"Isn't this completely groundless?"
Qingdeng frowned.
"What evidence is there to prove that Kikuchi Sensui has an affair with Aden?"
The old man shrugged.
"Of course there is no evidence."
"Everyone in the Ardennes is dead. Even if you want to find evidence, you can't find it, right?"
"But what does this mean?"
"I have lived for fifty-seven years. Although most of my life has been spent in confusion, I have been fortunate enough to realize a few simple philosophies of life after seeing too many ups and downs in the world. For example - ordinary people like
A vulgar, tasteless story."
"My wife fell in love with a young termite-killing master," and my sister eloped with her husband. People are so disgusted with such stories that are both tasteless and vulgar... Wow! Don't mention how emotional they are.
Interested!"
"When I see a murderer, I immediately think of killing for love, immediately thinking of transference, immediately thinking of incest, immediately thinking of having an affair with my sister-in-law... Ordinary people can always have endless reveries on this level."
"Even if it is something that is not true, it can still be conveyed to you with both nose and eyes."
"What's more, before Aden was killed, her relationship with Kikuchi was indeed quite good. Without Kikuchi's coordination, she would have been kicked out on the street by Aqi - this would only make the busybodies think.
Lian Lian."
This is true... Qingdeng thought to himself.
Throughout the ages, no matter what time or place, people generally say "Sister-in-law, come here~", "Brother-in-law, don't do this~", "Madam, you don't want your husband to know about this, right? So I beg you.
~" and so on. The tauren were silent after reading it, and the pure love warriors were in love with the curious stories that made them cry.
Take Aoshinobu as an example - after he rose to fame and became a celebrity in Edo, all kinds of bizarre rumors about him have been endless.
For example, some people say that he is gay, and the evidence is that he hangs out with Kondo, Hijikata and others all day long.
Another example is that there are rumors that he is a lecherous scumbag and has affairs with multiple women - this is what Qingdeng hates the most!
Given the people's temperament that they don't take things too seriously when watching the excitement, and the greater the excitement, the more excited they get... It's not surprising that rumors such as "Kikuchi Sensui and Aden are having an affair" are spread, which are completely unsupported by evidence.
thing.
"I'm not familiar with Kikuchi, so I don't know if he is the kind of beast who likes to do unethical things."
The old man took a puff of cigarette and continued.
"But to be honest, I personally think that the theory that 'Kikuchi and Aden had an affair' is completely groundless and cannot withstand any scrutiny."
"But...what use is my personal opinion?"
"In short, after Arden's death, rumors have been circulating that 'Aqi killed her own sister in order to avenge the loss of her husband.'"
"Gradually, everyone's evaluation of Kikuchi and his family... became increasingly unpleasant."
"Kikuchi was dismissed as a 'scumbag who can't take care of his lower body.'"
“Ardern was dismissed as a ‘slut who meddles in other people’s homes’.”
"And Aqi was also dismissed as a 'evil woman who behaves in extreme ways'."
"Ah, that's right, I almost forgot to say that."
"Although all kinds of evidence point to Aqi as the murderer, Kikuchi has always insisted that the person who killed Aden was not Aqi. There was someone else who killed Aden, and Aqi was framed."
"In order to prove that he was not lying, Kikuchi even went to the execution office to report to the official, asking the official of the 'three times' to re-investigate the case thoroughly and clear Aqi and Aden's innocence."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, Qingdeng raised his eyebrows.
"Reporter...Old man, can you tell me the details of Kikuchi's report?"
The old man looked embarrassed.
Suddenly, his face was filled with apology:
"Um...Master Samurai, I'm sorry, I don't know the details."
"I only know that after Kikuchi went to report to the police, there was indeed a man named Tachibana... whose name I don't remember, Sadachi came back to Tongxin to take over the case and restart the investigation."
"However, Kikuchi and the mayor's joint investigation into the case seemed to have come to nothing in the end."
"In short, Kikuchi is a soft-spoken person. Although he has always insisted that Aqi and Aden are innocent, no one pays attention to him at all."
"Time flies... Kikuchi probably realized that he was doing useless work. He gradually calmed down and stopped arguing with others."
"Then, he became what he is now - sitting in the house drinking all day long. When he had no money to buy alcohol, he pawned the valuable things in the house. When there was nothing left to sell, and when there was nothing left to pawn, he
Go borrow money, borrow money.”
"Oh, Kikuchi...is considered useless."
"It's such a pity that because of an innocent disaster, a high-spirited private school teacher turned into a drunkard."
"Kikuchi is still young. If he can cheer up, he might as well start over."
The old man twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a look of regret that was half a smile but not a smile.
"It's a pity... I see his current moral character, and I'm afraid it's impossible for him to regain his strength..."
