The next day, morning——
Edo, somewhere——
It was around eight o'clock in the morning, and the sun was half pushing and half hanging on the top of a certain white cloud, casting beams of soft light that, although not bright, could make people feel a touch of warmth.
The weather is nice... Qingdeng thought to himself as he raised his head and looked at the sky.
The half-dark clouds floated lightly.
A pale yellow beam of light shines between heaven and earth.
The footsteps of pedestrians, the sounds of horses and cattle and other livestock, the rolling sounds of carts and other vehicles... Everything on the street and around you is illuminated by the warm sun, adding a touch of peace.
The air was very moist, as if snow had melted in it.
The fresh morning air blows away the breath of human society.
——The weather is perfect for an outing.
As soon as Qingdeng's thoughts came to an end, a sigh that was exactly the same as his mental activity suddenly sounded from behind him:
"Today's weather is really nice. It's perfect for an outing. Wow."
At the end of this emotional sentence, there is an "ah woo" - this is the sound of eating Jinpingtang into your mouth.
Qingdeng was slightly startled, and then showed a dumbfounded expression.
He turned his head and looked at the two women who were following closely behind him.
"Okita-kun, Miss Sanako, do you really want to follow me?"
"Tachibana-kun, you are so annoying."
Souji curled his lips while chewing Jinpei candy.
"How many times have I told you this? How can I just watch you get into danger and remain indifferent?"
Sanako remained silent.
But her unwavering, unwavering eyes said everything.
Seeing this, Qingdeng sighed, half moved and half helpless.
Ever since Qingdeng reunited with the two girls by chance and explained to them what he had done recently, the two girls have made the same determination: they will act together with Qingdeng! Assist Qingdeng in investigating the mysterious drug!
Qingdeng's first reaction was naturally to refuse.
If it's an ordinary incident, that's it.
Qingdeng has never been a "lone wolf" who doesn't like company.
Whenever he encounters something he cannot solve, or something he is not good at, he will be happy to ask others for help.
However, this incident is no small matter.
Just one member of the Qingshui clan is already very troublesome, not to mention the forces that support Wei Yao, and there is also a crazy terrorist organization: the Law Punishment Party.
Compared with the powerful Qingshui clan and the unpredictable Fa Zhu party, the group that Qingdeng faced before was mediocre.
In fact, when he made up his mind to get to the bottom of the conspiracy, Qingdeng was mentally prepared for a bloody conflict or even an all-out struggle with the Qingshui clan and the Fazhu Party in the future.
For Qingneng, he certainly does not want any relatives and friends such as Sanako, Souji, Kinoshita Mai, and Elodie to be involved in the muddy water of "Once you step out, it is difficult to turn back."
However... no matter what Qingdeng said or tried to persuade, the two women had already made up their minds.
"Why don't you understand? The 'trick drug' case is extraordinary and quite dangerous!" Qingdeng repeated this sentence at least 10 times.
"So what?" - Sanako and Souji repeated this sentence at least 11 times.
Sanako has a strong personality, so Qingto knew early on that the chances of persuading her to change her mind were slim.
But he didn't expect that when Souji became stubborn, he would act like a cow and couldn't pull him back no matter how hard he pulled.
Sanako and Souji are both powerful people with hands and feet, able to move and think. When they make up their minds and want to do something, Qingto really can't stop them.
There's no way Qingdeng could break their hands and feet, right?
Unable to defeat their Qingdeng, he had no choice but to sigh and acquiesce to the two women's decision.
Last night, they went home separately, leaving letters home informing their families that they needed to leave home for a while, and changed their clothes.
Souji put on leggings to improve the flexibility of his lower limbs.
Although Sanako was still dressed in a white and blue women's kendo uniform, she brought her naginata, linen cloth, ointment, her favorite acupuncture tools and other medical equipment.
Linen, ointments, acupuncture tools and other items were small in size and were stuffed into a palm-sized leather bag, which was then tied around his right waist by Sanako.
As for the huge naginata, it was carried on Sanako's back.
Of course, in order to avoid attracting attention and causing panic to passers-by, Sanako specially wrapped the naginata tightly in black cloth.
From the outside, there is no clue that this is a naginata.
In the eyes of others, they would only think that Sanako was carrying a fishing rod.
Qingto was not surprised when he learned that Souji insisted on helping him.
After all, the two of them had already tried all kinds of moves and left water marks everywhere inside and outside the training hall.
On the contrary, Sanako also insisted on following him... This surprised Qingto.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not something difficult to understand.
Sanako, who is deeply influenced by the martial arts culture, has always valued love and righteousness.
Besides, Qingden still had life-saving grace for Sanako.
That night, without Qingdeng's timely rescue, Sanazi might have died under the butcher's knife of the anti-barbarian group.
Although Qingteng doesn't care whether Sanako repays his kindness or not, Sanako, who values etiquette, justice and integrity, must always keep Qingteng's life-saving kindness in mind.
It is reasonable for Sanako to go out of his way to support Aoden out of loyalty and simple thoughts of repaying kindness.
