Chapter 1180: Coup
Alexander said coldly, "Please step aside. There is nothing you can do."
Count Bobrinsky's pupils contracted as he shouted at the servants, "Stop them, including the Crown Prince! This is a coup!"
Alexander swept his gaze over the seven or eight burly servants—elite guards Count Bobrinsky had selected from Gemini Trading Company, all formidable fighters—and could not help frowning. He knew his father could escape at any moment. There was no time to waste.
He suddenly drew his Pistol and racked it, only to turn the muzzle toward his own heart. He shouted at Count Bobrinsky, "I was wrong. I will take responsibility for all of this."
Then he pulled the trigger. The explosive bang stunned everyone.
Things changed too quickly. For an instant, the only thought left in Count Bobrinsky's mind was The heir is dead. He shoved aside the servants blocking his path and ran toward Alexander, who had fallen to the floor.
Just as he came within two steps of Alexander, the latter suddenly signaled to the Captain supporting him.
The officer immediately let go of the heir, sprang to his feet, and pressed his sword to Count Bobrinsky's neck.
Alexander rose and pointed at the illegitimate son as he told the servants fighting his men, "Drop your weapons at once, or I'll kill him!"
Yes, there had been no Lead Bullet in his Pistol. He had originally intended to use it to frighten Paul I into signing the abdication document, but never expected to use it here.
Seeing their employer under control, Gemini Trading Company's guards did not know what to do for the moment.
Alexander's guards swiftly disarmed them.
A Second Lieutenant immediately grabbed an axe prepared beforehand and, in a few blows, hacked open the Tsar's chamber door. The sole guard