Chapter 823 New Job

The little slave girl opened the door, but instead of seeing the person who sent the money, she saw four armed guards, which made her a little nervous.

"You...who are you looking for?"

"Oh, does Zhang Heng, the champion of Flavi Amphitheater, live here?" A young man who didn't look much older than Zhang Heng squeezed in from behind the four guards.

"Yes, that's right." Zhang Heng's voice came from behind the little slave girl, and then she also came over.

The little slave girl saw that the other party did not look like he was looking for trouble, so she quickly moved away from the door and retreated to a corner.

Zhang Heng shook hands with the young man and then let him into the room.

A smile appeared on the young man's face, "Hello, I also watched your gladiatorial performance before. It was very exciting, especially the battle between you and the giant. It has surpassed the description of words. It is definitely my favorite. The greatest battle I have ever seen, maybe I can tell it to my grandson thirty years later... Oh, I seem to have not introduced myself yet, right? I am Clind, an advisor to His Majesty the Emperor."

Zhang Heng's eyes moved slightly when he heard this. He knew Clinder. According to the information given by the old Persian trainer, Clinder and his target Otrus were Commodus' most trusted advisors, and could even be called Commodus' right-hand man. , just one in the open and the other in the dark, helping Commodus govern the country and deal with threats from all sides.

Zhang Heng guessed that Commodus was eager to recruit him, but he did not expect that Klind would come forward.

You must know that with Klind's current position next to Commodus, he must have a lot of things to do, and he could send a subordinate to find him, but the other party insisted on coming by himself, which was obviously sending a goodwill signal.

Zhang Heng asked Clinder to take a seat at the table, which was the only place in the house that could entertain guests, and then asked the little slave girl to pour two glasses of water.

"You must already know my purpose of coming. Yes, our Emperor appreciates you very much. I hope you can consider doing something for us." Klind didn't waste any words. He told me his purpose as soon as he sat down.

However, Zhang Heng did not agree immediately, but said, "Of course I also hope to share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor, but as you can see, I am just a gladiator who has just gained freedom, and I come from a distant foreign country and have no knowledge of politics. Understood, I'm worried..."

"I can understand your worries, but don't worry, my friend, this is not a rotten place like the Senate. It is full of greedy old guys. I am just a commoner, mixed in the market, but lucky What's more important is that we have a hero who is open-minded and not limited to his background. He is willing to reuse people like you and me and give us opportunities to grow." Klind patted Zhang Heng on the shoulder, "So you have no idea at all. There is no need to worry, as long as you have the ability, there will always be a place for you here."

"Then where should I start?" Zhang Heng asked.

"Very good. It seems that you are ready for your new job. Then I will tell you what you are going to do specifically." Klind still looked polite and enthusiastic, and spent a full moment Zhong explained to Zhang Heng in detail what he wanted to do, and he answered all questions with great patience.

Considering that this was Zhang Heng's first time doing something, his work was not complicated, and it was not completely out of touch with his previous role as a gladiator.

In the second century AD, cameras and other technical criminal investigation equipment did not appear. How to maintain law and order in the city became a headache for every ruler, especially when the population of Rome exceeded one million. Most of them are at the bottom, thieves, swindlers, killers... are active in every street, and crimes are happening almost every moment.

The job of the patrol team is to stop crimes in a timely manner and catch fugitives as quickly as possible after the crime occurs. The first job Zhang Heng received from Kang Maode was to assist the patrol team in maintaining public order.

"Of course, you can't take care of such a big city by yourself, so you just need to pick an area." Klind said as he took out a map of Rome and spread it out on the table.

But just at this moment, a man dressed as a servant came in from the outside and said something in Klind's ear. Klind's face changed slightly, and when he looked at Zhang Heng, he showed a look of embarrassment.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Heng took the initiative and said, "Everything has been explained clearly. If you have any urgent matters, you can go and do it first."

Klind seemed to feel a little sorry after hearing this, "His Majesty is very concerned about your affairs. I specially made arrangements for the morning. I originally wanted to take you to your workplace to see it in person, but there was an emergency just now that I really had to handle. , so be it," Klind seemed to think for a moment, and waved a guard outside the door to come in, "This is Pannonax of the Praetorian Guards. He has had many dealings with the patrol group before, and he chose You can ask him to help advise on regional matters, don’t worry.”

Klind lowered his voice slightly, "...It doesn't matter even if you don't make many achievements. As long as there are no major mistakes, I will speak for you at Your Majesty's side."

"Then I can't thank you enough." Zhang Heng also replied.

"Welcome to join us. It's always exciting to see the team grow." The corners of Klind's lips raised again. This sunny young man seemed to particularly like to laugh, "Let us join forces to give the Senate Take a look at those old antiques who only talk about their origins."

After saying that, he hurriedly left with his servant, and three of the four guards he brought with him continued to follow him, while a man with a knife wound between his eyebrows stayed behind, which should be Clind. The said came from Pannonax of the Praetorian Guard.

As a result, before Zhang Heng could say hello to him, Pannonax's expression dropped. He walked directly to the table, pointed at a place above and said roughly, "The area you are responsible for is here. Report before dark." .”

"Wait a minute, but that adult just said that we can choose the area ourselves?" Before Zhang Heng could say anything, the little slave girl in the corner started to defend him.

There was a sneer on Pannonax's face, and he looked at Zhang Heng like a vulture staring at its prey, "Are you here to work, or are you here to recruit workers? How about I let you be responsible for guarding the palace?"

Zhang Heng waved his hand to stop the little slave girl from talking, nodded and said, "I understand, then let's stay here."

Pannonax was a little surprised when he heard this. In his mind, Zhang Heng should be furious at this moment, and he might even take action. You must know that the opponent is the champion of Flavi Amphitheater. Although he didn't watch it Until that performance, I think Zhang Heng's ability should be outstanding.

Such people can't restrain the desire to take action as soon as they encounter trouble, because for them this is the easiest way to solve the trouble, but Zhang Heng seems to have no plans in this regard.

Pannonax couldn't even see that Zhang Heng was forcing himself to endure it. The latter looked very calm, as if he had known that such a thing would happen. This made Pannonax a little uncomfortable, but it didn't matter. This is not the only hole he dug for Zhang Heng. If the other party can avoid it this time, he will not be able to avoid it next time.