"You mean he's lying?" Cylicis blinked.

"There is no doubt about it! But I didn't send anyone to the address of the freeman who said Katanai to follow up. According to the law, he has canceled the report, so there is no need for the patrol team to continue the investigation, and I don't want to alarm some people......" Diocassis whispered with a mysterious expression, "to be able to come up with so much money that a father can forget about the disappearance of his daughter...... Don't tell me, Selicis, you can't guess who is behind this manipulator. ”

"Paphgres!" Celisses blurted out.

Theocassis pointed at Celicis and said excitedly: "I also think it's this guy who you have repeatedly reported to us that he 'abused slave girls'!" ”

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and the waiter walked in with a plate, and the two immediately stopped talking.

"Selicis, try this before you drink." Diocassis eagerly grabbed a palm-sized oyster with one hand, regardless of how hot it was, carefully inserted the white flesh from the shell with an iron fork, put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and then drank the remaining soup from the shell in one gulp, and picked up another one.

"It's soft, I can't get used to it." As he spoke, Celysses grabbed a leg of roast lamb and took a big bite on it.

"You don't understand this, do you know who invented this 'steamed oyster'?"

"I'm not interested in knowing."

"Hehe......" Diocassis ate several times in a row, and then showed a satisfied expression, and then pretended to be mysterious and said: "It's Your Majesty!" ”

"Really?!" Selysiston was taken aback.

"Do I have to lie to you! Seven years ago, when His Majesty Davers went to inspect the military port being built in the great harbour of Tarantum, he saw that the reef beach was full of these things, and the laborers were still mashing them, along with sand and volcanic ash, to be poured into boulders to make a dock. His Majesty immediately stopped them, saying that they were spoiling the good things, and asked the guards to collect the oysters, and invited the admirals who were with them to eat an oyster dinner that night, and told them that eating it would improve the man's abilities...... Since then, Christoya has added a dish - steamed oysters, which are coated with various sauces and boiled in boiling water, which tastes so beautiful! ”

Diocassis's intoxicated look made Celicis stunned: "It turns out that the words 'eating oysters can improve a man's ability' were said by His Majesty, and I thought it was made up by a restaurant to sell this kind of thing." ”

"Otherwise, how could Your Majesty easily deal with two beautiful princesses and give birth to so many children. Besides, I wouldn't dare to go to brothels too often without it. Diocassis said jokingly.

Diocassis didn't dare to take the stubble, he turned his head to look at the closed door, and said solemnly: "Don't joke, talk about business." Do you want me to help you look up Paphragris? ”

"It's not to help me, it's to help yourself!" Diocassis tapped his finger at him and smiled, "Don't you want to go to Turii at the end of the year?" ”

When Thelicis heard this, his eyes widened.

Diocassis did not mean to go on a trip to Turiyi, but to attend the Congress of the Tribunes of the Kingdom of Dionya at the end of each year, but not every city of the Tribunes could participate, there were quotas, cities like Naxos had three tribune places, and only the best performing tribunes could be elected. Reflecting the suffering of the people, safeguarding the interests of the common people, exposing violations of law and discipline, corruption and fraud are the main responsibilities of the tribunes, and most of the problems he reported upwards have not been well solved in the main area under the responsibility of Celisses, because of the constraints of the Raodisian family, which has affected the people's perception of him, and naturally he is not among the three tribunes elected by the people of Naxos every year.

According to the law, the Tribune is primarily responsible for the Demo where he is located, but may also participate in the affairs of other regions when other Demo Tribunes do not act or need assistance. This time, if Celisis can use this incident to grab Paphragres's braids, shock the Raodisian family, and avenge the free people, he will definitely attract the attention of the people of Naxos.

Thinking of this, Celicis's eyes were a little more enthusiastic, he leaned forward and said: "You, the inspector, have given up this case, what role can I, a civil protector, play except to shout grievances and incite the people, I don't have the right to forcibly search people's houses!" ”

"Selicis, as the tribune of Prosdemo, the people there are close to you, and you have access to some information that I can't get. You are familiar with the environment, and you can avoid the attention of the family and achieve what you want......" Diocassis said eloquently, and then he lowered his voice and said solemnly: "I have important news for you, a good friend of mine saw two slaves of the Raodisian family in the field of the Raodisian family yesterday afternoon from behind the hill in their field, and when he saw my friend, he was very alarmed and turned to run away...... This situation is suspicious, I'm afraid it has something to do with the missing girl, whether they were imprisoning her somewhere in the mountains or—"

"Kill her!" Selicis clenched the leg of mutton bone in his hand: "Do you remember when I told you about 'Paphragres abusing female slaves and possibly even killing them'?" ”

Diocassis nodded: "Now you have a chance to confirm this rumor. ”

"Is that friend of yours Garradmoth?" Celicis asked cautiously again, and seeing that Dioccasis was slightly surprised, he said: "Because I know that he was the only one who went to the village where Laodisian's house was located yesterday afternoon to inspect the fields, and since he said it, I am relieved." ”

Celesses resolutely said: "I'll take care of this matter!" ”

"Great, let's have a drink! Good luck! Theocassis lifted the jug.

