"Massimus! …… Massimus! ......" shouted from behind him.

Massimus looked back blankly, but it was Gorgian who called him.

Massimus was surprised, and although he had been in and out of the street tavern for more than ten days, and therefore had known the well-informed Gorguian, he did not think that he would be able to chase him out alone and care about himself.

With vigilance, Massimus asked indifferently, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Gorgian walked up to him and said solemnly, "I want to talk to you about your job search." ”

Massimus was not one of those exiles who had been penniless in his homeland and had crossed the ocean to Dioonia in search of a better life, he had been a Roman nobleman, not only had many years of political experience, but also participated in many wars, if it were not for the conquest of Rome, it would not be long before he could enter the Roman Senate steadily, and his political experience was relatively rich, and every time he saw Gorguion enter the tavern, he always felt that this person was intentionally or unintentionally leading the diners to argue and spread some news...... This practice reminded him of some of the tricks of the Roman senators, so he thought that Gorgian was not simple, and did not usually have much contact with him.

At this time, Gorgian's active contact aroused his vigilance, and he immediately refused: "I'm sorry, I have to hurry home now, I don't have time." ”

Gorgi raised his eyebrows, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and then he regained his composure, and said unhurriedly: "5 days ago, you were attacked by a Roman on the way to the Demo Government Hall in the West Outer City, if it wasn't for the timely arrival of the patrol team to arrest the gangster, you are probably still lying in the hospital for treatment." ”

For fear that his family would be worried, Massimus didn't say anything to anyone, but he didn't expect to be told by Gorgian, and his face immediately changed: "How do you know?" ”

Gorgian smiled coldly: "Do you think the patrol team happened to appear there?" Unbeknownst to you, just yesterday your youngest son was playing by the pool in the middle of your rented building, and had he been taken captive by a Roman if he hadn't been stopped by someone...... Now do you have time to talk to me? ”

Massimus's face changed greatly, he didn't expect that the Romans who hated his "rebellion" had already targeted his family, he almost wanted to rush to his family immediately, but he stubbornly suppressed this impulse, looked directly at the person in front of him, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?" ”

Gorgian retracted a slightly mocking smile on his face, his whole temperament suddenly changed, and he said solemnly: "To re-introduce, my name is Gorgian, and I work in the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Dionia!" ”

The intelligence services of the Kingdom of Dionia? …… Hearing this term, Massimus instinctively felt a sense of fear, which was the result of being interrogated by them overnight in the slave camp, and he subconsciously took a step back and whispered, "You...... What do you want to talk about? ”

Gorgian glanced at his retreating foot, as if he had read through his thoughts, looked at him sharply, and said softly: "You should know very well that your report has attracted some resentment from the Romans, and you and your family have become the targets of their revenge, and the reason why you are safe until now is because of the covert protection of our intelligence department, but this protection is not indefinite!" ”

Massimus glared at him, but there was a slight weakness in his eyes, and he could hear the threat in Gorguion's words, but Gorguion's words also said what he feared most.

Gorguion casually moved on to another topic: "Lord Terratus, the head of the Turriy region of the intelligence service, once wanted you to join us, but you refused, you must have thought that there was a better way to go when you were just freed, but now?

Maybe you have the patience to work hard in the kingdom for more than 10 years to qualify as a full citizen? Or you can go and settle in the southern region of Iberia, but the place is not very stable, and when the natives attack, can you escape safely with your wife and children? Or did you finally decide to leave the kingdom and live in a strange place? ……”

Every word of Gorgian hit Massimus's psychological defense, making his eyes begin to flicker, and he squeezed out a sentence in a half-loud voice: "...... What exactly are you trying to say? ”

"Join us!" Gorgian spoke in a loud voice, but loudly.

In the past, Rome did not have an intelligence department, but many nobles had a special group of diners who were responsible for listening to the privacy, inciting the people, and robbing the people of their land in shady ways...... Wait, doing some dirty things, so Massimus thinks: the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Dioonia is also doing this kind of despicable business, of course he disdains it because of his noble birth, but now he seems to be in a desperate situation.

Massimus' face was cloudy, he hesitated and struggled for a while, and then said tentatively, "...... What are the benefits of joining you? Can I become a full citizen as soon as possible? ”

Gorgian said solemnly: "Even if our intelligence department directly serves His Majesty Davers, it is impossible to directly become a full citizen, with the restrictions of the "Ionian Law", but we have more meritorious service opportunities, which can make you a full citizen faster-"

"I think you don't seem to be a full citizen yet." , Massimus said with a slight mockery.

