Chapter 20 They were active in every Hanaliu Street in Edo!
The next day——
The seventh year of Anzheng (1860), early morning on January 14th——
Edo, Hatchobori, Aoto's home——
"Kyuubei, I'm going out."
"Young Master, be careful on the road. Here is your lunch."
Aoto put on a burgundy haori and a black scarf to protect him from the cold, hung two sabers on his left waist, and accepted the bento wrapped in thick cloth from Kubei.
In Japan of this era, there was no such thing as a staff canteen, so most of the official employees brought their own lunch boxes.
After leaving the house and taking a deep breath of the uniquely cold air in the early morning, Qingden simply stretched the muscles of his hands and feet, and then rushed out of the path in front of his house in a standard jogging posture.
Yesterday, after deeply realizing that his current physical fitness needed to be strengthened in the gymnasium, Qingdeng spent last night formulating a series of fitness plans for himself.
No matter where you go, run as much as possible—this is one of the fitness plans Qingdeng set for himself last night.
——With a knife on his waist, it really gets in the way when he starts running...
Qingden looked at the katana and wakizashi hanging on his waist with helpless eyes.
These two knives were made by Qingdeng's great-grandfather with a heavy investment of 100 taels. They are regarded as the family heirloom swords of Qingdeng and his family.
After Qingdeng's father died, these two knives were naturally passed to Qingdeng's hands.
And these two knives are worthy of the price. Both in terms of toughness and sharpness, they are both top-notch.
He wore a knife on his waist. When running, the longer knife would always hit his left calf, so Qingden simply took off the knife and carried it on his shoulder.
After following his memory and arriving at the Hokubansho next to Gofu Bridge, a famous bridge in Edo, Aoto went straight to the office of his immediate superior, Arima, and prepared to report to Arima.
Every morning, the first thing after entering the office is to report to the superior - this is one of the rules of the office.
Just halfway through the journey, Qingdeng suddenly heard two familiar voices coming from behind:
"Tachibana-kun! Good morning!"
"Tangerine, good morning."
Aomori: "Mr. Ushiyama, Mr. Inoya, good morning to you too."
The two young men who were walking behind Tachibana and greeting Tachibana quickened their pace a little and walked side by side with Tachibana.
Inoya Hanjiro, Ushiyama Masaji—the names of these two people.
The two of them are Aoto's colleagues in the true sense - like Aoto, they are both under Arima's direct command.
The Sadachi-kai, which is responsible for maintaining public security, has a total of 2 Yuli and 6 tonxins. Each Yuli is responsible for 3 tonxins.
The three colleagues in charge of Arima are Aoto, Ushiyama, and Inoya.
These two people also participated in the manhunt for the "Benevolent and Righteous People" the night before yesterday - when they were waiting for the operation to start in the execution center, the two people sitting on the left and right of Qingdeng were Niushan and Inoya.
Although Inotani has such a somewhat humorous surname, he has a handsome face that doesn't match "pig" at all.
And Niushan's appearance matches his surname very well - he has a face as honest and honest as a cow.
"Tachibana-kun, I had an extra day off yesterday, did you go somewhere to play?" Inotani put his handsome face close to Qingteng.
"I went to learn swordsmanship from my master yesterday." Qingden, who had just woken up not long ago and was still a bit tired, yawned widely.
"Study the sword under a master?" Inotani's eyes widened, "Tachibana-kun, you have never been interested in swordsmanship, haven't you? Why did you suddenly change your gender? Which sword hall did you become a disciple at?"
"The trial house of natural Rishin-ryu."
"...I have never heard of either the name of the school or the name of the swordsmanship hall."
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, Mr. Inotani. After all, it's a relatively unpopular school. As for why I suddenly want to learn swordsmanship, I'll tell you later when I have time. Tell me about your story. You and Mr. Ushiyama had a meeting yesterday.
Where are you going to spend your vacation?”
"Hmph!" Inoya showed a proud look, stretched out his right thumb and gestured to himself, and said in a proud tone, "We spent the whole day at Hualiu Street yesterday!"
"Ah, I knew it..." Qingdeng laughed dumbly.
"There's nothing we can do." Ushiyama, who had been silent just now, interrupted, "After all, this is the only hobby Inoya and I have."
"If I remember correctly - Master Arima just lectured you two a while ago, asking you to exercise some restraint..." Qingto showed a helpless look, "If I am lectured by Master Arima again later, I will not do it again.
I’ll help you put in a good word and beg for mercy.”
Inotani and Ushiyama... these two colleagues of mine, from a certain point of view... are a pair of celebrities - celebrities in a certain circle in Edo.
As soon as these two brothers have free time, they will go out on the street!
The two of them are much older than Qingdeng, who is only 18 years old this year. They are directly a generation older than Qingdeng.
The two of them are both 32 years old this year. At such a young age, they have successfully accomplished the feat of "the two of them were active in every flower street in Edo"!
