The unexpected meeting with Ortrus tonight was not long.
Zhang Heng also failed to see Otrus from the beginning to the end, but this did not prevent him from collecting information related to Otrus in other ways.
Although Zhang Heng was also affected by some scopolamine, it was far from what he showed. His five senses basically remained in a normal state, and at the same time, a calm mind could provide him with objective and accurate analysis .
Zhang Heng judged from the voice that Otrus was not very old, and he was basically on the same level as him or Commodus. He was about twenty years old. This surprised Zhang Heng, because the cautiousness shown by Otrus In terms of maturity, Zhang Heng thought he should be at least twenty-seven or eight years old, but he didn't expect him to be so young.
And what is different from the rumors is that Ortrus is different from people like Klinde who climbed up from the bottom. Although the latter is now a nobleman, he has learned the way of life and speaking of nobles, but he still lacks in words and sentences. Retaining some small habits left over from before, Klinde can roll his tongue on some ending sounds, this is because his former primary school teacher was a Cappadocian.
However, Otrus has no such problem at all. His accent is very pure, and he can show his self-cultivation in the choice of words and sentences. Zhang Heng has a lot of reason to suspect that he grew up in a very favorable environment when he was a child. Possibility to grow in extended family.
But in this way, it can't explain why Commodus trusts him so much.
From Commodus's attitude towards the Senate, it can be seen that he is not stupid, and he is always vigilant against the big nobles, otherwise he would not boldly use newcomers from humble backgrounds like Klinde and Zhang Heng. Under such a background, He should not allow the descendants of a great noble family to freely enter and leave his study.
In addition, Zhang Heng also noticed the footsteps of Otrus. Otrus's steps are very light. If he has not undergone relevant stealth training like Zhang Heng, it means that his weight is also very light. Zhang Heng estimates that he It only looks like sixty to seventy catties, even for a lady, this weight is a bit light, not to mention that Otrus is a man, this weight is too light.
Zhang Heng judged that Otrus may have some kind of disease, and it should be a disease that cannot be cured in this era. The latter would drag his right foot on the ground when walking, which also proved Zhang Heng's guess from the side. In addition, Otrus also held a cane to assist him in walking.
From this point of view, the reason why Ortrus has not shown up is that apart from the news that the Balance Blade is going to assassinate him in advance, the more reason may be that he does not want to be seen by others.
Interestingly, the most mysterious and trusted consultant around Commodus is actually a patient with some physical disabilities. If this secret is leaked out, I believe it will be enough to shock many people.
In addition, Zhang Heng also learned the identity of the latter from the conversation between Otrus and the maid. If there is no accident, the maid who helped him in is likely to be a hound. The sounding board of the suspected Hound members, that is to say, the Hound's influence in the city of Rome may not be small.
It is more likely that they have unknowingly mobilized all their people to the city of Rome, and Otrus obviously also cooperates with the Hound, and the two intend to join forces to deal with the Balance Blade.
And this is not the worst situation, what's worse is that the tragedy of the Balance Blade in the Caesar era is likely to repeat itself, because Zhang Heng now has enough reasons to suspect that there is a traitor in the Balance Blade, not just because of Otto Russ and the hound seem to be quite aware of the movements of the Balance Blade, and more importantly, the attitude shown by the priestess of the Balance Blade.
There is no doubt that she or the political forces behind her wanted to get rid of Ortrus, otherwise she would not have issued an oracle. However, she urgently found Zhang Heng through the old Persian trainer, and Zhang Heng An agreement was reached in private, let Zhang Heng hand over Ortrus to her people first.
Zhang Heng suspects that the priestess probably discovered the existence of the traitor not long ago, and Otrus probably has the identity of the traitor, or at least information related to the identity of the traitor, so everything can be explained .
The priestess' oracle to kill Otrus has been issued and cannot be withdrawn, so she can only initiate remedial measures, get the name of the traitor from Otrus, and then kill Otrus.
Zhang Heng was not interested in the war between the Blade of Balance and the Hound at first, but judging from the current situation, it seems that the side of the Blade of Balance is not very good, although Zhang Heng himself does not have much interest in the Blade of Balance A sense of belonging, but he also had to consider the problem of if the Blade of Balance would implicate him after the end of the calf.
So Zhang Heng still decided to remind the priestess.
The next morning, he went to the southeast city, and used the complex terrain inside to get rid of possible stalkers. After that, he used his lv2 makeup to complete the disguise, and then left the southeast city to Perfume Shop Street. Agreed to find a perfume shop with irises outside.
Zhang Heng told the clerk that he wanted to buy a bottle of odorless perfume, and at the same time paid the clerk a sestus.
The clerk was a little surprised at first, like all ordinary people who heard Zhang Heng's words, thinking that the other party was here to smash the scene, but after he took the copper coins thrown by Zhang Heng, his expression changed, and he introduced Zhang Heng to the perfume shop. In the warehouse behind.
After a while, a woman with a veil appeared and asked, "Have you found the whereabouts of Ortrus?"
"Not yet, but I already have a clue, as long as my direction is correct, I should find it soon." Zhang Heng said.
However, the veiled woman was indifferent when she heard the words, she just frowned and said, "Since you didn't find Otrus, why did you come here?"
"Because I want you to deliver a message to the priestess for me."
"Sorry, it's not within my responsibility, but I can help you get an appointment with her," the veiled woman said coldly, "If you have anything to say, you can meet her and say it in person."
"Since our first meeting and getting along was not very pleasant, I don't think it is necessary. Anyway, let me tell you, as for whether you want to tell her, it has nothing to do with me." Zhang Heng said Before the woman in the veil could refute, she spoke.
"Otrus and the Hounds are cooperating now. I guess the Hounds may have transferred their main members to the city of Rome, and they may attack us at any time. As for the traitor, I think you should have already done it." Got it, I hope you are well prepared."
The woman wearing the veil seemed a little surprised when she heard the words, not because of the news that Zhang Heng revealed, but because Zhang Heng knew about the traitor, which made her change her attitude a little bit, because she found that Dadatis did not It is an exaggeration, but there is indeed something special about the oriental man in front of him.
So her tone eased a little, "We have heard what you said, but don't worry, we are different from two hundred years ago. Now except for the speaker and the priest, the members of the organization do not know each other's identities. Traitors can do limited damage."
Zhang Heng was noncommittal when he heard the words, "It's best to be like this, but the people from Otrus and the Hound seem very confident. If I were you, I wouldn't be so full of words."
"Don't worry. Strictly speaking, you haven't fully joined us yet, so you don't know how powerful the Balance Blade is. We have faced many enemies in the long history, but we are still standing here. "The veiled woman said to herself, "And this time, it will be no exception."