When Decius stood outside the door of his lobbyist friend, he always felt weird, and he didn't know how things came to this point.
Obviously he just took a good job that doesn't require much trouble, and he can be appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor as long as he just lies still, but now he is looking for someone with a red birthmark all over the city with Zhang Heng, but just like Zhang Heng said, Now that the matter has come to this point, he can only try to find the mastermind behind the scenes. Otherwise, if Commodus gets angry, not only will he lose his job, but it may also affect His Majesty's trust in his family.
However, unlike his nervousness, Zhang Heng beside him seemed relaxed from the beginning to the end, and even looked at the tenants passing by in the corridor.
Decius was a little unclear about what was going on with Zhang Heng. Could it be that the bronze statue was not delivered to him as scheduled, so the consultant should not be held responsible? I'm still ready, and I plan to push everything to his head. If this is the case, then he is too miserable.
With such a nervous mood, Decius knocked on the door of the lobbyist friend's room.
The latter was still taking a nap at the moment, woke up by the knock on the door, got up from the bed, spent some time groping for clothes, and creaked the floor, then hurriedly opened the door and poked his head out.
"It's you, aren't you busy casting bronze statues, why come to me when you have time?" Decius' lobbyist friend was a little surprised when he saw the person outside the door.
"We're in some trouble and need your help." Dai Jiwusi glanced at Zhang Heng while talking. He didn't know how appropriate it was, and Zhang Heng didn't express it, so in the end Dai Jiwusi just said , "We're looking for someone with a red birthmark on his face."
"A person with a red birthmark on his face?" Decius's lobbyist friend shrugged, "Uh... I haven't heard of such a person, is there anything else?"
"Ah?" Decius was taken aback when he heard the words, "No... nothing else."
"Then I hope you will find the person you are looking for soon." Decius's lobbyist friend was about to close the door while talking.
But the next moment a hand blocked the door he was about to close.
"Mind if we go in and sit down?" Zhang Heng asked.
"To be honest, I really mind, it's messy inside." Decius's lobbyist friend rubbed his somewhat disheveled hair and said.
"It's okay, anyway, we're not here to talk to you about love." After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he had already walked in.
Decius' lobbyist friend tried to stop him, but his small body was quickly pushed aside.
"Ah, who are you, I don't know you at all! Why did you break into my apartment." Decius' lobbyist friend screamed excitedly.
Zhang Heng ignored him, and looked around the small apartment. As its owner said, it was indeed quite messy here, with wine bottles and dirty clothes thrown everywhere, and there were two drunken women on the bed. In addition, this is a room on the second floor with a balcony, and the rent is not cheap. Zhang Heng's apartment by the Tiber River is also a similar house.
"Uh, this is Zhang Heng, the gladiator champion of the Flavius Amphitheater, and is still an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor." Decius tried his best to smooth things over, "This is my friend, Klaus, he is the elder The elders in the court act as lobbyists."
"Gladiator, no wonder I like to do things with brute force. I'm different. I eat with my head and mouth." Klaus snorted and sneered.
"If your brain is really smart enough, you should be more polite. Otherwise, if I get upset, I might throw you down from here." Zhang Heng said leisurely.
Klaus' face changed slightly when he heard the words. He didn't dare to look at Zhang Heng, but turned his eyes to his friend, Decius, and said a little angrily, "What's going on, you Can you explain it to me?!"
"This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding," Decius quickly explained, "We are looking for a person with a red birthmark on his face, and Advisor Zhang Heng thinks that he should be working for someone with high authority in the Senate. I know you know a lot of people in the Senate, so I came to you."
"You're really going to find trouble for your friends." Klaus pulled the quilt to cover the two women on the bed, "I made it very clear when you were outside the door, I didn't know there was such a people."
"Uh, think about it again, this matter is very important to us." Decius said with a smile on his face.
And Zhang Heng on the other side also said at this time, "I heard from Decius that when a bill is submitted to the Senate, you will go through it and persuade those who originally agreed or disapproved to change their opinions. position."
"Hmm, what's the matter?" Klaus still had a bad attitude towards Zhang Heng, but because he was worried that the other party would really throw him downstairs, he didn't dare to say anything provocative.
"I believe this must be full of many shady deals, how about I send two guards to follow you?"
"How could you do this?!" Klaus said angrily.
"Because I am an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor, it is also my job to investigate the corruption of the Senate and make the empire develop better."
"You want to investigate the secrets of the Senate. Even if you are an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor, I don't believe you dare to offend so many nobles." Klaus sneered.
"Who said I'm going to offend so many nobles, I just want to find a suitable reason to send someone to stare at you." Zhang Heng said lightly, "I don't care how corrupt the Senate is, and I don't care about your colleagues. what are they doing every day?"
Klaus was shocked and angry this time. He finally knew what Zhang Heng was planning to do. Guys like them who do private activities instead of their employers to reach agreements with others, low-key is their way of survival. If two guards are behind them , then he can't do anything, and the competition in this industry is fierce, and he will be replaced by other lobbyists in a month or two.
"If I were you, I would answer his questions honestly." Zhang Heng pointed to Dai Chius.
Klaus' face changed several times, and then he walked to the table and poured himself a glass of water, drank it to relieve his emotions, and then asked, "Why are you looking for him?"
But this time before Zhang Heng could speak, Klaus continued, "Forget it, don't tell me, I don't want to know either."
"As expected of the ace lobbyist of the Senate, a wise choice." Zhang Heng praised.
Klaus quickly wrote down an address on the papyrus and handed it to Decius, "The person you are looking for is a lobbyist like me, forgive me for not telling you where he lives, fuck us In this line of work, the most taboo thing is to meddle in other people's affairs, one thing more is worse than one thing less."
"I can understand." Decius accepted the note and apologized, "I'm sorry this time, I will buy you a drink when the matter is over."
"No, thank God as long as you forget that you still have me as a friend." Klaus said with a sullen face.