I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 543: Execution

As Joseph's devilish whispers continued, tax farmers like Ford trembled all over and the hair on their backs stood up.

However, Joseph continued: "I have heard that after the skinless ball of flesh emerges from the ground, it is usually still alive and can even run around in agony on the ground."

"Please, please stop talking..." Morrel was so frightened by the torture that he closed his eyes and begged in a trembling voice.

Joseph nodded. Seeing the others heaved a sigh of relief, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I almost forgot. They said there is one last step, which is to pour a bucket of boiling water on the meatball!"

"Ah——" Morey was so frightened that he fell to the ground, with water stains on his crotch.

The others also looked like their souls were about to leave their bodies, or they were touching their chests as if they were vomiting.

Of course, what Joseph was talking about was not something he heard from the Intelligence Agency - at most they would do "tricks" like smashing fingers and piercing calves with wooden spikes.

This is the best piece "selected" from thousands of years of torture in "The Deer and the Cauldron". It will definitely make people feel like they are falling into an endless purgatory after just listening to it once, and experience the despair and fear from the depths of their soul.

Seeing that everyone was in the right state, Joseph said sternly, "If you think you are tight-lipped enough to keep the secret of ill-gotten gains, you can give it a try."

No one responded. Most of them were still wiping cold sweats or fighting the churning feeling in their stomachs.

Finally, Ford managed to recover and said unwillingly: "If you force me like this, I will commit suicide! No one will have a good life!"

Joseph raised his eyelids and said slowly: "If you pay the fine and accept the court's trial, I can allow your descendants to inherit the title and the remaining property.

"Your family, your surname will continue to exist."

Seeing that they were still silent, he continued, "Oh, by the way, except for Borore who ordered the attack and killing of the tax collector, Barro and De Cantler who instigated the caravan to disrupt the country's trade, and Antonel and others whose tax farming was involved in many murders, the others, especially those with fewer criminal records, may not be sentenced to death by the High Court."

Apply extreme pressure, then give a little hope, and divide as much as possible. This is always the best strategy to deal with opponents who resist in groups.

Morel made a quick comparison and a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes. He obviously belonged to the last category mentioned by the prince.

Since you can save your life, why should you be tied to a guy like Borore who is bound to die?
He has a fortune of more than 1 million. After paying the fine and deducting various recent expenses, he should be able to leave about 4 million for his family and children.

Maybe after spending a few years in jail, he could be released on bail.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, took two steps forward with his cold legs, lowered his head and said: "Your Highness, I am willing to pay the fine. Please keep your promise..."

Joseph nodded: "You made the right decision. This is the attitude a penitent should have."

Ford looked at Morel in despair, and even felt a little envious. He was the president of the General Association of Tax Farmers, and he was in charge of many things in this confrontation with the government, so it was impossible for him to get a light sentence.

But he hesitated for a long time, and finally had to accept the prince's solution.

He knew very well that the Crown Prince's words just now about allowing his family and descendants to inherit the title and property were actually the opposite. Even if he was sentenced to death by the court, at least these could be guaranteed.

Moreover, Morel and the others had already compromised, so even if he wanted to continue to resist, he had no hope of winning. Moreover, it would give him the possibility of "experiencing" the terrifying mercury skinning - he swore that no matter what he did, he would never want to have anything to do with this thing!

Soon, the other two tax farmers who participated in the negotiation also accepted Joseph's proposal. As if all their strength had been drained away, they left the Tuileries Palace with a dull look and went to convey the negotiation results to other tax farmers.

Just as Fold and others went out, two carriages drove out of the Dutch Embassy in France.

The Intelligence Bureau agent who was monitoring at the front door of the embassy looked at the tax bureau investigator under the tree opposite, gestured to each other, and the tax bureau agent rode on horseback to catch up.

They were here to keep an eye on Hope.

The Dutch banker was apparently worried about being arrested by the tax authorities - the recent deaths of tax farmers and their minions really frightened him - so he hid in the Dutch embassy a week ago.

Suddenly, the tax man heard someone at the embassy say loudly, "Have a nice trip, Mr. Weissgerhof. Remember to tell my wife that I am doing well in Paris."

The investigator turned around and saw Hope standing at the window on the second floor of the embassy, ​​waving at the two carriages.

Some people in the car also leaned out, waved and responded.

However, the investigators still cautiously followed the two cars on horseback, and that night, after the people in the cars checked into the hotel, they carefully and secretly observed the group of people - for diplomats, they had no right to stop the car directly for inspection, so they had to use this method.

They were all from the embassy, ​​and there was no sign of Hope. Yes, he should still be in the embassy.

So the two investigators rushed back to Paris overnight and continued to stake out the embassy.

What the two men didn't expect was that just half an hour after they left, the Dutch diplomats slipped out and used tools to remove the roof of the carriage. Hope immediately stuck his head out from the mezzanine.

In another car, Vankiewicz also jumped off the roof while complaining, but because his legs had been curled up, they were already numb, and he fell heavily to the ground.

The next morning, the two disguised themselves and sneaked into a caravan. Two days later, they boarded a ship on the coast of Picardy and headed for the nearest British port...

More than half a month later.

The Paris High Court made a verdict on the big tax farmer Borrol - he was charged with 16 crimes including murder of a tax official, murder of five other civilians, kidnapping, smuggling, etc. He was sentenced to death by beheading and fined a huge amount of 1 million francs.

Although a large number of tax farmers had been tried before, and some had even been “brainless”, their impact was far less than that of Borore.

He is a very famous loan shark who controls more than one-third of the loan shark market in northwestern France and has great influence in both the political and business circles.

However, this time he was sentenced to death cleanly!
At the same time, the court's verdict revealed a large number of his crimes, and even because of his downfall, the largest smuggling gang in northwestern France was uncovered.

(End of this chapter)