"Are we friends?" Zhang Heng asked in a daze.
"Of course, of course, we are all advisors to His Majesty the Emperor, so we are naturally friends." Otrus's voice was so sincere that one couldn't help but want to believe him. Coupled with the effect of plant alkaloids in scopolamine, another A person here can't help but open up to him.
In fact, Otrus is also very satisfied with Zhang Heng's current reaction. He continued to ask, "I heard that you come from a distant eastern country. There are rumors that you are a nobleman there. Why don't you just enjoy your life and enjoy it?" , want to leave home and come to Rome thousands of miles away?"
"Oh, it's a long story. My family was once prominent, and my father was a general of the empire, but then he was framed and imprisoned, and my family suffered a complete defeat in the ensuing political struggle. I Lost everyone and everything I cared about and ended up being alone, I had to leave my country and head west, not knowing where I would end up, I just needed to... escape from that nightmare The same past, I didn't know that I would come to Rome, and I didn't want other people to know my previous experience."
Zhang Heng knew that Ortrus could not falsify this question, so he could safely fabricate it. At the same time, Zhang Heng also used this story to explain why he had such outstanding skills and a considerable degree of political experience.
"Understandable," Otrus nodded, "Now you are a citizen of Rome, and this city will be your new home from now on."
"hope so."
"Let's continue talking about what happened after you arrived in Rome. When did you first meet His Majesty?" Otrus asked.
"The first time I met His Majesty was at the dinner party at Dior's house." Zhang Heng said.
"I heard what happened that night. You provoked Satonillos and attracted His Majesty's attention. Did you do this because someone asked you to?"
"No, I did this because I wanted freedom and access to the upper class," Zhang Heng's voice sounded a little drowsy, "Believe me, my background makes me no stranger to this kind of thing, if I want to find a backer, so of course I want to choose the tallest and biggest one."
"A wise choice," Otrus paused, and then asked another question, "What do you think of Lucilla?"
"who?"
"His Majesty's sister, Augusta Lucilla of the Roman Empire."
"She wants to sleep with me." Zhang Heng said without thinking.
Otrus seemed amused, and laughed out loud, "Yes, Lucilla is in the same line as her mother in terms of private life, all kinds of men are like her trophies, you are Flavius The gladiator champion in the amphitheater is quite new to her, and it is not surprising that she is interested in you, but I am not asking about this kind of thing, I want to know, what is your opinion or impression of her?"
"I can't see through her," Zhang Heng said truthfully, "I've heard some rumors about her. It is said that her relationship with His Majesty the Emperor is not as good as it seems on the surface, so I have been trying to stay away from her. No one likes a man who is in two boats."
"You are very smart, smarter than most people." Otrus raised his eyebrows. "The last question, have you heard of the Balance Blade?"
"The Blade of Balance, what is that?" Zhang Heng asked suspiciously.
"An ancient Assassin organization that believes in Kreus, and the members of that organization believe that they have the responsibility to maintain the balance of the world."
"Kreis, I seem to have heard of this name somewhere." Zhang Heng showed a thoughtful look, "There is a person nicknamed Megaphone who seems to have mentioned things like balance to me, but I don't care about such things. , I just want to do my own thing, don't want to get into any trouble, wait... did I get into any trouble?"
"For now, no." Ortrus said, "I am quite satisfied with this conversation, I like honest people, I hope you can continue to maintain this valuable quality, and please forgive my cautiousness It’s been a troubled time recently, and as His Majesty’s most trusted advisor, I have the responsibility and obligation to find out the details of everyone. But we are meeting for the first time after all, so let me give you a gift.”
"What gift?" Zhang Heng yawned.
"You will know soon." Otrus just smiled when he heard the words, without elaborating, he said softly, "You are very tired tonight and drank too much wine, why don't you How about a good night's sleep?"
"You're right, I'm going to sleep now." Zhang Heng muttered, feeling drowsiness rising, his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and finally fell asleep just like that on the chair.
Otrus waited for a while, and then clapped his hands to let the waitress who was waiting outside come in.
Otrus said, "Take good care of him, and send him home safely when he wakes up."
"That's it? What if he wakes up and remembers that we drugged him and asks us to settle the score." The maid frowned.
"No, he won't remember what happened after drinking that glass of wine." Otrus said firmly, "Besides, even if he remembered, he wouldn't dare to ask us to settle the score, because he has a lot of secrets in our hands now. hands."
"What about Klinde? Klinde has been dissatisfied with you for a long time. The two of you appeared beside Commodus almost at the same time, but you always held him down. Klinde is jealous of you. The reason why he is willing to let This oriental man became Commodus's consultant, also to deal with you with him, don't you want to solve this trouble?"
Otrus still looked indifferent when he heard the words, "Klinde's structure is too small, he regards me as his biggest competitor to climb up, but I don't regard him as an opponent, he is just a self-righteous Stupid, I never worried about him."
The maid seemed to fall into silence when she heard the words, and Ortrus warned, "I will do my part well, and you'd better do your own things well, and get rid of the Balance Blade first."
The maid snorted, "We're well prepared this time. It's time for those guys from the Balance Blade to repay the blood debt they owed two hundred years ago. We don't plan to let any of them go this time."
"Very well, such an assassin organization is too dangerous, and there is no need for it to exist, it is better to destroy it." Otrus also agreed, "They still want to attack me. If this is the case, then I We can only get rid of this trouble first.”