Chapter 16: Menu I
"One room, some servants, proper furniture, two pairs of shoes, enough for a man to live happily." βGalen
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Pompey "timely" spotted the unscrupulous man with his weapon, and shouted that all the binders of the rods should gather around him, but Caesar was very embarrassed, because before he noticed Vitias running from behind, he also called out to the servants, asking them to keep Alexandria's appeal team out of the human wall and maintain order in the whole hall.
So the servants with the fascist rods ran about in the middle, not knowing whether to listen to the great Pompey or the consuls, and they were at a loss at all.
The crowd suddenly erupted in the most poignant shouts - in the appeal group, several strong men who had probably mixed in in advance suddenly took off their "Knubai", pulled out their weapons and took out their weapons to pierce the leader, Dio, the elder of the Alessandro Chamber of Commerce, seven or eight holes in an instant, and blood sprayed out like droplets, "There is murder!" In the midst of such a cry, the murderers were still shaking their bloody swords, covering each other's positions, and slowly and calmly retreated from the main square towards the Via Ostia, and now the whole square was lively, and most of the people of the appeal group held the body of Dio, raised their hands and cried to the pale Caesar, shouting that we had been avenged by the tyrant Ptolemy, and that the murderer must have been sent by him. And the people didn't care about what to do to join the people's meeting. They were blocking the streets and alleys in an orderly manner. Running in the direction of your own home. Pushing and tearing each other, like countless out-of-control cattle and sheep.
"My name is Vitias, and I'm on a mission with Bonis, Marcus and Brutus, and the blessings of the gods, to assassinate Pompey! Listen, my name is Vitias" Vitias was still hoarse, but his cry was faint in the rushing crowd. No one could hear him, let alone notice his presence, and he tried to rush forward, but was pushed backwards by the current, like a pitiful reed boat swimming upstream.
"Dear Caesar, I have to warn you that there is a man over there who has come to assassinate me!" Pompey couldn't take it anymore and put his hand on Caesar's shoulder to remind him, but the archon only looked back slightly. Puzzled, he glanced at him and directed the clean-up of the scene.
When the bloody scene is brought under control. Finally Vitias was so tired that he sat down in a messy street, and when he saw the Archon's servants and the armed slave fire-fighting squad walking in front of him, his eyes actually flashed with tears, and the implication was "You are finally here!" β
In the consul's residence, Pompey had no intention of leaving, he had to wait for Caesar to deal with the guy who assassinated him, and to learn from that guy that the whole "group behind the scenes" plotting against him, but Caesar only cared about the case of the representative of the Alexandra appeal group being killed in the street, he could only spread his hands to Pompey, and said in a regretful tone: "Even according to the provisions of the law, different emergency cases have a sequence of disposal, and now I see that the Alexandra appeal group is dead, so this Vitias's assassination, I think it can be moderately slowed down. β
"Your comparison is too dissatisfying and regrettable! Julius. Pompey said angrily, "You know, Vitias assassinated me, the greatest Roman general, and that Dio, who had died in Alexandria, was just a wealthy merchant." I immediately demand that Vittias be interrogated. β
Caesar was still arguing with reason, saying that if the case of the appeal team was not dealt with as soon as possible, it might cause disputes between countries, but seeing that Pompey had begun to be extremely angry, he had no choice but to let Hu Cong bring Vitias up.
Vitias, who came up, with excitement and adoration in the corner of his eyes, looked at Pompey, whom he had always admired, a commoner who had served in the military and had eaten the relief bread that Pompey had sent to the city of Rome after he had exterminated the pirates, and was a fanatical cult of personality, and every day he swore in front of the altar of the apartment to remove all obstacles in front of Pompey, so before Demetrius found him, gave him 10,000 dinars for his settling-in fee, and promised to give him another 10,000 dinars as long as he "performed" successfully, and guaranteed his safety in prison," As long as you don't kill Pompey, you won't violate the capital punishment of killing citizens in Roman law, and you will be safe in prison. Then he infiltrated Bonis's secret council under the control of Printhia, and volunteered to assassinate Pompey, and the guys with short-circuited heads agreed (as long as I didn't tell me to do it myself).
When Vittias stood in front of Caesar, Caesar crossed his hands and asked him a few questions succinctly, address, identity and motive for the assassination, "I am willing to sacrifice my life for the Republic, and you three-headed monster alliance is behind Pompey as the pillar, so the first person I want to assassinate is him." β
Caesar also looked at Pompey with his spare eyes, and felt that the other party's expression was a little strange when he saw Vittias, and he wondered in his heart, but he rolled his eyes and decided not to show it, but asked Pompey very politely if he wanted to torture this person named Vitias, because a civilian in Rome dared to assassinate you, there must be a conspiracy behind it.
"It's nature." Pompey agreed, and then his entourage shouted at Vetias if there was anyone behind it.
Vitias immediately reported a long list of names, Bonis, Brutus, Marcos, Lucuras, Byblos, etc., when he heard Brutus, Caesar's heart roughly counted, "It's the first time I've seen the assassin who confessed to the person behind the scenes so easily, I have a rough idea of this matter, I must first go around and win the opportunity to reverse." "So Caesar asked Vitias, Are you being instructed to frame the most respected people of the Republic?
When Vittias answered in the negative, Caesar exclaimed, "As far as I know, Brutus is still studying in Greece, and the brothers Tuna and Marcus are now in poor health, how could they be involved in this assassination?" Then Pompey said leisurely, "Brutus may have returned?" And the tuna I think he may be pretending to be crazy and stupid, so that's fine, just like Cicero did in the public trial of Catiline, to see if he can find the key evidence from this Vitias.
"I have the secret text of their joint Ring Seal!" Vitas shouted, being a criminal was even more excited than interrogating a criminal.
After saying that, he took out a clipboard from his arms, startled Pompey who was present, and said What about the amber board?! Could it be that Brutus did things by stamping them on a writing board made of aspen wood? (To be continued......)