If they just frequented that kind of place, they wouldn't be called celebrities in that circle. After all, Edo has a population of millions, and with such a large population base to support it, there is naturally no shortage of people in Edo who want to go there twice a day.
People who live in Flower Street for fourteen hours.
What really makes these two brothers famous is that they both have unique skills.
And the unique skills these two brothers possess...it's like a heifer giving birth - so awesome!
Inoya not only has a good face, but also has good fingers.
Although there are ten such beautiful and slender fingers, they possess powerful explosive power and agility that are extremely inconsistent with such an appearance.
Just with his hands, Inotani made countless women reluctant to leave him.
If Inoya possesses "physical skills", then what Uiushan possesses is "magic skills".
Although Niushan has a face as honest and honest as an ox, and is usually taciturn, he is actually a very eloquent person.
He opened his mouth to talk about all kinds of good things that women like to hear. A few words can make a woman he just met become elated, and make countless women directly say: There will be no money tonight! Guest, you can come as you like!
The two people who possess these two major skills are nicknamed Golden Mouth and Silver Finger in the circle.
Because they have the same hobbies, the two brothers often go shopping together in Flower Street. During holidays, they can always be seen in Flower Street.
People in the Edo circle referred to these two men as the "gold and silver brothers" who always followed each other.
Previously, these two people also invited "Original Orange Qingdeng", so that "Qiang Qiang Two People" directly became "The Three Musketeers of Flower Street".
But because "Hara Tachibana Aoden" is a very honest and loyal person, he has always been insensitive to places like Flower Street, so every invitation from Inoya and Ushiyama was declined by "Hara Tachibana Aoden".
The three of them just chatted and rushed to Arima's office.
Only a moment later, they were all standing in front of the office door of their immediate superior, Sadachi Kaiyuri and Arima Hideyuki.
"Arima-sama!" Inotani said loudly to the door, "Inotani Hanjiro, Ushiyama Masaji, Tachibana Aoto, come and report!"
"Come in." A horse's voice sounded from behind the door.
"I'm sorry!" Inoya opened the door and entered first.
After the three people filed in, they lined up in front of Arima.
Qingden: "Good morning, Arima-sama."
The three people saluted Arima and said hello.
Arima's office... was so clean and tidy that it was hard to imagine that a human was working in this room.
The floors, walls, and ceilings were all wiped clean.
Books and files are all divided into categories and arranged neatly.
Arima is currently kneeling behind the desk, correcting files. His waist is straight enough to form a perfect 90-degree right angle with the tatami under his butt.
After knowing how Inodani and Ushiyama usually spend their holidays, you may feel that these two people are really full of personality.
But in terms of personality... these two people are really nothing compared to Arima.
Arima is... at best, he has a personality, but at worst, he is mentally ill.
Maybe it’s a matter of tutoring. Arima’s three views are as follows: since he is a samurai, he must set a good example for the common people. He must never do anything that goes against the image of a samurai. He must act upright! Sit upright and walk steadily.
!Always keep your clothes and living place neat and tidy!
Therefore, whether a horse is sitting or standing, its waist always forms a 90-degree right angle to the ground.
Be it the office or the clothes on your body, they are always clean and neat.
Qingdeng has never been to Ma's home, otherwise he would really like to see what Ma's home is like.
The waist is always straight, the clothes and the place where one works are always clean - these are within the scope of understanding.
Some of Arima's other behaviors are really puzzling.
For example: When a horse turns a corner, it will never turn at an angle other than 90 degrees.
When turning a corner, Arima will first walk straight to the center of the intersection, then make a 90-degree turn to the intersection he wants to go to, and then walk straight forward again.
Another example: No matter when there is a horse, his eyes will not squint.
Whether sitting, standing or walking, Arima's eyes will always look straight ahead and will never let his sight tilt.
If he accidentally tilts his gaze, he will look like a monk who has accidentally broken his precepts, showing an extremely frightened expression with even cold sweat breaking out.
If he wants to look at something next to him, he will turn his neck instead of moving his eyes and sight.
Do you know about owls?
The owl's eyes cannot move.
Arima's eyes happen to be very big, and he happens to be the kind of person who blinks very slowly.
So - when you are being stared at by Arima, Arima will give you a wonderful feeling that "you are being stared at by an owl"!
Another example: When a horse eats, he will also use a 90-degree angle to bring food into his mouth.
The specific operation is as follows: use chopsticks to pick up the food, lift it directly in front of the face, and then put it straight into the mouth.
The trajectory of food being lifted in front of Arima and then delivered into Arima's mouth forms a 90-degree right angle.
When a horse drinks water, he drinks like this, making a 90-degree angle and bringing the water cup to his lips.
So when Arima is dining with a group of people, he is always the most handsome one!
If you go to eat with Arima, you will see that there is a guy who is always eating at a weird angle, whether he is eating food or drinking soup...
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