Chapter 786 Are You Interested?

Zhang Heng didn't stay where he was for long, and quickly continued walking forward, as if he didn't notice the little tail behind him.

He walked slowly along the banks of the Tiber River, neither fast nor slow, completely blending in with the crowd around him, and then turned right into Perfume Shop Street.

As the name suggests, this street is full of perfume shops.

The origin of perfume is earlier than most people think. Perfume has been used in ancient Egypt probably more than 3,000 years ago. Perfume was also very popular in ancient Greece and Rome later. For example, Zhang Heng’s VIC In many arenas, the advertisements painted on the walls clearly informed the audience that the lower stands would be sprayed with perfume. This was one of the arena's means of attracting audiences.

In addition, the ancient Romans also had many creative uses of perfume. For example, when building a house, some people would mix perfume into the mortar so that the sun would emit the fragrance when the sun shines on it. Some people would also put perfume into it. Smeared on slaves and horses, it made everything they passed seemed pleasant.

It is precisely because of the ancient Romans' enthusiasm for perfume that the business of perfume shops has always been very good.

There are many people rubbing shoulders with each other on the perfume shop street every day, so those who are following Zhang Heng from behind feel like they are facing a formidable enemy, fearing that the target will slip away if they are not careful.

But it turned out that they were overly worried. Zhang Heng neither quickened his pace nor hid here and there, and remained within their sight until he passed through the perfume shop street and came to a group of apartments at the back, where it became much quieter. .

Zhang Heng walked into an alley with a clothes drying pole on which brightly colored clothes were fluttering in the wind.

The group of people following him looked at each other and felt that it was almost time to take action, so they all took out the weapons in their arms, most of which were daggers and a short sword. A group of five people turned their heads The clothes hanging to dry rushed into the alley in front of me.

It was less than a few blinks before Zhang Heng walked in, but they lost sight of each other before their eyes.

What the hell?

The five people rubbed their eyes, with a look of disbelief on their faces.

They followed them all the way without losing sight of their target, but when it came time to take action, they were gone. This was really emotionally unacceptable.

Such a big living person could disappear out of thin air. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.

However, just when they were struggling with how to report to their employer, a voice came from above their heads.

"Are you looking for me?"

Zhang Heng let go of his hand holding the wall and jumped down, landing on the back of the last person. The latter was kicked out by him and bumped into the four friends in front of him.

Zhang Heng took advantage of this moment to pick up the dagger that the other party had dropped on the ground. Then the four people in front of him turned around and helped up their companions on the ground.

The confrontation between the two sides did not last long. The next moment, the five people rushed over without saying a word.

So Zhang Heng didn't talk nonsense. He had already seen that these five people should be gangsters on the street, and they usually committed crimes. Only by beating them into submission can such guys pry their mouths open.

Fortunately, such a battle is almost not difficult for Zhang Heng.

There is a reason why he chose this place as the location for the fight between the two sides. In addition to being relatively remote and allowing the opponent to show his fangs, it is also because the width of this alley is very narrow and can only accommodate up to two people walking side by side. Once the movements are relatively large, they will affect each other.

Although there were five people on the opposite side, only two of them could face Zhang Heng each time, and the two would fight with each other. Zhang Heng stabbed him with his sword, and one wanted to hide to the right and the other to hide to the left. As a result, neither of them had any chance. Able to avoid.

This group of people is just a ragtag group of people with no fighting skills, and they only rely on their ruthless energy to fight. Even Varro, who has only been trained for fifty days, can deal with two of them by himself.

It only took Zhang Heng less than three minutes to completely subdue these gangsters. The so-called subduing means that when they were put down to the ground, no one dared to get up from the ground again. .

Then Zhang Heng squatted in front of one of the guys who looked like the leader, raised his face with a dagger, and asked, "Come on, tell me who sent you here?"

"I can't say it, otherwise I won't be able to survive in the city of Rome." The young man gritted his teeth and said quite hard. Judging from his appearance, he was probably not very old, only fifteen or sixteen years old.

"You should know that I won't be satisfied with this answer." Zhang Heng looked into the other person's eyes.

Although Zhang Heng's tone was very calm, the young gangster couldn't help but shuddered for some reason. But before he could speak, his companion beside him wailed, "Tell him, tell him, we have a total of We didn’t take much money, and all we got was seven Denarius, so we don’t have to risk our lives for this money.”

Hearing this, the young gangster also had a look of hesitation on his face.

"I think what your brother said makes sense. If I were you, I would accept his suggestion." Zhang Heng said, while pressing down the dagger in his hand a little more.

"Unapu, it was the people from the Unapu Arena who found us. They paid us to keep an eye on you and attack you whenever a person leaves the arena. We didn't expect that this was the first day we encountered him. Here's the chance." The young gangster whispered, his voice full of bitterness.

"They asked you to kill me?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"That's not the case, as long as you can't get out of bed for two months."

"Ah."

Zhang Heng understood that this incident was probably due to the gladiatorial performance in the Flavi Amphitheater more than a month later. Zhang Heng now knew nothing about the gladiator school. He knew that behind the Unap Arena was The fourth largest gladiator school in Rome was in direct competition with Marcus's gladiator school, and there had been a lot of friction between the two sides in recent years.

However, Zhang Heng did not expect that the opponent would act so quickly. He had just become famous before he started to have trouble. Logically speaking, it had only been a few hours since he won the twelve-man melee. Even if the Unap Arena was to eliminate competition, The opponent should also attack Habitus first.

Zhang Heng tapped the hilt of the sword with his fingers while thinking about this matter.

The five gangsters looked at Zhang Heng nervously. Everyone's face was full of anxiety, not knowing what fate was waiting for them.

After a moment, Zhang Heng stretched out a hand and said, "Hand over the deposit you received."

None of the five gangsters took action immediately. They were obviously reluctant to give up. They usually didn't have any serious jobs, and of course they had no source of income. It was not easy to make a fortune. Although it was not much, it was a bit painful to hand it over for nothing. Moreover, they still have to consider how to explain to their employer after a mistake.

Seeing that the group of teenagers opposite didn't move, Zhang Heng added, "I'm always fair. You can choose between being unable to get out of bed for two months or giving me the deposit."

Hearing this, the gangsters had to reluctantly take out the money. Zhang Heng counted the amount, but did not put the money into his pocket, but said, "Very good, I now have a profitable business." , I wonder if you are interested."