Chapter 293 The Red Light District of Kyoto (Part 1)
"Hmph~hum~hum~~"
Atachi was humming an unknown tune, grabbing a few candies he had just bought from the candy seller, and walked slowly back to the ramen shop.
After stepping through the door of the ramen shop and returning to the ramen shop, Atachi immediately froze on the spot.
The place where she and Ogata were sitting just now happened to be facing the door of the ramen shop, so as long as you walked through the door of the ramen shop, you could see the table where she and Ogata were sitting just now.
At this moment, Ogata was nowhere to be seen at this table.
All she saw was two half-eaten bowls of ramen still sitting alone on the table - exactly the ramen she and Ogata ordered just now.
Not only was Ogata nowhere to be seen, the previous customers who also ate noodles in the store had almost disappeared.
A young man with a wanted poster in his hand and a handle on his waist was in this ramen shop. He said loudly to an old lady who seemed to have just walked into the ramen shop:
"Now there is a man in Kyoto who is killing people everywhere. Old lady, you have to be more careful. His name is Ogata Issei. If you find any clues, remember to inform the authorities in time."
"Hito...giri...?" The old lady seemed to have bad ears, and she repeated the word she hadn't heard clearly just now with a confused look on her face.
"It's Hitokiri! Renzhan!" The young man repeated the pronunciation of "Humanzhan" with a look of helplessness.
This time the old lady heard the pronunciation of Renzhan clearly and asked with confusion on her face:
"What does it mean to kill people?"
"To put it simply, it can be understood as a murderer. In short - once you see someone who looks like the portrait on the wanted poster, immediately inform the nearby official... huh?"
At this time, the young man noticed Atachi who was still standing at the entrance of the ramen shop.
"Girl," the young man said loudly to Atachi, "Has any official told you to be careful about 'people cutting off the power'?"
"No." A-Machi shook his head, "I just happened to pass by here and heard what you were talking about about 'people killing their own power', so I ran over to take a look out of curiosity."
"Since no official has ever told you to beware of 'people cutting off one's power', let me tell you."
This young man slowly walked up to A-Machi with Ogata's wanted warrant.
"Last night, a man who killed people indiscriminately appeared in Kyoto. As of now, more than thirty people have been killed by him... Ah, no, it is said that the number of victims has risen to more than forty."
"Ah." Ating nodded, "I know about this."
"Now we have found out who this person is." The young man shook the wanted notice in his hand, "It is the person on this wanted notice--executioner Ittosai, Ogata Issei. Also known as 'Renzhan Issei'
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"Hey~~" Amachi looked up and down at the wanted poster in front of him, "He looks really handsome."
"In terms of appearance, this guy Zhan Yishi is indeed handsome, but it's a pity that he is a scum who kills innocent people indiscriminately."
"I have heard of the name of Executioner Ittosai. He was the man who killed Matsudaira Gennai, the former lord of Hirose Domain. But I heard that he was arrested by the government at the beginning of this year?"
"Who knows what this is about." The young man smiled bitterly, "I also heard that Ren Zhan Yishi was imprisoned a few months ago."
"Maybe it's because he escaped from prison."
"It's also possible that the person arrested a few months ago was not a human being at all."
"The world is so big, there will always be a few people who look alike."
“It’s a very common time to arrest the wrong person because they look alike.”
"I heard that our Kyoto government made such a mistake many years ago."
"An innocent civilian who looks very similar to a vicious murderer was mistakenly arrested."
"It wasn't until the real murderer was arrested ten years later that the innocent civilian was cleared."
"It's a pity that it was too late by then. The civilian was executed not long after he was caught."
Having said this, the young man who realized that he seemed to have gone off topic quickly changed the topic back to the topic.
"In short - if you find any clues, please inform the nearby officials in time."
"But remember to pay attention to your own safety."
"No problem." Ating smiled and said, "I will pay attention. If nothing happens, I will leave first."
Seeing that he had successfully informed another citizen about "people killing Yishi", a faint smile of satisfaction appeared on this young man's face.
After bidding farewell to the young Okabiki, Amachi slowly walked out of the ramen shop with a faint smile on his face.
