Ogata, who never expected that Makimura knew some internal information, hurriedly asked:
"Makimura, tell me what you know."
"Although I know some inside information, I actually don't know much."
"We, this group of people, will soon be sent to an island located in the southern part of Kii."
"Island?"
Just when Ogata wanted to ask more questions, a loud bang suddenly exploded at the end of the corridor outside the prison.
That was the sound of the prison door being pushed open.
Because the door of this prison is old, it takes a lot of effort to push it open, and there is a loud bang every time the door is pushed or pulled.
Therefore, every time someone enters or exits the prison, there will be this noisy sound, and everyone in the prison has long been used to it.
Many people thought it was meal time and had started to eat, so they all lay down in front of their respective cell doors, waiting for the jailers to bring today's lunch.
However, some people, such as Ogata, frowned slightly.
Because Ogata noticed that it wasn't even dinner time yet.
And judging from the loudness of the footsteps, there seemed to be too many people entering the prison this time compared to the past...
When Ogata was wondering, Makimura, who lived next door to him, murmured in a low voice at a volume that only he could hear clearly:
"Is it time..."
It didn't take long for Ogata's doubts to be answered.
These people who rushed into the prison were not here to deliver food at all.
There was no steaming porridge in their hands.
Instead, they were carrying iron cannons or long spears, as well as hemp ropes.
Moreover, these people who rushed into the prison were not the jailers who met every day in the past.
But a soldier wearing battle armor.
These soldiers rushed into the prison at extremely fast speeds, and then filled every corridor of the prison with people standing.
Many prisoners were startled by the sudden intrusion of the soldiers.
Some people who were less courageous - such as the wretched Mataro who lived opposite Ogata - knelt down directly on the ground in a doge seat position and kowtowed to the soldiers standing in front of his cage, bursting with snot and tears.
He begged for mercy, saying "Master Samurai" one by one, begging these soldiers to spare his life.
Some prisoners had the courage to yell at these soldiers:
"Are you going to kill us all in prison?!"
"Is the current shogunate so corrupt? They don't even take the prisoners to the execution ground? Instead, they execute the prisoners directly in the prison!"
"How despicable!"
"I will be like Hei Shomon, even if I die, I will curse you for eternity!"
…
Some prisoners cry? Some prisoners roar.
Just when the prisoners were making a noise? A roar of anger rang out, instantly overwhelming all the sounds in the prison:
"Stop arguing!!"
The roar was quite astonishing. All the prisoners, whether they were crying or roaring, were frightened by the roar and closed their mouths.
The owner of this angry shout was a middle-aged man with a rather ferocious face.
The brown armor worn by this middle-aged man is quite gorgeous, and one can tell at a glance that he must be a senior general in the army.
"We are not here to kill you!"
Thanks to the general's loud voice, everyone in the prison could hear his voice clearly.
"Now, we're going to tie you all up, blindfold you? And then take you somewhere!"
"Please cooperate with me!"
"Anyone who doesn't cooperate obediently will be at your service with swords and iron cannons!"
"Open the door! Take these prisoners out!"
The general's last words were to his subordinates.
After receiving the general's order, the soldiers took out the keys one after another, opened the door of each cage, and then filed in, tying the hands of the prisoners in each cage with thick hemp ropes.
Cover the prisoner's eyes with a black cloth so that the prisoner cannot see.
The process of the soldiers tying up all the prisoners was very smooth. No prisoner made any uncooperative behavior.
After all, prisoners are not fools.
These soldiers have real things in their hands.
So everyone cooperated obediently and allowed the soldiers to tie their hands and blindfold their eyes.
The moment his eyes were covered with black cloth, the two soldiers standing on Ogata's left and right sides pushed Ogata forward.
Because he could not see, Ogata could only let the soldiers behind him guide him forward or to the left.
Not long after, Oufang felt the warm sunshine hitting his body.
It is already the beginning of spring, and the early spring sunshine is hitting my body, which makes me feel particularly comfortable.
However, before Ogata could even enjoy the long-lost sunshine, he felt himself being pushed into a confined space.
Although he couldn't see anything, Ogata was very familiar with this "enclosed" feeling - Ogata was sure that he must have been pushed onto a carriage.
Sure enough, after Ogata was pushed into the confined space, he heard the sound of the door being closed.
Then his body suddenly began to rock back and forth, and the familiar sound of wheels turning reached Ogata's ears.