Gorgian smiled slightly: "Actually, I have been for a long time, because of the needs of official business, I deliberately let the diners in the tavern think so." ”

"So, you're from Epirus, and you came to Dionya only five years ago...... Are all of this information fake? ”

"This is all true, but soon after I arrived in Dionia, I joined the intelligence service, was sent to carry out a mission to the Brindisi naval base in Puchetti, and during the invasion of the fugitives from the former Apulia region from Epirus and the Peloponnese, I won their trust and acted as a guide, but in fact secretly told the Ninth Legion of their march routes, which eventually led to their destruction, for which I made a great contribution, and after two years I became a full citizen, and was transferred back to Turiyi to serve as a ......"

Gorgian said proudly: "Don't look at our intelligence department as inconspicuous, in fact it is very important, once something important happens, let alone the city administrator, even the wartime governor and military commander have to take the initiative to ask our intelligence chiefs in various regions for help, and they have made our military exploits and achievements." As His Majesty Davers said, we are the heroes of the kingdom hidden in the shadows, conscientiously guarding the safety of the kingdom! ……”

Seeing that Massimus was lost in thought, Gorgian struck while the iron was hot and continued: "What's more, you have joined the intelligence service, although you are not yet a citizen, you have become one of us, and your family will be fully protected by us. Your life will also be greatly improved because you may be able to perform external tasks in a different capacity and receive double pay......"

Massimus listened, so he couldn't make a decision for a while, and he hesitated and said, "Let me go back and think about it......"

Gorgian saw that he was a little moved, and then added: "You'd better make a decision as soon as possible, because the arrest of the suspect who plotted to assassinate His Majesty King Davers is almost over, and our protection of your family is almost over." ”

When Massimus heard this, he immediately became anxious and blurted out: "I...... I...... I've decided to join you. ”

Gorgian smiled triumphantly: "It's a wise choice!" Report tomorrow morning in the white courtyard next to the West Outer City Patrol Office! ”

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Also on this evening, the residence of Lucias, one of the five rotating chairmen of the Senate and the recently outgoing governor of Turiy, welcomed a distinguished guest, Milon the Administrator of Catana (Milon was the Administrator of Catanay who had taken over after the transfer of Sipros to Turii, and had just returned to report on his duties).

At that time, Lycias and Milon were a pair of political enemies in Crotone, and they fought fiercely for their own interests, and later Lycias won, and Milon was expelled from Crotone by the citizens' assembly, and he hated Lycias very much in his heart at that time. It was not until Dionysius led the army of Syracuse to invade Greater Greece that Mironon was recalled to Crotone.

For the survival of the city-state, the two temporarily let go of their previous suspicions and worked together, until Crotone merged into the Dionian Kingdom, the two had no conflict of interest, but because they were both Ionian veterans born in Crotone, they needed to support each other more in the unfamiliar Dionian political arena, so the hostile relationship between the two was finally improved, and after more than 10 years of contact, the two Crotone people with different personalities and once enemies finally became friends.

"Milon, you won't come tonight to worry about tomorrow's debriefing, right?" Lucias asked, smiling.

"What is there to worry about the debriefing, Katanai has developed more prosperous in recent years, and the elders will not know that I have a lot of credit for this!" Milon was quite confident and said bluntly: "Okay, don't pretend, you know what I came to see you tonight!" District Administrator! I want to be the chief executive of the East and West regions and need your support! ”

"Governor of the East and West Regions......" Lucias was not surprised, he touched his chin, and said in a deep voice, "It does not belong to the list of governors of the regions that His Majesty needs to personally appoint (Davers proposed in today's meeting of the Senate, 'Since the southern regions of Iberia, Rome, and the western regions of Sicily are located on the borders of the kingdom, and the situation is complicated, for the sake of the security and stability of the kingdom, it is necessary for him to personally determine the candidates for the governors of the regions, The candidates for the chief executives of the other districts are all freely chosen by the senators, and he does not interfere in any way. In fact, Davers used the right to elect the district chief executive in exchange for the passage of the other three resolutions, and sure enough, everything was as he envisioned), and you have many years of experience as the chief executive of Naxos since you became the chief executive, and your political performance is also good, especially in the last war, and you are already very familiar with the situation in eastern Sicily, it stands to reason that you should not have much problem if you want to be elected to the post of chief executive of the eastern and western Sicilians......