After leaving the ramen shop, as they walked further and further away from the ramen shop, the smile on Atachi's face dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The original smile has now been replaced by a stern expression.
A-Machi's original walking speed gradually increased as the stern look gradually appeared on his face.
As he rushed into a dark alley next to him at a speed that was close to a trot, Amachi threw away the uchiwa fan in his hand and the few candies he had just bought.
After hiding in this dark alley, Omachi took out her Sosakura and Kasumi Nagi.
After checking that the barrels of Sosakura and Kasumi Nagi's guns were full of bullets and ready to be fired at any time, Atachi took Sosakura and Kasumi Nagi back.
"Ayi...wait for me..."
After muttering softly, A-Machi walked out of this dark alley with firm steps...
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"Let me briefly tell you what has happened in Kyoto recently."
Shenshan cleared his throat.
"About two months ago, a loud noise and fire broke out in an empty house outside Luoyang."
"After an investigation by Hasegawa Heizo, the commander of the Hufu Thieves Reform, it has been found that the fire was caused by a gunpowder explosion."
Shenshan pointed at the middle-aged man in black uniform next to him.
"This is the commander of the Huo Fu Thief Kai - Hasegawa Heizo."
"And last night, a murderer suddenly appeared in Kyoto."
"As of now, 45 people have been killed."
"After gathering all the witnesses at the crime scene, the painter drew the appearance of the murderer based on the witnesses' confessions."
"After drawing the murderer's appearance, we immediately compared all the wanted posters based on this portrait to see if it was the work of a fugitive wanted criminal."
Once a new criminal emerges, the existing wanted warrants are immediately retrieved to check whether the crime was committed by a fugitive wanted criminal - this can be regarded as the basic process when handling a case.
"After drawing the murderer's appearance, the artist responsible for drawing the murderer's appearance carefully discovered that this face was almost exactly the same as the face he almost vomited before."
"And this face is the face of the executioner Ittosai Ogata Issei."
"When Ogata Issei was on the run, the artist was ordered to draw a large number of wanted posters for Ogata Issei. Because he was about to spit out the drawings, the artist was very familiar with Ogata Ittousai's face."
"After the painter reported the matter, the big boss - Riri Abe ordered the arrest of Ogata Isei, who was arrested and sealed in the warehouse."
"After showing Ogata Issei's wanted notice to the witnesses, almost all the witnesses said - it was the guy on the wanted notice who killed the person."
"After the Kyoto Governor learned about this incident, he ordered that all the hundreds of wanted notices for Ogata Isse stored in the warehouse be transported out, and Ogata Isse was captured throughout the city."
"...Kamiyama-sama." Makimura said softly, "Let me confirm - is the current Kyoto Director still the same guy as Tadahiro Toda?"
"..." Shenshan nodded.
After nodding, Shenshan raised his eyes and observed Makimura's current expression.
After seeing that Makimura's reaction was far duller than he thought, Kamiyama let out a slight sigh of relief.
At this time, Makimura asked:
"As far as I know - wasn't Ogata Ittosai arrested by the authorities at the beginning of this year? How could it be possible that he committed the crime?"
"Of course I know that." Shenshan smiled bitterly.
Ordinary people in the city may not know whether Ogata Ittosai was arrested by the government, but all high-ranking officials in Kyoto Prefecture know clearly - Ogata Ittosai was already arrested in Tatsuno Domain at the beginning of this year.
Heizo Hasegawa was captured and sent to Butterfly Island.
"After receiving the city-wide order to arrest Ogata Ittousai from Lord Toda, Riri Abe, the great general, also raised the same objection as you to Lord Toda: Ogata Ittousai has been arrested long ago, and the person who committed the crime has been arrested again.
How could it be Ogata Ittosai?"
"Guess what Mr. Toda replied to Abe Riri?"
Although Kamiyama asked Makimura in return, he didn't seem to expect Makimura to answer his question.
After raising this question, Shenshan immediately said:
"Toda said: 'It doesn't matter whether the murderer is Ogata Ittosai or not. All we need to know is that the murderer must look very similar to Ogata Ittosai, and Ogata Ittosai's wanted order can help us catch this guy.