…
After Qingdeng waved goodbye to the old man, he walked straight along the road pointed by the old man.
After a while, a grocery store that was full of historical charm at best and very shabby at worst came into Qingdeng's sight.
Qingdeng opened the door curtain and stepped into the store. A middle-aged man with dark skin dressed as a shopkeeper greeted him with a warm smile.
"Hey! Master Samurai, what do you want?"
"Do you have any wine? Just sake."
"Of course there is wine! Sir, how much wine do you want? As for sake, we have a multi-pack of sake and a three-pack of sake."
[One combination = 180 ml]
"Just a bottle of sake in a pack will be fine."
"Okay! Please wait a moment!"
The shopkeeper quickly got into the depth of the container.
At this time, Qingdeng suddenly found three middle-aged men in simple clothes sitting in a small open space not far from the grocery store.
They each held a bottle of sake in their hands and drank freely while chatting. Even from a distance, the sound of them blowing water could be clearly heard.
"Your Majesty! Come! The wine you want!"
The shopkeeper returned to Qingteng with a bottle of sake in one package.
Qingdeng took the bottle and weighed it a few times, thoughtfully.
"...Excuse me, can you give me three more bottles of sake?"
"Three bottles? Okay! No problem! Not to mention three bottles, sir, even if you want thirty bottles, I have the goods!"
…
After Qingdeng left the grocery store, he did not immediately turn back the way he came. Instead, he took the drinks he had just bought and strode towards the three old men not far away.
"I'm sorry, do you have time now?"
The old men were all stunned. After realizing that Qingdeng was speaking to them, they immediately turned around blankly and stared at Qingdeng warily.
"Don't be nervous. As you can see, I don't have any ill intentions. I just have some questions to ask you and will only take up a little bit of your time."
After saying that, Aomori placed the three bottles of sake he had just bought from the grocery store in front of the three old men.
Looking at the drinks set out by Qingdeng, the three old men suddenly swallowed in unison.
"We have time! We have time! We don't have much else, but we have so much time!"
One of the old men took the three bottles of sake handed over by Qingnobo into his arms, as if he was afraid that Qingnobo would regret it.
"Master Samurai, what do you want to ask? Just ask! Our three brothers will definitely tell you everything you know!"
"Well, my question is very simple. First of all, are you all residents of Haramachi?"
"Well! Yes, yes! We all grew up here!"
"Okay, then do you know Kikuchi Sensui?"
"Kikuchi Sensui? I know! I know! Of course I know! That kid is a celebrity here!"
"I heard that Kikuchi Sensui's wife is a murderer. Is this true?"
"Ah, there is such a thing. I remember it seemed to be a long time ago. At that time, the mess in Kikuchi's family was really big!"
"Oh! After hearing what you said, I remembered - that Kikuchi Sensui is nothing! He had an affair with his sister-in-law and made his wife go crazy and kill people."
"Yeah, it's terrible. Sure enough, men still have to take care of their lower body."
"Kill your own sister with your own hands, and then commit suicide... Kikuchi's wife is also a strong and cruel person..."
"That's bullshit toughness! Isn't this all insane? My husband has moved on and is in love with someone else. There are a lot of solutions. At worst, we'll just get divorced and we'll never have contact with each other from now on. Why bother killing people? Kill and rob.
It's very satisfying to take away your husband's slut, but you will also end up with personal death, so why bother?"
"I remember that Kikuchi's wife's name is Aqi, and her sister-in-law's name is Aden? Right?"
"It seems to be called that."
"Hey, Kikuchi's wife and sister-in-law both deserved to die. One is a wicked woman who behaves in extreme ways, and the other is a slut who steals men."
"I heard that Kikuchi's sister-in-law is very beautiful."
"Hey, don't tell me. As far as I know, Kikuchi's sister-in-law is indeed very beautiful. Not only does she have an outstanding appearance, but she also has an amazing figure. She is so plump here!"
"Is there such a thing? Hey, if I have such a beautiful sister-in-law to spend time with me, I might also fall in love with her!"
"But, in the final analysis, Kikuchi Qianshui's wife is too scary. She draws a knife and kills people whenever they disagree with her. The person she killed was her own sister... Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk tsk, marrying such a woman as my wife, I have spent eight lifetimes of blood."
Damn it!"
The old men were busy discussing.
Their evaluations of Kikuchi Sensui, Aqi and others are completely consistent with what the old man said before - Kikuchi was denounced as a "scumbag", Aden was denounced as a "slut", and Aqi was denounced as an "evil"
female"……
Qingdeng listened silently.
"...Thank you for your cooperation. You can continue chatting, I won't disturb you."
At the end, he left a cold and hard word that sounded like official business, slowly got up and left...
