"...Okay, okay, no need to report any more. I have roughly understood what happened."
Rakshasa stretched out his hand to signal the strong man to shut up.
"Hirabayashi, that is to say - you have an overwhelming advantage in terms of military strength. When Onodera was already wounded by Nue, you not only failed to remove the heads of Onodera and his companions on the spot, but allowed them to escape smoothly.
Yes, is that what you mean?"
Hirabayashi...that is, the strong man buried his already drooped head lower, sweating like rain, and the cold sweat gushing out like a waterfall wetted his inner jacket.
"Luoluo, Lord Rakshasa! I'm so sorry! I have failed to live up to your expectations!"
"Well, indeed."
Rakshasa nodded slightly expressionlessly.
"Ping Lin, your performance today has indeed lived up to my expectations."
As the saying goes: Language is like a knife.
The power of Rakshasa's words is indeed as powerful as a knife.
As soon as he finished speaking, the strong man suddenly shivered several times, his whole body swaying slightly, like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, as if he would collapse to the ground at any time.
"No, but! Lord Rakshasa! Although my subordinates failed to capture Onodera and his accomplices on the spot, my people have been closely tracking their whereabouts! According to the latest report, Onodera and others definitely did not escape too far! Still
There is hope that we can recover them!”
Rakshasa remained silent.
After a while, he slowly said in an indifferent tone without sadness or joy:
"...Okay then, Ping Lin, I'll give you a chance to atone for your sins."
"I will send you three times more troops, and we must capture Onodera."
"I have only one request for Onodera: I want to see my body when I die, and I want to see my people alive."
"As for Onodera's companions..."
Rakshasa paused, thought for a moment, and then continued.
"Catch him alive if he can, and kill him if he can't."
"Yes! Yes! Leave it to my subordinate! I will definitely complete the task beautifully this time!"
Rakshasa waved his hand.
"Stop flattering me. I don't want to hear your good words, I just want to see your actual achievements. Go down and do the work. Remember, don't let me down again this time."
"yes!"
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An unknown mountain and cave adjacent to Platycodon Mountain——
"Hey! Have you searched over there?"
"Searched! Searched!"
"How's it going over there? Did you gain anything?"
Qingden raised his ears and listened carefully to the sounds outside the cave.
After confirming that no one was approaching, he turned back to the depths of the cave.
When Qingdeng returned, he happened to see Zuo Nazi put down the medicine bottle in his hand. His pair of catkins, which were usually clean and white, were now stained with disgusting blood.
"Tachibana-kun, you came back just in time. The treatment...is over."
"How's it going?"
Qingdeng asked quickly.
"..."
Zuo Nazi said nothing.
Looking at Zuo Nazi who remained silent, Qingdeng suddenly felt his heart thump.
Under Qingdeng's direct gaze, Zuo Nazi finally spoke:
"Ruptured liver and spleen, excessive blood loss, outflow of bile...To be honest, there is no cure for these injuries. Although I have tried my best, but..."
Having said this, Zuo Nazi paused, and the words that had flowed to his lips turned into a helpless sigh.
As Zuo Nazi's words fell, the surroundings became quiet, as quiet as the depths of the sea at night. Even if a white whale swam by, it would not make a single ripple.
Zuo Nazi lowered his head and said nothing.
The director-general turned his head and looked around as if he couldn't calm down.
Qingdeng clenched his fists.
The tense atmosphere... I feel like the sounds are gradually moving away from the surroundings.
In this extremely heavy world, the person who produced the first words... was Onodera.
"Haha...hahaha..."
The laughter full of free and easy colors broke the silence.
"As expected... I still can't escape this disaster..."
After saying that, Onodera chuckled a few more times.
The relaxed tone and comfortable expression... are completely unlike the demeanor and behavior of a dying person.
"Little girl...I'm sorry...my blood stained your hands..."
Hearing this, Zuo Nazi shook his head slightly.
"It's okay. I'm still half a doctor. Since I'm a doctor, I won't be afraid of blood."
"Hahaha...you are really an...incredible hero among girls..."
Onodera smiled and put on a gentle tone as if chatting with a junior.
"Although... I'm about to die... but fortunately... I still have one breath left... I still have the means to speak... and I can continue the topic that was just... unfinished..."
"I have to finish my mission before I go to hell..."
Onodera's gaze stabbed straight at Aonode with an overwhelming sense of presence.
His eyes shone with a strong will.
