My XX deal with Sister Nero

The fighting skills displayed by those people had no obvious origin. The only thing that was certain was that the skills they displayed were almost all lethal moves that could kill with one strike, and at least three of the dead committed suicide by taking poison after being surrounded by the defenders.

This confirmed Tony's previous guess that the other party was a assassin!

At present, there are only three types of people who dare to assassinate someone with some social influence. One is the person who is terminally ill and has not much time left, and plans to make some money to leave for his children and family. One is the mercenary on the market, and the third type is the suicide squad.

The first type of person is definitely not possible because their fighting power is too low, and mercenaries are also unlikely. Although mercenaries have certain combat capabilities, these small-scale and small-organization mercenary gangs only do as much work as they are paid. There is no need to work so hard. At most, they will grit their teeth and refuse to reveal the name of their employer if they are caught.

The first move he made was a killing move, and when he was surrounded he took poison and committed suicide without hesitation. This is indeed a method unique to suicide soldiers, but if they are suicide soldiers... this shows that the person who kills has more than just a little money.

"Come here, pass the order first. Offer a nationwide reward for the capture of the two fugitive assassins. Also... ask the detectives my sister sent to stay here and continue to collect relevant evidence. Also, ask the chief executive of Aosta City to cooperate with us. I need to know something."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The reward was quickly issued.

This is not because the Roman government is so efficient in execution, but because Nero had already issued a similar order a few days before Tony notified them.

"Your Highness!" When Tony appeared in front of the residence of the Chief Executive of Aosta, before he had time to say a few words, he saw the Chief Executive suddenly rush out from inside, came to Tony, knelt down and slid a distance of one or two meters with a "pop", and then shouted loudly: "Your Highness! The assassination of the Queen Mother has nothing to do with this humble official!"

???

What the hell? !

I turned my head and looked around in confusion. What was this Chief Executive...doing?

"Your Highness! I really don't know anything!" Seeing that Tony didn't respond for a long time, the chief executive immediately put on an attitude of saving the child and cried loudly to Tony.

???

"No." Tony scratched his head and asked curiously, "What are you singing?"

"Your Highness... don't know?" Looking at Tony's confused expression, the chief executive was stunned for a moment, and then told him everything that had happened to him recently.

When Agrippina the Younger was assassinated, anyone with a keen political sense could smell a hint of an impending storm.

Although Nero and Agrippina the Younger had some disagreements, they were mother and daughter after all, with a blood relationship.

The fact that Nero chose to exile Agrippina the Younger instead of executing her says it all.

and so……

There is a high possibility that Nero will take advantage of this issue!

The Senate did not dare to gamble. If Nero used the assassination of Agrippina the Younger to make trouble, then... the consequences would be unimaginable!

So before investigating and finding out the truth, the first thing the Senate did was to find a scapegoat!

For this matter, we must first remove the Senate to prevent Nero from taking advantage of the situation!

As for who will be the scapegoat... I think this Chief Executive is just the right person, tall, short, fat and thin!

So during this period of time, the Chief Executive had a really miserable life. People kept asking him to take the blame, and the Chief Executive was no fool. Assassinating the Queen Mother? If he really confessed, His Majesty might kill his whole family!

So he was really under tremendous pressure these days, and he couldn't eat or sleep well, but fortunately, Tony came.

It was precisely because of the arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince that the Senate did not send anyone to force the chief executive to plead guilty.

"The Senate..." After listening to the description of the chief executive, Tony fell into deep thought.

Everyone has a motive for doing something, and this administrator...did not seem to have any motive to kill Agrippina the Younger.

Even if there is, he should not be the mastermind.

However... the actions of the Senate are somewhat unusual...

Although he had the knowledge of two thousand years later, it did not mean that Tony had turned on God Mode. He did not think that the motive of the Senate was just a self-protection action that might bring disaster upon itself. He simply suspected that this assassination might be related to the Senate!

It is even possible that it was planned and organized by the Senate!

But...what is the Senate's motive for doing this?

PS: I had originally said that I would come back early today and write two chapters, but... well, I was thinking about something, and the readers in the group should know it, hiss... scratching my head.

Chapter 378: The other party is professional!

The Senate was determined to restore the republic, but the biggest stumbling block to restoring the republic was Nero!

If one wants to restore the republic, the first thing to do is to get rid of Nero and make the Claudius family lose power. The best way to get rid of Nero is to cause internal strife within the Claudius family, such as... supporting Tony, or Agrippina the Younger!

By the way, although Agrippina the Younger was under house arrest in a villa outside Aosta, she still knew something about what was happening in Rome.

