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 warm and gentle.
The weather is nice... Qingdeng thought to himself and looked up at the sky.
Half-dark clouds floated lightly.
A pale yellow beam of light shines between heaven and earth.
The footsteps of pedestrians, the braying of horses, cows 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.
——This weather is very suitable for an outing.
As soon as Qingdeng finished his thoughts, 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 Zuo Nako, do you really want to follow me?"
"Tachibana-kun, you are very annoying."
Souji curled his lips while chewing Jinpei candy.
"How many times have I told you this? How could I just watch you get into danger and remain indifferent?"
Zuo Nazi said nothing.
But her unruffled look, with no trace of wavering in her eyes, said it all.
When Qingdeng saw this, he was half moved and half helpless and sighed.
After Qingdeng reunited with the two women by chance and explained to them what he had done recently, the two women made the same determination: they would 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 that he cannot solve, or something that 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 terrorist organization that acts crazy: 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 Qingdeng made up his mind to get to the bottom of the conspiracy, he was mentally prepared for a bloody conflict or even an all-out struggle with the Qingshui clan and the Fanzhu Party in the future.
As for Qingteng, he certainly does not want any of his relatives and friends, such as Zuo Nazi, Souji, Kinoshita Mai, and Elodie, to be involved in the muddy waters of "Once you step out, it will be difficult to turn back."
However... no matter what Qingdeng said or tried to persuade, the two women had already made up their mind.
"Why don't you understand? The word 'trick medicine' is extraordinary and quite dangerous!" Qingdeng repeated this sentence at least 10 times.
"So what?" - This sentence was repeated by Zuo Nazi and Souji at least 11 times.
Zuo Nazi has a strong personality, so Qingdeng knew early on that the chances of persuading her to change her mind were slim.
But he didn't expect that when the general manager became stubborn, he would act like a cow and couldn't pull him back no matter how hard he tried.
Zuo Nazi and Souji are both powerful people with hands and feet who can move and think. When they make up their minds and want to do something, Qingden really can't stop them.
There's no way Qingdeng could break their hands and feet, right?
Unable to resist their efforts, he could only sigh helplessly and acquiesce to the two women's decision.
Last night, they each went home, 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 Zuo Nazi was still dressed in the white and blue women's kendo uniform, she brought her naginata, linen cloth, ointment, her favorite acupuncture tools and other medical equipment.
Linen cloth, ointments, acupuncture tools and other items were small in size and were stuffed into a palm-sized leather bag, and then tied around the right waist by Zuo Nazi.
As for the huge naginata, it was carried on Zuo Nazi's back.
Of course, in order to avoid attracting attention and causing panic to passers-by, Zonazi specially wrapped the naginata tightly in black cloth.
From the outside, you can't tell it is a naginata at all.
In the eyes of others, they would only think that Zuo Nazi was carrying a fishing rod.
Qingteng was not surprised when he learned that the General Secretary insisted on helping him.
After all, the two of them had already tried all kinds of moves, leaving water marks everywhere inside and outside the trial gym.
On the contrary, Zuo Nazi also insisted on following him... This actually surprised Qingdeng.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not something difficult to understand.
Zuo Nazi, who was deeply influenced by the Wu family culture, has always valued love and righteousness.
Besides, Qingdeng had a life-saving grace for Zuo Nazi.
That night, without Qingdeng's timely rescue, Zuo Nazi might have been killed by the butcher's knife of the anti-barbarian group.
Although Qingdeng didn't care whether Zuo Nazi repaid his kindness or not, Zuo Nazi, who valued etiquette, justice and integrity, must have always kept Qingdeng's life-saving kindness in mind.
It is reasonable for Zuo Nazi to go to Qingdeng's side out of loyalty and simple thoughts of repaying kindness.
Of course, Qingdeng had also guessed whether Zuo Nazi had a special affection for him, so he tried his best to help him.
However...this is just Qingdeng's personal conjecture after all.
