Chapter 864

"How long have you been working at the binota mine?" Zhang Heng then asked the waiter to bring two more glasses of wine to the miner opposite.

"I have been working in binota mine for five years, but in the middle of two years, I changed other jobs, loading and unloading goods at the wharf. My work is easier than working in the mine, but my income is also less. Two years later, I have a fourth daughter, and I need more money to go back to the mine." The older miner said, and then pointed to the younger miner beside him, "he is my nephew. He just went to the mine with me this year. He is a good boy, working hard and never complaining."

"Well, when did you stop work this time?" Zhang Heng then asked.

"It was about half a month ago," the old miner tried to recall.

"Exactly 16 days ago," his nephew added, "we went to work in the mine as usual in the morning, but the supervisor told us that there was an accident, the mine collapsed, we couldn't start work until the cleaning was finished, everyone had to go home and wait for the news."

"Did you go to the mine after the incident?"

The old miner and his nephew looked at each other, "we said that we could help clean up. After all, our wages are paid by the day. There are many mouths at home waiting to eat. We don't know how long the shutdown will last. If we can return to work earlier, we can return to work earlier, but the supervisor won't let us in. Even if we say we can not pay, he told us that slaves are completely free." To deal with this, we don't have to worry, but now We have been out of work for two weeks. In these two weeks, we can only do odd jobs everywhere. If it wasn't for the gold coins you gave us, we would be ready to borrow money. "

"Before you shut down, did anything unusual happen, or did anyone come to the mine who didn't usually see you?" Zhang Heng leaned his back back to change a more comfortable position.

"Cobb's eldest son, clarissay, doesn't like the mine and us. But a few days before the accident, he suddenly went to the mine to inspect. We saw him talking with the supervisor for a long time to avoid other people. The night before the collapse, there was nothing happened in the mine, and there was no rain that night, so the next day everyone was very surprised by the collapse." Said the old miner.

"And then, is there anything else worth noticing?"

Up to now, what the old miner said only proves from the side that there is a great possibility of man-made collapse in the binota mine, but it does not provide any clues related to the emissary behind the scenes. In this way, Zhang Heng will have to go back to visit krassel or Cobb.

The old miner shook his head, but then Zhang Heng noticed that the young miner's face showed a look of hesitation.

"If I don't think the money is enough, I can pay you three more gold coins." Zhang Heng added weight.

"Oh no, you misunderstood me. You just gave us two gold coins. We can't ask for more. I didn't say it before because I didn't want to bring trouble to the person who told me about it." Said the young miner.

"Well?"

"I have a friend who belongs to the Cobb family Servant. " The young miner stammered.

"Slaves?"

"Yes, in fact, she heard something and told me a few days before the shutdown, but I didn't tell anyone else, and I told her not to tell anyone else."

"Don't worry, you can get my assurance, and we won't divulge what you told us to other people, right?" Zhang Heng looked at daijiwusi, who immediately nodded, a serious face.

"My mouth has always been very strict, and I never talk about it."

"Well, I believe you." The young miner finally made up his mind and said, "a week before the incident, someone visited Cobb in the middle of the night. They spent almost the whole night in the study, plotting something. In the middle of the incident, they called someone to pour water. At that time, my friend heard Cobb say, it's too dangerous, you can get a higher price and so on, but they didn't pay a visit The guest replied that he just delayed the casting time of the bronze statues. No one would know about it. Then my friend went out

"Did your friend see the visitor's face?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, she told me, mainly because she was so impressed. She said there was a red birthmark on the man's left face, like a flame."

"Oh, it narrows down the scope." Zhang Heng said, "there are not too many people with red birthmarks on their faces in the city of Rome, and there are not too many people who dare to fight against bronze statues. I believe it is not difficult to find out." Then he took out two gold coins and threw them to the young miner, "your reward, don't refuse. You've done me a big favor. You deserve it. I have nothing else to ask. You can go."

The young miner collected the money, thanks Zhang Heng again, and then left the pub with his uncle.

On the other side, dejius showed a nervous and embarrassed smile. He put down his glass and asked Zhang Heng, "we Is it involved in something? "

"What do you think?" Zhang Heng asked.

"I'm just a small role, why this kind of thing will fall on me." Daikius complained bitterly, "how could anyone be staring at those bronze statues? What's the advantage of delaying the delivery of the bronze statues besides hurting me? Besides, this is the statue of his majesty. Who dares to have a hard time with his majesty? "Zhang Heng is noncommittal, "now it's too late to talk about this kind of thing. If you don't want to carry the pot, you can solve it with me. You've heard his words. You should know some people in the Senate. Do you know who has a red birthmark on his face or who has a red birthmark on his hand?"

"In the Senate, no one should have a red birthmark on his face As for his subordinates, "dejius frowned," in my capacity, the number of elders I can reach is limited, but I have a friend who is a lobbyist and contacts all parties specifically for the approval or rejection of a proposal. He has seen almost everyone. If the red birthmark visitor really exists, my friend should know who he works for. "

"Good. Let's visit your friends next." Zhang Hengdao, after drinking the wine in the glass, dropped six copper coins to pay for the wine.

When he heard that he was finally able to leave the southeast district, dejius was relieved, but at the same time, he felt a little strange, because after such a long time, no one came to their trouble. Is this the southeast district that once robbed fabino's engagement ring and beat people down at the same time?

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