September is already the golden autumn in the north. Although it is still very hot at noon, there is a cool breeze in the morning and evening!
In the Northern Industrial Zone, which is scattered with black smoke and the roar of huge machines, there is a blessed land in the northwest corner of the city, which is a holy place in the hearts of all people!
In the entire Northern Industrial Zone, black and gray are the main colors. The roofs and walls of the factory are extremely black, and the ground is full of black and gray cinders and dust falling in the air!
The machinery exudes a strong smell of lubricating oil, and some are even burnt and smelly due to the high temperature!
The men and women walking on the street have no gender characteristics at all. Their clothes are all black, gray and blue, and they can't even be washed out!
The sludge, soot, and dust dyed everyone black and brown!
This is a city that exudes industrial power all the time. A flash of bright red that occasionally bursts out among the endless black and gray tones is the burning power of industry!
"Molten steel and coke flames... will be sprayed out from time to time under the blowing of a powerful blower!"
"What a magical city! It's like a monster made entirely of magma. Its body is covered with steel armor. When he moves a little bit, the gaps in the armor will reveal hot red lava!"
In a three-story restaurant outside the steel factory, in a private room by the window on the top floor, a monk wearing black robes and a bamboo hat was quietly sipping tea and looking at the industrial wonders outside the window!
Nowadays in Asia, only in this northern special zone can you see such a strange landscape!
It was obviously the first time for this monk to see such a scene. He had been sitting here drinking and eating since noon and then started drinking tea. Until now it is already five o'clock in the afternoon, he has not moved anywhere!
If the restaurant owner hadn't been interested in the twenty-yuan private room fee, he would have kicked him out long ago!
A businessman sitting opposite the monk was obviously a little impatient. He kept looking at his pocket watch and muttered, "Why haven't you received a letter yet? What time is it..."
"Mr. Fan... don't be so impatient. When your heart is not calm, you cannot understand the flow of energy of all things at this time!"
The businessman surnamed Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Commander Kusanagi, I am a businessman, and making money is my first priority. How can I be as good at Feng Shui as you are!"
"But you've been watching it all afternoon, what exactly have you seen?"
Monk Kusanagi! A monk from Fuso Nara, but unfortunately he is not a Buddhist monk, but an Onmyoji who practices both Shintoism and Buddhism!
This is a famous Onmyoji from Fuso invited by Ito Hirobumi through his connections with the Kyoto Kōkyō family!
It was also his observation of Fuhui from afar that made the judgment that this woman was definitely suitable for a man!
Ito Hirobumi's reward for Mrs. Tiger was that the onmyoji had left the Qing Dynasty. In fact, he was lying. This onmyoji had been traveling in the capital, as if he knew that he would eventually be used!
Monk Kusanagi smiled slightly when facing the businessman's question, "I am a spiritual practitioner. I don't know anything about business or industrial power... I don't understand what the head of state is good at!"
"Then why are you looking at this name for a long time?" The businessman named Fan said with disdain in his tone, almost saying that you are just looking at it!
Monk Kusanagi saw the other party's contempt and was not annoyed, "But it never changes from its origins! The essence of this industrial zone cannot be discerned!"
"In my humble opinion, the so-called industrial power of the West... is nothing more than breaking the bones and sucking out the marrow of the mountains and rivers beneath our feet, digging out the essence and refining the flames to extract power!"
"Life in ancient times was based on farming! In essence, it used the essence of mountains, rivers, land, sun and moon... In fact, they are all energy. In the past, people used energy in a gentle and continuous way!"
"Although it's slower, it won't hurt anyone!"
"But now, people are impatient and can't wait to take it slow. Naturally, they have to dig out the essence of coal and iron under the mountains and rivers, and use their overbearing power to stir it out!"
"Looking at it in a short time, it is really powerful! With this domineering power, it will naturally be domineering and unstoppable!"
"But there will always be a moment when the essence of the mountains, rivers and earth is used up... This cannot be regenerated, so the result will naturally be robbery and killing!"
"The future is sad! I'm afraid the more we rely on this kind of power, the more wars will happen!"
The businessman surnamed Fan's eyes lit up, "Oh! So what has Commander Kusanagi figured out? Now it seems that the business of investing in arms must be a sure profit without loss?"
"It makes sense, it makes sense!"
Monk Kusanagi's expression was stunned, and then he sighed!
At this moment, a rhythmic knocking sound suddenly came from the box. This was the agreed-upon secret signal. When the two knew that the news had finally come, they immediately sat down and steadied their bodies!
Opening the door, a man dressed as an ordinary dock worker walked in with a greasy look on his face. He saluted the two of them and whispered, "There is news from the south... Starting at ten o'clock tonight, the Tanggu Mansion will be secretly disarmed for twelve hours!"
"Whether we can find out anything depends on the time of the day!"
"Great!" The businessman clapped his hands fiercely. "My wife's face is more important, even the Iron-faced Yama King has to give me face! Now it's up to you, Master Kusanagi!"
"I have to remind Master that this opportunity is hard-won... If nothing can be found out, I'm afraid we will really waste this huge face!"
"The Iron Mask King will not give a second chance to this kind of thing!"
Monk Kusanagi stood up and put on his bamboo hat. "When I say there is a problem, there is a problem! I dare to use my life to guarantee my judgment!"
"Mrs. Fuhui was originally born to be a prosperous husband and a good son! But she still has no heirs. There must be something wrong with her!"
"I have been looking at the Feng Shui of Tanggu City during this period, and I have also discovered many problems... This city is too strong. This is the land of the sun, and it is not suitable for women to live in!"
"It's not good to build the head of state here...it's really not good!"
"Oh? You...can you be more specific?"
"Let's go, talk as we go... pass the order, let our secret ninjas gather, there will be a big operation tonight!"
Night slowly fell in the special zone, and the smoke from residential areas rose. Workers began to hand over work and get off work. Those who worked the night shift began to enter the factory carrying late night snacks, while those who came off work walked together in twos and threes!
All restaurants and wineries are experiencing peak customer flow, and the smell of frying fills every alley!
Although this city is gray and dirty, it is a blessed place in the hearts of these poor people because there are jobs and high salaries here!
You can earn more money by working here for one year than you can by farming outside for ten years! These days, as long as there is meat in the bowl and the wife and children can live a good life, who cares about pollution and danger!
Under the peaceful atmosphere, more than twenty ninjas wearing night clothes were gathering in a residential house closest to the head of state's residence!
Dock stevedores, blue-collar factory workers, street policemen, tempura shop proprietresses...even girls from brothels!
People of all kinds take off their disguises in the eyes of the world, put on their original night clothes and gather together secretly!