If anything, it was Tony that Agrippina the Younger supported.

As we all know, the early Roman Empire implemented the system of adopted sons. Claudius liked Agrippina the Younger, so he married her. Correspondingly, he had to accept one thing, that is, to make Tony his heir and inherit the power of the Roman Empire.

That’s right, according to Claudius’ original plan, the current emperor of the Roman Empire should be Tony.

However, when Tony was five years old, he disappeared while playing on the street.

The Claudius family had no new direct descendants, and the same was true for the Augustus family. Claudius did not want to marry another woman, so in the end, he could only make Nero the princess and inherit the Roman Empire.

When Agrippina the Younger saw that her youngest son was missing and could not be found, she had no choice but to turn to raising her own daughter.

But now, Tony is back, and her daughter has put herself under house arrest, so if Agrippina the Younger can get out, she will most likely find a way to take revenge on her daughter and support her youngest son to take the throne!

Tony could guess this, and the smart people in the Senate could guess it even better.

So Tony's inference is very simple. According to this logic, the Senate should protect Agrippina the Younger, or find a way to get Agrippina the Younger out, and then join forces with Agrippina the Younger to support Tony to take the throne.

But Tony was too talented and didn't want to be emperor, so the people in the Senate were very troubled.

However, Tony is one of the most effective means for the Senate to bring down Nero. Even though the Senate is now on the verge of a war with Tony, the Senate has always left a way out, hoping to force Tony to surrender through Agrippina the Younger and bring down Nero.

Therefore, neither Nero nor the Senate would allow Agrippina the Younger to die.

Now that Agrippina the Younger is dead, the first to jump out is the Senate.

This matter is too abnormal, and the Senate has no reason to kill Agrippina the Younger, so... this matter may be much more complicated than I thought!

The detectives Nero hired did not find any valuable evidence at the scene.

This was within Tony's expectations.

After all, no matter how powerful these experts are, it is impossible for them to find any valuable clues in such a short time. If they can, it is either because the people involved in the previous investigation are too useless, or because these assassins are too useless.

"Well, you get up first. If there's anything, we can talk inside." After helping the chief executive up from the ground, Tony pointed to the door of the chief executive's residence and said, "Come on, let's go in."

"Yes, Your Highness." Following Tony, the Chief Executive also walked into the Chief Executive's residence with his head lowered. After Tony sat down, he stood in front of Tony and whispered, "Your Highness, because the Queen Mother was assassinated in my jurisdiction, I have also made a guess that this group of assassins most likely stayed in Aosta City. After all, the assassination took place at night, and they couldn't have just arrived here at night."

"That makes sense." Tony nodded. Even if he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. He knew that a certain degree of preparation was needed before the assassination. The other party was likely to have stayed in the city of Aosta for a day or even more to investigate and analyze the defense situation of the villa where Agrippina the Younger was located.

"So I specifically asked for the portraits of those assassins some time ago. I'm currently sending people to inn and tavern across the city to ask if we can find any valuable clues." The chief executive still kept his head down and said to Tony.

"Well done." Tony nodded.

These assassins are obviously professionals. It is not very realistic to pry some valuable information out of their hands or mouths.

While Tony was discussing the case with the chief executive, several investigators who were sent by Tony to perform the autopsy returned here.

"How's the situation over there?" Tony looked up and asked the young man in the lead.

"Your Highness, the other party does not carry anything that can prove his identity. Whether it is the clothes he wears or the shoes and socks, they do not have any local characteristics. He also does not have any tattoos that can prove his identity, so..."

"So you can't determine the other party's identity, right?" Tony asked, frowning.

Tsk, trouble!

This is not the modern era, and some of the modern detective techniques are not available, so Tony cannot use many of the things he learned from Conan.

"It's not enough... the information is not enough..."

At almost the same time, in a villa outside Rome.

"I have already sent out assassins to kill the Queen Mother as you requested. When will you give me the things as we agreed before?"

In the basement of the villa, a young man in a toga looked at another young man dressed like a barbarian and asked.

"Don't panic. Since we have already reached a cooperation agreement, we will definitely deliver the magic materials and rewards promised before. But you know, the situation in Rome is very tense right now. If I bring a large amount of cash into the city, it will definitely be suspected by the Senate or the emperor."

"...Then when will you give it to me?" After two seconds of silence, the young man in the toga asked.

"Soon, at least... we have to get through this period of martial law first, right?" The young man in barbarian clothes smiled and said, "But you have to remember not to reveal that we did it."

"of course."