…
Haramachi, the home of Kikuchi Senmizu——
Wow.
As soon as Qingdeng opened the door, he heard Sha Zhong's welcome voice:
"Mr. Orange, you are back."
"Sorry for keeping you waiting."
As Qingdeng spoke, he took off his shoes and untied his knife, stepped across the earth, and walked quickly towards Kikuchi Qiansui.
Probably to make himself feel better, Kikuchi Sensui was lying face down on the ground.
"Here, your wine."
Aomori handed the sake to Kikuchi.
Kikuchi raised his eyelids and looked at the sake in Qingto's hand.
In the next breath, he suddenly straightened up and sat up, flexed and stretched his upper body, and took the drink from Qingdeng like a hungry tiger pouncing on food... no, he took the drink!
It was unimaginable that he could make such quick and powerful movements with such a weak body.
"Gudong...! Gudong...! Gudong...!"
Kikuchi Sensui impatiently unscrewed the mouth of the bottle, raised his head and drank.
He drank most of the bottle of sake in one go before giving up.
When he put down the bottle, his hands and feet no longer trembled, and his eyes became clear again.
"Ah... came to life..."
Kikuchi Qiansui chuckled a few times, his laughter full of self-deprecation.
"Ju-kun... I'm sorry... I actually bother you to help buy wine... Later you can see if there is anything valuable or something you want in my house. Just take it away and treat it as a gift."
It’s my drink money…”
"That's not necessary, just treat this bottle of wine as a treat from me."
Qing Deng Dan Dan Road.
"Okay, now that you've drank the wine, it's time to continue telling the story about you and my father, right?"
Kikuchi Qiansui nodded slightly.
"That's right... let's continue... where did we just talk?"
"Oh, yes. Speaking of my wife Aqi..."
Kikuchi Qiansui lay back down and thought for a moment.
"Three years ago...Aqi suffered from a serious stomach problem..."
"My whole stomach hurts all the time..."
"Although I have tried my best to find famous doctors for diagnosis and treatment, I still can't restore Aqi's health..."
"Just when we didn't know what to do...one day, a traveling businessman passed by my house. After learning that Aqi was troubled by stomach problems, he recommended a 'painkiller' to us..."
Having said this, Kikuchi Qiansui smiled bitterly, then slowly raised his right hand, stretched out his right index finger and thumb, and made a pill shape.
"That's right, it's the red and purple pill..."
"At that time, Aqi was suffering from stomach problems that made her unable to eat and sleep well, so we treated a dead horse as a living horse. Even if this medicine couldn't make Aqi recover, it didn't matter, as long as it could make her feel better.
, I am no longer in so much pain, and I am satisfied.”
"So, I bought a large bottle of 'painkillers' from a traveling merchant, about fifty pills in total."
"In terms of its analgesic effect alone, this medicine is really effective."
"After following the traveler's instructions and taking a 'painkiller' regularly every day, Aqi's stomach no longer hurts."
"Aqi has a biological sister named Aden who is married away from another place."
"Not long after Aqi started taking 'painkillers', Aden fled to Edo because she couldn't bear her husband's domestic violence. She was unfamiliar with the place in Edo, so she could only temporarily stay with Aqi and I.
at home……"
What Kikuchi Sensui told next is basically consistent with the story Qingteng just heard from the old man and the three old men.
A Qi and A Qi have always been at odds; the two sisters frequently quarreled; A Qi and A Qi both died tragically...
However, when it comes to the cause of death of Aden and Aqi, Kikuchi Qianshui comes up with a brand new version——
"The person who killed Aden was not Aqi at all!"
Kikuchi Qiansui's tone suddenly became passionate.
"Aqi was framed! Someone forced her to write that 'suicide note'! Cough, cough, cough, cough...!"
Because he spoke too hastily, Kikuchi Qianshui covered his chest and coughed violently.
"Mr. Kikuchi, please calm down."
Qingdeng cast a calm look at Juchi with no sadness or joy.
"You said that Aqi was framed and that there was someone else who killed Arden - what is your basis?"
"Huh...huh...huh...the basis is...your father...!"
"my father?"
Qingden raised his eyebrows fiercely.
"Tachibana-kun...your father...is really powerful...very brave..."
"On his own, he found out that the 'painkillers' A Qi took were related to the 'Qingshui Clan'! And the real culprit who killed A Qi and Aden was most likely the killer of the 'Qingshui Clan'!
"
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It’s been so short recently that even Leopard Leopard himself can’t stand it anymore (Leopard Leopard Head in tears.jpg)
I'm sorry for everyone! After I recover, I will definitely give back to you even more! (Leopard's head cries.jpg).
This chapter has been completed!