"Lord Oden! There is no evidence to prove that Aju committed murder."

Inuarashi, one of Oden's retainers, said in a deep voice.

"Yes, the above information only shows that Aju has a grudge against the two old guys from the Heitan family, but it does not prove that Aju killed the person."

Raizo, who is also Oden's retainer, spoke up.

Compared with Ashura Doji, Kikunochori's character and image are more likely to win the favor of other retainers.

"Your Highness Oden! I..."

After hearing the excuses from his colleagues, Kikuchi Cheng didn't want to suffer anymore.

The friendship for Kozuki Oden and other retainers was now even greater than the lives of those artists.

He sighed softly and prepared to tell the truth.

But just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Cat Viper:

"Lord Oden! Everyone! I did this!"

"Cat Viper, you!?"

Kozuki Oden looked at Cat Viper in surprise, looking at the other person's firm and confident eyes, completely unable to tell the difference between true and false.

But...how is it possible...

He subconsciously looked at Kikuchi Cheng, who looked in disbelief when he saw him, but a possibility suddenly occurred to him.

Kikunouchi alone cannot kill Heotan Chanmaru and Heotan Muchan. This is a conspiracy.

And Kikunocheng's helper is Neko Viper.

Now, Neko Viper's actions are obviously to protect Kikunoshi.

"Is that so..."

After thinking everything through, Kozuki Oden looked at Neko Viper guiltily, and when he looked at Kikunochori, there was only disappointment in his eyes.

It’s not a man’s behavior to do it and not dare to admit it!

"Cat Viper..."

Kikuchi Cheng looked at the cat viper silently, with a hint of guilt in his eyes, and the emotion he originally wanted to express shrank back.

This matter should have been handled by himself.

As for why he didn't admit it before, he still didn't want his father's friends to be implicated.

If he had told everything, those entertainers and the people involved that night might not survive.

And as Inuarashi said, a suicide note can only prove that he has a grudge against the Kuitan family, but it does not mean that he is the murderer.

In the final analysis, he was still holding on to luck in his heart, hoping that Kozuki Oden could put this matter back.

"Okay, now that I admit it, catch the Viper!"

Seeing Viper Cat confessing his crime, the excited voice of Black Carbon Snake came from next to him.

As mentioned before, a suicide note does not prove that Kiku no Cheng did it. There is no problem in arresting people, but it is a bit far-fetched after all.

But now someone admits that it's different. It can be won without worrying about Mitsuki Oden's feelings.

This is what Kozuki Oden said himself. As long as it is confirmed that it is his retainer, he will let him handle it with his own hands.

Kuotan Orochi doesn't care about tying him up with his own hands, but he hopes that Kozuki Oden will regret it.

Repenting in public is enough to label Guan Yue's family as a traitor to the party, and they will have an honest reason to deal with them.

His current partner is not that good-for-nothing like Kaido, and he still has all sorts of worries when it comes to getting Kozuki Oden.

With the World Government as its backer, as long as Kozuki Oden is charged with a reasonable crime, he has the ability to kill him on the spot.

If there weren't too many people in Wano who were loyal to the Kozuki clan, and he was asked to show his abilities, he would have just left the matter to the World Government.

The warriors swarmed up under the command of Black Carbon Orochi and directly shackled Cat Viper who gave up resistance.

"Cat demon, is it really you who did this?"

Inuarashi frowned and put his hand on his sword, ready to save the opponent at any time.

He has a very good relationship with the cat Viper. They are both from the fur tribe and were born in the same place. Later, they both became Kozuki Oden's retainers.

If Viper denies it, he will not hesitate to rescue the other party.

"It's me! Meow!"

On the contrary, Cat Viper was extremely free and easy at this time, with a calm look on his face:

"I just killed two scum, is there anything wrong with that?"

He happened to notice Kikuchi Cheng's anomaly that day.

Afterwards, he followed the other party and witnessed everything that happened.

It was precisely because he knew what happened that he decided to take it upon himself.

Since the death of Kikunoshi would affect more than one person, it would be better to let him take his place.

"Huh, falsely accusing an important official of the general's government, the crime will be increased!"

The black charcoal snake snorted coldly, shouted at his warriors, and led the team towards the general's mansion.

"Wait a minute!"

Kozuki Oden's deep voice suddenly sounded.

His voice made the black charcoal snake stop, and he turned his head to look at the other person, with expectation in his eyes.

It would be great if Kozuki Oden broke out.

But unfortunately, things did not go as planned for Black Carbon Orochi.

"I apply for a samurai duel! If I win, I will release the cat viper!"

Kozuki Oden took two steps forward, his voice serious.

Robin, who had been tense all the time, changed his face slightly when he heard this incident.

This was an unexpected situation for her. In her opinion, there was a high probability that Kozuki Oden would not intervene.

On the contrary, it was Gion next to her, with a smile on his lips, as if the plan was finally completed.

"Samurai duel?"

Black Carbon Orochi's face turned black when he heard about the samurai duel.

Samurai duel is a tradition of the country of Wano, and it is a rule set by the former general.

The guilty person can choose to have a duel with the general himself. If he wins, he will be acquitted.

Of course, not everyone can do this, either they have to have a very high reputation, or they have to defeat the strongest samurai under the general.

At this time, Kozuki Oden can obviously satisfy both.

But...

Kuotan Orochi's family knows about his family affairs, so if he lets him duel with Kozuki Oden, isn't that asking for death?

If Kozuki Oden kills him during the battle, he will have no place to cry.

This kind of request must never be agreed to.

But if he doesn't agree, now that the people of Flower City are watching, it will be difficult for him to step down.

"Promise him! I'll do it!"

A plain female voice sounded from the ear of the black charcoal snake, making him overjoyed.

All the considerations just now vanished into thin air at this moment.

"Okay! But this time the battle will not be open to the public, and will be replaced by my samurai. You have no objection, right?" Black Carbon Orochi sneered.

"No problem!"

Kozuki Oden immediately thought of the female swordsman from before and readily agreed.

I didn’t have any weapons before.

The swordsman without weapons had most of his strength cut off.

With a sword in hand, he is confident that he can defeat the female swordsman.

A samurai duel was decided, and the storm in front of Guangyue Mansion slowly subsided.

Neko Viper was imprisoned, and other retainers followed Kozuki Oden and gathered around, discussing the details of the samurai duel with Black Carbon Orochi.

It didn't take long for the details to be settled with Gion's intervention.

The duel place was chosen in the wilderness of Nozomi, and both parties to the duel could only bring one extra person there.

Bringing people there is just so that someone can bring them back after losing.

A samurai duel is usually a matter of life and death, but this time it is resolved privately, and given their identities, they will naturally hold a hand.
To be continued...