"My grandson! Good morning!"*4

As soon as my grandson Fang appeared, the four sentries stood still and bowed to my grandson.

My grandson waved to the sentries without any airs:

"Hello~ Hello~~ Thank you for your hard work guarding the gate~~"

Although he only met my grandson Chutaro once, Ayoto still had a very good impression of this "genius detective" who had a good reputation and was friendly to people.

"My grandson is from Gui'an."

Qingdeng took the initiative to chat with the other party.

"Benevolent King, Gui'an~ What a coincidence, I unexpectedly met you outside the gate of the government office~~"

And my grandson responded enthusiastically.

"Oh my, it's really like traveling back in time~~ I met you unexpectedly more than 2 months ago, but I feel like I just met you yesterday."

As my grandson spoke, he raised his eyes and scanned Qingdeng from head to toe several times.

"Nioh, this squad leader's uniform matches you very well~~"

"Thank you for the compliment." Qingdeng said with a smile.

At this time, the sentries verified Qingdeng's identity and confirmed that the person in front of them was the newly appointed captain of the third division of the Huo Fu Thieves.

"Tachibana-sama!"*4

While returning the seal cage and other items to Qingdeng, the sentries greeted Qingdeng in unison with a tacit understanding as if they had rehearsed in advance.

"Nioh, let's go in together?"

My grandson nuzzled toward the gate of the government office behind the sentries.

"In a little while, Lord Kurosawa and Lord Okubo will hold a simple 'welcome party' for you in the meeting room~~"

"You have just arrived, so you must be unfamiliar with the internal structure of this big house, right? I can just show you the way~~"

The words "Kurosawa-sama" and "Okubo-sama" in my grandson's words are naturally referring to the two current commanders-in-chief of the Hōfu Rogue Kai: Kurosawa Atsushi and Okubo Tadō.

Qingdeng was unfamiliar with the place, so it was a natural thing for him to have someone willing to guide him.

So Qingdeng nodded gently without thinking too much:

"Thank you, I'll help you then."

"Hahaha, you're welcome~ Let's go, follow me~~"

My grandson led Qingdeng, and the two of them crossed the threshold one after the other and advanced into the depths of the government office.

Another big difference between the Huofu Thieves Kai and the "Three Chapters" of the Sanchai is that the latter does not have strict clothing requirements. With the force and the same heart, the gangbiki can wear whatever they want.

As for the former, everyone from the commander-in-chief to the ordinary tongxin must wear the uniform issued by the government neatly when on duty.

Although the uniforms of the generals modified by Huofu Thieves will change with different levels, the color is always uniform black.

Therefore, after following my grandson into the interior of the Huofu Thief Reform Office, Qingdeng saw many "men in black" walking back and forth in the corridors, courtyards and other places.

All the "men in black" who passed by Qingdeng and my grandson all stopped to salute and say hello to the young captain next to Qingdeng, and cast a puzzled look at Qingdeng, a stranger.

Eyes.

At this moment, Qingdeng suddenly heard a string of children's laughter.

Qingto looked around and saw that in the direction of 2 o'clock away from him, there were two little girls wearing beautiful yellow and pink kimonos. They looked to be about 7 or 8 years old and were happily playing with hydrangeas.

Not far away from these two little girls, there were three soldiers standing guard with serious faces.

Two little girls wearing exquisite costumes appeared in a military area, and the two children were playing there holding a hydrangea... This sight seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.

My grandson noticed Qingdeng’s gaze. He raised his eyes and glanced at the two little girls and said:

"Those two children are the daughters of Mr. Kurosawa: Ah Shi and Ah Jie~ They are very lively and often run around and make trouble around the government office~~"

"You should meet them frequently in the future, so you can take this opportunity to remember their faces and names in advance~~"

Lord Kurosawa's daughter——After hearing my grandson's explanation, Aomori immediately showed a look of understanding.

The government office of Huo Fu Thieves Kai is not fixed. Whoever is the current commander-in-chief will have his or her home used as the government office of Huo Fu Thieves Kai. This rule often causes the failure of successive Huo Fu Thieves Kai.

The commander-in-chief and his family had to live and eat with a group of vicious "men in black".

