24. Defend against vulnerabilities
Qi Wuce, who had disposed of the three Halpia corpses in the quiet of the night, quietly slipped out of Moore Manor after arranging the room with the illusion that there were people.
watched the whole battle, and when he returned to the palace, Nero felt that his blood was difficult to calm down.
"Hmmm! Qi Wu Ceqing's martial arts are really unexpectedly powerful. Nerva and Tigrinus think the same way, right? Nero smiled and looked at the two young men behind him.
Nerva smiled slightly, noncommittal.
"It is true that it is indeed a powerful martial art, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best in Rome, but it is a pity that in terms of physical fitness, compared to those of us who have obtained the protection of the gods, Your Excellency Qi Wuce is a big difference in physical fitness and specialization ability."
Compared with the euphemism of Nerva, who was born in the officialdom and received a higher education and had good literacy, Tigrinus, the guard officer who was single-handedly promoted from the Roman commoners as Nero, was much more upright.
Both men were Nero's henchmen and had been working under him for several years.
"Tigrinus, Yu has always admired Qing's straightforward character, but some things must be remembered not to be presumptuous before they are clear, Qi Wuceqing is a person recognized by Yu, how can it be as simple as it seems on the surface."
"Oh? Is it? That's really thanks to His Highness Nero for his appreciation of me. ”
The closed window was opened at some point, and Qi Wuce was crouching on the windowsill and inserted this conversation at the right time.
"Yo, isn't this Nerva-sama? It's been a long time since I saw you, and I knew that I would meet you again sooner or later as soon as I said goodbye to the bath last time. ”
"Hmm...... Yu Chengqing's appearance was indeed unexpected by Yu, but Qi Wuceqing, how long do you have to squat on the windowsill? Yu Ming remembers that Yu You gave you the right to enter and leave the palace freely not long ago, right......? The Roman palace is heavily guarded, and Qing is simply joking with his life to sneak in like this unprepared! ”
Nero puffed out his cheeks. In Nero's opinion, Qi Wuce was already her subordinate, and for Nero, who cherished his subordinates, Qi Wuce's act of sneaking into the palace at the risk of danger really made her a little afraid.
"Ahh I'm so sorry...... Please also ask His Highness Nero not to blame me, after all, what I did was also for the sake of His Highness Nero's safety, if it wasn't for this sneak in, I didn't know that there were so many security risks around His Highness. ”
Qi Wuce dodged to the desk, picked up a pen and paper, began to write, draw, and said apologetic words casually.
Putting down the pen and paper, Qi Wuce summoned Nero and the others over: "More than ten, just one infiltration, I found more than ten paths that can silently infiltrate His Highness's bedroom, study, restaurant and other important places. ”
Qi Wuce looked at the silent three people seriously and continued, "Does Your Highness know what this means? Your Highness, you are now in danger of being assassinated in the palace by dozens of assassins at any moment. ”
Listening to Qi Wuce's words, Nero's face became more and more bad.
"Lord Qi Wuce, since you have said this, then you must have thought of some joints, and I believe that Lord Qi Wuce has already drafted the solution to this matter."
It was Nerva who spoke, and Qi Wuce glanced at this guy, with whom he had been in contact with when he was in the large bath before, and now it seemed that this guy should be Nero's political staff.
"Yes, I have an idea, but there are some things I need to ask Master Tigrinus before I can do so."
Tigrinus looked at Nero, who was not a man of great intellect and would only be looked up to by His Highness Nero because of his prowess, which is why he was only an officer of the guard.
The so-called guard officer, this thing is actually a guard with a knife in Chinese history, and the military force is the main thing to hold this official position, and intelligence is secondary.
Because of self-knowledge, most of Tigrinus's decisions were made only after Nero agreed.
Therefore, in the face of Qi Wuce's invitation, Tigrinus did not answer immediately, but looked at Nero first, and was not ready to answer Qi Wuce until Nero nodded to him.
Yes...... A loyal dog-type character who was a little stunned said. After marking Tigrinus with the first label in his heart, Qi Wuce asked, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Janissary Commander who is in charge of the security of the Roman Palace now, right?" What's that guy's name? Sykes ......"
"Sextus Bruce, the current commander of the Praetorian Guard, has no family background, and now the backer behind him is the Claudius clan." Nerva replied with a smile that he was in charge of politics, so he had more or less contact with those who were on the table in Rome.
"Ah yes, Sextus Bruce, it's the name is right, there wasn't enough time before, so although I barely memorized all the information here of His Highness Nero, I always remembered it a little vaguely."
Qi Wuce was not pretending, every word he said was the truth, and the reason why he couldn't remember the name of the Praetorian Guard commander was really just because his memory was a little blurry.
Nerva grinned, although he had learned a little about Qi Wuce's person from His Highness Nero before, so he knew that all the information collected by His Highness Nero had been recorded, but at this time, he was still shocked when he heard the person in charge of the person say it himself.
His Highness Nero's database, he had been to before. The abundance of information in it is enough to fill the entire study room.
"Then I'll get straight to the point, Sextus Bruce, there's something wrong with this guy. Having studied assassination in Hawaii, I know how to defend a variety of important buildings, including the Imperial Palace, and that the holes around His Highness's residence are definitely deliberate. ”
Qi Wuce and Nero looked at each other: "What I want to say next is extremely important, and I would like to ask Your Highness to analyze it in your heart while listening to me, of course, Lord Nerva and Lord Tigrinus are the same." ”
"Master Nerva said earlier that the backer behind this Sextus Bruce is Claudius, right?"
"I did say yes." Nerva replied with a smile.
"Okay, then Lord Tigrinus, as an officer of the guard, believes that you should have a lot of contact with Sextus Bruce as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, right?"
Tigrinus nodded and said, "Although I am the guard officer of His Highness Nero, I will only follow His Highness when he leaves the palace, and when His Highness is in the palace, I will work under Lord Sextus Bruce most of the time. ”
"That's a good thing, and I would like to ask Lord Tigrinus to tell me about how Sextus Bruce interacts with people on a daily basis."
Half an hour later.
"So Sextus Bruce often interacts with the Claudius family on weekdays?"
"That's true, Lord Qi Wuce."
As if thinking of something, Qi Wuce's face became solemn: "Your Highness Nero, it seems that your mother has not done a clean job." ”