"Let's not think about the Choshu rebels for the time being. I will have my own plan after Serizawa is killed. Saito-san is right." Hijikata Toshizo said, "I also planned this."
Ignoring Kondo Isamu's pitiful look, Hijikata pursed his lips and continued: "First of all, Shinmi Nishiki cannot be killed, otherwise the guardian will be dissatisfied. Although he vaguely agrees with us getting rid of Serizawa, he does not want the Shinsengumi to fight internally.
As a result, you will be laughed at by the world; secondly, there is no problem with allocating manpower in this way, but we can't rush in directly, otherwise the loss will be too great. Saito-san, do you think it is possible to bribe the people at that restaurant? You just need to persuade Serizawa to drink more
Just wine.”
Saito closed his eyes and thought about it for a moment, shook his head slightly and said: "Although I rarely go to that restaurant, but from today's events, it seems that the proprietress does not appear to be from the market. In terms of speech, behavior and personality, she is more like a lady from a famous family. When she was young,
She must be a strange woman, and the owner of this store should not be a simple person either."
"Oh?" Kondo Isamu propped up his chin and rubbed his beard, and said with a smile: "The boss's wife is indeed an outstanding beauty, but I have met the boss himself a few times. He is just an ordinary sickly middle-aged man."
Although Hijikata couldn't help but roll his eyes at him: "Brother Kondo, when you went to that store, did you see anyone else besides the proprietress? Listen carefully to what Saito-san has to say."
"I never noticed anything before." Saito recalled carefully, "But which ordinary person dares to face Serizawa Kame's momentum without being moved? No matter before or after the sword is drawn, the boss has almost no
The reaction seemed...as if he didn't care at all."
"Perhaps I was petrified." "Yes, maybe I can't live without love." "Nonsense! Would you be willing to die if you had such a beautiful wife and concubine?"... There was a lot of noise in the room, which was always informal.
Kondo Isamu from the small section couldn't help but join in happily, and all kinds of country slang and dirty words came out of his mouth.
Toshizo Hijikata sighed in his heart. Except for Isamu Kondo, who is wise but foolish, Ichi Saito, who is brave and strategic, and Souji Okita, who hides his secrets, they are all short-sighted people. They are good at killing people and arson. I think
It is really difficult for others to rely on these people to stabilize the world.
He clapped his hands, and the room immediately became quiet, and everyone looked at Hijikata. If Kondo Isamu united everyone around him with his generous enthusiasm, then Hijikata Toshizo is the out-and-out soul of the Shinsengumi.
He glanced around and said: "Okay, Serizawa Kamo must die today! Otherwise, the Shinsengumi will inevitably be abandoned by the court, the shogunate, and the guardians. Also, this matter must not be leaked, and the news will be spread afterwards, just say it is
The traitor behind the scenes planned this assassination of the director of the new selection team. Anyone who witnesses it will be killed without mercy!"
Hijikata Toizan's eyes circled around, showing an expression as vicious as a poisonous snake. Almost no one dared to look at him.
Saito frowned. He instinctively disagreed with such a method of killing everyone, but he did not refute it. He just secretly decided to help the boss's wife even if he had no choice but to do so. He had a very good impression of that woman.
I hope the other person dies for no reason.
Kondo Isamu suddenly looked at Hijikata seriously and said: "Brother Hijikata, isn't this going to hurt innocent stores? This is against the way of the samurai, and I don't agree!"
Alas! Hijikata sighed in his heart, glanced at Okita Souji, who was still smiling, and said perfunctorily: "I know, try to be as quiet as possible. If they promise not to leak the news, let them go. I'll do it.
Let me talk about my plan, the specific actions are as follows..."
Night, Yiyiwu.
Serizawa Kamo, who was already half-drunk, was smoking in a tobacco pot in a dignified manner. The hand holding his mistress Ame had already reached into the woman's skirt and kneaded her. Except for Shinami Nishiki who was still awake, the newly arrived
Shigesuke Hirama, Goro Hirayama and Kenji Noguchi actually rolled the dice drunkenly at another table. The originally quiet and elegant restaurant was turned into a mess. No customers expressed any objections and there were no customers left.
Under Shinami Nishiki's instructions, the proprietress had to pull down the curtain that indicated the closure of business early, and was busy pouring wine and serving dishes for these people alone.
The wooden door was gently opened, and Toshizo Hijikata walked into the store alone. Under the unkind eyes of everyone, he knelt down humbly and kowtowed: "Director, I'm extremely sorry. Deputy Director Kondo was summoned by the guardian for questioning. Now
He has not returned yet, and he is afraid that the Bureau will be impatient for a long time, so he specially sent me to apologize to the Director and ask Director Serizawa to forgive me."
Shinmi Nishiki frowned and was very displeased, but still asked politely: "Captain Hijikata does not need to pay such a courtesy. Why did the Guardian not notify Director Serizawa, but instead summoned Director Kondo alone?"
"Going back to the deputy bureau, I am a little captain. How can I presume to speculate on Lord Tatego's intentions? Maybe there are some trivial matters that are not worthy of the director's dispatch. So I suggest that Director Serizawa return to the station first. When Deputy Kondo comes back, he must
Come and visit me personally." Hijikata Toshizo looked more and more respectful.
"Question? This bastard Kondo Isamu must have gone to the guardian to report the slander to the director. He did not dare to disrespect the director directly. It was the same last time. He only dared to make small moves behind his back. Sure enough, this kind of country bumpkin is the most despicable and cowardly person.
." Under the influence of alcohol, Noguchi Kenji spoke sarcastically without any scruples. If it weren't for Serizawa Kamoriho, he would have been killed a hundred times by the soldiers who supported Kondo based on his character.
Hijikata Toshizo became angry and scolded righteously: "How dare you! Noguchi, you are just a soldier, how dare you open your mouth to slander Shangfeng, according to the director's regulations..."
"It's Isamu Kondo who's so presumptuous!" Serizawa jumped up, kicked Hijikata Toshizo over, pointed condescendingly at the opponent's nose and cursed: "You idiot country bumpkins from Tama, for the sake of being in the Shinsengumi
I have tolerated his offenses time and time again. Listen, go back and tell Kondo Isamu that I, Serizawa Kamo, said I would meet him here, and I will meet him here! If he dares not to come, let him be prepared to die."
Hijikata Toshizo got up and fell in front of Serizawa again, clasping his fingers tightly on his palm, using great perseverance to control his right hand that was touching the hilt of the sword. His thin lips had already been pursed into a thin line, rising and falling like a wave.
Uncertain, he replied with a slightly trembling and suppressed voice: "Yes, Director, please calm down and I will go back and report it right now."
"Get out, get out!" Serizawa Kamo waved his hand as if to shoo away flies, and went back to the couch to drink and have fun with Mei. After a while, the woman's suppressed screams, the sound of dice colliding, and the man's laughter
It rang again, and the night outside became quieter and quieter.
There were only coughs from time to time, proving that there were still other sounds in the tavern.