Chapter 314 The unspoken rules of the warriors (1) [12,000 words today]
Naturally, these two guards knew the names of the fire thieves Kai and Hasegawa Heizou.
After learning that the visitor turned out to be the commander of the Huofu Thief Kai, the faces of the two guards immediately showed panic. After a brief discussion, one of the two guards stayed where they were.
Continuing to guard the door, the other person quickly stepped inside.
Not long after, the guard who had just ducked into the prison came back.
The guard who returned to the sight of Hasegawa and others did not come back alone.
He also brought back an official who was a little thin and about 30 years old.
The official arrived at the door, looked at Hasegawa Heizo in front of him, and then bowed quickly:
"Hasegawa-sama, long time no see."
Just after the official's questioning ended, Hasegawa smiled slightly and said to Ogami:
"It's been a while since I last saw you. Onoue-kun, how have you been lately?"
Seeing that Hasegawa still remembered him, Oue immediately felt a sense of elation.
This is not the first time Onue has met Hasegawa.
In order to pursue key criminals, Hasegawa came to Kyoto several times.
In order to cooperate with Hasegawa's work, Ishide's sword-wielding Ogami, who was in the southern prison of the city, had met Hasegawa several times.
He is just a small stone with a sword in a prison in Kyoto. Except for having supreme power in the prison in the south of the city, he is nothing in other places.
In terms of rank, compared with Hasegawa, who is the leader of the Fire Fu Thieves Kai, he is not at the same level at all.
The aloof Hasegawa not only remembered his name, but also greeted him cordially - this made Onue feel like his body was almost floating.
After Hasegawa and Onoe exchanged brief greetings for a while, Hasegawa cleared his throat and said seriously:
"Ogami-kun, I came to your place this time to investigate the case."
Hasegawa came to Kyoto to investigate the strange fire that occurred two months ago in Luowai - Onoe had received similar news a while ago.
So Ogami immediately realized that the case mentioned by Hasegawa should be the "Luowai Fire Case".
After nodding solemnly, Ogami turned sideways and made a "please" gesture toward the door behind him.
"Hasegawa-sama, this is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we go in. Um... Hasegawa-sama, I wonder who these two are?"
The "these two people" mentioned by Ogami refer to Asai and Shimada who were following Hasegawa.
"These two are my subordinates." Hasegawa said, "It's just because I have some special tasks to give them later, so I didn't let them wear the uniforms modified by our Huo Fu thieves."
"So that's it." After Ogami nodded, he walked in front, leading Hasegawa and his party through the gate, through the long corridor, and entered a guest room.
As soon as Onue closed the door, Hasegawa said directly to Onue:
"I suspect that a certain prisoner currently in your prison is related to the case I am currently investigating, so I will temporarily bring this prisoner up for interrogation and return it to you after the interrogation."
After hearing Hasegawa's words, Ogami nodded solemnly:
"Hasegawa-sama, who do you want to mention?"
Huo Fu Thieves is a special armed security organization.
When the officials of Huo Pi Gai investigate the case, the daimyo and officials from all over the country must fully cooperate with them.
Things like coming to prison to arrest people for interrogation can be considered one of the most common things that Huo Pi Gai officials do.
When Hasegawa came to Kyoto several times to investigate cases, he also went to two major prisons in Kyoto several times to pick up people.
When he saw Hasegawa coming to visit them just now, Onoe vaguely guessed that Hasegawa was coming to ask for someone from their prison again.
Hasegawa did not directly name the prisoner he wanted to mention.
Instead, he handed a piece of paper to Onue.
Ogami unfolded the piece of paper, and when he saw the name written on the piece of paper, Ogami's face instantly turned pale.
"Makimura Yahachi? This..."
"What?" Hasegawa asked in a calm tone, "Don't tell me that Makimura Yahachi is not being held here."
"I checked in advance. Makimura Yahachi is now being held here."
"This...Makimura Yahachi is indeed being held in my prison now...but...Master Dabantou has warned me: No matter who comes, Makimura Yahachi cannot be released..."
After hearing Ogami's words, Hasegawa's brows slowly furrowed and he thought to himself:
--Knew it……
Hasegawa had long guessed that Abe Lili, who was trying to disgust Makimura himself and was using Makimura to disgust Makimura, would definitely say hello to the prison people in advance and let the prison people take good care of Makimura.
