Cavour, who had departed Windsor Castle, took another two days to rest and prepare to set out once again.

However, an unexpected snowstorm completely trapped Cavour, who was ready to leave London, making him unable to move.

The howling wind carried snowflakes from the clouds to every corner of London, and in just one night, the whole city found itself in a snowy white world.

Streets, houses, and the Thames River were all covered with a thick layer of white snow.

Ships moored at the docks on both sides of the Thames River were forced to stay there, awaiting navigation due to the sudden snowstorm that had frozen the river.

Unable to leave London smoothly, Cavour stopped and hid in the hotel, waiting for the Thames River to "awaken."

Bored, Victor Umberto also decided to take advantage of the snow-bound Thames River to fully explore London.

Due to Cavour’s sensitive identity, it was not appropriate for him to accompany Victor Umberto on his tour.

Thus, Victor Umberto went out alone every day to explore various places in London.

Cavour understood that a child of Victor Umberto’s age is naturally inclined to play, so he did not stop Victor Umberto.

He only "reminded" Victor Umberto to be careful and vigilant when touring Britain.

At the same time, he informed Giuseppe Garibaldi about Victor Umberto’s outings, hoping he would send someone to protect Victor Umberto.

Giuseppe Garibaldi readily agreed to Cavour’s request and specifically sent an attendant to protect Victor Umberto’s safety.

However, neither Cavour nor Giuseppe Garibaldi expected.

It was this attendant who exposed Victor Umberto, and also inadvertently exposed Cavour, who had been traveling discreetly.

The secret police that had been lurking in London to monitor the French Republican Faction living within London were able to immediately recognize the attendant as the one who usually followed Giuseppe Garibaldi.

[PS: Although this secret policeman’s task was to monitor the French Republican Faction, due to their frequent interactions with Giuseppe Garibaldi and others residing in London, they had also become familiar with Garibaldi and his quiet attendant.]

When the secret police discovered that Garibaldi’s attendant was indeed protecting Victor Umberto, their interest in Victor Umberto piqued.

The secret policeman meticulously memorized Victor Umberto’s appearance, returned to his secret base, and sketched Victor Umberto’s rough likeness.

The leader responsible for commanding this secret base, upon seeing the sketch drawn by the secret policeman, immediately asked who the person in the drawing was.

The secret policeman shook his head and told his leader that he was unsure of the identity of the person in the sketch, but since he saw Garibaldi’s attendant protecting the child in the sketch, he thought the child’s identity must be significant and hoped the leader could investigate further.

The leader of the secret base did not hesitate upon hearing the secret policeman’s plea, secretly meeting the military officer waiting at another secret base for the French Embassy’s involvement in London.

As the officer and secret police had agreed to meet every few days, and the most recent meeting happened to be today, the secret policeman soon met with the officer.

As soon as they met, the secret police squad leader expressed the desire to meet with the British Envoy, claiming he had something important to report.

The officer naturally refused to allow the envoy to meet with such secret police.

Because, unlike a military officer, an envoy embroiled in espionage incidents would bring significant trouble to France.

Rejected by the officer, the secret police squad leader decided to settle for the next best plan, handing the sketch over to the officer, hoping the officer would pass it to the envoy.

They guessed the person in the sketch had an extraordinary identity, as Garibaldi’s attendant was protecting him!

The officer examined the sketch twice but unfortunately did not recognize Victor Umberto, so he decided to take it back, telling the secret police squad leader he would pass the sketch on to the envoy.

At that time, the envoy would transfer the sketch to Paris.

The officer quietly left the base and returned to the French Embassy alone.

Upon returning to the French Embassy, the officer went directly to the envoy’s room and knocked on the envoy’s door.

At this moment, the newly appointed French Envoy to London, Percy (reappointed by the Emperor due to his pro-British stance), was preparing to lie down and rest when he heard a noise outside the room. He immediately called out, "Please come in."

The officer respectfully entered the room, and Percy asked him, "Why have you come so late?"

