Kondo and Hijikata sorted out the information at hand, and then interrogated Yuya Kiemon again.
However, Yuya Kiemon is not his real name. His real name is Kotaka Shuntaro, a ronin from Jiangzhou.
After two consecutive interrogations throughout the night, Kodaka Shuntaro finally gave a clear explanation.
The patriots wanted to burn down Kyoto, but he did not know the specific ultimate goal, and he knew nothing about the identities of the others and the specific gathering place.
In the end, based on various intelligence, Kondo and Hijikata could only locate the gathering location, which was probably near Sanjo Bridge or Shijo Bridge.
But the date for the gathering as told by Shuntaro Kotaka is already very close.
"Deploy manpower from the Aizu Domain's vassal soldiers. This is my document. You must be quick. There is no delay in this matter!" Kondo slammed the table, "Wait until the vassal soldiers arrive and listen to my arrangements."
"The assembly must be completed before dark today!"
"Everyone knows the gathering place. After the Aizu Domain soldiers surrounded the surrounding area, our people will gather at this place."
"Go to the back of Yasaka Shrine and look to the left hand side of Shijo Street for the Stone Garden Festival."
"Intelligence shows that the central figure of Katsura Kogoro will also appear in this gathering of Choshu Domain anti-barbarian patriots. Therefore, if you see Katsura Kogoro, you must kill Katsura Kogoro first."
"have you understood!"
"clear!"
The players still in the group responded in unison.
...
Dusk fell, and before the last ray of sunlight disappeared, the more than thirty members of the Shinsengumi who were still in the group finally completed their assembly at the designated location.
"Okita, follow me. Hijikata, take Harada and your own manpower and search along the streets one by one. Don't miss any house." Isamu Kondo said seriously, "Don't be afraid of disturbing the residents. There must be no such thing this time. Wrong."
"The outer circle has been completely surrounded by the Aizu Domain soldiers. We have no worries at all."
"I won't say much more, now - take action."
More than thirty team members started taking action one after another.
Kondo Isamu led Okita Souji to investigate one house after another.
One…none.
Two…no.
Three…no.
...
Twenty-five, no.
Twenty-six——
This is a hotel.
The name is "Ikeda House".
Okita Souji climbed onto a nearby tree and squinted his eyes to peek at the second floor.
Under the cover of the night light, Okita saw several people sitting in the room, seemingly communicating with each other.
This is it!
Okita Souji jumped down from the tree and nodded to Kondo Isamu.
Isamu Kondo showed a grumpy smile.
You actually want to cause chaos in Kyoto, which I protect, it's really...
If you really complete your plan to burn down Kyoto, then, my "sincerity", just throw it to the ground!
"Shinsengumi!"
He raised one of his hands, and the light green feathers were extremely bright under the moonlight.
"attack!"
boom--
A dozen members of the Shinsengumi stormed into Ikeda's house.
Toshizo Hijikata, who was far away on another street, keenly heard Kondo Isamu's attack, and his eyes narrowed: "In that direction, follow me!"
The patriots from various feudal dynasties who were gathering in Ikeda House were stunned when they heard about the riot.
Then, a group of people wearing light green feathers rushed in directly.
"Okita, let's go to the second floor!" Kondo Isamu, who was not injured in the first round of assault, said to Director Okita, "Leave this place to other team members, let's kill Katsura Kogoro!"
Okita Souji nodded, and the two of them rushed towards the second floor.
The foreign patriots who suffered the impact reacted one after another and began to draw their swords and fight back against the Shinsengumi. In an instant, the scene became a mess.
The two strongest fighters of the Shinsengumi went upstairs, and the anti-barbarian patriots also responded.
The remaining members of the Shinsengumi were defeated steadily in the face of more than 20 highly skilled anti-foreign warriors.
And in the attic above the second floor of Ikeda House——
"We're finally here, the Shinsengumi." A man with long hair said with a smile.
Bang——
Zuocun directly broke through the floor and went down from the attic to the second floor.
The rebels who drew their swords and prepared to fight the enemy were startled: "What happened? Are there any other enemies?"
"Yes." Zuo Cun said with a smile, "There are other enemies!"
Zheng——
The poison feather was unsheathed, and the owl's head was struck with a sword.
After cutting off the head of an anti-barbarian warrior, Zuocun sheathed the poison feather and pulled out the crane feather.
"Let me try for a moment to see if you guys are really qualified to 'resist the foreigners'."
Ping——
"Okita, the fighting seems to have started on the second floor!"
"Anyone else?"
Okita followed Kondo, but she felt a little uncomfortable.
The intense running made her feel heavy in her chest, but she tried not to cough.
“Just go and see and you’ll find out!”
Kondo took the lead and directly opened the door to the second floor.
And inside the room.
"What's going on with this guy -!" An anti-barbarian patriot covered the wound on his chest and looked at Zuo Cun, who was standing with a knife, in fear.
At this time, Kondo and Okita also rushed in.
The two of them didn't talk nonsense. It didn't matter whether the people here were alive or dead.
Start fighting directly.
Within two minutes, except for two patriots who knelt down and surrendered, all the patriots on the second floor were wiped out.
"Okita, go down and support the team members downstairs. There are more people downstairs. I feel like our people may not be able to defeat them."
Okita Souji glanced at Zuomura, weighed the situation, and nodded: "Ahem——! I understand."
Without hesitation, he turned around and left.
It was a battle now, so Okita couldn't help but hesitate.
"So, Zuocun, why are you here?"
Kondo squinted his eyes and looked at this mysterious man.
"It's very simple." Zuo Cun smiled and wiped the blood on his face, "He came here to kill people."
"Just to kill people?" Kondo smiled, "You are not such a boring person, tell me your true purpose."
Zuo Cun sighed: "So what I just said is the truth, and I just came here to kill people."
Kondo Isamu looked serious: "This is a special place. I have the right to think that you are planning other plans, so... come with me."
Zuo Cun shook his head and sighed, "You can't keep me."
"Try it." Kondo also smiled, put the sword next to his ear, and assumed a thrusting posture, "I am also making progress."
Zuo Cun was silent, wiping the blood off He He's face and his face became cold.
"Then give it a try and see if you have the strength to keep me here."
Zheng——
Ping! ! !
The battle is about to break out.
Downstairs, other team members led by Hijikata Toshizo finally arrived.
But it was too late. Among the team members downstairs, except for Toudo Heisuke, all the others had died in the conflict.
