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After simply packing up his clothes, Lawrence left the Tuileries Palace and headed to the residence of the Duke of Choiseul.

Although Crown Prince Louis also expressed his willingness to participate in the investigation, Lawrence politely but firmly rejected his request.

Putting aside the role that Crown Prince Louis can play in the investigation, if Louis XV knew about this incident, he probably would not have a good attitude towards Lawrence.

After all, Louis XV did not send the crown prince to Paris just so that Lawrence and Duke Choiseul could use him as a political tool against Duke Richelieu.

The residence of the Duke of Choiseul is located on the left bank of the Seine, adjacent to the Luxembourg Palace and its gardens. It is a small manor with a large area and surrounded by high red walls.

As soon as Lawrence stepped out of the carriage, a servant at the door of the mansion immediately came to greet him. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.

The servant led Lawrence into the mansion, but did not immediately invite Lawrence into the reception room. Instead, he took him straight to the underground storage room of a small warehouse.

The storage room seemed to have not been used for a long time. There was a thick layer of dust everywhere, and many messy footprints could even be seen on the ground.

Deep in the storage room, Lawrence also vaguely heard the voice of Duke Choiseul:

"Damn it, he doesn't know anything!"

Lawrence squinted his eyes, carefully walked around the debris piled along the way in the dim light, and walked towards the depths.

After turning a corner, Lawrence saw the Duke of Choiseul, and his brother General Jacques Philippe was also here.

In front of them was a cell sealed with iron bars. The bars were rusty and seemed to have been there for many years.

In the cell was a disheveled, naked man who was shackled to the wall, his head lowered and silent, his lips still trembling slightly.

"Ah, you're here Lawrence."

Duke Choiseul turned his head and glanced seriously.

Lawrence said, and Jacques Philippe nodded to Lawrence.

"So, this is...?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lawrence frowned and glanced at the man on the wall and asked.

Lawrence was not surprised that there was such a hidden dungeon in the Duke of Choiseul's mansion. Many dignitaries had such facilities in their residences. Disobedient servants were usually imprisoned as punishment, and occasionally some shady people were imprisoned.

character.

"King of beggars, I'm lucky to have caught him alive."

Duke Choiseul glanced at the man in the cell and said with a gloomy face:

"But his predecessor was the one who ordered you to be killed, and the King of Beggars has been missing for several days. He must have been cleaned up by that old bastard Richelieu."

Lawrence nodded slightly. It seemed that Duke Choiseul's action was strong enough. In just three days, he had captured the tyrant of the Paris underground world directly into his own prison.

"Did he confess anything?"

Lawrence asked after sizing up the man in the cell. There were several eye-catching blood marks on the man's body. It seemed that he had been tortured to extract a confession.

"No, nothing useful at all."

Duke Choiseul shook his head and said helplessly:

"I've tried coercion and inducement, but he doesn't know anything. He doesn't even know the name of the previous King of Beggars."

Lawrence was not particularly disappointed. He did not expect to get any information from this channel in the first place, so he said casually:

"Okay, but I'm really surprised that you caught the King of Beggars so quickly."

Duke Choiseul curled his lips disdainfully, pointed to his brother Jacques Philippe and said:

"They were just a bunch of ragtag men. Philippe transferred a battalion from the Paris garrison. They rushed into the sewers and surrendered without even firing a few shots. The rest were handed over to the police, and the leader was secretly sent to me."

While listening, Lawrence took two steps forward and took a closer look at the man in the cell. His breathing was very weak, and only the weak rise and fall of his chest proved that he was still alive.

He didn't respond at all to the conversation outside the fence, and seemed to have no energy left to speak.

"It's really depressing. I thought I could gain something."

Duke Choiseul waved his hands irritably and said:

"Let's go up and talk, I'm going to be suffocated here. As for this damn guy, let him feed the rats here."

"No, Your Excellency the Duke."

Lawrence suddenly shook his head and said:
Chapter completed!