Chapter 1600: Flooding Waters

Wanshang and Fang Dalong's mouths twitched.

Richard's order allowed no room for the two of them to refuse.

The two walked forward with dark expressions, yet in their hearts, they were thinking about how they should rescue General Qin Zhangfeng if it really were him.

The two secretly observed the situation all around.

Richard's castle was as solid as a rock, and as merchants, the two of them had never learned how to use guns.

Wanshang and Fang Dalong took a deep breath, looked at the person in front of them, and frowned tightly.

Whether they lived or died, they had to rescue General Qin Zhangfeng!

Wanshang and Fang Dalong suddenly yanked off the black cloth bags covering the robbers' heads, and were instantly startled upon seeing the faces inside.

It was as if they were looking for something; they pulled the black cloth bags off all the robbers' heads and were instantly stunned.

"It's not him..." Fang Dalong murmured.

Immediately, joy appeared on both of their faces.

It wasn't him; they didn't recognize a single one of these people, and they were not the Indian Insurgent Army.

Fang Dalong and Wanshang revealed smiles of those who had survived a disaster.

Yes, how could that idiot of a Police Chief possibly capture General Qin Zhangfeng? They had really been overthinking it.

Richard looked at the smiles that had inexplicably appeared on their faces and said, "What are you two laughing at?"

Wanshang and Fang Dalong's laughter stopped abruptly, and they said very casually, "We are laughing at these robbers for actually daring to rob a French bank and Zhian-suo."

"Isn't this just walking themselves into a dead end?"

Richard chuckled, looking at these robbers with contempt, as if he were looking at a group of dead men.

"I want everyone in the French Colonial Zone to know about the deaths of these robbers."

Richard announced their death sentences.

Woo-woo-woo sounds came from their gagged mouths.

Although they were heinous bandits, they didn't have the guts to rob a bank or a Zhian-suo.

This was a naked frame-up.

However, the Police Chief did not give them any chance to clarify, and they were taken away.

It wasn't until the third day that they were publicly executed in the French Colonial Zone.

To make them die with their crimes clearly understood, the Police Chief displayed all the evidence of their crimes.

The grave crimes these criminals had committed were enough to make them die a thousand or eight hundred times over, even without robbing the bank and Zhian-suo.

In the end, these criminals met the fate they deserved.

The Police Chief breathed a sigh of relief as he watched them hanging on the gallows.

Now, only one person left knew about this matter, the Police Chief thought to himself.

Deng En hid in the shadows, watching the executed prisoners, and his heart also relaxed; at this moment, he had already taken his suitcase and was fleeing at top speed.

He could no longer stay here.

The Police Chief would absolutely not let him go.

At this time, in France, Europe.

At the Trianon Palace, Louis XV lay on his sickbed, listening quietly to the Prime Minister's suggestion before pondering for a moment.

He was somewhat hesitant; he knew the current state of the country very well, and this mess had not improved in the slightest since he ascended the throne.

Now, asking him to directly launch a war against Australia, Louis XV felt the time was not yet right.

"Prime Minister, if we attack now, our France might pay a heavy price."

"Longyan might send their powerful navy to attack us, and we don't have the ability to continue blocking them."

The Prime Minister looked at Louis XV, having long known what this indecisive king would say.

The Prime Minister said coldly, "Duke Harvey and I have already formulated a detailed battle plan. Although the Longyan Fleet is powerful, it is not invincible."

"We only need to set up defenses at some ports in Indonesia,"

"and we can intercept the Longyan Fleet."

"Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. Australia is currently under the rule of Xie Fang, and his interactions with Longyan are neither frequent nor close. Even if he asks Longyan for help, Longyan must know about it first."

"As long as we cut off his contact with Longyan, then by the time Longyan knows, the entire Australia will already be under our control."

"At that time, what is there to fear from the Longyan Navy's attack?"

Louis XV was somewhat tempted, but he was still hesitating.

The Prime Minister said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We have been laying the groundwork in Australia for a long time; it is time to close the net."

"France now needs a great victory, and let this victory begin with Australia."

Hearing these words, Louis XV was finally persuaded.

"Alright, I agree to your plan, Prime Minister, but Australia must be taken."

The Prime Minister smiled, bowed deeply, and said, "I will absolutely not fail Your Majesty's expectations."

Louis XV closed his eyes, feeling a bit weary.

He had only just regained consciousness and could not stand the noise, so he shooed him away, saying, "You may leave first."

The Prime Minister took the order and backed out.

Pompadour was one step faster than Queen Marie; she walked forward and, without a word, gently massaged Louis XV's temples.

Seeing this scene, Queen Marie did not feel the slightest displeasure.

To her, Louis XV was merely her partner in a political marriage.

Even if Pompadour was favored, she would not threaten her status.

Queen Marie sat gently beside the sickbed of Louis XV.

After being massaged by Madame Pompadour for a while, Louis XV slowly opened his eyes, looked at the two women before him, and sighed.

He thought about the current situation.

Although he was incompetent, since ascending the throne at the age of five, Louis XV had already occupied the position of King of France for a full forty-plus years.

He had long since seen through everything.

In the current French Empire, power had gradually been hollowed out; originally, the Noble forces were powerful, so Louis XV supported the Catholicism Bishop.

The result was merely drinking poison to quench thirst, and the already turbulent situation became even more chaotic.

Although he was a monarch of Absolute Monarchy and should have held the power of the entire country in his hands, Louis XV was very clear that the one actually controlling the country now was, in fact, Catholicism.

The Prime Minister was someone he had personally promoted, but he was an Archbishop.

He was an Archbishop of Catholicism.

Today, he dared to force him to decide to attack Australia right in front of him.

This was enough to show just how powerful the influence of Catholicism was in France now.

Added to this was the fact that the lower levels of French society were already turbulent and restless.

Louis XV could even foresee what this country would become after his death.

After having taken a trip through Hell or Heaven, he remembered his grandfather, Louis XIV, who had once said to him: "You must be a good king, a benevolent king; do not use war and blood to enslave neighboring countries, respect the Lord; the financial problems and social problems I could not solve, you must solve them..."

But forty years had passed, and these problems had not been solved at all.

He could not solve them.

Louis XV gazed at the high dome, where a painting of the Lord bestowing light was carved, and he murmured, "After I die, let the flood come."