Of course, Qingto had also guessed whether Sanako had a special affection for him, so he tried his best to help him.
However... this is just Qingdeng's personal conjecture after all.
Sanako's attitude towards Qingto has always been lukewarm, neither salty nor salty.
Neither too far away nor too close.
The only time Aoto felt that Sanako was so "close" to him was the night he took Sanako to the fireworks display.
Under the fiery night sky, with eyes shining like glass, Sanako gently said "thank you" to him - this picturesque scene has always been treasured in Qingden's heart.
To this day, Qingden still feels that there is an indescribable distance between him and Sanako.
This makes Qingto still unsure about his current relationship with Sanako.
All in all, Aoto now has the help of Sanako and Souji, which is like adding more power to a tiger.
Needless to say, Souji is a genius swordsman who has reached the state of "freely releasing power" at the age of 16.
As for Sanako, he is capable of both writing and martial arts. He can make plans and carry a sword into battle.
At the same time, because she is proficient in medical skills, she can also ensure logistics.
Qingdeng had known for a long time that Sanazi was a ruthless person who could kill and punish others at the same time.
However, he has never been lucky enough to see Sanako's rejuvenation skills.
Although the weather today is surprisingly good, Qingdeng and his party really don't have the time or leisure to go on an outing.
Last night, Aonto learned from Miyagawa Shunzou that Tachibana Takayuki had interacted with "Mad Dog" Ugaki Goro.
In this case, what to do next is very clear - go to the home of the Mad Dog family: the Sun Room, and confront the "Mad Dog" Ugaki Goro!
The sunroom is located on Zhongqiao Guangxiao Road.
Zhongqiao Guangxiao Road - a well-known downtown area where crowds of people gather.
The so-called "Guangxiaolu" is a large road used for fire prevention.
Because of their wide area and the ability to accommodate a large number of people, most of the Guangxiaolu have evolved into prosperous commercial streets and entertainment streets.
The most famous Hirokoji is Ryoko Hirokoji, which is known as the "No. 1 entertainment street in Edo".
Although it is still early, Zhongqiao Guangxiao Road is already very noisy.
There are many shops on both sides of the street.
They are dotted in rows and rows.
It’s a dizzying array of things to see.
Men and women came and went.
The car was driven back and forth, and the dragon swam in the flowing water.
Qingdeng had no time to appreciate the bustling street scene and kept busy on his way.
But at this moment, bursts of noise coming from directly in front attracted his attention——
"Ah, disgusting, why are there so many Yakuza from the Qingshui clan?"
"who knows……"
"They seem to be looking for someone."
"It's just looking for someone. As for mobilizing a large number of people..."
"God knows, let's go, let's not get close to them."
A large number of passers-by hurriedly passed by Qingdeng and others, and walked quickly in the opposite direction to Qingdeng and others.
The Qingshui Clan... At this critical moment, Qingden suddenly heard this name and couldn't help but narrow his eyes and look solemn.
After walking for a while, Qingdeng looked forward intently——
"Hey you!"
"Hey! Sir! Please, what do you do for me?"
"Don't be nervous, I just want to ask you a question - have you ever seen the person in the portrait?"
"No, no..."
"Have you seen the man in the portrait?"
"Nope……"
"Tsk! Damn it! Look carefully again! Have you really never seen this?!"
"Oh, my lord! I swear to Buddha! I really have never seen him!"
…
On the street ahead, a large number of young people with fierce appearances and wolf-like temperaments suddenly appeared.
Because of the severe cold weather, everyone among them was wearing thick clothes.
However, even so, colorful tattoos can still be seen from their exposed skin on their necks, backs of hands, ankles and other places.
Roughly speaking, there are about 20 people.
Despite their large numbers, they did not appear to be here to fight or cause trouble.
I saw them each holding a portrait in their hands and asking every passerby along the street.
The questions asked are all the same - have you seen the person in the portrait?
Although as the grassroots governance capabilities of the Edo shogunate became increasingly disintegrated and the Yakuza, which lost effective control, became more and more arrogant, they were not yet so domineering that they dared to commit violence against innocent people in broad daylight and in public.
Therefore, although the Yakuza of the Qingshui clan were quite rude in their questioning tone, they were not too rude.
"Hey! You three! Those three wearing hats!"
Qingdeng followed the reputation of shouting.
"Are you talking about us?"
"Yes! I'm just talking about you!"
A tall, thick, and hairy man who looked like an orangutan in terms of body shape and hair volume walked straight towards Qingdeng and the others.
Whether it's Sanako or Souji, they both make people on the street turn around.
After all, the former is "the most beautiful woman in Edo", while the latter is a beautiful boy who can make young girls and all Taoists obsessed with her appearance.
It would be too conspicuous if the two of them followed Qingdeng carelessly and without any cover.
So, they all followed Qingdeng's example and wore low-rimmed hats that could completely cover their faces.
"What's with you?"
Qingden pressed the bamboo hat on his head.
"It's nothing! I just want to ask you a question!"