Qingdeng was almost forced by this shock and asked:
"Mr. Onodera, why are the Qingshui clan pursuing you with such fanfare? Is it because your alliance with my father was exposed?"
As soon as Qingden finished speaking, Onodera smiled slightly.
A calm and proud smile.
"Hehehe... yes... that's right... with such a result, I can be considered to have died a grand death... hahaha..."
"Let me think about it... About four months after Tachibana Takayuki, Kitahara Ginzo and I formed a common front... After going through a lot of hardships... we finally found the workshop that makes the magic medicine.
…”
"This is... decisive evidence that proves that the Qingshui clan and the Fanzhu Party are producing and selling dangerous drugs."
"If this evidence is exposed...even if it cannot bring about the immediate collapse of the Qingshui clan and the Fanzhu Party, it will still cause them to suffer heavy losses..."
"However...just before we were about to win a comprehensive victory...Kitahara Ginzo...he was exposed..."
"As I said before...Kitahara Ginzo is a miser who is blind to money..."
"Snobbish people like him...have no loyalty at all..."
"So... on the day Kitahara Ginzo was arrested... he confessed to Tachibana Takayuki..."
"Takayuki Takayuki is very smart...he knows very well that Kithara Ginzo is not a reliable person..."
"So...he never revealed my existence to Kithara Ginzo..."
"Kitahara Ginzo didn't know that I was his 'companion' from the beginning to the end."
"So, I dodged a bullet..."
"But Tachibana is just..."
Onodera paused.
Although it is very subtle, if you look closely, you can see that his facial muscles are twitching slightly, and a dark color appears between his eyebrows.
Immediately afterwards, his shoulders slumped down as if they had lost bones, and his body suddenly shrank.
He kept breathing heavily like a puppet, motionless for a long time.
About half a minute later, Onodera let out a long sigh after gathering his emotions.
"Rakshasa... He hates traitors the most... He never shows mercy to traitors..."
"After Kitahara Ginzo revealed Tachibana...Rakshasa immediately...changed the location of the secret medicine production workshop...and strengthened confidentiality measures..."
"Then...ordered the execution of Kitahara Ginzo..."
"Although Rakshasa is moody...but he has one merit that everyone praises...even I admire very much..."
"That's because he is very hungry for talents... he respects talents very much..."
"As long as there is a capable person... he will not hesitate to praise him... and work tirelessly to recruit him..."
"The huge foundation of the Qingshui clan and the Hōsū Party... almost fell into the hands of a certain town leader... Tachibana Takayuki who achieved such great achievements... aroused the interest of Rakshasa..."
"Rakshasa, who admires Tachibana Takayuki very much... personally leads the team... and plans to persuade Tachibana Takayuki to surrender..."
"One night... they... designed to lure Tachibana Takayuki..."
"Rakshasa gave Tachibana Takayuki two choices...either surrender...or...die..."
"I wonder...how a man like Tachibana Takayuki...could succumb to violence..."
"He drew his sword... and fought back... towards an enemy group that was dozens of times his own size... towards Rakshasa..."
"It stands to reason... Tachibana Takayuki, who has mediocre skills... no matter how hard he tries and struggles... he cannot injure Rakshasa, who is proficient in swordsmanship..."
"However... maybe this is the so-called 'one courage, two strength and three kung fu'..."
"When launching a decisive blow against Rakshasa... Tachibana's 'Guts'... was used to the extreme..."
"Although...I was not present at that time...but I can imagine...Tachibana Takayuki's sword...how it moved forward...how it was filled with power that Peimo could not control...so that demons and monsters...so...
All the evil spirits in the world... dare not look at them..."
"His knife... miraculously struck Rakshasa's body... leaving a... permanent scar... on Rakshasa's right collarbone..."
"Tachibana Takayuki refused to surrender at the front...cut himself at the back...but the Rakshasa didn't feel angry because of it..."
"He admired Tachibana Takayuki's bravery... so he decided to give Tachibana Takayuki... a whole body..."
"They forced Tachibana Takayuki...to take a...special poison..."
"This medicine...will cause an attack immediately...as soon as you take it..."
"First I became speechless...then developed a high fever...violent diarrhea...vomiting...continuously vomiting feces like rice swill..."
"The symptoms when the poison occurs...are almost exactly the same as tiger-wolf diarrhea..."
"That's it... Tachibana Takayuki was poisoned... died at the hands of Rakshasa..."
"But I...are still alive..."
