"poppy?"
The general manager tilted his head, looking confused.
She subconsciously turned her head to the side and cast a "seeking" look at Qingden and Sanako beside her.
Mr. Tachibana is well-informed and has a strong memory; Ms. Sanako is well-read in poetry and books and is knowledgeable. They must both know what a poppy is... Souji thought to himself.
However, the scene unfolding before her eyes surprised her.
Sanako blinked her beautiful eyes several times numbly, with an obvious look of confusion on her rosy cheeks full of vitality.
As for Qingdeng...
The moment Onodera said the word "poppy", Qingden's eyes suddenly became sharp. There seemed to be veins jumping between his temples, and his face was as green as if he had been washed by ice water.
Qingden's appearance shocked Souji.
She had rarely seen Qingden with such an ugly face...
Sanako and Souji were half shocked to realize Qingto's abnormality.
In the blink of an eye, she and the director "cooperated" with each other, focusing their puzzled and worried eyes on Qingteng.
Because Aomori's appearance at this time was really terrifying, Souji couldn't help but asked softly in a tentative tone:
"Tachibana-kun...?"
Souji's call brought Qingto's thoughts back to reality.
"What's wrong?"
The general manager said angrily:
"I should ask you 'what's wrong'! Ju-kun, what's wrong with you? You look so ugly..."
Qingdeng was startled when he heard this.
Whether in his previous life or in this life, Qingdeng did not have the habit of carrying a mirror with him. There was nothing reflective in this thatched house, so he could not check his current facial expression.
However, he could still generally feel that his facial features at this time must be very ferocious - after all, his mood is still very unstable until now.
"Sorry... I scared you..."
Qingdeng apologized to the two girls while adjusting his physical and mental state.
Seeing Qingdeng return to his normal appearance, the two girls relaxed a little.
The director-general was even more curious about Poppy, who could change Qingden's expression drastically.
So, she asked aloud:
"Tachibana-kun, what is a poppy?"
Just when Aoshito was about to explain to the two girls what a "poppy" was, Onodera answered first:
"You can understand it as an herb rich in terrible magic."
"Poppy is pronounced 'sombiferum' in English, which means 'hypnotic'. As the name suggests, it is highly narcotic."
“If used properly, opium poppy can be made into very useful analgesics and narcotics, but if it is used for other purposes... let me put it this way—the main raw material of opium in England is opium poppy. "
Souji, Sanako: "Duck slices...!"*2
The two women exclaimed in shock.
In an instant, their faces became extremely livid and ugly just like Qingdeng just now.
In fact, Onodera didn't need to explain so much, as long as his last words were enough.
It has been 7 years since the founding of the Edo shogunate since the "Black Ship Incident" broke out.
From the generals who conquered the barbarians, the lords of the vassal states, and the important ministers of the shogunate, to the ordinary middle- and lower-level samurai, and ordinary people, they are no longer the "deaf" and "blind" who were blind and ignorant of the overseas situation. ".
Edo is the current political center of Japan and is located at the intersection of the "Five Streets", so the transmission of logistics and information is extremely convenient.
Any news at home and abroad was basically the first to spread among the people in Edo.
Therefore, even the director-general, who doesn't like reading and doesn't care about political affairs, knows what the duck slices of England are.
"When you first swallow the magic medicine, there won't be any abnormal reactions in your body."
"As long as you take one pill, your fatigue and pain will disappear, and there will be no side effects."
"The early stage of the trick medicine, which had only advantages and no disadvantages, deceived countless ignorant people."
"Uninformed people regard this medicine as a miracle medicine, thinking that as long as they have it, they no longer need to fear any illness."
"I don't know that this damn pill is actually a chronic poison wrapped in sweet sugar..."
"Once ingested for a long time, the toxicity contained in the pills will gradually penetrate into the depths of a person's body, causing a great impact on the person's physical and mental condition. The main symptoms include mental instability, irritability, and the inability to control oneself. Emotions."
[Note: Shinu: Nerve]
"At the same time, hallucinations will become more and more frequent."
“Either seeing family members who have passed away, or seeing former enemies, or seeing tragic experiences in the past.”
"As hallucinations appear more and more frequently, over time, it will become difficult to distinguish which is reality and which is hallucination. The whole person is wandering between reality and illusion, as if he is crazy."
