The next day——
The seventh year of Anzheng (1860), early morning on January 14th——
Edo, Hatchobori, Aoto's home——
"Kyuubei, I'm going out."
"Young Master, be careful on the road. Here is your lunch."
Aoto, who had put on a burgundy haori and a black scarf to protect himself from the cold, hung two sabers on his left waist, and accepted the lunch box wrapped in thick cloth from Kubei.
In Japan of this era, there was naturally no such thing as a staff canteen, so most official employees brought their own lunch boxes.
After leaving the house and taking a deep breath of the uniquely cold morning air, Qingden simply stretched the muscles of his hands and feet, and then rushed out of the path in front of his house in a standard jogging posture.
Yesterday, after deeply realizing that his current physical fitness needed to be strengthened in the gymnasium, Qingdeng spent last night formulating a series of fitness plans for himself.
No matter where you go, run as much as possible—this is one of the fitness plans Qingdeng set for himself last night.
——With a knife on his waist, it really gets in the way when he starts running...
Qingden looked at the katana and wakizashi hanging on his waist with helpless eyes.
These two knives were made by Qingdeng's great-grandfather at a cost of 100 taels. They are considered the heirloom swords of Qingdeng and his family.
After Qingdeng's father died, these two knives were naturally passed to Qingdeng's hands.
And these two knives are worthy of the price. Both in terms of toughness and sharpness, they are both top-notch.
He wore a knife on his waist. When running, the longer knife would always hit his left calf, so Qingden simply took off the knife and carried it on his shoulder.
After following his memory and arriving at the famous bridge in Edo: the Hokubansuo next to Gofu Bridge, Aoto went straight to the office of his immediate superior: Arima, and prepared to report to Arima.
Every morning, the first thing after entering the office is to report to the superior - this is one of the rules of the office.
Just halfway through, Qingdeng suddenly heard two familiar voices coming from behind:
"Tachibana-kun! Good morning!"
"Tachibana, good morning."
Aoden: "Mr. Ushiyama, Mr. Inoya, good morning to you too."
The two young men who were walking behind Tachibana and greeting Tachibana quickened their pace slightly and walked side by side with Tachibana.
Inoya Hanjiro, Ushiyama Masaji - the names of these two people.
The two of them are Aoto's true colleagues - like Aoto, they are all under Arima's direct command.
The Sadachi-kai, which is responsible for maintaining public security, has a total of 2 Yuli and 6 Tonxin. Each force is responsible for managing 3 concentrics.
The three colleagues in charge of Arima are Aoden, Ushiyama, and Inoya.
These two people also participated in the manhunt for the "Benevolent and Righteous People" the night before yesterday - when they were waiting for the operation to start in the execution center, the two people sitting on the left and right of Qingdeng were Niushan and Inoya.
Although Inotani has such a humorous surname, he has a handsome face that doesn't match "pig" at all.
And Niushan's appearance matches his surname very well - he has a face as honest and honest as a cow.
"Tachibana-kun, I had an extra day off yesterday. Did you go somewhere to play?" Inotani put his handsome face close to Qingteng.
"I went to learn the sword from my master yesterday." Qingden, who had just woken up not long ago and was still a bit tired, yawned widely.
"Study swordsmanship under a master?" Inotani's eyes widened, "Tachibana-kun, weren't you always interested in swordsmanship? Why did you suddenly change your gender? Which sword hall did you become a master of?"
"The trial house of natural Rishin-ryu."
"...I have never heard of the name of the school or the name of the sword hall."
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, Mr. Inotani. After all, it is a relatively unpopular school. As for why I suddenly want to learn swordsmanship, I will tell you slowly when I have time later. Tell me about your affairs. You and Mr. Ushiyama had a meeting yesterday. Where are you going to spend your vacation?”
"Hmph!" Inoya showed a proud look, stretched out his right thumb and gestured to himself, and said in a proud tone, "We spent the whole day at Hualiu Street yesterday!"
"Ah, I knew it..." Qingdeng laughed dumbly.
"There's nothing we can do." Ushiyama, who had been silent just now, interrupted, "After all, this is the only hobby Inoya and I have."
"If I remember correctly - Master Arima just lectured you two a while ago, asking you to exercise some restraint..." Qingto showed a helpless expression, "If I am lectured by Master Arima again later, I will not do it again. I’ll put in a good word and beg for mercy for you.”
Inotani and Ushiyama... these two colleagues of mine, from a certain point of view... are a pair of celebrities - celebrities in a certain circle in Edo.
As soon as these two brothers have free time, they will take to the streets!
The two of them are much older than Qingdeng, who is only 18 years old this year, and are directly a generation older than Qingdeng.
Both of them happen to be 33 years old this year. At such a young age, they have successfully accomplished the feat of "the two of them were active in every flower street in Edo"!
