Chapter 868 Return the Things to Me First

Decius waited until his wife fell asleep before getting up from the bed, putting on her clothes again, and then glanced at her lover on the bed. As if she had made up her mind, she walked out of the room quietly.

He walked through the dark front hall, trying not to wake up the slaves sleeping there. He waited until Domus walked out of his house before he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked around to make sure that he was not being watched. He just walked south along the street, and he didn't go too far, because the nearby area was basically populated by the upper-class nobles of Rome.

This area is also almost the most expensive area in Rome, and you can’t buy a house here just by having money, you have to have status. Decius’ family also moved here after they rose. Domus is the smaller one.

In comparison, the place where Dachius went now was much more luxurious, which showed that its owner was quite famous even in the Senate, so Dachius tidied up his clothes before visiting.

However, before he had time to knock on the door of Domus, a familiar voice behind him rang first.

"From a friend's perspective, I really don't recommend you do this."

Decius was startled, especially when he realized whose voice it was, he almost lost his mind.

"You, when did you come here?"

"I've been here for a while," Zhang Heng said. "I have to say that the environment here is quite good. I like the little fountain outside your house. It's quite cute."

"But why didn't I see you?" Although Decius tried to act as calm as possible, his heart was beating wildly.

"Because I don't want to scare you, although it looks like I did scare you in the end." Zhang Heng said with some regret, "It's so late and you're not sleeping at home, why did you come out?"

"Well, I'm a little... can't sleep. You know, a lot of things happened today. The guy named Amedeo still died in front of our eyes. I..."

"Have you never seen prisoners executed in the arena before?" Zhang Heng asked curiously.

"I've seen him before, but it's completely different from this," Dachius said. "Besides, if Amedeo dies, we might also be in danger."

"Ha, so you went out for a walk full of worries, and accidentally wandered outside the residence of Mayor Andea." Zhang Heng said, "This explanation sounds very reasonable."

Daichiusi was silent after hearing this. Then he raised his head and asked Zhang Heng, "Then why are you here?"

"Of course I am here to prevent you from doing stupid things, and also to solve the problem of the bronze statue."

"How to solve it?" Daichius asked in surprise, "Do you know who is behind this matter?"

Zhang Heng did not answer Daichiusi's question, but stretched out a hand and said, "Give me the things back first."

"What?" Daikius's heart tightened, but she still didn't let go.

"That necklace you stole from Amedeo's room tonight."

"I didn't steal any items...wait a minute," Daikius seemed to have thought of something and her eyes widened, "Where did you put the necklace?"

"Yeah, so can you understand why I stopped you from going to see Andrea? If you bring this necklace to negotiate with Andrea, I'm worried that you will really follow in Amedeo's footsteps. Zhang Heng blinked and said, "That necklace is not some evidence left by Amedeo. It's just, uh... a gift given to me by someone else. I threw it into the gap between the bed boards."

Mainly because Zhang Heng didn't have any good choices at the time. If he didn't throw away the necklace Lucilla gave him, he would have to throw away his own props.

"Did you set up a plan to frame me?" Decius looked in disbelief, "But when did you suspect me?"

"I didn't set up a trap to frame you, because there are three possibilities. The first is that you failed to fulfill your duties as a Watson and were careless and did not find the necklace. Of course, there is nothing wrong with it. The second is that you found the necklace and informed me later. I really hope you do this, because I will praise you for it, and thirdly, in this case, you took the necklace without telling me, and I need to stop you from doing something stupid in time."

Zhang Heng said, "As for when you said I suspected you, to be honest, I did believe you in the beginning. Your family became aristocrats with the support of the former emperor Aurelius and has always been a die-hard supporter of the royal family. This means that you should have stood with us during the bronze statue incident. However, when I got to know you better, I found that your family environment is quite interesting.

"Your mother was a slave, and... I'm sorry to say this, but it's not a very pretty one, so your birth was actually an accident. Your father had a drunken union with your mother, and your mother After giving birth to you, you were kicked out of the house by your mistress. It is easy to imagine that your childhood was not very happy. In fact, until now, your position in this family has been more like being dependent on someone else. Fortunately, you You have a wife who loves you very much and is considerate, but unfortunately your brother is a jerk. He will harass your wife when you are no longer around. So, I can't help but wonder how much you care about your family. Where’s the sense of belonging?”

"Have you done any research before coming to see me?" Daichius looked serious.

"No, I came to you directly after I came out of the palace." Zhang Heng said.

"But we won't be together all the time. When did you..." Daichius was stunned for a moment before realizing, "In the southeast neighborhood, you said you were going to see your friends to see if you could solve the ore problem. At that time We were separated for a while."

"Yes, that's right. You are indeed much smarter than you appear on the surface. I know a guy. The power behind him is said to be everywhere, specializing in all kinds of news, and it is not just located in the southeastern city, so I asked him for information about you." Zhang Heng said,

"And this solves my biggest doubt. If the bronze statue is not delivered on time, your family will undoubtedly suffer losses, especially for new nobles like your father who relied on Aurelius to join the Senate. Once the bronze statue is not delivered on time, Without the emperor's favor, the family may soon decline, but I guess this is not bad news for you, because the interests of you and your family are not consistent."

Zhang Heng paused, "Of course, this does not mean that you will definitely take a different stance from your family regarding the copper mine. Strictly speaking, I really began to suspect that you were the one we went to meet your friend Crow. time."