48 Hours a Day

Daegius waited until his wife was asleep before climbing out of bed, getting dressed again, and then looked at her lover in the eye as if she had made up her mind and walked out of the room lightly.

He crossed the front hall in the dark and tried not to wake up the slaves who slept there. He waited until he got out of his home to relieve himself. Then he looked around and confirmed that he was not being watched. Daegius went south along the street, and he did not go too far, because the neighborhood was essentially populated by the upper Roman nobility.

It is also about the most expensive part of Rome, and it is just not possible to buy a house here with money. It is also necessary to have a status. The Daegius family moved here only after its rise, and their Domus belongs to the smaller category.

By contrast, Daegius is now going somewhere more luxurious, which means that his owner is famous even in the Senate, so Daegius packed his clothes before going to the door.

However, he had not had time to knock on the door of Domus, and a familiar voice sounded behind him.

“From a friend's point of view, I really don't recommend you do this. ”

Daegius was frightened, especially when he realized whose voice it was.

“You, when did you get here? ”

“I've been here for a while," Zhang Hengdao, "I have to say, the environment here is pretty good, I like that little fountain outside your door, it's pretty cute. ”

“But why didn't I see you?” Despite Daegius' efforts to keep himself as calm as possible, his heart was beating wildly.

'Cause I don't want to scare you, even though I seem to scare you in the end. ”Zhang Heng is somewhat sorry,“ so late, why don't you sleep at home and run out? ”

“Uh, I'm a little... I can't sleep, you know, a lot's happened today, and that guy Amidio is still dead in front of us, and I...”

“Haven't you seen a prisoner executed before in the arena?” Zhang Heng was curious.

“Yes, but not at all," Daegius said. "Besides, once Amidio dies, we may be in danger. ”

“Ha, so you came out for a walk with all your heart and accidentally scattered outside the residence of Municipal Councillor Andrea.” Zhang Hengdao, “this explanation sounds very reasonable. ”

Daegius was silent, and then he looked up and asked Zhang Hengdao, "Then why are you here? ”

“I'm here, of course, to prevent you from doing something stupid and, by the way, solve the copper statue thing. ”

“How?” Daegius was surprised, "do you know who was behind this? ”

Zhang Heng did not answer Daikius' question, but reached out one hand and said, "Give me back my things first. ”

“What is it?” Daegius had a tight heart, but still had no loose ends on his mouth.

“The necklace you stole from Amidio's room tonight. ”

“I didn't steal anything... Wait,” Daegius seemed to have something in mind, eyes wide open, "Where did you put the necklace? ”

“Yeah, so you can understand why I stopped you from seeing Andrea, and if you were to negotiate with Andrea with this necklace, I was worried that you were really getting into Amidio's back dust," Zhang Heng blinked, "that necklace wasn't some kind of proof Amidio left behind, but, uh... someone gave it to me, and I threw it in the cleavage of the bed plate. ”

Mainly Zhang Heng didn't have much of a choice at the time, he had to throw his own props without throwing Lucilla's necklace.

“You set me up?” Daegius looked incredible, "but when did you suspect me? ”

“I didn't design it to frame you, because there are three possibilities, the first is that you didn't perform your Watson duties properly, you carelessly didn't find the necklace, which is of course nothing, the second is that you found the necklace, and then you told me that I really wanted you to do it, because I would compliment you on that, and the third is that this is the situation, and you hid the necklace from me, and I need to stop you from doing something stupid in time. ”

Zhang Hengdao, "As for when you said I suspected you, honestly, at first I really believed you. Your family became noble with the support of former Emperor Olerio, and has always been a supporter of the Royal Iron Bar, which means that in the Bronze Statue case, you were supposed to stand with us, but when I learned more about you, I found your family environment interesting.

“Your mother is a slave, and... I'm sorry to say this, but it's not a very nice kind of thing, so your birth was an accident. Your father had a drink with your mother, and your mother kicked you out of the house after you were born. I can't help but wonder how happy your childhood was. In fact, until now, your place in this family is more like a messenger fence. It's good that you have a wife who loves you and understands you well, but unfortunately your brother is an asshole and he will harass your wife while you're gone, so I wonder how much you feel about your family? ”

“Have you done your research before you came to see me?” Daegius is serious.

“No, I came straight to you from the palace.” Zhang Hengdao.

“But we haven't been together ever since, when did you...” Daegius said here and woke up, “In the southeastern neighborhood, you said you'd go to a friend to see if you could solve the ore problem, when we were separated for a while. ”

“Yes, you are, indeed, much smarter than you seem. I know this guy, the power behind him is said to be everywhere, he specializes in all kinds of news, and he's not just nestled in the southeastern city, so I got your information from him.” Zhang Hengdao,

“And this lifts one of my biggest doubts, and if the bronze statue doesn't deliver on time, your family will undoubtedly suffer, especially a new nobleman like your father, who leans on Olerio to join the Senate, and I'm afraid if you lose the emperor's attention, the family will soon fade, but I guess that's not bad news for you, you and your family's interests are inconsistent. ”

Zhang Hengton said, “Of course, this is not to say that the copper mine thing is something that you will definitely stand in a different position with your family. Technically, I really began to suspect that you were when we went to see your friend Klaus. ”