If they just frequented that kind of place, the two of them would not be called celebrities in that circle. After all, Edo has a population of millions, and with such a large population base to support it, Edo naturally has no shortage of people who want to go there twice a day. People who live in Flower Street for fourteen hours.
What really makes these two brothers famous is that they both have unique skills.
And the unique skills these two brothers possess...it's like a heifer giving birth - so awesome!
Inoya not only has a good face, but also has good fingers.
It is clear that there are ten such beautiful and slender fingers, but they possess powerful explosive power and agility that are extremely inconsistent with such an appearance.
Inoya made countless women reluctant to leave him with just his hands.
If Inoya possesses "physics skills", then Ushiyama possesses "spell skills".
Although Niushan has a face as honest and honest as an ox, and is always taciturn on weekdays, he is actually a very eloquent person.
All kinds of good things that women like to hear, he comes right out of his mouth. A few words can coax a woman you just met into a happy mood, and coax countless women to say boldly: There will be no need for money tonight! Guest, you can come as you like!
The two people who possess these two major skills are nicknamed Golden Mouth and Silver Finger in the circle.
Because they have the same hobbies, the two brothers often go shopping together in Flower Street. During holidays, they can always be seen in Flower Street.
People in the Edo circle referred to the two men as the "gold and silver brothers" who always followed each other.
Previously, these two people also invited "Original Orange Qingdeng", so that "Qiang Qiang Two People" directly became "The Three Musketeers of Flower Street".
But because "Hara Tachibana Aoden" is a very honest and loyal person, he has always been insensitive to places like Flower Street, so every invitation from Inoya and Ushiyama was declined by "Hara Tachibana Aoden".
The three of them just chatted and rushed to Arima's office.
Only a moment later, they were all standing in front of the office door of their immediate superior, Sadachi Kaiyuri and Arima Hideyuki.
"Arima-sama!" Inotani said loudly to the door, "Inotani Hanjiro, Ushiyama Masaji, Tachibana Aoto, come and report!"
"Come in." Arima's voice sounded from behind the door.
"I'm sorry!" Inoya opened the door and entered first.
After the three people filed in, they lined up in front of Arima.
Aomori: "Good morning, Arima-sama."
The three people saluted Arima and said hello.
Arima's office... was so clean and tidy that it was hard to imagine that a human was working in this room.
The floors, walls, and ceilings were all wiped clean.
Books and files are all sorted into categories and arranged neatly.
Arima is currently kneeling behind the desk, correcting files. His waist is straight enough to form a perfect 90-degree right angle with the tatami under his butt.
After knowing how Inodani and Ushiyama usually spend their holidays, you may feel that these two people are really full of personality.
But in terms of personality... these two people are really nothing compared to Arima.
Arima is...a person who, at best, has a personality, but at worst, has a mental problem.
Maybe it's a matter of family education. Arima's three views are as follows: since he is a samurai, he must set a good example for the common people. He must never do anything that goes against the image of a samurai. He must act righteously! Sit properly! Walk steadily! Always keep your clothes and living area neat and tidy!
Therefore, whether a horse is sitting or standing, its waist always forms a 90-degree right angle to the ground.
Be it the office or the clothes on your body, they are always clean and neat.
Qingdeng has never been to Arima's home, otherwise he would really like to see what Arima's home is like.
The waist is always straight, the clothes and the place where one works are always clean - these are within the scope of understanding.
And some of Arima's other behaviors are really puzzling.
For example: When a horse turns a corner, it will never turn at an angle other than 90 degrees.
When turning a corner, Arima will first walk straight to the center of the intersection, then make a 90-degree turn to the intersection he wants to go to, and then walk straight forward again.
Another example: No matter when there is a horse, his eyes will not squint.
Whether sitting, standing or walking, Arima's eyes will always look straight ahead and will never let their sight tilt.
If he accidentally tilted his gaze, he would look like a monk who accidentally broke his precepts, showing an extremely frightened expression that would break out in cold sweat.
If he wants to look at something next to him, he will turn his neck instead of moving his eyes and sight.
Do you know about owls?
The owl's eyes cannot move.
Arima's eyes happen to be very big, and he happens to be the kind of person who blinks very slowly.
So - when you are being stared at by Arima, Arima will give you a wonderful feeling of "you are being stared at by an owl"!
Another example: When Arima eats, he will also use a 90-degree angle to bring food into his mouth.
The specific operation is as follows: use chopsticks to pick up the food, lift it directly in front of the face, and then put it straight into the mouth.
The trajectory of food being lifted in front of Arima and then delivered to Arima's mouth forms a right angle of 90 degrees.
When a horse drinks water, he drinks like this, making a 90-degree angle and bringing the water cup to his lips.
So when Arima is having dinner with a group of people, he is always the most handsome one!
If you go to eat with Arima, you will see that there is a guy who is always eating at a weird angle, whether he is eating food or drinking soup...
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