in the royal family.
The identity of an illegitimate child of an aristocrat depends entirely on recognition by his parents. If no one recognizes him, he is just a commoner. Only if he recognizes him can he have some status.
In this situation, it is obvious that Beian's parents are putting pressure on the Principality of Milan.
Sure enough, Edwards sighed and said: "If it was Enrique, I would ignore him."
"However, her mother hoped to keep her alive."
Frederick guessed that he wanted something from him, so he remained silent and waited for the next step.
Edwards continued: "The impact of this case is extremely bad. Everyone is worried that something like this will happen to them. The Parliament unanimously voted to adopt a declaration calling for severe punishment."
"So, many people will die in this case."
"You arranged a defense lawyer for the defendant in a public trial twelve years ago, and we also learned from this."
"Now Behan's mother wants to save her life, so she invited the best lawyer in the north of the Kingdom of Sardinia, paid by Enrique."
"The strategy of these lawyers is very simple, Behan did not kill anyone , so the crime is not worthy of death, so they will defend themselves against death with other servants."
"Their reasons are very good. Beian was only a child at the time, what could she decide?"
“Enrique also gave us a list of those who participated in this matter. Some people are still in the city. He also promised to arrest the relevant people who were sent away and hand them over to us for trial.”
Frederick continued to remain silent, understanding what was going on.
The influence of the bird occupying the dove's nest this time was really bad. It is estimated that the royal family also exerted pressure, otherwise no one would die.
Frederick sneered and said: "Governor Enrique and Behan's mother really love each other."
Judging from Enrique's performance, he did not care about Behan. Don't value it, otherwise it will be kept in Venice instead of being used as a chess piece.
No spy in any era would end well, let alone the hostile relationship between the Principality of Milan and the City of Venice. This kind of thing would be killed without mercy.
If it hadn't been for the telegraph, which could transmit information quickly, grass began to grow on Beian's grave, and this matter would not have reached her parents.
It can be inferred that the biggest driving force behind this incident should be Behan's mother. Judging from Edwards's lack of intention to reveal her name, this person's status is not low.
If the man behind the scenes wants to save his daughter, he will definitely need Venice City to throw enough people into the case to withstand the case.
Now that Enrique has really handed over the list, judging from Edwards' performance, the weight is sufficient.
Frederick couldn't help but sigh, Enrique was really willing to give. He probably had some transactions in the audience that he didn't know about.
Politics in this era is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relations.
As Frederick expected, Edwards said: "According to their wishes, Behan will be sentenced to exile a thousand kilometers north."
After he finished speaking, he awkwardly picked up the tea cup and bowed his head to drink tea.
Frederick almost laughed.
The thousand kilometers of exile is just an imaginary number. No one really measures how much it is. Generally speaking, three or four hundred kilometers is about the same.
A few hundred kilometers north of the Kingdom of Sardinia is the League of Rhine, which was indeed a remote country in the past.
When the Wesson family was still counts, they would earn five hundred florins a year, which is equivalent to five hundred ores here. It was indeed very poor for the wealthy northern part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The exile to the north at that time was just like the ancient exile to Lingnan from Frederick's hometown. It was indeed a punishment.
It’s different now. Frederick has risen. If he is exiled to Weissenburg, is that a punishment or a reward?
Obviously the man behind the scenes didn’t want his daughter to suffer, so he came up with such a method.
Now Frederick has a strong say in the north. He is the reporter of this case. If he finds the prisoner eating and drinking on his own land, he will "click" him in anger. A matter of words.
Frederick asked: "What do you think?"
Edwards said very seriously: "I hope she can be punished severely." The city of Venice has deployed long-term spies in the Principality of Milan, and no one has ever suspected it before I don't know how much damage it will cause if I break her hair at a critical moment.
This is simply riding on the head of the Principality of Milan and shitting. As the Grand Duke of Milan, Edwards naturally cannot tolerate it.
Frederick had no special opinion about Behan.
In terms of beauty, there was no shortage of beauties around Frederick, and it was the same after coming to Milan. Behan was not outstanding among them.
In terms of talent, Beian has some talent in business, but if Frederick posted a recruitment notice in Milan, more talented people could fill the streets at the gate.