"Your Excellency, we have a new discovery from the secret police deployed in London!" The officer came before Percy, whispered, and handed over the sketch provided by the secret police.

Percy skeptically accepted the folded sketch and then unfolded it.

By the dim candlelight in the room, Percy saw the person in the sketch.

Looking at the familiar individual in the sketch, Percy couldn’t help but exclaim, "How could it be him!"

The military officer, looking puzzled, asked Percy, "Ambassador, who do you think is the person in the painting?"

Percy raised his head to look at the military officer and questioned word by word, "Where exactly did you get this painting from?"

The military officer reported the situation to Percy in full detail. After listening to the report, Percy’s expression became particularly grave.

"If it really is him, then we are in trouble!" Percy murmured softly.

"Your Excellency, can you tell me who the person in the painting is?" The military officer couldn’t help but ask Percy.

Percy glanced at the military officer and responded calmly, "If the secret police who drew this painting made no mistake, then the person in the painting should be none other than Victor Umberto, the son of King Victor Emmanuel of the Sardinian Kingdom!

It is quite normal if you don’t recognize him, as I only met him by chance!"

"Why would a crown prince of the Sardinian Kingdom be standing with Giuseppe Garibaldi’s followers!" the military officer couldn’t help but question Percy.

"That’s the reason for my earlier concern!" Percy furrowed his brow and muttered to himself, "Logically, someone with the status of Victor Umberto should get attention from the London authorities upon arrival.

Why has Victor Umberto not been received by the London authorities, and why is he not accompanied by his own entourage?

Why is he only followed by Giuseppe Garibaldi’s followers?"

"Your Excellency, should I instruct them to keep a closer watch?" suggested the military officer to Percy.

Percy pondered for a moment, then nodded in response, "Go ahead!"

Afterward, Percy added, "However, you must tell those tracking agents!

Always ensure their own safety while following!!"

"Understood!" the military officer replied.

...

Soon, the military officer conveyed Percy’s orders to the secret police stationed undercover in London.

The secret police pulled some resources to track Victor Umberto and quickly gathered information about Victor Umberto’s hotel and his entourage.

The collected information was handed over to the military officer, who also passed everything to Percy.

Based on the information gathered by the secret police and his own deductions, Percy concluded that the accompanying entourage of Victor Umberto was the former Prime Minister of the Sardinian Kingdom, Cavour.

Originally thought to have retired from public life, Cavour had secretly infiltrated London, and now Victor Umberto is protected by followers of Giuseppe Garibaldi.

This compelled Percy to associate Cavour with Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Considering that Giuseppe Garibaldi had already received financial aid from Britain, it seemed he was preparing for significant action in Sardinia.

Percy suddenly felt that the Kingdom of Britain seemed to be planning something in alliance with the Sardinian Kingdom.

Thus, Percy quickly encrypted the information and transmitted it to Paris through the embassy’s telegraph.

After more than three hours, Percy’s telegraph finally reached the Tuileries Palace by dawn the next day.

At this moment, the Tuileries Palace was silent, with just a few rooms still lit.

The telegraph operator, who was dozing off beside the telegram, immediately perked up upon hearing the ticking sound.

They quickly grabbed their quill pen and carefully recorded the Morse code onto paper.

Once all of the information was recorded, the telegraph operator retrieved a codebook from the drawer to decode the message.

Soon, the encrypted message from Britain was fully deciphered.

The telegraph operator glanced at the message in his hand, then looked at the time, deciding to report it only after dawn.

Thus, another five hours passed before the encrypted message from Britain appeared in Jerome Bonaparte’s study.

Jerome Bonaparte carefully glanced at the message, and an ominous expression immediately appeared on his face.

After a while, Jerome Bonaparte summoned Bashirio to the study.

"Your Majesty!" Bashirio greeted Jerome Bonaparte respectfully.

"Go immediately to the Ossai Pier and tell Minister de Luys that I need to see him and hope he can come as soon as possible!" Jerome Bonaparte instructed Bashirio.