After leaving the villa, the young man dressed as a barbarian turned his head to look at the villa gate behind him, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

I heard that the person in charge of investigating the death of Agrippina the Younger was the rumored Prince Odenis? If I sell him some small intelligence... it should be able to shift the Roman Empire's spearhead to the Germans, right? At that time, it should be able to relieve the pressure on our western border, right?

But... I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince is not easy to fool.

Chapter 379 A New Turning Point

The case of Agrippina the Younger was actually very simple, and there were many clues left.

But behind this simple case, there are many complicated things, such as... who is the mastermind behind it.

Besides, what’s the use of the clues left at the scene?

Useless.

These assassins were very smart. They didn't leave any valuable clues, but left a lot of worthless clues. Tony, who wanted to be the number one detective in the Heisei... Nero era, was really in trouble.

Ah... I really want to go home and joke around with my sister...

There were not many valuable clues at the scene, and there were no clues about the deceased either. The only thing that could be confirmed was that the other party was a assassin.

"Your Highness, judging by their appearance and bone features, these people are of a rather complex composition. There are Germans, Gauls, and Scythians." On the next morning, the official in charge of the autopsy finally brought Tony news that was neither good nor bad.

"In other words, the origin of this group of assassins is rather complicated?" Tony touched his chin. If they came from a single ethnic group, it would be easy to explain, but their origin is rather complicated... then the original identities of these people are most likely slaves!

Slaves could be very valuable or very worthless.

Generally speaking, after the foreign war was over, the price of slaves who were of civilian origin and had no special skills in the Roman Empire was almost as cheap as cabbage, and the price of some female slaves might even be only slightly more expensive than cabbage.

But if it is a strong soldier with certain fighting skills, the price may be a little higher.

But overall, prices in the slave market fluctuated.

But...commoners rarely buy slaves.

Although slaves were cheap, the money to raise them was not something that most people could afford.

Therefore, anyone who can possess slaves must at least be a small trader with a certain source of financial resources. And being able to train warriors whose combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of the Roman regular army means that the other party may be rich in the true sense!

At the very least, he must be a big landlord or comprador.

But the specific identity of the other party...cannot be determined.

"It looks like... we can only wait for those guys who went to the city to gather information to come back." Lying on the big bed provided for him by the chief executive, Tony sighed, hoping... that the people who went to the city to investigate could bring him some good news.

This group of assassins did stay in the city for several days.

The city of Aosta is not big. With the assistance of the chief executive, almost all the militiamen in the city of Aosta were mobilized. They plowed the entire city back and forth like plowing three feet of land. About three days later, Tony grasped all the movements of this group of death warriors in the city of Aosta.

"They entered the city in about a week and stayed in the city for four days." Tony drew a circle at the east gate of the city as he spoke.

"After entering from the east gate of the city, this group of assassins stayed in this small inn. It is said that they stayed there for five days... That means they planned to accomplish the task within five days from the beginning..." After roughly estimating the time when Agrippina the Younger was assassinated, Tony made a rough guess in his mind.

The goal was clear and the time plan had been planned long ago. In addition, they did not do much in the city and only went to a nearby tavern. So overall, they were a very purposeful and disciplined death squad.

"Did they have any contact with anyone in the tavern?" Tony looked up at the detective sent by Nero standing in front of him, tapped twice on the tavern he circled on the map, and asked.

"Your Highness, these assassins split into two groups and each found a mercenary. They roughly inquired about the defense deployment and the number of militias in the city, and also asked a little about the villa."

"Asking about the deployment?" Tony was stunned for a moment. He was about to say that these mercenaries knew nothing about the deployment, but then he thought... Without giving specific numbers, just giving a rough estimate, these mercenaries should be able to tell you.

After all, these militiamen will still stand on the city walls and at the city gates.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Interesting..." Tony tapped the table lightly. This case...how should it be solved?

The case once again reached a stalemate.

"The source of the assassins... this is really hard to find out." Scratching his head with a headache, Tony missed the Skynet system in his previous life more and more. If the Roman Empire also had a Skynet system, with just some time, Tony felt that he could even find out when these assassins went to the toilet and what postures they used, and then enlarge it and scroll it on the screen!

But… there is no surveillance in this era.

"First... continue to investigate and see if we can find any more clues." Tony touched his forehead with a headache and suddenly said, "Let's pass the order on. Anyone who can provide any valuable clues will be rewarded with... twenty silver coins!"

Twenty silver coins, or two gold coins, are equivalent to about RMB 3,000. Although this amount of money is not much nowadays, it was during the Roman Empire when slaves could not even get enough food. Twenty silver coins could be said to be a sky-high price!

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. About two days later, a man in a white toga suddenly found the governor of Aosta and said that a slave under his command said that he knew one of the assassins.