The orangutan said as he handed the portrait in his hand to Qingdeng and others.
"Have you ever seen the man in the portrait?"
Qingden lowered his gaze and glanced at the portrait in the orangutan's hand - instantly, his brows jumped sharply.
At this time, the two girls also put their heads together.
A look of astonishment appeared on Sanako's cheeks.
The director-general even said directly:
"This man's chin... is so fat..."
It’s no wonder that Qingdeng and others reacted like this.
The person in the painting... to put it more politely, looks very much like a Picasso painting.
To put it in plain, simple and direct terms... is this really a chin that humans can grow?
The person in the painting is about 30 to 40 years old, and the parts above the mouth are normal.
Ordinary eyes, ordinary nose, ordinary ears...
But the area below the mouth... is quite scary.
To be more precise, his chin is quite scary.
His chin is huge.
The wide and fat chin looked as if it had been stung by hundreds of bees.
According to Qingdeng's personal estimation, he felt that the man's chin in the painting was nearly twice as big as the upper half of his face.
Such a huge difference in proportions makes this person's entire face look like a melon that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.
While Qingdeng and others were still deeply shocked by such a strange appearance, the orangutan asked again:
"How is it? Have you ever seen this person?"
Perhaps it was because Qingdeng and others had not spoken for a long time, but this time there was a clear hint of impatience in the orangutan's tone.
Qingden shook his head gently.
"Never seen it."
Sanako and Souji also shook their heads.
"What! Since I haven't seen it before, answer it quickly! Don't waste everyone's time!"
The orangutan left cursing.
Qingdeng also ignored the orangutan's rudeness.
He was neither interested in knowing who the person in the painting was, nor was he interested in knowing why the Yakuza of the Qingshui clan were looking for this "chin guy" everywhere.
After Aoden glanced at the orangutan who was walking away, he led Sanako and Souji and continued to march straight towards the location of the sun house.
…
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"arrive……"
Qingdeng raised his head and looked up at the plaque with the three characters "Sunlight House" engraved above his head.
The three-story majestic house has a big word "money" painted on the black door curtain.
At first glance, it looks like a private bank that can be seen everywhere.
However, if you listen carefully for a moment, you can hear the vicious shouts coming from inside the room:
"Old lady! I told you so! We are fucking businessmen! We will only lend money to people who can repay the loan! You are so damn old, you might kick your legs and burp your butt tomorrow! This makes How can we loan you a loan with confidence?”
"If you really want money, just use the deed of your house to pay for it! What? If you can't repay the loan, the deed will be gone, and the whole family will have to sleep on the street? Isn't this a fucking natural thing?! Even if you dare to destroy your family, , You don’t have the courage to be homeless, so why the hell are you borrowing money and doing business?!”
"We are a fucking private bank, not a fucking house for girls! We don't buy women! Even if you give us all your daughters, wives, and mothers, we won't give you a penny!"
…
While listening to the various shouts, Qingdeng opened the door curtain and stepped into the house.
The scene inside the house was much livelier than Qingdeng had imagined.
The first floor of the sunroom is the office.
To the south is the main door, to the east are the stairs leading to the second floor, to the west are empty walls, and to the north are four counters arranged neatly. The interior layout is very much like the bank lobby in Qingdeng's previous life.
However, there was no young woman sitting behind the counter wearing black silk high heels, a beautiful silk scarf around her neck, and an exquisite uniform. There was only an irritable old man who was astonishingly "pretty" when he opened his mouth.
People who come to repay money or borrow money come from the Five Elements and Eight Works.
There are samurai with double swords on their waists, farmers with honest appearance, businessmen with beautiful clothes, craftsmen with white sweat scarves on their foreheads, Yakuza with dragons and phoenixes, and tourists with the smell of travel. female……
Although the appearance and temperament of every staff member in the sunroom, including the counter staff, look very much like a serial murderer, the overall operation situation is still quite similar.
There are strict lending standards.
We only accept serious collateral such as house deeds, land deeds, precious luxury goods, etc.
It can be seen that there is a reason why the sunroom can become bigger and stronger.
Qingdeng walked straight to a counter that was not currently handling business.
"Gui'an, is Mr. Ugaki here?"
"Um?"
Behind the counter, a young man with fierce eyes raised his gaze and looked at Qingdeng with suspicion.
"Haha, it's really rare. The first thing you say is not to pay back or ask for money, but to ask where the boss is... Who are you? Why are you looking for our boss?"
Qingdeng opened his mouth and was about to answer -
"Ah! It's you!"
A familiar scream suddenly sounded from behind Qingdeng.
Qingdeng was startled, then turned his head and looked around.
A one-eyed dragon with a black eyepatch on his left eye pointed at him with a look of horror.
"Uehara-sama! It was him! It was this bastard who beat us up! We were unable to receive the money from Kikuchi Sensui!"
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Ps: The female ninja Moko in "A Thousand Loves and Flowers" is so cute! Sure enough, the Big Bear Kunoichi is a man’s romance and a treasure of human civilization!
Today is another day where I want to marry a kunoichi.
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