Chapter 349 Inquiry

Count Rostovtsev glanced at the distraught Peter Barek, and asked casually: "Then, Your Excellency Governor, are you now voluntarily pleading guilty and seeking leniency? Or are you going to resist to the end and not repent?"

Count Rostovtsev pushed two sheets of paper in front of Peter Barek, one was mostly blank, and the other was black and filled with various crimes, only for the Space for his signature.

Peter Barek swallowed. He knew very well that the first blank sheet of paper was for him to write a confession letter. According to Russian traditions and rules, after he pleaded guilty, he must make a good confession, preferably written with both voice and emotion. .

Of course, writing with eloquence and emotion will not reduce his punishment, and no matter how well written the confession is, it is impossible to reduce punishment. The only effect is to add luster to the investigators and satisfy Nicholas I.

Peter Barek stared at the two pieces of paper, as if they were two devouring devils. His face alternated between blue and white several times, then he slowly raised his head and asked, "Is there anything I can do?" Intelligence and key evidence of the Bestuzhev Liuming case!"

Count Rostovtsev finally gave him a slightly higher look, because this guy is not so stupid that he even forgot to save himself. Seeing what he meant, it was going to be sold to Count Shuvalov and Count Uvarov together, in exchange for a lenient net.

It's just that Count Rostovtsev is not interested in this, because the truth is not important from the beginning, and even if Peter Barek betrays him, it is impossible to bring down Uvarov. Naturally, Rostovtsev It is impossible for Earl Husband to give him a way out.

So Count Rostovtsev just raised his eyelids to look at him and replied: "So what?"

In fact, this is not a question, but a categorical negation, which means that what you say is useless, just confess your guilt honestly and wait for death, don't waste your time!

But Peter Barek obviously couldn't and was unwilling to accept this ending. He danced like he was dying and said, "The inside story and truth of this case are definitely beyond your imagination, Earl, this case involves a large number of big names, and can make countless powerful people famous. Sweeping, you should be clear about the value of this. As long as you give me a chance, you can grasp these secrets right away, and you can..."

Count Rostovtsev was really not interested in listening to his nonsense, so he interrupted bluntly: "Do you plead guilty? Your Excellency Governor, please make a decision quickly. Don't talk about these nonsense. If you talk too much, it will only make you die faster. !"

Peter Barek was choked, because he had no idea that Count Rostovtsev would refuse so simply, without leaving any room for it. Immediately, he became even more flustered. He didn't want to die or lose his current position.

So he struggled violently:

"The secrets I have can take you to the next level, can make..."

Count Rostovtsev just got up and turned around and left, not listening to his chatter at all. He didn't give orders to the military police until he reached the door: "If he still doesn't plead guilty in ten minutes, he will be escorted to St. Petersburg! By the way, Remember to shut his mouth, don't let his crazy words pollute your ears!"

As the door of the interrogation room slammed shut, Peter Barek slumped down on the chair, knowing that he was doomed and had no chance at all. Looking at the blank confession book on the table, tears rolled in his eyes, and he felt regret for the first time...

Count Rostovtsev briskly walked back to his office. Solving Peter Barek meant removing the last stumbling block, and the next thing to do was to finish.

Thinking of this, he said to Anton who had been waiting in the office for a long time: "Is there any change at Grand Duke Constantine?"

Anton nodded and replied: "Viscount Prozolov has been standing still and not provoking, and he is probably waiting for news from Peter Barek. As long as he is confirmed to be down, he may immediately launch a final attack!"

"Where is Shuvalov?"

Anton was taken aback for a moment, because he was not in charge of monitoring Shuvalov, how could he know about Shuvalov's situation?

Count Rostovtsev immediately realized his mistake. He had mistook Anton for Sergey, and he would usually ask Sergey about this specific situation.

Count Rostovtsev chuckled: "Forget it, I'll ask Sergey!" He rang the bell and called Sergey in.

After Sergey walked into the office, he first looked at Anton. He didn't like Anton very much, and then he turned to Count Rostovtsev. He bowed and asked, "Count, what do you have?" orders?"

Count Rostovtsev repeated the question just now, and Sergey immediately replied: "He has been trying to contact Grand Duke Nicholas, and he seems a little disappointed to hear that the Grand Duke is not here today."

Count Rostovtsev frowned slightly, he was not particularly satisfied with this answer, because Sergei knew what he really wanted to ask, and should give a more specific answer.

"Is there nothing else to do?"

Sergey replied carefully: "Not anymore."

Count Rostovtsev frowned again, but he didn't say anything after all. Instead, he waved his hand to let Sergey go out, and then asked, "What do you think?"

Anton was a little confused, because why did you ask him this question? But he still replied honestly: "Something is wrong, it doesn't look like his style."

"Count Shuvalov's style?" Count Rostovtsev chuckled and said, "Do you know his style very well? What style does he have?"

Anton became more and more speechless in his heart, but he still replied honestly: "Your Excellency the Grand Duke once introduced this earl to me in detail, and his judgment of this earl is that he is full of tricks and must be handled with care!"

After a short pause, he continued: "In my opinion, a scheming and difficult person is definitely more than that."

Count Rostovtsev asked slowly: "Do you think he has other external communication channels besides Grand Duke Nicholas?"

Anton shook his head and replied: "I don't know about that. After all, I'm not in charge of monitoring him, but it's not surprising even if there is. But I don't think this should be his main reliance. I think he might still have a backhand! "

"Is there a second hand?" Count Rostovtsev smacked, and asked slowly: "You mean he still has cards to play!"

Anton nodded directly and said, "It should be, otherwise he couldn't be so calm!"

Count Rostovtsev nodded, and suddenly asked, "If I want to know what his hole cards are, how sure are you that you can find out?"