Frederick thought for a while and said: "I have a newly opened industry in the dark place in the extreme north, and I can let her go there."
The iron ore in the Grouse Forest is To mine, the railway survey team of the Ministry of Railways began to be formed after Frederick returned to Hanma City, and it should have started work now.
Frederick described the environment there.
The coldest winter in Milan is a few degrees below zero. Edwards couldn't imagine what a layer of snow would look like, and his eyes looked back and forth between the ceiling and the floor several times.
There is also the polar night. Edwards really can't imagine how people can live without seeing the sun for several months.
Finally Edwards said: "Just exile her there."
Then he said: "That place is too terrible. Otherwise, we will sentence her to slavery and sell her to exile. Land, you buy it again, and she will be free after she earns enough ransom money."
"This way I can have an explanation."
This is also a common practice here. After all, it costs money to send people to a place of exile. Selling them there can at least make up for the round trip expenses.
The question is how much the redemption money will cost. Many people will not be able to earn the money until they die, and even the buyers will default on their debts.
Frederick nodded in agreement.
He asked about other people.
The espionage activities were all done by people in the Chamber of Commerce. Beian's two maids were from local innocent families. The housekeeper was the mistress of the gang boss who escaped from Citrus Island, just like the other gardeners, coachmen, and cooks. None of them engaged in espionage activities and were acquitted.
These days, the so-called legal system is just a word from a big shot, an agreement is reached between big shots, and a trial is just a composition.
Edwards and Frederick reached an agreement at 9:30 in the morning, and the court opened at 12:00 to try these people first. The verdict was completed before closing at 5:30 in the afternoon, and neither the original defendant nor the original defendant would appeal.
The court also rewarded Frederick with all the property of the Rey family in recognition of his whistleblowing.
Frederick only left one house for his own use, and the remaining shops and other properties were given to the businessman who lent him the house.
The Rey family mainly does business between the nobles in the White Mountains in the north and the Venetian Chamber of Commerce in the southern ports. Their core asset is their connections.
Frederick looked down upon the hard-earned money, so he reciprocated the favor and let people know that being friends with him had great benefits.
After dinner, Behan was escorted to Frederick's residence.
Beian breathed a deep sigh of relief when he walked into the house from the small door.
She has been worried that she will be tortured to death, and she has trouble sleeping and eating because of this.
Now being sold to Archduke Wesson, this is the best outcome. I have never heard of any bad deeds about him before.
She believed that with her beauty, she would be able to win the favor of Archduke Wesson in the shortest possible time, which could be regarded as fulfilling the original goal.
Alepbe sent Beian to the servants' room expressionlessly, and then left.
Beian saw that there were three maids here, one was short and had a chubby face, one was slender with long legs, and one had a sweet and cute face.
Before she could say hello, Cabbage shouted sternly: "Squat down and put your hands on your head!"
Beian didn't react for a moment, and the sweet and lovely maid Asparagus went over and put her hands on your head! She pressed down and clasped her hands above her head.
The long-legged maid Lettuce said to her: "Little bug, from today on, you are a low-level servant of the Wesson family."
Cabage then said: "Garlic is your lifelong code name. Start doing things!"
After they finished speaking, they took Garlic to the bathroom.
The Free Society group had a deep understanding of espionage activities and concluded that Garlic would definitely continue its previous actions of lurking around Frederick.
So they made a plan so that Guilin would have the opportunity to contact Frederick only at night, and arrange for her to do other things during the day.
For example, she was asked to renovate the house that once belonged to her and now belonged to Frederick, and sold her clothes, jewelry and furniture.
The Free Press judged that after the news was over, there would be people connecting with Garlic. If they could catch the fish, they would catch it. If the fish was too slippery to catch, they would let them continue to spread the news.
The fun will be great when Garlic is in Archduke Wesson's bed and she can't produce any useful information.
So Aleppe said to Frederick seriously: "Sir, please love garlic more in the next time, and we will arrange for people to see it."
"We She will be sent to Weissenburg City before arriving at Di Baili City and handed over to the person you designate.”
Frederick had a black line on his face and didn't want to speak.
(End of this chapter)