Struggle in Russia

Count Rostovtsev discovered the truth in an instant, and he was very interested in what Grand Duke Constantine had mastered, but he was not in a hurry, because he knew that Grand Duke Constantine would definitely be surprised when he saw him. Pour the beans and say a name. Now he just needs a little guidance and waits to see the good show.

After listening to Peter Barek's explanation, Count Rostovtsev asked Shuvalov calmly: "Count, is the matter as described by Your Excellency the Governor?"

Shuvalov, who was asked about it, was actually in a very uneasy mood, because he was too memorized today. Not only was he stuck on the dog skin plaster by Grand Duke Constantine, but he was also seen by the imperial envoy. Satisfactory.

He knew the role of Count Rostovtsev very well, and Count Uvarov repeatedly told him that he must be very careful about Count Rostovtsev, and he must not be careless in the slightest.

So even though Count Rostovtsev seemed more fair and didn't fully listen to Grand Duke Constantine's words, he always felt that the imperial envoy was holding back his big moves.

"Returning to you, what Your Excellency the Governor said is basically the same, but some details are unclear. It's not that I deliberately neglected His Royal Highness, but that I have a lot of work on hand recently, and there are too many things to deal with. It is really temporary. I can't share my worries for His Highness, so I asked His Highness to wait for me for a while, and serve him after I have finished my business."

"I didn't mean to disrespect or neglect His Highness at all, it's just that the work is too busy to get out... But His Highness made a big fuss regardless, pestering me so hard that I won't let me go, it's really..."

Shuvalov didn't say exactly what it was, but what he meant was that he despised Grand Duke Constantine. What he meant was that Grand Duke Constantine made trouble for no reason, and he really suffered an unreasonable disaster.

Count Rostovtsev just nodded after listening, then turned around and bowed slightly to Grand Duke Konstantin and asked, "His Royal Highness, is what happened as the count said?"

Grand Duke Constantine naturally couldn't agree, so he immediately refuted and said emphatically: "...the reason why I am so eager to find Count Shuvalov is because I received a tip and found that the Count is in the first place. There are major suspects in the Bestuzhev Ryumin case, and the relationship with one of the major suspects is unclear. It stands to reason that he must avoid suspicion, but in fact he did not. Your Excellency the Governor confiscated all the third Ukrainian Ministry Is it appropriate that powers, including the investigation of cases, have been handed over to him?"

"In addition, after my investigation, it was found that Earl Shuvalov not only had major suspicions, but also had serious problems such as dereliction of duty, so I was in a hurry to confront him... But when he heard that there was a confrontation, he immediately ran away. It is obvious that he is planning to abscond in fear of crime! So I can only catch him and prevent him from running away!"

After Count Rostovtsev listened to the statement of Grand Duke Constantine,

Like a mirror in his heart, he knew that his previous guess was right. This one had indeed caught Shuvalov's handle, and he was directly preparing to take down Shuvalov by pulling out his salary.

The latter may have realized something was wrong, and prepared to evade the problem, so he rushed out of the way. I have to say that this move is also amazing. If he arrives in time, Grand Duke Constantine will really take Shuvalov. A little way.

"I see," Count Rostovtsev nodded, then turned to Count Shuvalov, and asked in a pleasant manner, "Count, what do you have to say about your Highness's accusation?"

Count Shuvalov has actually been thinking about what strategy to adopt. Ever since Count Rostovtsev entered the door, he knew that today might be difficult.

And now, although Count Rostovtsev did not directly express his attitude, it seemed that he was letting them confront each other in a peaceful manner, which seemed to be fair and just, but Shuvalov knew that Count Rostovtsev's fair attitude was actually against them. maximum damage.

Because once Grand Duke Constantine pulls him into the confrontation mode, based on his understanding just now, this one must have a trump card, which will definitely make him more passive. Once he is passive, it is very likely that all the power he has temporarily controlled will be handed over immediately, and even he himself will be temporarily imprisoned.

This means that everything he did before was basically in vain. With the level of Peter Barek, there is absolutely no way to carry out his plan, and he may even be beaten by Grand Duke Constantine and suffer heavy losses. .

At this critical moment, Shuvalov's mind turned quickly, and he replied calmly: "Your Excellency, I have no intention of absconding in fear of crime, because the so-called absconding in fear of crime does not exist at all. Sitting upright, serving the country faithfully, I don’t understand why His Royal Highness suddenly bit me like a mad dog, and what unwarranted charges attacked me, it’s simply inexplicable!”

Speaking of this, Shuvalov paused for a while, and then said "filled with righteous indignation": "The only reason I can think of is that His Royal Highness had an unclear relationship with Bestuzhev Ryumin before, and it is very likely that he had a relationship with him. This case is directly related, and now Bestuzhev Ryumin has been arrested under my auspices. He may be worried that his relationship with Bestuzhev Ryumin will be exposed, or he is afraid that I will find out that he is involved The evidence in this case hastily criticized me, hoping to use this despicable method to interfere with my investigation and cover up the truth!"

Seeing that there is no such a master who confuses black and white, Shuvalov knows that if he is allowed to enter the confrontation mode with Grand Duke Constantine according to the normal rhythm, the result will definitely be bad for him.

In this case, you cannot enter the confrontation mode. Simply turn on crooked building mode, or bite mode. If you say I'm dereliction of duty, I'll say that your involvement in the case is suspicious. Anyway, let's muddy the water first, and at worst they will attack and hurt each other, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

It should be said that Shuvalov's level is very high, and he has won the essence of the tactics of hating in the officialdom. You see, Grand Duke Constantine was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he was crooked in an instant, and he wanted to rush up to argue with him .

But the problem is that Count Rostovtsev's level is higher. What hasn't he seen in officialdom these years? Shuvalov's little trick couldn't be hidden from his eyes at all, so before Grand Duke Constantine was angered, he interjected first, directly messing up Shuvalov's plot...