Until Luculus and Sylvie left, Apis didn't tell the two of them what his plans were next. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBecause Appis knew that even if he told them, they wouldn't agree. A bloody storm that Apis wanted to stir up in Rome, perhaps the history that should have come has to come. Appis thought so, pushing open the room where the Dark Assassin was kept......

"Appis, what do you want to do with him?"

Sekras and Apis went to the dark, damp basement and asked their centurion in confusion. These days, he has seen the other side of Appis, the cunning and intriguing side. I don't know what else my centurion will do next.

"I want him to assassinate me again."

"What?!"

Sekras exclaimed, and when he heard Apis reply, Sekras was confused.

"You've already let this rat attack once, and if it weren't for that Germanic girl, you would have gone to the gods by now. Now, you want him to attack you again, what do you think, Appis? ”

Sekras asked, confused.

"The last time he was able to assassinate and threaten me, it was because we weren't prepared. But this time it's different. In a few days, he will appear in the Roman Civic Square, under the watchful eye of our men, and when I confront the Senate in front of the people, he will rush out of the crowd and give me a fatal assassination. Of course, when the time comes, I will have a guard by my side, and the guard will catch him, and then I will say to the angry populace that I will punish this Assassin harshly and leave him to me. The populace will agree, and the Senate will drown in an endless tide of civilian rage. ”

In this dark, damp basement, in the face of Sekras's question, Appis calmly replied.

"You want to use him, create an assassination, and then, make the population think that he was sent by the Senate? Because you fight for the interests of the common people, and the senators of the Senate do not agree, so they resort to such shady methods? ”

Sekras suddenly realized. At the same time, Appis's calmness made him feel afraid, in the impression of this Roman veteran, Apis was a hot-blooded centurion who fought side by side with them on the battlefield, but he didn't expect that when he arrived in Rome, his methods and plots were so cold, like a dagger in the dark, when the enemy was unaware, he quickly stabbed out, and then coldly retracted. Then, silently watch the enemy groan in pain as he drowns in blood.

"Yes."

Apis replied simply. At the same time, he walked up to the Shadow Assassin and made eye contact with him. And the Assassin finally knew the reason why the Roman tribune had kept himself in this dark room without killing him before.

"But how can you be sure that he won't defect then? Like running away in the middle of the process, or declaring that you were at your behest after committing an assassination attempt? ”

Sekras pointed to the Assassin who was now tied to the wall. As Appis's personal bodyguard, Sekras still has to ask for details to ensure safety.

"Because he didn't have a choice. Before the assassination, he will be held hostage by our men to the square, and then, let him go, let him come up and assassinate me. If he doesn't, he'll be taken to the alley by our men and killed. How many such bloody cases are staged every day in Rome, and no one cares what kind of small character dies today, only that another poor man who borrowed usury died at the hands of thugs sent by creditors. And if he is sensible and cooperative, he will be arrested by my guards after the assassination is done, and then I will tell the angry crowd that this assassin must be handed over to me personally, and the people will think that it is the order of the Senate, so they will definitely agree to let me deal with him. If all goes well, I'll take him out of the city and set him free. He had no choice, Sekras, and with our arrangement, he could only do so, and perhaps there was a glimmer of hope for survival. ”

Appis said calmly to Sekras. It was also for the Assassin. Let him know where he stands.

"Then what should we do if he yells that he is innocent after assassinating you? It's not impossible. ”

Sekras still frowned and asked, such a plan was too risky, for the legion veteran, politics was a dangerous game, even the safest plan seemed to Sekras to be more dangerous than a simple and violent battle on the battlefield.

Who would believe him? I sent someone to assassinate myself? What a big joke. And, if he dares to say that, I'll cut his throat on the spot. The population won't have an opinion, will it? ”

Appis turned his head to the Assassin's eyes. An angry expression immediately appeared on the Assassin's face, but there was nothing he could do, as Apis had kidnapped him from all possible avenues of betrayal.

"Well, well, even if all the details are ready, why not let our people go to this show? To involve an outsider in this? ”

Sekras has too many questions to ask. He didn't understand what Appis was in his head every day.

"Sekras, you must know that the assassination of the tribune is an extremely dangerous matter, and we are only planning the steps of the operation now, but the situation at the scene may not be realized according to the scenario we envisioned, in case this assassin was stopped by the fanatical crowd and beaten to death on the spot just when he made the assassination action? Is this possible? ”

Appis continued to explain, and Sekrasmuna nodded. Indeed, it is quite possible that the assassination of the tribune will make an angry crowd rush up at any moment to tear apart the assassins.

"So, this mission is extremely dangerous, and I don't want to risk our people. Let you? Or Turus? You are all my closest comrades-in-arms, and I can't let you do such a risky thing. ”

Appis's series of answers finally made Sekras understand his centurion's arrangement. It is like a chain of chains, and in a given environment, such a plan must ensure that everything is not wrong, otherwise, the situation will develop in the other direction.

……

A few days later, the crowd gathered again in the Civic Square, and people flocked here from far and wide to hear the tribune Appis speak again. It's just the content of the speech, no one knows, but what everyone knows is that as long as it is the content of the speech that Apis wants to speak, it must be the content that is closely related to their vital interests. So everyone gathered again under the banner of this "Roman plebeian leader". The scale of the crowd was so great that even the Senate organized a delegation to participate. They were curious, wondering what strange moves Apis was going to make. After the previous battle, the Senate hated Appis to the core, and treated his every action with great care. (To be continued.) )