"On top of that, it's highly addictive."
“Once you eat too much, you can become addicted to it.”
"I always want to take another one."
“After eating one pill, it didn’t take long before I wanted another pill.”
"Then they eat more and more, and eat more and more... and finally form a vicious cycle."
"If things go on like this, even an iron man with a body made of steel and nerves made of copper will become a terrifying figure, inhuman and ghostly."
"After finding out the true efficacy of the trick medicine, I finally understand why Tachibana Takashi is so obsessed with finding out the real culprit behind the production and sale of this medicine."
"Later, with my help, Tachibana Takayuki successfully bribed another cadre of the Qingshui clan, namely Kitahara Ginzo."
"Kitahara Ginzo is a simple miser."
"Conscience of family and country, feelings of family and country...these things that cannot be converted into money are all bullshit in his eyes."
"The reason why he helps us is purely for money."
"I won't go into details about the specific investigation process."
"In short, Tachibana Takayuki and I joined forces and worked together to eliminate the poison."
"At first, both I and Tachibana Takayuki thought that the initiator of all these incidents was the leader of the Qingshui clan, namely Eiichi Qingshui."
"Anyone who has a little friendship with Eiichi Shimizu knows that he is a ruthless character who is kind and courteous on the outside but vicious and cruel on the inside."
"If it were him, it would be completely unsurprising for him to be involved in selling dangerous drugs."
"However... what Tachibana Takayuki and I never expected was that there was someone else behind the scenes!"
Speaking of this, Onodera paused, as if he was brewing feelings.
After a while, he squeezed out the words one by one from between his clenched teeth, as if spitting pebbles.
"That's the Fuzhi Party that was active 60 years ago!"
"The FaZe Party is good at 'intelligence control'. Although I have tried my best to investigate carefully, so far, I still know very little about the FaZe Party."
"Even now, I only know that the leader of the Fa Zhu Party and all cadre-level figures will give themselves a code name."
"The code names they use are all those vicious monsters in myths and stories."
"While using the ferocious demon as their nickname, they will also tattoo the demon ghost they use as their code name on their backs."
"As far as I know, there is an extremely clear grade gap among the cadres within the Hōzhōng Party. The highest-ranking cadres among them are the three 'big demons' collectively known as the 'three major cadres': Tamamo-mae, Shuten Doji, Otake Maru.”
"And these three senior cadres also have high and low statuses."
"According to legend, Otakemaru is the highest level, followed by Shuten Doji and Tamamo Mae."
"The one who stands above these three people is the leader of the Punishment Party: Yamata no Orochi."
"Whether Yamata no Orochi or the three major cadres, they are all extremely mysterious."
"No matter how hard I try and how much trouble I take, I can't find out any details about them. Their age and gender are all unknown."
“The Fanzhi Party takes the Gyeonggi area as its main center of activity.”
"Kanto, Ou and other eastern regions are just 'outlying areas' where the French are punishing the party."
"The highest spokesperson of the Fanzhu Party in the Kanto region is a cadre code-named 'Rakshasa'."
"I've seen Rakshasa in person a few times."
"He is very young, 25 or 6 years old at most."
"He is tall, fair-skinned, and has a delicate face... Judging from his appearance alone, it is impossible to imagine that he is the 'Governor of the Eastern Kingdom' of the Fa Zun Party, let alone that he is experienced in hundreds of battles and is especially good at drawing swords. Great swordsman."
"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, it is said that Rakshasa's sword-drawing skills have reached such a level that he can even split rifle bullets that are flying straight at him with one strike."
As soon as Onodera said this, Qingto raised his eyebrows unconsciously.
The art of sword drawing... This is also Qingdeng's best martial art...
Onodera, who didn't notice the change in Aoto's expression, continued to talk to himself:
"A long time ago, I vaguely discovered that the arrogant Eiichi Shimizu in Edo seemed to have another master."
"It wasn't until I started investigating the secret drug and found out the relationship between the Fa Zhu Party and the Qingshui clan that I was shocked to discover that this was really the case."
"The master on Qingshui Rong's head is the 'Governor-General of the Eastern Kingdom' of the Fa Zhu Party: Rakshasa!"
"The Qingshui clan is half a subordinate organization of the Fa Zhu Party!"