Because he had already guessed Abe's move, Hasegawa didn't panic or get confused after hearing what Onoe just said.
"I don't care who he is." Hasegawa's tone suddenly became stern, "Bring me Makimura Yapachi quickly!"
Hasegawa is the commander of the Huoshu Thieves Kai, which is based in Edo and is a special security organization directly under the shogunate.
Therefore, Hasegawa does not need to give any face to Abe Riri, who is the head of Kyoto Prefecture.
In terms of official rank, Hasegawa is far above Riri Abe.
The two of them also belong to different bureaucracies. Even if they offend Abe Lili, they will not cause any losses or any negative impact on Hasegawa.
But things are different at the end.
On top is the Ishide katana of Kyoto's Jonan Prison.
Hasegawa dared not give Riri Abe any face, but Onoe could not.
Whether it is Hasegawa or Abe, Ogami is someone who cannot afford to offend.
Suddenly, Wei Shang was sweating like rain. He was under great pressure and didn't know what to do.
Seeing that Ogami's face was pale and his lips were moving crazily but he could not utter a single word, the expression on Hasegawa's face slowly softened.
"...Let's do this, Ogami."
Hasegawa slowly approached Ogami, then stretched out his arm to hook Ogami's shoulder.
"You should also know that we, the Huo Fu Thieves, have our own dedicated prison."
"I know." Although he didn't know why Hasegawa suddenly mentioned this, Onue nodded obediently.
"Actually, our Huo Fu Thief Reform is a little short of manpower in all aspects."
"After the shogunate allocated new funds to us, we are now recruiting troops in full swing."
"Our reformed prison just needs someone with experience in prison management."
"Do you intend to join our Huo Fu Thieves Kai?"
What Hasegawa said was very cryptic.
But Onoe was a veteran who had been in the officialdom for many years, and he immediately understood what Hasegawa meant by what he just said.
Ogami raised his head and cast an excited, excited, and puzzled look at Hasegawa.
Seeing the prison here in Kyoto, and seeing the prison over there at Huoshu Thief Kai - the two seem to be the same, but they are actually completely different.
It is definitely far more promising to go to the Huofu Thieves Prison to see the prison than to stay here in Kyoto to see the prison.
Onoe has already had a clear understanding of himself - if he stays in Kyoto, there may not be any new developments until he retires.
After all, Kyoto is so big.
But it will be different if you go to Huofu Thief Kai.
The base of the Fire Bandits was in Edo.
In terms of size, prosperity, and opportunities, Edo is far superior to Kyoto.
Working for Huofu Thief Kai, the room for advancement is much higher than living in this three-acre land in Kyoto.
After Ogami was briefly excited, the excitement and excitement in his eyes gradually faded away, and he slowly regained his composure.
"...Mr. Hasegawa, what is the relationship between Makimura Yapachi and you? In order to bring Makimura Yapachi out, you even gave me such a benefit..."
In order to bring Makimura Yahachi out, he did not hesitate to give Onoue such a benefit - no matter how you think about it, Hasegawa wanted to bring Makimura Yahachi out, not just to stop the strange fire outside Chaluo.
"First of all - we, Huo Pian Gai, are currently recruiting troops, and we indeed lack talents with experience in prison management. Then, as to why I have to expend so much effort to get Makimura Yahachi out of prison - regarding this question, you
Don't ask any more questions." Hasegawa said expressionlessly, "Tell me. Are you willing to come to our Huofu Thief Kaiyuan to develop?"
"...Hasegawa-sama, what if I help you but you break your promise in the future and don't take me to Fire Pirates?"
"My name of 'Ima Ooka' should be enough for you to trust me, right?"
"..." Ogami remained silent.
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In order to facilitate the management of Makimura, Abe specifically requested that Makimura be sent to a "single cell".
Makimura crossed his arms and leaned against the corner of the prison.
He just wanted to close his eyes and rest his mind, but fell asleep without realizing it.
Makimura had a dream.
He saw the past in his dream.
Various images appeared before Makimura's eyes, and then slowly disappeared.
