Chapter 885 Memories and Interrogation

The two assassins who were caught were tougher than many people imagined.

The guards of the dungeon tried various methods to get them to speak, but this did not affect Clinder's good mood. He and Zhang Heng were now sitting in the guard room, eating freshly baked food. little suckling pig, while listening to the screams coming from the torture chamber at the end of the corridor.

"Interesting," Klind put down his knife and fork, "I don't think Ortrus would have thought that after he died, I would be helping him track down his murderer."

Klinde originally thought that Zhang Heng would still not speak, because the latter had not said anything since he came to the dungeon with him. He sat there alone with his eyes closed and did not know what he was thinking.

Klinde thought that Zhang Heng was panicking because of the death of Otrus. After all, Zhang Heng did not choose to be with him during the previous remonstration incident. It was easy for Klinde to suspect that he had secretly fallen in love with Otrus. Truth, but as a result, Zhang Heng's new thigh only appeared for less than half a day before it became dead.

Therefore, Klind felt that he could still understand the grief in Zhang Heng's heart at this moment, but what he didn't expect was that this time Zhang Heng opened his eyes and asked, "When did you and Otrus meet? "

"Well, about four years ago," Klind was in a good mood now and didn't mind answering questions. In fact, he also needed someone to help him recall the most difficult opponent he had encountered in his life, so he said happily, " At that time, I just came to work for His Majesty. We were still fighting those damn Germanic tribes on the Rhine River. Your Majesty told me about a man named Otrus, saying that he had a good mind and was loyal enough, but I Never seen Otrus."

"Was Otrus already by His Majesty's side when you were fighting the Germans?"

"No, to be precise, Otrus is not in the military camp like us, but stays in Rome to take care of his affairs here for His Majesty. The two of us have a clear division of labor, but he will also make suggestions about the war on the front line from time to time. Some of his opinions and suggestions, he seemed to understand people's hearts very well, especially the thoughts of the civilians in Rome. It was he who told His Majesty that the people were tired of one long war after another over the years, which strengthened Commodus' determination to end it all. idea."

Klind paused, and then continued, "Otrus seems to have his own, um... channels for collecting intelligence. He knows what the civilians think. This is not difficult for me to understand, because you can pay people to go to the city. Go around and ask what those people living at the bottom are thinking, but he also knows very well what the nobles are thinking, which makes it a bit difficult for me to understand, especially some very secret secrets. It is estimated that no one in the entire city of Rome except the person involved There will be secrets that the second person knows. This guy seems to have some kind of witchcraft that can get into your head. This is one of the reasons why I don’t like him very much.”

Seeing that Zhang Heng had been listening carefully and that there was nothing else to do except eating pork and chatting, Klind continued, "But His Majesty believes in him. To be honest, I have never seen His Majesty believe so much." I have a person, and I have always gotten along well with His Majesty, but I know that His Majesty will never trust me as much as he trusts Otrus. I admit that I am a little jealous of that guy, but the smart Otrus is not without it. Make mistakes.

"About three years ago, His Majesty returned to Rome briefly in order to marry Queen Crispina. Otrus arranged for them to take a boat trip on the Tiber River. You know, the main purpose was to give them some interaction as a couple. Space, His Majesty did not bring any guards, and he and the Queen were traveling in casual clothes. However, they did not expect to encounter a group of boatmen asking for wages at the dock, blocking the river, and causing a lot of trouble. Fortunately, in the end, both His Majesty and the Queen were fine, but when they came back His Majesty is also a little dissatisfied with Otrus because he did not receive any information in advance about such a big matter."

Klind said with emotion, "That was one of the few times when Otrus was defeated. After that, I fought with him for so many years, but basically I didn't get any advantage. And this time, he was about to defeat me. But unexpectedly, he died at the hands of a group of assassins. This is really ironic. Otrus, who knew almost everything, died under a sudden sharp arrow."

After speaking, Klind picked up a piece of pork with his fork, "Here's to our old friend! Although I have always regarded him as a rival, I also thought that maybe one day we could sit down and have a meal together, but now this That can never happen."

At this moment, a jailer covered in blood came over and said respectfully to Clinder and Zhang Heng, "Two adults, one of the prisoners has decided to speak, but he said he would tell you personally."

Klind curled his lips when he heard this and glanced at the sunlight shining down from the stairs outside. "Is it already dawn? Sure enough, time will fly very fast when you recall the past. Okay, then let's go together and listen to what he wants to say. Say something."

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The one who decided to speak was the younger assassin among them, who was actually a woman. However, after experiencing countless rounds of torture, her body was in such a bad state that she could no longer see any physical characteristics.

Klind only glanced at it and then looked away to avoid spitting out the roast pork he had just eaten. However, he still said gently, "We actually don't want to embarrass you too much. After all, you are just tools. Please tell us what's going on behind the scenes." Whoever the messenger is, I will find a doctor for you."

However, the female assassin smiled miserably when she heard this, "I know my injuries make it impossible to survive, right?"

"Well, at least I can make your death more comfortable." Klind shrugged.

The female assassin nodded, "Then bring your head over and I'll tell you who the main messenger is."

After hearing this, Klind turned his attention to the jailer who tortured the female assassin before. The jailer nodded, indicating that the female assassin no longer had the ability to hurt people.

So Klind moved his face closer and said, "Okay, I've done what you said."

However, what greeted him next was a mouthful of blood-tinged saliva from the female assassin, "Stop dreaming, you can destroy my body, but Creus will take away my soul, because balance is hidden among all things, and there is no way." Everywhere.”

"Damn woman!" Klind was very angry after being spat in the face, but he had lost the target of revenge, because after saying these words, the female assassin used up her last bit of strength and opened her eyes. died.

"Didn't I tell you that I wanted to stay alive?" Klind could only vent his anger on a jailer in charge of the torture. "Do you know how angry His Majesty was when Advisor Ortrus was assassinated? He couldn't be found. The main messenger behind this, don’t even think about staying here anymore, go to the border post on the Rhine River to keep company with those stinky Germans!”

As he spoke, Klind took out his handkerchief and wiped off the saliva and blood on his face, and then asked Zhang Heng, "What did she say in the end? Cleois, and there are ghost things like balance hiding among all things." , do you know what that is?”

Klind just asked casually and didn't have much hope at first, but unexpectedly Zhang Heng said later.

"Well, you know something."