48 Hours a Day

Half a day has passed since Zhang Heng and Daikius first met, and the two circled the city of Rome, from Pinota Mine to Southeast Town, to Klaus' apartment, the horse and horse.

And as the investigation progresses, the truth about the mine stoppage is gradually emerging.

The most important of these, of course, is the man with the red birthmark on his face, Amidio, who, as an intermediary, met Cobb and eventually made the whole thing happen, and finding him means finding the man behind it.

And now Zhang Heng and Daikius are standing under Amidio's apartment.

The sun is about to set.

Amidio's place of residence is much more remote than Klaus's. Although it is less chaotic than the southeastern city, it also belongs to a slum. Most of the people who will live here will be short-term tenants. The rent will be paid on Monday, and those who will not be able to pay it will be evicted. Amidio, as a lobbyist for the Senate, is not as famous as Klaus, but does not come to this point.

With his income, he can afford better accommodation, and the only reason he chose to live here is to keep a low profile.

Apparently, he also knows that what he usually does is not easy to see, wants to be as unnoticed as possible, and Zhang Heng estimates that he is not a permanent resident here, and should change places at intervals.

Daegius didn't like the atmosphere on the street very much, and his stomach made a grunt, reminding him that it was time to eat. By this time, he should have finished working, returned home, sat at the table, and waited for the servant to serve the hot food.

However, he knew that the time had come to investigate, and that it was no longer a matter of losing his job. It was a matter of the future of his family, he had nothing to complain about. He was just worried about Zhang Heng on the other side, "Should we call some guards? That guy's probably not gonna cooperate with us right now. ”

With Klaus' foreplay, Daegius has understood that it is not easy to get these lobbyists to work together honestly, especially if they sell out the employer behind them.

“To tell you the truth, I haven't been a consultant long enough to figure out how to deploy guards or anything, but it's okay that I have you around, and you're like my Watson.” Zhang Hengdao.

“I'm like your what?” Daegius didn't get it.

“Watson... don't worry about it, I'm just saying.” Zhang Hengdao, standing downstairs, raised his neck and looked at the approximate location of Amidio's room, where the house was clearly facing the poor, even on the second floor, without a balcony, with only a small window, closed, unable to see the view inside, and the pit depths on the wall, obviously not maintained for a long time.

Zhang Heng patted Daegius on the shoulder, "Come on, let's go upstairs and meet this Mr. Amidio. ”

“Oh, oh.” Daegius tried to remember again and confirmed that he had never heard of a man like Watson, so he took a step and walked up the stairs with Zhang Heng.

The two men crossed some dark corridors and came outside Amidio's house.

Daegius reached out and knocked on the door, following Zhang Heng's instruction, and said, “We are the landlord, come to collect the rent. ”

As a result, there was no movement in Amidio's house, but the next room opened the door first, and a man came out of it and was surprised, "The rent is charged again, didn't you take it two days ago? ”

Daegius looked at Zhang Heng with embarrassment when he heard the words. The latter did not change colour, "The rent has risen and it is now payback. ”

“But it just went up last month.” Man's face is incredible, “how many days has it been? ”

The man's voice was not small, so the people in the other room were also probing out. The rent increase was a matter of concern to everyone. Zhang Heng knew that it could not be hidden. In addition, Amidio's house was a little too quiet. Until now, nothing had happened. So he gave Daegius a look on one side and let the latter go aside. Then he kicked his foot in the door.

“God, don't you think, just not paying the rent once, or raising the price, you too...” The man in the next room said, suddenly stopping and staring.

The scene in front of him gave him a sip of cool air and saw a skinny man lying motionless on a round table with blood all over his clothes and a ticking drip to the floor.

Seeing this scene, everyone took a few unconscious steps backwards, only Zhang Hengshen remained the same, but instead took a step forward and walked into the house.

Similar scenes He had already seen Holmes as an assistant. I don't know how much he felt anymore. Zhang Heng walked directly to the round table, reached under the man's nose and touched it. He confirmed that the other party had not breathed. Then he turned the body over. He first looked at the dagger inserted in his chest, then looked up and saw the red birthmark on the body's face.

“Ha, so that's what we're looking for.” Zhang Heng vs. Daikius Road.

“He... he... he... is he dead?” Daegius was pale.

“Yes, and the time of death should have been just a few minutes ago,” Zhang Heng looked at the blood stains, with little clotting, "it seems that someone came to visit the person we were looking for before we might have rubbed our shoulders with the murderer on the stairs. ”

“Ah?” Daegius tried to think back to the man he met on the stairs, but he couldn't remember anything, and now his brain was blank, and his only thought was what he was really involved in.

But what he can't figure out is, he's just a little man who casts a bronze statue for the emperor, why someone hit him on the head and killed him.

At this point, the man in the next room finally woke up and yelled, “There's been a murder, we should go get the patrol! ”

“Good idea, then. Thank you.” Zhang Heng nodded and then told the others, “I am an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor. In order to prevent the murderer from staying upstairs, I suggest you all go back to your room and wait for the patrol to come and check it out. ”

The rumors spread, leaving Daegius standing at the door.

Zhang Heng waved at him, “What are you still standing there for? Come in. We don't have much time. The patrol should be here soon. ”

“What's not much time?” Daegius wonders, "Amidio is dead. What else can we find out? ”

“People like Amidio, who have been working in the dark with too many secrets, must have been prepared for his assassination. The killer obviously couldn't make it this time. I checked the body, a knife was killed, and there were no other wounds, which suggests that the killer should not have found Amidio in time to torture him. If he's lucky, we don't need Amidio to talk, and we know what we want to know. ”