In the end, only one frame of the picture was fixed in front of Makimura's eyes, and it gradually condensed into a specific and obvious outline.
With just one glance, Makimura recognized the scene in front of him: this was him and his brother Junroku Kunieda, who was struggling to survive in Sanoji Street in Kyoto. He accepted the offer from Kamiyama and became the number one in Kyoto Prefecture.
sky.
He and Shunliu squeezed together in front of a tall mirror in the monastery, and looked at themselves through the mirror, wearing brand new clothes and wearing two sabers on their waists.
With the help of Shenshan, his and Shunliu's household registrations were changed to "Samurai".
Since you are already a samurai, it is natural to have the symbol of a samurai: a sword.
The sabers on his and Shunliu's waists were given to them by Shenshan, which was nicknamed "the gift of taking office".
Both he and Shunliu looked at themselves in the mirror with excitement on their faces.
Their wish for many years - to become samurai - has finally come true.
"Hachi." Junroku suddenly said to Makimura next to him, "We have finally become famous samurai. Our long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. Do you have any goals or things you want to do next?"
Makimura pondered for a moment——
"I am no longer a Yakuza, but a samurai, and the Yuli of Kyoto is an official."
"My next goal...should be to be a good official who lives up to the name of a 'samurai'."
In Makimura's eyes, fighting spirit was high.
"Kamiyama-sama told us that his next goal is to 'clean up' the Yakuza who are entrenched in Kyoto - especially in Sanoji Street."
"So my short-term goal now is to help Lord Kamiyama 'clean up' Kyoto and wipe out all the Yakuza in Kyoto."
"What a coincidence." Shunliu grinned, "The two of us thought of going together."
As if they had agreed in advance, Makimura and Shunliu both raised their heads and looked at the blue sky outside the window on the side.
The two of them are only 17 years old this year.
They are all at an age when they are full of energy and most suitable for making great achievements.
Both Makimura and Junroku were full of longing for the future and full of confidence in themselves at that moment.
I believe that they who have finally fulfilled their wish and become samurai will definitely not live up to the name of "samurai" and become famous samurai in the future.
At this point in the dream, the picture gradually becomes blurry.
Looking at Shunliu's face that he had not seen for a long time, Makimura couldn't help but call Shunliu's name.
However, no matter how loud Makimura shouted, he could not make even a single sound.
The picture is blurred, distorted, reorganized, and combined into a new picture.
The next scene is the same as before, inside the prison.
The appearance of Makimura and Shunroku didn't change much. After all, this was just half a year after they became Yuriki.
Although they had only taken office for only half a year, the two men gradually established a firm foothold in the prison and began to gain the support of some of their subordinates due to their many achievements such as "pacifying the Three Princes Street".
Makimura and Shunliu are currently in the office of Abe Leeri in Dabantou, arguing loudly with Abe Leeri.
"Lord Abe! Why don't you arrest that fellow Sakai Renshiro!" Shunroku roared loudly at Abe, "This bastard tried his knife on someone, and there are both witnesses and physical evidence! Why don't you let us arrest Sakai Renshiro!"
Abe looked unfazed by Junliu's roar.
First he stretched out his little finger to pick out his ears, and then said in a light tone:
"Kunieda-kun, I want to correct the wording you just used - Sakai is not testing people, but filth."
"People are still human, and a lot of filth is a lot of filth - the difference between the two is huge."
"Then, you two 'former Yakuza' have just become warriors not long ago, so you probably don't understand many of the things agreed upon between warriors."
When saying the word "original Yakuza", Abe specially emphasized his tone and used a mocking tone.
"Although two hundred years ago, Duke Ieyasu explicitly prohibited us samurai from testing swords on living people."
"But in the past two hundred years, many samurai have not taken Ieyasu's prohibition seriously."
A ferocious smile appeared on Abe's face.
"There are many samurai who secretly kill people in the middle of the night to test their swords."
"As long as we kill a lot of people and don't make too much noise, we always turn a blind eye."
"What's more - do you know where Sakai Renshiro comes from? It would be too much of a loss to make the Sakai family unhappy over such a trivial matter."
"So by asking you not to arrest Renshiro Sakai, I am protecting you in disguise."
"After you understand what I'm saying, get out of here."