The current government office that Huofu Thieves changed is the home of Kurosawa Atsushi, one of the current commander-in-chief.

Therefore, it makes sense to bump into Kurosawa Atsushi's family in this place.

"Nioh, have you seen the newly painted house over there? That house is where Kurosawa-sama's family members live. We are not allowed to approach it at will~~"

"Then... the room over there with smoke coming out is the kitchen~~"

My grandson showed Qingdeng the way and enthusiastically helped Qingdeng introduce the internal structure of the government office and the layout of the rooms.

Qingdeng listened carefully the whole time.

But midway, after hesitating several times, Qingdeng finally couldn't help but interrupted my grandson's words:

"That...my grandson."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Actually... you don't need to address me as a 'benevolent king'."

Qingden smiled with a hint of helplessness.

"You can call me by a more natural name. Just call me 'Tangerine'."

"Oh~ I quite like the name 'Nioh'~ The syllables are short and powerful~~Okay, since you prefer the name 'Tachibana', then I will call you 'Tangerine King' from now on.

~~"

"Tachibana-kun, we are almost going to the meeting hall~ You will probably encounter a lot of people making bad faces at you later, so you have to be mentally prepared~~"

"Showing a bad face to me?" Qingdeng was startled for a moment, then he changed to a half-joking tone, "What? A lot of people don't welcome me?"

My grandson turned around, met Qingdeng’s eyes, and showed an intriguing smile:

"You are right. From what I have observed, quite a few people do not welcome your arrival~~"

Quite a few people - upon hearing this string of words, Qingdeng raised an inquiring gaze towards my grandson.

This action, this look, means "Can you tell me in detail who are hostile to me?"

My grandson, who understood the meaning of Qingdeng's eyes, put his hands on his hips and began to ponder.

"Hmm~ It seems a bit impolite to speak ill of people behind their backs... Never mind~ I hate those people anyway, so I'll tell you in detail~~"

"Let's take the captain of the fifth division, Suma Kimura, as an example - among all the division captains, he is the most resistant to your arrival~~"

"I think back to when he heard that the vacant position of captain of the third division was going to be replaced by you, he was furious~ He kept shouting, 'How can I hand over the position of captain to such a person!','

It’s really a shame for me to associate with such people!’~~”

After Qingdeng heard this, he asked puzzledly:

"Why does he have such a big objection to me? If my memory is correct, let alone having an old grudge with him, I have never even seen his face."

"He has always been proud of his family background of 2,000 Shijialu."

"alright, I got it."

Qingden's mouth twitched slightly.

My grandson's simple words explained why Kimura Suma was hostile to Ayoto.

More than a month ago on September 10th... that is, the day he decided to learn archery from Tianzhang Academy, Tianzhang Academy gave Qingdeng a detailed explanation of all the troubles he might encounter after joining the Huofu Thief Kaimen.

Children and troublesome people.

Qingdeng didn't expect that Tianzhang Yuan was right - he actually met a believer in the "bloodline theory" in the Huofu Thief Kai...

"In addition to Kimura Sima, the captain of the sixth division, Hosaka Genzo, is also very hostile to you~~"

"What's going on with this guy? Is he also proud of his bloodline and despises me, the 'original royal family'?"

"That's not true~ Genzo Hosaka is a jealous 'red-eyed man'~~"

My grandson raised his hands in a funny way and stretched his eyes wide open.

"He is the kind of person who would rather be unlucky than see others be lucky~~"

"If anyone gets lucky, makes a lot of money, or gets promoted, then that person is his enemy~~"

"Ah~ By the way, Genzo Kasaka is the oldest squad leader in our Hōfu Thieves Kai~~"

"He just celebrated his 43rd birthday not long ago."

"I wonder if it's because he finally reached his current position through hard work and qualifications, so he hates young and promising elites the most~~"

Speaking of this, my grandson shrugged his shoulders, tilted his head, and glanced at Qingdeng.

"In addition to the two people I mentioned above, the captain of the seventh team, Tsuchida Masaki, the eighth team captain, Kazama Nobuyoshi, and one of our bosses: Okubo Tadou, you should also pay more attention~~"

"What's going on with these three people? Do they despise my family background, or are they 'red-eyed people' who don't like other people's kindness?"
To be continued...