Zuo Nazi's attitude towards Qingdeng has always been lukewarm, neither salty nor indifferent.
Neither too far away nor too close.
The only time Qingdeng felt that Zuo Nazi was so "close" to him was the night he took Zuo Nazi to the fireworks display.
Under the fiery night sky, Zuo Nazi, whose eyes shone like glass, gently said "thank you" to him - this picturesque scene has always been treasured in Qingdeng's heart.
To this day, Qingdeng still feels that there is an indescribable distance between him and Zuo Nazi.
This made Qingdeng still unsure of his current relationship with Zuo Nazi.
All in all, now that Qingdeng has received the help from Zuo Nazi and the General Secretary, he has become more powerful than 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 Zuo Nazi, he was capable of both writing and martial arts. He could 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 Zuo Nazi was a ruthless person who "killed people and treated them at the same time".
However, he has never been lucky enough to see Zuo Nazi's rejuvenation skills.
Although the weather today is surprisingly good, Qingdeng and his party really don't have the time or the leisure to go on an outing.
Last night, Aonto learned from Miyagawa Shunzou that Tachibana Takayuki had crossed paths with "Mad Dog" Ugaki Goro.
In this case, it is clear what to do next - go to the Sun Room, the home of the Mad Dog family, and confront the "Mad Dog" Ugaki Goro!
The sunroom is located on Zhongqiao Guangxiao Road.
Zhongqiao Guangxiao Road - a well-known downtown area where 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 streets have evolved into prosperous commercial streets and entertainment streets.
The most famous Hirokoji is Ryoko Hirokoji, 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.
Dizzying and dazzling.
Men and women were busy coming and going.
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 walking.
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 to find someone, but why do we need to mobilize so many troops..."
"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, when he suddenly heard this name, Qingden couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and his expression became solemn.
After walking for a while, Qingdeng looked forward intently——
"Hey you!"
"Excuse me! My lord! 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! Take a closer look! Have you really never seen it?!"
"Oh, my lord! I swear to Buddha! I really have never seen him!"
…
On the street ahead, a large number of young men with fierce looks 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.
Although there were a large number of people, they didn't seem 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 arrogant 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 bamboo hats!"
Qingdeng followed the reputation of shouting.
"Are you talking about us?"
"Yes! I'm 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 Zuo Nazi or Souji, they both make people on the street turn around frequently.
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-brimmed hats that could completely cover their faces.
"What's with you?"
Qingdeng 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?"
Qingdeng lowered his gaze and glanced at the portrait in the orangutan's hand - in an instant, his brows suddenly jumped.
At this time, the two girls also raised their heads towards each other.
A look of astonishment appeared on Zuo Nazi'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 elegantly, looks very much like Picasso's painting.
To put it in plain, simple and direct terms... is this really a chin that humans can grow?
I can see that 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? 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."
Zuo Nazi 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 "old man".
After Qingden glanced at the orangutan that was retreating, he led Zonazi and Souji and continued to march straight towards the location of the sun house.
…
…
"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 fucking old, you might kick your legs and burp your butt tomorrow! This makes
How can we loan you money with confidence?"
"If you really want money, just use the deed of your house to offset 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 fucking natural?! Even if you dare to destroy your family,
, you don’t even have the courage to be homeless, what the hell are you borrowing 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 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 hall in Qingdeng's previous life.
However, there is no young woman wearing black silk high heels with leggings, a beautiful silk scarf around her neck, and an exquisite uniform sitting behind the counter. There is only an irritable old man who is astonishingly "pretty" when he opens 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, merchants with rich clothes, craftsmen with white sweat scarves on their foreheads, Yakuza with dragon and phoenix tattoos, 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 suspiciously.
"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 listened.
A one-eyed dragon with a black eyepatch on his left eye pointed at him with a horrified look on his face.
"Uehara-sama! It was him! It was this bastard who beat us up! As a result, we failed to receive the money from Kikuchi Sensui!"
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