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For seven days, Prosdemmo was as calm as ever. Farmers carefully watch over the ripening wheat fields and wait for the harvest to come.

Naxos was bustling with activity, with Strompoli attending farewell banquets held by his colleagues and businessmen every day, while the people of the city cheered for the final Naxos rugby champion team and wished the team a good result in the Dioonia Kingdom Rugby Finals after the Hades ceremony on September 9 in Turiyi.

At dusk on the eighth day, three men trudged through the mountains west of the town of Meiaro. The man in the middle was none other than Selicis, who carried a pickaxe on his shoulder. The slender man in front of him kept observing the surroundings, and at the same time kept picking up the weeds and branches that almost covered the mountain path with the long stick in his hand.

"Well, Aphitis, we've been gone for so long, why haven't we found it yet! You can't have forgotten your place, have you?! The man in the back couldn't help but complain.

"Provalus, I tell you, I have a very good memory, I still remember what happened ten years ago vividly, let alone just a year ago, and besides, the circumstances of that day are so special, how could I forget!" Afitis retorted.

"But what if you're looking at the wrong place? You see, I'm dizzy to see the dense trees here. Provalus said unconvinced.

"I'm the best archer in the Eighth Legion's light infantry brigade, and I have good eyes, and I can see your face from miles away!" Afitis said confidently.

Provalus snorted, and was about to say more, when Celicis, in the middle, asked, "Aphitis, how far is it from where you said?" ”

"Come on, Captain." Aphitis, pointing with his stick, pointed ahead: "Go around this mountain beam, and you will reach the mountain behind the field of Laodisian's house." ”

Celisis looked ahead, the dense trees obscured the view, and he couldn't see far ahead, and the setting sun pierced through the gaps in the leaves, making the surroundings a little dark.

He asked with a little worry, "When you get there, will the sun set?" ”

"No, it won't get dark until after nine o'clock this season, so it's just too late!" Afitis said confidently.

As soon as he crossed the mountain beam, Aphitiss motioned for the two of them to bow down.

Standing on the top of this mountain, the line of sight immediately becomes extremely wide, and the scenery of the mountains and forests in front of you is completely open.

Aphitis, pointing ahead, whispered, "I came to the mountains a year ago to hunt, and it was here that I saw that Paphragres and his slaves were burying something in the col opposite......"

"Why didn't you dig it up and have a look?" Provalus couldn't help but ask.

"That's Pavlegris! His father is a senator of the kingdom, and his brother-in-law is also a senate senator, and he is a former conqueror of Catania, so I won't get involved in these troubles! If it weren't for your repeated requests, Captain, I wouldn't have come today! There was a little fear in Afitis's eyes.

Celicis patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

Afitis observed for a while and said, "There is no one on the hill ahead, so let's go down." ”

"We've been observing for days, and it's only because we've confirmed that there are no more slaves from the Raodisian family on the opposite ridge in the past two days!" Provalus replied.

"Let's talk as little as possible after we go down for a while!" Celicis reminded.

The three of them walked down the narrow mountain road and finally came to the col.

"Right ahead." Afitis said a little excitedly, he walked forward with a little difficulty, with a little difficulty on the top of the almost human-high weeds.

The trees in this area are more leafy, so the light is more dim, you can hear the faint sound of running water, and if you look closely, you can see a small stream flowing into this col under the shade of rocks, fallen leaves, and dead grass, and the black and red stream has dense bloodworms dancing non-stop, which makes people feel creepy, and also makes people understand why the grass and trees in this area grow wildly, and the land is so fertile.

The three of them stepped on the soft soil, one foot deep and one shallow, and walked forward with great difficulty.

"Ahh Provalus exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Celesses hurriedly asked.

"There's something...... Something climbed up my feet! Provalus trembled all over.

Celisis carefully peeled through the grass to see a large toad lying at his feet.