Decius had never been to Dongcheng District before, but he had heard about this place a long time ago.
Even the coachman was a little reluctant when he heard that their destination was here. Zhang Heng had no choice but to pay extra for the coachman to send him and Decius here.
After getting off the carriage, Decius could not help but ask, "Didn't you say that you want to find out who the person behind Cobb is? Why are we here? As far as I know, criminals, villains, and poor people live in this place. I don't think they have the ability to make Cobb listen to them."
"Yes, you're right, but our target is them."
"What? Are our targets those criminals and villains?" Decius was puzzled.
"No, our target is the one at the back."
"Poor people?"
"Yes, I've told you before. Mines like those need a lot of manpower, and slaves alone can't meet their labor needs. Sometimes, a strong and able slave is not cheap, and if he dies, they will lose a lot of money. If they hire the poor, they don't have to worry about this."
Decius finally reacted this time and came to a sudden realization. "You want to find the poor people who worked in the mine before?"
"Yes." Zhang Heng nodded.
But soon, Decius frowned again. "But this place is so big and chaotic. How can we find the people who work in the Binota Mine?"
"You don't have to worry about that."
Zhang Heng waved his hand as he spoke, summoning a little ghost that was playing with its companions on the street. The little ghost wanted to run away the moment it saw Zhang Heng, but unfortunately, it failed to do so. Seeing Zhang Heng's gesture, it could only walk over obediently.
Zhang Heng whispered a few words in his ear and placed a copper coin in his palm.
As a result, the little ghost grabbed the copper coin and ran away.
"Ugh … I don't think he will come back." Decius watched the little ghost run away.
"Yeah, he won't come back." Zhang Heng nodded in agreement.
"Then what do we do next?"
"You can walk around and have some fun. I'm going to visit a friend and see if there are other places where I can get the copper you need. I'm used to having a backup plan. Let's meet at the Blackwater Bay Tavern later to meet the people who work in the mine," Zhang Heng said.
"I … I don't think we should split up." "You are not a Roman, so you may not know how powerful this place is. Fabino of the Corunia family was hired as an assessor of the patrol team. On the first day of his appointment, he came here to inspect the place. He brought two guards with him. In the end, he was robbed on the street, beaten up, and lost his engagement ring. You are the gladiatorial champion of the Amphitheatrum Flavium. You may not be afraid, but once we part ways, I'm not sure if you will see me again."
"Relax, my friend. You came with me, and many people here saw you. No one will have any ideas about you. I promise," Zhang Heng said.
"How can you guarantee that?" Decius did not believe Zhang Heng's words at all. Clutching his purse tightly, he became paranoid no matter what he saw. He felt that at any time, a thug would rush out of the crowd, kick him to the ground, and then rush up to strip him naked.
Zhang Heng was helpless. Fortunately, they happened to run into a patrol team passing by this place. Now, the patrol team's personnel configuration was usually two patrol members, leading a group of hired thugs. Zhang Heng stopped the two patrol members and asked them to accompany Decius. Only then did Decius agree to split up.
But even so, Decius did not dare to go anywhere else. He asked the two patrol members to take him directly to the patrol station. After calculating that it was almost time, he asked the patrol members to escort him to the Blackwater Bay Tavern.
Decius was trembling the whole time, lowering his head and staring at his shoes. He was afraid that if he looked at the wrong person, he would bring a fatal disaster to himself. When he arrived at the Blackwater Bay Tavern, Decius saw many ruthless characters that he should not mess with at first glance. It made him feel like a little white rabbit that had strayed into a group of weasels.
Decius hurriedly ordered a glass of wine, and then found a corner to hide. Fortunately, he did not have to wait for too long. Zhang Heng's figure appeared at the entrance of the tavern.
Decius did not know if it was an illusion, but when Zhang Heng appeared, the Blackwater Bay Tavern seemed to be quiet for a moment. No one made a sound until Zhang Heng made a gesture. After that, the tavern became lively again. After that, Zhang Heng came to Decius's table and sat down.
"Are you done with your business?"
"Uh-huh," Zhang Heng said.
"How is it? Can you find other sources of ore?" Decius was obviously very concerned about this matter. After all, the Binota Mine was still a long way off from being reopened. This was related to whether he could complete the task given by Commodus on time.
"It's not easy. Recently, someone has been secretly purchasing copper ore in the city of Rome. The price of copper ore has soared a lot. That's not the main problem. The main problem is that there seems to be no stock in various places."
"In other words, we can only hope that the Binota Mine can reopen?" Decius looked a little frustrated.
"It seems so." Zhang Heng took the wine he ordered from the waitress, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry.
The next moment, two men in shabby clothes with a cautious look walked into the tavern and walked towards Zhang Heng. The older of the two asked, "Are you looking for us?"
"Yes, please sit down." Zhang Heng pointed to the opposite position, then took out two gold coins from his pocket and flicked them to the two men. "Don't be nervous. I just want to ask you a few questions. Just answer them truthfully. This is your reward."
"Wait, who are they?" Decius asked with a surprised look on his face.
"We are workers working in the Binota Mine." The older miner's eyes flashed with ecstasy when he received the gold coins. He thanked Zhang Heng and replied. This was a huge sum of money for him. No, it was a huge sum of money for most people living in the southeast city. He received such a large sum of money in front of everyone, and he was worried about whether he could keep his life. However, this money was given to him by Zhang Heng, which meant that no one would dare to take it away from him.
However, Decius on the other side was really nervous. He quickly asked the two to put away the shining gold coins. At the same time, he looked around to make sure that no one was paying attention to them.
"Are you miners from the Binota Mine? But how is this possible? "Decius turned his head to look at Zhang Heng." You only spent a copper coin to find them? "
"Of course not. I didn't spend a single copper coin. That is my token," Zhang Heng said while taking the copper coin from the old miner. As Zhang Heng spoke, he took the copper coin he gave to the little ghost from the old miner's hand. This was the copper coin with his head printed on it that Commodus gave to the slave girl. Later, he discarded this version, and the rest of the copper coins were melted down and recast. Hence, Zhang Heng used this one as his token. Basically, whoever held this copper coin was his messenger.
And in the entire southeast city, no one dared to ignore what he said.
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