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Chapter 823: 823

Chapter 823: Working For The Emperor Is Perilous

The slave girl was still irritated after Pannonax left .

“What kind of person is that? We didn’t owe him any money . Why would he put on such a stinking look when he talked to us? Look at Clint . He could be so polite . ”

“Hmm . ”

“Clint told you that you could choose the area you liked . Why did Pannonax arrange it for you then?”

“Ok . ”

“I think he has bad intentions . He didn’t find a good place for you, and he doesn’t look like a good guy . Don’t let him…”

“Plot against me?”

“Yes, I’m pretty sure that he is plotting against you . I heard that the people in the palace are not that simple . They cook up plans to eliminate the people they don’t like . ” The slave girl felt that she performed rather well this time . She could not believe that she could see through Pannonax’s evil plan with a single glance . She thought that no one else could see through him except for her . At least for that moment, she was standing on the pinnacle of truth .

“Hmm . ”

“Don’t you have anything else to say except hmm?” The slave girl was speechless .

“Then what do you expect me to do?” Zhang Heng asked rhetorically .

“At least go and look for Clint and tell him what Pannonax has done to you . Clint would not let him off the hook . ”

“Hmm . ”

“What do you mean by hmm?”

“Do you think Clint would not know what Pannonax had just done?”

“What do you mean?” The slave girl was a little at a loss when she heard what Zhang Heng said, “But Clint wasn’t present at the time, right? He left in a hurry . ”

“What you said is quite right . We have no grievances with Pannonax, and we didn’t owe him any money either . So, why did he mistreat me? He even risked getting being beaten by me just to irritate me? Especially considering that I will probably become an important person to the emperor in the future . ”

“Yes, why?” The slave girl was puzzled .

“Because Clint asked him to do so . ” Zhang Heng smiled .

“Huh?” The slave girl felt that something was not right . After thinking about it, she finally grasped the key point, “But we have no grudges with Clint, and we don’t owe him money . ”

“But I might be blocking his path,” Zhang Heng said lightly . “A small group like this gets all the authority from the emperor . And although the emperor is the supreme ruler of the empire, he does not possess unlimited power . In other words, if one more person joins the group, the new member will receive part of the power . Of course, it won’t be enough to make Clint target me . It is probably because the emperor visited me privately some time ago . And Clint feels threatened by it . ”

The slave girl opened her mouth wide . She felt like she was listening to a story from another world .

Zhang Heng decided to explain everything clearly to the slave girl, “If he goes against me personally, everything will go smoothly for him if he wins . However, if he fails to bring me down, he would be putting himself in a dangerous situation . That’s because he’ll be adding another enemy to his list . For a mature politician, it’s unworthy to take the risk . Due to all these reasons, he chooses to smile at me and act like a good guy .

“On the other hand, he lets Pannonax be the bad guy . If things go wrong, he can abandon Pannonax . And I won’t bother him if I turn out to be the winner . On the contrary, he might think that I’ll have a good impression on him because he reaches out to help me in difficult times . At worst, he would get himself an extra political ally . ”

“Is th- that… the case?” the slave girl stammered . “So Pannonax is willing to be a shield for others?”

“Of course, he’s not happy about it . It is common for a person like him to become their superior’s shield if they want to be promoted to a higher rank . If he helps Clint get rid of me, Clint will naturally take good care of him in the future . This is something consensual . With his current position, it is necessary for him to take a little risk if he wants to reap the benefits,” Zhang Heng said as he picked up his unfinished slice of bread .

“He deliberately tried to annoy me earlier . He probably expected me to beat him up . If I did as he wished, he could use that against me . Commodore has a good first impression of me . However, I’m still a gladiator to him, and he didn’t know whether I can take on the big task . The first task given to me was actually more like a test . ”

The slave girl could not help but shudder . She had never thought that humans could be so complicated .

The person who smiles at you on the surface might want to stab you in the back . What surprised the slave girl more, was that Zhang Heng was still in the mood to finish his breakfast .

“Working for the emperor turns out to be very dangerous . Better don’t take the job . At most, I can go and work at the laundry house . We can make some money easily if we want,” the slave girl blurted anxiously, “Or we can leave Rome and settle down in Syria? I met a friend when I was in the gladiator school . She comes from the Syrian province . She told me about the scenery there . ”

“If I wanted to make money, I can earn a lot from performing in the Victor Arena . ” Zhang Heng finished eating bread and peeled a fig . “Ah, this is just a small matter . I can handle it . We will stay in Rome . ”

“But… According to what you said, the man named Clint has already started to plot against you . Even if he fails this time, he will not stop until he succeeds in eliminating you . ”

“Of course, the area that he asked Pannonax to choose for me is definitely a high-risk zone . ”

“What should I do then?” The slave girl looked sad .

“Let’s check it out first,” Zhang Heng finally finished his breakfast and wiped his mouth .

He did not wait until dark to report to the patrol team .

It was mainly because of Zhang Heng’s unfamiliarity with the city of Rome . Hence, he needed to do some preparations in advance . It could prevent the patrol team from giving him the wrong information . Besides, he did not know if the patrol team was controlled by Clint .

However, Zhang Heng was a little worried this time . That was because the patrol team in charge of this area was desperate to make it a better place . But the problem was that they lacked the ability to do so .

The area that Zhang Heng assigned to was the most chaotic place in the whole of Rome, with most living in the area being Jews . Other than that, many other ethnic minorities called the place home as well . They looked different in appearance, but they shared a common characteristic, and that was poverty . Due to poverty, this area was infested with criminal activities .

Almost more than one homicide took place every night . The crisscrossed alleys were extremely dark at night . They were the perfect places to kill someone . After the murder, the murderer could look for a nook to hide, and the authorities would never locate them . With the patrol team’s manpower, it was impossible to figure out this place altogether . In fact, once darkness befell, the patrol team members would not dare to go out alone .