That's enough'."
Hearing this, Makimura raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled a few times.
"Oh, that's true... You really don't need to worry about whether the murderer was Ogata Ittousai. You just need to know that the murderer looks a lot like Ogata Ittousai, and you can get Ogata Ittousai's arrest warrant.
Repurposing is enough.”
"That's right." Kamiyama nodded, "After seeing Ogata Ittousai's wanted notice, all the witnesses said that this person committed the crime. Then even if the murderer is not Ogata Ittousai, he will be very tall.
People like Ogata Ittosai."
"Since he looks very similar to Ogata Ittousai, the hundreds of wanted notices for Ogata Ittousai that are backlogged in the warehouse can be put to good use." He held up the wanted notice for Ogata Ittousai to arrest him.
Someone who looks very similar to Ogata Ittousai' - this is what Toda-sama has in mind."
After saying that, Shenshan paused.
Then he changed into a tone with a hint of joking:
"Master Toda, he may not have thought that the real Ogata Ittousai is actually in Kyoto at this time."
"Ogata Ittousai, who is currently located somewhere in Kyoto, must be confused right now... He has done nothing and is inexplicably wanted by the whole city..."
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Upon hearing these words from Kamiyama, Makimura's eyes flickered slightly in shock.
"Ogata Ittosai is in Kyoto?" Makimura pretended to be confused.
Shenshan turned his head sideways and made a "please" gesture to Hasegawa beside him.
Hasegawa, who had been silent since just now, said in a deep voice.
"I spent the night in a village on the outskirts of Kyoto last night, and I met the real Ogata Ittousai in a hotel."
"Are you sure you didn't recognize the wrong person?"
"Impossible."
Hasegawa said in a firm tone.
"Last night, Ogata Ittosai and I spent the night in the same hotel. Ogata Ittosai was not in Kyoto at all last night, so how could he be the one who killed him?"
"There is no doubt that Ogata Ittosai was innocent."
"The murderer should be someone who looks very similar to Ogata Ittousai, or who is disguised as Ogata Ittousai."
"Lord Hasegawa, since you know that Ogata Ittousai is innocent, why don't you tell Toda Tadohiro and others about this and let them end the wanted arrest of Ogata Ittousai..."
Before he finished asking the question, Makimura immediately stopped and stopped asking any more questions.
Because he realized he had asked a stupid question.
"Makimura, it's just like what I just said." Kamiyama said with a bitter smile, "Toda-sama, he doesn't care at all whether the murderer is Ogata Ittosai."
"He will search for Ogata Ittousai throughout the city because the murderer must be someone who looks very similar to Ogata Ittousai, or who can disguise himself as Ogata Ittousai."
"Ogata Ittosai's wanted order is currently the best way to investigate the case and track down the murderer."
"Even if Mr. Toda knew that the murderer was definitely not Ogata Ittosai, he would definitely continue to have his men hold up the wanted notice for Ogata Ittosai and search the city for everyone who looked very similar to Ogata Ittosai.
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"The city-wide wanted order against Ogata Ittousai will not be lifted until the real mastermind is revealed."
"Okay, I'll stop here for the introduction to the recent events in Kyoto."
Shenshan cleared his throat again, and a serious look appeared on Shenshan's face again.
"There is a very big doubt in this murder case, and that is: the murderer was never masked, and when he killed anyone, there would always be witnesses at the scene."
"After killing the person, he immediately ran away and did not silence the witnesses."
"Such an action is like...deliberately letting many people see his face and see what kind of person he is who is killing people everywhere..."
"Makimura, my intuition tells me - the Luowai bombing two months ago and the current murder may have been committed by the same group of people, and they may be planning something terrible..."
"Master Kamiyama." Makimura shrugged, "The bombing case two months ago and the murder case now - these two unrelated cases, why do you think they were committed by the same group of people?"
"...Makimura, you should also know that my intuition in this regard has always been very accurate. When you were our leader in Kyoto, relying on my intuition, we successfully eliminated countless people who intended to cause destruction in Kyoto.