Dadatis stared at Zhang Heng for a while, and the latter touched his face. "What's wrong?"
"You know that many people in the organization disagreed with me when I chose you as my successor, but I still insist on it."
"Uh-huh."
"But I'm a little confused now. Is this the right thing to do? I realize that I don't seem to know you at all. Every time I meet you, you show a new side to me … a side that I have never seen before. I never knew that you are so good at politics. To be honest, I'm a little scared."
"What are you afraid of? You are going to retire anyway. What happens after that has nothing to do with you," Zhang Heng said leisurely.
"You are right." Dadatis seemed to be relieved, but then his expression became serious again. "But if you really do something to let the Balance Blade down in the future, no matter where I am and how old I am, I will rush back. You'd better be vigilant every time you eat or sleep. You don't know when my dagger will cut your throat."
"Old people shouldn't be so angry." Zhang Heng remained calm when he heard what Dadatis said. "You know me. I joined the Balance Blade only for the books in the library."
"…"
Dadatis was speechless. "I was blinded by your talent. If I knew this would happen, I would have looked for someone else. Forget it. How long will it take for you to finish the things here?"
"If you're asking about Iron Handcuff, it can be solved tonight. If you're asking about the security situation here, it will take about two months for Commodus to notice you again," Zhang Heng said after some calculations.
Dadatis was shocked, "You can integrate all the forces here in two months?"
"How can it be so fast? The situation here is very complicated. Even I will have to spend some time. But after two months, I should be able to handle the assessment," Zhang Heng said.
If he had to thank someone, he had to thank the poor foundation here. It wasn't easy to improve from zero to sixty points, but it was definitely much easier to improve from zero to thirty points than from sixty to ninety points.
Although it was still a failure, you couldn't deny that going from zero to thirty minutes was an improvement.
Zhang Heng did not forget his purpose. He came here to prove that he had the ability to share the young emperor's burden and successfully sneak into Commodus's small team. Of course, he did not lie to Aris and the others. Zhang Heng would fulfill the promise he made to them. He would complete the integration of the big and small forces here. Other than earning himself more resources, he also needed a force that he could use.
This power needed to be independent of the Balance Blade and the young emperor's control, so there was no more suitable place than here.
So when Zhang Heng found out that Clint had made things difficult for him and threw him here, he was really happy. After ten years in Black Sail, he was very good at dealing with such a complicated environment. And Zhang Heng also had a cheat, which he accidentally discovered when he was dealing with Sartonilos and the others.
It could help him skip the most troublesome part and speed up the entire process.
"I don't care what you do next, but you'd better take two weeks and only use the night time. An old friend asked me to do something, and I'm guessing I'll be away for quite a while. Before I leave, I'll teach you everything I can."
Zhang Heng knew that the priestess was fulfilling her previous agreement with him. She wanted to send Dadatis away, so he nodded and said, "Okay, we can start tomorrow night."
…
Iron Handcuff and the others, who were hiding in the building, finally realized that the person sleeping on the bed was not Zhang Heng. The man they pinned to the ground was a stranger they did not know at all.
According to him, he was just a tenant in this building. He did not know why he was here, and he did not know why he was strangled by fate.
Iron Handcuff and the others also had an ominous premonition in their hearts. It seemed that their plan tonight was going to fail. So Iron Handcuff made a prompt decision and prepared to evacuate with his men.
But at this time, the people on guard outside also sent out a signal. They saw a heavily armed patrol team approaching under the leadership of Aris. And the two companions they sent to keep an eye on the patrol station were nowhere to be seen.
Iron Handcuff was not afraid of the patrol team. After all, he knew the strength of the patrol team, and they had the advantage in numbers. What really worried him was Zhang Heng. He looked down from upstairs, and he did not see Zhang Heng among the patrol team. Iron Handcuff, who had already failed to find Zhang Heng, felt a little uneasy.
As the saying goes, what you fear will happen. When he left the room with his men, he saw Zhang Heng at the end of the corridor again.
Zhang Heng was holding two Persian swords, quietly guarding the path that Iron Handcuff and the others had to pass through. It was as if he was waiting for their arrival.
Iron Handcuff had never seen Zhang Heng fight before. At this moment, he thought that even if he could not defeat Zhang Heng, he could still run away. However, Black Mamba and the others, who had seen how powerful Zhang Heng was, could not help but feel a little weak in their legs.
But before they could warn Iron Handcuff, the latter had already rushed to Zhang Heng with his weapon.
Iron Handcuff had no choice but to show his heroism because he knew that Black Mamba was defeated by seven people. At this time, as the boss, if he did not set an example, everyone would just surrender. Fortunately, his other right-hand man, Broken Finger, was still by his side.
Black Mamba's status in the gang was slightly higher than Broken Finger. That was because he was better at getting along with his men, and he could integrate with everyone. In terms of strength, Broken Finger was the strongest in their group.
Iron Handcuff put in a lot of effort to subdue Broken Finger. Fortunately, Broken Finger repeatedly proved that his efforts were not in vain during critical moments.
Therefore, Iron Handcuff firmly believed that Broken Finger could still respond to his expectations this time.
The two attacked Zhang Heng from the left and right almost at the same time. They had a tacit understanding of each other.
After that, the two knelt down at the same time.
Zhang Heng did not plan to spare their lives because he had a grudge against Iron Handcuff and Broken Finger. Even if he managed to subdue them, their reliability was still questionable. It would be better to choose someone else to take over. No matter who Zhang Heng chose, he had to kill Iron Handcuff and Broken Finger. Otherwise, the new boss would be at risk of being overthrown.
Therefore, Zhang Heng did not hold back and directly slit the throats of both of them.
Black Mamba and the others were already in low morale. When they saw this scene, their courage to fight for the last time disappeared. They turned around and ran. They would rather risk breaking their legs and jump off a building than face Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng was not in a hurry to chase after them. Instead, he went downstairs to take a look at the situation outside.
In fact, the patrol team was still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and their combat power might not be stronger than the enemies. Perhaps because of Iron Handcuff's repeated miscalculations tonight, his men's morale was low. Hence, all the preparations they made were useless. The sudden appearance of the patrol team made the enemies a little flustered. Besides, Iron Handcuff brought his elites upstairs to deal with Zhang Heng. There was only a dwarf downstairs commanding the battle, and he did not have much combat power.
But what really crushed them was Black Mamba and the others who jumped down from the building. Each of them was more terrified than the other, and they kept shouting that Iron Handcuff and Broken Finger were dead. This made the people who were still resisting lose their will to fight. They put down their weapons and chose to surrender.
And so, the patrol team got off to a good start.
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