Michelle Warkalson Stanwood from Baltimore ran the Chamber Rare Bookstore, which was located next to a flower shop.
It served as his office, residence, and storage room. The books on the shelves were not for sale; the rare books he sold were stored in a lightproof room with a certain degree of security. After receiving Gianluca's email, Stanwood had already sorted out all the manuscripts he could gather, and they were now laid out before Severus.
"Are you sure you don't want to look at the letters Marie Antoinette wrote? As far as I know, plenty of people collect them," Stanwood said.
"No, thank you." Severus quickly flipped through the yellowed sheets of letter paper preserved in resin.
Stanwood did not know what to say for a moment, so Gong Saiyi asked, "What made you come to Paris to make a living?"
"Washington has nothing but politicians. Can you believe it? To cut expenses, they actually planned to switch to paperless offices." Stanwood spoke indignantly. "If they built two fewer missiles, they could save that money."
"I thought it was for environmental protection." Felix smiled maliciously.
"Environmental protection? Oh, speaking of that, I have another treasure." Stanwood first spoke disdainfully, then quickly fetched a sheet of paper in a wooden box from the Chamber.
"What is this?" Gong Saiyi asked.
"An unpublished version of the Declaration of Independence drafted by President Thomas Jefferson." Stanwood looked immensely pleased with himself. "There's plenty of explosive content inside."
"Shouldn't that be in the United States National Archives?" Klimian asked.
Gong Saiyi leaned closer curiously:
He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or