At this time, Qingdeng couldn't help but interjected:
"Mr. Onodera, do you know Konosuke Kitahara? What is his relationship with Ginzo Kitahara?"
"Konosuke Kitahara?"
Onodera was stunned for a moment, then slowly said:
"Konosuke Kitahara...is the adopted son of Ginzo Kitahara..."
"After Kitahara Ginzo's death... Kitahara Konosuke... and Kitahara Ginzo's other adopted sons and subordinates... all stubbornly believed that the reason why Kitahara Ginzo betrayed the Shimizu clan... was because of Tachibana Takayuki's bewitchment
…”
"In order to avenge Kitahara Ginzo... they planned to... kill Tachibana Takayuki's clan members..."
"Fortunately, before they took action... Rakshasa discovered their intention..."
"Rakshasa personally issued an order... It is strictly forbidden for anyone to take revenge on Tachibana Takayuki's family..."
"After being severely prohibited by Rakshasa...Kitahara Konosuke and others...then they became honest..."
"Hahaha... I'm about to die anyway... so I have nothing to worry about... I'll just tell you the whole truth..."
"Actually...after Tachibana Takayuki passed away...I shrunk my eggs..."
"When it comes to life and death...I'm not that open-minded..."
"What will happen to those who try to investigate the secret drug... Kitahara Ginzo and Tachibana Takayuki... these two living cases... are clearly placed in front of me..."
"If I don't stop in time...even if I have nine lives...I can't withstand this torture..."
"Besides... Tachibana Takayuki passed away... No one will pay me anymore... Under this situation... 'Investigating the secret drug' has become a troublesome matter for me... with no benefits... only disadvantages...
…”
"But...ha...hahahaha...I still decided to fight to the death with Guiyang...and Rakshasa...!"
"First... I secretly dropped a letter to... Tachibana Takayuki's old friend... Arima Hideyuki's mansion... telling them... that the real murderer of Tachibana Takayuki... was a secret society that was not well known...
…It’s called ‘Fa Punishing the Party’…”
"Then...collect clues from scratch...and silently 'fight' alone until now..."
"Until a few days ago... the unfortunate incident happened... and I was reduced to the miserable state I am in today..."
"I am another companion of Tachibana Takayuki who almost caused the Qingshui Clan and the Pazhu Party to be overthrown... In this case... can you understand why the Qingshui Clan... pursued me with such a big fanfare?"
While coughing violently, Onodera put his hands on the ground and struggled to sit up.
Seeing this, Qingto on the side quickly reached out his hand, intending to help Onodera, but was declined by the other party.
"Hahaha...you don't have to help me...my energy is pretty good..."
Onodera leaned against the rock wall behind him and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"The above...is...the whole process of...Tachibana Takayuki and I...getting to know each other...and dying one after another..."
"The thatched house we just stayed in... is not only the 'treasury' where Tachibana Takayuki stores his money... it is also the 'meeting room' where he and I discuss important matters..."
"This location in the remote western suburbs of Edo...is the most suitable place for discussion..."
"The reason why I am hiding here today...on the one hand is because under the strong pursuit of the Black Mother Clothes...I have no way to hide...the 'secret stronghold' on Platycodon Mountain...has become my last place...
…”
"On the other hand...haha...it's shameful to say...I miss Tachibana Takayuki..."
"I miss...his fighting spirit..."
"I miss his... courage..."
"Ji Jun...I...the more I think about it...the more I feel that...the encounter between you and me today...is God's arrangement..."
"God... specially arranged for me to meet you... at the end of my life... to complete my... mission..."
"If... Tachibana Takayuki's mission... is to open up a way forward..."
"Then...my mission...should be to lead the newcomers forward..."
"Hahahahahaha... I died so heroically... so meaningfully... I have no regrets...!"
Onodera laughed loudly.
Compared to just now, Onodera's spirit has indeed improved a lot.
However... whether it is Aoto, Souji, Zuo Nazi, or Onodera himself, they all know what this means...
"...Mr. Onodera, I have something unclear."
Qingdeng lowered his head and said to his toes:
"Be it you or my father, why are you so persistent in the magic medicine?"
"No matter how you look at it, for you, 'investigating the secret drug' is a 'losing business' in which the risks far outweigh the benefits."
"Why do you go to all the trouble and fear of death to do something that has no benefit to you?"
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Today’s update time is a little earlier!
How about it? Leopard Leopard is not lying, right? Leopard Leopard is working hard to return to the previous update time!