"Whether it's because the Fa Zhu Party is benevolent to the Qingshui clan or for some other reason, I can't verify. In short, Qingshui Rongyi obeys the Rakshasa's words!"
"In terms of the production and sale of trick medicine, the Qingshui clan has followed the orders of the Fa Zun Party from the beginning to the end."
"Our real enemy... is not the Qingshui clan, but the Fa Zhu Party who stands behind the Qingshui clan and secretly controls all of this!"
At this moment, Qingdeng really didn't know how to use words to describe his current mood...
It turns out... he had been mistaken about the relationship between the Fa Zhu Party and the Qingshui Clan!
Previously, he had always thought that they were equal organizations that did not belong to each other.
Unexpectedly...the Yakuza Group, which has the most powerful power in Kanto and Edo, is actually just a subordinate organization of the Punishment Party!
Qingdeng opened his mouth, about to say something.
However, at this moment——
"Um?"
Qingden's ears twitched.
Then, he raised his head and looked out of the house expressionlessly.
…
…
"Hey, we found it. It's that house, Onodera is inside."
"His hiding place is really quite hidden..."
"Let's go, chop off Onodera's head quickly, so we can go home and do business as soon as possible."
Black shadows shot out from the bushes around the thatched house.
They carried steel knives and surrounded the thatched house in a menacing manner.
"Onodera! Get out!"
The person in charge kicked open the closed door and rushed into the house like a hungry tiger descending from the mountain.
The next moment he rushed into the house... the ferocious expression on his face froze.
What caught his eye was not Onodera's cute face.
But a cold light piercing the air...
Phew!
The blade swung horizontally shattered the man's Tianling Cap.
The moment he killed the enemy who had gone to hell without even knowing what happened, Aoto slightly raised the blade of Echizen Hitachi Moru Kaneshige, adjusted the direction of the blade, and then took advantage of the situation and pointed it towards the person directly in front of him. The tall man unleashed an unassuming flat jab.
Although the tall man subconsciously stood half a step to the side in an attempt to avoid Qingdeng's thrust, his slightly lower reaction speed and body skills were unable to avoid Qingdeng's lightning-fast strike. The stabbing was a complete fantasy.
Phew!
There was another body on the ground.
The next breath, Qingden leaned his back against the wall, his eyes fixed on the enemies approaching from both sides. At this time, he caught a glimpse of another black figure appearing on his right side. The man also held a sword in his hand, the white blade shining coldly.
In an instant, Qingdeng took action.
He stepped forward, slashed at the enemy on his right, and then turned around to deal with the enemy on his left.
The enemy on the left saw Qingdeng's movement and immediately attacked him like a shadow. Seeing Qingdeng face to face with him, he couldn't help but look panicked.
However, this is only a momentary matter.
After a moment, he regained his composure, lowered his head and lunged towards Qingdeng.
Qingdeng lowered his waist and dodged the fierce attack of this person. Taking advantage of the moment when his body was wrong, he swung his sword from the top and hit the opponent's Tianling Gai hard.
Poof!
Another large number of bone fragments were scattered everywhere.
Qingdeng didn't even look at the miserable guy who had his Tianling Cap chopped into pieces, and turned around to attack the new enemy.
The newly appeared enemy swooped over like a whirlwind. Qingdeng raised his sword and swung it upwards, deflecting his sword. However, the opponent's figure retreated violently with the knocked back weapon, retreating to Qingdeng in one breath. 10 steps away.
Qingdeng had no time to take a closer look and immediately turned around to face the people attacking from the other direction.
The opponent raised his sword and attacked in Kasumi Dan's stance, and Chao Qingnobo unleashed a fierce offensive.
Qingden Cat lowers its waist, bends its knees and pounces directly on the opponent's lower body.
Qingdeng's move left this person at a loss as to how to deal with it.
Although the knife in his hand struck down, it only hit the air behind Qingden.
At the same moment when the man swung the knife, Qingdeng raised the knife from below and pierced his throat.
Before he could finish, Qingdeng used the force to lift his feet up. The man somersaulted on top of Qingdeng and fell upside down behind Qingdeng.
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Sorry! Today there is only so much!
But there is a reason. The author went on a date with a certain female seal today~~so I don’t have much time to write today.
I deeply reflect on this! The climax starts tomorrow, I will definitely work hard to code tomorrow! (Leopard head crying.jpg)
(End of chapter)
