Tokyo, January 21st, evening.
Nobume Imai entered the Chichibu Mountains, and reinforcements arrived later to help guard against zombies.
The ones who came were Shimura Miao, Shimura Shinpachi and Kagura. There were no problems at Shinjuku Gyoen. Shimura Miao couldn't wait to lead the team out to take on the mission to earn extra money.
Sakata Gintoki kept talking about his absence all the time. Absence means less pay.
However, that idiot was actually imprisoned for drunk driving. No matter what, when he comes back, he will be a different person and things will change. There will definitely be no leftover desserts for him.
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Shimura Miao learned about the situation from Shiba Haiyan and learned that when Mr. Tokugawa Sadada was stabbed, the matter had already spread.
All kinds of speculations are flying on the Internet.
Many people believe that there are three important suspects hiding behind the scenes, namely Yamazaki, Tokugawa Shigemo, and Tokugawa Kiki.
Yamazaki wanted to destroy the Tokugawa family's rise to power, and both Tokugawa Shigemo and Tokugawa Kiki couldn't wait to rise to power.
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Yoyogi Hospital near Yoyogi Jinen.
The police semi-blocked the entire hospital. Matsudaira Katakuritora visited Mr. Tokugawa Sadada and revealed it to reporters as soon as he came out.
However, Matsudaira Katakurihu knew that the focus was tonight.
Mr. Tokugawa Sadada suffered some injuries, which were not life-threatening, but he is now very weak.
Today happens to be a day when the concentration of unknown substances in the air increases. The weak may become zombies just by breathing the air.
Although he has been moved to a special ward for care, no one knows whether his body will change after breathing in the air before. All he knows is that he will be at his weakest and most likely to have an accident when he sleeps tonight.
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Chichibu Mountains.
Shizo Okada and Mansai Kawagami replaced Matako Kurushima and Heita Takeichi, carried Katsura Kotaro and Shinsuke Takasugi on their backs, and continued running on the treetops.
Katsura Kotaro fell asleep, but Takasugi Shinsuke was already awake, but he didn't speak and was in a bad mood.
Anyone without an eye will not be in a good mood.
That guy is so unsamurai that he is actually playing dirty tricks.
Hearing the strange noise in the wind, Takasugi Shinsuke knew that the pursuers were coming, so he took action to vent his anger.
A group of three spiritual blades flew towards that different place, it was Nobu Imai who was chasing after her.
The slight strange sound breaking through the air did not escape Imai Nobu's ears. She did not forcefully answer it, but stepped back and distanced herself.
This is the extended length of testing the opponent's mental power, which is also the attack range.
However, her retreat caused Takasugi Shinsuke to lose his target, and he simply withdrew.
Imai Nobume didn't chase anymore and hesitated. Is this a trap?
It doesn't matter if she dies, but what about the mission?
Oh, speaking of missions, still gotta keep up.
However, Imai Nobu soon discovered that she had lost her goal.
It was Takasugi Shinsuke's work, using his mental power to summon water vapor to cover up the smell of blood.
Only then did Okada Shinzo, Kawagami Mansai, Kurushima Matako, and Takeichi Benheita realize that there was a pursuer behind them.
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Yoyogi Hospital.
Tokugawa Shigemo and Tokugawa Sumiya were accompanying Mr. Tokugawa Sadaide, and Tokugawa Sumiye burst into tears.
Although I don't like this uncle very much, he is still a blood relative, and getting along with him during this time is also very good.
"Maomao..."
"Uncle, please stop talking."
"No, I feel like I can't survive tonight."
"No, you're going to be fine."
"My body, I know, I am old." Mr. Tokugawa Sadaide said with sadness, he actually wanted to fall here.
He had thought about assassinating him and had always arranged for guards.
But for today's assassination, I have never thought about it, and it is not suitable for this era where personal force is supreme.
"Uncle..." Tokugawa Shigemo didn't know how to comfort him.
"Maomao, have you thought about it?"
"What?"
"The next situation."
"I……"
"By the way, if I die, what will happen to the situation?"
"You are highly respected. Without your coordination, the Supervision and Management Committee would probably split, and then there would be the Warring States Period. The Warring States Period was dominated by personal force."
"Is that all?"
"Then things are opposite, Xixi and I."
"Okay, it's enough to see these." Mr. Tokugawa Sadada said, "I originally wanted to recommend you to be your majesty, but now you can choose for yourself, whether to be your majesty or a general."
"I actually don't want either."
"Sorry, it's not up to you. This is fate."
"Then, I'd better be a general." Tokugawa Shigemo looked at his sister Tokugawa Sumiya.
If he becomes His Majesty, then Tokugawa Sumiya will take on the heavy responsibility of the general and compete with Tokugawa Kiki for profit.
It would be better to let Tokugawa Sumiya be your Majesty. Although there is no freedom, there is relatively no worries.
If you really don't want to do it any more, you can just abdicate. This is how the transition from Heisei to Reiwa took place.
Mr. Tokugawa Sadada also knew, "It's all fate, then, do you know what to do?"
"I know that relying on the Genryu and Yagyu families, only with force can we suppress our subordinates. The rest of the people are not worthy of trust, such as Kazuki Tsunekichi, Tsukiyama Kanmu, Yuki Shozo, etc. I can win over them. I'm glad that I can win over them. That’s fine too.”
"Okay, then I won't say much. I just want to remind you that you should be careful about the conflicts within Yuanliu. There are many people and mixed minds."
"Yes, I understand." Tokugawa Shigemo greeted. He really hadn't thought of this.
"Okay, let's invite Mr. Yamamoto and Mr. Yagyu to come in. I'll provide a deathbed care provider and add an extra layer of insurance."
"yes."
…
Soon after, the Tuogu drama was staged.
Yagyu Yuju immediately agreed, and the Yagyu family has always had a close relationship with the Tokugawa family.
However, Yamamoto Genryu Sai Shigekuni could not refuse, so he had to agree.
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Nagano Prefecture, night.
There was no electricity and only the solar lights were running, but due to the snow, the view was good and not pitch black.
Under the light of the street lamp, Takasugi Shinsuke and Katsura Kotaro completed the bandaging on their own.
The bandages were made by randomly finding a house, cutting curtains, boiling them in boiling water, and disinfecting them.
The pot is also in the house, the water is burned from the snow on the ground, and the fuel is tree branches. At night, there is no need to worry about the smoke attracting pursuers.
And there was just too much light.
Wushi Bianpingtai changed the water to cook the meat, and hunted rabbits and birds on the road.
There are also some fish grilled by the fire, looked after by Okada Shinzo, Kawakami Mansai, and Kurushima Matako.
Takasugi Shinsuke touched the bandage on his left eye, "Hey, what's going on with you?"
Gui Xiaotaro sighed: "We made a miscalculation. The old man is not in good health, but he is a master with strong mental power."
Takasugi Shinsuke was unwilling to give in, "Damn it, we will suffer a big loss this time."
"Not necessarily," Katsura Kotaro pondered, "The old man still has a test tonight. He's too old."
Takasugi Shinsuke understood, "Okay, I hope it can happen."
"What are you going to do next? Do you recognize you?"
"I'm not sure, but Katsuragi Ai-san should have recorded our gestures. That has nothing to do with being masked, so we have to avoid her now."
"Then, let's go abroad."
"That's fine."
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